The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-07-23
ATLANTA, GEORGIA

thing doing. They would rather have
the patching and the piddling and the
pretense than the real thing. It is al
right with me.
| have read that decision Of the
supreme court in the matter Of tho al
lotment Of Offices in the new court
house. I reckon you call it a decision.
It is written by Associate Justice
Gary. It seems to me that he wasted
a great deal Of ink and paper and
printing. reckon it will be printed
in the reports. About all there is to it
is the title and the conclusion. It
could have been written in three or
four lines and contained all there is
in it. 1t simply dismisses the petition
with costs. If any reason is assigned
or any argument engaged in fail to
see it. But I reckon it is alright. It
is the deliverance Of the supreme
court and must be right. Under this
decision the board Of county commis-
sioners could say to the clerk Of
court you must get out Of your Office
and let the auditor have it and he
would have to git. It means to say
that the court house commission that
arranged the Offices and fitted them
up did not know what they were
about. But I reckon that is the law
f>and if it is it must be right. It suits
me alright and the people are willing
to pay the cost.
They tell me that Mr.. Childs and
Mr.. Williams have not only not arrang-
ed the ticket office according to some
suggestions I made some time ago,
but that they now have refused to
furnish ice for the drinking water in
the union station. People who are
waiting for the trains and want cool
drink Of water during this hot wealth
er had better take notice and wrap
up a piece Of ice and take it along
with them. Ice is mighty cheap and
we manufacture it right here in New
berry, too. If these big railroads are
really too poor to buy ice I will take
subscriptions to an ice fund and ask
1.-THE editor to acknowledge receipt OF
all contributions from week to week.
I believe that is the way to put it.,
but if not, I will ask the editor to Tx
it right. l mean the acknowledging.
AS nobody seems to know what has
become of that one man cart for street
cleaning which for so long a time Or
namented Summer Bros. corner, I am
going to offer a reward Of five cents
for any information with proof to
convict which will lead to its discov-
cry. The money is up with the editor.
I am afraid it has strayed or is
stolen. I mean the cart, not the five
cents. 1t ought to have a man hitch
ed to it and should be doing service
on the new paved street every day.
By the way. I see that the commits
sioners of public works are going to
give a day current on Sunday. l
suppose that is for the purpose Of
running fans in the churches. Well,
I reckon it is alright. Many times
7 have wished the current was on.
7 saw the other day in the papers
where the fruit growers OF Georgia
had requested Gov. Brown to suspend
the law against working on the Sab
bath 50 that they might gather and
market their fruit on that day and he
said he had no authority to suspend
criminal statute. I do not believe
in too many blue laws myself. l be-
lieve man is free moral agent and
when he does not interfere with the
HAPPINESS or rights Of other people
the less Won try - regulate his con-
Duct bv statutes ;,lc better II Is for