The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-09-28

ago and were macadamlzlnS II Win
grass and weeds that the grass brl-
gade had cut from the streets. Now,
I don't know this to be true Of my
own knowledge, but | heard a reli-
able and truthful man say so a few
days ago. If it works good patent
will lbe applied for On this char
acter Of road material. I will file
the application myself.
I notice that the Observer says
that the Greenwood Journal has too
much idle curiosity. When you come
to think about it we all have too
much idle curiosity. If We would 60
along and attend to our own business
and let other people do the same we
would save world Of trouble for
ourselves and other people, too, and
many a heartache.
| was a little curious to know what
it was that the Greenwood Journal
had asked but then that is an ex-
hibitien of idle curiosity for | know
it could not concern me in the least.
It is really a great delight to an
old man to see the hundreds Of happy
children vending their way to
school. 1t has the appearance Of life
in the old land yet. They are so
happy and have so much vitality that
they make an old man feel young.
And "they say" man is no older
than he feels and a woman than she
looks. Newberry ought to have room
enough now and we might get along
for year or two without putting
up another building and the money
placed at interest would accumulate
very fast. But this is none Of my
business and as I don't know any
thing about it, I guess I had better
keep out.
I have wondered why our city
council does not widen some Of the
streets, where there is opportunity.
It seems to me that I have a recol-
lection that some few years ago the
chamber of commerce had some COM
mittees on this subject and that
nearly all Of the property holders
in Friend street had agreed to widen
but nothing has been done. The new
postofice building is to be in this
street and it is the main thoroughfare
from Calhoun to the union station.
Take what you can get. And widen
where you can.
I have given so much good advice
10 this city that has not been acted
upon that sometimes I feel diseour-
aged, but now and then my sugges-
tons are adopted when they think
it is far enough away from the time
I first suggested 10 let some one else
have the credit.
l hear that Mayor Langford has
cleaned out the vacant lot in the rear
of the opera house and has fixed it
up for a wagon yard for the use Of
the people who bring teams from the
country. You know. The Idler sug-
gested this plan several months ago.
I don't know how he has fixed it or
what he has done except that l see
in the Observer and The Herald and
News that it is done. That is right.
It ought to have shed and a water
spout and a place to feed and then
the people who bring teams to New
berry could have no excuse for leav-
ing them on the public square. He
had better go at this move gently,
however, and fence IN the upper part
of the public square first by extend
ing the rock wall from the rear Of
the old court house on either side up
to about the mile post and then have
that parked and after awhile We can
get the lower square in the same con-
dition. A wagon yard in the rear Of
the opera house will be just, as con-
venient and some comforts for the
mules and horses can be made. It is
a good move and l am glad to see
Mayor Langford take it. He should
have the cooperation Of all the peo-
pie both town and country.
But YOU know it is i mighty hard
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