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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-09-24
RURAL FREE DELIVERY MAIL
SERVICE IN THIS COUNTY
CONTINUED from Page One.)

than a decade the service has grown
from one route going Quit from Sighs
to number Of routes reaching we'll
nigh every home in Newberry county.
When the route at Sighs was first
established the carrier went out only
three times a. week-every other day.
With the growth Of the service this
and the succeeding routes in the coun-
ty were made daily, and all the routes
in the county are now daily.
Mail Handled During Three Months.
Some idea of the amount Of mail
handled by the rural carriers Of the
county may be gained from the totals
for the quarter ending May 81 Of this
year.
On route No. l Mr.. W. G.. Peter
son handled 1924 pieces of mail;
applications for money orders, SO;
value of stamps on mail collected,
$48.61; value Of stamps, stamped pa
per, etc., sold, $66.76.
Route No. 2 from Newberry, John
A. Peterson carrier-Pieces Of mail
handled, 11,348; number of applica-
tions for money orders, 48; value of
stamps on mail collected, $31.7O;
value Of stamps, stamped paper, etc.,
sold, s33.9S.
Route No. 8 from Newberry, Thos.
E. Wicker carrier-Pieces Of mail
handled, 15,404; number Of applica-
tions for money orders, 1856; value Of
stamps on mail collected, S43.05;
value of stamps, stamped paper, etc.
sold, $45.57.
Route No. 4 from Newberry, ". i.
Eddy carrier-Pieces Of mail handled
l0,471; number of applications for
money orders, 113; value of stamps on
mail collected, S43.2l; value of
stamps, stamped paper, etc., sold
$50.56.
Route No. 5 from Newberry, Frank
lP. DeVore carrier-Pieces Of mai
handled, 1887; number of appica'
tions for money orders, 50; value Ct
stamps on mail collected by carriers
S31.96; value Of stamps, stamped pa
per, etc., sold, $53.75.
Route No. s from Newberry, Thom'
as Chalmers carrier-Pieces Of mai
handled, 1O,827 number Of apphca'
tions for money orders, 76; value Of
stamps on mail collected by carriers
$30.l3; value Of stamps, stamped pa
per, etc., sold. $29.99.
Route No. from Newberry, Y. T.
Dickert carrier-Pieces Of mail han
died, $685.; number Of application;
for money orders. 80; volue Of stamp:
on mail collected by carrier, 1887
value of stamps, stamped paper, etc.
sold, $23.8l.
Money Orders Handled During Veal
During the fiscal year beginning
July l, 1908, and ending June 80
1909, 1919 money orders were han
died by the carriers going out from thu
c., of Newberry among the patron:
! along their routes. The number fol-
each carrier and the aggregate
amounts are as follows:
Route No. l-37l. 81. l.5O2.l4.
Route No. 2-157, S702.lS.
Route No. 3--511. 2.143.G3.
Rorc No. 1870. $l.17S4G.
Rnutn No. :5-203. $S93.06.
! Route No. G-252. S93S.S3.
! Route No. 7-l35, S39026.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-09-24

A woman can have absolute faith
in her prayers to keep her from
harm and yet climb up on. a table to
say them when she thinks mouse IS
in the closet.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-09-24
EXCURSION RATES
To New York and Return Via
Southern Railway.

For the Hudson-Fulton Celebration,
New York. September % to October
II. 1909. the Southern Railway an
nounces round trip excursion rates as
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-09-24

During that period Of time 81 reg
istered packages were brought in by
the carriers going out from the New
berry post Office.
A Big Business.
From these figures some conception
Of the vast amount Of business trans
acted through tbe rural carriers
throughout the county may be gath
cred.
Many Miles Travelled.
The average length Of the routes
in Newberry county is twenty-five
miles. The carriers 60 out every day
except Sunday. which carries them
one hundred and fifty miles week.
In a year Of fiftv-two weeks a car
rier who goes every day will have
travelled about 1900 miles-a little
less than that, because there are some
legal holidays 10 be taken into con-
sideration. The carriers usually take
two weeks holiday, putting on their
substitutes in the meanwhile. During
the two weeks the substitutes will
cover about 300 miles, reducing the
number of miles Of the regular car
rier to the neighborhood of $500. A
good many of the routes are over
twenty-five miles. so that. even ex-
Guiding legal holidays, that is about
the average for most Of the carriers.
Pleasant Relations.
The rural free delivery carriers
come into closer relations with more
people Of a county perhaps than those
in any other vocation. All the people
on the route Of a rural carrier in
Newberry county are his friends. The
joys Of the people along his route are
his joys, and llheir sorrows are his
sorrows.
Judge W. G. Peterson, carrier on
route No. l, had lots of happiness dur
ing the past several days. From
Saturday afternoon until Wednesday
morning, the population along his
route was increased by five. If this
ratio should continue Judge Peterson
would soon need an assistant along
his route.
The Newberry Post Office.
Along with the increase in the rural
free delivery service in the county
the Newberry post Office has grown
steadily and rapidly.
During the first Of the year 1908
the receipts Of the post office justi-
fed free delivery in the city limits,
but at that time the names Of the
streets had not been properly posted
and the houses numbered and the free
delivery was delayed six months.
Free city delivery was inaugurated on
July l, 1908, with Messrs. J. Claude
Dominick, William A. Wherry and
Berry H. McGraw as carriers.
The Newberry post office was made
second class office on July l, 1905.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-09-24

During that period Of time 81 reg.
istered packages were brought in by
the carriers going out from the New
berry post office.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-09-24
Friday, September "a, 1909.
WINNSBORO'S EXAMPLE.

tPuD, OF w W1unSpOIo, udu Tdiseu O.
fund Of $1,000 to be expended in the
employment Of civil engineer to be
placed at the disposal of the county
commissioners of Fairfield county,
for the purpose Of properly laying
out and grading and re-locatlsg the
public highways in Fairfield county
before any work of permanent ma
tuce is done upon them. This IS a
move in the right direction. There IS
10 doubt that a great deal Of money
is being wasted in all the counties Of
this state, not only in the expense OF
chain gangs, but in the work that is
attempted by the work Of the road
hands in an effort to improve the
public roads.
We are satisfied that if something
of this kind had been done in New
berry county, when the chain gang
was first organized in this county,
and if the labor Of the force had been
intelligently directed, with the mate
rial we have throughout the county,
we could have had, by this time, not
less than 100 and, possibly, 200 ma
cadam. gravel, and sand and clay
roads.
No good can come, however, in be-
moaning what we have lost. we
should profit by our experience and
failure to accomplish results, and now
make intelligent efforts to do some
thing.
It would pay, the Chamber Of Com
,merce, Of Newberry, if it could be
POSSIBLE to secure all Of the mer-
chants, as members, to provide Sl,2oo
q wear in the payment Of salary OF
civil engineer, provided we could
secure the cooperation Of the county
supervisor and county commission
ers in following the instructions and
direction of such an official.
We may be, and possibly are, cranky
on the subject Of road building, but
as we see the situation, there IS no
line Of human endeavor in this coun-
ty that will pay such large dividends,
as that which may be placed IN the
Improvement and permanent building
Of public roads throughout the eoun-
ty.
It is simply painful to see pubic
money wasted as it has been wasted
in Newberry, and other counties, IN
the hap-hazard way in which we have
gone at the improvement Of our pub
Inc highways. In Newberry we now
have a chain gang Of about thirty
members: It is simply fierce to have
these convicts building roads or max
inc efforts at building and working
roads with picks and shovels, when
many times the amount OF work
could be done if advantage was taken
of the improved machinery which can
now be secured for road working.
Besides that, even with the priml-
tive methods used, if there was some
intelligent direction Of this large
force. much better results could be
obtained. We can never do anything
50 long as we continue to patch the
uoads in different sections Of the
county.
We have taken the position for
years, that the proper way to obtain
results from the chain gang was to
put the chain gang on permanent road
work exclusively, and let it start at
the Court Hcuse as the geographical
center Of the county, and take up
each of the principal roads and con-
tinue to extend the work on them un-
til the county line was reached. II
that had been done when the chain
gang was first organized, we would
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-09-24

From these figures some conception
Of the vast amount Of business trans
acted through tbe rural carriers
throughout the county may be gath
aro1
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-09-24

He rpHli Hol remember whether DR..
; Cook said he remained there April u
and April -. or whether it Was April
% and %. DR.. Cook used map to
illustrate the route followed.
Asked why he had not repeated this
on board the Roosevelt, Pritchard
said that DR.. Cook had told him to
say nothing about his having been at
the pole until the Roosevelt reached
civilization.
| Followed by the cheers and shouts
Of half hundred Labrador fishermen
and given a farewell salute from the
historical old cannon which stands
near the Marconi station, the Peary
Arctic steamer Roosevelt sailed yes
terday morning for Sydney and New
York, proudly flying the North Pole
/ flag. This flag was made at Battle
! Harbor The Roosevelt, now homt-
ward bound, is Scared and blacken-
ed from contact with mountains Of
floating ice.
The Roosevelt will coal at Sydney.
remaining there for one day, and then
will head directly for New York in
the hope Of reaching that port in
time to participate in the Hudson
Fulton parade.
Sydney, C. B., Sept. 19.-New light
was thrown on the. controversy of the
North Pole today on the arrival of
the steamer Tyrian from Battle Har-
Dor. where the correspondents learn
ed from two members of Commander
Peary's expedition that DR.. Frederick
A. Cook had met them at Etah and
had mentioned nothing Of discover
ing the pole.
When Harry Whitney, George Nor
ton and Larned went to Etah on the
Erik, to bring provisions for CON-
mander Peary. both Norton and
Larned turned back and Whitney OBJ
tanned permission from Commander
Peary to remain at Etah station.
Commander Peqry stationed John
Murphy. boatswain Of the Roosevelt.
and William Pritchard. assistant cook
Of the Roosevelt, at Etah to guard
the store. Murphy, telling Of his ex-
perience at Etah. said to the news
paper men:
"Commander Peary told me to 60
ashore at Etah to guard the stores
which I saw taken from the Roose-
welt and Erick. Pritchard was with
me. Some time last spring white
man came into camp and Mr.. Whit
ney told me that it was Dr., Cook.
He did not stay long in camp and
soon went away. Cook looked tdrtd
and worn out, and said he was hun
cry. had an argument with him, as
he claimed that some Of the stores
that We were guarding belonged to
him. He only had two Eskimos with
him and as all his dogs were dead the
doctor had to pull his own sledge.'
WAY, Way North
Pritchard said these Eskimos told
him that they had been "way, way
north.''
None Of the Peary party at Battle
Harbor would discuss what informa-
ton had been learned from Harry
Whitney, as Commander Peary had
given orders that the Cook contro-
versy must not be mentioned. It was
commonly reported at Battle Harbor,
however, that Peary had some con-
ferences with Whitney, who decided
that instead Of returning to Sydney
on the Roosevelt he would do some
shooting in Greenland.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-09-24
midnight October 10th leaving New

IHINHIS7lL VNpVVCI 1VVI4 1Ve|' '111S
York.
Through Pullman sleeping cars
and dining car service. For further
information apply to ticket agents
Southern Railway, Or,
W. E. McGee.
T. P. A., Augusta, Ga.
J. L. Meek,
A. G. P. A, Atlanta, Ga
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-09-24

When is a billy goat? When is a
billy goat an Angora?
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-16
CHARTER INVOKED
 TO PROTECT LINE
Street Committee Favored and Common
 Council Passed Permit to Kraut.
VIOLATION APPEARS CLEAR
Now Comes John TOmasko With Injnnc. tion Secured on Faith of Chamberlain s Amendment Claiming Kraut's Per. mission to Build Ont on StilIman Street is Illegal.

Among the amendments to the charter which passed the General As sembly during the session of 1907 was that when building line has been established on any street. and any person attempts to build over it. a property owner who has built behind the line. and who lives within a block of the proposed projection. may have an injunction.
 torney John c. Chamberlain. who had noted the frequency with which per sons with a pull could obtain of the Common Council permission to build over established lines. even though frequently their applications to do so hood.
 Although the remedy has been in ex- istence for two years "A never has been invoked. until this morning. when pa pers were served on Nathan Kraut, at the instance of John Tomasko. enjoin- Stillman street. The injunction was prayed out before Judge F. M. Wilder by Attorney George Kane, yesterday, and the case is returnable to the City Court on the last Monday in June.
 There was a big reruonstrance to the Kraut petition. which nevertheless was favorably reported by the Committee on Streets and Sidewalks of which AL derman Hartley is chairman. The re- port was subsequently adopted by the Council
 MT. Chamberlain. in speaking of the matter said: 'I think if the circum- stances are related that an injunction, brought under this section of the charter will stick. I intended it to when I wrote the amendment"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-16
HOSE WAGON COLLDES

While responding to an alarm of fire from Box 1S2 this morning No. 3 hose wagon driven by Christopher McGough,, one of the veteran and skilled drivers in the local fire service collided with one of the coal teams of the Arnold Coal Co.,. under the railroad viaduct at Iranistan and Railroad avenues. Fortu- nate1y the hose wagon had slowed up to take the turn, none of the occupants being thrown to the ground. The pole on the nose wagon snapped. and one of the horses was slightly bruised. No damage was done to the coag-~vvaeon. A new pole and horse was obtained for the hose wagon. which immediately proceeded to answer the alarm
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-16
EIGHT PLAINTIFFS WOULD BE ERE

There are eight uncontested divorce cases on the short calendar list of the Superior court, civil side, to be heard before Judge Howard J. Curtis on Fri day. There are but two Bridgeporf cases. the others being divided amona Danbury, Norwalk and Stamford Tha list include: George w. Lane vs Cora Lane, both of this city, desertion, mare ried Nov. 9, 1888; Francesca Manza vs. Giuseppe Manga, this city, deser4 tion and intolerable cruelty, married Nov. 23. 1899; Elizabeth " Clark of Norwalk vs. Henry F. Clark, habit< ual intemperance and intoIerabiq cruelty, married Nov. 21, 1880; Lumma4 T. Denney, Norwalk vs. Emma Den< ney. infidelity,s married April 21 1893s Ada. Rogers Lybolt, Stamford ys. Charles w. Lybolt, desertion and i1a- toleraIbIe cruelty, married April 8, 19oO.
 Barbola Jordan of Norwalk vs. Jano4 Jordan, desertion and intoIerable cruelty, married April Is, 1902; Harriet B. Golf of DanbWy vs Robert M- Golf, assertion, married Jan. 19, 1894: Alice J. Bazley of DanburJ vs. William R. Bazley, desertion, married Jan. 19, 1222
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-16
Woman Scores Police For Their Attitude
 Towards Children
Especial from United Press)

Special from United Press.)
 Buffalo. June 16.-Hurling broad side of criticism at the police of the average American city because of their attitude towards children. espec- ially boys, Mrs. Joseph T. Bowen, a prominent society woman of Chicago, declared before the National Confer ence of Charities and Correction today that instead of looking upon the police man as a friend and regarding him an enforcer of the law, whom they should respect, the children of the inn migrant regard him as their natural enemy and try to get even. with him by breaking the law and escaping the consequences
 A paper prepared by MT. Harvey w. Wiley of the Department of Agricul- ture was read before the section de- voted to health and sanitation. charg- ing that the use of imitation jellies. low grade Hours and meats in public charitable institutions had been exten- sive and continuous. He added that recent investigations along this line showed that some system of supervis- ion of the dietaries of institutions needs to be developed.
 Among other speakers was Philip Davis. of Boston
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-16

being gifts from Mrs. .Tr,1bee, Mrs. Terrell, Mrs. TenEyck, Mrs. Gibneys MT. and Mrs. Henry A. Bishop, Mr1 and Mrs. Harry Greenman, Miss Edn< Grippin, Mrs. IA. L. Riker, Mrs. Na< thaniel Wheeler, MT. and Mrs. John Wheeler, Mrs. Jennings, Dr. and Mrss Stephen Cronan, MT. and Mrs. Eugena Peck, MT. and Mrs. F. $. Stevens Mre and Mrs. Horace Jackson, Harry Hub% bell and many others.
 MT. and Mrs. Ketn depart this after-ss noon for an extended bridal trip, fold lowing which they will reside in Phil- adelphia, where MT. Keim is managing representative of the LocomobiIe Com{ pany's extensive branch in that cityk
 Mrs. Keim's removal from Bridge@s port will be regretted by the youngeH set in society, as she has always proved prominent factor in exclus- i've functions. A graduate Of; thGI Bridgeport High School, class of 1903< and possessing many accomplish-s 2 ments, she has enjoyed undisputed popularity among her friends.
 MT. Keim was a former Bridgeport and is favorab1y known to a. large contingent of social and business associates.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-16
Jap Strike Reaches
 Critical Point
Special from United Press)

Special from United Press.)
 Honolulu, June 16.-The strike of the Japanese laborers in the Hawaiian Is- lands has reached a critical point and further trouble is feared. The plant CTS are endeayoring to demoralize the strike leaders by numerous arrests and the leaders are said to have promised their followers that the Japanese war ships Also and Sayo, which are due here June 26, will overawe the Amer jeans and support the workmen.
 The laborers now on strike number $500. Though there have been no great disorders so far, both sides are in an ugly mood. The Zokiukiseikai, which is the name of the Japanese hire wag organization, sent a message to Ambassador Takahira at Washington, demanding that he investigate the sit uation and declaring that Japanese have been arrested without warrant Japanese stores have been entered and safes dynamited
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-16
RUSSIAN SECRET
 SERVICE OUTDONE BY
 INDIAN POLICE
(speciaI from United Press.)

Especial rom On1IeQ PreSS.1
 Calcutta, June 16.-Evidence devel- oped to-day in the investigation that Governor Frazier is making of the police force which shows that when it comes to persecution, blackmaH and murder. the Russian secret service, heretofore believed to be the most heartless in the world. can learn great deal from the Indian police.
 It has been proved that the police have frequently thrown bombs and then fastened the crimes on innocent natives in order to exile them or secure blackmaf. An unshaken array of evil dence has been presented that the po- lice have levied enormous blackman against rich natives. actually bringing about the exile of a number of citi- zens who refused to pay their de- mands. The corruption has continued for a long period, becoming most fragrant following the recent mutiny, until a regular epidemic of oppression and extortion was practlced agalnst the natives.
 The investigation results directly from the expressions of the high court Justices here in everything the convic- tion of three natives tried before the Midnapore sessions of the court on the charge of complicity in a bomb plot. In support of their accusation the po- lice offered the evidence of large number of native informers. produced a bomb which they said they found in the house of one of the prisoners and laid before the court the confession of three of the twenty-six men under ar rest At the last moment a number of the prosecution's strongest witnesses the case and the accusations virtually On appeal it was shown to the satisfaction of the superior tribunal that the police forced the confessions the evidence they produced was manu- factaIred
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-16
THIRD OF SMITHS
 ESTATE ALIMONY
Decree and $z6,300 Granted to
 Mrs. Jessie Carl Smith.
MYSTERIOUS BLONDE NAMED
Boston Detectives Secured Evi. dence of Misconduct Which Court Found Sufficient De. fendant in Case Was Proprie- tor of Smiths Theatre.

Jessie Carl Smith was granted a de- cree of divorce from Edward c. Smith,
 this morning, by Judge Howard J. Curtis, in the Superior Court. She is allowed to resume her maiden name.
 which was Jessie Carl, and the hus- band is ordered to pay her within a month $26. 300 by way of alimony.
 The divorce is allowed on statutory grounds. one Janet Walker. being named as correspondent. Janet is sup posed to be the "blonde woman" who has figured so frequently and so mys- teriously in the case. This woman is not an unfamiliar figure to many people in Bridgeport. though under another name than Janet Walker.
 The case was heard about two weeks ago by Attorney William B. Boardman. a committee who was appointed by the court The evidence was taken behind barred doors. It was known that Mrs. Smith had employed detectives. When the case was instituted. the divorce was sought on the ground of intoler- able cruelty. After the detectives were in this city and two in Boston. whither Smith had gone while his friends in this city supposed he was on a trip to Europe. The detectives in Boston To- through their means. that the former suit was stricken off the court list and the present suit brought on the grounds of infidelity.. The ofenSe is found to have been committed at the Hotel Plaza in Boston on Feb. 27 1909.
 Smith is the owner of the property called "WeStlawn'' at Fairfield and Colorado avenues. In the finding he is stated to be worth $7s.000. one third of which is given to the divorced wife. The court orders that he pay the ali- mony within a. month. Smith was long the manager of Smiths theatre.
 It has been stated about town that Smith will dispose of his property in this city. and seek rest in Europe.