The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-10-31
THE IDLER:

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have read what. Ei1ni and Uncle
Briggs and others have had to say
about the old court house and the pub
lie square and I have been interested
Of course, my few remarks heretofore
made on the subject have been over
shadowed by these more learned dis
courses, and I should say more edify-
| ing discussions of the important sub
ject, and, therefore, I have refrained
| from making any more suggestions and
do not now intend to enter into the
arena except to make an observation
or two, I was passing down by the
new court house the other day-and
by the way that is a very handsome
building to have cost so little-but l
was going On to say; that / passed
along there and stopped and looked
over the field, and I was wondering
why there should be so much land,
and if land is 50 valuable in Newber-
~, why not sell of two corner lots
there and help pay for new jail and
the debt for the court house. What's
the use of all that Land around there
if we are going to look only to the
utilitarian side of the question? Two
good store lots could be laid OF on
either corner fronting College street,
and I should think they would bring
a. good price. One might be used for
a. feed stable, and then when we came
in from the country to attend court
We could have convenient place to
put up our horses. But the money is
the thing. What do we care for beau
ty? That seems to be the argument
of these utilitarians who are taking
up the discussion of the old court
house proposition.
And by the way, I observed another
thing ON this trip around that side,
and it is this: The Crotwell hotel has
some very weak looking ladders lead
ing down the side of the building, 1
suppose meant for fire escapes, and
there is provided beautiful pond, or
to be more elegant, a beautiful pool
of water just beneath, so that if the
fire escape should break the fall would
not be so severe, and then the water
would cool from the heat. And the
wagon road is being made out over one
corner of one of these lovely building
lots of which I spoke. Another evl-
dence of the utilitarian idea which is
prevalent in this community.
Mr.. Idler: I reckon you are a mis-
ter. Anyhow, if you are not [ hope
you will take no offense and answer
my question. I see you have copy
of the statutes Of the town, and / see
sign On a piece of tin on the tele-
phone pole in front of Summer Broth
ers corner which reads something like
this: "Autos STOP" Now please tell
me what the ordinance or statute says
on the subject, or is there any statute
on the subject? And then please tell
me what 'stop" means.
Auto.
Now wonder why they ask me such
questions like that. Of course, every
body knows the law, and if every body
does not, want to say that ignorance
is no excuse in law. Or that is what
7 used to hear when I took some in
terest in such matters. And then, any
fool ought to know what "stop' means.
| Please pardon me. I do not intend to
be personal in the slightest degree. But
to satisfy auto" I will say that
still have a copy of the "blue book, .
and section POI reads: "Sec. POI. Ev-
cry automobile, locomobile, autocar, Or
other self propelled vehicle, shall be
brought to a full and complete stop
by the person or persons in charge
/ thereof ii crlsSing Main (or Pratt)