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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-11-14

By virtue of an Order Of the Court
herein l will sell before the Court
House door at NeWberry, South Caro-
lima, at public auction, to the highest
bidder, within the legal hours of sale,
on Monday, salesday, in December,
1915, the same being the fourth l4th)
day of said month, the following de-
scribed property to-wit:
All that piece, parcel, or tract Of
land lying, being and situated in the
county and State aforesaid, No. 9
Township, containing One Hundred and
Sixty-five 165) acres, more or less,
and bounded by lands of F. Fed Stock
man and the Estate of Jacob Mills,
S. C. Stockman and P. B. Warner.
This place being known as the Tay-
lor place and being the same tract
of land bought this day Of the Pres
perity Stock company
Terms of Sale: One-third of the
purchase money to be paid in cash
and the balance in two equal annual
installments, the credit portion to be
secured by bond of the purchaser and
a mortgage of the premises sold,
which bond and mortgage shall pro-
vide for interest from the date of
sale at the rate of eight per cent
per annum, payable annually, and for
ten per cent attorneys fees in case
of collection or suit by an attorney.
The successful bidder at such sale
will be required to deposit with the
Master at once One Hundred and no
loo ($1OO00) Dollars, or. certified
check for said amount, as an evidence
of his good faith, and in case he fails
to deposit said amount, the Master
will resell said premises at once. The
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-11-14

for the building not being torn away
some years ago when the matter was
submitted to a vote of the people We
opposed the pulling of it down, having
in mind at the time its use for these
very purposes of which we are now
speaking. Some of our friends want
ed it pulled down and removed, but
we thought it too good building and
that it could serve good purpose and
We believe all will agree now that we
were right.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-11-14
WEDDING PRESENTS.

A bachelor,-I came near saying an
"old'' bachelor, when l remembered
that in this day and time there are
no "old" bachelors nor "old" maids,
there are only bachelors and bache-
lor maids. A few years ago when a
girl was not married at twenty
FIVE, why she was an "old maid" but
then girls married lots younger as a
general rule than they do now, this
has been one fine change from the
good old times that we have heard
so much about.
But to get back to my story, the
bachelor, of whom l spoke in the
beginning, recently attended we'd
ding, and as everyone knows they
are the poorest ones possible, to give
any information in regard to a func-
ton of this kind. If society reporters
depended upon them for information
there would soon be no society de-
partment in the neWspapers,-but
still l am DEPRESSING, this particular
bachelor, "of the first named in the
first part" as the lawyers would say,
upon his return from the wedding
was asked for some information.
He said, "Well it was "a church
affair, about as usual. After that they
went home and had a supper, and
looked at the presents" And right
here is where he began to shine
'I tell you there is more money
trown away on useless stuff given to
brides than anything 1 know. This
bride got six dinner bells" 1t was
suggested by the listner that the diff
erent bells might be used to de-
signate the days of the week, have
each one numbered, and then the
young couple would have no trouble
keping up with the day.
He went on to say, 81 never saw
but one sensible present in the en-
tire lot, and there were two or three
tables full of all sorts of glm-
cracks, representing lots of money
and that was something to COOK
hominy in.'' One of the ladies pre-
sent said, ooh yes, that was cas-
serole." The old-(there it just wilt
thrust itself in)-bachelor, said, "We'l
| don't know what you call it, and Il
may have that high-falutin name, but
| it Just looked like a kinder skillet to
me-" When the lady explained that
no one would buy thing of this KIND
for a wedding present unless 1t had
"big" name, the bachelor looked dis
gusted, and said that even that pres
ent wasn't as sensible as he thought
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-11-14
MASTERS SALE.
OF SOUTH CAROLINA,

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF NFWBERRY,
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Mary Alice Dominick, in her own Right
and as Administrators of the Per
sonal Estate of J. H. Dominick, de-
ceased, Willie Lake Dominick, Vic
toria Elizabeth Dominick Furman
T. Dominick and Jacob Raymond Do,
minick, Plaintiffs,
Against
James P. Cook, Ezra A. Counts, Sid
ney Eugene Cook, Ruby Cook, An
ME Cook, Paul Cook and Alica
Louise Counts, Defendants.
By virtue Of an order of the court
herein I will sell before the court
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-11-14

The town of -Aluda is growing and
has the air OF prosperity on every
side. l could write long story about
the town and the county, but that is
not the purpose of this article. 1 pub
lished the first paper that was print
ed from the court house, and before
there was court house, and formed
the company that published the first
paper there. At that time Mr.. B.
Frank Sample was the editor Of the
paper. He was the father of Supervis-
or Sample of Newberry. The paper
Was printed at Newberry before the
people decided the location Of the
county seat. There were three places
contending for the honor-Mt. Willing,
Red Bank, (the present town Of Sa-
luda) and Dennys. We made the fight
first for Dennys. That lost and in
the second race between Mt. Willing
and Red Bank we took up the night
for Red Bank and won. At that time
there was nothing there but Red
Bank Baptist church, and the present
town was a pine field. The old wood
en building of Red Bank church has
been torn down and there is now on
the spot a beautiful and modern brick
structure that is credit to the com
munity.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-11-14

successful bidder will be allowed ten
days in which to comply with the
terms of sale, and in case he fails TO
comply with same in said time, the
Master will resell said premises on
some subsequent salesday after due
and legal advertisement at the risk
of the former bidder, the purchaser to
pay for papers and recording of same.
H. H. Rikard, Master.
Nov. 13, 1916.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-11-14

But 1 started to say something
about the road. From Chaplin to Co.
lumbia the road is all right and es-
pecially from milestone branch which
part is in Richland county. But from
Chapin to Little Mountain there is
need of a road, for there is practl-
.cally no road there. How, about haV-
ing a meeting down about Chapin and
ask the supervisor of Lexington 10
come to the meeting and see if some
thing can't be done to get road for
this FIVE mile stretch If we could get
Commissioner Watson interested may
be he would call the meeting and get
the people stirred. The road should
be changed. And the main street OF
Little Mountain needs to be worked
The portion from the Lexington line
to the town has had something done
to it. The rocks are all piled in the
middle of the track and there are many
tons of weeds all in the noodle of the
road. The Newberry end does fairly
we'll but it needs to be dragged. We
must do something about this road
or We are going to lose all the travel
from the low country to the noun
tains. 1t should be lone now. How
about it, MIR. G. Y. Hunter? Cant you
take the initiative and get movement
started to give US a better road from
.Newberry to Columbia. We will help
you all We can.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-11-14

There is another thing. While l
am on this subject, and as l said, /
do not ride about very much, but what
little I do, I am almost convinced
that about threefourths of the drivers
of automobiles and Fords are fools,
and do not mean it in the offensive
sense. y But they are reckless. And
about half of them don't want to give
you any road at all when you meet
and they never think of slow
ing down, and if you don't get out
of the way, why you will just be
run over and left to do the best you
can. There is urgent need of some
traffic regulation and then to have that
regulation enforced. The wonder to
me is that there are SO few bad acci-
dents. But then 1 suppose I am out
of date and can't keep up with the
procession, but even that does not
change my opinion. 1 am never in
such a big hurry, and I generally
slow down and give them the road
and LEI them go by.
E. H. A
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-11-14

idea of a friend of mine living in New
berry who had travelled at all to say
that he had never been to Lexington.
The road from Chaplin to lexington
is good and from Lexington to Colum-
bia is fine.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-11-14
ABOUT ROADS.

Somehow l just can't help writing
about roads and the split log drag.
This beautiful October weather, which
has been extended away out in Nov
ember, just tempts me to drive a lit
tie bit when l ca. Get the time, and
every Sunday Is my rest by riding
about little. 1t is a legend IN the
Aull family which 1 have heard since
I was a little boy, and it goes back
to the Rev. Hermann Aull who preach
ed for the people because he felt call
ed TO preach, and who made his daily
bread and his living by the sweat OF
his brow, and who was reputed in
his day to be one Of the very finest
mechanics OF the time, that he would
say to his men who worked at the
trade with him, when he thought they
were tired and needed a rest. "NoE,
boys we will rest. You may law aside
the little saws that you are using
and take up this cross cut saw and
rest by using it." In other words, his
doctrine was that a change of labor
or occupation was rest. And when
YOU come to think Of it there is
whole lot of truth in it even if the
change is from light work to heavier
work.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-11-14

I spent couple hours in Columbia
with the boys and Jim concluded that
he would remain over. so had the
return trip alone with my mascot. We
made it home without any trouble OF
any kind. Just as we ware coming up
the hill from the Broad river bridge
a big car came putting up behind anu
rolled right along by Ill which was
tugging away to climb the hill. The
occupants spoke pleasantly and there
were several very pretty girls who
smiled sweetly but at the same time
with a sort of you know, they look
ed to me like they didn't think much
of III, but we tugged on. AND JUST
as we passed Chaplin We saw big
crowd in the road just ahead of US,
standing around a big fine car, and
about a hundred pickaninnies enjoying
the sight. We drove up and it was
the same that had run around us at
the hill. We smiled, it was our turn,
and asked if we could be OF any as
sistance and drove on around them
still standing in the road. Well, III
is not much on looks but we generally
go and come.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-11-14

Be that as it may, take my rest
these balmy days riding about little
in III. l 10 not feel that it is wrong
and then I get to see a little some
thing of the country and the roads
A few sundays ago I went on the train
to Dyson, and my brother, L. B. Aull
met me, and when we started home ne
said he had to go to Saluda. Well,
concluded that 1 would go along. II
had been a long time since l had been
down that road towards old Coco
Hone Baptist church, and I was glao
of the opportunity not only to see
again the town of Saluda, but also
to see something of the country over
which had roamed as boy, and that
has been some little while ago. Sa'
luda in a fine county. This section
through which we went is long way
from a railroad, but the farms are
nice and productive and the people are
prosperous. The cotton and the corn
crops all through that section are as
fine as you care to see any year. and
with the high prices the farmer;
should maAe a good thing from theil
farms this year.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-11-14
Plaintiff.

j. NJ. Ward. The Exchange Bank OF
Newberry, S. c., Johnson MoCrackiIl
Company, J. M. McCothran and Ade-
line Silvey and W. iAl Spear ah exc
cutors of the Last Will and Testa-
ment of John Silvey, deceased, and
w. A. Spear, A. C. McHann, R. K.
Rambo and w. T. Mccullough, part
ners doing business under the firm
name and style OF John Silvey &
Company, and the Newberry Real
Estate Company,
Defendants.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-11-14
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF NEWBERRY,
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS,

The Bank Of Prosperity,
Plaintiff.
vs.
A. B. Wise, The Prosperity Stock Com.
pany, and A. B. Wise and A. G. Wise
partners under the firm name of A
3. Wise & Company.
Defendants.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-11-14

But this article is growing too long
and I have not said word about
roads. They ha- some good roads in
saluda, but 4 wanted to talk just a
little about the road from Newberry
to Columbia. On Sunday, November
4, 1 drove to Columbia. Mr.. J. R.
Davidson and my mascot went with
me. We made the trip in three hours,
and when we got to Little Mountain
I tried to find new route from there
to Chaplin, and got just little out OF
the way and came into the town of
Chaplin In the rear of the school build
ing. After we drove into the town
Of Chaplin jim remarked that he had
never seen the town Of Lexington. l
Immediately turned and went by that
good old town for could not bear the
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-11-14

I saw my young friend B. B. Hare
and he looks prosperous and is do
ing well practicing law. He says the
people of Saluda will cooperate with
any community that will bring a rail-
road across the county. There is
need of a. railroad from NeWberry
via Saluda on to Edgefed and Angus
to. 1t should be built.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-11-14

The town of Lexington is rebuild
ing, and from many viewpoints the
fire was blessing, for now they have
on the burned district fodern and
handsome brick buildings which take
the place of the wooden structures
which stood there before the first. l
met D. R. Haltiwanger and took him
on to Columbia with us. He writes
more for the daily papers from Lexing~
ton than any other country cores
pondent in the State. l also found
Jordan Pool over there in the drug
store of R. B. Harmon. And you could
buy soft dring or a cigar. 1t is not
a. close town with all sorts of blue
laws.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-11-14
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF LAURENS,
PROBATE COURT.

C. 3. Johnson and j. C. Johnson, in
diyidually and as administrators OF
the estate Of Thomas L. Johnson.
deceased.
Plaintiffs.
Against
Matte A. Johnson ct al.
Defendant
Pursuant to a decree in this action,
l will sell at public outcry at New
berry Court House, S. c., during the
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-11-14
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF NEWBERRY,
> COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

]. B. Hunter as Treasurer of Newber,
ry College and the Semi-Centennia
Endowment Fund,
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-11-14

Nov 13, 1915.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-12
News Of Fifty Years Ago
tFrom the Richmond Dispatch. May l2. 1856

tie S
in Norfolk The grand jury charged the otner
viii proSaSy ns am ade stast "aans
eta this AIR. Davis @ not But ss brought
,ra now unless The PRESIDENT SHOULD issYe a
Virginia chief justice Chase win adhere to
ms or, repeated determination not to Try a
prevails
:, The board OF directors OF the Union Bank of
Jr nresinen, and James Miller cashier, these
sae,oH to ht an" give great sat
day h et 'rolns match At Jasksen r yestsr
Oh me sport The match was for mile heals
W W, two in three to harness for $3.50 side. y
Il, nlimsham eaIeys "ite cnH i"'''i RE tme
na,i,, was a:ll a:oS and minutes. White
hands in side bets
The board of directors of the Richmond saw
i mss Bank and Insurance company Yesterday
otis secretary
III Frederick aburE, the 10Th. all business
WINS SUSPENDED. every store in the town being
the soo ana , the seno9s We're dismissed while
.,,,,,.ri out to hold memorial services and
the oveliesi aoweTs Of sprinG F0''s WIN
,,, SIesterday both houses of Congress passed the
piece to lie partly composed of silver
In the House OF Representatives OF the United
the was % @ssninE lG
which enfranchiscs all Of the negroes OF tho
White cissnshp ." tie SOUTH SrS' MANI pfF % the the
raucais Indicated by their remarks. Will. tho
amendment was under discussion. that they
MnHnich TO strike out the third section. disflan-
Cnislhg all persons who Voluntarily entered the
'onfcderate service anu Keeping them diSfran-
chised until 1867. hut Thad stevens made a bi-
Ter speech against all the south and All men
"h" sympathizcd with the Confederacy, and
mus, whipped Them back in line The volt
stood: ayes. rs; nays. "a Tho amendment now
trouble 80 ''
The bill Introduced in the United states sem
ate to further curtail the mower or the p,esi-
cen, provides that none hut Cabinet officers
Shut he removed from Office by the President
without the consent OF the Senate
other counties Of the bright yellow tobacco
growing section are nOcliin. the towns aud
''leS. anu farm La Dor In those counties 10 ye-,
scarce Many Of the tobacco planters are ,iud-
i"E ~ nlposSihle To have worked tho acres ,hcv
nave plant ell 49,
- the title Of a suit that is TO be decide, -,
Inc present session or tn. Supreme COM, ~
lppcais; The question AZ issue is in rej,, ion
70 inc true construction OF the Will % tiIIiti,
,tinhnoiph made March .. 1915. John Randolph
81 Roanoke WAS OF Tia. nearest heirs ~
tliS lady AT the time. hut the number, Of r,.,i,n
avs mas nov increased to ween forty .nl
h'tN Because Of the many pro,nInen, ~, &c.
Mentioned IN the will and the proceedings grow.
W. out or the suit and the historical n,nnr
lance o. II, the proceedings are mite ns III ~
CS'ihR =" the public as to those closely jdcnti
fcd with the case ''S '"ch'i-
tciccram received AT q late hour lac, ,iob,
or rather an early hour this morning save H.,
~ eihnn JURY IN the United states i'ourt nj
;N2rto'k late yesterday afternoon. found a t,"e
hllI agains. Mr. Davis To-, treason, thn, ~ ~
Journed to meet w Richmond the mrs, rIn,d n"
N June. ''' "cN"aE
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-12
What the Law Allows

WHi the Attorney General. as we are in
w formed is the case. should be deluged
with inquiries as to the right of IA citizen
under the prohibition law. to keep liquor in
his home, is difficult TO understand. On this
subject. at any rate. the law is clear enough
BY the terms of the statute the individual
may collect before November l. and provided
always it is for his own private use. the whole
visible supply Of the Demon Rum in the State
of Virginia, the United States or the civilized
world.
What the law does say is that the posses
sion of more than gallon of liquor. one
gallon Of wine or three gallons OF beer shall
be prima facie evidence of an intent to sell
The legal presumption thus established. how
ever, may be rebutted by direct evidence.
The Prohibition Commissioner and his depu-
ties. under this clause, will be III a position o
make themselves exceedingly Objectionable 10
lnw-abding persons--and they may. yield TO
the temptation On the other hand of
course. they may not.
The private citizen. who intends to keep
his treasures for his own use. may stock his
cellar TO the doors. The act says further that
nothing II contains shall prevent one, in his
own home. from having and there giving to
another ardent spirits. when the quantity of
such spirits shall not exceed the quantity al
lowed by this act TO be kept in his home
The act does not limit the quantity allowed
10 ne kept Ill lHe nome, except lndl II eStaD-
fishes rule Of evidence. the presumption of
which may he overcome by other evidence.
The terms OF the law are clear and UNI
mistakable that they cannot he questioned.
Their meaning is apparent even to the lay
man. Possession of large quantities Of dis
titled, fermented malt liquor, when such
liquors are intended TO he sold or given away
in violation OF the law, is crime; possession
of similar quantities. when intended for the
pFtl a S,lI
home. is not crime. The only handicap the
law imposes is i'll the transfer Of the burden
Of proof from the State to the accused If
the poSSessor of the stocked cellar is dragged
10 the bar OF justice he must prove his home
is not blind tiger. ana that he does not
contemplate engaging in that business
The Anti-SalOon League evidently intended
TO he Kind TO those citizens who are finan-
cially uualihed 10 guard aeains, the drought
that mpends If they chance just now to he
in funds. they need not suffer after Novem-
her !. The law is COED TO them. Some of
them may have TO enlarge their storage facli-
ties and all of them will have TO convince the
prohibition Commissioner they do not plan
to open a saloon, hut otherwise the need not
Tear. should they chance to be arrested
their previous good repute may speak for
them TO the judge.
For poorer folks sentiments less charitable
appear to have been entertained Few Of
them have wine cellars. and tie rest will
quart a month.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-12
Whnien ChnuGeurs.

The success Of the large number OF
European women, who are acting as
chauffeurs in the war countries. has
greatly Increased tile interest of Amer
lean women in this calling. Automo-
bile schools In large cities are regis
tering 100 per cent more women pupils
now than last year. Statistics in sew
eral cities indicate that accidents are
less frequent among women chauffeurs
than among men. The principal of a
New York auto school believes this to
result from the fact that women do not
take chances as readily as men. a
large number OF omen are also taxi
ing thorough instruction In the me-
chanical construction OF automobiles in
order that they may he able 10 make
repairs and adjustments In einsrsen.
cies.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-12
The Strongest Animal

The strongest of animals in proper
ton to its body weight is not the bull
or the elephant, but the humble and
industrious ant. This fact is striking
ly demonstrated by the recent observa-
ton Of A Spanish chronological. The
scientist saw An ant dragging n dead
grasshopper over gravel walk. lie
picked up bDth insects and weighed
them or pair OF delicate balances.
He found that the body of the grass
hopper weighed more than sixty times
as much "a that of the ant. If n man
were as strong in proportion to his
weight he could drag five tons after
him. IF medium sized horse were
proportionately strong he could drag
two freisht-car loads OF material over
rocky and irregular ground without
the helD OF wheels.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-12

ancient. the most somnoent, the most i'm
perturbable Of all---China.
In that sleepy land Of ancestor worship,
the State Council. the acting parliament or
the yellow nation, has just dissolved itself
because. as 1t solemnly voted, it was worth
less and guilty OF all sorts of foolishness
The parliament. so its members declared was
not only useless. but harmful to the country.
we have no parliaments. by that name. in this
country; but we have many legislative bodies.
municipal State and national. We are the
most blatantly progressive nation on EARTH
we howl about it; we have named Il party
after man who is so progressive that he
cannot catch up with his own opinions but
we know where to stop progressing
Let Chinese legislators dissolve themselves
say we. AS for us we are going to stick until
our terms expire. and then stand for re-
election.