The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-05-13

my 1Qea OF serving tue puUilC Uouiu
not care to have any one connected
with the Office who felt that he
should use his position to punish his
enemies and reward his friends in
the discharge of his duties, or that
he was called upon to be nice to the
one and grouchy with the other Ser
vice with no respector Of persons
should be the motto.
But there are several reasons why
I could not accept the position. In
the first place number Of friends
have put some money in The Herald
and News, not so much as an invest
ment possibly, but rather as per-
'sonal matter, and yet am sure it is
going to pay them if the business Is
run as it should be and as 1 believe
it will be. And feel that if | should
feel inclined even to quit how i
would be bad faith to these friends
though they could get some one more
competent to take my place. And
besides, | like the newspaper game,
and l have been at it so long don't
want to quit. In fact I would rather
have the Job at much less salary.
And besides I know some enemy, and
l guess I have them, would very soon
be accusing me of 'pernicious activity
in politics and I don't want to give
them that pleasure. I am obliged to
express myself on matters Of public
interest and on men and measures,
and 1 want to be free to do so as I
please, and I hope may always be;
pleased to do the right.
T trust some good man may receive
t. . appointment. One who will have
as his motto service and then live up
to it. I don't even know who are in
tending to stand the examination.
Have made no effort to find out. 1t
is a very important and very re-
sponsible position. But as for me
don't want any job that will cause
ne to sever my connection with The
Herald and News.
These reflections which are made
in the kindliest Of spirit and with the
best of goc.. will for every one, lead
me to be little reminiscent. work
ed in the postoffice at Newberry a
few years ago for several months.
have had some experience in the work.
It was during the time Captain R. W.
Boone was postmaster at Newberry,
and the postoffice then was in the
one story building that stood in front
of the Newberry hotel about where
the Arcade picture show is now oper.
ating. And Captain Boone, though a
republican, was a most efficient post
master and an accommodating man.
Possibly there are few people IN
Newberry now who will remember
Captain Boone. He was as neat as a
pin and always tried to serve the pub
lie. And DR.. W. G. Houseal also
was clerk in the postoffice with
Captain Boone for several months.
John Mazyck was there for number
of years and generally served the
general delivery. He always sat down
but he knew every one who would
call for the mail and never had to
ask the name, and could tell general
ly without looking whether there was
any mail there for the persons COM
ing to the window, whether white or
black. OF course the town was much
smaller then than it is now and not
so many persons asking for mail, and
the business not near so large. Cap
tain Boone went from NeWberry to
Georgia where he beacme Al bank
president and died several years ago.
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There have been many changes in
Newberry since those days, and not
many persons in business here today
who were doing business then. There
were no cotton mills here and where
the Newberry mill now stands was
the residence of Captain John S.
Carwile and Captain Mazyck lived in
the house on the corner across the