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The Lexington Dispatch. Wednesday, March 5, 1902. Midway Items. To the Editor of the Dispatch: The weather is very UDfavorable for outdoor work. It seems like it will never moderate again. The farmers are pushing to the front in this section preparing for another crop. The fields and farms begin to present the appearance of spring already. Mr. Ju8ti8 Wingard has closed his merchandise business and now spends his rainy daye at home ODce again. Mr. Charlie Connor is now erecting a handsome dwelling. Mr. Charlie Corley has the contract. Pray, what does this mean? ' + ? ?- ! " /NAAOQ The Midway scnooi tou* a 1 CV/COO last week. Mr. D. A. Hicks, from Dear Calls, speDt a few days in this vicinity recently. Mr. Henry Smith was down a few days ago seeing after his business at the Eaw mill. The Pilgrim choir met Sunday evening and will meet again next Sunday afternoon. ***** 1 ~ Mr. William moots ?uu iouim spent Sunday with Mr. J. L Connor. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kleckley visited the family of Mr. Jacob Wingard Sunday. Come 8gain, your visit was certainly enjoyed. Mr. Aughtry Smith spent Saturday with Carlisle at the shanty. "Cousin." February 22, 1902. ' ? - " Catarrh Cannot be Cured With local applications, as they cennot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood or constitutional disease, and in order to cure it you must take internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces. Hall's Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. It was prescribed by one of the best physicians in this country for years, and is a regular prescription. It is composed of the best tonics known, combined with the beet blood purifiers, actiDg directly on the best blood purifiers, actiDg directly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect combination of the two ingredients is what produces such wonderful results in curing Catarrh. Send for testimonials free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Props, Toledo, 0. Sold bv druggistp, price 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the best. Rotes from Klondike. To the Editor of the Dispatch: News is a little scarce, but marriages are not. List Thursday, amid all the rain, sleet ana seow, Mr. Charley Booey invaded the home of Mr. Elijah Keisler and carried cff bis loving daughter, Miss Lona. Notwithstanding the above named disagreeable weather they drove 6 or 8 miles to the home of Rev. Kyzer, at Lewiedale, and there in the presence cf a few friends, they became man and wife. More to follow ! Saturday night Mr. Jerry Hall, being tired cf life s weary journey alone, bereft Mr. Edwin Gunter of bis sweet daughter, Miss Mittie, and now be walks no more alone. That's not all yet! Uncle J. Hall's son, Isaiab, joins the ranks and gets him a wife from Mr. Press Taylors. Now, since M ss Carrie and Mr. Isaiah are one?a lonely young man and a dreamy young lady-^-who by the way were at the above marriage, are quietly waiting their turn which thpv tell us will not b9 long. May a ^ (Leca) fall across ber pathway if she tries to shirk her obligations. Well, good bye, Mr. Editor, but wait, I forgot to tell you, Mr. Ed Crouch, our popular ticket agent, and Miss Sallie Matthews, cf Leesville, have hitched on for life. Rev. Xinard tied 'em up last Monday night. Yes, that's all of the marriages I inow of just cow, but if you see me again, tomorrow, I may could tell, you of more. But hush your fuss ! Didn'c they all get a serenading though, last night? It was a combination of maro riages and the boys gave them conglomeration of fusses. Marr] ing is a very dangerous piece of bus ness. Even one of the serenader came very near getting his hea blown cff. Rev. Tom Rivers, of Gastcn, cfl ciated at the Hall-Taylor weddm and Sunday night preached a Al sermon at the Lewiedate Baptis church from St. John III: 1G. Miss Nettie Matthews and Mis Rosa Etheredge have closed thei schools and have gone home t mama and Some of our people are suff^rin with the LaGrippe, but there i general good health iu our little towi McLanrin called Tillman a liar. Then he threw fat in the fire; Tillman bit Johnnie on the head. From Tillman's nose Johnnie gets tb red. They both went up to the Senate Hall To bulldoze, fight and squall; Johnnie 'ill get some money sure. While Tillman quarrels with Senato Hoar. I once knew a happy young fathe who waked his pet boy, of 2 moDthi nn hn have a coo coo and a plai eow with a long face he tells hi friends Dever to disturb a sleepioj angel. Klondike. February 27, 1902. Having a Bun on Chamberlain' Cough Eemedy. Between the hours of eleven o'clcc a. m. and closing time at night o Jan. 25th, 1901, A F. Clark, druggisi Glade Springs, Ya, sold twelve boi ties of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy 1 51 "1 ! _ Me says, "1 never nancuea a meuicin that sold better or gave better sal ^faction to my customers.1' Tbi Remedy has been in general use i Virginia for many years, and th people there are well acquainted wit its excellent qualities. Many of ther have testified to the remarkable cure which it has effected. When yo Deed a good, reliable medicine for cough or cold, or attack of the grij use Chamberlain's Cough Kerned and you are certain to be more tha pleased with the quick cure which i effjrds. For sale by J. E Kaufmani MoLaurin's Domands. Washington, February 24 ?Imm< diately after the Senate convene^ today, Senator Pritchard read the fo lowing letter: Hon. J. C Pritchard, United State Senator, Washington, D. C.?M Dear Sir: I was prevented, as yo knew, from offering the resolatio: which I wrote at my desk Sunda demanding an investigation of th charges made by my colleague, b being adjudged in contempt of lb Senate. I am now debarred th nrivilptrp. and rrauest vou to intrc j ? O ~ 7 X W " I duce the resolution, for the reaso: that, if the charges are true, I pe unfit to remain a member of theSeE ate, and if they are untrue, the mai who made them is unfit to remain member cf this honorable body. Ii any event I feel that I am entitled t a vindication by the same body tba makes investigation in the proceed ing for contempt. I herewith enclos the resolution. Yours very truly, John L McLauriD. The resolution referred to follows "Whereas the senior Senator from tb | State of South Carolina charged o the floor of the Senate that the junic Senator from the same State ha been improperly ir.fluenced in easl ing his vote for the ratification c the treaty of peace between th United States and SpaiD: and.wher< as the said charge was emphaticall denied by the junior Senator, ' Resolved, That the committee o privileges and elections be directe to investigate and report aR to th truth of said charges, with full pov er to send for persons and papers." Senator JPritcbard moved immed ate consideration of the resolution but on motion of Senator Hale itws referred to the committee mentione in the resolution. * ?? ^ The Children's Friend. i There is no use trying to persuac? I American mothers, that a substitu) ' i exists for Perry Davis' Painkille j Tbev know how it relieves t'? troubles of childhood, from sprains ' arms and legs to stomach ache. Otb< preparations may do good, Painkilh ! is certain to. A big difference, an i one that has been recognized for sixt years. There is but one Painkille j Perry Daviu'. The liniment bottle and flannel familiar objects in nearly every 1 i They are the weapons that have bee: _ generations to fight old Rhenjnatisn about as effective in the battle with e disease as the blunderbuss of our f it would be in modern warfare. Rheumatism is caused by an ; condition of the blood. It is filled u nnrl TlPrvP*; r else applied externally can dislodge 1 Were deposited there bv the bloo<l and Rubbing with liniments sometime pains, but these are only symptom? g change of the weather; the real dis< are infected. Rheumatism cannot until the blood has been purified, aT ! and promptly as S. S. S. It neuti ^ r-i of rich, stror is* a perfect exhilarating tonic. Our physician? write about their case, and we will set and its treatment. TH r r Echoss from 'Pineville Academy To the Editor of the Diepatch. The weather has been very unfa6 rtl/MPinn on/1 tVlli fnffTlPrfl g vu'Ruln ~ are consequently behind with their wo.k. The health cf the community has S been broken by the appearance of La Gripps and some other sickness, j. Mr. B. D. Sease struts about as n proud as a peacock?its a boy. t Prof. L. A. Singley and wife are ^ visiting in Ella section now. , Dr. James Crosson has recently _ moved to Lewiedale where he will 0 serve the community professionally. 8 Pickens Rodgers is making a repn utaticn as a rabbit hunter. He has e trapped twenty-eight this winter, b The price of cotton has advanced Q to 8J cents. This makes the farm?? L ? ?" "? ^ Kilo r?f g ers gtt a muva uu iucm tu ^iauu u more of the fleecy staple. a Albert Keisler has a severe attack of catarrh in the head. Just last fall j he got has hand cut to pieces in his n cotton gin. He has had his full share t of misfortune. Dr. James P. Drafts has a large practice. He is one among the best doctors in Lexington county. Andrew J Bsdenbaugh has re^ cently purchased a snap shot camera. I Watch out, girls, you are liable to get photos of your beaux at sdv time. g There is seme talk of a D. F. D y mail from Lewiedale through this ^ section which will be a great advantD age to the people. If we are going y to have free mail at one place let us J-iovo it oil nvar fVio TTnJtpf? Sfat.PR. y It raa3e us sad to learn of the e death of Mrs. Leila Amick, which oce curred last week. She was buried at St. Thomas E L church. q The chain gaog is now completing q the read that leads from the Holley ferry (the old Charleston) road by Q S^ygert's ferry to the Hilton road. a We are haviDg public roads and free Q mails all over our county, and many 0 other things that are free with the 1 exception cf taxation, end why not [. have free ferries at the river. It e won't cost much. The water is a regular barrier to some people. They can't pay the toll even to go to see their kinfolk. "We can't even cross e the river to go to see our grey headed n grandfather and grandmother with,r out paying. Let us have free ferries 8 here in Lexington county. Our neighboring counties have them, and I am sure that Lexington county can e stand shoulder to shoulder with any of her sister counties, y Well, I guess tbie is the last of the news items that your will receive n from "Max" at Pineville Acasemy, so d I will bid you adieu, and say, "God e be with you till we meet again."' 7. February 22, 1902. Max. Surgeon's Knife Not Needed I Surgery is no longer necessary to IS i cure piles. DeWitt's Witch Hazel ^ i Salve cures such cases at once, rej moving the necessity for dangerous, ! painful and expensive operations. i For scalds, cuts, burns, wounds. u I bruises, sores and skin diseases it is ie i | unequalled. Bsware of counterfeits. I T T7> I O. J-J XViiUiiiJIlllU. r. ___ ^ 16 Gum Leaves from Black Creek. d iv i To the Editor of the Dispatch: ;r ! The health of our community is d i very good. y I Farmers are beginning to prepare r, j their land for the coming crop. TV. J. Gantt had one of those old acid, sour ritli acrid, irritating matter that settles I and liniments and oils nor nothing j these gritty, corroding particles. They j can be reached only through the blood, j :s relieve temporarily the aches and i j which are liable to return with every | ease lies deeper, the blood and system ! be radically and permanently cured j id no remedy does this so thoroughly alizes the acids and sends a stream ig blood to the affected parts, which tvashes out all foreign materials, and the 1 is happj* relief from the torturing' pains, j ontains no potash or other mineral, but j vegetable blood purifier and most j > will advise, without charge, all who I id free our special book on Rheumatism ! E SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, 6a. ?- I time log rollings Saturday, and the boys enjoyed it very much. Mr. ! Gantt, as you doubtless know, is al- j ways lively company. | S. Rufus Smith is the king fisher- j ! man in these parts. He takes tho j I finy tribe from his pond by the peck. Reuben Bouknight keeps laugh! ing and laughing?ob! its a plow boy. The Rural Free Delivery route No. j 1, from Leesville to Lower Steadj man's, went into every day business 1 the first of this month. John Drafts is the rider. Quite a number of our people have moved off to factories on account of bard times in the country. Bctsome 11 *-S "J 1.' I ooay nas Haia, "aon i memu.ui txuything about hard times, for the prospects for good times are staring us in the face. One of the gusrdian angels of a home is a good tempered wife?i beirg whose smiles open the heart and form within the sphere of her irflaence?a little world of cloudless day. A wife so gifted as to be always bless- 1 ed with a youthful freshness and the | light upon her face is the light from | heaven. She cheers her husband, her children and all around her. In her hand she holds the golden key that unlocks the portals of human felicity. Where ebe rejgnr a spirit dwells fall of love and joy and as she passes down the stream of time the heart feels no change?'tis still the same. She is the mother of domestic peace and as one of the fragments says, "wherever she goes her ! voice to all around her is ever sweet j and pleasing like the gentle sound of a crystal brook, its dulcet accents fall on the ear so musically that we wish her to be the attic bird who trills her thick warbled notes the summer long.'' R*y. February 24, 1902. 4 A. ? For -The Complexion. The complexion always suffer from j biliousness or constipation. Ualess ! the bowels are kept open the impurities from the body appear in the j , form of unsightly eruptions. De- j T:at. t>: i >VIll S XUZIJJ JLUSCia nccjj tuc liver and bowels in healthy condition : and remove the cause of such trou- j bles. C E. Hooper, Albany, Ga,j 8'iys: "I took DeWitt's Little Early j Risers for biliousness. They were j just what I needed. I am feeling i better now than in years." Never j gripe or distress. Safe, thorough and | gentle. The very best pills. J. E ; Kaufmann. Forced to Borrow Money. ? One of the results of extending the i j time for the payment of taxes is that j i the State will bo forced to borrow ; about *25,000 or ?30,000 to replen- ; | ish a depleted treasury until the short- i J age can be made good when all the | ! taxes are collected. The State has j | salaries as well as interest to pay and j ! has nothing to pay it with, so she is ; | forced to borrow money to meet her : j obligations as they become due. She Didn't Wear a Mask, But her beauty was completely | I h'idden bj sores, bJotcnes ana pim- j j pies till she used Bucklen's Arnica I { Salve. Then they vanished as will : all Eruptions, Fever Sores, Boils, 1 j Ulcere, Carbuncles and Felons from ; its use. Infallible for Cuts, Cornp, j and Piles. Cure guaranteed. 25c j at J. E. Kaufmann's. LEBJ JK Ml. ! DEPOSITS RECEIVED SUBJECT TO j CHECK. W. P. ROOF, Cashier. DIRECTORS: Alien Jones, W. P. Roof, ? M. Efird ; R. Hilton James E. Hendrix. EXCHANGE BOUGHT AND SOLD. Deposits of $ I and upwards received and | interest at 5 per cent, per annum allowed payable April and October. September 21?tf mii m el COLUMBIA, C. UNITED STATES. STATE. C1TV AND COUNTY DEPOSITUKI. Paid up Capital ... $20'),000 Surplus Profits . - - 60,000 Saving's Department. Deposits of $5 00 and upwards received The World-Famous . . . . Patron of Sports. $1.00-13 WEEKS-Si.CC MAILED TO YOUR ADDF.ESb. RICHARD K. FOX, Publisher, Franklin Square, New York. UESEXAJLVS Gun Store, Bstablishsd 1876. [,I \S! (ill!! GUNS!!! All our Guns are built to order and are fully guaranteed. We are headqnarters tor everything in the SPORTING GOODS LINE. Call in and inspect our stock before jcu buy. 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Mountain arl2 *25 pm 12 07 a mar.. .Slighs.. arl2 35 pm 12 17 p m ar.Prosperity..ar 1 10 pm 12 30 p m ar. Newberry, ar 2 37 pm 12 43 p m ar. ..Jalapa.. .ar 3 05 pm 12 48 p m ar. ..Gary ar 3 15 pm 12 55 p m ar.. Kinard. ..ar 3 30 pm 1 02 p m ar..Goldville..ar 3 55 pm 1 16 p m ar.. Clinton., .ar 5 00 pm 1 27 p rn ar ...Parks ar 5 20 pm 1 35 p m ar. .Laurens, .ar 5 30 pm *Daily freight except Sunday. RETURNING SCHEDULE. No. 53 *No. 22 1 35 p m lv. .Laurens. .lv 7 30 am 1 41 p m lv.. .Parks.. .lv 7 40 am 1 55 p m lv. ..Clinton., .lv 9 00 am 2 05 p m l7...Goldville..lv 9 25 am 2 12pm 1 v.. .Kinard... lv 9 40 am 2 17 p m lv.. ..Gary . .'.lv 9 50 am 2 22 p m lv. ..Jalapa.. .lv 10 00 am 2 37 p m lv. Newberry .lv 10 50 am 2 52 p in lv.Prosperity.lv 11 20 am 3 02 p m lv.. .Slighs lv 11 36 am 3 06 p m lv.L. Mountain lv 12 25 pm 3 20 p m lv. ..Chapin.. .lv 1 00 pm 3 25 pm lv... 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Bepairs on Watches first class qnickly done and guaranteed, at moderate prices. 60 ?tf. When writing mention the Dispatch.