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K . ? Representative fiewspaper. Savers Lexington and the Borders of the Surrounding Bounties Lihe a Blanhet. VOL. XXX11I. LEXINGTON S. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBEH 17, 1902. NO. 0 CLOSE DRY GOODS COMPANY, " , ' f T77". EC. ^n0^TC2ZT03ST, TR, ^^IST^GKEilES, L, V ia^O MAIN STREET, - COLUMBIA, S. C. Solicits a Share of Your Valued Patronage. Polite and Prompt Attention. \ October IStf . ^ H $25.00 in Cash i ) Prizes Xxiven Away Every; 1 FRIDAY AT 3 P. M. j I J I j , i I j With each cash purchase of a Pair | of Shoes, we give a Coupon which is J ; placed in a sealed box. and for four ! j i weeks, commencing with November ; 28th, every Friday night at 8 o'clock I I ; the box is well shaken and seal ! broken. ( The first Coupon drawn from (he ! j box gets the "cash"?Fi?st Prize; \ j $10.00; Second, $7.50; Third, $5.00, 1 j Founth. $2 50. ? : Besides this, we o3er the best L ! s ock of Shoes and Christmas Slip pers ever shown in this State. We < Tl ?ill ttAn 1a ! want your traae. xi> wmpj ;?u ? . ! buy your Shoes from j fi LEVER, |, '"THE SHOE MAN," I : * I c 1803 Main Street, I COLUMBIA, - S. C. r ^ Febo 6?ly. I t I ; GET OUT OF THE RUT. ; T J Money is too h?rd to get for you to y t pay one eent more for any article than you have to ' We are selling Paints. Cements, t Sash. Doors, .Blinds, Hardware, , Shingles, etc.. for a little less than * you can buy elsewhere. And then $ you get quick shipment, too, . SH/IND BUILDERS'SUPPLY CO: * 615 PLAIN STREET, 1 COLUMBIA. - - S. C. 6 BOTH PHONES 251. ? OrttrtKoF 9Q I v """ 1 < K I C. M. Eftrd. F. E. Dkeheb ( EFIRD & DREHER, Attorneys at Law, ? f , LEXINGTON, C. H., S. C. TTTILL PRACTICE IN ALL - THE VV Courts. Business solicited. One ' member of the firm will always be at office, ] ** Lexington, S. C. June 17?6m. 1 l NOW FOR C] r ' CARPET STORE I i UNPRECEDENTED DiSPLflY 0 ) When in the city doing Nonr Xmas shopping }< ' where the crowd is. We are ehcw;/ g th? bj ^ -Coltmhia or t] I BRTJSSEE CARPETS Iron k VEEYET CARPETS, from STRAW .TTI3fG, from SPECIAL O (100 Pairs Muslin Frilled Curtains, 3 Yards Lo at SI OtJ to SI.75 75 Fine Smyrna Eugs. 30x72. sold at $3.50 t at $2.98. Don't wait tor >he - New Trolly" lii ily, we can please them all. We are going to j pons and trading slamps for ''Cash" purchasef you come. MUTUAL CI 1517 MAIN ST., C S. C. Tel'picas ?35. Brookland News. To the Eiitor of the Dispatch: The warm and balmy autumn days have at last yielded to the cold blast of winter and the chilling wave has not only robbed nature of its beauties, but many 'swiners' from longer husking the grain. Most of our citizens have raised 1 some fine hogs this year, and it is a sommon and sad. thought on rising in the early morning to see so many , bon fires and hear the faint squeal of the dying pig in the distance. Messrs A. D Shull, Cal Hook and ( 3. 0. Corley returned a few days * igo from a hunting trip on the joast. These gentlemen had an experience long to be remembered 1 ^hen one of their party, Mr. A D. 1 Shull. brought down a fine buck at 1 i distance of 87 yards. Several fine 1 9 V ieer and turkey were killed. The )arty was highly entertained, while laartered at the home of Capt. H. * L\ McDonald. 8 M. H. Witt returned Thursday 1 rom Charleston, at which place he * vas a delegate to the Grand Lodge c if Masons. At the last regular communication z if Sin Clair Lodge, No. 154, the fol- a owing officers were elected for the s text ensuing year: M. H. Witt, W. a II; R. S. Wilson, S. W.; J. L. Gun- r er, J. W; J. M. Wingate, Treasurer; md ft Xj. Shuier, Secretary. Tiiese I officers will be duly installed Friday a ivening, December 26th. i We regret very much to lose one t >f our good substantial citizens, Mr. ' 3. S. Mack, who will this coming ] veek move his family to Leesville. c By the good grace of the Bishop i he Bev. Foster Spears, of the dethodist church, was returned to c his charge and the membership of * he church, as well as the citizens, i jtadly welcome bis return. t Brookland boasts ol: the champion 1 >arber of the State. Recently he t shaved 117 men, in addition to t several hair cuts, in one day. < All the churches here will have < 3hristmas trees and great prepara- t iions are being made by the various 1 lenoininations for this festive occa- ' jion. } We will venture to say that few * places of equal size enjoy themselves more pleasantly than our t people. Not a week passes from the I i oeginning of the year to the end, j 2 out what there is a gathering of the | ,4young and old.'' It is a box party, | j MUST MAS *s FULL BLAST! If 1M NOVELTIES!!! | ook for the busiest place on Main street i idsomsst s'ock ci goods ever brought to I Le h oil da vs. i I a 75c. to $>X Per Yard. 81 to 81.25 per Yard. ISe. to 40c. per Yard. ; 1 FFSRIM?. ng, at 75c to $1.24 Per Pair, sold formerly 1 md $3.75, for the liolidajs ue offer them 1*. but come oter now and biing the lain^ive away a rng 0 1 Xooas so get your ccu5. We will give \0'i full information when LRPET CO.,! :m 1 iMRfa <? o f w to v in to# . I 1} w W eepfc. 17?tf. I oyster supper, ice cream festival or something of the kind and it is seemingly strange that they are alwayB largely patronized. Recently one of our citizens has been banking some funds in his trunk at home for Christmas purposes, his servant being vigilant of bis depository waited for a "convenient season" aDd applied about sight dollars in the purchase of wedding apparel and cocoanuts for ibe holidays. A few evenings ae-o. in the absence I 0 - 0-; )f W. D. Dent and family, some one mtered hie home and stole his SValterbury watch. The gift was so highly admired by the thief that he nade repeated efforts to dispose of t, when the owner was informed and he victim was easily caught and is low "keeping time'1 by spending his lolidays on the gang. Turkey raffles are all the go in hese regions and judging from the lound of gobbling, hissing, quack ng and cackling every family in own will be well supplied by Christnas tide. D. K. Sox, one of our most promilent merchants, recently purchased ; beautiful lot fronting on State treet from M. H. Witt and will in t short time erect an up-to-date store oom for his own uee. The street oar movement has boomed >roperty at this point. If it advances ,8 much when the trolley arrives as t has since it was first spoken of, he four land kings of Brookland rill be comfortably quartered. Our people are longing to hear the hum >f the trolley, we will gladly welcome ts arrival and will co-operate in ivery effort to the speedy building >f this line. No better opportunity will ever be given the people esiding in Oongaree and adjoining nmnoVima on A frh a nifivona nm. ! 'KJ VT UDlil|/0 auu VUU Ul WAUUU)i8, then assisting in this great indertaking and when the waters of he Congaree are spanned that the sitizens of the two Bection take some soncert action by co-operating with he promotors of this movement and nuild a free combination bridge, rbe city of Columbia has made vonderful growth within the past :ew years, in fact she is becoming a ecognized trade centre, being favorably spoken of as the coming city of ;he South, and with all these recognized facilities, it behooves her citizens to be equalled to the occasion tnd allow her neighbors to freely mter her gates without being subjected to a cost in doing so. D C* /\ ~r t ' mimi flwg aAm em when you come t how cheap the Shoes! KTTlTTTffrN AATVC IN ill W EVERY . O.-tober 15.??m. Cures Cancer and Blood Poison. If you have blood poison producing eruptions, pimples, ulcers, swollen glands, bumps and risings, burning, itching skin, copper-colored spots or rash on the skin, mucous patches in mouth or throat, falling hair, bone pains, old rheumatism or foul catarrh, take Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B ). It kills the poison in the blood; soon VI . 11 t J 1 an sores, eruptions neai, nam swellings subside, aches and pains stop and a perfect cure is made of the worst cases of Blood Poison. For cancers, tumors, swellings, eating sores, ugly ulcers, persistent pimples of all kinds, take B. B. B It destroys the cancer poison in the blood, heals cancer of all kinds, cures the worst humors or suppurating swellings. Thousands cured by B B. B. after all else fails. B. B. B. composed of pure botanic ingredients Improves the digestion, makes the blood pure and rich, stops the awfu) itching and all sharp, shooting pains. Tnoroughly tested for thirty years. Druggists, $1 per bottle, with ccmplete directions for home cure. Sample free and prepaid by writing rki i ? n A it a . n T\_ eiooa jaaim uo., quanta, vjra. inscribe trouble and free medical advice also sent in sealed letter. i , . , i Batesljurg Items. To the Editor of the Dispatch: I notice in the Washington dispatches of last week that our office has become a Presidential one. That is a pointer as *o business. It has haon nnrrpctlv aaid a tnwn can be i J ? ? judged by the receipts of its poBt office and this is dow the only one of this class on the line of railroad from Coiumbia to Augusta. W. A. Strother, of Walhalla, has j been visiting his brother, Dr. E. F. Strother, the past week. He is President of the Bank at Walhalla and a prominent capitalist of the up country. We regret to note the death a few days ago of Y. B. Shealy. Mr. Shealy was a good man and one of the landmarks of our county. He had suffered much from ill health and was ready and willing to meet the summons. Rev. J. D. Crout preached his farewell sermon in the Methodist church yesterday. We regret to announce that he has been changed to the Dillio,n station. Rev. E. T. Hodges, late Presiding Li O^T I ^ P 8 "1 /-"V t1* JZ (Oi ' U -LUWJU. aiiU a~?<3 ~y are selling | Skoes!! J ARRIVING WEEK. Elder, has been appointed to the Batesburg charge. Representative-elect, John Bell Towill, is in Lexington C. H., today attending a meeting of the county delegation to recommend a Board of Control. Rev. Dr. A. C. Wilkins, at the Baptist church yesterday, gave a resume of the year's work of the Denomination as was reported at the convention at Greenville. The discourse was exceedingly interesting j i j i i l: uuu uearu vy a large cuugregauuu. The traveling Evangelist "Yarborough" preached on the streets Saturday afternoon. He frequently holds services of that nature when passing through towns. That friend of the Dispatch, Billy Gantt, of Black Creek, paid us a brief visit last week?one of Lexingtons best men. We are always delighted to see him. Dec 15, 1902. Occasional. If you feel ill and need a pill Whv nnk t.hfi hflnt' DeWitt's Early Risers Are little surprisers, Take one?tbey do the rest. W. H. Howell, Houston, Tex, writes ?I have used Little Early Riser Pills in my family for constipation, sick headache, etc. To their use I ! am indebted for thb health of my family. J. E. Kaufmann. P. C. I. Notes. 1 Misses EiSie and Lucile Efird, ' i who graduated at the Institute last year and who are now attending the Presbyterian College, Columbia, S. C, spent last Saturday and Sunday 1 at their home in Lexington. Miss Eva Derrick, once a student 1 at the Institute, who is now teaching the Long Branch school, spent Saturday and Sunday at her father's, Auditor G. A. Derrick. Just after Christmas will be a good time to send your children to the Institute, as the first term closes directly after Christmas and new classes will then be formed, fe--The Christmas holidsys begin next Wednesday afternoon aod continue for one week. It is earnestly requested of the parents that what ever entertainment is to be given the children will be given them during i this week so that they may go back . to school the first day with minds in i a proper condition for study. P. i TV anam 1 Ti 1 Q09 1 # Tomorrow a week is Christmas. j WHEN IN \ REMEMBER THAT COHE SHOES AT THE L< iTSW SH0S3 AP,: 0EVERY SHOE GUARAH ^ 1 I b. vm 9 ci ?1 9 J\ t tlllt II S all 1636 MAIN ST., C SEE I S FOR SHOES II iSTBuy your Shoes from Cohen and ge December 10. THE OLD RELIABLE POWDER Absolutely Pure THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE In Jffemoriam. DoH&ld, little cherub, who had lost his way And wandered hither, so his stay With us was short, and 'twas not meet That he should be no delver in earth's clod, No need to pause and cleanse his feet To stand bofore his God: 0 blest word?Evermore," Donald Middleton, son of George V onrl Qofo T-Ta mlri? a U? ^ jl. nuu iDatii jLJLa tt aiuo vjiiaxiaui, oiiU grrand-son of Rev. Jacob Hawkine, D. D , was born Judo 14, 1898, and lied December 6, 1902. The burial service was read at the home of the bereaved parents, in Lexington, IS. C., by the Rjv. J. G. Graichen on the morning of the hallowed day. The sympathy of the congregation present was most touchingly expressed as with affectionate hearts and tender hands they brought to the tiny casket their floral tributes? manifestations of love?3trong love that never can decay. The interment took place in Columbia, S. C. 'Another little mound, More flowers wet with tears; Little Donald's sleep is sonnd? No dreams. 110 griefs, no fears!" Among celestials, a bright angel, he waves the palm of victory and wears the crown of glory. J. G. G. A nrl OQO Ar f nVn nf rrr .J + n Irrvr* XJk. vt H H U ?I CUOL tanuii LiQil an hour before breakfast will usually keep the bowel3 regular. Harsh cathartics should be avoided. When a purgative is needed, take Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablet?. They are mild and gentle in their action. For sale by J. E Kaufmann. A/ANT OF EN SELLSJH_E best JWLSI t-'KIUfcS. WC7HTG DAILY! BOLD WITH A TBE AT oe Store, OLUMBIA, S. C. *JfJE?V /.V O I II C ITY. it a school big for your ch '.'irenfree.