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The Lexington Dispatch. Wednesday, April 27,1904. Business 1 jcals will be inserted in this department at the rate of five lines and under for 25 cents, all over five liDea, the rate is five eents a line. PENCIL AND SCISSORS. I Wayside Notes Gathered Here and There by a Dispatch Man. Plant corn. Monday is sale day. The political pot is boiling. April showers makes May flowers. When you are in doubt, plant corn. Some sleet fell hereabouts last WedDet-day. for the candidates and barbecues. Rev J L. Ray, of Irmo, was in town Friday. Shake a bush and a candidate will bop out sure. What about those free bridges, Mr. Commissioner*? Mej J. R Counts, of the Fork, was in town Friday. Mr. Job S Wessinger, of CkapiD, was in town Monday. Dr. Sholer, of Selwood, is in town today and called to see us. The County Democratic ConveLtion meets in this place, next Monday. Rev N S Younginer, a veteran of the Civil war, was in town Friday. The Home Bank dbvs interest on time deposits, compounded quarterly. If you want to save money r?ad the Advertising columns of the DiSpateh. losing, sugar aDd fine candies for dressing cakes, can be found at the Bazaar. > Editor Bayly, of tbe Bafceeburg Advocate, is in town and gave us a pleasant call. At tbe Biptist church there is now preacbiug every Sunday morning and evening, Farmer Wade F. Corley, has our thanks for a fine mess of spring turnips. Chocolate, geletine, shredded cocosout, puddine, corn starch, etc., at tbe B*zaar. Miss Lizzie and Emma Julia Dreher, of the Fork, were in town shopping Thursday. Mr. G. Frank Son, of this vicinity, Aolla/I in T h nrcHor an/-l rioi/l hia iU A UUi tUWJ HUVA ^UIV? UAU subscription. The cold weather of last week did little or no damage to vegetation hereabouts. Money deposited with The Home Bank earns interest every minute it is left there. The spring dress patterns for ladies' wear are like Joseph's coat, being of many colors. On account of business in the Fork Dr. Shealy will not be in his office the 28, 29 and 30. The Seaboard Air Line will build a more comfortable waiting room at Swansea for whites and blacks. Candidates?Only three dollars for the round trip and a nomination guaranteed if you get enough votes. Democrats of the Spring Hill section, attend your club meeting next Saturday. Ste the call. The Main street of LexiDgtoD, will now compare favorably with that of any other town in the Stale. Portland and Rosendale Cement for sale at Lexington Department Store. Prices the lowest. We are constrained to believe that the dispeusary law is not enforced as strictly by the dispensers as it should j be. Some Democratic clubs have de- I ciared for and others against the nomitation of Magistrates by the primary election. All kinds of legal blanks, including those used by Magistrates, for sale at the Bazaar. Col. Geo. Bell Timmerman left yesterday afternoon to attend the marriage of Frank F. Herndon at Bibhopville. Mr. Willie Dooley, a rising young farmer ot tins vicinity, called in Sat- j urday and ga\e us the subscription gripSome say that the cotton acreage will be considerably increased in this county tbis year over what it was last year. Just received at the Lexington Department Store a solid car of Lime which will be sold at lowest price. See us and save money. The average housewife during these warm and genial days now spends the most of her time in the garden trying to show her husbaDd how to kill grass. s | Iron beds and criba, all styles and j prices, just received. Springs for | all styles of Iron and vcooden beds. Call and see them at Scott HendrixY A J Fox, cashier of The Home Bank, of this place, is in attendance upon the Banker's Association, in session at Spartanburg. Lexington should by all means have a first class brass band. We have plenty of excellent material if the boys would only get together. We are compelled to boil things down just now, and trusts our correspondents will bear witn us uDtil we can treat them nicely. A number of articles are crowded out of this issue. RidiDg Cultivators, Walking Cultivators, Harrowtooth Cultivators. Also many other implements at the Lexington Department Store. See the list of pensioners in this couuty. The money is now in the hands of Clerk George, for distribution among those whose names have been accepted by the State and county board. When you come to town remember that you can find good cigars, smoking tobacco and a line of nice pipes, at the Bazaar. State Inspector Walter J. McCartha, in checking up the books of the dispenser at Prosperity, found the accounts of that officer short something over Si,000 The dispenser has been suspended. Your valuable papers will be safe j in odb of the safe deposit boxes at The Home Bank. You hold thekej: we keep the box safexfrom fire. Mr. Tbos. E. Bawl left yesterday r> - rr: 11 , _ i iu\ n j lor xvjuk. xaui, tu hittmu iuc vjitbliu Lodge of Junior Order Mechanics as a delegate from Hampton Lodge No 51, of Irene, and Miss Sallie Wingard is there as the representative "f the Kings Daughters. Horehound, Mullein and Tar relieves that hoarseness and prevents an attack of LaGrippe and pneumonia. There is Dothing like it. Large bottles only 25 cents. Murray Drug Co. Mr. George S Long, who resides on the Lewiedale, R. F. D. No. 2:, was in town trading Monday, and concluding that he would like to keep up with the political news, dropped in and the Dispatch now goes to his home. Those desiriDg to attend the old soldiers reunion at Charleston or 8t Nashville, Tenn , will notify Col. M. D. Harman at once, that arrangements for their transportation, board, etc, can be made. The time is near so give it your early attention. The Lexington Department Store is receiving shipments of goods daily. The dry goods, shoe and clothing departments are constantly being made stronger. Your pratronage is solicited. As a general rule the farmers of Lexington county are better off financially and socially than those of any other county on God's green footstool. The reason is that they live at home and board at the same place. That is, they make their own hog and hominy. Fewer gallons; wears longer; Devoe. As we go to press we learn that there was a shooting scrape at Monetta this morning in which one white mac lost his life, another seriously, probably fatally injured, and others being hunted with a pistol. We are indebted to Earle Sloan, State Geologist, for a copy of "A Preliminary Report on the Clays of South Carolina/' It is a valuable work and should be in the hands of every person interested in this matter. Oak Grove Items. To the Editor of the Dispatch: The farmers of this section are about through planting now and are .ready *o go to plowing corn and oh! my, the cotton that they did plant, thinking they will get 12J and loe for it. But 111 bet they will be very glad to get 7c. Don't you think so, Mr. Editor? Tha fruit crop of thi3 section will be very slim. Very near all the peaches are killed and a good rnaDy *. I, ^ 1 j ui uc Mrs. John Cromer, who has been quite ill for sometime, is now improving. We are glad to say that . Mrs. M. K. Kaminer, who has been troubled with her eyes for sometime, is improving also. Mr. and Mrs. Justus Wingard, of ! the Midway section, visited the home I of the latter'a father, Mr. W. F. | Corley, Sunday. There was a very large congregation at St. David's church Sunday. The school at this place, which has been under control of Mr. W. U. Fair, has closed and Mr. Fair has returned to his home in Edgefield. Mr. Silas Cromer, of Columbia, Timbers of oak keep the old homestead standing through the years. It pays to use the right stuff. 44 Men of oak" are men in rugged health, men whose ^ bodies are made of the sound- ^ est materials. Childhood is the time to lay E the foundation for a sturdy con stitution that will last for years. Scott's Emulsion is the right stuff. Scott's Emulsion stimulates the growing powers of children, helps them build a firm foundation for a sturdy constitution. Send for free sample. SCOTT & BOWNE. Chemists. 409-4!5 Pearl Street, New York. 5Cc. and ail druggists. vinited his fathtr, Kev. J A Cromer, | Sunday. A small crowd frcm this vicinity = spent a pleasant hut an awful rainy day, at Mr. E I. Sox's the third Sunday, at the wedding feast which was given to bis son, Mr. Wade Sox, who was married that morniDg at N-w Brookland to Miss Lula Bundrick, of that place. They spent the day at the home of the groom and returned to Brookland in the evening. We wi&h them a long and happy life. We regret to learn that Mr. B. C Lvbrand is quite ill aDd has beet fnr onmatimc tini a'c itidK Viim o 1U1 CV/Ui^ll LU\ ^ V/U U ?f V- TV mu WILU u sppedy recovery. The young folks of this section are expecting a gay time at the picDie, which is to beat the Sox & KamiDer barbecue ground, on the 12 h of May, next, being Ascension day. C?ndidates and everybody are invited to come and erjoy themselves. A Friend. April 26, 1904. Bright Lawyer. The Wateree Messenger. We had a pleasant call a few days ago from Mr. George Bell Timmerman, who is a candidate for Solicitor for the Fifth Circuit. He represented Solicitor Thurmond at the recent term of court for this county. He ^ made a very pleasant impression upon those with whom he came in contact, with the exception of the criminals he prosecuted. Mr. Timmerman is a son of Dr. W. H. ? Tirr.mfl.mon cT Cfafo T.ooonrci' on^t XlUiUlCl LUCtLI) CA'tJUai U A i VUDUl ti f uuu is a genial young gentleman and a C bright lawyer. \ Wanted to exchange a few Black Langehan aDd White Leghorn roosters fer common laying beDs?Plymouth Racks preferred. Apply at Dispatch office a GRAND 1 S | pREMIUM gALE. f Uostutifiil Presents FOE YOU. This store has no favorites, all peo; pie are treated alike, and we uppre- i ciate a customer who buys very little i i as well as the one who buys largely. ! i SEE OUR SHOW WINDOWS 1 We have at our store one thousand premiums consisting ol rocking j / chairs, parlor lamps, jardinieres,'tea sets go carts Umbrena staul, pictures. toilet sets, berry dishes, water ; ; Pitchers, Waiters china celery dish- \ J es, brown glass tumblers ami a boau j tifnl assortment oi Opalescent ware, 1 consisting ot rose jars, salad ira\s, jellv dishe-. cak* trays and various other shapes in live colors .viz: blue, d!.., ,? | I'UUilfV, Jliut, ^xrcn auu jnua, HOW WE 00 IT. To every customer whose purchase amounts to One Dollar or more will be given a ticket m a sealed envelope. The above premiums will be divided into ten iois or ten numbers. Customers will be given choice ol premiums from the lot number eorrespodiug with the tickets they hold. Yon get your premium belore : you leave our store There will be I iots ot money saved by wise folks. *w ; SPOT CASH-MI APPH0B\TI0\ [\\JfYft SHOE MAN. -\ 11 H 1613 Maiu St. H V I l/l ? COLUMBIA,S.C. ] 1 | Feb. 6-ly. | don't fail tc ;ee our immense stock before buyng. Three car loads in the house md two cars enroute. i w 9 ii rr f /T Am HAVE MORE YOU PEOPLE SEEN IRE OUR USING LINE D. W. OF OSBORNI NEW & CO S., DRESS FARM GOODS. IMPLEMI SHOES. MOWERS HATS ETC., AND THIS NOTIONS. YEAR COMPLETE THAN IN EVER EVERY BEFORE. RESPECT. WHY? BECAUSI THEY ALWAYS GIVE SATISFA! SEE OUR STOCK AND BE CONVINC >ur Bujer has just returned from ttie INortfcern marKet 1 We are always M&EE OUR STORE YOUR HE A W. P. ROOF, iOME GOOD RE WHY YOU SHOULD WI Because It Is made to hold our L / trade. Because f'\W[ ^)\ Every garment is new V' jl i 'crrM anc' fr^l"1 anc* modQ i estly priced. tlM 1 ! Because d 7 It is made and trim/'if'VvE med to fit. , !? X? r\nonoQ ! . pi\'7" uov^ ^ . W Its made in the new- \ | y:'J li est styles. 0 i 4 Because |;'f I If It will not rip. p I Because jk ,'|! An ounce of satisfac|j tioniswortha ton of J&w talk, and it gives satisfaction. A FTTTTi TJ\K OF Jl'S (LOTHIXG, HEX'S HURTS, HATS AM Call and inspect our stock before buying II. R. HART LEI Lexington, S. C. V WE BUY CHEAPER AND i sell cheaper. We have had year's of experince in the vehicle business and v/e are in a position to know the best makes and that is just what we sell. ILE 00 cGIVE US A CALL BEFORE E BUYING GROCERIES. WE ^NTS, CARRY a complete line of heavy and fancy groceries. CTION : i :ed. where be has bought our spring stock. Call and see them, glad to see you. ,D QUARTERS WHILE I2T TOWN. Lexington, S. C. Wedding Presents! ; Rings, ? a -r Chains, Jewelry, , Watches, A I All the nnojerous'articles suitable for pren* cuts of ail kiuds, we now have illustrated bv photographs direct from the articles, in our catalogue ot which we will be pleased to send you one on request. We deliver all goods tree by mail, express, or lreighr on all orders with : cash, and guarantee satisfaction always. ^ i p H. LACHICOTTE <t COMPANY, ^ MM j 1424 Main Street, 1 COLUMBIA, - - - - S. C. !High Grade! 11^1 Low Prices ! fmprrt&1 GROCERIES, HARDWARE, DRY W/ti / GOODS, SHOES, KATS AND \M if GENTS' FURNISHINGS' B/ JSl Leading Brands ot Fertilizers. Agent ^ W Jfj tor the New Home and Wheeler & Wilson V gjfj lfj? Sewing Machines- Osbornes Disc Har- * fl ^ j rows, Chattanooga Plows. American Car- ^ ! riage Company's Baggies. Gate City ? j Stovts. ) imierwear. ?highest? Market Prices Paid for Cotton r,w and Country Produce. jS^Give me a call. J ( || j s. wkssimer, Chapin, S. C. ' I