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NOTICE OF ELECTION for STATE AND COUNTY OFFICERS, AND FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION. State of South Carolina, County of Lexington. Notice is hereby given that an election will be held at the several precincts, established by law in Lexington County on Tuesday, November, 8, 1904, for the following officers, to wit: ' Governor, .Lieutenant- urn v wuu, cw retary of State, Attorney-General, State Treasurer, Comptroller-General, Superintendent of Education, Adjutant and Inspector-General, One Railroad Commissioner, County Supervisor, two County Commissioners, County Superintendent of Education, Sheriff, Clerk of Court, Coroner, Solicitor, a Senator andthree Representatives. Pursuant to the Constitution of South Carolina an election will be held at the same time and place for amendments to the Constituton of South Carolina, pursuant to the terms of Joint Resolutions Nos. 383, 384 and 385 (Acts of South ? Carolina, pp. 674, 675 and 676), as follows: A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing to Amend Section 9, of Article III. of the State Constitution, so as to Provide forjBennial Sessions of the General Assembly. ? Section 1. Be it Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, That the following amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Carolina be submitted to the qualified electors of the State at the next general election for Representatives, and if a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly, voting thereon, shall vote in lavor 01 such amendment, and a majority of each "branch erf the General Assembly, shall after snch election, and before another, ratify the same amendment by yeas and nays, Section 9, of Article III, of the Constitution, relating to the Legislative Department, be amended by adding after the word "place" in line ten of said Section, the words "until the end of the session occurring in 1906, after which the said sessions shall be held at the same time and place biennially;" so that said section as amended shall read as follows: . The annual session of the General Assembly heretofore elected, fixed by the Constitution of the year eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, to convene on the fourth Tuesday 01 November, in the year of eighteen 'hundred and ninetyfive, is hereby postponed, and the same shall be convened and held in the city of Columbia on the second Tuesday of January, in the year eighteen hundred and ninety-six. The first session of the General Assembly elected under this Constitution shall convene in Columbia on the second v Tuesday in January, in the year eighteen hundred and nine-seven, and thereafter annually at the same time and place until the end of the session occurring in 1906, after which the said sessions shall be held at the same time and place bien nially. Should the casualties of war or contagious diseases render it unsafe to meet at the seat of government, then the r^wArnnr mav. bv nroclajnation. anDoint a more secure and convenient place of meeting. Members of the General Assembly shall not receive any compensation for more than forty days of any one session: Provided, That this limitation shall not affect the first four sessions of the General Assembly under this Constitution. Sec. 2. That the question of adopting the amendment perfaced in the foregoing Section shall be submitted to the ; electors as follows: Those in favor of the amendment shall deposit a ballot 1 with the following words plainly printed or written thereon: '-Constitutional amendment, to Section 9, of Article III, : of the State Constitution, addingafterthe > word 'place' in line ten of said Section the words 'until the end of Xhe session occurring in 1906. after which the said ' sessions shall be held at the same time and place biennially.'?Yes." i Those opposed to said amendment shall : east a ballot with the following words i plainly printed or written thereon: : i'Constitutional amendment tcPNfiection : 9, of Article III, of the State Constitu- ( tion, adding aftjr the word 'place' in line ten of said Section the words 'until j the end-of the session occurring in 1906, 1 after which the said sessions shall be \ held at the same time and place biennially.'?No." Approved the 11th dav of Februarv, 1 A. D. 1904. A JOINT RESOLUTION to Amend the ( Constitution so as to Penult the Gen- ' eral Assembly to Enact Local and Spe- ! eial Laws on the Subject of Laying Out, Opening, Altering, and Working Roads and Highways, and as to the Age at TtTUJ.v'U CNoU "K/j cnViiof't fn rl ' V V HiUil V-/ OUA/J^vw tv AVVUMi j -or Other PuVie Daty. Section 1. Be it Resolved by the Gen- ' eral Assembly of the State" of South Carolina, That the following amendment to the Constitution be agreed to, and that the two questions involved in such amendmfnt be submitted separately at the next general election to the electors qualified to vote for members of the House- of Representatives, viz: that there shall he aided to the Constitution ! the following additional Article, to be j numbered properly in the consecutive j order of its adoption, to be designated as i "Article'* of Amendments to the j Constitution." which shall read as fol- j lows: | "Article" of Amendments to the j Constitution." ; Section 1. The General Assembly of j 1-u-u. c*-..,Mt?v , met local < ;r spec ial laws i liiiO MIMVV . concerning the 'ayinir our. ojHuiinjr. J altering or wo^kiuir rones or highways. I and coiKvninijr tne providing for the i a^e at which citizens shall '.? sub-jeer :o i road duty. and concerning; drainage. See. 2 That Subdivision 11 and Sub- i division IX of S: etion :>4, of Articles III. ! of the constitution, are hereby repealed ! Approved tiie 18tii dav of Februarv. i A. D. 1904. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing- to j Amend Section I, Article VIII, of the j Constitution. Relating to Muuici}>al j Bonded Indebteness. Section 1. Be it resolved by the Gen I eral Assembly of the State of South Carolina, That" the following amendment to Section 7, Article VIII. of the Constitution, be agreed to: Add as the end there, of the following word. Providedfurther, That the Limitations imposed by this Section and by Section 5, Article I X, of this Constitution, shall not apply ! to bonded indebtedness incurred by the . city of Greenville, but said city of Greenville may increase its bonded indebtedness in the manner provided in said Section of said Article to an amount not- exceeding fifteen per ceut. of the value of the taxable property therein, where the proceeds of said bonds are j applied solely to the payment of past in- J debtedness, to expenses and liabilities i incurred or to be incurred in the im- j provements of steets and sidewalks, and ; for providing sewerage for said city, or any part thereof, for purchasing, establishing, owning or operating waterworks or e' ^ctric light plants. SW *>. L.it the Question of adopting this amendment shall be submitted at j the next general election to the electors ; as follows: Those in favor of the j amendment shall deposit a ballot with ! the following words plainly printed or \ written thereon: ''Constitutional ! amendment of Section seven, of Article j eight, of the Constitution, relating to municipal corporations and police regu- I lations, Yes." Those opposed to said amendment shall cast a ballot with the following words plainly printed or writ- j ten thereon: "Constitutional amend- j ment of Section seven, Article eight, of the Constitution, relating to municipal ; corporations and police regulations, No." Approved the 18th day of Februarv, A. D. 1904. Polls at each voting place will be opened at seven o'clock a. m. and closed at four o'clock p. m. The following named persons have been appointed Managers of Election for State and County Offices, to w?t: Lexington. () H?L W liead, Tnom&s L Harman, T F Griffith. T J Drafts' Store -R A Barre, Luther E Black, S Edwin hendrix Leesville?D L Gunter, J L Kinard, W E Matthews. Lewiedale?W T Craps, W H Donley, Jr. S E Taylor. Gaston?Geo W Pound, C S Goodwin, Noah Spires Laird's Mill ?Johnston King, J Fletcher Jetcoat, J Wesley Starns. Irmo?H A Lonck, Rev N S Toungiaer A N Dreher. Ballentine?S E Lowman, Frank Shealy, S J Riddle. Chapin?Ja? B Lever, A N Sease, S J Clark. Efird's Store?L G Wheeler, J J Cannon, Jas W Wessinger. Peak Station?0 L Mayer, Willie M Wiliou, Jas W Eargle. P W Shealy's Store?J Sol Miller, Noah Taylor. Emanuel Taylor. Hilton?B B Hiiler, H H Dreher, Roland Fulmer. Samaria?E Silas Hallman, Leroy Senterfeit. B J Kodgers Batesburg?Charley B Kneece. P B As bill, W B Bite Swansea?J L Jnmper, RE Mack, Daniel Berry. Red Store?J C Mailer. Halbert 'Geiger, T B Crider. Huffman's Burnt Mill?J V Gunter. C A Schumpert, L L G.ntt. Brookiand?R L Shuler. Preston I Sox Walter Hook. Spring Hill?Dr J W Eargle, Waller Eleazer, John P Richardson Folk's School House David Eliisor, Geo K Eleazer. Henry E Amick. Red Back John H Bailey, Jerome Rish, Peter H Pound Brook?E F Caughman, D W Hite. Willie D Long St Andrew's School House?Joe S Hnlf man, R B Barr, Rhe.t Younginer. Edmund?Samuel P Shumpert, Jno A Lucas, R H Baugbman. Felton David Ri?h, Lucious Wyse, Perry Hutto. Croat's Store?Hampton K zer, George An ick, Webster Koou. Steadman?C L Willis, H J Burgess, B^' d hall. * D;lingo?M W Shall, Darby Drait-, Jno W clendrix 1 un trie oay 01 election tne Managers must organize by the election of a Chair- 1 man and a Clerk, if necessary. The Chairman elected is empowered to administer oaths. The .Managers have the power to fill any vacancy, and if none of the Managers attend, the citizens can appoint ii'rom among the qualified voters the Managers, who, after being sworn, can conduct the election. At the close of the election the Managers and Clerk must proceed publicly co open the ballot boxes and count the ballots therein, and continue without adjournment until the same is completed, and make a statement of the result for each office and for each amendment to the Constitution and sign the same. Within three days thereafter, the Chairman of the Board, or some omy designated by the Board, must deliver to the Commissioners of Election the poll list, the boxes containing the ballots and written statements of the result of the election. One of the above-named Managers for each precinct must call upon the Board of Commissioners, at the Court House. Saturday, November 5, 11)04, to receive t n I ucuiui uoAes, |hjii lidid auu nisu'uutiuii* and to qualify. " H. G. ELeazer. M. D., E. A. Smith, C. W. Caughman, Commissioners State and County Elevtio-s. Notice. BY Y1RTURE OF A DISTRESS warrant issued by A WMartin, landlord appointing T. L. Martin agent, to distrain ail goods, and chattels of P. E Hutto. tenant, for rent due and in arrears on the lands of the said A. W. Martin,.landlord, iu Lexington County, State of South Carolina, said warrant j being dated the 14th day of September, 1904, and levy having been made on the 24th of Septenil>er, 1904, and the tenant, Paul E Hutto. having failed to replevy said goods and chattels so distrained within five days as required by ] law, I. T. L. Martin. agent, will have ! said goods and chattels so distrained, or j so much as shall be necessary to satisfy j said distress appraised by two disinter- ; ... .1 .........,4 ....... .,,,,7 -IT,11 .1 I iv\ ! .> ctiHl will ovii ntiiiu iv j tiic best advantage by auction at public ! saloon Monday the lTtli (lay of Novum- 1 her 1904, between the hours of eleven a. ; m. and five ]>. m. on said day at the town j of Swansea. S. ('. T. L. MARTIN. Ajrent for A. W. Martin, Landlord. Dated Oct. 17. 11)04. Mwl j ______? I All tfojard for the County Fair. BENEVOLENT ASSOCSATIOMS Of America Use Pe ru na For aSE CatarrfraS Diseases. Woman's Benevolent Association of Chicago, Mrs. Henrietta A. S. Marsh, President Woman's Benevolent Association, of 821 Jackson Park Terrace, Woodlawn, Chicago, 111., says: "I suffered with la grippe for seven weeks and nothing helped me until I tried Peruna. 1 felt at once that I had at last secured the right medicine and kept steadily improving. Within three weeks I was fully restored."?Henrietta A. S. Marsh. La Grippe is epidemic catarrh. Peruna is of national fame as a sure cure for catarrh in all phases and stages. If you do not derive prompt and satisfactory results from the use of Peruna, write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full statement of vour case and he will be pleased to give you his valuable adYice gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O. Executors" Sale. BY VIRTURE OF THE POWERS vested in us by the last will and testament of J. W. B. Lever, deceased, we will offer for sale to the highest bidder at public outcry, on the first (7) 1 Monday of November next, liXH, at 11 1 o'clock a. m., before the court house door of Lexington county, South Carolina, the following real estate to wit: 1. All that piece, parcel or tract of land, situate, lying and being in the county of Lexington and State aforesaid, j containing one hundred and fifteen ' (115) acres, more or less, known as tract I No. 1, bounded by lands of S. D. B. j Lever, Noah Frick, Henry Lindler and j J. Andrew Frick. 2. All that piece, parcel or tract of i land, situate, lying and being in the county of Lexington and State aforesaid, containing sixty three (53) acres, more or less, and known as tract No. 1, bounded by lands of B. J. G. Lever, A. S. Frick and tract No. 1. 3. All that piece, parcel or tract of land, situate, lying and being in the county of Lexington and State aforesaid, containing forty (40) acres, more or less, known as the Charlie Eargle place and bounded by lands of or formerly owned by C. M. Eargle. L. S. Mathias, George Slice. William McOartha, Estate of William Slice and Estate of Ellen Guise. 4. All that piece, parcel or tract of land, situate, lyin^ and being in the county of Lexington and State aforesaid, containing one hundred and five (105) acres, more-or less, and known as the Hope land or Lover home place, bounded by lands of J . A. W. stourie- j mire, Walter Jacobs. Henry Busby, Noah Chapman and C. >1. Stuck. 5. All that piece, i:ar^d or tract of j land, situate, lying and being in the 1 county of Lexington and State afore- j said, containing eighty fSO> acres, more ! or less, and known as the. Upper Mark j place and bounded by lands or James B. j Addy. Henry H. Busby. Drayton Bradford and lands formerly owned by L> (). George. (>. All that piece, parcel or tract of I land, situate, lying and being in the f county of Lexington and State afore- j said, containing fifty-five (35) acres, r more or less, and known as the Lower; Mark place and bounded, by lands of j Andrew Shealy,. J. K.. Summer and { George Cumalander. 7. All that lot,, piece or parcel of land. , situate, lying and being in the incor porate limits of the town of Peak, county ' of Lexington and State aforesaid, eon- ; raining (1144 feet,) measuring twenty- ; two feet on front of River street and j running back fifty-two feet, bounded on I the north by River street, east and south j by lands formerly owned by r. H. 1 Dominiek. deceased, and west by lands } of J. C. Golem an. Terms of sale: One-third of the pur- | chase money to be paid in ca>k and the j balance to be paid in two equal, sue-- j cessive annual installments with iuv.nvsr j from day of sale, secured by bond of j the purchaser and a mortgage of the | premises sold, said mortgage to contain j clause of attorneys fee in case of suit of ! foreclosure, with leave to any purchaser To pay more than one-tlvird or nil cash j if desired. :< >) per tract to be paid ! when the saute is knocked down or n j resile- is ordered by the Executors with- ; out further notice at the expiration of j one hour at the risk of rhe former bidder. ' Purchaser to pay for papers. Also, we will sell for cash at rbc same j place and the same time, the following j j*tsoiia 1 property of the said dt ceased, vowit: One cotton planter, one blacksmith >hop. one part of a l'or.r-horse. wagon. one parr of a one-liorse wagon, j one parr of a buggy and one Inkier ami i engine. B.J. (*. LEVER, S. D. B. LEVER, Executors of the last will and tesraincnt of.]. W.B. Lever, deceased. this I -1th day of October. 1D04. .1. M Frick. Attorney, o.-t. ri. 1004. ' 4w.Vl The Lexington Dispatch, LEXINGTON, 8. C., J G. M. ITarmax, Editor and Publisher. Circulation, 1,8(50. Wednesday, October 19, 1904. j The Republicans of this Congrc-sioDfil district are very "Strenuou&'' io their iffiorts to defeat Congressman Lever, but if the Democrats are ?qually alive to their ducy there will be no trouble for him. | The expenses of the post office department exceeded its receipts last j year by $8,779 492. Mr. Davis, the Democratic candidate for Vice President of the United States, is still making speeches to Urge and .enthusiastic ciowda in West Virginia. Immigrant Commissioner Watson h?s been north at tbe State's expease and as a result of his visit he had a ''Hotel Conference," aod now 'the matter of tourist hotels and Colonies for this State has assumed a brighter outlcok." It is ever tbusalwaya something that might happen and yet never comes to pass. Married. Prof. Dsvid A. Kleckley and Miss , Frances Cummings Cromer were ! hsppelv united in wedlock on October 12, 1004. 2 ? " Notice. The fourth quarterly Conference will be held at Chapin on Saturdav and Sunday, October 22 and 23 Preaching at Capet's chapel on 5ch SiKdiy at 11 a. m. Special Meeting. The pastor of the Methodietchurch at this place, Rev 0 N Roundfcree, will be assisted m a special meeting by R^v. W. P. Yarborough from i Leesvillr, S C, to begin on tbe 22i instant,-at 8 p. m., and continue probably through the following week Tbe public^is cordially invited to attend. The traded school at Athens opened up today with a good attendance with Prof J V Smith as principal and Miss Esteile flarcaan as assistant. Those wishing to prepare their eons aDd daughters for college could Dot do better than send tb'-m here, or at G*eton which school will open up tb? first of November with Miss Dora E Craf, as principal. Forest fires have been raeing on the Muller lands on Sandy Ran for the pisfc week. We have been informed that it caught from the hunter's camp fires. j CAPITAL, FOUR PER CENT. per annum, payable quarterly on Savings Depo *a-?0Ufm AUG TOWN DEPOSIT V <t> + '? -t- T- -t* f a- ^ -f *r 'r 'f 't' f ^ | i FARMS FOR SALE. 1 3f ^ V %? I * " 3? 500 a'-re farm, with three small & I ? -i ... t-J-ivi-.o milf-v; ^ I j?i HAtmiijjs, uiiu, tio . V.J.V.%, ? ...-4- . from Gilbert. S. <1*, lor S2.500 ?? j ' ifr 220 acre farm, with new fonrof room dwelling, s^nall tenant house, good ba n. tobacco barn, one and a tjf bait miles from Gilbert, for SI,250. -? 2 14$ acre farm, rich land, with ^ Si dwelling, tenant honses. bam. three 4-1 and a half miles from Leesville, S. # J* C., for S3,000. fg 146 acres of woodland, three miles ^ 5* from Steadman, S. C.. lor $300. 5 V J 3* Three quarter-acre lot, with nice g ? live-room dwelling at Gilbert, S. C , It for S5C0. -J # Jo acre lot, with nice two story g PL dwelling, barm ete., at Gilbert, lor ? | g SI 700. J j& 90 acre larni, with small house, ~ barn, etc., one mile from Gilbert, & lor $700. g :2 GOOD TERMS. % " IGHA8 LIELLY,! | 5 * a ! ! | REAL ESTATE A0E8T, || 140$ Main Street, S- j | COLUMBIA, - - S. 0- ! | .? i*; *;. ?* ?' !? .i* .i? -r ,i< ??. u- | V V V V V% V V -? V n* 7?f V V V V '?* V V V "? V V V V | I I ATTORNEY AT LAW, 1 ! I'-Ki LAW RANGE, COLUMBIA, S. C. ; i I j I will he ?lad to serve my friends from ! Ltxingpm County. at any time, and am j prepared to practice law m all Side and j Federal Courts. j Sept. 21? ly. ^ ft9 | Still Selling at Lowest s i - Prices % S Goods to everybody, every- S r where, every day. Why can't # ' \ we sell to you ? I We Buy by the Car Load 5 ? and give our customers the ad- J vantage of the extreme low % VJ prices. Whenever you trade r \ with us you get your money's \ ^ worth and you will come again. <1 J Remember please, we sell every- J 5 thing, furniture of all kind, bug- > 5 gies and wagons by the car load, # 5 in fact come and see the many x " % great bargains we will give you 5 ? in all lines. # ^ j To arrive fhis week a car of ? | "OLD HIHORF WAGONS. I i $ ^ Remember, too, we buy every- ^ t thing you have for sale and give f ? you the highest prices. ? | WE 01, COME All, TO J $ (jjATTHEWS-gOUKNIGHT Qo., % LEESVILLE. S. C. J HOME BANK LEXINGTON, S. C. ? $30,000.00. ) TWO PER CENT, sits J Der annum, payable quarterly on Checking deposit* on mimimum amount of $200 rORY. PROMPT AND COURTEOUS ATTENTION GUARANTEED.-?! jry I\ C. Pri<v- W. E. Cauffhmaru AcLoirnG gL j|| Fair Week Visitors. Ja jj| til SOME THINGS **M?r L AT THE FAIR YOU WILL PAY TO SEE AND M 7 - . WILL LOSE i'OCFt MONEY. Some Other Things iTou will see without cost and will save money. CHIEF aaon^ the latter is the < STOCK OF CLOTHING, SHOES, HATS aM MEN'S FURiOTNGS, For sale at the store of D I! DRIftE ? nn I I VB I iiWii Vi WWl) 1001 GEKVAIS ST., COLUMBIA, S. C. EXHIBirED S?E:UL-XUPPERHEIMER-S CLOTHING. I1UMVMC SHOE?. 4 i