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The Lexington Dispatch, Entered at the Post Office at Lexington, S. C., as second class matter. G. M. Harm ax, Editor and Publisher. Circulation, 1,971. The subscription price of the Dispatch is $1 a year; 50 cents for six months; 25 cents for three months?invariably cash in advance. Wednesday, April 19, 1905. Our evening contemporary across the Congaree, the Record, is evidently in error. The Dispatch did not distort its article anent the annexation of Brookiand. It simply didn't have to. The Record made a plain statement to the effect that the Brooknannla cVinnld fViaX7 dIdO tn iOUU WUVUJ.M bWVJ WVVAV4V WW go to Columbia, need not expect to get fire and police protection in years and years and years to come, and these convenieces will only come after the Brookland people have paid for them out of their own pocket, and for this privilege they are required to contribute their pro* rata share toward the support of the municipality of which it will thsn be an insignificant part. This was one of the contentions of the Dispatch, that if Brookland should be so unfor* tunate as to be annexed to Columbia, the town would never enjoy fire protection, as promised by the Becord, until it paid for it itself and the acknowledgment of the Becord that such was the case, was very gratify A- iL. TV i-L T* log no nee JL/ispatcu. ?i tue attune of the Record was distorted then the Record, not the Dispatch, is responsible. The Attorney General has decided, first, that the railroads are not compelled to run Sunday trains; second, that holding trains an unreasonable length of time is a matter for a jury to decide; third, that the Bell Telepone Company has a right to make charges for long distance messages notwithstanding the South Carolina Company, which it succeeded made no charges; fourth, that school truetees can use public school funds to haul children to school. Dr. J. C. W. Kennerly, the oldest practicing physiciao of Saluda county, died at his home near Mount Willing on April 14, after an illness resulting from a fall last February, when two of his ribs were broken He was more thau three score and ten and had been actively engaged in the practice of madicine for more than a half a century. He was buried at Batesburg. The railroads are kept busy hauling truck from the South to the Northern markets. The railroads find it difficult to Bupply cars to move the truck, bo heavy is the traffic, but the roada are doing the best they can under the circumstances to get the stuff to market as quickly as possible by running extra through fast trains. According to the two commercial agencies and the trade papers, who foavfl heeri invflsfciofttincr the matter. the reduction in the cotton acreage will not amount to very much. "Well, we are content to wait until the crop is gathered by and by and then we will see what we will see. The body of Marion Parr, who was hanged at the Richland county jail Friday, was buried in the cemetery ^connected with the Olympia mills, Columbia, Sunday. It is estimated that between 1,500 and 2,000 persons attended the funeral. The cold wave of Monday morning did considerable damage to the truck and fruit industries all over the South. The extent of the damage cannot yet be ascertained as it will take sometime before losses can be footed up. It is reported that three safes were cracked at Kershaw, in Lancaster county, Sunday night. It is not lr?rtrr?T? Vinm rr?nf?h wfto nhtainnrl in &uunu UU M u_n-.v/~? WW w the robbery, but ifc is evident that another gang of safe blowers is at work in this State. Russia is preparing to send a fourth squadron to the Far East. It is a self evident fact that Russia doaen't know when she has got enough. It is proposed to have a cotton 1 warehouse merger in this State with headquarters at Columbia. Messrs. E. W. R bsrtson and J. L. Mimnaugb, of Columbia, and Daniel J. Sully, of New York, are the men who are engineering the scheme. There was a sensational break in Northern securities stock on Wall street on April 18th, which caused great excitement and brokers fell over each other in the effort to unload. Dr. J. R. Wright, of Honea Path, ? i i ? !_ i Anderson county, nas Deen appointed a physician to Indians at Pheonix, Arizona, with a salary of $1,200 a year. The State will have to borrow $175,000 ibis year for the payment of pensions and for running expenses of the State government. An election will be held in the City of Columbia on May 9th on the question of issuing bonds to put in a new water works plant. Columbia wants to issue $40,000 for a new water works plant. Togo seems to be playing a waiting game. Special Tas. T rrrloVi OOTT fVtof oil c^liAnl frnQ_ JL TTIOU UV DMJ IWUU UAi WVUVV* wfc v?U | tees and patrons of the various Bcbool districts of the county who desire to vote a spec!*! tax for school purposes must do so prior to June let, 1905, if such tax is to be collected and used this year. If any are thinking of this matter we urge you to act at once or you may be too late to receive benefit therefrom during scholastic year ending June 30th, 1906. Very respectfully, J. E. Rawl Kyzer, County Supt. of Education. Letter from Virginia. To the Editor of the Dispatch: This is more of a personal letter to my friends, but as they are legion, I take this method of writing them. Mrs. B. and the children, with Mr. Julian, arrived safe and sound Wednesday, April 5. Quite a number of people met them?I did too?and we were driven to a parishioners home for entertainment. That afternoon, we were treated to some Virginia l/MI Vv.1 lolllnr* w caiuu; j ivjL ouun ucgou xauiu^ thick and fast. The Dext day, our car of household effects arrived. They had not been reloaded since leaving White Rock, and were in good condition. Though still snowing, Friday friends hauled them to the parsonage?just about as far from the depot as our former home? and we set up to housekeeping. We at the same time suffered (?) a pounding from our members. Potatoes, [Irish] ham, chickens and eggs, butter, pickles, beans, canned goods, apple butter, rice, flour, lard, etc, were left in the pantry. This kindness drove off home-sickness. The parsonage i3 a nice one, on an elevation overlooking the town. From my study window up stairs, I can see a range of mountains, some of them I suppose twenty miles away. Grain, grass, potatoes [IriBbJ cabbage and buckwheat grow in abundance. Potatoes sell for about 30 or 35 cents a bushel. The country is limestone, and the mud sticks closer than money. People are just now sowing oats. Wheat is beautiful. People frequently make 35 bushels to the acre, I am told. These are f? J 1. _ _ f 1 ore oi cne names 01 our pariBmoners: ; Im ftSljjwO !?*mk~ Plain Simple a Ea^sy Dif?e< logwood a AT 1 BAZAAR, L< I! a Cow gave Butter mankind would have to invent milk. Milk is Nature's emulsion ?butter put in shape for digestion. Cod liver oil is extremely nourishing, but it has to be emulsified before we can digest it. 2* _ ^ l_J 1 _1 aeon s Emulsion combines the best oil with the valuable hypophosphites so that it is easy to digest and does far more good than the oil alone could. That makes Scott's Emulsion the most strengthening, nourishing food - medicine in the world. Send for free sample. SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists 4-09-4-15 Pearl Street New York 50c. and $1.00. All druggists Buck?, Phillippee, Neffa?these are ?cu?.:u n~i?? legiuu ?aiou, kjuaiicjr, v^uie^p, jLLaua.Ia8, Peerye, Houdesbels, Baungardeners, Suite, Pattieone, KinderB, Heldretbe, Baughmane, etc. Tbe latter are our next door neighbors. Tbe family is well, though the children caught fresh colds. I left ,a kind people, I am with kiDd people. S. C. BallentiDe. Rural Betreat, Ya., April 15, 1905. ?? Notes from Steadman. To tbe Editor of the Dispatch: < The health of tbe community is very good at present with the exception of a few cases of measles. We were glad to see Capt. J. F. Lyies, of Lexington, here a few days last week. Mr. Kelly GaDtt, Jr, who has been m Greorgiana, Ala. for some time, has returned to his home Dear here. Mr. H. T. Wright, of Batesburg, was here a few days ago on business. There will be a basket picnic here on April 22nd, to which everybody is cordially invited. Refreshments will be sold for the purpose of rais ing money to purchase an organ for the church here. The Sunday school was reorganized here yesterday with an enrollment of about forty names. The fruit in this section will be a complete failure this year, also the gardens were badly damaged by the recent cold wave. Mr. R. B. Shealy, a traveling man from Bateeburg, was in town today. The telephone line from this place to Batesburg will soon be completed and it will be a great convenience to this place and community. H. April 17, 1905. Spring Goods. When you go to Columbia it will pay you to call at the store of Wm. Piatt and see his pretty line of spring and summer dress goods, dry goods, notions and millinery. These goods are the best op the market and in style, pattern and finish they cannot be surpassed by any store in the city. No goods are allowed to be misrepresented to effect a sale, but all are sold on their merits, hence the purchaser knows exactly what she is purchasing and thst she gets full value for her money. mr id? Mn? m J ' f* >X\f Z VA\S^v tions in German, a English. CHE ixington, S C INTERNATIONAL ' STOCK FOOD Will keep your Horses, Mules, Cows, Hogs, Sheep and Goats in a healthy condition. Nothing pays better than takingcare of your stock, This task can be lightened and expenses reduced by feeding international Stock Food. International Poultry Food 0 Is the Great Egg Producer, try it. Every package guaranteed. CROSSON DRUG CO., Leesville, S. C. | MAKE | HOME HAPPY GOOD MUSIC WILL DO THIS ? You want a sweet toned < . < Piano, or you may prefer a ; S fine Organ. ? | We Represent the Standard < < Makes. ? Our prices and terms will ap- ( ( peal to you. Call on or ad- > ) dress ) Malone's Music House. i In Opera HOuse Block, S ) Columbia, S. C. 5 ; Established 20 years, ) S Pianos and Organs. < I Warning. rnHIS IS TO WARN ALL PERSONS X against hiring or harboring in any manner whatever Silas Thompso n, colored, as he is under contract to work for me during the year 1905. The law will be enforced against any one giving him employment of anv kind. C. W. CAUGHMAN. April IS, 1905. DR. W H. TIMMERMAN, U. X. C President. V E. F. STROTHER, Attorney. Citizens Bank With a Capital Sto< is open for the transaction of a general ba at 4 per cent, per annum interest payable < burglar insurance and bonded offices make a liberal share of public patronage and gu ment. Directors?Dr. W. H. Timmerman, Dr. P. Timmerman, W. C. Cartledge, Isaac E< m MliaAIV"! We are goi: Buggies and you buy. W Surries, and s< V2 1311-1313 ASSEMBLY STEEI I Grove' 1 has stood the test 25 year I bottles. _ Does this record Enclosed with every b 5 OFFERED TO OUR LEXINGTON ? j f f I \ AHD SURROUNDING COUHTRY j I Ijg PATHUNAGE, I 7 For the next 15 days our odd and end i| sales will be on. We mean to clean out jl and make room for our large and well se- I lected stock of jr SPRING Rflfins. I I which our buyer has purchased far be- ! low than the manufacturers' prices. x We mean to knife our prices. To convince | you that we mean business we would ask f you to come and see for yourself. f; We are offering you Checked Homespun ! k and White Goods today at the same prices | as we did when cotton was selling at five ? ] cents per pound. | JUST THINK OF IT! 1 j 20 yards Best Plaids and Checks, $1.00 P 20 yds yard-wide White Homespun, $1.00 P ; SHOES AT FACTORY PRICES | i And one thousand and one odd things | i we offer you at prices that will astonish | i | you. Flour 50 cents less than mill prices 11 8 today. ; , : Matthews-Bouknighl Co,, LEESVILLE, S. C. j 5S, *0 IR1S1N0ER J BOOZER, A. C. JONES, Assistant Cashier. r i UNDERTAKERS, of Batesburg .... :k of $30,000.00, < We have on hand a large and well se^ . j lected line of nking business. Time deposits received ! WesoH*ct i uoi-jtusib ajsu> uasjusxb, arantee fair dealing and courteous treat- j I in all sizes and styles cheap. Come and M. U. Boatright, U. X. Gunter, Dr. \V. i examine our stock when in need of anyiwards, W. K. Shealy, J. F. Kneece. j thing in our line. We can fill any bill 1 in 30 minutes after order is received. ng to make a special run on Wagons. Come to see us before a mi* n T"* j 5 carry a lull line 01 rsuggies ana ell them at very low prices. 3Tj COLUMBIA, S. C. s Tasteless Chill Tonic 1 s. Average Annual Sales over One and a Half M3Kon I of merit appeal to you? No Cure, No Pay. 50c. I ottle is a Tei\ Cent* package of Grove's Black Root* liver Pills. J / )