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WfcWBfr I THE LEXINGTON DISPATCH. 4 "- & Bepresentatiue Beutspaper. Sowers Lexington and the Borders of the Surrounding Bounties Lihe a Blanhet. [ f|| vnT. TTTTT. : ~ LEXINGTON, S. C? WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1906. 37 ^ GLOBE DRY GOODS COHPAJY, A rfpM - JXf *w. as. MoaiTCKrroajT, TB. G-BIB. m jtW . : lOiiO MAIN STREET, ------ C OLUMBtA, H. C. Solicits a Share of Your Valued Patronage. Polite and Prompt Attention. October I3tf r < . L | | ?TT^ I BOOK ADOPTION FOB FITS YEABS. I Text Books to be Used in the Public L Schools. W The board adopted Dr. Henry Alex* ander White's History of South Carolina for the Elementary grades and Col. J. .T. Dareran's fbr the seventh and eighth grades. Waddy Thompk son's general history of the United It States was selected. Another book by a South Carolina author which was put on the list i3 Dr. D. D. Wallace's book, on civics. In the common school course, the I best lot of readers was given to Mayk nard, Merrill & Co., whose "Graded f Literature Series," 1, 2 and 3, were adopted. B. F. Johnson' & Co. keep mr the fburth and fifth readers. Silver, I Burdett & Co., were awarded second P s place, their "Stepping Stones to Literature" being used as supplementary to Maynard, Merrill & Co.'s [books. The selection of readers constitutes one of the principal items. The spelling books adopted were two: Hunt's "Progressive Course in ! S-npllincr " nnblis'hfid hv thf? Amerir.an Book Company, and the "Benson and I v Glenn Speller and Definer," by D. C. k* Heath & Co. The selection of arithmetics was as follows: "Brook's Mental Arithmetic," by Christopher Sower & Co.; Wentworth's elementary and Wentworth's practical, by Ginn & Co. Grammars for the common school course, "Buehler's Modern English r> Grammar"" (with composition); and Hotchkiss and Buehler's "Modern English Lessons." Frye's higher geography, by Ginn & Co., was retained, but the American Book company placed Redway and P Hinman's "Natural Primary Geocrrflx?hv ... ^ . \ > Mr. Craw, of D. Appleton & Co., landed the order for physiologies, . there being two books of Khron for advanced and intermediate classes. L Lee's prifnary history, by the B. F. Johnson company, was retained, but Waddy Thompson's History of the United States, byD. C. Heath & Co., I was put on the Jist and Chapman's South Carolina History was supplanted by the history by Dr. Henry Alexander White, published by Silver, Burdett [ & Co., and Dargan's History of South Carolina, published by The State company, will be used for the higher classes. Mr. O. P. Barnes, publisher, secured ( . the order for Barnes' "Outlook Writ| ing System," and EL C. Heath & Co., received award for their natural system of writing. These embrace two different styles of writing. The Ausburg System of. Drawing was . adopted and the "Riverside Series of Song Books," by Houghton, Miflin & W /N . ' i. _ _ At 1 _ uo., was put on tne list. The following books were adopted for use in the high school course. English?Sykes' Elementary English Composition; Tappan's England's and F America's Literary Mastepieces. Latin?Bain's First Book in Latin; Gildersleeve Lodge Latin Grammar; Harper & Tomlinson's Caesar. (? Business course?The First Book in Business Methods; O'Neill's Punctuation. Natural Science?Hunnicutt's Agri^ , culture for the Common Schools; Bailey's Botany. Civics?Wallace's Civics. Geography ? Tarr's Physical Georpnon^ir ( axrr \ Algebra ? Lippincott's Elementary "MEET ME AT TAPP'S." ?w ARE STILL 0 - Hundreds of yards of beautiful designs?bound to please y Ready made Sheets an< We have Rugs and The O r 'S ^ ' . , u- . TS Algebra; iVentworth's New School Algebra. History?Dargan's History of South Carolina; Myers' General History (Rev. Ed.); American History Leaflets, Hart. Geometry ? Walls' Essentials of Geometry. To the Editor of the Dispatch: Light rains during the past' week. Cotton has improved during the past ten days and with continued favorable weather there is indications of a fair yield in this immediate section. Corn is doing very well on the best lands, but on thiji places it is pale and the prospects are for a short crop. From one-half to three-fourths ' of the stubble lands have been sown and planted to peas. They are generally doing well. / Rev, J. D. Shealv attended the United Synod at Dallas, N. C., last week. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Werts, of Lees ville, visited relatives in this section yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Eargle, of Columbia, returned to their home last Thursday after spending several days with relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. J. Henry Snelgrove, of Garfield, Ga., and Mrs. Levi Snelgrov?, of Summit, Ga., are visiting in this section: The Interdenominational Sunday School Convention of Saluda county will meet at Nazareth M. E. Church, near here Wednesday and Thursday of this week. The Ladies H. and F. Missionary society and the Children's Missionary society of Mt. Hebron church will will hold a public meeting on the 25th inst., to which the public is cordially invited. Rev. W. H. Greever, of Columbia and Mrs. D. B. Groseclose, of Leesville and perhaps others will be present, to make addresses. The exercises will commence at ten o'clock a. m. 4 The Joint Council of the Union pastorate will meet at Mt. Pleasant church next Saturday at ten o'clock a. m. This is the meeting that will make arrangements for a pastor for another year and each member should be present. Lloyd. July 16, 1906. Piney Woods Notes. ^To the Editor of the Dispatch: Some of W. D. Huffstetler's family are sick with fever, Mrs. Henrietta Amick also of this section, is sick with fever. J. B. Oswald and familv was visit ing relatives in the Fork, Saturday and Sunday, 14th and 15th. Crops in this section are recovering from the excessive rains and are looking nice and with seasons we will yet make a very good crop. . We are having a lot of fruit and it is the finest we have had for years!. Watermelon time will soon be here and the prospects^are very promising. The residence of D. Henry Wheeler is nearing completion. The main carpenters are Messrs. C. S. Matthew, D. C. Boland and Joe Leaphart. They are doing a very pretty job. The people in this section are about through laying-by and a lot of them preparing to attend the meeting of the Tennessee Synod, commencing at St. Thomas, on Wednesday after the first Sunday in August. Patron. i MERFUL OFF s N AT TAPP'S, rAMss ] / i From Batestarg. To the Editor of the Dispatch: The excessive rains during the past few weeks have almost ruined the cotton crop in this section. Corn is also badly injured. Melons and fruit have also been badly damaged. Farmers are behind with their work and are very much discouraged over the prospects for a crop this year. Through the efforts and influence of Hon. A. Frank Lever, Bateeburg has another rural route, which began service Monday, the 16th, in9t., with W. D. Crouch as carrier. Mr. Lever has been untiring in his efforts to secure better mail facilities for his constituents and thus far "he has been eminently successful. His friends all over the district are glad to know that he will have no opposition in the _ xi _ _ primary ims summer. Miss Missouri Glover has returned home after spending several weeks with friends at Graniteville. Mr. W. P. Roof, Lexington, spent Monday afternoon in our town. Mr. Roof is President of the Middleburg Mills here and is one of the most successful mill men in the State. He has a host of friends in this town, who are always glad to see him. Mrs. Dr. W. P. Timmerman has returned from an extended visit to her relatives at Peak. Major M. B. Edwards left Monday afternoon on a two week's visit to Washington and New York. Hon. and Mrs. S. P. Wingard spent Saturday with friends in our town. E. D. Blakeney, Esq., of the Kershaw bar, spent Sunday and Monday in Batesburg as the guest of Col. John Bell Towill. Mr. Blakeney made many friends during his short stay with our people. Mrs. Sarah Shuler is visiting friends at Lexington this week. Mr. J. McFall Ridgell, who has been suffering several weeks from appendicitis returned to Atlanta a few days ago to resume his studies in pharmacy. Mr. Ridgell had to undergo an operation about six weeks ago. Mr. M. E. Rutland has secured from the post office department a five year lease for the front portion of his new concrete building to be used as a post office building. Mr. Rutland has ordered a new set of lock boxes and all necessary furniture for the office and when installed it will be a credit to our town. The new* equipment will reach here in a few days as it has already been shipped from the facf/Mnr J Mr. N. Rogers Bayly is able to attend to business again after being confined to his bed for several days. July 17, 1906. C. % Chapin Hews. To the Editor of the Dispatch: Crops are looking very well. Old corn needs rain and young corn looks promising. Cotton is fair. Mrs. S. P. Koon, of Prosperity, was visiting her sister, Mrs. N. E. Hiller, at Hilton, the "latter part of last week. Rev. S. C. Ballentine, of Rural Ret.root. Vci TYro?ir>ViPrl t.r\ a la-rorp r>r?n , cool, summer Silks of every com ou and the prices are popular. L 1 Bed Spreads at prices that will; A A Mattings, Lace Curtains, Hammo ment cann< gregation at White Rock Sunday evening, and will visit kindred and friends through here for two w*eeks. Noah Andrew Willie Slice and Jas. Lever, the boss fishermen, went down on Saluda Saturday and bagged 200. Rev. Enoch Hite, a young and able ambassador of the Master's vineyard, delivered a very interesting sermon to a large and attentive congregation at St. Jacob's Sunday morning. The R. F. D. carriers are giving XAPf'S GKEATEB , ERS IN SUMM AND THE PE ceivable color and figure. All adies' Furnishing department i astonish. ^The Notioij departm icks, etc. A special line of Mei it. he Rnnmssfid. the Hats are bf Li. TAP] their best service on the routes now. We see them coming in with buggy loads of peaches and apples. Every ! one is well pleased with their service. 1 Mr. J. u. bandies, wno nad an operation performed on him in the Columbia hospital, is at home now do- , ing very well. Mr. Austin Amick, j who went to the hospital for treat- ^ ment for typhoid fever, is doing fine. , Well, we see so much in the col- t umns of the Dispatch about the dis- ( pensarv. Some want dispensary, , others prohibition, local option and ^ high license. s For my part I say cleanse out the ^ dispensary and give us that system , for we cannot have prohibition as , long as it is shipped into the State, j We can see the effects of prohibition ( in this community since the removal ^ of the dispensary. Yours for the dispensary. Chapin, S. (X, July 16, 1906. Swansea Items. To the Editor of the Dispatch: Most farmers in' this section are very blue over their crops which are very poor on account of the almost daily down pour of rain for the past month. i Mrs. Will Rogers, of Savannah, ar- I rived yesterday for a visit to her ( parents. i Miss Minnie Johnson returned home yesterday afternoon after a week's ^ visit to her brother at Scotia. ( Misses Effie and Etta Nash, of Co- j lumbia, came down yesterday to the j delight of many admiring friends. ' Miss Effie will be with her friend, i Mrs. W. H. Wannamaker, near here, < for some time, but Miss Etta return- j ed home this morning. I Mr. J. L. Haigler left today for a , visit to his parents at Cameron. I Miss Godley, of Colleton, is visit- ^ ing Mrs. W. H. F. Rast. y Mr. W. L. K. Johnson is at home ^ for a few days from Charleston. Mr. L. C. Brooker, who has been ^ veiy ill for the past few days, is con- { siderably better today. Messrs. J. L. Haigler and B. E. Proff, anp-nt, several davs in Barnwell J ~ last week with friends. Mr. G. W. Moore enjoyed a visit : from his mother, Mrs. Mims, last , week. ^ Mr. W. T. Brooker, Jr., spent Sunday at home. J Little Myrtle Hall, who has been ( very sick, is improving. 1 Little Miss Cora Reynolds is still ^ quite sick with fever. * Mr. and Mrs. Tol Dyches returned ' home Wednesday from a visit to ] Blackville. . ^ The many friends of Miss Lula ^ Neese S3rijipathize with her in the loss ( of her brother who drowned in the State of Washington Sunday a week ago. Miss Neese is# from Nashville, ' Tenn., and has been here with relatives for more than a year. The meeting of the Methodist church, which was in progress last week, closed Friday night. Rev. Dukes did earnest faithful preaching, and while the meeting was quiet, great good was accomplished through his heart-searching sermons. Saturday afternoon at four o'clock the J. 0. U. A. M. were addressed by Hon. Geo. Bell Timmerman at Lybrand's hall. After the address refreshments were served. J Dr. W. T. Brooker, who is surgeon on this division of the Seaboard Air Line railway, attended the annual j association of the Seaboard surgeons in Savannah last Friday and Saturdav. C. * 1 July 16, 1906. : DEPARTMENT STOKE. ER SILKS, ORES OPLE ABE REJ lovely and cheap. Extraordinary is full of new and fresh goods. L< ent contains thousands of articles i's Furnishings that should be exa jauties and just what you are lool r Fruit Trees For Fall. I wish to inform the good people of Lexington county that I am still in the fruit tree business. I represent Dne of the largest nurseries in the south, located in middle Georgia, where fruit grows to perfection?the home of the peach. I carry many *ood varieties of all kind of fruit, jfyade and ornamental trees. All my stock is first class and as cheap as 3an be bought from any reliable lgent. I carry some fine varieties of *ood old time fruits, raised from the seed. I want you to see my fine samDles and get my prices. I will not be ible to canvass the coupty over. If inybody wants trees and will write ne a card I will come to see them. Dnly three months and this oppor;unity will close. I thank my friends or their liberal patronage of the last ;wo years and wish you all great success and a happy life. Yours truly, r1 \T7 T r'MrTo u. vr ud >v xo, Gilbert, S. C. Important to Sural Carriers. Congressman A. F. Lever is just in eceipt of a communication from the x>st office department, which will be )f great interest to the Rural carriers n the State. The carriers through Senator Clay's ifforts in the Senate, and the work of Congressman Lever in the House, have Deen granted fifteen days leave of. ibsencc. The departments writes: 'The Act authorizing leave of absence vas passed so near the close of the session that' it was not possible to ssue regulations by the date the said aw was to go into effect, it is expect ?d however that the regulations will De ready for distribution by August 1st, when all post masters at offices ivhere there is rural service will be 'urnished with a copy." Good for the carriers. They are a "aithful set, and deserve this consid?ration at the hands of Uncle Sam. Not Idle. I Congressman Lever is having little .-est. He has just returned from a cveek of campaigning. Monday night le and Senator Tilftnan spoke in Coumbia to an immense audience, Tueslay he followed the campaign to Drangeburg and was given an ovation ?y his friends and Wednesday he >t->/-\1~q i-n Cnmtiir Ti/hpTP V>P QPPm<5 tn 3e a general favorite. On Saturday, le and Senator Tillman spoke at Elloree before thousands of people. Everywhere, he has meet with great ovations, a tribute to his most earnest ind efficient efforts. He will visit his father this week ind next week goes again into the campaign. ? Stats Campaign. Marion, Wednesday, July 18. Conway, Friday, July 20. Darlington, Saturday, July 21. Bishopville, Tuesday, July 24. Bennettsville, Wednesday, July 25. Chesterfield, Thursday, July 26. Camden, Friday, July 27. Lancaster, Saturday, July 2S. Reduced Prices. The Lexington Department Store people will reduce the prices on their fancy dry goods, such as lawns, muslins, organdies, &c. 6)^c. goods for 5c; 3V3C. goods for 7c; 10c. goods for 8V3c; L2)*>c. goods for 10c, &c. IS GOODS, ETC rOICED AT TI r values in Wash Goods of all t >vely White Skirts that make* ?too numerous to mention. C imined before you buy. The rincr fnr klilg XVA ? olumbi; Seven Children Drown. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 12.?Eight children at a picnic on the river bank, only three blocks from home, went wading tlii9 afternoon. The smallest one stepped into a deep hole in the ' river, and in trying to rescue her, six others drowned. Ruth Klersey, the only survivor, said they were wading when little Lucille Sweeting stepped into the hole. Hazel Sweeting rushed after her, slipping into the hole, then the next girl rushed after her, and so kept trying to save each other until all the girls except Ruth Klersey had been drowned. She gave the alarm and four bodies were quickly removed from the water, but too late to resusitate them. One body is still missing. Lutheran Publishing1 House. The United Synod of the Southern Lutheran church, which met at Dal-* las, N. C., last week, has decided to build a Lutheran publishing house, and the site has already been secured in Columbia. The site is in the principal business locality and was purchased for $14,000, while the cost ofv the building and property will be about $30,000. It will mean much to the church and to Columbia. Card of Ttianks. To all our kind neighbors and friends who visited our home during the sickness and death of our dear little Thera, allow us to tender the expression of our most earnest and heart felt thanks for the kind interest you have taken in our welfare. Our prayer is that God will abundantly bless and reward them in a better land. John F. Lowman and wife. Ballentine, S. C., July 16, 1906. Isn't It So? Mrs. F. W. Rauch is visiting her old home in Georgia, and the professor is keeping house alone. Among the perplexities of his position he finds- it about as hard to make corn hoecakes stick together while baking as it is to beat knowledge in some pupils' heads. But like others of the male sex there are many things they do not dream of about house keeping, and one thing he will learn is, the true worth of a woman at home. Protracted Services at Providence. Preparatory service on Saturday, July 21st, at 5 p. m. On Sunday moraine the Holv communion will be ad ministered. Services in the afternoon also. Two services will be held on each of the following days?Monday and Tuesday. The services will be concluded on Tuesday, unless special reasons should arise for their further cohtinuance. Miss Mary Lyles, one of our popu| lar and accomplished young ladies t from the Edisto section, holds a pleasant position in Atlanta, Ga. We are glad to know she appreciates, the visits of her dear old home paper. FOR SALE.?We have three good farm or draft mules for sale. See I them before you buy. Prices right. ! apply to Snelgrove Brick Co. tf Lexington, S. C. You Will be pleased and astonished at the prices of goods at Tapp's department store, Columbia. They are as usual, at the expiration of the seasons, clearing out at bargain prices to make room for new fall stock. "MEET MS AT TAPP'S? 1 ' J IE BARGAINS. reaves in latest patterns and 3 you smile to see them. oil nnd 1 a rtlr ^Iiwah ml, aii. aiiu iuva biUUUgilt Millinery departsi9 S. C. i M