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FIT Z Dry Goot Spring and summer Goods i large, well selected stocl Silk Department When you need silk for a dress or w try onr guaranteed-to-wear black Taf $1.00 yarcl. You are apt to pay $1.25 f< where. jyH Orieatal Waterproof In all colors and black, at 50c yard. 1 er of rain, it doesn't hurt the silk or j wide, s v Wask Silks ' In white and cream, *at 25c, 35c, 50c tc inches wide. / ? Black Peau de So: r Black Peau de Crepe. A big line oi at specially low prices. ' McCALL ] The Lexington Dispatch G. M. FT arm an, Editor and Publisher D. B/Haltiwanger, Assistant Editor. Entered at the Post Office at Lexington, S. C., as second class matter. The subscription price of the Dispatch Ui II a year; 50 cents for six montfes; 25 | cents for three months?invariably cash in advance. / 1 OSCULATION 2.120. ????? ?? Wednesday, April 15,1908. ????? , Not many weeks since it was tne Editor's pleasure to visit and inspect Colombia's magnificient waterworks, with its up-to-date machinery and ample facilities for supplying the city with abundant water for all purposes. - Last Sunday afternoon we witnessed the prompt response of the fire department to an alarm which, fortunately r-wais found to be only a small dilapidated negro cabin in the extreme upper part of the city, and the ^ fire was extinguished with a bucket of water before the department could r \ r^ach the scene. , ' We w :re at the home of Mr. J. Tally Harth, the very efficient and popular electrician of the city, and he - invited us to join him, and in less , than five minutes run in his handsome automobile we were on the spot. It was indeed, surprising to see how quick the firemen were on the ground ready to perform their duty, but it was a needless call, as the fire had been extinguished. ?Iti, affords us pleasure to give the Columbia fire department deserved praise for their ever ready and quick service, and for the important part they take in the Upbuilding of Greater Columbia. It is indeed invigorafcpg and com* forting to an overworked editor to sometimes fall in good luck and relieve his mind of the arduous duties of newspaper work and turn his thoughts to pleasure an? amusement. This was our fortune on Sunday afternoon when it was our privilege to be in the hands of Mr. J. Tally Harth in 1 Columbia, and in company with his father, and his estimable wife and ; son, we took an automobile ride for 'f fen miles out in the country on the \ Winnsboro road. The cool breeze was bracing, and the trees just out in their new foliage of green, the dogwood and imaple blossoms, and the beautiful wild flowers added much to the pleasure and grandeur of the trip. ( We are certainly under lasting ob- 1 ligations to Mr. Harth, and our ride of " Sunday afternoon will be long re- ^ membered. ^ It seems to us that the authorities ] at Clemson should have pursued 3 +V>o*-i ovnnl. ' anouier course otuei. cuau luv sion of more than 300 students from that institution for a simple April Fool prank. No good can come from < Stich action, and we are afraid that it will injure the future usefulness of 1 this institution, yet we believe in ] discipline. j It is now Mayor Reamer. Mon- ! day morning Mr. T. Hasell Gibbs, for n four year9 the progressive mayor of Columbia, turned over the affairs of the city to Mr. W. S. Reamer. We trust that the new mayor's administration will be as progressive as that 1 of his predecessor, and if he makes half so good a mayor Columbia win i Continue to grow as the green bay | tree. The management of the Lexington County dispensaries are to be commended for their action in ordering all the dispensaries in the county closed on Saturday and in keeping them closed until after the trial yesterday. As a result there were nc * visible signs of drunkenness and everything passed off quietly. ^_ i "Hell's broke loose in Georgia" sure enough now. It is said that the combined liquor interests of the coultry are supporting Joe Brown for governor. & . . . \ ' > ! MAUI Is, Notions, Clothing, I ready for your wants in our I k of dependable goods at all aist or underskirt, H Our Black G< feta, 36 inches, at R! makes. New or this quality any- Jl Eoliennes, Bat When in need us; we will do you are in a show- I ' ou. 27 to 28 inches We are show yard in the bes > 75c yard. 24 to 36 At 25c.? 36 inc with bands to i io. | ' Jap and Habntai For waistin?, s U found. They 1 FASHION SHEETS ] Because the Augusta Chronicle has been making a vigorous fight foi cleaner politics in that city, the editor of that paper has received several threatening letters. But the brave editor fights on. f. ???????? What is the difference between a "Merry Widow" and a "Merry Widower?'J Respectfully referred to the trilliant paragrapher of the Charles!>n News and Courier. * One can hardly appreciate the sermons now-a-days for looking at the beautiful Merry Widows. There is a hot time in Georgia over the gubernatorial race. Lekington was in the hands of the milifi* ttoqfOTflQxr State and General News. Fire devastated more than one square mile of the manufacturing, business and tenement district of Chelsea, a suburb of Boston, on Sunday, entailing a loss of $10,000,000. Twenty business blocks, a score of factories, 13 churches and upwards of 300 tenement houses were destroyed. Commissioner Watson returned to Columbia on Saturday from Philadelphia, bringing with him 33 English settlera, the kind the State has worked for since the establishment of the department of immigration, commerce and agriculture. It is said that this will open the way for hundreds of others. The residence of Mr. C. S. Phillips, of Springfield, with its entire contents, was destroyed by fire about noon on Saturday, entailing a loss of $5,000. Five men lost their lives and many others injured in a severe storm which swept New York on Saturday. Gov. Charles E. Hughes, of New York, has been endorsed for President by the Republicans of his State. Geo. Spivens, trainmaster of Cole Brothers circus, was acquitted by a Sumter county jury on Saturday upon the charge of murdering J. E. Gail lard at Manning during October 1906. At a former trial Spivens was convicted, but the case was appealed to the supreme court and a new trial ordered. The supreme conrt has refused to grant a new trial to Rudolph Rabens, of Charleston, who was convicted and sentenced to serve three years in the penitentiary for receiving stolen goods from three safe-crackers, the property of the Courtney Manufacturing company. He will now begin his sentence. George A. Bristow, alias Charles VanBurean, has been bound over to the Federal court on a charge of devising a scheme to defraud and using the mails for furthering same. His scheme was to induce young girls to come to Columbia under guise of working for a theatrical company. Through the efforts of The State Bristow was trapped and his scheme exposed. Many men were wounded in a riot with street car strikers at Pensaeola, Fla., on Friday night. The strikers refused to let the cars be run on any jf the lines in the city and the battle followed. The state convention of the Baptist Foung People's Union was held ai Greenwood last week. Mrs. Alice Webb L. Duke, divorced wile of the North Carolina tobacco man, was arrested in Chicago on Friday upon the charge of passing worth-, lejs checks. Being unable to furnish, bo .id, Mrs. Duke was committed to. jail. SP3.X1TG- HILL SPA2ZS. Politics Warming Up?Views oa Prohibition and Local Option. rn _ 11 TTIJiJ. x- . i.O IDe iiiUlLUX" Ul iuc > The political pot is beginning to simmer, and a lively time is expected this summer as the campaign waxes warm, and the dear people will have the pleasure and privilege of selecting the best men for officers from United States Senator down to coroner. Just at this time, there seems to be more interest in, "'who will be our county officers," and some s.-em to think there will be two sets of candidates?one standing for local option and the other for straight prohibition. It may be too early in the. blaze of the campaign to estimate how the vote of the entire county stands respecting these issues, but as to tinDutch berk local option wiil win. If rumor Las it correct, there wiil be an admirably beautiful and exciting race for cierk of the court between t wo or Lexington's most popular officials at present. There will also be "some trouble" in the lilt fo* 3 I C E' :urnishings, Art Squares line. A finer selection we have seasons to supply your wants, Dress Creeds. Dods Department is full up with all the be: Mohairs, new Panamas, Silk and Wo< istes, Crepes, Taffetas, Imperial Sergei of a good dress or enough for a skir}, se the be9t for you. KHiite Goods Department. ing a 40 inch Persian Lawn, valued at 2C t storss. Our price for this only 12)?c. Lingerie Goods hes wide. Makes a beautiful waist or dres natch. Imported Hadras it 15c to 20c yard. The nicest goods to b lave style and quality about them. FREE AND PATTERN : i Alfred J. Fox, I > ; 7 i Real Estate and Insurance, : ; j LEXINGTON, S. C. j ?Mi < I | IFOiR, j j 60 acres within one mile of [ Arthur. i One 10 horsepower boiler. ? ] One 8 horsepower engine. > , j One 60 saw gin. 1 ( One shingle mill. , | One grist mill. ? | Timber to cut 500,000 shingles. J , i 20 resident lots in the town of > j Lexington. > | 30 acres good farming land in | i Rocky Creek. 1 y2 miles from > | Peter's church. > j 5 lots near Lexington Depot. ' < One valuable lot in the town of > | Lexington, S. C. > ( 12 Acres just outside incorporate j < limits, Lexington, S. C. 7 i { 6 Acres very near Lexington, > ; s,c. ; < Store building and lot on Main \ J street, Lexington, S. C. > | House and lot in town Lexing- | < ton?h acre land; 0-room dwelling. 250 acres on Southern railroad \ 21 miles from Barr, 4 miles from < Gilbert?2 buildings, good or- , J chard, 50 acres open land. I \ 4 acre and three room house J < > near town of Lexington. t 1 acre lot?two story * building, > < at Irene, S. C. j I* IFOIR zzizosrjr. , \ One store room, one warehouse Lexington, S. C. J | Write or call to see me [ 1 AT | 1 THE HOME BANK, [ | Lexington, S. C. J r^vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvivivvv^M I i the supervisor's shoes. Up to a lat-e hour no one has heard of an aspirant willing to commit political suicide by pitting against our j ever alert, lynx-eyed sheriff. As to the other offices, we have heard of no candidates, save the present officials, and probably they will go along with Sheriff Corley, reluct- | antly to keep him from getting lone- I some on a clear track. j I had almost forgotten. Senator ! Efird is reported over our grape-vine j telephone," as retired, and won't offer ? for re-election. We all remember the final contestants in the race when j i Mr. Efird was last elected, and with } what becoming grace his opponent j accepted the result. Now7, in just } recognition of past services to his county and State, ably representing j; his people for several years in both houses, many voters are hoping for him a clear track. We have reference to that noble old Roman, W. H_ Shame. "RIX." April IS. Billy Felix's Letter. i To the Editor of The Dispatch: | We are having delightful spring j weather and the farmers are making good use of the same. There will be an abundance of truit , all along the route should there be no more cold to injure it. C. S. Goodwin has added a room to his store for groceries. Jas. H. Price has his turpentine distillery about completed. Mrs. Erriline Dickinson, of Irene, has been visiting friends in this sec* tion. The happiest patron on Route 1 is > t> x> o-.-rl oil ariiithpi* I ?>. -L>. Oliaiy^) anvi uu -?...^ voter has put up at his boarding house. Misses Lillie and Rosa Fallaw, two of Lexington county's progressive teachers, are visiting relatives in the capitol city. J. Archie Wolf, one of Calhoun's best citizens, was in town to-day. He is in the race for clerk of court and should he be elected he will make an efficient officer. We gave him up reluctantly from dear old Lexington. So far as we know now, the Athen's Graded School will close the tirst of j May with a picnic. Prominent speakI ors have he. n invited to make ad| dresses. | Miss Laura Devant, of Congaroe, 1 who has been assistant teacher here, i I has gone home. ! Messrs. Tillman and Spencer, of Wr.gener, were here recently. The form; r looking afror financial business. while the latter appeared to be deeply interested (?) in business peri mining to matrimonial affairs. ] % STHEEE-AI 1704 and 1706 Main Street and Rugs, Millinery and Ready-to-Wei i never had the pleasure off showing you, or so and you will ffind prices for goods much less he 9 Linen Department. ~ ~ i-1 I i. !. ^ _ c T - _ n.1 L.* ii, ia we are suuwiug uie uesb line 01 linens in ijoiumoia or }1 B even larger places. 25c to 50c yard. 36 inches wide. ie I 90-inch Linen Sheeting I At 85c yard for the $1.00 quality. All pure linen. Ic I Table Linen Department I Is the largest in Columbia. We carry nothing but Pure Irish Linen?something that will wear. 35c to $1.25 yard. I 66 to 72 inches wide. Napkins to match; all sizes. See 5S | us for linen. I Millinery Department. I Our Spring Hats are pretty, and we want you to see I them. Popular prices. rs AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE. 10 r nnr 1 nir nmr IlftltA LIVE OlUl HORSES, MULES, BUGOIES, COLUMBIA, We have a good supply of Tennessee mn of a mule you want. Come and make your i We also have a gooj^ supply of the eel ali size!. The Studebaker Wagon was awar I exposition and various other premiums useJ for the BOCK HILL BUGGIES that are as We are not strangers to the trade and * bought in our line. Everything guaranteed, as we represent ness. RHEA LIVE S 1117-1119 PLAIN STREET, .ttllU If you choose yo Clothes in'this stor be sure you're as v e(^as any man y?u' We have all the ' 2r"" ings to go with tb stylish Hats in 1 Jf 0^^^ shapes and colors; leathers and gnu m week. Neckties, h ielT an(^ Shirts in variety of patterns. ^n ?^ier wor(is ;: smkllllf selling more made-t | -j j? Suits this season 1 t |H Jf years of experience Wm Wf measures have mad Wg mm perts. Ask the ma M? bought from us and cJjgj&BRfrg us for everything- tc E. G. DREHER & Outfitters for Men and Boys, LEXINGTON, : : : : : The school here will close shortly. I ANNOUNCEM! The teacher, Miss Kelly, will return ! /lornc and prepare to take a course of j All announcements c '?? -s - ' - ht~ ! rv>is; bond will he charge instructions t . > in culinary ar.s. o ? i ~ c , regret to have her go awav and wish ; rateot v-it. ? ' ?l > for her all manner of sucsess. ! ?>? ^nu '? ' "n K!;Ul ,hl Polities are booming up. When the ! primary. time comes we will put out some good ! men, I tniuii. Already one ior super- I 0 iLsSISl! visor has bee:: announced and should ! . . 1 .. he make the race he will?well, wait Toe mnny l.he:?ts m t: . ,./i j Carter, or Batesnurg. r.: C. 11. liarto y is having some im- ' distinguish vl nrovements made on his dwelling. j 11 U AX il" 1(>1^ ' V. L. Goodwin is erecting a hand- ; candidate tor the u some reddeuco on Route 1? I ploilge him to abido the BILLY FELIX, i O-inocratic primary. I ICH STORE, Columbia, S. C. ir Suits and Skirts. reasonable ai this time. We carry a >re than you will find them elsewhere Linen Skirts and Skirt Waists. I We are making a big to-do about our Skirts and | Shirt Waists. We can save you money, if you come i and see us. They are made up to the minute in % , style, at 49c each for waists worth Si.00, and our98c White Lawn Waists are as fine as any priced up to $5.00. Matting and Rugs. Our Matting is good and cheap. Art Squares and i Rugs. I Clothing Department for Men, Soys and I Youths. All our clothing guaranteed to wear well, or your money back. c AND 15c EACH. ;k company, i ; HUMS un UHESS, I | Si C. 9 m rles, as good as we can buy?any kind B selection. B ebrated STUDEBAKER WAGONS, I . ded the premium at the St. Louis B less to mention. We are also agents B good as any buggy for the money. B try to carry the best that can be 9 it. We solicit a part of your busi- H STOCK CO., I COLUMBIA, S. C. I ? g ' g STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ^Of HI9 8 County of Lexington, sJ B % 1 8-* a ? Court of Common Pleas. i 2 ? 1 il 8 S Elliot Golden, Plaintiff, 1UB.V* against j John Drelier, Alice Dreher, Annie [ Martha Drelier, Lula May Dreher, James Dreher, Eloise Dreher, Laura v. TToofov Dreher Congress and F. A. Heigman, ur JbdSiei Defendants. e you call Partition. J In obedience to the decree of the re 11 dress court herein, signed by Hon. John S. Wilson, circuit judge, and dated April 11 See. | 7, 190S, I will sell to the highest bidder j at public outer}', before the court house i fnrnisll- door iu Lexington, S. C., during the legal hours of sale, on the first Monday ,pin t0C) i in May, lhOS; | All that piece, parcel or lot of land, lie latest I siruate> iji11" anc* being in the town of i , Lexington, in the county of Lexington I nn.'l "Mil (Jl'iCiil ! ?i"ic.iuiu, runu.imng tnrG0 j acres, more or less, adjoining lands of IS Datent i ^all^e Rawls and Willie Strother, and ' 1 f j perhaps others. 9 ictals this Terms of Sale: Cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. lp]fc Hos- Lexington, S. C., April 11, 1 DOS. ' SAMUEL B. GEORGE, i a o'VPRt Clerk of the Court. * *"> Messrs. Efird & Dreher, Plaintiff's attorneys. ?A\ e are fax Notice?Town of Lexing o-measure C^a) ton, S. C. ,-l pvpr Taxpayers are hereby notified tliat by [Ildll 0 V Li an or(iinance duly enacted by tlie Town onrl Council of the Town of Lexington, S. -ailUlb diiu c., a levy of (5) five mills has been made on all the taxable property within IdKiiJ^ -n tjie corporate limits of said town for * p miinicipal purposes for the year 1908. 0 Us 0X~ fjjie tax books will be kept open by i n the undersigned, at his usual place of n WIIO nd.:5 business in said town, for the collection . x ~ of the said taxes so levied, from May COme to ^ t0 both inclusive. After which time, a penalty of five ) wear. ^r cent, will be added and the books kept open until June 15, 1908, for the collection of delinquent taxes and penalty. Tax executions will be issued against r 4 a S| 1 all defaulting taxpayers after June 15, 8 3 I 1908, to enforce the payment of all un B Daid taxes. 2 || jg SAM P. HOOF, r mJS WJB J Treasurer of town of Lexington, S. C. April 13, iiXK 10w:& g ^ Notice, Debtors and Creditors, This is to notify all parties that tney must file their claims properly attested FTffTC against the estate of J. R. Hubbard, EN lb. deceased, and tiiose indebted will make , rmdm" under I payment to the undersigned on or be- ^ cffo? at Vhe ! fore 1um' iS>Asnnouueerunt. L- B- Harman. Administrator, result of the j Augusta, (fa. 77^ Tillman Mnch Ssttsr. itLiire* ^ Atlanta, (.hi., ApriHl3.?1The coiidi- . ipt. \\ m. | tion ot Senamr Tillman continues to * ( ( gni.nug liis , improve. This afternoon 5ie went out rrue worm as J tor a \valk for the first time. He is una ? | ])! ;{( iciitly live I'rom pain now* and <" ri>l.;.turo and j continues to sleep well. Dr. Blackivsuit ot the j man slated he was very much pleased | with the patient's progress.