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HBBHjGSSSSBHHHili : f flTZHA | Three 'At ??? i ?? I Great Reducl I seasonable g< _ < I Ife, I ' i i fti "=555"!55!5!!!555=S55!= The Uxington Dispatch , fG. M. Harm an, Editor and Publisher Ife' D. B. Hixtiwakger, Assistant Editor. Entered at the Post Office at Lexington, S. O., as second olass matter. The subscription price of the Dispatch - - - ?-?J.-U-. OK is $1 a year; 50 cents ior six muuttui) w cents for three months? invariably cash In advance. | CIRCULATION 2,286. Wednesday, February 17,1909. - i i ~ r fWhy the season of unrest among the people of Lexington county ? This is a question that has been puzzling 1 ? ' some of the oldest inhabitants of this county for the past several weeks. In fact, it is a question that is being discussed by every tongue, both white :y and black, from one end of the county to the other. Even some of those who are backing the scheme to 4 'cut'' the old county, we are told, give no laudable reason; they do not know why they want to go; they do not tnow what benefits they are going to <reap, if any; they do not realize that Lexington county is, financially \ sneaking, one of the best copnties in f the Stat-e. It is true that we are behind some of the other counties in good roads, but it is not because we are not able " to have as good roads as other counties, but it is because our people have - been brought up in the paths of economy from the very beginning of our ? county at home as well as in public affairs. Adhering to this principal, the people have tried' to keep down taxes, and how well they have succeeded the records show. Our schools, we believe, compare favorably with the schools of other counties, and offer just as good opportunities for the training of the "young, who must, in time fill the places of honor and trust that are now . being filled by older men. The. Dispatch has ever stood for better roads, and we will continue to ^ use our Shorts along the line of advancement and progress in this particular, until Lexington can boast of Toads equal to those of Aiken and ome few of t':e other counties. Our people haye prospered, as a whole, and we should feel proud of the condition which exists in our county today. But now that efforts are being made to take from us a porftion of the Dutch Fork?a people who Aave always stood by the other sections of the county, and a people for "whom we have the highest regard, .personally and otherwise, we admit in all candor, that we are trumped. .Ifrihese people hope to gain anything by making the change, we fancy that they will be sadly disappointed. If ?i i. they hope to have Denser roaus, waiter schools, better accommodations and lower taxes we are of the opinion that they will "be disappointed again. If the people want better advantages there is only one way to secure them, and that is by paying for them, and certainly Lexington county is just as able to pay for them as Richland. We fail to conceive where the citixens of the Fork will gain anything by property values being increased in Richland county, for they will be on ^exactly the same spot, and the soil Tvill not be enriched any more. The products of the farm will not bring j any more because it is raised in Rich- i land. We seriously doubt if it will ^ PnlnryiKiariB VlQ.VP bring as muuu, WJIUUI vivauw ^ become so accustomed to using the products of the Lexington farms that they are inclined to pay a premium on tuff that is raised in Lexington. We fail then to find a single instance in which the people of the Fork can hope to be benefitted by the change; and, verily, we find ourselves where we began?why the feeling of unrest among the people of Lexington ?... 9 euuiuj ? Bridge Work Helu Up. Supervisor Langford on Monday served notice upon the Carina EngiX> W m&>, olucnH ch Store dons Prevail in ev oods at the very lo WHOLI neering Company to discontinue all work on the steel bridge across Salada river until further advised. The papers were served throufljl the sheriff's offine. Thi9 does notmean, however, that the bridge is not going to be built. The work is held-up, it is understood, pending an investigation of the chargesbf graft and fraud in se- | curing the contract, which have just come to light during the past few week9. If the county can be saved the sum of seven thousand dollars, Supervisor Langford proposes to save it. Those who have brought the allegations claim that the same identical bridge in every particular can be built for seven thousand dollars less than what the present contract with the Carolina Engineering Company calls for. In this, we believe the suj pervisor has the backing of the ma! jority of the taxpayers. Just what steps will be pursued has not been made Dublic, but as 60on as the light is turned on the bridge will be pushed | to completion. I - We are informed that meetings I have been held in different sections j of the Fort, the object of which is to J lay out the lines for the purpose of i going to Richland. We do not know just where the lines will run, therefore, we are unable so give our readers any definite information at this time. | A young Spartanburg wido^ was fined $25 in police court the other day j for buggy whipping her lover whom j she caught out driving with another young lady. Widows are said to be right fractious beings some times. But Lexington widows do not belong to that class. J ' i The State is authority for the statement that there are many applicants for a position on the county dispenrtf PinVdanrl onrmfv Thl'fi OOl J k/voau VI XV1VM4WUVA VNT , was the case generally under the old G. M. I., and yet the salary of these gentlemen is very small. We publish with pleasure a card from ex-County Commissioner John ! W. Hendrix this 'week in regard to ' the steel bridge matter. We like to see the members of the old board defend themselves and The Dispatch is open to all. A bill was introduced in the house a few days ago calling for an investigating committee to look into the workings of the various county dispensaries in this State, but the bid was killed in the senate. The man who votes for higher taxes in the legislature, directly or indirectly, will have -a hard time explaining to the voters why he done so two or four years hence as the case may be. There will be at least one secretary in Washington who will be the superior of his chief in every particular. It is needless to call his name?he is known from one end of Carolina to the other. Judsre D. E. Hydrick has been I elected associate justice by the legis! lature to succeed Ira B. Jones, who ! was elected chief justice a few weeks ago. A very wise selection indeed. ? | Well, it looks like the good people of the Dutch Fork want to vacate old Lexington, and maybe they do, but they will never find a better county | than Lexington. Congressman Lever is making a rep- j Vtimaalf TTio epncihlp I j UU1UUI1 t'Jl itilJLi \ | JLJ.1., uvuu.^.w speeches are being published by all of the leading papers the country over. __________________ Dr. Cram will not be confirmed at this session of cong-es?, due to the successful efforts of Senator Tillman. Some of the dailies give Ben Till- t man hale Columbia one day and praise him to the skies the next. and 1706 Main Soods, Notions, C ARGAINS WHIL ? ery department oi west prices now i ESALE The people of the Fork may talk about free bridges and better roads, but if they get them they will have to pay for them the same in Richland as in Lexington. If Lexington is to be cut on all sides, j why not annex the wnoie conniy ana have a Greater Richland ? We print two very interesting articles on the annexation of a portion of Lexington county to Richland. It looks very much like prohibition is going to win despite the filibuster. Thank God the famous Elberta is still safe. Did you get that vailentine? We got ours. Oh, when will those forty days expire? As To Aanezation. To the Editor of The Dispatch: Mention has been made, both in Trrmr nnnAP and The State, in refer J v / enee to the annexation of a portion j of the Lexington Fork to Richland. It j is understood that a petition has been j circulated and signed asking the Gov- ! ernor to order an election, and it is j questionable whether all who signed 1 it are qualified voters. At any rate, j we suppose it will be ordered and the people will have the opportunity of expressing their wishes at the polls. By reference to a map of these counties we see that this annexation will j give Richland a kind of tongue, pan- j handle or tail, whichever ,one may choose to call it; while it will cut a "swallow-fork," something like the old folk used to mark their stock, out of Lexington county, and leave a wedge-shaped piece between this territory and Saluda river. The people in this little wedge will then have to set up a kind of monarchy of their own, ag they will virtually be out of any oounty, except, perhaps, campaign years. The candidates will find them. Let us find out something about this thing. What do the promoters of thi9 scheme hope to gain by it? Better roads? If this is it, has not Richland some as bad roads as we have, except, perhaps, around her cities and town9? Did not Supervisor Langford promise the people in the Fork that if he were elected he would give special attention to the roads in the Fork? Cannot the Fork have good roads without annexing to Richland to get them? and would we get them any sooner by attaching this little quiit-patch to Riehlarirl nnnnfv? We would have better schools. Would we? Has the rural districts &ny better schools than we have, except where they have a special levy? Has not Lexington many of this kind of schools? Cannot the Fork have as much school as it wishes by paying the special tax? and is not this the way Richland has hers? How will we be bettered in this way then? It wculd be convenient to the Court House. Would not this only benefit a few specially? The masses of the people have very little business at the County Seat that they cannot attend to without going there, jbuc, is it not a fact that the majority of the people generally allow themselves led by a few for the special benefit of the few? What about transferring mortgages and deeds to Richland county? Would not this cost a considerable sum which ! would haye to be paid by those hold- J ing them, and necessitate a lot of j trouble? We know our people and they know us, and would we not faro better among the people with whom we have ' * A- "11 1 * I'AC 1 n f A Deen assuuiatcu ail yui kuau wv , cast our lot with the people of Richland? Richland gets our trade, and that is all about us that is worth anything to them, and what do they want . with annexation of this little piece of the "State of Lexington?" And, really, what do we want to annex for? I have not written this with a view to getting up a controversy, and do St., Columbia, I Nothing, F urnish E THEY LAST our store. A go n order to make r< AN P I not know that I shall answer anything that may be said, but I would like to have these questions answered fully. Do not "beat around the boshes," but answer them freely and without prejudice for the consideration and benefit of all. IXQUIRER. Is Xr32ington Gouaty to Se Erased From the Hap ? To the Editor of The Dispatch: What is the trouble with our people \ any way? A petition has been j handed the Governor from a portion j of Fork township asking for an election on the question of being annexed to Richland county. A meeting was held at White Rock a few days ago, attended by more than fifty citizens and they were almost unanimous in passing resolutions to circulate petitions asking that a considerable slice of Broad River and Saluda townships be added. What does it all mean? If these petitions are successful Lexington county will be somewhat changed in geographical form and considerably reduced in area and pop ulation. We also hear it rumored that an effort will be made to form a new coun- \ ty by cutting off from Lexington the territory in which Leesville an d Batesburg are situated with county seat at Summerland. I make no comment, but the whole matter furnishes a large supply of "food for thought." Another meeting on the same sub- I ject will be held a^lJVhite Rock on the 26th. ; V* Citizen. _ TEE LEXINGTON BRIDGE MATTER. I Mr. J. W. Sendriz Writes in Defense of the Board's Action With Regard to Letting Contract. To tlje Editor of The Dispatch: rjease let me say a xew wurus through The Dispateh in reference to the Lexington bridge matter 90 freely spoken of la9t week. I am interested in the matter, as my name is on the contract and if there is anything wrong with it I am aR anxious to know as any one else. Surely Mr. Langford and all concerned know the right to reject any and all bid9 is reserved. Of course there can be a bridge built for less money than this contract i9 awarded for, as something can be built for almost any price. There are some statements I would like to make, but as Mr. Koon is the proper one to speak first I will wait. " T ?11T 4-V.nt if 15* T .oner. I JD.UWCVtjrj X W1X1 9(2^ LiiCbXL XJJL L uang j ford, the present supervisor, will do hi9 ! best to have the bridge finished according to contract, Lexington county will have something to be proud of for years to come. I can not, as an honest man, afford to remain qnietand letthe impression go out that the board of which I was a member was in anyway j trying to defraud the county and I ! j X=x T| j The Implement Co., j Diruunun wa tMWI w It is very important both for | ' effective and economical work to j procure j The best of FARM IMPLEMENTS ! Our New Descriptive Catalog ! v just issued tells all about the best y j 6 time and labor-saving: machinery. sj \ It is one of the best and most in- A i foresting Implement Catalogs issued. Mailed free on request. We are also headquarters for Farm Wagons, Buggies, 1 Panrinrf UOiU fvuu, ? v?v.udl V-Crimp and other Roofing, Gasoline Engines, Saw and Planing Mills. Write for prices and catalogs. The Implement Co.. 1302 Main St., - Richmond, Va. Hfiizni ings Three Ar m ????? lden opportunity x>m for new good DETAIL MEET ME FEBRUARY A MO GOODS FOG Rl AT I We are going to make February history of Tapp's merchandising i I "going to do things." Our stock Every department is now in the n means to you: That we need rooir want to make the room RIGHT 1 We are offering goods that you ws ble prices. Shop here early every Supreme Values Our line of Spring Suits is par | new styles, beautifully tailored in | in the newest standard materials z ' -ac j -x v. i?xl.;x one is onereu at iiiuun ie&o urau u Unprecedented i C OS This cold weather reminds one eral months. Anyway, with a m sirable. And the Coat styles of n ticeable extent to those of this sea Coats should be one of supreme ir at startling reductions. Here are A magnificent showing of handso f'nn+c: trim Trior! in sillc braid ail' gray, green, navv and black; th Carol inas at $10, $12.50 and $1 sale this week at A splendid assortment of broken s just the garment for the school tan; excellent values regularly ; out price this week Seasonable Dress G< In purchasing Dres9 Goods here you 1 Goods that yon need just at this season Big Bargains If there ever was a time when you nee cold spell is not the last one this winter severest in Februrry. So take advanfcaf and keep warm cold winter nights that: ORDER E We prepay mail, express or freight c ped to any point within a radiu9 of 600 w a ivnn v II JAMtS L. 1638 to 1646 MainS defy any man to prove any such thing. 1 As to Mr. Goodwin not signing the contract, he was in favor of the matter being pnt to a vote of the county; but we had decided to build the bridge before he became a member of the board from the fact that the grand jury was pressing the question of running several free ferries on the river and looking into this matter we found 4-U C.-, ? (am voiro t.llP PntlTltV WOUld vna.il 111 a It.*v J VU>U v..u ^ .. _ have spent enough to build a bridge and have nothing. J. W. Hendrix, LexiDgton, February 13, 1909. Teachers For Public Schools. The following bill affecting teachers was introduced in the senate yesterday by Mr. Crosson: "A bill to require all persons offering to teach in any of the public schools of this State to stand the regular examination for teachers." ?nh?^rihe to the Dispatch. E. C. DREHER, Agent, FIRE INSURANCE. REPRESENTING HOME INSURANCE CO., N. Y. INSURANCE CO OF N. A., PHILA. GERMAN-AMERICAN, N. Y. GLOBE AND RUTGERS, N. Y. TEUTONIA, NEW ORLEANS. SOUTHERN STOCK FIRE, GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA. STRONGEST AND BEST OLD LINE | FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES. LOCAL AGENCY LEXINGTON, S. C. ; ,11.., t . J 11 RICE'S ch Store I I to purchase 1 Ls coming in. 1 jjfil * AT TAPP'S NTH OF VALUES. ' I IGHT NOW 1 H PRICES. i the "Biggest February" in the I n Columbia. In a word, we are I of goods has been rearranged, aain store. And this is what it t i for arrivals of goods and we ^OW. Come and buy this week, mt right now at the lowest possi' day s in Spring Suits. ticularly attractive; all dashing, rich, plain and trimmed effects md leading mixtures, and every ,s real value. ( Values in Long its. that winter is not over yet by seviw Spring Suit a Coat is very deext season will not vary to a noson. So this sensational sale of nportance to you, as we offer Coats some values: melv Tailored Broadcloth Loner --J w d satin bands; colors: tan, brown, e best values ever ottered in the 5; take your choice in closing out ?6.48 izes in Children's Long Coats? girl; colore: brown, gray, blue and it ?6.50 to ?9.50; special closing ?1.98 and ?2.98 >ods Rightly Priced. save money. We are offering Dress of the year afc the very lowest prices. in Blankets. ded Blankets it is right Now. And this by any means. Columbia's winters are ?e of this Big Blanket Sale this week are bound to come. 3Y MAIL. >n all purchases of $5.00 or more shipmiles of Columbia. TArr lUMPANY treet. 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