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- ^ " "T T THE LEXINGTON DISPATCH. r > * ? Representative Newspaper. Severs Lexington and the Borders of the Surrounding Bounties tike a Blanket. . vnt yytty ~ LEXINGTON, S. C.. 'WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 11, 1909. iT" ' ??????????????^^^ ?? I ? 0 1 I FARMERS7 I We give particular attention I A checking account with a h . I er should be without. I Our savings department is ar g ing, as it does, the privilege ol g the advantage of interest on yo 1,,. Our commodious offices a) wa^ ers. We cordially invite the farm Home. The HOME NA OF LEXI :4 , ' , # FRIEND!" Pick your Teeth. Then pick your Dentist, And in picking pick DR. e. R. HARDING, Hear Hyatt's Park* Phone 612. i : ' *> - VI ... EXTRACTING TEETH AND ALL DENTAL WORK PAINLESS. Boat material and good work at jnqderate price. , Come and ? see for yourself. BIDGEWOOD and COLLEGE PLACE CABS BOB BY , THE OFFICE EVEBY 15 MINUTES. EUA CLAIRE, . C., R. F. D. No. 11. COLUMBIA, j. , : = Sawing lgaotinea. The Davis Unique and other sew improved drop head machines; nicely finished in oak; easy running and per4 feet sewing; fully guaranteed; for sale at factory prices for cash, or on easy payments, at The Bazaar, tf Bice B. Harman ? Reader, have you paid for your oaDer? If not. why not? Remember we need the money. 155 f I J - i / Semi-Annual Friday, J until s ||[ Willi! % It is a s chandise?Am I You'll lose WHITTEI e 6 "W. 23 ieao MAIN BTBE] Solicits a Share business] to the business of formers. | ank is a convenience no farm- I lother excellent feature, afford- I ; withdrawals, together with B ur funds. - #6 fsat the disposal of our custom- I ers to make this their Banking I TIONAL BANK I NGTON. I Coagrossmaa Lever Sere. Congressman A. F. Lever and hi3 private secretary, Mr. B. J. Wingard, arrived from Washington on Saturday morning. Mr. Lever will make Lexington his headquarters this sumer, much to the pleasure and delight of his friends. Mr. Wingard has been working unusually hard during the last session of Congress. In addition to his regular duties he has been taking a law course at Georgetown, University and took a high stand in his class. ?if- TTT:~ ?Ml 4.-U /-V AAllMA iXir. TYlU^Mli WU1 UUIU^lOfC IUC UUUlDO in two more years. fluiiwiDs are the most interesting ofall Jewels. -> They have figured in history poems and songs; been tne cause of deaths without num* j her. provided ready money -?all the while serving as I beautiful ornaments. Buy Diamonds from us and receive beBt value for for you money. SYLVAN BROS. , Jewelers, SilversmithF, Opticians Ccr. Main and Hampton St. Columbia. S. C. __ - , ii nnu Ann b UnT lillll Clearance Sale r uly, 30th and C ? iaturday, Augus tupendous mover ighty money-savir / money if you miss li nnif aa N UnT W latesburg, S. C LOBE DRY 6( ex. - 5 of Your Valued Pal Senator Crosson Speaking For Prohibition. | Senator Cro98on made one of his strong characteristic speeches for prohibition at Addy's barbecue last Sat} urday, with telling effect. He will i speak at Summeriand next Wednesday and at Edmunds and Summit on Saturday. He is invited to deliver the annual address at the reunion of | old soldiers at Prosperity on August 26th and to address the Pythians of j Ethereugt. at their annual picnic on ! August 14. I Senator Crosson says, "that the statement made by those who do not I favor prohibition, 'that prohibition will not prohibit,' is but an assertion, a I travesty on our government, ludicrous, a jaded spavined hobby, incredulous by the liquor element and disprovened by the records in the treasurer's office. As the United States government recognizes today and informs us, that the prohibition States have prohibited to the amount of seventeen million dollars of revenue. Such 'twaddle' is too weak for argument. They tell you also, 'There will be more liquor sold in dry counties and states.' Why then are the liquor houses, breweries, and distilleries fighting prohibition and spending thousands or dollars to aeieai. prooibition. You may be assured, that they are open-eyed, as to their business interest. They stand on the side of their own sain. Time and legislation will remedy this. The amount that has been spent, or sent out of Lexington county, since the war, would have built forty-four one hundred thousand dollar cotton mills, or at least one mill in each school district in the county and would have educated handsomely our children, made as the most prosperous people on the globe, but where is our money to day? Gone to enrich Western, Eastern and Northern liquor houses, brewers and distillers and been squandered and has debauched our people and left them uneducated, poverty stricken, weak minded and very dependent." Is this not food for thought? In the face of this, is theye a man so dereleot to his duty, that will not bo at the polls on August 17tb, and vote for prohibition." .. J . S. . Annual Piomio. The Hilton Farmer's Union will hold their annual picnic at Hilton tomorrow. Congressman Lever, Mr. B. Harris, Commissioner Watson, Prof. Ira W. -Williams, Mr. J. P. Campbell and. Prof. D. N. Barrow, of Clemson will make addresses. We regret that we received the program too late for publication. Fine Swot Potatoes. Mr. John C. Dooley has our thanks for a mess of sweet potatoes. They were verv larere indeed for so early in I the season. Mr. Dooley is a fine track farmey and a mighty clever citizen. Ifsj ! Started On ontinues I fJUU i miii nent of merLg event, i it. i ? nno pn uvu uu. m IODS COMPAK T, TE., m m m m m tronage. Polite and Pr< TEHPEBANCE BALL? LABQEL7 ATTENDED. Messrs. Cromer, Featherstone and Smith Made Excellent Speeches. A ciowd estimated to number between four and five hundred gathered here on Saturday to hear the prohibition speakers, the Hon. Geo. B. Cromer, the Kon. C. C. Featherstone and the Hon. Mendel L. Smith. Of this numbr several were ladies. The meeting was presided over by the Hon. E. C. Ridgell. The Rev. B. W. Cronk of the Lutheran church offered a fervent prayer. Solicitor Geo. Bell Timmerman introduced Mr. Smitn, the first speaker, paying a high tribute to his j ability and to his worth. Mr. Smith I discussed the liquor question from I three, standpoints: First, personal I duty, which is purely a moral duty; I second, a relative duty, and third, a political duty. Mr. Smith reviewed the condition which brought about the establishment of the State dispensary aud followed it up through all the years until its final overthrow. He deolared that the State dispensary was the strongest political machine ey^r established in South Carolina. He touched on the scandals which were brought out by the investigating committee and stated that in his opinion in less than five years the county <4{ayianaai?ioa TOnnlrl hnr?nmp iiiof, aa rwr. ; rupt as the State dispensary, their father, was. He citad figures to show that drunkenness and crime have decreased in all the prohibition territory. He said that the liquor question is the greatest problem with which the farmer has to deal and urged the farmers to vote out whiskey and improve the negro labor. He said that immigrants would never take the place of the negro on the farm. He closed with a beautiful and touching appeal to the audience to vote for prohibition on the 17th of August. Dr. George B. Cromer was the second speaker. He.was introduced by Prof. 8, J. Derrick, of Newberry College, whois spending the summer with relatives in this his native county. , Perhaps no higher tribute has ever been paid any man in so few words as was paid Dr. Cromer by Prof. Derrick, who declared that of all the men with whom he had ever come in contact there was none whom he admired more than the man whom he was about to introduce. He declared that Dr. Cromer never discussed any question without first solving it, and he never spoke anything but the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth as God gave him the light to see the truth. Dr. Cromer declared that ir. it miMf.inn that demanded the best thought and the best talent of the best people. He said he had been working for prohibition for more than thirty years. He said he was not working for money, he was not work* ing for political gain because he never had offered for i iblic office and never expected to enter the political arena, but he is working for the education of the boys for the betterment of societj' and tor a higher standard of citizeuship. Dr. Cromer's address throughout was a masterful one, coucht.d in the choicest language and he was well received. The next and last speaker was Mr. ; Featherstone, who was introducad by R. W. Frick, of Chapin, a graduate of . Newberry College. Mr. Featherstone ! stated that as the other speakers had covered a great deal of the ground he would discuss the matter from the standpoint of the church member's duty. Mr. Featherstone made a telling speech and at the conclusion of his address, several persons were heard to say, "that Mr. Featherstone should have been a preacher instead of a lawyer." Mr. Featherstone dei clared that he was not going to give A 1 . /> I- A- ^*1 i.1 t. _ 1 J? A up me ngni until uie wuoieoi America was won for prohibition. All of the speeches were conducted upon a high plane and all received a generous round of applause. By a rising vote the thanks of the house were extended the speakers for coming to Lexington, and their able presentation of the prohibition subject. Ail in all, it. was the greatest meeting ever held here. There was absolutely no sign of whiskey. Boturaed From Hot Springs. Messrs. Thos. P. Meetze, C. S. Rauch and F. E. Dreher, returned 0:1 Sunday morning from Hot Springs. Ark., where they spent three weeks. It will be gratifying news to the many friends of Mr. Meetze to learn that he has entirely recovered from his recent attack of rheumatism. The party enit?vpH f.hpir jfav anrl t.hp manv etn ries thev tell are interesting indeed. | : ? The First Open Bell. The first open boll of new cotton was sent to this office a week ago bv Mr. George Fields. If the present good weather continues it will not be long before the fleecy staple will be very much in evidence. The shortage of Treasurer Detyens of | Georgetown has been confirmed. It amounts to $6,800. J. A. Hemingway, ha9 been appointed to succeed Detyens. i [Y, k-a-Eise, COLUMBIA, H. C, ompt Attention. n V o ? *** 1 ' ? Jmwmmmammmmmmmmmmmmmm f Bassi A doii/ $*1?^ ty ^ worth only half as n iiSy i? there is at least twice i: :\*k !; vilv*;-!' Put temptation out of; }-pj? cash in vv i \ Citizens Ban BATESBUB ^ (Sji. ^'s afer there any w j . XJ box. Start your accou / have. Make it a rule t j IIHr - pay all bills by check. eB^MI left for yourself every t ! We pay interest on t M ^ TJ. X. GUNTER, Pre Li, A. C. JOB WM. M 1892. T ' ,A^? UCJLlUg tUJI Ucl y J LEXINGTON, Capital, Surplus and Undivided 5 per cent interest paid on si being computed semi-annually. De] received. ? Commercial accounts also given Ample facilities for handling 3 account will be appreciated. Safety deposits boxes for rent, $ W. P. ROOF DO YOU PRACTI There are very few who could not lay s pay day for the possible "Rainy Day." TRY IT. It paves the way to success, ai That you did not begin sooner. WE PAY 4 per cent. INTEREST on Sav Don't put it off, but begin now, by openi The Bank of R. L. LYBRAND, President 1 BROOKLYN D iNEW BROOKLAh n We Wnt your business. It is our < A youqf money with us until you need it yj times a year. E J. C. CUICNARD, j7 Vice-President. - ? IBank of C : : CHAPIN, S. The Bank That Act This bank aims to give you good serv checks for you?furnish drafts for sen always glad to assist you in business mi wir-h this bank, which makes a point o Spositors. Our certificate of deposit be We cordially invite the farmers as we their banking with us. ^ J. S. WESSINGER, President. J. Crcp Conditions. &0V ! The cop conditions in this county, ! The i ' ' W W j e^oecially coiton, is said to have great- ' ly fallen ofT during the last week, due take r to the ex?essive rains. A great deal i Meth< of fodder is ripe and the farmers are a^n! . , r i at f> ty experiencing n great deal of diliieuUy 0j jyjr! in saving it. There has been entirely ' tion o too mueh rain for everything and un- voma les? jf. holds up soon ther-* will not be heait. , : pasto: a vers' large yield, as a rule. : pbue, . - ; ki;ov i Miss Biser Won Scholarship. ; V,,' To the Editor of The Dispatch: ; event. * *-* -r i J? Ittf. l'resirient u. u. .i< nuson 01 win throp College, lias reported to me that The Miss Lucye Riser won the vacant j ?trers scholarship from this c-onntv. j A. D. Martin. j County Supt. Education. | > IR IN HAND iuch as one in the bank. For n the temptation to spend it pour way by depositing|your k of Batesburg, IG, : : : S. C. ay than in your safe or cash nt today with what ' vou 0 deposit all your cash and You'll find you have more ime you balance your books, ime deposits quarterly. s. rES, Cashier. . CABTEB,!Asst. Cashier. 1909. tags Bank, - s. c 1 Profits $30,000.00. ivings deposits, interest posits of $1.00 and over special attention, ronr business, and your 1.00 per year. , President and Cashier CE SAVING? omething by each month, each ad you'll have but one regret, viz: ing Deposits calculated quarterly, ug an account with us. ' Swansea. B. E. CRAFT, Cashier. iBANKri ID, S. c. H; ' lesire to please. Leave W We pay Interest four ^ sSy L. S. TROTTI, j| President ^ / ^hapin g VI t iommodates I ices. We cash out-of-town 3 ding money way. We are ff liters. Make your deposits H f good treatment of its de- B ar interest at 5 pHr cent. B 11 as the business men to do B F. HONEYCUTT, Cashier I T TTT -1 i._ *<fV-J . ueo. w. iNeexsy to wea. engagement of the Rev. Jno. to Miss Ella Cornelia Move ?en announced, the marriage to k tiace. i:i the Wa^hinuton Street A xiDt church, Columbia, on the ooii of Wednesday. August 18, clock. Miss Move is a daughter *. E. C. Move, of the lower sect this county, and is a young ii of many graces of mind ana The Rt v. Mr. Nee ley is the r ot the M< thr dist church in this and is < ne of the most widely ii ministers of the South Carolina i < nee. T he Dispatch extends coniMunein &u\Mceof the happy notice! chairmen of the boards of inanfor the election next Tuesday ill as soon as possible on the un ed and get boxes, blanks, etc. J. Brooks Wingard, Clerk of Commissioners, V n *