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\ | THE LEXINGTON DISPATCH. Hi-:'; ; A Representative Newspaper Covers Lexington and the Borders of the Surrounding Counties Like a Blanket ?-? ftP. VOL. XLIII. LEXINGTON, S.CL WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1913. 26 A ^Tr . . . v . .. Boys: ' Every boy is a minature bush little business anairs wun en a good manager of big aftaii way in the world for a boy t< is to have a savings account, and ieep the account growin a "partner" in the affairs of < in Lexington by helping hin M THE HOME N A LEXINGTON, Resources We Pay Interest on Savi 5 per eent Interest Paid j ?BEFORE this BANK got it') A NATION/ r it haifto satisfy the U. S. Governn J thelprovisiona of the National Ban with. Every'since that time frequent and made by the.Government. Every time the Government calls f< ment of the affairs of the PALMETr lished in this paper. We want yon yon do we believe yon will make OUR BANK Y< The Palmetto J OF COLUM1 Wilis Jokes, President. " ( ; 'i ? ' v r'' ' - OUR WASHINGTON LETTER. An Interesting Budget of News from j the Seat of Government. ^ f" ??*? nUoTviViaKlIon nf Drocrnn rinPS ! OCUttWJi yuumuvtitau v? v.v&. .. ? r. not believe half-way measures so far as freie tolls are concerned for American ships passing through the Panama 4 Canal. Rather than have the agitation continue on the part "of Great Britain, that the American nation is about to vidlste the Hav-Pauncefote treaty in absorbing the tolls on ships flying the flag of the United States, the senior senator from Oregon has introduced a bUl abrogating the treaty as the easios? way ont of the difficulty. One of the most, if not the most picturesque figures in the Senate is James K. Vardaman, of Mississippi, whose Ions; black hair, falling to the shonlders smooth-shaven face, and piercing black eyes, afford the guides of the Capitol < no end of small talk for the benefit of tohrists who are crowding the big building on the hill these pleasant days of spring. Bat Vardaman in the Senate and Vardaman in the saddle areas far apart** the poles. In the saddle SenW j ator Vardaman looks like a Knight of Old, the lanoe end armor being the j . ' only thing8 misting to complete the picture. / A new collection which will make the Bmitheoaian Inetitntion in this city the foremost repository of African trophies in the world has been given by Herbert Ward, the sculptor and solflier of fortune, who la now the last . surviving officer of. the Stanley erpeh dition which invaded the depths of the black continent years ego in search of Kmln Peeba. The gift, made possible - through the efforts of Thomas Nelson - :.*Pege the aovflest, oontjtine more than ' "* ?VUU AUWW ?v?r*u" ??> - strnmeuta uaed by the ratives. Perhaps the most picturesque new comer la the House is Sunt Kirkpatrick of the Sixth Iowa District. Almost all bis lite at least since the close of the Civil War Kirkpatrick has been a hunter of moonshiners. Not even he could t tell how often he has been shot unless , he did a few sums on his finger*. His eyes were practically shot out in the lastTaid he lead so that he is now -' 4UlS?^ Thava ana fn II c Oflft niPOPS SiinUSV Uliuu> xutig ???-, t r w- j-.ww ? of leal id his body a9 a portion of the reward for being a revenue officer for j 61 "W. HI itfliO MAIN 8TBEE Solicits a Share *v->r>T-i Tf V?o tyi a no crp>.q hlfi JCC5 rnaui JLx uu ? jdit to himself, he will be s later in life. The best > become a good manager think twice before spending g. This bank wants to be jvery sturdy, sensible boy 1 to save. IIONALBANK . s. c. $250,000.00. ngs Accounts Quarterly, on Certificates of Deposit ' v t CHARTER and became \L BANK lent at Washington that all of king Laws had been complied rigid examinations have .been V. """ ' 3r a report, an accnrate statero NATIONAL BANK is pnbto know all abont ns. When PUB BANK National Bank, JIA, S. C. J. P. Matthews, Cashier twenty-seven years. At least three times be has been left for dead on the field and the doctors '7ho overhauled him pledged their professional honor that he could'nt get well, "After *11" says Mr. Kirbpatrick with a certain grimness, "I wasn't nearly as bad off as the other fellow." The Trolley Line. We are pleased to notice that work on ? a-. ii i?j. A 3 ine irouey ueiwteu Augus>a&uu Colombia will commence on May 1, and will be pushed to completion as rapidly as It is stated that work will begin at Cayce and come this way. The building of this road means much for Lexington and the country through which it passes, as it will open up for settlement a rich and fertile country suitable for trucking, berry and fruit growing as well afl'beautiful sites for homes and residences. Teachers* Meeting. Tbe Teachers' Association of Lexington County met in the School Auditorium here last Saturday morning, and the published programme was carried out. It was a matter of great regret to all parties concerned that bo few teachers were present at this meeting as the proceedings were marked with more than usual interest and the addresses of State Superintendent of Education Swearingen and Prof. Hand were "instrnctive and inspiring, and were listened to with the closest at tension, out iurn wuml i?c*iug in members wm more than made up in enthr.siasm. The reason assigned for so few teachers being present was that most of the schools have closed for the term and the teachers are enjoying their rest from-their laborions labors.' A delightful picnic "dinner was served and the exercise* of the day were brought to a happy ter mination. F. E. DreherEsq., is spending sometime at Hampton Springs Fla., for the Konoflt ft f hi a hp&lfh. MVMWU ? V? W w? ?? Oar old friend and war comrade Jimmie ?. R*wl is rusticating in Bates* burg among relatives. Builders get jour nails from the Enterprise Hardware Co., two and a half cjilts per j/oumi. - LOBE BBY 60 . IMZOZLTCTTTOltf :T, of Your Valued Patr BAIESBURG FIRE., a The Cotton Seed Oil Mill Goes * Up in Smoke. ? LOSS IS ESTIMATED AT $60,000 a r The Theory Most Gene ally Ac- c % b cepted is that the Fire Originated from a Passing Locomotive. t The most disastrous fire in he his- 9 tory of Bacesburg occurred on April d 27th about 12 o'clock, when a large ^ portion of the plant of the Batesburg 1 Cotton Oil company was destroyed. 9 The entire building anc; machinery v of the oil p ant proper were destroyed. I T The ginner and the fertilizer plant, P operated by the same company, were s saved with little damage. The loss is v estimated sat from $50,000 to $60,000 3 with $25,000 insurance. 8 It is difficult to account for the origin of the fire. The theory mo-t gen- 2 eraliv advanced is that it caught from t a passing locomotive. However, the 8 last morniug train had passed some ^ time before the fire was discovered. The fire was first seen in a portion of the seed and hull house nearest the railroad, but in a very few minutes the flames had spread to every portion * of the building. The plhnt beinsr out a v ~ w , of the zone of the town's water system, it was impossible to extinguish the flames, and all energies were bent to * the saying of the nearby buildings. In this the fire department was very successful, being materially aided, as it 1 was, by the winds which carried the 1 flames and sparks across a large open 8 area. 1 The only stock destroyed w_is about f 2,000 tons of halls. All the seed Jbad 8 been manufactured and the last car of 8 oil was shipped out a few days ago. The meal is used largely in the mann- 0 facture of fertilizers, consequently but little of this was on hand. Had thp 2 fire occurred a few weeks earlier the ^ loss would have been much greater. ? The stock of the Batesburg Cotton j. Oil company i9 held principally by E., ^ A. C., At S. and C. E. Jone9. It was j organized several yearS ago fQr the ^ manufacture of cottonseed products, j the fertilizer plant being added later, j The concern has played a very import ant part in the prosperity of the com- t munity. Something like $125,000 had ^ been invested in the different lines, < and the company had just completed t plans for the erection of a large lum- ( ber plant- These latter plans, how- \ ever, will hardly suffer on account of the catastrophe, and it is understood the stockholders will arrange % for the erection of another plant to take the . place of the one destroyed. * } This fire is the second to visit Bates- ( i *?* * " * r"~ uurg wnnin a period 01 two weefcsrthe other being the destruction of a barn belonging to B. P. Whitehead. Prior to this Batesburg had passed through a period of nearly two years without a fire of any importance. Passing ot Mr J BHarman After an illness of about two weeks with pneumonia, Mr. J. Beauregard Harjnan died at his home near here on April 80th, between 9 and 10 o'clock, Mr. Harman was a hardworking farmer, a good citizen and a kind, generous friend. He is survived by bis wife, children and a large number of relatives and friends to wnnvn Via ^ iUVUiU 4i?n UCIMVi _ ( Roof Not Discharged. Mr. W. P. Roof, bankropt,of Lexington, made application for a discharge in the United 8tates District conrt in Charleston on Fridry, but on account of the absence of Jndge 8mith, who was holding conrt elsewhere, the proceedings were postponed to a date yet 1 to be fixed. ] Mr. and Mr*. J. J. Keefe, of And*- ; lusia, Ala., were called to Lexington last week on a sad mission, that of the death and bnrial of the father of Mrs. Keele?Mr. Thomaa J. Monts. Oar genial friend, Mr. Ike Marks, while on his way from Augusta to UOinmoia, stoppea over ana spent j Wednesday in Lexington. The old town holds a warm place in his heart and he jusc can't go hy without stop- j ] piu^ to say howdy to his friends. . ? 90S GOMFAN , XIE3.. m <m m m onage. Polite and Pro Strawberry Culture. Trucking was introduced about ten ears ago by the Homewood colony nd has developed steadily since that ime. All the truck crops grown in he middle Atlantic trucking section an be successfully produced in this rea- Lettuce, celery, cucumbers, adish and beans are good money rops, but strawberries pay so much letter that the truckers have turned heir attention almost exclusively to his crop. Of the two varieties of trawberries grown in the area, K!or!yke and Lady Thompson, Klondyke as proved by far the most profitable, 'he cultivation of this variety is retricted to a small section around Con- ! ? q?i/3 UAtnan-nnf! nrViilo f-.hp T.flrlV ; f Cky CftllU livmunwvuj *? ; .'hompson is grown in the northern i art of the area. The growing of ! trawberries i9 necessarily confined I vithin a radius of 5 or (> miles from a I (hipping point, as strawberries hanled k greater distance do not ship well. Up to date methods of cultivation ire used by the strawberry growers of his area. The best growers, before etting the plants, sow the land to (owpeas, vetch or some other legume, ^arge quantities of nitrogen are thus upplied to this soil and it is left in deal condition in other respects. Ibout 500 pounds of fertilizer is ap)lied after the land ha9 been broken uid thoroughly pulverized and smoothid with disk and smoothing harrows, t'he rows are laid off feet apart and >lants set 20 inches apart in the row, bus leaving room for two plants to >e grown by runners form each origital plant. The young plants, while tot yielding so much as the older plants, five a better quality of berry, which ipens a little earlier. At last 1 ton of ertilizer*(8? 21-2?3) is applied per icre?one third after the picking sea - ? - J a it . ion, one third in septemDer ana cue balance in January. For the season if 1908?one of the best in recent years -one of the Klondyke berry growers ecured a net profit of $500 an acre, tnd his best plats netted $1,000 an acre. U-rowers usually expect from $200 to | 1300 profit an acre The Klondyke strawJerry usually brings a little more than louble the price of the Lady Thompson, o 1008 the Klondyke averaged $-5 07 )er crate of 32 quarts and in 1909 $4.40 )er crate. The shipping season usually, jegins about the first week in April ind ends the first of June. From Jo :o 100 cars of 250 crates ea -h are shipped out of the area each season. Strawberries are no longer consigned jo commission houses, but are sold lirectto buyers. New York and Boston furnish the best markets. Two Accidents. Two very sad accidents happened it Styx, which 9hadowed the corcnunity with a pall of sorrow. Both }f these accidents Occurred on the Southern railway and neither of which probably could nof have baen.prevent. 3d through human agency. The first of these occurred late in ;he afternoon of the 25th, when Girie, the bright and promising young laughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Kyzer, came near having her sweet ?oung life crushed out of her by beng 9truck by a passing engine wnile .v.** mac stanrlintr beside the railroad ruv viww ;rack. Her skull was fractured and jhe received other injuries about her idrson. The Southern sent a special Tain down from Columbia and took ;he child to an infirmary in that city. The second happened on late Saturlay afternoon in which Mr. John P. Goodwin was run over and killed by i Southern passenger train. His body vas fearfully mangled and his clothng torn from it. He is survived by v young wife, who. before her mar iage, was Miss Mabel Timmons, and ipent her girlhood days in Lexington, md by other relatives. Coroner Weed ?eld aa inquest and. the verdict w&6 in icoordance with the above facts. . .''a. t~> ! va . Cerebro Meningitis. A case of what is said to be cerebro neningitis, hat developed at Irmo according to Drs. J. A. Hayne andOon ad, who made the examination of the patient, a negro child. Every precanhwhflpn tn.trPTi hv Dr. R. E. Ma :hias, the physician in charge, to control the disease and prevent it spreadn g. We a"e gmd t > ser? our friend, Mr. D. B. Rawl our again after nursing a j swelli.ig ca>.e ot mumps. j Y, LG-2E3I3, COLUMBIA, ?. t -4_ k. A A A * inipx Aiiennon. 'Wrt'nor 1 OS TAKE CAB! We are prepared to g i ft* 11 /?< ? ? ? I nre, tneit, or foolish Savings department y FOUR PER CENT, in ED QUARTERLY. . this strong bank si wisdom on the part safety lies in our stn and conservative rm risks?let the Strong South Carolina take FIRE PROOF SAFETY DEF MM OF WEST in M. L. Tyler, Manager. ???????????? | THE OLD I I The Carolina I H ?Organiz* I United States, State, Coun Capital stock $200,000 00 j Surplus profits 155,000 00 Liability of stockholders ' 200,000 00 _Protection to Depositors $555,000 00 ! The new banking House is prov Vault which is protected by an E Electric Bank Protection Compan, thoroughly burglar proof. It has also installed a complete i are offered to our customers at rea afford every facility and accommod ?OFFI( S3 W. A. CLARK, President, s3 T. S. BRYAN, Vice President. rr Call at This 1 And Let Us Present \ Called 'THINGS W< v is full of interesting a erybody. UNION NAT! j Columbi Gone to Philadelphia. Hor>. Geo.'B. Timmerman, Solicitor of this circuit, went to Philadelphia last week for the second time to appear for the State of South Carolina in the habeas corpus proceedings of the State V9. JoeGrant, who is charged with the murder of J. G. Dur9t in Edgefield in 1906, and who i9 resisting extradition proceedings. Wc learn that Mr. Timmerman has returned without the negro, the Court holding the matter under advisement. The Prudential. As strong as the Hock of Gibraltar, this insurance company has withstood the financial storms wmcn nag csrneu man j a less strong company to rain. It is represented here by A.J. Fox, who is prepared to write a first class policy on the most liberal terms. Patronize local agent and keep yonr money circulating in the commnnity, and at the same time yonr investment grows in value and protests yonr family after yonr death. v?,-j ... .1 0 + Dr JuKus D. Dreber, for many years President of Roanoke College, Va.,and j now Consul at Port Antonio, Jamacip, spent Wednesday in town visiting relatives. being accompanied by Mrs. Dreher. He called at the Dispatch Office and while expressing his appreciation of our mentioning him as a suitable man foflfche Presidency of the University of.Sooth Carolina, he s<?id that he likad riw Consular service so well that he had no desire to return to educational work. Mr. R. 0. Shealy, of Batesbur?, was in town Saturday and railed in to see us and says he cannot do without tiie I Lexington Dispatch. i 4 : OF mMONEY ll :! ;uard against loss by speculation. In our I our money will earn terest COMPOUNDA Savings Book in jj lows prudence and t of the holder. Our f sngth and our wise ^ tnagement. Run no ! rest State Bank in : care of your Savings. 11 ?OS!T BOXES FOR REST, I . ERN CAROLINA i Lexington Branch RELIABLE m [National Bank g sd 1868? B ty and City Depository. BSAVINGS DEPARTMENT. |1 Interest allowed at the rate of 19 4 per cent, per annum, payable H , quarterly, February, May, An- H gust, November. H ided with a modern Fireproof gl lectric System installed by the H y of New York City, and is made S set of safety deposit vaults which ' H sonable rates. We are prepared to gg i . ation which one's business justifies mm " JOSEPH M. BELL, Cashier, B * JOHN D. BELL, Asst. Cashier. ' E mwrnssmmimammM ==^ ' it {ou with a Handy Book 3RTH KNOWING." It nd useful facts for evIGMAL BAIffK a, a C. | - ~JJ ' I School Money. Treasurer Wingard received a few days ago a check for $535 14 for rural * schoo's, making a total of $1,86->.14 for ?choo 8 from the State this spring. I f Tit <> i-?1 1 /I it a I Vt A A ATI n f TT t '"?? JLilCXC XS BtiXi UIIC lllU \J\JIXUVJ 1 vJ* schools about ?400 which will docbt-. * les9 be received before July 1st.' Theamount received from the State I at fall was $4,008.21, making a total of ; nearly $4,000 State aid for the public sehools of Lexington county for the , scholastic year commencing July 1012 ^ and ending Julv, 1913. The money rtcently received for this purpose ha* been distributed among til9 ' schools of the county, as follows: Batesburg... $495.00 Chapin 180 00 Leesville... 406.03 Lexington 250 00 Total $1,330 00 Death of an Infant* Vinnie Estelle infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 8. F. Long, died April 22nd aee 8 months and 15 days. The little body was tenderly laid to reat beneath a mound of flowers at Nazareth Lutheran church with appropriate services by the Pastor Rev. P. D. Bisinger in the presence of many sympathizing friends. # -in ? - ' A Sad Death, One of the *adde*t death* which ka* occurred with in our recollection i 1 . recent years was that of young D. J. Roof, a prcsperous young farmer A upper Calhoun CouUy, after an illness of only a few days, which occurred on the 24th. He was a son of Mr. E. J. Roof, of the Sandy Run section, and was married to Miss Pearl, daughter of Mr. G. Mulier, of tiiat9eclion wichin itid liioiit*t of l ^hruan.