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~ V>vk. "*iv Yl*v-v?^^^5- l*~ ". - '"* - ' ;% "< - -t THE LEXINGTON DISPATCH. L?1-m-TM?n 1 ??????? ?? ?? , , . . . ? A Representative Newspaper Covers Lexington and the Borders of the Surrounding Counties Like a Blanket '^V .. ' ? > ^@2 VOLXIin. LEXINGTON, 8.C? WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1913, 2g T-*'r V.>. - _ ,;. . Boys: '- v>, % v! *- ** *' ^ '/' * Every boy is a minatare busi Uttlo KnflinMN nflfairs with ni a-good manager of big aftai way in the world for a boy 1 i i to have a savings account and keep the account growii a "partner" in the affairs of in Lexington by helping hii THE HOME NA LEXINGTON, Resources . We Fat Interest on Say: r 5 for cent Interest Paid ^Vr* O > ' ' '' ? *-."4 /'.??? v' ' * - ' \ BEFORE this BANK got It' A NATION, " ' it bad to satisfy the U. S. Governi the.provisions of toe swnanai jmi with. * rEvery since that time frequent and made by the Government. Every time the* Government calls f xnent of theaiKnln of the PALMET lishod in this paper. We want yon yon do we believe yon will make OUR BANK Y< m faJmette I or C0LUM3 Wilis Jomsa. President. - ^SmSSSSSSSSSSmSSSSSSSmSmmmSSmlmmSmmmmmSiSmmmam M n^n rrru^ i I VUU ttb JLU19 J And Let Us Present 1 CaUed "THINGS W< is full of interesting ai erybody. UlfflOltf Iff ATI . , - Columbi ? ' Pbrookla I New Brook ? DIREC' 1 J. G, Guignard, ?. W. 1 E R. N. Senn, Henry 8 A. D. Shull, L. S. T 2 ADVISOR'S m Frank W. Shealy. James A. ?Se9eS6SS9KSee6S69SS96MmiSli f. _ * V. * I The Carolina i ?Organic United States, State, Coun Capital stock $3<K),000tKk , Surplus profits 155,000 0i> ; Liability of stockholders 800,000 uo i __________ i Protection to Depos- , itors $755,000 00 The new banking House is prcv Van It which is protected by a n J5 Electric Bank Protection Cornwall; t;>rtmrjohlv bnrclar proof. It has aiso installed a complete are offered to our customers at rea I afford every facility aud accomniod ?OFFI( W. A. CLARK. President, Vice President. Mr* Jas. W. Sbealy, of the Fork Farm Demonstrator for this Cfouoty, iwas in town Monday on business conf nected with bis work. He is very mucix pieasea wjcij cne aramnyuvtuw i ^lowiag crop3 of . j I G "W. E3 loao MAIN STREJ Solicits a Shan uess man, If he manages his edit to himself, he wiil be * J- Mr- mu? rs laier m uie. j. uc ucsb i ;o become a good manager j , think twice before spending j ig. This bank wants to be every sturdy, sensible boy n to save. HONALBANK . . s. c. . . $250,000.00. ings Accounts Quarterly, on Certificates of Deposit t CHARTER and baeame AL BANK nent at Washington that all of iking Laws had been complied rigid examinations hare .been ora impart, as accurate state* TO NATIONAL BANK is pubto know all about pB. When OUR BANK National Bank, aiA, s. c. J. P. Mattebws, Oa*bfer Sank "ou with a Handy Book 3RTH KNOWING." It ad useful facts for evONAL BANK a, S. C. A 86969696969686969696969690 ND BANK I land, S. C. S FOBS: ? Shull, G. A. Guignard S Buff, F. L. Sandel 2 rotti, P. J. Wessinger g ' BOABB: J Summerset, 6. G. Moseley | SSS?#e9S969S969?9eSSSe*SsS BflBHBHffiHBMHSHI B RELIABLE I National Bank B 3d 1868- 1 ty - and City Depository, |? SAV2NGS DEPARTMENT." || Interest allowed at the rate of g| 4 per cent, per annum, payable |j| quarterly, February, May, Ac- sH ga?t, November. j ^B ided with a modern Fireproof tigg lectric System installed by the jan y of New York City, and is made set of safety deposit vaults which ffll sonable rates. We are prepared to &&> ation which one's business justifies m "*ERS " JOSEPH M. BELL, Cashier, ?8 JOHN 1). BFiLJLj. Asrlt. Cashier IB BMHBB? One cf'the be*t selected Btocka of dry *oodi, dre^s patifernp, tailored suits; n >tioi?? tr ail kinds can always be found ?t War PI xtt & &on, Oori bia Prices al* ys <b;> lirvrval. ' LOBE DRY 01 ^vdcoi^rcmTO^ RET? i i of Your Valued Pal i Swansea Items. Miss Eala B. Hutfco of the North graded school faculty presented two [ amusing and very enjoyable plays with her music and high school pupils at the school auditorium here on Friday evening. A neat sum for the benefit, of the North school music department was realized. Miss Ellen Anderson of Ninety-Six, who is now a student at Columbia College, spent the week-end with Miss Helen Thacker. Rey, N. N. Burton, of Batesburg, filled the Baptist pulpit here Sunday night. Miss Eulalie Quattlebanm has returned after two months' visit to relatives aud friends in Maryland and Pennsylvania. Earl Smith, Lewis and Carlisle Rast, students of Wofford college, who spent the festival holidays at home, returned to Spartanburg last week. < Mr. and Mrs. Mallie Williams and children are at home again after a week with relatives in Orangeburg. Mrs. J. L. Haigler was a visitor in Colombia last week. Miss Gussie Oleckley is visiting her sisters at Norway. Alva Phin visited his old home at Norway last week. Miss Mamie McMichael, of Orangeburg, was the guest of Mrs. C. H. Oorbltt last week. Miss Lucy Riser, of Leesville, who now teaches at North, spent the week end with Miss Isabel Brooker. Mrfi. W. B. Haigler has returned after spending some dajs with Mrs. Harry Hydrick, near North. 0. Cbapin News. Mnch interest is shown in the approaching commencement of the Ohapin High SehooL to be held May 16-20. - The auditorium of the building which was not completed two years ago is being well finished and will be furnished with a handsome piano in readiness for commencement exercises. The exercises begin this year Friday, May Iftfch. with the oratorical contest, he tween the three high schools of CJhapin, Little Mountain and Prosperity. There will be two contestants from each school. Sunday, May ISfcb, the baccalaurea'e sermrn will be preached by the Rev. S. P. Koon, president of Summerland college. Monday exercises by the school, consisting of drills, declamations, etc., will follow, and Tuesday evening exercises by the graduating cla98. The class this year, 2o in number, is the largest in the history of the school. The diplomas will be presented by R. Wilbur Frick, a graduate of New. berry college. Mr. Frick will also make the closing address. This session closes one of much sue cess. All teachers, with Prof. J. Ed. Shealy as principal, Miss E hel Cline, Misses Maggie Shuler, Eflie Smith and Lois Eleaz?r, assistants, deserve mnch credit for their good works. . The enrollment of pupils reached the number of 206?77 of this number being high school pupils. Teachers for next session have not as yet been elected. Miss Lois Eleazer spent the week end with her aunt, Mrs. Singley at Prosperity.. Mr. Fred Hiller. a student of the S. C. University, has been home for a week due to illness. Misses Cline, Shuler and Smith teachers here, spent the week end at their homes. Congressman Lever passed through our town yesterday enroute for Clinton and other points. There was a teui^eranee meeting held at the Lutheran church Sundny evening coi sis ting of lectures, songs and recitatioi s. Coapin will play her first match game of the s-eiton here Friday afteruoon May the 16th, at 1-30 o;clock, with the Columbia Duck Mill team. Mr. Ed. Laws >n. if Columbia, is visiting Auditor Denr. Mr. Lawson is pleasantly remembered by many of our people, he having resided here when he had a position at the Quarry. Mr. 0. E. Jones, a prominent busnese man of Bates u r , v i s in here Monday. j i 91)18 COM?A) r, tzs., ;ronage. Polite and Pr I DEATHS. - MISS SARAH ROBERTS. As gently and as peacefnlly as a sleeping babe upon its mother's bosom, . Miss Sarah Roberts, an estimable and highly respected woman, passed from earth to heaven at her home in the Providence Bection on Friday, May 9th, after a' brief illness with heart disease in the 8G year of her age. She was a member of oar of the oldest families in this section of theConnty. She leaves three brothers, J. Sol. Roberts, George E. Roberts and Henry P. Roberts and four sisters, one of whom preceded her to the grave, the living are Mrs. E. E. Cook, Mrs. Danbar and Mrs. T. S. Harm an. In early life she gave her hand to Evangelicial Lutheran chnrch and her heart to God, and ever after lived a Godly Christian life, doing unto others as she would have others to do onto her. The funeral services were conducted in Providence church in the presence of a large circle of sor rowing relatives and friends and were conducted by Rev. P. p. Risingerand the intermenc was in the church cemetery. And thus passed away a grand and good woman. - rfc. - MISS VILLETTA BOOZKR f> Miss Villetta, the second daughter of Mr. John G. Boozer died at the home of her parents at Irene, Monday, after a long and painful illness aged about 20 years. Bright and beautiful in disposition and character, rich in Christian experience, her young life was a charming exemplification of the beatitudes and the practice of these virtues in her daily life attracted all with whom she came rtnftful ao o lnv. 1U UUU(AU?< 1/UVilUl HO U UUHQH.V., J al as a friend and pleasant as a companion she won and held the love and esteem of a very large circle of friends and acquaintances. The interment was in the Bailey bnrying ground near Irene Tuesday in the presence of sorrowing relatives and friends. Several Robberies. Since the blowing open of the safe m the sture of Mr. G. H. Roof last Wednesday night Sheriff Miller has been a very bnsy man. Coming on the heels of the Roof robbery came the breaking open of several stores at Cayce. The work at Roof's store wa9 the work of a professional yeggman while the other robberies show the hand mark ef ameteurs, while the nprsons who committed them mierht not be such. Five arrests have been made in oonnection with the robberies of the three stores at Qayee, two of whom have been released it having been demonstrated that they had nothing whatever to do with them. Detectives connected with the United States ! secret service have taken up the Roof robbery and important developments are expected, Picnics* The Sunday schools of the town have held a joint meeting a-.id decided to hold their picnic this year afc Mr. Eli Corley's spring near here on June 7th Ample arrangements are being made by those having this matter in charge lo bring off the affair successfully by giving all who attend a pleasant time. There will also be a picnic of the scholars of the Lexington High school on Friday the 2-lrd of May. Popular Young Man. Mr. H. L. Harm an, our popular superintendent of education ha? gono to Clemson College to attend 3 conferance of county superintendents. While there he will be the guest of Clemson. On his return he will stopover at Chapin where lie )iaa been selected as one of the judges in the oratorical contest to beheld Friday evening./ He will be back on his job Saturday. Music Recital. There will be given in the High j School Auditorium a Recital by the pupils of Mrs. E, b. Rco17k class, Tuesday evening, May 20th, at 8-00o'clock The latter part of the program will be'given by the graduating inpil of the music class of 1032, Mary Susan Roof. A cordial invitation is extended to all. t I For fine np-io-date millinery, trimmed and imtrimmed hats, go to Wm. Piatt & Sonv Columbia.. IT, A.O-E23, COLUMBIA, N. C. A. 4 a a a ompt Attention. fin nm !U UHIO FRO] MAY V Un Sale now in C< 1840 Main St. ( BATES' We are offering 1 values in mercha: Gimble Bros., of I rrnf nn cqId onH m ?SV?.U VIA XJU visit his store in tei there is in South Ca: you afford to stay a1 every word of this a expecting to buy ji saw it advertised, week we will offe: inspection some of values to be had Think of it. Brocaded Silk, new pattern, 50c a yard Silk Poplin in all new shades; 3dc yard Just for glory I am going to sell S value, the yard Pongee Silk, 36 inches wide, 39c the yard? Dress Gingham, the best on the u on sale the yard ... DOMESTICS. 36-inch Hampton Cambric, 10 ya* piece to the customer 40-inch Sea Island, extra good 8 I the yard LADIES' SKIR1 All wool Serge, in blue, brown, ci value; on sale, the skirt Linen Dresses, beautifully trixnm shades, $5 value; on sale, the dr< EMBROIDERY FLOU Just right for dresses, $1 value; o ART MATTING FLOOR < iia Art Sauares. 12x9. S5 value Bugs. 36x72, on sale at ? SILK HOSE. ; SI 00 Silk Hose for , MEN'S UNDEBWj In striped Madras, the best to le garment I Ladies' Gauze Vests, 10c value; or Ladies* Gauze Vests, 25c value, fo BIG BARGAIN IN Si 100 Sheets, large site, linen finish NOTION VALUE M. CL Pi as, 5c for 3c paper. Gold-ByeiNeed-03y 5c per lepap I C^?f*i+Tr "Pine 1/?7?rTfcATiV !| k. W' VJ ?* *Uv^ w ^ v Buy of Tlicss Big Values II W. D. BATES' j jjj Cor, Main and Richland Sts., % E 4 SALE | ML A A I 1*4-. ait Dlumbia at dome to STORE. ;he kind of adise that lew York, ore people 1 days than rolina. Can a J wayr xwau d and come ist as you For this r for your the biggest ! anywhere. ralue; on sale the .....15c ; value; on sale, the 15c ilk Corduroy, 75c .... 33c value, on sale, at, 15c aarket; 15c value, 8 l-3c ds to the piece, one 79c -3c value; on sale < \ 5c rs. : *eazn and black, $5 $3.48 ed in all the new j ?ss $1.98 I NCING. J n sale, at, yard 49c. | t; COVERING. I ; $2.98 !4 OQ? S IE i 19c, 38c, 68c | SAR. had, all sizes; the .... ... 39c l sale i ...6 J-4c, 4 for 25c r 10c 1EETS. , $1 value; on sale 69c :s. er. this Week at 3T0RE I Columbia, S. C. 11 3