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^ : ^ ' L.-EXIXGTO?*, SOtTTH CAROIJXA, DECEMBER 3, 191* ' >%"MBER i NO ACTION ROADS MEETING ; OOIXTY TEACHERS ASSOCIATION j TO MKBHERE DEC. 13. ?\ - t ' ,; The Lexington' County Teachers' Association will meet'in the auditorium of the ;iexington High School on ' daturday,.'v?ec. '13; >;at tl o'clock, Af! 'ter a shoi : ile-h j part mental meetings will be held sim "' i1 ' 1 ' a1 i ' ' g 1 ? MUCH TALK BUI | AT GOOD . .. . ' 1 > ii i i1 m 1 1 T*V meeting called "by the legiala^^jthre detegalion Monday for4 the purpoe^ of discussing good roads was hot | a debkhsd Success. In the beginning r &ere ^ere about 100 representati-ife from' Various lections, 4>Ut either to the discomfort of ii %lWiH Hi IIIW il, Tin 1 Of %iteiv3fr-*or the' 5^*" ~ -<? *7 ^T- - f; ? ' 3."< -r-. J" ^V. lateness o^fhe hour tfceio*ovd gradjSjjj> natfy dwhad test away until at the end; ^' ground Co'clock;-there were not &;' J-r*fifrhe than six or eight present. ' ' *'c :-So far as an expression of opinion . by the people were concerned the meeting did hot amount to a great ^ deal, except to show that* the ; ; . thought id common was the desire'/or better roads. Near the close ot tkt meeting Mr. F. Hamp Hendrix^ltempted to get the sentiment ofyfchfe meeting bv offering a motion to endorse the plan proposed bv Senator g Bidgell. Air. Jareious E. Dreher otv jected on. the ground of the smarth& _ A -3 4-"Ky-v rAol+or XX'o c *T\(Af ; lUt? CrVHU iliiu un. iuni.U A -~rrpushed. A committee from-VH^ Farmers' Union headed by Mr. K3&&* Prick endoised in part the RicfgeM plan. Mr. Frick believed that OUT roads'Cbtfld be kept up after manner employed by the railroads'/erf the country. He believed the dofcftf* missioners should be selected byvth4 legislative delegation rather than-' the grand jury. Messrs. Shealy -Tasifr ft Anaick of the" same committee a&'ded their approval. * v 7/' V - / Mr. F. Ifamp Hendrix favored'thre Rid gel! plan. He thought the froa4? should be "worked by contract. Ar# ' * " ^ ? .1,3 n+^lrA, lax lor roau purpyscs wwmu .tuin./, L ?_* ' ,, . \ him heavily, but he was willing for good roads. In reply to a question by Mr. S&att Keisler as to why the automobile rt&? Collected in the county could n kept here, Coi. Brooks Wingard the law creating the jrtate >igh&rc department and imposing the license^ - i -V;l Dr. L. E. Dreher explained wh^^lj copld not attend meetings all ovef the coimty. At the pay of $200 and hav" Columbia 40 daysiGSI could. nOt afford to neglect his private^ business to run over the county ' ^at-the back and call of everybody who ??' Wanted to.hold.a meeting. For this reason he had insisted on having' a ?p.;/ meeting at the court house on sa.ies;/day,'sb that all interested could hav^ an r opportunity to come. Dr. Dreher said the delegation had been critieteed:for putting on the $r> road tax which he vigorously defended. This . * ' taX-he said, would catch all who had no .property, qn which to pay. They ought to be. willing to pay something I for the privilege of citizenship. Besides the $? now. .would not purchase C - as much labor.:for the roads as the former tax .of $2, so that relatively it 0Q-- y<~&s lover. Everybody wants gobd roads). It will., take money to get h them. He .wanted to know what the / people -waikiied and he would try to give it to them; .. I ""'if*'Chalmers *' Wvsslnger believed that it was necessary to have an expert' 7 / gineer ar.d thought I/exington <rHght /do well to confer with Lancaster (-county and adopt the systern in Operation had giveii 'good results. ' <3ol. J. Btooks- '-"Wingatd ~?eIi?V^d that the ritwif legislature would a n^easure'inaflting the^ state the HttK for the trunk' lines?. He favored the levajteg of a ta5c: of about .1 1-2 mills t&jmlw .ahr amount etrtmi to the fed*leJRaflotment. j which .would give anit t%o said a half millions for a sSte sy^tetfti^Tlhrs irWW -give the county xoofiey exclusively " for tire road* leadifcig to the remote district: ITnder present conditions it will ta&e a long timfe to 'get the roads built. He did .not tiiito? a. " large bond issue. ' ?-?* Bp concentrating an enormous a/iwum v*. f one time in the hands of a few men. So far asfftfe tax'is concerned autbmObile owne*-i are paying it now in up-|FV' keep. Col. Wingard expressed himselfras opposed to some features of fy the bill proposed by Governor Codper. a synopsis *^x>t: which was recently ? printed in?t1iis paper. _ 1; Dr. Drcher opposed ;i statewide system.- Crying ton- county had- bniy g~~*V abut ^SO ipiflep. of road wh'ich would lj? -;bre -embraced in such a system. while g| we would nave to .pay a considerable K> 'tex -for this purpose. What he wanta which Wo ill d reach* 'bttt^tate the remote sections and give &Zyb6dy some resiiIts for the money opposed a or-n traiiza?i of power it)'; the hands of the high*X comtniaqion. ITo believed that Bpfefe- 'fSM'.o- VooM !.? r.'.'--.ss.">r.v 'be Bh& *?' jjltaneousl* for 4&trunutes. The three departments wrap be high school teachers,. grammar grade teachers. . alid primary ' teachers. Reading has been selected for discussion by each \ . p\ . -J . < *-.; ; -.-v r : of these groups;.' A leader for each of these '-groups' is being- secured. I'Then the whole body of teachers trill reassemble '"or an address by one of! the professors of the University of j South Carolina.- .More definite an' nouncement of this arrangement ^ill j ' be made jr-st a? soon as it can be def- ; ihitely arranged! -L<h every white , teacher in the county be present and cotncibuto to the success of the meet- i : inc. J.17.SS ETHEL DPJEHEIt. JOHN S. SCHNEIDER. V.L E. BLACK, j Program Committee. j m ? COURT ADJOURNED FRIDAV. i * " * ???? f ^ Court of common pleas adjourned Friday, after the hearing by Judge Shipp of several matters in equity. No jury cases were heard after Wednesday, the last case tried being that of | the Barrow?Motor and Truck Co..! against E. L. Davis, which resulted < in ? verdict for defendant. The suit was one for the payment ' of certain notes for the purchase! - ."v r 1 .A# #? r\ n nf "\\r V* I V* ivtlC vO. 1 V* cxi- autviiivMiiv, - cv^ ? w .' f V* fused on the ground that the machine was defective. Plaintiff was represented, by R. Beverly Herbert of the Columbia bar and Efird and Carroll, while Tinjierman, Graham and Ca! lisnn renresented the defendant. W I ^ DANCE FRIDAY NIGHT. " "TfirougiV.I^G coriftesy, of Corley Bros.* owners of the new building, soon to be occupied by the James L. J Tapp Company, a dance was given in j the spacious store room last Friday evening for the young people of Lexington. A bank froms Columbia dispensed good music and many couples "tripped the light fantastic" till a late hour. The event was*enjoyed l>y the many participants. ? ? -?1 FARMKK* INTON TO CELEBRATE. There will be a fishfry and picnic at Boiling Spiings school house on FatV ' s ' urday afternoon, December 13. at 4 o'clock. pit en under the auspices of the Boiling Springs local union, which was recently organized. Everybody is cordially invited to attend and carry well-filled baskets. The,officers of the Boiling Springs union are: Paul Bnllington. president; Pierce Price, vice-president; Efird Ballington. secretary, and A. Taylor, j business ggent. BOX PARTY AT : | ' . MACEDONIA SCHOOL.! " i " * ' j i -?? There wdi be a box.party and cake walk at ^Macedonia scovoi house. Friday night-, J>ec. 12.. The proceeds will be used tbr the benefit of the school. Public invited. tare- anyfhng like universal satisfaccowkl be had. Mr:' C: W. Smith believed that it f would ne;-':r be possible to get satisj factory ' results in the back districts {'until the county was relieved of the j burden bJ keeping up the Piedmont land National Highways. He believed they should be turned over to the Sta'e. so that the road work could be put it on the less traveled roads. The hour having grown late arid the crowd having dwindled almost to the vanishing point Dr. Ridgell abandoned his effort to explain his plari, contenting himself with a letter from the 'state highway engineer " endorsing his plan. The letter is as follows: y Columbia, Nov. 23. 1919 ftenntor E. C. Ridgell, (Batesburg, S./C. Dear Senator: After going over and discussing 1 with you :n detail the proposed mainI'teirande sy^iein of roads for BexingIton County I am convinced that your proposed program is rational and practical, and I would like very much to see this a law in Lexington County | t * * , . H ? ; I as well as ether counties in the Sit&te. {' ?., J. Roy P^nnell, \ I 1 * RED CROSS SEALS f NOW ON SALE! 1 The Red Cross Christmas seals, the funds derived from, which are to- be used to fight the dread white plague^ are now being distributed. Lexing-V ton count,- is asked to take $500-;' worth of the red stickers and the, ; county has been divided into districts . <fith a chairman'tn .each. 'Itoese chair-;' men will appoint their assisants and K are expected to push the sale of seals vigorously until the allotted quota is sold, | The committee for Lexington is composed of ftev. F. H. Funderburk, chairman, Misses Vera Corley, Cecil Barre and -- Winnie Hartley. This committee is expected to dispose of 11,300 seals. The chairman in the various com-- 1 munities so far selected and their | allotments are as follows: Irmo?Miss Pearl Hook. 4,000. Chapin?Mrs. W..L. Friok, 6,00<'>. Pelion?Mrs,. Lessie Fort. 4,000. Gilbert?Mrs. I). K* Hammond, 1,000.' ' 1 New I-iiookland?Mrs. H. C. Smith, 10.000. Swansea? Mrs. D. E -CroutETTA , Swansea?Mrs. D. E. Craft, 10,000. Edmund?Mrs. C. O. Hutto, 400. Sandy Run?Mrs. Henry Culler, 500. Gaston -Mrs. George Goodwin, j 600. j Peak?Mrs.. J. O. Chapman, 0.000. *. TAYLOR FAMILY KEl'MOX. : llaj)j)ty 15 Cent on Tlianksgiving Day. , Loiig and Well Spent Life. On Thanksgiving day, after Thanks- , giving services at Pisgah church. the | children of Mj\ M. L. Taylor, met at , the old homestead, and after exchaiig- ( ing happy greeting for a while, a table j < was arranged in the yard and a mest j | bountiful and delicious dinner was j < spread of which all present partook ; ] to their hearts full satisfaction. |< Brother .Taylor grew somewhatji reminiscent and talked of his return 1 from the war of the sixties, of his ( marriage in the fall of '66. of his | family of seven children, four sons ( and three daughters, all married m and all living. He takes a just and commendable pride in his family. He \ has" around liim. evidences of an ac tive, industrious life, and painstaking labor, such as, stately ornamental and shade trees planted in his younger days and of buildings over half a cen- f" tury old, still .intact, affording protc-c- * tion and shelter from wind and 1 weather. Tie is S-l years of age, and 1 yet able >to attend his church, go to ' market, do his shopping, .and all his ( own work by himself with very little 1 outside help. * The presence of such a company 1 gives cheer to the heart and is re- 1 freshing to soul and body. We would 1 bo glad u? sec many happy returns of ( such family reunions as was held at * father Tavtor's on last Thanksgiving ' day. By invitation the pastor and 1 his family were present and heartily enjoyed the occasion. 1 ? 1 l.KXTNXirON'S WEATHER i PROPHET ON DECEMBER, i * - r Air. Jacob Snelgrove, who displayed ? wonderful knowledge of the .weather conditions last summer when he told the farmers'to get thfcir crops fri 'read iness for the rainy spell, has given out the follow:-'*!;'prognostications for December: - ( 1 to 2. cold and wimiv; .1 to i>, 1 I 1 warmer: 7 to S, rain or snow: 9 to 10. IJ cohl and blustry: 11 to 13, cold and/ clobdy;-"J-5 4o 15, rain or snow: 22 to ! * 24, warmer with wind: 25 to 27, f1 cloudy with rain or snow: -X to MO. ( cold winds. j1 > i i KKV. MR. QIKK HEME3fBKKED.il ftirnds JVescnt Purse to Infirm j < Minister. j i Through the activities of Mrs. John j G. Farr ft'ends of tli^ Rev. W. D.J Quick recently presented the aged ! minister with a purse amounting to $60 in remembrance of his long and * faithful service and' as a token of 1 their appreciation. Mr. Quick was 1 for many } ears an active minister of ' the Methodist church, and was noted 1 for his fidelity to the members of his ( charge, being a constant visitor at ( the bedside- of the sick. For^somej* time pas{. ne has been bedridden. 4 LEXINGTON COTTON MARKET Wednesday. Dec. 3. | Strict Middling 381-2c |j LOCAL BAPTISTS GO OVER TOP I^ercington Baptist church, with an onrnMm^nt of 99 mpmbcrs. has ex ceeded :ts quota in the# Baptist 75 j Million campaign. With a quota of j only $3,100, the last-figures obtainable showed a total subscription of $5,$0O., of which $3,643, or $545 mxw-e than .the quota was subscribed Sunday morning, the opening day of the campaign. * * The success of the drive throughout the country has been remarkable, reports from af sections showing 'lhat'a'y liberal oversubscription had resulted from the canvass. Rev. F. H. Funderburk, pastor of the Lexington church, and members of, his congregation are very much gratified at the success of the drive. Lexington association has so far subscribed $46,50b on a quota of $43,0S3 and ton churches are yet to be j heard from. The next slogan of tlie Baptists will be "five million members in five years for the Southern Baptist church. m m 9 SUGGESTS NEIGHBORLY ACT. "Neighbor" Ikd-ails Plan io Relieve Burden Caused by Fire. Editor Dispatch-News: Tn regards to the disasterous lire that destroyed the outbuildings, together with all food and feed, except a few bushels charred corn, for Mr. M. If, Forth on last Saturday night, kindly allow rne to suggest to the many goo i people that came to the help and rescue that if each would gi\e so small an amount as two barrels of corn in the shuck, or a similar amount of hay, sheaf or thrashed 3ats; a few bundles fodder, etc; gradually as Mr. Forth may use or house iamo, his food and feed problem will ijo solved. This will greatly lighten lm burden of replacing his buildings. Individually the above suggested gifts seem shamefully small while collec:ively the aggregate will amount to a cry substantial sum. that the several lonors crtn hardly miss. Sooner or j rater -someone else will have it like experience as Mr. Porth,?maybe the Evriter. mtybe you. dear reader. NEIGHBOR \LBKRT TAYLOR CATCHES MONSTROUS CAT FISH. Mr. Albert T. Taylor returned on Saturday from a .big hunting and 'ishing trip down on the Edisto River, ringing w ith him a monstrous cat | :ish, which, he says, was caught by | :j. Minpscm ouju. \ ? LEXINGTON STOP DAILY AT AMERICAN LEGION PREPARING FOR BIG MINSTREL SHOW The mir.strel to be given by the local Post r of the American lxvgion this month is beginning to take form, and actual work has begun. The production of the-show k> not- to-be re-stricted to ex-service men,- but any who believe that they have talent,are cordially invited; to yome in and help put it on. Quite a lot of *he latest minstrel material has been secured and is now being selected, and this together with a. lot Of new songs, and the fact that production is being given, under the general management of Mr. S. J. Leaphart, an old minstrel star, I winn insure a success. The next meeting in "the preparation of the play will be in the office of Efird Carroll on Thursday night. the fourth, at eight o'clock at which time all interested are requested to be present. TIMMKRMAX-ASimX. Special to The Dispatch-News. Batesborg, Dec. 1.?One of the most brilliant weddings ever occurring in Butesburg was that of Miss Pauline Timmermun and St. Clair Asbill of Ridge Spring. The home of Dr. and Mrs. W. P. Timmerman was the scene of the happy occasion. Receiving at the frontdoor were Mr. and Mrs. .John P.ell Towill and Mrs. A. C. Jones, who directed the guests to the bOde's register, which was presided ever by Misses Helen Lewis and Rebecca Wardlaw. The guests were usherd into a room tastefully decorated with vines and flowers to view the magnificent array of useful and lovely presents. On all sides of the room tables were laden with the most beautiful silver, china, cut-glass and everything that delights the heart of a bride. Just before the ceremony. Miss Nannie Gmiter sang. "Because." being accompanied 011 the piano l>v Mis* Mildred Glover. To the strains of Mendelssohn's wedding J A . I .unset l ana a party 01 tnencis. me ^at fish was almost as large as the nighty trout Joe Sox hooked in the factory prnd away back in the sumnt?r (\vh?ch was never landed) and t tipped the scales at. thirty-five rounds. It was by far the biggest :*nt fish e?er seen in this town, and excited no little amount of interest imong sportsmen and others who saw t. Mr. Taylor and his party brought ;?ack a nm.ber of fine ducks also. f)eer. \vi!?l turkeys, ducks and other ;;tmc is wild to be plentiful''ift the ower sections of the State, and Mr. f Paylor anticipates going again at an! iarly date.--'- 1 ' I ' ' : MR. JORDAN TO LKAVK : Ti?\TVGTO>" HHST OK YK \H.; ... : i Mr. J. D. Jordan* who has been | ioanecten with the TOnterprisc TIr.rd- | ivarc To., for the past several months. ; !tas bought an interest in the Green- ! vood Market & Grocerv Co.. and viT? ; m the ftrst of the new year leave Lex- , ngton. Since coming here Mr. Jor-1 i ian iias made many friends by strict j ittention to his duties and by his gen- i ^ _ , i al manner: ana u win no regreiieri ; ilutt he is to leave. Mr. Jordan spent the week-end in dreenwoud perfecting arrangements j :o move to ere at January 1st. l ltW'Iv IK1KR HKlii:. Hon. A lrrank Lever, former eonpressman from the seventh district, now a member of the national farm oan hoard at Washington, was in f*e\igton Monday shaking hands with lis many friends. Mr. never came town for the big cotton meeting in Columbia Tuesda. and took advan-j :age of the occasion- to visit I/exingto'm slJM>AV SCHOOL AT OTil> HETTIFJi CHURCH. j There will be Sunady school at Old [lethel Church first Sunday, Dec. 7 th, 1019. at fen thirty (10:SO> o'clock. march litre Mary Klizaboth Timmer- | man and Daisy Pearec TowiM. prot- j til.v dresso i in fluffy white dresses. I with pint: nbbons on hair, came with! ribbons, followed l?v little Alice Hart- I I ley and Josephine Jones, making a j path with the border of ribbon. Hit-j tie Herbert Roof came, bearing the j ring on a silver tray. Xext came the i bride, bet omingly attired in a goingaway suit of brown with accessories to match, Miss Si c Timmerirum. tw'1.1 sister of the bride, accompanied her to the j altar, where they were met by Mr. St. Clair Asbill and Wayland Cato, best num. Dr. 10. Pendleton Jones, pastor o~ the F'irst Baptist church, j performed the ceremony. The drawing room was lovely in green and white. A beautiful background of potted plants formed a lovely scene for the marriage vows. Immediately after the ceremony the young couple left by automlobile for Columbia, thence to Cuba. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Cullum received at the dining room d'oor The dining room was tasetfullv decora-ted in green and white. The bride's' table' was. lovely with a huge bow of malihe' suspended, from the^chandelier and flowers adorned the center of -':thed table. A bountiful luncheon was . r -u:.l i StTVea. consisting Oi a ciiickwi smau course. I'o'lowed by pink and white block cre^vn and fruit cake. Mr. and Mr.?. Archie Lewis of Johnston pinned silver horseshoes on the guests as they were served. Miss Mary Timmerman served delightful punch in the presents room. Miss Pauline Tiinmerman is the; daughter or Mr. J. E. Tinnrennan of ; Eureka, "out for quite a number of! years she has made her home with ; ? i Dr. ami Mrs. W. P. Tim men nan or j this place t>he lias endeared herself j to them and to all with whom she J came in contact. Hers is a sunny disposition and useful, ambitious spirit. Mr. Asbill, is a young mar. of splendid traits and is held in highest esteem by all who know him. Her many friends regret that the bride will not make her home in> Batesburg. After their return from Cuba they will live in Ridge Spring,, where Mir. Asbill is engaged in busi ness. . STOP? T<OOK! IJSTEX! itox pjaay and other, amusements to l<o at Maecdon school 7;ec. f>. 1919. Everybodv is invited to attend. I IES MUST CLOSE 4, TO SAVE FUEL | Although wood is generally used : for fuel in Lexington and d<^pite th? " ' ' * *' * A ? * - ? A- 1 ? - VA/I ; tact mat ?r.e iignv pianv is upnauw entirely by water power, the drastic . fuel order *vhich affects the Southern States takes in the town of .Lexington, ? as-well ar all other towns . in t-ho ' county. , Governor Jl\ A.-Coeper;MdU- < day issued a proclamation, putting in * . force the regulations promulgated by . the regional committee at Atlanta. There being an apparent conflict of . > ' opinion as to whether the regulation . v applied to Lexington and other .to.wfts in the comity The Dispatch-News , phoned the governor's office WedpeSr day for ;<n official interpretation of the order. It was annunced by Mr. J. C. Deri'jux, the governor's secretary. that the regulation meant that all places of business not specifically exempted in the order of the coal committee mu:V remain open only from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. Exceptions, so far as they affect Lexington, are as fol- t lows: Drug stores ifor the sale of drugs only), wh?eh can observe their usual schedule, but must use only f.O per cent of the usual lights. 4 j Earber shops, which can remain | open till G p. m. j Pool rooms, which may run from . '1:30 to 10:SO p. m. ! Hotels, Tcstuarants, newspaper offices, light and telephone plants and plants us~d in connection to charge batteries, etc. Saturday Nights, Stores selling, food and clothing may j remain open on Saturday nights ua| til 9 o'clock. These Tegulations have been put . * ' in force ry the regional coal commit| tee of the Southern region, with headI quarters at Atlanta, under the author | ity conferred by the Lever act, in or! der to conserve the supply of fuel, | stocks of v.-inch have been almost ex! hausted by reason of the miners' '.strike. In a letter addressed to ^lay01* Keislet* by the regional committee appears the following paragraph: "In cases of rc -.usal to comply with these regulations, coal supplies or electric current will be cut off and where it appears that a violation of law is involved federal district attorneys will be asked !o act." * LAND SALES MONDAY'. Clerk of Court H. L. Harmon sold the following land on Monday, December salesday: Lots Nos. ??, 4. 5, 6 and 7 in Block "E" of the town of Pelion, in the case of Joiner vs. Joiner were bought by Daniel Sturkie for $250. Mrs. i. i). jomcr ma m tor $sui> another lo; in the town of Pelion, 25 x G2 1-2 feet, sold under decree in ;> I the case of Joiner vs. Joiner. , C. M. Efird, attorney, bid in for $200 a tract of 4 7 acres, sold untfer i order in the case of Rish against Risb. ; Another tract in this case, contain1 ing 124 acres was also bid in by C M. Efird, attorney, for $1,000. _ \ . | ' . ATTENDING T. S. COURT. , Many liexlngtonians in Charleston! sT . ( , This Wt;ek. A number of Lexington citizens are this week -n Charleston, attending the ? United States Court;, on.'account Of . , the case of the United States against George S. Drafts, Jr., and H. D. Lybrand. Among those who went are the following: Judge C. M, Efird, atr,[torney for defendants. Col. T. C. Callison, County Treasurer Ueaphart* | Clerk of Court Harmon. Messrs. T. P I Meetze, Matthew H'arman, Jake Harraan and Ward Shealy, The case gresv out of the settlement ... of the bankrupt estate of W. P. Roof ? ? PREACHING AT OASTOX . ? Th;- now pastor at ?andy Run Baptist church, the Rev. Hasford B. Jooea of Columbia will be at Gaston Sunday at 2 o'clock for Sunday school nnd at p. m. to preach. His subject for ^ the afternen will be "Launching- Otrt Into The Deep", Be on hand at 2 o'clock for the Sunday school. The. pastor .will take a part in the school. 1 ' Members of other churches are invited. . ? ? Q BON PARTY AT CKNTER SCHOOL The patrons of Center school. District No. 43, will give a box party at the school house Friday night. Dec-em - I I ' * - 7 - It ber l?th. Everybody is incited. to com p. * \ coo<l tirrv is pro7p.isc<l for nil. v ^