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.. BSBIP 1 -" v^^HPF;r' *>'.' / ;, ' . . .> ' ;; .. .'I 4 * %; '. . ' ^7? "* 4f-?: if^' \ -- . ^ . ? :/': :.v} ;: . ' - ' '^. ' .' ' ; ' ^ TWl 3th* Bisjjatrh-S&feutH tSB ' .; /. y a\,> r ? . y . ...<:. I A^^ggMl?rifa agMaBagagaqj-j|[i[ , i "wjfe ' i 1 ,' i ; .ii,'*, .',?"! i W^hj VI .i'l( , v ,i i i , . r * lf , i . ' * .i,l ,i i .' , i i . _ n , ,i -j . VOLUME NUMBER 50. vf? LEXIXGTOX, dO^.f^LROUXA, WMESDAY, DEOEHBER 10, ltfll. ' \ ; "A " NtHfBEB' f/' LEXINGTON COUN TO BE HELD I The -Lexington County Corn show i will be In-Id in the court -house next Saturday, December 13. This is an annual event in "which the county takes />great pride. Lexington is one of the j ' foremost bounties of the State in the t - production of corn and the exhibits $ \ uSudHy -of a high type. - -t At the meeting Saturday ah expert r on the bol' weevil will1 be preset -to f give thd farmers some good. advice c -and"everybody S4s' urged to be present. I The Dispatch-News is in receipt of x tlie following* hotice from Senator E. p C. RidgelK' callirijj} attention* to' the < corn exposition: " h . - f Lexington County Corn Show and 1 Oorn Growers Association will be held 1 Saturday. Doc... 13th,, 1919, in the 1 court l\ouse,.. at Dexiogton. These 0 meetfigs are always wpH at tended but 8 at no time has it been so important r that our farmers avail themselves of every opportunity to fit them for the c changed conditions that the boH wee- v vil has forced on them. Hon B. i] Harris, commissioner of agriculture,' commerce and industries, lias consented to deliver au address at the meeting. The commissioner's ability and interest he has in the welfare f our people is enough to insure a * large attendance. However, other competent and distinguishe 1 men who ) have not spoken at Le?cington will speak on subjects of vital importance ^ to the farmers. Plan right now- to " bring your family, tell or 'phone your neighbors about it and get thorn to b come. Men and boys. have your '' corn on hand very early in the morn- r' inqr that you may hear the addresses- " E. C. RIDGELL Pres. t( Lex. Co. Corn Growers Association. * PINE SWEET POTATOES. u _ .... w ^ , Mrs. Henry B. Oxiner has the ,ap- ir preciative thanks of the editors of ^ The Dispatch-News for a lot of fine swept potatoes which were grown on treishand's farm, pear Loxlngtort. ' They were the largest and best flavor^d poU'.oes we have had this year, and Mrs. Oxner's thoughtailness In re% . ft memberirT us will be lonp: rcmembered. ' v Mr. and Mrs. Oxner nave recently n moved to Lexington, and *ve occupying the residence of Mrs. Mike \Vin? s . ' gnrd. in Last town. A cordial. >velcome wi. there good people find. OEA'lli OF >LKS. Gl'.VTElt. ii e Beloved Woman Parses Away at o Heme Near 1'eSi m. v Mrs. A. Gunter, died Sunday at - her home near Pelion and was buried e - in the faintly burying ground Monday, funeral services being held at the . home by the Rev. Mr. Johnson, the a recently appointed Methodist preach il er. Mrs. (Junter was (JO years of uge . and left besides her husband, five u .sons ai^d two daughter*'. She was a member of Boiling Springs Metho- ^ dist church and was a woman of $ many estimable traits who had many friends. . THi: BON HEUIt CUB. s ' The Misses Et'ird will entertain the r Bon Hcur club on Friday afternoon n't 4 o'clock. A full attendance of members >8 urged. ' MOVfo INT(1 ^fEW^OME. ? Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Bouye have moved to their new home on route 1, | ( * recently purchased from Edwin G. ^ Dreher, which will be highly improved and beautified. Mrs. Pouye is a splendid homekeeper. and she and her husband will receive a cordial welcome from the people surrounding f their new location. i MASONS OF LEXINGTON , ELIX7T OFFICERS. . V. ' At a rogfilar communication of Box- ^ ington lodge. No. 152, A. F. M., held ( December 6, the following were elected officers to serve for the ensuing Afaisbhic yar: T. it. Herman worshipful master. Q-. F. Roberts, senior warden. f Si: J. Leaphart, junior warden. 1 A.' B. Martin, secretarv. Scott Hondrix, treasurer. 1 Thfe ndft meeting of the lodge will < herhehi ^>n ,Tftnn?iv 97ti? ...i.? .i-_ : - ^ ?4?mini LIU? newly elected offlrd?K, tocrother with thohe to ho appointed will he install- i ort and tho third doRi-.e vill bo con- < ferred. P5?C- 'V:., ' TY CORN i|OW IERE SATURDAY '' ' / ' ? ' NTEW5CT1NG PBOG^f ' FOR TEAOB^j|t||^I?ETING T Tjie Lexington County^. Teachers* ^ssociatioi will meet it^fho school >ullding at Lexington o'clock laturday, r>ec. 13. a sliort msiness t-wssion three* departmental neetings wUfl be held simultaneously or 45 mlnvt<'8 all oftwhtoh will <lia?: iips the subject, of rig." Miss Sljen Heitdrlx .pt tJieLejitlngton school Pill hp lfprlpp (ft!" the hldrh ' sphnril :roup of teachers, Miss Bertha Mchitchen cf the L&esvftle school will >e leadfer l'or the gr&mipar grade ;rOup, and Miss Mary C. "Wingrard of lie Lexington school will bo leador for he primary grade grouj). Prof. L. T. laker of the tTrtlverslty of South CarUna has uccepted the invitation to ddress the association' at 12 o'clock loon. \ All white teachers of the entire ounty are urged to be present and ontributc to the success oV the meetag. MISo BTI1EL# DREIIER. JOHN S. SCHNEIDER, W. E. BLACK, ?' Program Committee. IAZAAR TO BE GIVEN" BY LADIES AID SOCIETY. The annual bazaar of the Ladies ild Society of St. Stephen s Lutheran hureh will be held Friday e.nd Snturay night"? December 12 and ..13, The azanr this year will be held it the front part of" the store oom of the DuPre Auto Company, 'he ladies of the society are urged > have their contributions ready on Ime to insure the Success of the azaar. This bazaar bad come to be n annual event and is looked forward -fo with pleasure by Lexingtonins generally. *, * * 1 J * ' 3IERIOAX LEGIOX Rt?HRARSlKG, POU Bill MINSTREL SHOW. >- - 12 Rehearsals hrtve beg tin for*t1ie mlntrel show which the American Leion is to give at an curly datelueh material has been selected and ehcarsals wiiY soon begin. It hus not et. been selected und rehearsals will p to the I'mc of going to press been ossilde to announce a date for the haw hut as matters are now shaping hemsejves it will not be long before time cat: he set.. Mr. S. J. I.eaphart, I'hn has had a great deal of experience in matters of this kind, has unseated to assist in this affair and ther good local talent has been preailed upon to take an active part, o that p. first class entertainment an he promised. The Anie-ican Jjegion is an organr.ation composed of world war veterns. similar to the United Confederte Veterans. General Purthing t'.urng his visit last week in Columbia irged upon former soldiers and sailrs their importance of afliPcting with his organization. The local post of the. legion is p'.anling to maintain a club room for the enefit of its members and tlie minitrel show will be given to aid the irganizalum in raising funds for the Itirnnse < t en 11 irnino- tHo nluK . BOX PARTY AT FAJRVIEW. There will be a box pa'-ty, cake valk and other amusements at Fairnew school house on Tuesday night, ">ec. in, beginning pomptlv ut 8:30. Come one come all, come short and ome tall end share the fun with us login Christmas joyously. >llt. BARMAN SICK. Friends of Mr. G. M. Jlurmun, afectionately known as "Uncle Josh" im.ong his many friends, the veteran nlltor. will regret to lea?-n that he uis been confined to hlk room since hmday on account of sickness. His llness. however, is not sciious and io will doubtless lie b&CK in his accustomed place in a few days. PUA V AT CROSS ROADS. Tliere will be a play entitled "Christmas at the Cross Roads" pre;ontod at Congarce s6fihol house, Friday night, Dec. 19, beginning at 7 o'clock. Admission flfteeri and .wenty-fi\o. cents. The puhlir is cor liully invited to attend. The Conparee school improvement xssociation will meet at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon, Dec. 12. All members are expected to pttend. / CLINIC TO OPEN TO TREATTRACHOMA ' V* C . >. 5 , ? , r * . Dr. j b. iU the United States public health service has arrived In Uexldgttm for the purpot* of conducting a clinic for the treatment of traehomn, the eye disease of which, many cases have been found amoH$ pupils of the ^chdols^ in l.exingtoi^ county. Pr. Qoodwyn will remtaln in Lexington only a short whiteand pari, onts 6f children who have t^eli'%ept, out of-school because their. were , Z.?- > . . - . iruyuiu w;m xae disease are urged TO bVlnfc- thel/* children to Lexington at' once for 'treatment. .Treatment will; free. *V^ The cllric ts.now open at the office of Dr. West, cbunty health phy&lciari? in the Home National bank building. Many cases of the dlso; re have been found in the schools. T.B having been discovered in the town of Lex-ingtop alone, while the schools at l?tlmundj, Sunny South, MJdway and Pine View all have pupils who have nol been permitted to attend because' of the infection. ITALIAN iUtiTS CAUSE- ... ' nbath And injuries. ? Rome, .Dec. 5.?The g3ncralj strike continues in Italy. Riots nrfe increasing in violence. Ton persons are deacl, more than 100 are wounded, and oVar' 1000 arrests'have been made as a result of the general strike, according to I the most recent reports. The strike was called by the Socialists following the demonstrations made against them on Monday in Rome at the re-open-, ing of Parliamfent. In Milan shops have been sacked. At the funeral of the Socialist Deputy Treves, murdered in the riots, so-, cialists and anarchists, carrying flags and banners. mil rr>liert l.ohtnJ i hearse in great numbers. Disorders at various places throughout Italy have assumed a revolutionary aspect. An orQfir for the cessation of the general strike, issued by the Socialist Party and tho General Federation* of .J&WU. reads, as ^ I ."We ne\er more will tolerate even i in the slightest degree, a violation of jthe right of representation o? the lib-"1 jerty of thought, and are ready to take measures which will be sufficiently efficacious to check everywhere every reactionary desire of the professional militarists." NEARI.Y VfeE THOUSAND ItlLLKD IN RAIT.WAY ACCIDENTS TN 1018. Washington, Dec. f>.?Tlic Bureau of the Interstate Coinmercs C'omaTiission, in its annual report issued at Washington yesterday, states that during the calendar year I'D 8, 8,697 persons. were killed in railway accidents and 64.144 injured. Of the number killed 3.2">fi were tiespasaers on railroad property and 17 i passengers, the rest being employes and persons carried under contact, such as mall clerks and Pullnvm conductors. Analyzing the injur:e? sustained by ra'lway employes, the report shows that 164 were killed and 2,232 injured in coupling and uncoupling cars. Casualties due to employes coming into contact with overhead and side obstructions and accidents wmie genius on ana otr cars resulted in 630 deaths and 14.63" injuries. BENEFIT SUPPER. The I*aoies Aid Society of Congaree Baptist church at Styx will serve supper at the homo of Mr. anil Mrs. F. T. Lynches on Saturday evening, Dec. 1", beginning at 6:30 p. ni. The proceeds will go to the church. The public is cordially invited. CARD OF THANKS. We wish to thnnk our friends and neighbors for their kindness during the burn and death of our dear little daughter. We pray the Lord's richest h.lessing will rest upon each of them. Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Weed. " OPEBiUON BRINGS HOMAGE. Cuprija Serbia.?A successful appendicitis operation upon a serious case has won for Captain Frederick I.. Bregei an American Rod Cross worker ol Fairfax, Minn., the praise and homage of this entire town. After : two Scrbirn doctors had ;fivcn up the son of a high army officer ns too 111 to save. Captain Hregel operated successfully. BIGTARTMENT STOR' EADY SOON Mr. Jame? (> ^ *>p, ipan-?Ker .of the big Tapp Oepav \ store. which will noon, open ^ bl? ^ipKIx-xlpgton4a the hew C^leyt t,own Tuesday cornplety ^Arrangements for the launching of the new business hou.sp^ A large consignment of^goods had -already .arrived and , ,ls , being stored, Mr. T&PP w^s disappointed in not bek.g. able to announce a definite date loathe big opening* but he i? conlidert that the Store will be in full 'PlMt tor the holiday trade. A ,lgtg^ aihd varied stock for the Lexington' store was purchased some .months ttirn In tTia hollnf *v..? I "store wooid be ready for optupancy in. 'time' fOr the -fall trade. ' In addition to these goods an ample supply of ^holiday men *ndise _ was purchased dnd willl be on display as soon as the building is turned over. Final touchesoire being put upon the interior of the'building and next week Mr. Tapp should be able to give a definite date I for the opening. > **? o " PERSONALS. -1' '' . \ Mr. Thus. H. Wiingard, the popular and efficient mail carrier on route 6, had the misfortune to break his right arm a'hlle cranking his car one j ifcy last week. He Is getting along ^nicely, however, and will soon be back on tne job. Mr. J. H. Monts, (Substitute, is carrying the mail on route 6. duriTig Mr. Wlngard's "lay off"' .'I Mr. John S. Schneider, one pf the attendance officers for Lexington county, rt turned Tuesday morning ifrom Philadelphia, where ho went to attend the meeting of the national association of attendance officers. Mr. Schneider .had a most enjoyable andprofitable trip, being much pleased with tho ideas gained by coming in close touch with the men who have charge of compulsory school attendance front every section of the United Stat^-?_ Jr- JJ.i T/essinger. imp of and entertainment service by the Red I Cross Mission to Montenegro. SAMt'KI. A. GEORGE HONORED AT WOI'FOKI). Mr. San nol A. George, has been honored by Callow students at VVofford College by being selected as president of the Lexington County club, an organization of nil the" students from this county at the Methodist college in Spartanburg, of whom there are quite a number. Mr: George is now in his junior yeov and. has i taken high rank at scliool. LEXINGTON COTTON MARKET Wednesday. Dec. 10. Strict Middling 38 l-4c gallant obi Confederate soldiers from j the Dutcl- Fork, was in town yesterday, and. like the good men that he bus always been, called in end paid for bis ptper in advance. This was the first lime Mr. Wessingcr had been; J here in teveral weeks, and be was! j gladly welcomed by bis friends. .Mr. F?. K. Shumpert, a prominent j farmer of Ilrooklahd route 2, was in j town yesterday, called at The Dis| patch-News office and renewing for j bis pa nor while here, l lo was accomj panied by iiis handsome sen, Roscoe is. Shum.acrt. who was discharged I from the array only a week ago. Rosi oe was in the thickest of the figlitj ing with tlie American Expeditionary forces in France, having received a severe wound in the leg. from the cf ] recis 01 wmcli bo was forced to ro| main in ilu- Fort McPherron hospital near Atlanta for eleven months under treatment ot government surgeons and specialists. Mr. Sbumpcrt is glad to breathe ihe free air of old L,exing| ton onee again, and although slightly disfigured he is still in the ring. MY. an Mrs. N. P. Shipp and little daughter of Wilson. N*. C . are visiting tbe family of Hon. Frank Shealy. Mrs. Shipp wilt ho renienitvered here pleasantly as M ss Hattie Shealy, adopted daughter of Mr. Shealy. Her many friends arog lad to welcome her to Hexingtou. IHH< ill BOYS IN* BAhKAXS. I i Cottar':. Montenegro.? Vbe Am.erIcan It oil ?'ross is serviii,; American doughboys in this town. A battalion of the ml Infantry, par? of the army of ?ccupation. is being given medical assistance as well as canteen FERTILIZER PLANT FOR GILBERT t ! 4 f " ' * ?, : I ? t$ .r TTTT" -t.? < ? The town tof Gilbert if hfiv? .a new enterpiise soon which will doubtless mean a good deal-for tfrO growth of the community, incorporation papers have been taken out fdr the Gilbert Fertiliser Company, a coucern whi.ch proposes to manuta'-ture^ commercial fertilizer. .. The v capital cpttrmerc:a\ ^ertUig^rj, _ The . .cajpVfcpJ stock 4s toV.b^. . jj$,4S/od, yr'h'chf bjfald tb bavc 'lioenijfuHy '.s^bsctibpd^.. frtd plansi hive - boon? jjerfeetf d; ^ov immediate br^ctityi of a plapt. The company, expeptp to ,bf ready. to befin operaroris not later than Feb.ru arjrxT nextrrtoa?mplcr=tlTnft tc ser*ve the spring: trade. ^ ; The corpora'tovE of the concern are P. A. Hodges and- P. A. Hodges Jr., of Columbia, Dr. P. A. Sirtitfi arid J. Collins Price of'Qllbert.' : - r HUSSION AH V BEJRVIC^ AT ST. ANBIIEW^ CWUBCH; ' ' >* - ? There will be an all day Missionary service at St. Andrews Lutheran ohufch, l?oxlngton county, on Sunday, Dec. 14, under the auspices of the Womajjp and Young Peoples Missionary Societies at 11 o'cidck, there will be a missionary Sermon by the pastor, Rev. R. R. Sowers. Dinner will be served on the grounds. In the afternoon a program will bo rendered by the young peoples society, with an address by Mr. Inadom', Japanese student at the Lutheran "Seminary, i F.vctybotiy "f8*?orcl 1 ally' *rwlted. LEXINfiTOJT ObUNTi* FQVRfTH , IN COTTON ASSOCIATION The Annitican Cotton Association met in Columbia Dec. 2, with a-very flattering attendance from all parts of the stpte. It will be gratifying to know that Lexington Co. rahked fourth in representation at the meeting. About the mostTfar . reaching business transacted was n decision to organize a bank controlled. >hy tjie association, with.^ caplinU;?$?lttW* Of $2,000,000.00 to^;finance holding' cotton and a Iso to market cotton directly from the producer to the manufacturer, at once doing away with middle man's prolits. SAMARIA XTCWS. .Miss l*"h rcneo Htirkert spent the. week .with Mr. and Mrs. X. M. B?rUett in ti.e f^esvfTT'p section. Mr. Daniel Sanders of Bonnetsville spent Thv.nksglving with his uncle, Mr. X. H". Burkett. Mr. Henry Boukhight and family were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Abney recently. Mr. John Burkett of Lce-*villc spent Saturday night with his cousin, Mr. Willie Burkett of Samaria. Miss Bessie Hall and brother of Steednum were in Leesville Saturday afternoon. Mr. Kngell Hall of . HalRown was the guesr of Miss Ozn Lee Hal! of Xtccrimun Saturday afternoon. Air. Toutmie Risinger and Mr. Mori-is Langford of Leesville visited the ox party Friday night at Samarin. There v.iil be a Christmas tree Saturday night. December 27 Everybody is invited. Mrjs. Clarence Burkett and Mrs. N. FT; Burkett of L<eesvHle spent Friday night with their aunt, Mrs. Ella Burkett. Mr. Dewey Gtinter ami Miss Pfanna Gantt were the guests of Miss Kathleen Burket Sunday afternoon. ENTERTAINMENT FOR EDMUND (JUADl'l) SCHOOL. A box j'.arty, chicken s'e-.v and other amusenienb will be given for the benefit of the Edmund graded school at the school house Friday night December 19, at 6 p. m. The public is cordinliy invited and a good time is promised all who attend. The Edmund school is now flourishingwit! an enrollment of 104 pupils. Ref. C J. Sox is the principal. The trustee! are J. C. Shealy. H. P. Packman an? Julian Shnrpe. ' ? DR. HARMON AT HOSPITAL. ? 1 " .... w I I I ||_ I I ? Dr. Ric.e B. . Harmon, the wel known druggist. in again in the Co lumhin hospital for treatment to hii injured lop. the full use of whith h( has not entirely recovered. At las reports he was doing well and hii fronds are hopeful that he will soot return much improved. x. TAX COLLECTIONS BREAK RECORD iji"? r'lr't ; * ^U ; ..v.- l > ;xr : v , <;Aa an* Q-sidencc of the^general pros parity statement by C<*urty Tress- . urer Leupliuft shears that more than the usual amov^t^v^ money has so far been paid ir*tp the'county treasury. Op.- tW total amoutft of $832,827.15 to bp; collected -in L$jcing?on county for ajll-PHJJPfisoajthere:haj$ sofar been , ' *1 .. close -of .business Sat; '..* .. ' r |83,000 In rour.vl numbers. ' \ which-^at'more thati ^>Y?r b.een < , <redebJfed by this dato in. apy yekr. , The school y have .needed, the money: < and it 1b well that so many, taxpayers., have responded, otherwise there might TidVe be^n some embarra^rnYent to ? them. The total levy this year for all purposes, - not Including special levies for schools, which vary , of course according to the district, is fO 1-4 mills, or one-fourth of a mill less than last year. Collected on Rounds. / It will no doubt prove of interest to know what was collected< by the treasurer, assisted by Mr. Dent, the , auditor, on the rounds which wfere finished lest weekv The figures are given below, the various sums col- t lected being deposited in the banks in the towns where collected .each day at the close of business. The list iff as follows; , | . * ? Irmo 31,266.17 Chapin 5,004.30 Peak .. 1,889.94 Swansea' 7.171.83 _ Pellon 2.575.51 Steedmr.n 827.35 Gilbert .7'. 263.46 ' Leesvllle 4,493.60 Bates burg 4,512.04 Gaston- 416.64 Cayce -707.79 New Brookland 2,769.80 Total. .-** 331,908.38 (- . . . Books Close December 31. * There remain only ' three weeka more IrT* v/hlfch taxes may be paid without renalty as the books close December 31. Oft-and after that dnte . .? ' the penalty will attach, and all who s wisn to avoid paying the extra money should see to it that 'their taxes are i 1 "*' paid at oncc. MIDDLE BLACK CREEK NEWS. -:L . :.-7? Snuill grain is about all cowed an! ' * ?5 the recent lu'n will bo a jjreat help m securing a good stand. ' , V Farmers, are taking klme bjt the forelock, many of them have* exchanged cotton seed for meal, and are now preparing to order their commercial fertilizer. | M. S. It. Kyzer, and ic-mily, and Mr. M. R. '-'rout and family visited H. A. and Mrs. Howard Sunday evening. Mr. E. F. Bouknight, have erected a handsome dwelling on hi*: "Crout. place, and have moved oh it where he nvnflntti tr\ *?>n ! a Kir. U v.A|/v>vvo cv niunb ilia IUIUK. J1U111C. The way old "uncle Henry"'hds been getting about for the part. week, he must have decided to be a horse jockey in his eld days. What widower was so rn or fortunate as to loose his best girl? look out N. H. you'P. need some more , heart tablets. It is our sad duty to note the death of Mrs. Sara Ann (better known as aunt Sara Ann) Taylor, who suffered a stroke of paralysis last Wednesday from which slie never rallied. She died Fbriduy at. a ripe old nge. Her . ?*> . place in her home and her pew in her church is vacant, an indulgent mother, a kind neighbor and a christian woman has passed away. r ' The bereeved have our sympathy. December S. 1919. SHOOTING AT SWANSEA. , Special to The Disnatoh-News Swansea, Dec. 9.?Some excitement was caused here recently by the^hootj ing into the store of J. Safran, where a big sale ic now going on. The affair , occurred after closing hours, howl' ever, and no one was hurt, but considerable damage was done . to the plate glads front ofHhe'store. in all1 eight shot*; were fired Into the wln' Yfows of 'Che SSatfrah dttfte. As a rej suit of' the affair warrants were sworn out before Magistrate Martin ? for three young men 6? Swansea. ,, who have arranged bond. > t The shootinir caused r?o in(nrfor?no? 3 to the bid sale which is now being: 1 , , 1 conducted by this firm, which will continue through tl)e holiday seanon. *** - :A I