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IPIPIIS^ v ^^K?y??R'$LM^ FL '~* ? r IJ;!:- STI|0 Dtspatrii-?Cmits [^} Biv>;'v';v^ -- ? ? 111^''*. HEBjP"^ LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1921. NUMBER 30. ^PwSwMMffiyffiaC NO? 51 x ' __ n ^zTy^" I IlSt as follows: rnaay evcumt, , th, a recital by the Expression rnent, with several musical d d ^morning, May 22, the sermon ^graduating class will be dejby Kev. J. L. Morgan, presiCarolina S>m>d. People's Missionary Society on evening. Both these services liehl iif. Wittenburg Lutheran ^>^tOwv111C? CI d allege auditorium. The meettp^a'clock Monday morning at evening the annual concert Iisic department will be Tuesday morning the exercises will be held and delivered by Sister Elizai deaconess of St. John's trleston, S. C. The public invited to attend all of ling house and contents of Koon, near Summerland i destroyed by fire Satur-i bout 8 o'clock. ' The oriire is unknown but is j have caugk t from the Everything in the house, edding, wearing apparel utensils were totally dee loss is estimated to be )00 and $4,500, with inover, of only $2600. ^ndleton Jones has rea trip to Chattanooga, ? he attended the South:onvention held last week "that city. -Solicitor. Callison of Lexington was on business Saturday. Hon. McKendree Barr of Leesville "Will finish the law course at the University of South Carolina at the coming commencement and P is ..gratify?|p-.v') ing to his many friends in Batesburg . to know that he will locate immediately after being admitted to the bar, rk* * in our town for the practice of his ProfessionJudge C. M. Efird, a member of the Lexington bar and one of the best lawyers in South Carolina, was here on legal business Monday. Hon. George Bell Timmerman ? spent Saturday and Sunday in town as the guest of his sister. Mrs. Col well Cullum. .Hon. and Mrs. G. M. Stuckey of Bishopville are spending a few days r v. ' in town with Mrs. Stuekey's mother, Mrs. E. Jones. Dr. P. A. Smith, a well known |r. and popular physician of Gilbert, was here on business Monday. The old Batesburg and Steedman telephone line was sold at auction Monday in Batesburg to Mr. Luther %. Smith of Gilbert. It is reported that the line will be repaired and put in working order in a short while. There has been no service on this line for * several months. Mr. J. Henry Bodie. the popular and efficient postmaster of Leesville, .^delivered three interesting lectures iA Sunday at C/yde's chapel in Saluda > county and Concord and Middleburg churches on th* important subject of t * "Christian Education," Mr. Bodie c is a high toned Christian gentleman '/ and the Methodist church is fortunate in securing his services in such an important work. Mrs. Albert C. Jones has returned from a visit to her sister in Chattanooga. Ten n. The. annual recep'ion of the Senior class of Summerland college was held at the home of Mrs Mattie C. Kneece last Friday evening The commence- j ment exercises of the Graded and i riign scnools of Baesburg and Leee-j ville will begin the first of next week ? An -nteresting program has been ar- j ^ ranged by superintendent. W. K.J Scott, and the members of the facility, i ? ?..? | MVSIC RKCTTAL. - .. Misses Bedie Oeorg? ami Olga i L i Raw!. pupils of Mrs. K. B. K??of will ST give a recital in the high s< h<>..i auditorium on Friday evening. May 20th. 1921, at 8:30 o'clock. An invitation ' is cordially extended t<> all. Ife"; jr% "THE HOODOO" PROMISES FUN Prof. J. W. Ballentine, who has for the past session been principal of the Lexington High School, will return to Leesville, his former home, at the close of the present session, and will again take up school work in the Leesville-Batesburg High sc-nooi. Prof, and Mrs. Baller.tine have made many friends during their stay here, who regret to see them leave. Under his management the school has had a very successful session. No successor has yet been chosen, though the board of trustees have many applications and will have a large field from which to choose. They will probably meet some time this week to select a successor to Mr. Ballentine and the other teachers of the school. The faculty of the school for the j pa3t session has been as follows: I First Grade?Miss Mary Wingard. Advanced First?Mrs. J. O. Harman. Second Grade?Mrs. Ethel Sease. Third Grade?Miss Annie Lou Taylor. Fourth Grade?Miss Kate Shull. Fifth Grade?Miss Pearl C'aughman. Sixth Grade?Miss Mary Caughman. Seventh'Grade?Miss Modenia Bigby. | Eighth Grade?Miss Margaret Bruton. Ninth Grade?Miss Ellen Hendrix. Tenth Grade?Prof J. \V. Ballentine. / Closing Exercises. Closing exercises of the school will begin Sunday, May 22, when the Rev. J. C. Roper, educational secretary of the Upper S. C. Conference, will deliver a sermon at the High School auditorium at 11:15. [ Owing to the fact that the eleventh grade will be added next year there will be no graduating class this session, but an interesting play will be rendered Monday and Tuesday nights ;i? tonth rrarif> A small U V pupxid Ul IUV VV4AV*. - admission will be charged to the play, the proceeds of which will go to the school. "The JHoodoo." The name of the play, which abounds in ludicrous situations, is "The Hoodoo." and the class has been hard at work for some time past rehearsing. Following is a synopsis of the play: The scene is laid at the country home of Mrs. Perrington?Shine in the suburbs .of Philadelphia. The occasion. is the house party of the LeeEarly wedding. Professor Spiggot gives Brighton (the groom), for a wedding gift a I marvelous Egyptian scarab. Under its evil influence Brighton is blackmailed by a former flame:^ the susceptible Billy finds himself engaged to three ladies: the Professor is accused of bigamy: and' Dun. the burglar, gets caught. Matters straighten out when I I the scarab is buried. He-Machus, the j Professor's son. and Paradise, the i colored cook, afford exceptional char| acter parts. ! mok i:m)Kki: bark to practice law at batesbtrcj A letter to the editor front Hon. McKcndree Burr, member of the legislative delegation from Lexington, contains the information that Mr. Banwill locate in Batesburg for the praci tice of law about June 1. Mr. Ban* i also has considerable farming interj ests nearby, which will receive his at| tention. He is a graduate of the lTni! versity of South Carolina and has been taking the law course in which he will graduate in a few days. Mr. Ban's friends wish him much success and believe lie will soon estabi lish a line practice. f 11. L. C. ASSOCIATION MKKTIXIi. ! Tin- regular annual meeting of the Lexington-Richland County R. L. C. Association will be held in Columbia at the Post Office building on May 30tli, beginning at 11 o'clock. For further information see the communication sent out to each carrier by the Secretary. A new day for the carriers is dawning and every carrier in tin- two counties. whether now a member of the Association or not. Is earnestly re r > attfiiii i:us \\\ H. IIAKK. Ccisnty S?-i. i t't.iry. LEGION OPENS !! CLUB ROOMS! I Every ex-service man in Lexington county is urged to attend the opening j ( Ol tne Jiexxn?iuii i usi m hum | tomorrow evening, Thursday. May , 19. and bring his friends, and the < public generally is cordially invited \ to l?e present. The Legion men in I ] Lexington feel that they have reason ! ( to be proud of their new home and ] they are anixous to have all their friends see what they are trying to j do and how they have begun. ] Just prior to the opening of the < rooms there will be two addresses in ] the Courthouse, to whicn tne pudiu jis likewise cordially invited. Dr. E. Pendleton Jones, pastor of the Bap- ; tist church at Batesburg, and Solici-j tor T. C. Callison, of the Lexington | ] bar, will be the speakers, and to those who know them it is unneees- ( sary to say that they will be well ^ worth hearing. Governor Cooper } was also scheduled to speak, but was < prevented by an engagement in ] Washington. The exercises in the i Courthouse will begin promptly at ; 8:30, and immediately following this ; there will be a reception by the members of the Lexington Post, in their Inew club rodms over the law offices , of Efird and Carroll, to the general 1^ ?pna/>;<jiiv tn ail ex-ser PUDIIC UUU vice men over the County and to other Posts of the American Legion. In the receiving line will be the officers of the local Post and the < members of the recently organized Women's Auxiliary. Any ex-service man desiring to become a member of Lexington Post may ascertain the requisites from any of the members < of the Post, and any mother, wife, : or daughter of an ex-service man j > belongs to the Legion, or of any < deceased soldier or sailor, is eligible ; to membership in the Auxiliary, and j may likewise ascertain the requisites for membership by inquiring of any ; of the members of the organization. COCK UK-BURS MATURING Tt \T>Tm,Y NOW Several fanners from various sections of the county who have been in town the past several days have called our attention to the fact that they have a most unusual thing in their fields. The cockle-burs are maturing, the stalks being full of well matured } burs. Among the weather-wise it is | generally believed that the maturing j of cockle-burs means the early com- | ing ot frost, and none could be found i who had ever known frost to catch the pesky little burs unmatured. The Newberry Herald and News also re- j ports the same thing as occurring in j Newberry county. Which recalls the tact that men of i the generation just past recalled that j in the early eighties there was one year in South Carolina when slight frost occurred or there were slight ' I flurries of snow every month in the year except August. Needless to | say there were no crops of any eon- j sequence made that year. It is to lie J hoped that no such calamity will be- r fall this year. But this has certainly) been a strange season. And now ' come the maturing cockle-burs to j further unset our equalibrium. Let I us hope that for once Mr. Cocklebur is mistaken. REVIVAL AT KDMt'M) WILL SOON BKOIX j i There will be revival services held ' at Edmund commencing on the first j Sunda> night in June. The Rev. A. A. ! Haggard of New Brookland will con- j duct the meeting. Mr. Haggard is j - - 1'? ^ rrollof one 01 me nu?i !'u|juu(i cirtu&vn.-'i i preachers who has ever been in this ! state. Everybody is invited t(? attend this! meeting. Come and come praying! for a revival and we are sure you j I < will be helped by being here. The j' young and able preacher, Rev. I. G. j Roberts, will assist in this meeting, j Mr. Roberts has been here with us i l'or a few months and we feel proud | to say that he has been a help and I ' the cause of some having renewed faith. l'KO\ DKXC i: CHI R< II. !i Tlu' liev. H. .1. Black. Columbia.!: S. president of the South Cnro-i i j liua Synod. will preach at the rojrular j . morninc service at Providence church ' t 11 a. m. Sunday the 22nd, inst. ;< F*. SHEA KOrSK. ! Pastor. ' MRS. CAUGHMAN DIED TUESDAY Mrs Pnthprin*"* Cauehman. beloved Christian woman, who had more than ittained her alloted three score years ind ten. being 85 years old, died Tuesday at the home of her son, Mr. *. W. Caughman. a short distance ,'roni Lexington. Mrs. Caughman has ">een enjoying very good health until tuite recently and was considered remarkably robust for one of her years. Besides her brother. Judge George Drafts, Mrs. Caughman is survived by two sons and two daughters, all >f whom live in this county are well mown and deservedly popular: They ire Mesrs. C. W. and B. .1. Caughman and Mrs. H. H. Dreher and Mrs. Walter Hook, who live near Columbia. A family connection also mourn her death. Mrs. Caughman was an earnest JhJistian woman and early affiliated kvith the Lutheran church. She was i member of Pilgrim church. Funeral services were conducted today by tier pastor, Rev. J. A. Cromer, and burial was had at the family burying ground. A large crowd of sorrowing friends and relatives gathered to pay their respects. TIMOR SEWING CLUB TO HAVE PLAY Lexington, S. C.. May 17, 1921. Dear Friends: The members of the Junior Sewing Club are getting up a little play which is to help to pay for the heating plant for the Lexington High School. We have asked lots of little children to help us and none of us are over twelve years old. We think we are going to have a very good program composed of songs, drills and dances and a little play. "The Coming of the Flowers", which is to be given in costume. Watch the paper and see when we are going to have the play and come ;.n.d enjoy it with us. The play will be given in the school auditorium and will be in charge of the Ladies School Improvement League. Sincerely yours, DOROTHY OSWALD. WINNIE LORICK. Members of the Junior Sewing: Club. FXIOX MEETIXd PKOCiKAM. The Lower Fnion of the Lexington Baptist Assoeiation will meet tit Congaree church on Saturday and Sunday, May 23. 21b The following program has been arranged: Saturday. 10:30 A. M.?Devotional Services, led by the pastor. 10:4"..?Enrollment of delegates and verbal reports from the churches. 11:15.?Topic: Some Points for Emphasis in Prayer: (1) For the Spirit's Power. W. H. Whaley: (2) For More Laborers, W. T. Smith: (3) For Those Now at Work, A. W. Lodgers. 12:00?Magnifying the Deacon's Office, J. F. Fallaw. L. W. Wise. 12:45.?Dinner. 2:00 P. M.?Song and prayer service. 2:15.?Echoes from the Southern Baptist Convention, by those who were there. 2:45.?The Church's Place in the Work of Education?Dr. C. A. Jones, or his appointee. 3:30.?Miscellaneous and Adjournment. Sunday. 10:30 A. M.?Devotional services. 10:45.?Doctrinal Teaching:. How May it best be done??f.. Lucas. H. ('. Hughes. 11:15.?Sermon ? L. S. Shealy. Adjourn. W. T. SMITH. For Committee. sT. STEPHEN'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH Arthur B. Ob nschain. Pastor. Mr. B. Heber Barre. Sunt, of Sunlay School. Divine services hi e.ew i>. m. Sunday school at 10:00 a m. On Sunday. May the L'L'd. the .Mornnp: Service will be omitted. The heme at S:00 p. m. will be: "The Necessity of The New Birth. If One s t<> I?e a Member of the Kingdom." \ cordial invitation is extended to lie public to attend these services >f St . Stephen's Church. \UT7irn lb o! t K NSi" H .\; N. PLEASANT SESSION ! JOINT CONFERENCE ! I There was an unusually good at-j tendance of lay delegates at the Joint' Conference, held with St. Mark's j church, Saluda county. Thursdky, | May 12, and seventeen clerical dele-j gates out of a possible twenty-four, j Organization was effected with Rev. j J. D. Kinard. D. I).. Johnston. S. | 1'resident. -Rev. J. W. Oxner, j X<-w Brooklan ;. Vice President. Rev. j (J. S. Beardfo. Saluda, Secretary, and j Mr. J. E. It. Xyzer, Leesville, Treas-' urer. Rev. .M. Senter, Chapin, j preached the opening sermon, after which the Holv Communion was administered. After an hour's intermission conference reassembled and engaged in the discussion of subjects assigned. A fine spirit prevailed, the best of attention and interest was manifest in both sneakers and audiencel While it is impossible to present anything like a true estimate of the arguments advanced by the speakers, yet the writer was most favorably impressed with the point made by one of the lay delegates in regard to the rendition of the public worship by the congregation. To enter heartily into this service before the sermon is most helpful to both preacher and people. Another feature of the conference' most pleasing but not always practiced, was that most of the delegates spent the night in assigned homes. We suppose this is in a measure accounted for by the fact that St. Mark's church is not centrally located in our conferential territory. Any way the people like to have the conference in their homes as well ag in the church. The Rev. R. R. Sowers, Irmo, S. C., preached the evening sermon at 8 p. m. On account, of the inclement weather on Friday, the exercises were somewhat curtailec. But the program was carried out in full with the exception of the sermon at 11 a. m.. Dr. McOullough of Columbia being absent. A most bountiful dinner was served at the church both days, and conference extended a most cordial vote of thanks to the St. Mark's congregation for their most hospitable entertainment. Conference accepted an invitation to meet witn i-roviaence cnurcn next time, the latter part of the summer, 'perhaps, the exact date being left to the officers of conference. IN HONOR OF MRS. HOOF. Mrs. S. J. Leaphart entertained las: Wednesday afternoon in honor of her niece. Mrs. Sam P. Roof. A pleasant time was spent bv those present. Progressive whist was played, the first prize, a box of dainty stationery, being won by Mrs. D. R. Haliiwanger and presented to Mrs. Roof. Mrs. Chas E. Taylor drew the consolation, a dainty bottle of cologne. The guest of honor was presented with a lovely cut glass basket of sweet peas. The home was decorated ',\ith sweet peas. A delicious ice course was served. Those present were: Mesdames Sam P. Roof, Pickens Roof. Jr., J. D. Carroll, Chas. E. Taj lor. A. D. Martin. Iv. F. Oswald. II. H. Barre, D. R. Haltiwanger. E. G. Dreher. Bessie Berlej', Holly L. Harman. C. E. Leaphart, Misses Caro Efird. May Lois Boozer, Annie Lou Taylor. Ernestine Barre, Sara Mildred Berly. Leone Kyzer, Master Christopher Kaufman. PIANO RECITAL OF LITTLE MOl NTAIN SCHOOL The music pupils of Miss Stella Wessinger will give their spring recital in the auditorium of the Little j Mountain high school May the L'Oth 1 at 8:00 o'clock. The children of the primary grades , will give an operetta. "Mother Goose j Island." the same evening. Patrons j and friends of the school arc cordiallj* j invited i-j be present.?Nvv berry Her- . I aid and News. t SCHOOL CLOSING. Closing exercises of the Cross 1 toads school will he it eld on Friday night, j May 2 7. A line program has been J prepared and will he rendered by the j pupils. The public is cordially in- j vited. Kveryhody is requested to he ! present promptly at 7:30.. This will close a very>successful season for the school, and the patrons arc naturalh j gratified. ' SWYGERT TRIAL TO RICHLAND Judge J. W. DeVore of Ldgefield will preside at the next term of court for Lexington, which will convene next Monday, May -3, for a term of two we-Ms. Civil business will be tried en the completion of the criminal docket. Several important cases are sched uled for trial at the present term of court, among which is the case against Newt Kelly and Goff, charged with the killing of David Shull in New Brookland last fall. Another important case which will probably be tried is that of three men charged with the killing of W. N. Brown in a clash last year between Federal Prohibition Officer Ott and two other men and a party of Lexington county deputies. The defendants in this case are Luther Crout, Will Mitchell and Alvy Dew. The shooting occurred not far from Brookland last fall. The automobile in which Brown, Ott and another man were sitting was riddled with bullets, while one of the Lexington constables as well as Ott were wounded. Swygert Case to Klcliland. The case against J. C. Swygert, charged with killing Dr. J. C., Nicholson at Leesville last month will not likely be tried in Lexington. Attor neys for the prosecution have secured from an order from Attorney General Wolfe ordering the trial to be held at Columbia. "While the shooting took place in Lexington county, Dr. Nicholson's death occurred in Richland county. Uunder the law the case can be tried in either county. Upon the request of Colt L. Blease, employed to aid in the prosecution, Attorney General "Wolfe has instructed Solicitor Callison not to bring the indictment at the coming term of court in this county, but has ordered Solicitor Spigner to 'proceed with the case in Ilichland county. Solicitor Callison will not appear in the case should the trial be held in Richland county. The Richland court will open next Monday, at the same time as the Lexington court. It is not known whether the Swvgert case will be tried at that term or not. Resides the cases above, there are some .minor cass to be disposd of. It is believed .however, that it will be possible to clear the criminal docket in one week and devote the second week to civil business. Gentlemen of the Jury. The following jurors have been drawn to serve the first week: B. E. i Williams, Jesse E. Addy, W. Lester Cannon, D. Julian Keisler, John S. Hoover. H. W. Fox. Jr.. J. Oscar I I Shealy. Alonzo E. Lown. Fred L. Frai zier. ('. S. Goodwin. Will A. Rawl, 'John 1'. iiast, Jr.. Giweland O. ShumI pert. ('. F. Howard, L. D. BrabI ham. Jennings it. Gantt. ft. L. ShuI ler, Rial .Norm. jr.. ?*eorge v . kuiu| intM\ Thomas H. Cuughman. W. S.. 1 Hallman. Walter I'. Corley, Earl B. I Shunipert. John J. Risli. L. E. Rurland. John Hugh Shall. Elbert *W. Taylor. Thomas A. Sox. Johnnie L. Hallman, Harry Stezler, John Q.. Ban*. (Juss Hook. Maxev L. Steele, IJ. Frank Wingard, Roddy O. Rob: erts. John H. Kleckley. I.i:\l\HToT ' CIRCTIT. i Appointments for Sunday. May 22d. | Red Rank?Sunday school at 10 a .m. J. F. Sharpe, Superintendent, i'reaching at 11 o'clock by Rev. J. H. Timmons of Columbia. Sunday school day exercises at 7:30 : F. M. Horeh?Sunday school at 3 p. m. I , 1). I.. Harmon. Superintendent. ! 1'reaching at 4 oYlock. > Hebron?Sunday school at 3 p. m. I R. X. Sena. Superintendent. Preach[ ing at 4 p. m.. by Rev. Dr. .T. (". ' Iloper of Chester. S. C. Lexington?SuViday school at 10 a. m.. W. D. Dent. Superintendent. Preaching S o'clock. You will find a welcome. Come and uhinMii with us T r TTTTTTTTPV ri . .a . in i 1 Pastor. RED BANK. Sunday School Day exercises will be observed by Tied Dank Methodist, Sunday school next Sunday evening. May 22nd at 7:30 p. m. It will consist of songs, recitations and addresses by the children and youth of the rhiM-rh. and worship with us. J. FRANK SHARPE, Sunerintend'-r.:.