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VOLUME NO. 52. . LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, NUMBER 33^
'ftfAJCTS INFORMATION
ABOUT EMILY GEIGER.
,;^We arc in receipt of'the following
: jitter from C. J. Ramage of Saluda;
reh is self-explanatory;
"Saluda, S. C., June 2, 1922.
^Editor Lexington Dispatch,
y ^Lexington, S. C.
"gDear^Sir:
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" \ "I wisn to get some information |
*fc>m all parties who know anything
; " a^oirt Emily Geiger, where she lived,
4c4d4Vhom she.married, etc. Anybody.
jfaio knows anything about her and
^a heard anything about her, please
yrtite the undersigned at Saluda, S.
to that I may reach a conclusion
< icL regard as to what is defintiely
' idfcwxi Of her or'what tradition says
^ S$>ou - her and her famous ride. It is
1 generally stated that she lived in the
Vouuhtry on the Enoree river in
, /'.*?$Bfebari?y county. My theory is that
lived at all, she lived in the
^^eripart of Lexington county, where
the Gaiger family has been known for
?WTbnil time. In this theory I am
: ^a**ne out byDr. T. H. Dreher, editor
Calhoun Times, who agrees
' . this view of the matter. I have
^ tfjeal desire to get at the truth of
matter and will thank any and
*&||Scy person to write me fully in regafd
to it and I will make my con
" clj^doris known wheh I have gone
though the letters.
\!i l^sase publish this in the interest
.Ofthe history of South Carolina about
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CONGRESS RACE.
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;"r ^X<w J. Bethea yesterday withftpni
the governor's race and
fT" reTr!
'health of this community has
ilfiMKved eaceDtfrnr Mrs. Draton Tav
lOsjjfctd-Mr. Colie Taylor, The
WTitjir does not know whether Colie
haflr^pppcndicitis or not. Also Mrs.
Fomr I^aphart and little Miss Sara
IiOfJM^'Wre HI with typhoid fever. We j
wtsl&for them a speedy recovery.
and /Mrs. Talmage Dong from;
>neaj$Lee?viHe spent Sunday' and Sun- j
jday ?ght with his parents, Mr. and',
MraJ^Tom Long. J
Eddie Taylor spent Sunday j
whh#y parents, Mr. and Mrs. George
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Mlg Ruben Taylor and family, also
Mr. jpmmie Gillian and family spent [
Sunder With parents, Mr. and Mrs. j
- Luther,Shealy of Hollis' Ferry. ]
- M'l^/^efT Rodgers and family and
TjfTmflBlIh Steele spent Sunday with
Mrs. ^lodgers sister, Mrs. J. Z. Taylarir
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Mi^t Viola Rawl is spending a while
With her sister, Mrs. Bertha Taylor.
- Mnlt Nettie Taylor and children
spentshort while Sunday with hef
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Taylor.
Mr^jCallie Taylor is all smiles over
Jhis bj^thda^T^resent, "a little boy",
whici. fhe stork left on May the 28th.
) y ReVJC. W. Jones of Columbia, delivered^
most i?teres;^S serm'ofi Sunday
afternoon at feasant Hill church.
His ten befog Amos the fourth Chapter
asicftwe fth verse.
BROO*LANI> MAX
APOPLEXY VICTIM.
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J. A* Rabon of ^Brookland was
found $ead Tuesday- afternoon beside
?. a turpfentine still near Brookland.
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Death .lt is thought, was due to apo1
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plexy. ?;
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Mr. Rabon was 60 years old and had
lived f&'L.ex.nston county practically,
his en$i*e life. He leaves a large f
i numbe&pf friends to mourn his death. |
x Survfflng him are: Two brothers,;
p * " T. Ratyan and W. D. Rabon of Co- {
v. lumbia,find oriflfoiirer, Mrs. Florence |
Marsffc'&f Columbia . .
- Arrangements for the funeral hadi
1 ; '.V p" not bee4 jcompleied last night and will
" be ajinm^iced later..?The State,
ISHOSPraAI..^
; MrJf;#^hn T. Kaminer irju*carried;
Xf> the-<3?*uxnfria hospital iaftt rteelt to
uadergdVan o]>eration. .Her friends
hope ict recovery.
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ARTHUR HARMON GOES r
HIGH IN ALABAMA. (
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The many relatives and friends of
Arthur F. Harman, son of Cot. and
Mrs. Marion D. Harman of Lexington,
will be gratified to learn of the wonderful
success he has and is making as
an educator in Montgomery, Ala.
Mr. Harman left Lexington a number
of years ago to accept a position as
teacher in the public schools of Alabama
and by hard work and attention
to duty has risen to the responsible
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postxion of superintendent of schools i*
o^MContgom^ry county, only recently .
hayng^e^ti'Selected for a term of five
yearsa salary of $5,000.00 a
year. ~ .,
The following paragraphs are taken
from a recent letter'from Prof. Harman
to his parents: , '
"You will both be interested to
know that the Montgomery county
board of education has recently unaniI
mou-sly re-elected me for a term ot j
five years commencing July 1 next.
My salary is to continue $5,000.00 per
year and I aim to have my automobile (
and its upkeep in addition. The
. president of the board said some very
kind things when I was re-elected.
However, I do not let things of this
kind turn my head: for I know that a
man in such a position as mine can
say the word or do the thing r that
jinakes his usefulness end and his'resignation
necessary. I have a very dif(
ficult position but I think I have
''every feature of it in hand
unless it is the financial ! side of
it. We think we can clear up all our
debts and have the schools on a good 1
footing in five years but sometmes I
'get greatly discouraged over it.
* "I made the graduating address at
the closing exercises of the Ozark (
high schoor about eighty miles southeast
of Montgomery last night. Had
to get up at four-thirty this morning '
at nay addree? but I will tell you hay (
subject was "Turn on the Lights?I
Don't Want to.go Home in the Dark."
I tried to teach, them that tie home is >
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the hope of civilization; that- life
is just a journey home; and that educaton
is the great light, whereby we ]
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travel safely and joyfully home."
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HELPING FARM WOMEN. <
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(Thi3 article appeared in The New i
York Times, May 4, 1922.)
Products which brought farm 1
women $99;715.64 were marketed in ;
South Carolina during 1921 through
associations aided in their organization
by extension workers
with women, according to reports
sent to the Department of Agrculture
by the South Carolina State extension
workers in various counties de- *
scribing the ways in which club mar- ]
kets and sales organizations were or- ^
ganized and what was accomplished. '
Realizing, that the need of the Coun- 1
try women was . to dispose advantageously
of farm products Which
would increase the small amount of 1
availale cash ;during the period of fi- J
nancial depression, these ^extension
workers endeavored to promote two i :
^articular phases of .extension mar- 1
keting. *. ' ? * '*i 1
r %*he sale of specialized products put j '
up by recipes tested by the State food 1
conservation specialist, was conducted
through the South Carolina Home
Producers' Association. This association
limited the number of standard
products to ten, which would be [ .
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ui cue outie, inciidi cu j
cial labels and attractive contaners,
and handled the sale^-through a paid
secretary. Contracts were signed by I
j women who desired to become mem- j
! bers, obligating them to supply a cer-!
j tain amount of produce, prepared ac-|
' cording to recipes and packed in j
standard containers. TJa^s sales as-!
socation is being developd. in aimost j
every county in South Carolina, with ;
continuously increasing membership. .
The other phase or marketing de-;
teloped was the establshment of club \
markets at which the producer may j
sell direct to the consumers. Production^
"campaigns \^ere put on in which
people were encouraged to raise vege- j
and chickens; to make butter, :
"tp bake cakes arjd bread. The ex- i
, tension agents''tjfef^-orked to secure <
use of public squares, vacant 1
'Vtere#r and halls', in which to establish i
markets were established during the i
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TEACHERS ELECTED . I
FOR NEXT SESSION.
The board of trustees of Lexington
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school met last week and reelected all
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ot ine present teaeners wiui tuc exception
of Miss Pearle Caughman and
Miss Susie Lown, teachers of the fifth
and sixth grades, respectively, who did
not apply for reelection. These two
places have not been filled as yet. J
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The teachers elected at the meeting ^
last week are: Principal, Prof. L. E. j
Whittle: first grade, Miss Mary Win- n
$ard; advanced first grade, Mrs. Ethel
Sease; second grade. Miss Vera Corv,
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ley; third grade, Miss Ann;e( Lou Tay- p
fourth grade, Miss Kate Shull; n
seventh grade, Miss Modenia Bigby; ?
eighth grade, Miss Ethel Dreher and ,
Misfc^Margaret Milhouse; ninth grade, ^
^i^Ellen Hendrix; tenth and j
eleventh grades, Prof. L. E. Whttle;
agricultural teacher, C. S. Addy; t(
music teachers, Miss May Boozer and _
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Mrs. E. B. Roof; expression teacher, e
Mrs.- Jno. D. Carroll. _
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MIHTTING OF R. L. C.
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The; J^xington-Kichland R. L. C. ^
Assoo;a^>^*held lis regular annu-il p
meeting air Lexington,-b. <J., on May
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30th. . . a
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Between 30 and 55 carriers attended .
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and an invitation having been extend- .
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ed to the ladies also, many of the car* ^
riers brought their families, and the
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entire assemblage numbered from 75
to 100. f
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There was nothing special in the 0
way of resolutions. The regular rou- V(
tine business showed the association to ^
be in a very healthy condition, 80 per q
cent, organized with prospects bright r)
for "going over the top" this year.
President Gunter of the Aiken jj
County Association was present and ^
made ?a short, talk. His county was
organized this year and as a result 'of
pne meeting is already 50 per cent ^
The' neit meeting will be held in ri
Columbia on May 30th, 1923. ir
The delegates to the state meeting a
it Gaffney, S. C., on August 14-15th
areW. H. Hare, J. E. B. McCartha,
3. C. Younginer, LeffieC. Shealy,\S.
F. Shealy, and Clarke Langford. G
The Lexington carriers entertained c<
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the assemblage to a first class barbe- u
cue dinner which was supplemented ZJ
pvith much picnic accessories brought
in by the good ladies and the occasion ^
was passed very pleasantly by all. ?
Preparations are already under way
for a general family mee^exl' ^
rear and a big basket;-^
' Rev, $[. "A r Kistler of Pomaria"'s. h
2., h^ba^accepted the call extended n;
hihn from the Zion Pasto* ate will hold fi
his first, service at Pilgrim church, s
Sunday, "llube 11. His family is expected
to .arrive aout the middle of ^
JuneV, pi. .
For the present he will live in the
resident^ of "the late Rev. Daniel
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We jipelcome Pastor Kistler in our
midst and bespeak for him a hearty
hand shake from all his new neigh- ,
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t>ors and feel that he will soon be a ^
factor of great good in our commun- ^
Lty life. ' ' ^
D. F. EFIRD.
BUYS COTTON BUSINESS.
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Mr. Sam P. Roof has purchased the m
interests of the Lexington Cotton & Jv
Fertilized Co. and will continue the a
ktieina'co Kilt ll'l'll ViaV'A t.he- offices at I
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his niace" of business on upper Main
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street. The Lexngton Cotton 8c Fer- .
tilizer Cq. was operated by Messrs.
3. J. Leaphart, E. J. Corlev and ^
T. H. Wingard. and was disposed of
because of Mr. Leap hart's appointment
to the office of United States
marshal for the Eastern District of
south Carolina. Mr. Roof will also d<
.' ontinue his former business. u
EXERCISES AT POND BRANCH *
NEXT SUNDAY, 11TH.
Sunday^chool Day exercises will be ,
?iven by* the Pond Branch Sunday' R
school next Sunday. June 11, begin- D
ling promptly at io o'clock. Imme- p.
iiately after the exercises ther?*will tt
be a family reunion at Mi*. G. W. b
Smith's residence, to which' everybody C
is cordially invited. aiut? do not forget
to bring a well filled basket.
>OISO\ED Dn|H|
M^LLS TWO MEN.
Walter S. JaMy of 419 Hampton
treet and JottMBftges. Sr., of 1507
Villiams street||^E$tead and John
V'agres, Jr., of|^B?kiand is seriously
11, all three pol^H&hy denatured alohol,
used as*alj^^flrage. Mr-. Jones
icu at luc at nuuxi
esterday and i^^KpVages, Sr., died
t his residenctijj^Mjirilliams street at
o'clock MondJ^HnLt. John Wages,
a-53>
r., is gradual^^Mjproving and it is
ow thought tt$^^Brwiil recover.
One bottle ofJ0p|enatured alcohol,
ccording to JsHEWages, Jr., was
urchased frotfj^jMwig store Monday
lorning. ThisjjMHfettle, labeled
poison," with J05$itle taken from
Ir. Jones, is jcij^^R|he possession of
)r. Watson TSSB^E-'city physician,
ohn Wages, Jr^^H^is still suffering
rom the effec^^^Hfe poison, admited
that he. had^^^K a drink of the
Icohol. "I cajj^Hrad," he said in
xplanation of tM^Hr.Vthat he had igSpanish-Veteran.
Mr. Jones w^jjj^^Kienly taken ill
londay aftern&j^^Kgr drinking the
oison Monday and was takn
to the hospitfa^^Hr o'clock yester- j
ay morning, a^B^ffi>lind from the i
ffects Of his dr*^^^lFwo hours later i
e died; Mr. a native of
n ^ orcrvw a v* A n ? ? /\l/1 Ua
Liivfwi^uu anu Uiu ? nc
ad been a resijj^^M^ Columbia for
pproximately zj^^H^nd had workd
here for sei^^^^Mrs in the Colmbia
duck was a veteran
f the Spanish'^^^^Ki war, having
olunteered Aurf^H^Hg98. He served
tiroughout theftj^^Hjjhs a private in
ompany F, Stt^^Hspth Carolina
sgiment, to be^^^^Hnly discharged
i 1899. ' His.relative is
is sister; a. Mi Bp. living now
1 Walhalla.
Mr. Wages of Richmd
coun^ . Colum[onday
night^. Mr. Wagfes was forlerly
employed as a crossing watchman
for the Southern railway and had
lso at one time worked as a carpenir.
Surviving, him' are: , Two brothers,
ackson Wages of Sampson, Ala., and
S. Wages* Sr., of Richland
3unty; two sisters, Mrs. Binner Adison
of Sampson, Ala., and Mrs. Lizo
.fitorlincr nf Pinhlotii? AAiintv onJ'i1
>v VA AV*V*AiUiiU VVU11VJ, C^llU /
hi saiil, 'ill w^uld
old an nquests Deaths from -de- atured
alcoholic poisoning- are of
equent occurrence,he said.?The
tate.
tISS EVANS ENTERTAINS
FLAPPER CLUB. 1
The Flapper. Club, composed of the
)llowing young girls: Bertha Sue
erly, Gladys Harman, Martha Kyzer,
irginia Evans, Ruth George, Bertha
aughrnan, Christine Roof and Blonelle
Harman, met at the home of
irginia Evans Friday morning. Af?r
an interesting game of cards, a
ilad course was served.
SCREW PROPELLERS.
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The screw propeller, the instru-j
ent that made steam navigation real- j
* efficient, was invented in 1804 by i
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n American named Stevens. It did1
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way with the clumsy paddle-wheels, j
nd thus increased capacity, effi- j
iency and sailng qualities of steam.-!
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rs to a point where they could com-'
ere with sail craft.
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PLAY AT MIDWAY.
There will be a play "oSuthern Cin- j
erella," at Midway school house. Sat-,
rday night, June 10th, beginning at!
:30 o'clock. Come and enjoy the j
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RED BANK.
The Methodist Sunday school at j
.ed Bank will observe Sunday school
ay exercises, consisting of songs, |.
rapers, readings, and. recitations by?
le pupils of the school.'' Th^se to?
i?-? ^ f T wn Cnn/io\r Ttma 1 1 tV> I
Cq All au [i ? in., u unv ***-*
orae and worship with us.. [
J. F. SHARPE. (
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DEMOCRATIC CLUB ROLLS
NOW OPEN'.
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All democrats of Lexington county,
both men and women, who expect to
vote in the Democratic Primaris this
Summer are urged to enter their names
on their respective club rolls on or before
the last Tuesday in July. The
enrollment is expected to be heavy
and every one is asked to enroll early.
Below is published a list of the
clubs in the county with the secretary
of each club, to whom the voters may
go for information about enrolling.
Batesburg?J. B. Ballentine.
Boiling Springs?J. S. Miller.
Boylston?W. H. Hook.
Brookland?R. L. Shuler.
Brook?F. L. Addy.
Cayce?G. T. McDowell.
Chapin?R. J. Frick.
Cromer?Julian Cromer.
Crout's Store?Walter Seigler.
Edmund?Julian Sharpe.
Gaston?V. L. Goodwin.
Gilbert-1?R. L. Price.
Hollow Creek?Jno. C. Price.
Irmo?Jno. W. Younginer.
Irene?J. F. Sharpe.
Leesville?H. A. Meetze.
Lexington?W. D. Dent.
Macedonia?L. Derrick.
Magnolia?C. W. Smith.
Mims?A. S. Clark. .?
Oak Grove?Charlie Gunter.
Pelion?M. A. Sharpe.
Pine Ridge?P. B. Lindier.
Pond Branch?J. M. Sharpe.
Pool's Mill?E. A. Poole.
Piney Woods?J. D. Bickley.
Poplar Springs-^-B. O. Smith.
Rishton?B. F. Berry.
Ridge Road?John Sw-ygert.
Samaria?R. V. Kirkland.
Sandy Run?T. L. Williams.
St. Matthews?L. M. Steele.
Steedman?R. G. Able.
St. Andrews?C. D. Meet^e.
Sharpe's Hill?J. E. Sharpe.
Summit?W. A. Hare.
PERSONAI/S.
Mrs. Q. E. Caughman, Mrs. H. R.
Addy and Mrs. C. L. Sox of Columbia
are attending the Winthrop commencement.
Mrs. Caughman's daughter,
Bruce, being one of the graduates.'
Mr. and Mrs. M. , O.,^
Miss Mattie Po^y&'jsmd
of Grariitevi
&Si& Mastics '
Utvf^s Steele,. ^Harlin^^gconipante^
th^^^me, for ,a.wfcifef^r
VyMisuses Aunai-^W^Efertha ;Shj&?r of
^annon, DeJawa^;aife .visking/Mrs.
T. R. KeisiierJ^^g^Mary* Caughman
and Miss Sara^Js&fty...
;;"This bevy admired
young ladiesfrom Winthrop
College to ehjb;$fche comforts and
pleasured of'hoirfe'h.nd the dear folks
here: Misses. Kattiryn Berly, Blossie
Clarke, Bruce . Caughman, Gladys
George, Margaret. Hartley, Annie Corley,.Bedie
George, Chicora Caughman.
Miss Sarah Berly leaves Tuesday to
attend the Hook-Reynolds wedding,
which takes place at New Brookland
on the evening of the 15th of June.
Miss. Sara Meetze has returned from
college and is at home to the delight
of her many friends.
Miss Corine Fields is spending a
few weeks in Columbia.
Miss Leila Meetze Fields is at home
after a week's visit in Leesville.
Miss Myrtle Rawl and Neita Lee
Harman are taking a business course
at Draughon's Business College, Columbia.
Mrs. S. B. George is spending the j
week at Winthrop taking in the finals, j
and for the graduation of her daughter,
Miss Juanita George, from there
they go to Henaersonviue ana ^aiuaa, |
X. C.. for a few days.
Miss Marie Stork of Summerland '
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College is spending her vacation with !
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her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Abram j
Stork, on Route 3.
Mr. and Mrs. Julius E. Sharpe
spent the week-end at Sally with Mrs. J
Sharpe's parents.
Senator D. M. Crosson was in town i
Monday on business, shaking hands j
with friends, etc.
Miss Essie Rawl. of Columbia, is
visiting her aunt. Mrs. Alrna Geiger.
and other friends here.
ATTENDING CHARLESTON
FEDERAL COURT.
Sheriff E. Austin Roof and Rural
Policemen Freshley and Lown are in (
Charleston this week attending federal
court as witnesses in whiskey cases
sent up from tais county.
TAX BOOKS CLOSED FIRST.
Tax paying closed June 1, and
those who failed to get in before that
time will have to pay a penalty of 8
per cent together with one dolla - for
the execution. Treasurer Smith
stated today that just as soon as the
books are abstracted, which work will
hike about two weeks, he will mail tp
the nearly four thousand who have
not paid their taxes a statement showing
the total amount due the county,
and in the meantime he ask3, that
those who have not paid dq not^do so
in the two weeks, that"he ai^'Auditor
Dent may have ample tirrifc in which
to get their books straightened out.
Executions will not be issued until
August 31, so it will not save the taxpayers
anything by paying now.
The law in reference to taxes follows:
A Joint Resolution to Extend rhe
Time for the Paying of State and
County Taxes for the Year 18,21
until June 1st. 1922, With Certain
Penalties.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of
South Carolina: That the time for the
payment of the taxes for the year
1921 is extended to June 1, 1922, with
the following penalties: Add for taxas
paid during January, one per cent.;
during February, two per cent.; dur-. , .
ing March, three per cent.; during
April, five per cent.; during May, sit
per cent.; and on taxes paid after
June 1st, 8 per cent.; and that said
penalties be not cumulative. And immediately
after June 1st, 1922, the
County Treasurers of the various
counties of the State, respectively,
shall write up executions for all unpaid
taxes and hold the same until
September 1st, 1922; at which time
they shall turn over to the Sheriff for
collection all unpaid executions.- Ancl .
any delinquent taxpayer shall havo
the right to pay his taxes, covered by
without an additional cost, other than
the penaltie^jherem provided for, and
the usual one dollar fee allowed the
Treasurer for preparing md issuing
execution. And the Treasurer shall
be entitled to credit for such executions
on hand in his annual settlement
wiffiiUhe Comptroller General.
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Sec. 2. That the payment of taxes
any time within the time herein provided
shall be deemed and taken as
payment within time allowed by law
and any4 one paying taxes within said
time shall be allowed to vote in any
general, primary, municipal registration,
or specal election thereafter during
1922.
BOX HBUR CLUB.
Mrs. C. E. Taylor will entertain the
Bon Heur Club Friday afternoon at
4:30.
SHERIFF MILLER
LOSES AUTOMOBILE.
S. J. Miller had the misfortune to
have his Haynes touring car stolen, 4
wrecked and burned Monday ' night.
He had parked his car near the Jerome
hotel early in the night and when
he went.for it about 10:30 o'clock it
was missing. Tuesday morning the
car was found about five miles out of
Cayce, wrecked and burned.
FIVE TURNIPS IX OXE.
Marshal Clemens sent to The Dis
patch-Xews office this week a turnip
having five perfect and distinct tops
and five roots. In other word3 five
turnips in one. ^
AT GILBERT.
The Ladies* School Improvement
League will furnish a first class barbecue
with refreshments at Gilbert,
July 4, 1922. cooked by a well-known
cuest.
THCD.
This impressive word was first
coined by anEnglish newspaper writer
and used in the London "Times" in a
description of the bare-knuckle fight
between Heenan and Sayers. It is. %,;
purely a descriptive sound, not being . derived
from any root. Who fira?
added tahe adjectives "dull", and
cue tvciuu^ 43 nut zvuvv\ u .
Possessor Xot Brave. Sapleigh?A
little. .J^ming $k* a %dangerous
thing. %; ;?.'* 1 Miss
Keen?Yes. but that fact
doesn't justify some of us in being
proud of how little we know.