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ifAttMIJ u LEXINGTON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, March 13, 1918. No. 20.
VOLUME No, 4o
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Thwon the 8 year old son of Mr. j
I ^and Mrs, Fred C. Craps was run
K - . down and killed by an automobile
H! 12 o'clock today while crossing the
/ Toad in front of his parents home j
H about nine miles Northwest of Lex- j
rap. iagton on the Columbia-Augusta!
ant- - road. The car was a large touring
I PP^-'cgr ^driven by B. P. Jordan a travelMl
dng salesman out from Augusta
Georgia, and it is said that he was go~"
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IE ing at a gjgB iatc wx ?w
1 - accident occurred. The child was
horribly mangled suffering a broken
^ arm and leg and fractured skull,
?dying in about two hours after the
accident. The entire commuunity
was saddened by the accident and in
a short while a large crowd of neighbors
had gathered at the home of Mr.
and Ms. Craps to offer condolence, j
Something should be done to stop
-reckless driving on our public thoroughfares
and avoid a recurrence of
such a deplorable accident
d: A. BALLSNTINE
SERIOUSLY BURNED.
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John A. Bafleatine, a well known
.. -farmer residing about 10 miles west
*of Lexington had both hands and
arms badly burned Thursday night
|j> between 8 and 9 o'clock while drawing:
gasoline from his automobile. Mr.
Ballentine has a Delco lighting system
installed in his home and the
^ gasoline in the engine that drives
tfcia system becoming exhausted he
went under his automobile to draw
some for this engine, with
J- a lantern in one hand. The gasoline
ignited and Mr. Ballentine was serh
' iously injured before the fire was
extinguished. He is doing as well as
Wf could be expected under the care of
xDr. G. P. Roberts, but it is feared
*that he will lose the use of both
liands.
NOTICE.
To the Defendants; Adeline Hols'
lis James E Smith, and H. B. Kes
If please take Notice that the Amend
| ed Complaint in this action is now on
g&r file in the Office of the Clerk of
"the Court of Common Pleas for said
County and State.
C.lM. Efird,
Atty for the Plaintiff.
FOOD MEN TO CONFER
Washington.. March 10.?-'A general
conference on food conditions
"will "be held here Tuesday and Wed-,
mesday with iood administrators,
^rom all States of the Union in atten- j
? <iance. A third day will be devoted!;
wL to committee meetings and special J.
Bl, -discussion. (
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Automobile
TUESDAY
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DR. CLAFLJ N TO XECTURE
SUNDAY NIGHT
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Dr. A..H. Claflin, of Pittsburg,Pa.
will speak at a Patriotic Dry Rail,
in the Court House, at Lexington,
Sunday night, March 17, at 7:30 P*
M. Dr. Ciaflin is one of * number
of National Anti-Salo<jp . League
Field Secretaries, who are touring
the rural sections, carrying to the
remotest parts of the country the
appeal for National Constitutional
Prohibition. Dr. Ciafln^/is a very
entertaining speaker and has spent
years of his life in this work. He
carries a stereoptican outfit and illustrates
his words, depicting in
startling manner the effeefc e>? alcohol
on the body, brain and. business.
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LOST?Pig weighing about 125
lbs. Finder will please notify.
C. T. George, Lexington, S. C.
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SPECIAL SERMON
SUNDAY NIGHT.
Rev. W. H. Riser will preach a
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special sermon Sunday night'.March
17th in St. Stephens Lutheran, church
taking as his subject '^Recognition
in Heaven or shall we Ijtiow.' each
other there." Everybody ' should
come out to hear this sernton as Rev.
Riser is a very eloquent^-a^d forceful
speaker and never fails, to interest
his "Congregation. $///<' ''
ST. JOHN'S SCHOOL WILL PRESENT
PLAYTV'
On Saturuday night, March 23d..
St. John's School will present the
play. "The Dust of the Earth" a
drama in four acts. The play will
be produced by local talent curtain
will rise at 8 o'clock play .Will be for
benefit of the School Improvement
League, and a small admission fee
will be charged. 'V/ .
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LOST?Patriotic link Biac let,
hpfttJAon St Sfpnhpn ?*. Lutheran
church and Postoffice. Liberal reward
will pe paid if returned to
Miss Bessie Caughman,
20 Lexihgton, S. C.
RADCLIFFE CHATAUQUA HERE
APRIL 5, 6 and 8. ,
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The Radcliff Chatauqua will hold
a three day entertainment here April
5, 6 and 8 which promises to be one
of the biggest things Lexington has
eve^ had. It will be 'held under a
large tent and a very enteresting and
entertaining program be. rendered
consisting of music, lectures and
government demonstration work. A
special feature of this ?batauqua will
be the Red Cross Oeiiionstration
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which should interest every one. This
pr:..iises to be a big time for Lexington.
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INE.W UAKUtIN 5LLU3.
Wood, Ferry and Cropman garden
seeds, a large assortment of. reliable
garden seeds, standard varieties,
true to name.?Harmo^.Drug Co.
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PENSION BOARD '
ME? THURSDAY.
The County Pensioii board met
here Monday and transacted several
maters of importnce. '//They approved
14 claims, for pensions, struck off
23 on account of death, and transferred
one. '
FESTIVAL AT OAlf OROVE.
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Those desiring to sgjewLan evening
of real fun and/// amusement
should attend the festival at Oak
Grove Saturday night . March 23, at
7 p. m. This entertainment will be
given under the ausnices Of the La
dies School Improvement league and
will furnish fun and ;ftiusic galore.
Sandwiches, cake and other refreshments
will be served. Also the league
will have a quilt dnd many other
useful articles for sale. There will
be a fish pond for the children and
everybody both young and old will
have a good time. All are cordially
invited to attend.
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AND OF T
T. H. Dent formerly of Red
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tsanK, came over iromiNewDerry
Sunday to visit his children and
friends at Red Bank.
The Red Cross chapter will
hold a business meeting Thursday
afternoon instead of Wednesday
as had been previously.
announced,
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P. I. Sox, of New Brookland. |
I Uaka If An/^n<r !n I
Wets I1CIC luunuaj ill an/tuuauw |
upon the meeting of the equalization
board.
T. L. Smith, Cadon Harley,
Tom Jefcoat and Coon Kennerly,
all of Swansea motered through
Lexington Friday enroute to
Columbia.
Prof. J. B. Ballentine, principal
of the Batesburg High school
A*as in Lexington Saturday attending
the meeting of the
teachers association.
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Mrs. K. F. Oswald who has
been quite ill for several days ia
much improved and is again able
to be out.
,
Vasco Miller who was operated
on for tonsilitis at the Baptist
hospital laat week has returned
to the University to resume his
studies.
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Mrs. S. J. Leaphart, who has
been undergoingtreatmentat the j
Columbia hospital for the past I
two weeks, has returned home
much improved in health and
strength,
Tom Snyder from Camp Jack-!
son visited his mother at the old j
home Sunday. He holds an ap-:
pointment as Sergeant in the!
Quartermasters Department and j
is making good. j
Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Daniel, of,
Gapbottsville, Ga., are visiting |
at the home of M^. and Mrs. T.P. J
Meetze. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel1
have been frequent visitors here
during the last several years and j
are always the recipients of many r
social favors while in Lexington.
Miss Belle Kaminer, head
nurse in the Deaconess Hospital, j
in Pheonix, Arizona, writes that
she will cast her first vote this
week, Arizona has woman suffrage
and Miss Kaminer will exercise
her privilege in an election
that will be held there this week.
Sam P. Monts one of our Lex- j
ington boys- stationed at Camp;
Jackson called to see us Saturday j
and is looking fine. Sam says j
he likes it all right at the camp
and wants to go to France as
soon as possible. Sam was al
"dolled up" in a brand new uniform
and looked like a real sol
dier.
Dr. W. S. Currell, president of
j the University of S. C. delivered |
an interesting and instructive address
on the world war at SaxeGotha
school house, near Lexington,
Saturday night. Sunday
morning he addressed the con|
gregation of St. Stephen's church
! and his address was forceful and
! practicable.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. T. H. :
I Rawl on Monday at 3 o'elock p. m, 1
a bouncing boy, CongratuU- <
tions, Tuck, aud may the ?.?- ]
tunes of good luck follow bf* th <
parents and child. ]
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Rev. J. B. Caston, formerly 1
i of Lancaster county, a student ]
I of Columbia Seminary, has acI
cepted the call on the Baptist
j work at Pelion,
The following formed a motor 1
party!that drove from Columbia 1
Sunday afternoon: Miss Marie 1
Long, Miss Allison, Mr. Adell, T
i Mr. Mates, and Mr. Malone. i
{ While in Lexington they were
' the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
| Lorick.
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Miss Lila Harman of Aiken, j
arrived in Lexington yesterday ;
to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W A vmon Mi-id Herman :
fV 1 Jl* 1XU1 XllUiXt i'AAWW *** -??*
is on her return trip from an extended
visit to Washington. Baltimore,
New York and Provi-j
dence, R. I.
A great many persons took ad- j
vantage of the ideal weatnerjSunday
and motered here from j
Columbia, among whom was Mr.
Wm. F. Furtick, one of Columbia's
prominent merchants, accompaning
him were Capt. Hinde
of the N. C. National Guard,
now at Camp Jackson, and a vet- J
eran of the Spanish-American *
war, also Mr. and Mrs. David 2
King, Mrs. Furtick, Master Ed- ;
ward and little Mary Furtick. *
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George Hartly of Camp Jackson,
visited folks at home
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and we know ^ill make a good ^
soldier, no matter how badly we 1
regret his going away. 1
The South Carolina High
School Debating League will give I
its first debate of a series at Lexingson
High Scnool, Friday night,
March 22. The general public is
invited to attend. .
Ex-Governor Blease and his (
law partner, Mr. McDowell were 1
in Lexington Sunday. (
A. D. McFadden, Master of ]
Richland county, made a flying ]
visit Sunday to our town. Mr.
McFadden is one of Columbia's '
most efficient officers, and is a <
clever gentleman.
DORSEY GATES CAPTURED. 1
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l^orsey vjaxes, a. wniie man wuu | j
was tried in his absence at the Sep-: (
tember term of court last fall, was; (
arrested Monday at Arthur Town be-! -j
low Columbia, by Sheriff Miller and c
lodged in the Lexington jail. A seal <;
ed verdict was rendered at the trial -j
which upon being opened last night j
showed that Dorsey was given 18 jg
months on the Counyt chain gang, j
Dorsey gave as an excuse for not ap-: ^
pearing for .trial that he was afraid ^
he could not get justice. j c
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TIRES?AUTO, SUPPLIES. Ir
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Special prices on motorcycle tires,
during March,
Full line of Goodyear and Fire- 2
stone auto tires, tubes and accesories.
Maximum Red Inner Tube Agency. p
Service guaranteed on ail rubber pro \
ducts sold by us.?Harmon Drug Co. j
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HASKELL C. REEDER
After an illness of over two years *
Haskell C. Reeder, one of Lexington | ^
county's....foremost young men died j r
at his home near Edmund, at 51 j
o'clock this morning. Although he;
had been a sufferer for more than'
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two years he bore his burden brave- ,
!y and was cheerful to the last. Mr. |
Reeder was born and reared and liv- j
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ea an nis me in tne same nouse in,
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which he died, being the old Reederj
homestead about nine miles South!
of Lexington. He always took a j ^
leading part in public affairs and j ^
was considered one of the county's | ^
most progressive planters. He was .
Farm Demonstration agent for Lexp
ington county, until a year ago when j ?
he was forced to resign on account i
of failing heaith. He is survived by; j
his mother, 3 sisters and two brothers.
The funeral services will be ^
held at the home tomorrow at 11
o'clock and interment wil follow imc
mediately in the family burying
ground nearby.
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TRESPASS NOTICE o
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All persons are hereby warned not ^
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:o trespass on our lands by nunting. "
lauling wood, straw, lightwood, or "
naking paths and roads. The law
-vill be strictly enforced against all
persons violating this notice. ii
Kate Harmon, t]
Maurice Harmon.
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ADDRESS AT ROUND HILL
SCHOOL HOUSE
Prof. W. P. Steele of Lexington ,
vill deliver an address at Round
lill school house Saturday night .
tfarch 16. Admission will be free
md the public is invited. There .
vill be an old-fashion cake walk and
;he Ladies' League will 3erve re'reshments
for the benefit of the
;chool.
LOST?Gold plated ^ double case
vatch, Elgin movements. Liberal
eward will be paid to finder if re;urned
to P. W. Bouyie.
Lexington Route 5.
BANK OF SWANSEA
GETS COUNTY LOAN.
Promptly at 12 o'clock Saturday!
is had been advertised C. E. Corley,
Supervisor and C. E. Leaphart.
Boutny Tre&uirer publicly opened
;he bids ths^^i been made by the
iifferent banks for the $50,000.00
oan to the county. The following
Danks had put in bids: First National
Bank of Batesburg, National Bank of
Leesville, Bank of Western Carolina;
(Lexington Branch,) Home National
Bank of Lexington and the Bank of i
Swansea.The loan was awarded to the
Bank of Swansea at a rate of 4 1-2
3er cent discount and 4 per cent on
;he balance of a rate of 4 1-2 per
:ent discount and 4 per cent on the
jalance of this deposit at the end
>f each month. This being the low
jst bid made by any bank and is in
?act the lowest rate of interest the1
:ounty has ever borrowed money.!
Ilie Bank of Swansea is in a very!
flourishing condition, being located j
n the heart of a rich agricultural
section, its deposits have swelled
enormously and the bank is well able
;o take care of the county loan at
his small rate of interest. Since its
>rganization -a few\\ears ago the
Bank of Swansea hasVhad a pheno- .
ninal growth and is imnaged by!
:apable and thorough business men.1,
tfr. W. H. Witt is the president and j
tfr. B. E. Craft is the vi-y efficient i
in obliging cashier. \
LOST?Front lamp (electric) to :
Ford automobile. Libera] ' reward
vill be paid for its return to,
K. F. Oswald,
.tc. Lexington, S. C.
HENDRIX?HOOK
A marriage of unusual interest in !
-.exington county took place at Heiron
church about 4 miles from New i
Brookland Thursday evening March!:
r, at 8 o'clock, wrhen Miss Sarah Leila
fendrix and Mr. "Simon Belton Hook:
vere united in holy matrimony. The i:
:hurch was simply but effectively j
lecoi^ted. The vows were spoken ]
>efore an altar draped in American j
lags and decorted in the national11
olors.
Beautiful music was rendered on1
he organ by Mrs. W. W. Caughman.' (
?he impressive ring ceremony of the
f Alt. A J aUi.waI. tff An MAA/l V..T T? Qir |
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Foster Speer, pastor of the bride. j
Little Miss Hook, a niece of the ^
Toom, was the dainty and lovely lit-; ]
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le ring bearer.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. j i
ohn W. Hendrix and is a young lady I
f many charms and was a universal i ^
avorite in her community. Mr. Hook >
ntil recently, was a planter and mer-!
h. nt of near New Brookland, but;
ras drafted in the last call and is! c
ow located at Camp Jackson. He
; a young man of many strong traits j
f character and is held in high' c
steem by all his acquaintances. The;c
est wishes of The Dispatch-News. *
nd their numerous friends go with i s
lis happy young couple.
FOR SALE?One Overland Tourig
Car, practically new. One exra
tire. At a bargain.
Harry F. Rawl.
29p Lexingtqji, S. C.
Men To j
ed To Colors
. *n& $
Washington, March 12.?A move
ment of 95,000 drafted men to begin
on - March 29 and continue for five
days was ordered today by Provost
Marshal General Crowder. The order
calls troops from every State in
the Union with the exception of Iowa
and Minnesota. It includes men remaining
from the first draft and
those liable to call in the second. .
Just how many men of the second
draft are affected by the order was
not stated at General Crowder's office.
It is undestood that the movement
will virtually complete the
first draft, and that is part of the
announced plan to call registrants in
small groups as fast as they can be
accommodated.
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LEXINGTON SELLS
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS.
The treasury receipts at Washington
show that sales or war savings
stamps are increasing with encouraging
steadiness, indicating that the
mass of the people, now realizing the
importance and advantage of this
fcrm of government security investment,
are getting in the habit of buying
the stamps. The February sales
for the entire country showed a great
increase over January. The following
are the official figures: December
$10,945,471; January, $24,559722;
February $41,148,244.
South Carolina, while behind in
;ales, shows a steady increase. The
last week reported was the best week
*'pl in the state, the sales beins: $44,C
20.25.* South Carolina's total, up
. HT O ?90 HG oco n c
. iuarcn was yo i y,out. i o.
Lenington has responded nobly to
the call and to date the <*ales ** Wt
Savings Stamps and Thirft Stamps
through the local post office amounts
to $3200.25. This amount has been
rMd a^ost entirely by t-V, rural carriers
and office force of tfie Lexington
post office. Elmer E. Wingard
c"-*rier on route No. 1 leading with a
r"?ord of $1000.00. Postmaster
C- eorge stated yesterday that sometime
in the near future a campaign
***' 1 be put on by the business men of
the town for one week for the sale
of War Savings Stamps. The latest
renort from the Directors office
l'.iows that Lexington is leading the
county by nearly $2000.00. The
highest records were made as follows:
Lexington first with $3200.25;Leesville
second, with $1292.00; Irmo
third, with $904.00; Batesburg
fourth, with $238.25; Steedman fifth
with $105.00.
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STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
BROOKLAND BANK.
Located atBrrokland, S. C., at the close
of business March 4. 1918.
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts $128,498 19
Overdrafts 241 16
Bonds and stocks owned by
the bank 5,000 09
Furniture and fixtures 2,200 Cf
Banking house 4,500 OS
Other real estate < wned ... 1,000 00
Due from banks and bankers 45.577 59
Currency 1,535 00
Silver and other minor coin... 932 79
Total $189,494 I
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock Paid In $30,000 00
Surplus Fund 3,500 00
Undivided Profits, less Current
Expenses and Taxes
Paid 4,450 29
Du* to Banks and Bankers, 206 55
Dividends Unpaid 160 00
[ndividua! Deposits
subjectto check $38,370 63
Savings Deposits.. 5,494 87
rime Certificates
nf Dpnnsit 7 749 77
Cashier's Checks. lis.62
151 177 $9
Total 189 494 73
State of South Carolina,
County of Lexington.
Before me came J. C. Lybrand Cashier
>f the above named bank who, being
luly sworn, says that the above and
bregoing statement is a true condition
?f said bank, as shown by the books of
aid bank. J. 0. LYBRAND.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
his 12th day of March, 1918.
L. S. TROTTI, [L.s.]
Notary Public, S. C.
/orrect Attest:
Herny Buff,
E. W. Shull,
r. J. VNessinger,
Directors.
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