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eneral sessions will meel
: Wednesday morning",
), with Judge S. W. G
rence presiding. Solicitor
rtmmerman will be on
esent the State. There
B cases on the aocKei xor uiai
ermyby reason of the fact
ftp 'cases were continued on
tr thg jast term of court havpostponed
because of the
vM. undergoing repairs.
?have cominenced on
l^ji tor congress being had
^nesdao*^ Two murder cases
jf the llisi of those which ape-docket,
but whether or.not
come up for trial is nol
t i& hajdl^probable that ai:
ftft which- have been docket
S will be brought to trial at this
i 4??5le' but ^ is not known which ones
following is the list of jurymer
y m&*e 'been drawn to serve for this
SmP?* Clarence Miller, Earl E. Corley
Lindler, M. A. Mims, Beltor
r%S^^Andrew B. Slice, Willie'W. SturI
CeDhas Mathias. Wade A.
I 'P?ckrell, Fred L?. Lindler
I ' ^ -Stuck. Henry J. Corley, L
^eorge Shehane, W. P
|: O. Jefcoat, Henry A
r ' ?*- Hoover. Edward L
Harman, C. Efird Bal
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L SESSIONS
INVENE WEDNESDAY
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WAR CAMP COMMUNITY
SERVICE FOR RURAL. DISTRICTS
An effort will be made to organize
. social centers for the rural communii
ties of Lexington county under the supervision
of the War Gamp Commu;
nity Service. Invitations have been
. sent to representative citizens of each
school district in the county to rnjeet at
: Columbia next Saturday for the pur,
pose of getting the movement under
. way. A letter sent out by Mrs. Elmer
R. Walton, community organizer, is
as 101 lows:
"This is an invitation to attend a
i meeting- at the Victory Club, in the
. Arcade, 1332 Main street, Columbia,
; at noon on Saturday, September 6th.
t We are inviting to this meeting from
t one to three representative men from
. each school district in Lexington coun(
ty. As soon as the party is assembled
; it will adjourn to the Jefferson hotel
for luncheon as guests of Community
l Service.
5 "After luncheon there will be a
ten min ite talk by a prominent ^nan
on socializing the rural community.
The community organizer and other
t
{ workers will then discuss plans for
community organization. The meeting
will not last later than two o'clock.
"We are anxious to have you present
at this gathering of men who "do
things" in all parts of Lexington county.
J-We want to enlist your cooperar
tion. TPlease sign the return card
herewith eri9losed and mail it to us
so we will know whether or not to re
serve a seat for you."
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BIRTHDAY PARTY.
. Celebration of Miss Louise Kyzer's
15 th Birthday.
The occasion of the 15th birthday
of Miss Louise Kyzer was celebrated
on Thursday evening of last week with
' great deal of pleasure by all present.
' The lawn in front of the home of Mr.
*
R. D. Barman was tastily lighted
' with pink and green lanterns, this
color schmnte' oCevening.
S Mrs. Leslie Gibbes Mayer, Mrs R,. Q.
Reagin," M3ss^ Julia Bickley . and
MisSe's Mary Ellen and Bertha Caugh,
man, Bertha Sue Berly, Gladis HarTn<in
"RT/frndAlla Wa rrriiin Martha and
Evlyri Kyzer, Gretchen Miller, Jimmie
:
Rawl, Messrs. - Omerle and Herbert
Roberts, Robert Reagin, Christopher
Caughman, J. B. Shepherd, Jr.,
Francis George, Franklin Harman,
Lever Caughman, Henry Jacob Bicks
ley, Lewis and Lee Steele, J. L. Rea~
gin. At the close of the evening all
a departed, glad that they had attende
cd this happy celebration,
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~ GASTOX NEWS.
The health 'of this community is
s
i very good at present,
s I
Pulling fodder has been the order
^ of the day for the past four weeks
but it being about all gathered our
j j attention is turned to the cotton field,
! many of them already white with the
11 fleecy staple. The crop in this section
" | is fairly good.
_ j The Sunday School at this place is
s' held every Sunday, preaching only oh
_ j 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month.
On 1st. Sunday, September 7th Rev.
"Whiteside, Superintendent of the State
Baptist Hospital will deliver the
morning sermon at 11 o'clock. Everybody
near enough should attend. Rev.
W. H. Whalev of Pelion is pastor and
n miijrVitv fine r>n<a tnn Vic* ic in nilf
view.
e On Sunday. August 17, Miss Vashti
t | Sightler and Mr. Felder Wise were
i married. Much success.
I | On the afternoon of September 7th.
[at 2 o'cl'ock at Sandy Run (Gaston)
I the monument erected tC the memory
! of Sovereign Harry E. Goodwin will
II be unveiled by Live Oak Camp W. O.
j W. Columbia. Dinner will be served
5 j on the ground at the usual noon hour.
I Mr. Editor, you and your staff are int
; vited to be present.
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j Rebuilding- Bridge of Cannon Creek.
Mr. Wade H. Spires, one of the best
! and most substantial bridge builders
I and road workers, is now rebuilding
' the abutments and bridge over Cani
, non creek, near Mrs. Hope's. The rei
| cent rains washed away the bridge and
' the abutiaents, necessitating this work
M>. Snirps has built many bridges
since ilie heavy rains washed away
( 'and injured roads in various parts of
>the county,
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TIMMERMAN AND j
, MANN RUNNING OVER |.
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The second primary for the vacancy I
in the Seventh congressional district j
will be held Tuesday, September 9. j
The same managers who conducted j'
the former election will preside at j
the coming primary. The race has j
now been narrowed to two candidates, i
George Bell Timmerman of Lexington
and Ed. C. Mann of St. Matthews, both
of whom are solicitors of their respective
circuits.
The official returns, as tabulated by
the State executive committee are as
follows;
Cooper 488
Duncan 0 6
Fulmer 1,879
Mann 2,240
Monteith 1,413 1
Timmernian 2,579
The official vote for Lexington coun- J'
ty, as tabulated by the county execu- 1
tive committee, was as follows:
Cooper 71
Duncan % 12 j1
Fulmer \ 388 j
Mann 149 {
Monteith 81 '
Timmerman 1,65o )
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Total 2,356 [
Judge C. M. Efird, county Democratic
chairman, has issued the following
appeal to the voters of the
county to turn out and take part in
'the coming election, to be held next
Tuesday:
''The second primary for the nomi- j
nation of a candidate for congress j
from this district will be held in this
county on next Tuesday, September 9.
The election has narrowed down to
two candidates, Hon. George Bell
Timmerraan, of Lexington, and Hon.
E. C. Mann, of St. Matthews. The
managers conducting the first election
will serve, except in those cases where
the executive committeeman of the
precinct has made changes. At the
meeting of the executive committee
on the 28th a resolution was passed
making it my duty to. call the attention
of the people of Lexington coun.
.ty to the fact that the vote in the first
primary election has been very light
' ;ple of the" countjr take' more interest.
in important elections .of .this - kind
5 and let us see if we can't have a full
vote at this second election. The vote
in the first election was very little
more than one-half of the strength of
ij our primary vote.
"C. M. Efird,
"County Chairman."
MANY VOTERS REGISTER
FOR GENERAL ELECTION
Several hundred voters appeared
before the county board of\ registration
Monday and provided themselves
with registration certificates. Among
these were few negroes, less than a
dozen. The board reports a good enrolment
on their itinerary to the various
sections of the county. It was
impossible to get the total of voters
registered in Lexington county, but
members of the board believe that!
fully 90 per cent, of the Democratic ;
voters of the county are entitled to 1
vote in the coming general election
in so far as the possession of a registration
certificate is concerned. Mon- [
day was quite a busy day with the j
board. Members of the board are j
Messrs. W. F. Derick, W. B. Rbodcn, '
and J. W. Addy.
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lextxotox county
farmers' un ion to meet j
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:
The Lexington County Farmers' j
Union will hold its third quarterly '
I meeting with Pond Branch local on
Saturday, September 13, 1919.
All locals are requested to send a:
full delegation.
J. Ed. Kaiser, Sec. '
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haulm ax family reunion. j
j A pleasant surprise was given Mr. i
j and Mrs. Emanuel Hallman, at their i
! home in the mill village last Sunday i
j when their children and grandchil- j
I dren met and enjoyed a family re- j
l union. On a temporary table in the j
| yard were piled the pood things which j
| members of the family had brought;
j with them. A bountiful repast it was, j
j consisting of all good things. Mr. Hall- :
j
! man is now 81 years old and his gnod j
wife 72. Those present were: H. P. |
i
j Hallman, wife, and three children, j
j James Hallman and wife, Jesse Hall- \
i man. wife and three boys, Jacob Mc- !
j Cartha, wife and two children, Ed j
j Hover, wife and three children.
FARMERS ARE JOINING
. COTTON ASSOCIATION
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The drive for meembership m the
Cotton Association is progressing rap
idly and reports to headquarters are
very encouraging. Dr. D. M. Crosson,
chairiniin of the executive committee,
has issued the following statement:
"Reports from nearly all school districts
throughout the county are most
excellent. Men are freely joining the
cotton association and with a little
more effort from few slothful districts
Lexington county will be over the top.
This week more time has been grant- i
ed to committees to more fully work |
their districts. At the expiration of
that time full reports are requested.
Those that have not sufficient member- '
ship blanks can get more on request.' |
4.1 J. i 1 I
j_/i. ^luasuu 0&.5 a liuil reports lictv e
been received from every district except
Lexington, Brookland and Batesburg-,
and he strongly urges the campaigners
in these to get busy and send
a report that will make a good showing,
so that Lexington county may go
over the top with her full quota of
2,500 members.
Dr. Crosson expects to attend as a
delegate the New Orleans meeting of
the cotton growers' association and
the high cost of living convention. All
delegates from Lexington county that |
will go are asked to meet him in Columbia
at the union station on Sunday,
the 7th, at 2 p. m. The delegation
will go by Spartanburg, arriving
at New Orleans Monday in time for
the convention.
ENJOYABLE ENTERTAIN MENT.
Miss Katie Lou Clark Gives Social
Dance.
The social dance given bv Miss
icatie Lou Clark, one of our charming
young ladies, at their beautiful home
on Depot street, Friday . night, last
week, for the enjoyment of her
friends, was a delightful occasion, full
of life and unalloyed pleasure from
start to finish, and will be long remembered
by every one present.
The entire lower floor of the home
was thrown together, and beautifully
lighted in red, decorated with potted
the^d^nje! amusing
is placing it very mildly," for the excercises
of .the fantastic, to the music
....
Of an Edison, was full of joy and gay_/
7 ' '
iety to its close.
Punch was served throughout the
evening, and a three course supper, of
sala'fi, ices and hot chocolate was served.
Those present were: Misses Bruce
Caughman, Juanita George, Margaret
uoriCK, Alma JLong, Blossie Clark;
Messrs. Vascoe and Julian Miller, Sam.
George, Broadus Oswald, Burt Whittaker
and Burke Price.
Out-of-Town?Misses Minnie James,
of Eastover, Dale Southerland, Mildred
Xapier, Virginia Holland, Marjorie
Brothers, Miss Lindler and
Ernestine Hough of Columbia; Messrs.
West Jacobs, Herbert Laird, Wallie
Jones, Sugar Jones, Chenning Carfer,
Francis Van Benthcuyscn, Babe Harris,
Charlie Gi'irfin, Blair Graham and
Marion Parke, of Columbia.
DID NOT SIGN PETITION.
Mr. W. I). Tluffstettler Does Not Favor
Annexing to Ntfwberrv.
I
Editor, Dispatch-News:
Inasmuch as my name appeared in
the last week's issue of your paper off
n petition to annex a certain portion
of Lexington county to Xewberry, I
have been criticised and asked why
my name appeared on the petition as
I live about four miles from the territory
in question.
I desire to say to the people of my
immediate neighborhood, and to the
people of Lexitngon counf.> as a whole
that 1 did not know there was a petition
being circulated at the time. I
did not sign it. neither did 1 authorize
any one to place my signature
there as I do not think it wise to leave
old Lexington and go where you
will doubtless pay more taxes and get
less consideration.
W. D. Huffstettler.
TOWN TAX BOOKS CLOSED.
Monday Was Last Day for Payings?
Forty-three Delinquents. Penalty
Now Attaches.
The time for paying town taxes expired
Monday. Treasurer Oaughman
was kept busy with.eleventh hour taxpayers,
but most everyone paid in time
to avoid the penalty which attaches.
There were in all but 43 delinquents.
The penalty now attaches for nonpayment
and after September 15 executions
will be issued.
j $30,000 FOR REPAIR
PROVIDED BY CI
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COUNTY FAIR WILL !
; BE GREATEST EVER:.
The Lexington County Fair which
1 wil be held October 21, 22, 23, prom- 1
j ises to be the .biggest and best ever :
I held during the 25 years of its.exist|
ence. Already the secretary is receiv- :
|ing applications for exhibits and the 1
[indications are that all departments 1
1 will be tilled to capacity. A special '
1 feature this year will be the Commun- 1
ity Fairs. There will also be held an 1
automobile show in connection with 1
the fair for which Mr. Sim L. Hendrix, 1
general superintendent, has secured a '
large tent which will be erected on the 1
grounds near the main building. Mr.
Hendrix has alreddv received several '
I
^ ; amc f r-/-\Yv> ontAm nniln rl P'.t 1pr.<s !
CL i^pi V/IIO 11 Vili au ivinv^nv uvu.v.M I
in Columbia and other cities for suf- !:
licient space to take care of their ex- ;
hibit and although he has secured a>
| very large tent for this purpose it now 1
looks as if all the space will be taken. <
[ The Famous Boadway Shows; con- j:
jsisting of 15 paid attractions, 3 riding J
devices, 2 bands, 2 free acts and 50 1
concessions has been engaged to fur- 1
nish amusement for the occassion and
judging from the past reputation of '
the Broadway Shows* visitors at the
county fair will be given plenty clean,
moral and refined entertainment.
Tuesday, October 21, will be "School
Day" and every effort will be made
to have every teacher and scholar in
Lexington county atten'd the fair on
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that day. A special coirOntt^ee appointed
by the officers of the associa- .
tion composed of Messrs. John' S-1.
Schneider, O. L. Shealy and Miss Annie
Caughman will have charge of this
feature of the fair and have already
gone to work to make it a success in
every particular. A program is being
arranged for this day which will consist
of athletic contests and other interesting
entertainment.
Every indication shows that the fair
this year will be the largest, biggest
and best attended fair ever held in
YOVNG
IV LEXINCTOX JAIL.
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Paiir'Randall and Johnnie Boone,
two young white boys, who were recently
arrested by Sheriff Miller, on
a charge of robbing the store of Hook
Bros., on the Columbia road, are still
in the Lexington jail awaiting a requisition
from* Georgia, where it is
alleged they are wanted for murder
un.i highway robbery. Nothing has
becntheard from the Georgia authorities
lately, although Sheriff Miller
has notified them that^je boys are
held here. Unless requisition is
'soon forthcoming the young men will
be tried here on the charge for'yhicb
'they were, arrested.
The young men, it is said, are wanted
in several other States besides
Georgia, there being charges of safeblowing
and other serious crimes
against them.
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BUSY MEX.
County Commissioners Settle Many
Claims.
!
Supervisor C. E. Corley and County
Commissioners Geo. A. Shealy, J. J.
Seastrunk, W. W. Furtick and Derrick
were the busiest men in town
| Monday. They passed upon a large !
I number of county clainus and allowed '
i
[ the claimants to pass on rejoicing.
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MR. JOHN SEAT DEAD.
I Mr. John Soay, an aged and respect- i
ed citizen of the Hollow Creek section, !
died Tuesday at his home. Mr. Seay"i
was a member of Capt. Roof's company.
Company K. 20th South Caro-.
lina regiment, and was highly re- I
spected by his neighbors. Funeral j
services were held Wednesday afternoon.
?
Entertainment at Charter Oak.
| A play, "The Spinsters' Return"? j
I sequel to "Spinsters" Convention"?
i will be rendered by the Ladies Im- j
j provement League of Charter Oak j
i Graded School building. Saturday ev- ,
|
I ening, September lu, beginning ,
I promptly at 8:HO.
j This play never fails to please the
I audience, wherever it is rendered. A
small fee of admission will be charg- !
J ed. Proceeds to be used in improve|
ment of school. The ladies will serve j
I refreshments after the play. Every- i
' 10 r-nr-H io 1 If in tr? nnmp nnrl !
: spend a pleasant evening' at Charter j
| Oak school house. '
OF ROADS
3UNTY DELEGATION
At a meeting- of the county legislation
delegation held here Monday, a
resolution was adopted pledging the
delegation to insert the supply bill at
the next session a provision to repp.y
$30,000 which the sujdervisftr and
treasurer are authorized to borrow for
road purposes. This step was made
neecessary by the damage done to the
roads and bridges by the excessive
rains which fell in the summer. The
money will be borrowed each month
n amount sufficient to pay the claims
lpproved at the meeting of the county
commissioners, thus reducing the
interest charges. Supervisor Corley
cvill soon be in position to begin some
t>f this work, which will be pushed as
rapidly as conditjpns permit.
The resolution adopted by the delegation
is as follows:
State of South Carolina, County of
Lexington.
Whereas, unforeseen conditions ' of
the roads and bridges in Lexington
county have arisen, due to the excessively
heavy rains during the past
summer, injuring and destroying said
roads and bridges to the extent that
it is imperatively necessary to repair
the same for the safety of the traveling
public.
And whereas, the funds h eretofore
provided for repairing and maintaining
said roads and bridges have been exhausted
and the proper authorities
are without the necessary funds to accomplish
such purpose:
Now, threfore, we, the legislative
delegation from Lexington county in
the general assembly of said State,
hereby agree that the county supervisor
and treasurer be authorize^ and
empowered to borrow, upon the best
terms obtainal.be, from, individuals or
banks, sufficient funds, not to exceed
in the aggregate thirty thousand ($30,_
000 in monthly installments as the
conditions of said roads and bridges
may require?same to be used in repairing
and improving said roads and
brdges; and we hereby further agree
to make provsion in the county sup.
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Ply ^) 1 to oe enacie^^^ ^ tne^ ensui^^
J. RWing^rd.
D. J. S. Derrick,
L. E. Dreher,
Members House of Representatives.
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SPIRES-HOUSE.
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Marriage of Popular Couple at New
Brookland.
A wedding that was beautiful in
every detail and of interest to a wide
circle of friends was that of Miss
Magdalene Spires, the popular and
lovely daughter of Mr. Isaiah Spires,
and Mr. Marion House of New Brookland.
The ceremony took place at 8
o'clock on Wednesday evening at the
home of the bride and was witnessed
by a few friends and relatives.
The bride never looked lovlier than
she did in her dress of georgette and
taffeta. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Whetlock of Columbia.
An informal reception followed the
ceremony. In the dining room the
table was spread with the richest of
dainties. About midnight the bride
and groom left by automobile for Columbia.
where they boarded a train for
different parts to visit relatives. It is
with sincere regret that the friends of
the bride see her leave her old home,
where by her sweet personality she
has endeared herself to scores of
friends. Maggie will be missed by her
church, her home and community as
she was loved by. everybody.
NOTICE TO LEXINGTON" COVXTY
FARMERS.
I have a very low price on crimson
clover seed. In order that the farmers
may have the advantage of this
1am* aa T o >-n /aft*orin o* Or
IVJ>> pliwc, 1 illlL U1LI.-1 U15 K,\J VI UVI cw?
in any quantity for the farmers who
will forward me sufficient amount of
money to purchase these seed at $S
per bushel. 1 would be glad to receive
these orders at once, as clover
should be sown early in October. Give
name of nearest express office, as
these seed will be shipped by express,
express to be paid by purchaser. This
or in any other way that l can serve
my people, I shall be glad for them
to call on me.
J. W. Shealy,
County Agent for Lexington County.
gcntem her 1. 1919.