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P StoMJME NUMBER 50. LEXINGTOX, S. C., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 19i9 XUMBER 2. .
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|F Clerk of Court
At Good Prii
: Monday last being saiesday and a
I:'-' ' | -good many tracts of land having been
^advertised for sale, a large crowd was
ty&Lr in. town. The bidding was lively and
r on the whole very good prices were
realized.
&'%/ '?' Clerk of Court H. U Harmon sold
Bg' many tracts of land. The largest
|j?| T)ody offered on the block was the
Mfu lands of the estate of Harriet Harman,
p/ . containing- in the aggregate 430.
"f '. -acres in Hollow Creek township. This
p/ is said to be a valuable plantation,
"contamjiig much good timber. Dr. S.
Spu JS. Harmon of Columbia bid in the
greater part of this land, buying
^ Tracts Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 6, for $12,550.
fk-'.y {Tract No. 4 was bid in by, J. H. Price
ifor $3,050 and No. 5 by John Henry
Snelgrove for $2,050, making the agKjl
jgxegate for this property amount to
m $17 ,650, or a small fraction over $40
If: an acre.
Other tracts sold were as follows:
? Fifty-one -acres, known as the
p Joshua Burgess homestead, bought by
T. A.-Burgess for $1,000.
Six acres on Six Mile Creek, adjoini
ang lands of John Shull, Dought by S.
||f H. Shull, for $200.
. .A lot in Brookland belonging to estate
of John R. Shull, was bid in by
Jacob U: Shull for $85.
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acres in Lexington township,
tv -y
adjoining lands of W. B. Shull, Lonnie
; - R. Shull, John and A. W. Shull, was
ibought by Kendall Earhart for $600.
George Corley bid in for $725, 60
acres in Lexington township, adjoining
lands of Jacob Barre, Thomas
?Gunter and estate of G. M. Corley.
? For $900 J. O. Cothran bought 116
acres on Long Branch, know nas the
Gantt place, adjoining lands of E.
Hall and Oscar Risinger. '
A lot in the town of Samaria, sold
^ s in the same case, was likewise bought
? # .tfUfr J. O. Cothran for $405.
Berley Leaphart bid in for $2,050
52-acres adjoining lands of Collins
k .. Price, Paul Craps, Alonzo Frick and
others, sold by the court in the case
I \ i of Mary Ann Jumper against D. J.
iv~ S. Derrick et al.
Ariother tract of-this property was
bid in by W. D. Dent for $3,025.
^ E. O. Shealv was the purchaser for
,100 of 31 acrles of the estate lands
of W. E. Shealy.
Fifty acres in Hollow Creek township
adjoining lands of H. S. Rikard,
Pred Taylor, Jasper Taylor and others
was bought by Karl F. Oswald for
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$3,100.
?. M. Efird, attorney, bid in for
34,500-120 acres of land' in Broad
? . River township, one mile from tile C.
Nv& L. Railroad, kown as the Adam
_ ? -Schwartz homestead.
TAPP BUILDING S
NEARIXG COMPLETION
Contractor Hutto is pushing to con>pletion
Corlev, Brothers mammoth
brick building o.n the corner of Main
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and cnurcn streets, wintu u> lv uc mc
Lexington home of the Jas. L. Tapp
Co. The brick work has practically
been completed , and the carpenters
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and painters are busily engaged making
ready the inside room for the big
Columbia concern. This will be the
handsomest and best appointed busi
ness building in Lexington, and will
addjsreatly to the business section of
%\ tha city.
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JOYXEK-FCLMER.
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v Popular Blythewood Couple Married
in Columbia.
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A marriage of interest to many people
of Lexington county was that
ITwiiich united Miss Ruth Joyner of
? Rlythewood and Mr. E. P. Fulmer.
"The ceremony was performed byFrank
Tompkins, Esq., at his office in
tjie Palmetto building, Columbia, on
October 9. The young couple took
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iuc tineruwu uam iw
"where they wefe entertained at the
home of the groom's aunt, Mrs. Mahula
Corley, being met at the depot
- by Mrs. O. V. Smith and Mrs. P. H.
Cook. On their return home they
were entertained by Mr. and Mrs. D.
W. Fulmer.
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Mrs. Fulmer as Miss Joyner was
popular among many friends in the
"Blythewood section of Richland
county, where she made her home
with Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Wooten.
Mr. Fulmer was a successful
farmer until called to the army. 18
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months ago. He returned from the
army last June.
The young couple were the recipients
of many handsome presents.
: Sells Land
:es on Salesday
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j MRS. JAMES DUNNING DIED
IX BROOKLAXD.
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| Mrs. Lillie Sox Dunning, wife of Mr,
! James Dunning, died at her home in
New Brookland on Monday afternoon,
following a painful illness. Mrs. Dun$
ning was a woman of loving disposi|
tion and.-of high christian character,
and readily made friends with all with
whom she came in contact, and her
death has cast a pall of sorrow over
; the entire community. She was a
| lifelong member of Mt. Hermon Lu1
theran church, near the home of her
i childhood, and it was there where her
I body was laid to rest in the silent city
j of the dead, on Tuesday afternoon in
j the presence of a large congregation
i of sorrowing relatives and iriends.
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J The funeral services were conducted
I by her pastor, the Rev. J. A. Cromer,
j assisted by the Rev. E. L. Lybrand of
j New Brookland.
| Mrs. Dutaning is survft-ed by her
aged father, Mr. John Sox; her husband.
James Dunning, three daughters.
Mrs. Setzler, and Misses Leola
and Elizabeth Dunning. She is also
survived by four sisters and three
brothers, as follows: Mrs. Q. E. Caughman,
Mrs. W. M. Caughman, Mrs. Job
Roof, Lexington, and Mrs. Wade
Gregory of Cross Hill; Carl Sox, Columbia;
Lewie C. Sox of near Lexington.
and John T. Sox, manager of the
Bank of Western Carolina of Lexington.
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SCHOOLS OF COUNTY NEED
TAX MONEY, SAYS TREASURER.
County Treasurer Leaphart will begin
next Tuesday his pilgrimage
through the county for the purpose of J
collecting taxes. He will be accompanied
-by Mr. W. D. Dent, county
auditor, who will assist him in taking
care of those who wish to make settlement
tor their tax money.
]. Mr. Leaphart desires to impress
! upon everyone the necessity of meetj
ing him at the various places named
I in his schedule, which can be seen by
! reference to the advertising columns
! of The Dispatch-Xews. The schools
of the county are in urgent need of
money and the treasurer and auditor
hope the people will turn out well and
pay up their dues, so that the schools
| will, not be handicapped for lack of
; funds, and in order that they themS
selves may avoid the penalty which
I attaches for non-payment on time.
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The schedule.for the first week will
be as follows:
First Week.
Tuesday, Nov. 11th. A. M. Irmo, S.
C.
Tuesday, Nov. 11th, P. M. Chapin,
! s. c.
{ Wednesday, Nov. 12th, All day,
I Chapin,, C.
I Thursday, Nov. 13th. A. M. Peak,
js. C.
Friday, Nov. 14th, All day, Swans^t,
S. C.
Saturday, Nov. 15th, All day, Swansea,
S. C.
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Soldiers and sailors of the late
world war are subject to road taxes,
The law exempts from the payment of
poll taxes for 1919, but inasmuch as
the capitation road tax is collected in ;
advance, they will have to meet this
obligation now.
VA representative of The DispatchNews
will accompany the auditor and
treasurer and will be glad to receive
subscriptions- and renewals.
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BANK OF WESTERN CAROLINA
GIVES AWAY VALUABLE BOOK
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"The Bell Weevil Problem*?Its Solution,"
is the title of an interesting
book which the Bank of Western Caro
lina is distributing free among farmers.
The book, which was edited by
Mr. B. L. Moss, managing editor of
The Progressive Farmer, is a valuable
contribution to the literature of the
anti-weevil campaign. It is illustrated
with maps and cuts of the weevil
and cotton damaged by the pest. Several
chapters of the book are devoted
to articles by various specialists who
have had experience in fighting the
' cotton pest as well as letters from
j commissioners of agriculture and
j others.
The book is being distributed free
I by the Bank of Western Carolina and
j every farmer can have one by calling
j at the bank. It is well worth having
! and no one should miss the opportunity
to secure a copy.
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The Next Lyci
The Colleens, .The Second Ni
Will Appear in Lexiri
Night, Noi
?The songs of Ireland, farruous for
their plaintive sweetness, are presented
by The Colleens as one of the features
of an evening- replete with interest
and. variety.
The Colleens' program opens with a
village scene in Ireland and the four
young ladies who comprise the company
are appropriately dressed in
Irish costumes.
A Salvation Army sketch is another
feature of the program, and the great!
work of the Salvation lassies in the j
A. E. F. is set forth both in song and j
GOOD PROGRAM
COUNTY TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION* TO MEET AT HIGH
SCHOOL ACDIORIUM NOV. 15.
GOOD PROGRAM.
A meeting of the Lexington County
Teachers' Association will be held in
the-- Lexington High School auditoriumj
Saturday morning, November 15,
at eleven o'clock. The following program
has been outlined:
1. Instrumental Solo?Mrs. E. B.
i Roof.
| 2. Brief Talk by President Ira
| Wingard.
o. Address?Professor from^UniI
versity of South Carolina.
| 4. Vocal Solo?Mrs. May Lois Van
j Ormer.
5. Discussion of Compulsory Attendance
Law.
6. Business session.
I 7. Social Meeting and Rcfreshlrients.
I It is earnestly hoped that this meet
ing will prove pleasant and profitable,
and all tcml?ers are urged to t>o present.
We want to know each other
and get ideas from our association.
W. E. BLACK,
O. L. SHEALY,
ETHEL DREHER,
' Committee.
BABY SEASE TO HOSPITAL.
Mildred, the bright and interesting
3 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
W. Crosson Sease of the St. John section
was carried to the Columbia Hospital
yesterday for treatment by u
specialist. She was accompanied by
ter mother, who will remain with her
until her condition is such that she
j may be able to be without a mother's j
care.
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BIRD SEASON WILL
OPEN NOVEMBER 15
The season for shooting partridges
will open on November 15 and close |
on February 15. By an act of the!
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last legislature the season is shorten- j
ed one month. Birds are believed to
be plentiful, and lovers of the feathery
tribe are anticipating some fine sport.
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BOX HFA R CLUB
Miss Ernestine Barre will entertain
the Bon Heur Club on Friday afternoon
at 4 o'clock at her attractive
home on College Hill.
LEXINGTON COTTON MARKET
Wednesday, Nov. 5.
Strict Middling 38 l-2c
eum Attraction
imber of the Lyceum Course,
igton On Wednesday
rember 19.
story.
Another part of the concert is devoted
""to the rendition of selections
from the standard operas. This is a
feature which never fails to please
Lyceum audiences.
An attractive playlet, a complete
sketch given in costume, is still another
part of the program which will
help to make the Colleens' entertainment
full of variety and vivacity.
The entire program, both from the
vocal and instrumental standpoint, is
presented in a finished ana artistic
manner.
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TUESDAY DAY OF
1 TOWNSHIP. MEETS
COTTON iASSOCIATION TO BE
PERFECTED THEN?COUNTY
MEETING NOV. 14.
Editor Dispatch-News:
I desire to call attention of all
school district cotton association committees
to the notice of State Manager
B. F. McLeod, that each schoolN
district, is required to meet on November
11 next and elect their school district
chairmen (as this county took up
the work under the school district
plan instead of township), and vice
chairmen, secretaries and three members
of county board of directors, all
of which will attend the county association
at Lexington court house. No
verooer I4, J.i a. m. r-very iuemuei
who has joined the association and 1
everybody interested in the price of j
cotton is requested to attend. We expect
a full delegation, as matters of
importance will be attended to, and
an election of important members of
State board of directors will be held.
The following is the notice to which
Dr. Crosson directs attention:
TOWN'S HIPS PLAN - <
FOR ORGANIZATION'
Branches of Cotton Association to Be
Formed.
R. F. McLeod, state manager of the
South Carolina Cotton association,
yesterday addressed a letter to the
chairman of each county association
in the state calling attention to the
fact that Tuesday, November 11, is
the day fixed for the township
branches of the county cotton associations
to organize. That day will be
known as "Township Branch of the
County Cotton Association Organization
Day." I
December 2 has been fixed as the
date for the permanent organization
of the South Carolina Cotton association.
Each township association at its
meeting on November 11 will elect a
township chairman, a vice chairman,
a secretary and three members of th',
county board of directors.
' Each county association at its meeting
on November 14 will elect a president.
a vice president and a secretary,
a county executive committee, consisting
of the president and vice presiJ
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j other members. The convention will
' also elect three members of the state
board of directors.
j In the letter to the county chairmen,
Mr. McLeod says: "When you
organize your county call attention to
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Red Cross Plai
Of Many <
TOWN" ELECTION NEXT MONDAY.
Many Candidates Announced?Polls
Open at 8 and Close at -1.
Interest in the election for mayor
and alderman for the town election,
to serve forHwo years, beginning November
10, has been somewhat
heightened during the last few days
by the entrance of several more candidates.
Friends of all parties are enthusiastic
in their support and a close
race is being predicted.
The candidates so far announced
are as follows:
For Mayor?T. P. Meetze, Dr. J. H.
Mathias. J. Arthur Harman, and L. P.
Lowman. The name of Sam J. Long
has been withdrawn as a cndidate for
mayor, but he will run for alderman.
For Alderman?Sam J. Long, B. R. j
Harman, Sexton George. Sidney Steele. |
J. E. Kaminer, H. A. Roberts, H. N. i
Kaminer, B. H. Barre. J." B. Floyd.
A mayor and six aldermen are to
be elected.
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EARLY MORMN'G MARRIAGE.
Miss Amnio Martha Roof and Mr. R. j
R. Vasscy Joined by Probate
Judge Drafts.
Miss Annie Martha Roof, wlm lived j
on the Wise's Ferry road, a short dis- i
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tance from town, and Mr. R. R. Vassey
of Chester were married by Probate
Judge George S. Drafts Saturday
morning at 4 o'clock. The young
people, having decided to make a go
of it, allowed no barirers to prevent
their union, the young girl leaving
her home at a very early hour Saturday
morning, unknown to the other
occupants of her home, and meeting
her betrothed, who promptly brought
her to town in an automobile, where
Judge Drafts was awakened from his
peaceful slumbers to tie the knot.
The Judge, being an early riser any-|
way and +aking a delight in making
i .-ay- the binding words ind soon the!
young people were on their way reioicing.
They will make their home
in Chester.
HILL-PERRY.
?*County
Health Nurse Married At^
Aiken Oct. 25.
The friends of Miss A. J. Hill were j
given a surprise last weel: vhen it
became known that she had been '
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quietly married in Aiken, to Mr. Allen |
Perry of Batesburg. on Oct. 25th.
They all wish for them a long nappy
I and prosperous life. As Miss Hill,
our county nurse, Mrs. Perry has endeared
herself to those that have needed
her help and advice. She has been
unfailing as well as unflinching in the
discharge of her duties, always stek|
ing to give pleasure to some one,
| never sparing her strength or purse,
to bring sunshine to the sick. It will
be with sincere regret that we have
to give her up?all that know her admire
the true and loyal service she has
rendered, the noble women and true
friend.
COLORED FAIR IS SUCCESS
WITH ITS INITIAL EFFORT
The officers of the colored fair asI
crk<->intinn met in Lexington last Satur
day and awarded all premiums offered
by the society in the different departments
of the fait* held here on <
October 24 and '25. The officers of
the association are well pleased with
the showing made the first year of
their venture, and are planning- to
do bigger and better things in 1920.
A meeting of the officers has been
called for Saturday, November 22. at
which tim/e work for the 1920 gathering
will begin.
BOX PARTY AT CENTER SCHOOL.
The patrons of Center School District
No. 7 will give a box party and
j cake walk at the school house Saturday
night, Nov. 15 to raise funds for
school purposes. A good time is
promised all who attend.
the fact that every member of the j
township and county organizations is
a memiber of the state organization. '
The executive committee earnestly to- j
quests every member who possibly can
to attend the state convention in Columbia
on December 2."
Mr. McLeod also impressed upon
the various county chairmen the necessity
of their setting as many members
as they possibly can within the
next ten days or before permanent
organization.
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is for Sale
Christmas Seals
Columbia, Nov. 3.?Plans for the
campaign for the sale of Christmas
1 Seals December 1-10 were made at
a conference of county chairmen and
other workers here Saturday The
conference was well attended, chairmen
from practically ail the counties
being present in addition to a number
of other workers.
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The principal address was delivered
by Dr. Charles T. Bayliss, regional
campaign director, who outlined
the campaign plans and stressed the
necessity of the sale of the little
seals.
Miss Chauncey Blackburn, executive
secretary of the South Carolina
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xuutivuiu^io . WUCIU LiUil, UULllI^m Lilt?
plans of the association for making" >
a vigorous fight on tuberculosis in the'
State next year and submitted the association's
budget for the year. The
association's chief source of income is
the sale of the Christmas Seals.
Mrs. F. S. Munsell. state campaign
director, urged the chairmen to see
that their respective counties go over
the top. .She declared the Movement
a worthy one, one which is entitled
to the support of everybody.
Dr. Reed Smith and others made
short talks. The conference was presided
over by Governor Cooper.
Some interesting facts gleaned from
the speeches at the conference as follows:
Tuberculosis kills producers?chiefly
men and women between the ages
of 15 and 45. It claims workers?active
men and women in the homes .
the office and the shop. It causes
150,000 deaths in the United States
every year. It costs the United States' r
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in economic waste alone about $500,000,000
annually. More than 1,000,000
persons in the country are suffer
mg irom active tuberculosis right
now. It menaces every community,
every home and every individual. And
yet tuberculosis is curable and preventable.
It is spread largely by ignorance.
carelessness and neglect. The
National Tuberculosis Association and
it's 1.000 affiliated state ard local organizations
wage a continuous winning
war on tuberculosis. The wor'.c
of these organizations is financed
chiefly by the sale of Red Croes
Christmas Seals.
B ITT EX BY MAD DOG.
Stray Animal From Columbia Inflicts
Injuries on George llobbs.
George Hobbs, 14-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Murphy Hobbs, was bitten
by a mad dog Friday in his parent's
yard, not far from Lexington.
The dog belonged to M. C. Robertson
of Columbia. It was said at the labratory
of the State board of health,
where the head of the dog was sent
for examination, that several other
children had been bit by this same
dog, but we were unable to learn who
they were. At the laoratory, aC'er
the examination of the dog's head, it
was said that he was suffering from
a genuine case of rabbies. Young
Hobbs, who is under' the care of Dr.
Roberts, is doing well.
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PIG CLUB BOYS.
Lexington County had at the State
fair more exhibits from members of
the boys' pig clubs, is the proud boast
of Mr. J. W. Shealy, county farm
demonstration agent, under whose
supervision the work of promoting
this worth while adjunct to the farming
interests of the county. Mr. Shealy
was still further proud to announce
that each and every one of his girls
and boys won a prize at the fair. The
names of the winners and the amount
of the prizes awarded to them is as
follows:
Lester Bouye?S7.
Edna Shull?$5.
nonrco Vi m n n 550
Otto Bouye?$20.
Volley Roof?$15.
Ernest Caughman?$20.
Mr. Shealy is much pleased at the
success which have attended his efforts
to stimulate this work. He is in
hopes that ne*t year will see a still
larger enrollment of pig club members.
He would like very much to
see every boy and girl in Lexington.
County take an interest in this work
and become a member. The banks
have been very liberal to loan money
to pig club members without interest
and are willing to continue to same
policy another year. So that lack of
funds need debar no boy or girl from
engaging in this work.