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wttaMBEWBaKoaaBaHaBROBMi The Lexington Dispatch Burned April 25th; rebuilt July 19,1894. G. M. H ARM AN. Editor and Publisher. LEXINGTON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MAECH 10, 1697. In another column, Capt. J. H. Counts calls a meeting of the persons interested in good roads, at this place for the first Monday in April. This is peihaps one of the most important conventions ever held in this county and it proposes to discuss subjects in which every one, regardless of religion or party affiiliatioD, is either directly or indirectly interested. Good roads are essential to the . progress and prosperity of any community or town and if there is any possible way to improve the average conntry road it should be known and jidnnted without much hesitation. r No doubt the question of establishing free ferries on the Saluda river will be fully discussed. "We - J are of the opinion that this is feasible and will be a popular suggestion. The people of the Fork, who pay ?-their proportion 'of taxes, are certainly desjjrving of some consideration at the hands of the county, and it is unquestionably the duty of the county to provide a safe and convenient means of travel, whether it be over the public highways, the public bridges or the public ferries. This proposition is only in part recognized, as the county is using its revenues and energy in keeping up highways and bridges but is doing nothing toward providing means for crossing Saluda river. The county, in the language of J. W. Dreher, Esq., provides a road for the Northsiders to get to the river and there it drops them to get across the best they can, and when they have crossed, furnishes more roads for them to pursue their journey. Not so with the Southsiders. The county not only provides the^roads but it oftentimes ? /"^-"build* bridges across creek and streams to make travel safe, conven9 ient and expeditious. 888S& We trust that the proposed conHA vention will be largely attended by our citizens and that the various ifflBBm towns in our county will send delegations to it. Merchants as well farmers, are interested and should BffMBIiitf|^fchQW their interest and that they are nnnHlive to the importance of intelligentsolving the problem of bow good HH^SHHP>ads can be economically built and HKHHByiintained. epoch in the political history of this country. A new administration with political principles diametrically opposed to those of the retired administration assumed charge of the Government. The inauguration of Hon. William McKinley were largely attended and ? ? ? ? ib ? %Vk AC. I" me ceremonies ware ui mo mwn elaborate and imposing character. rThe civic and military display was grand. In his address he outlined the policy of his administration on all issues before the American people. It is his purpose to increase the revenues of the country by taxing foreign products and is opposed to issuing interest bearing gold bonds. On the whole it was an able paper, dealing with governmental matters in a statesmanlike manner. Dan C. Murphy, who was to have been hanged in Orangeburg last Friday, has been granted a respite L by Governor Ellerbe for twenty days in order to give him another chance for his life. The woman, upon whose testimony Murphy was convicted at his trial in Orangeburg for the murH hk der of Treasurer Copes, is alleged to HfiHH^^ymve made a affidavit to the effect HraS^H^t she lied in her testimony and HH^^^^Bn^^nduced to do so for a money HHB^HHKn|ration given her by a detee^BUHHHg^vas working up the case MHHfl^^Kard contingent upon a f President TMcKinley Bummoned Congress to meet in extra V ordinary session on March 15, for ^ the expressed purpose of revising the f tariff laws, so as to raise a revenue l adequate to meet the expenses of the I government without issuing bonds in time of peace. K March April May " Are the months in which to give w' - 1 especial attention to the condition of your physical health. If you pass safely through these months and find yourself strong and vigorous, on the arrival of warmer weather, you may reasonably expect that you will be well in summer. Now is the time to take Hood's Sarsaparilla, because now is the time when the blood - must be purified, enriched and vitai: lized, and because Hood's Sarsapa8|| rilla is the only true blood purifier H prominently in the public eye today. N Hood's Sarsaparilla has power to make you healthy and guard your system against disease. Sg|^L When you become convinced that 8ttl|p you have done a wrong thing, it is jgS|f not a sign of weakness for you to HH make a prompt and explicit acknowledgment of the fact. Little Less Than a Miracle. I i Mr. S. R. Hunter's Recovery From Sciatic Rheumatism?He is a Veteran of the Late "War, Having Served in Company K, Ninetyfourth New York Volunteers. ' From the Palladium, Oswego, N. Y. Mr. S. R. Hunter is a blacksmith, ' and for six years has resided at Scriba, N- Y. He was born in HenI derson Village, Jefferson County, N. Y., sixty years ago, and when Presi dent Lincoln called lor volunteers 10 j suppress the rebellion, he quit the I forge and was one of the first men in I Northern New York to enlist as a private in Company K, Ninety-fourth I New York Volunteers. Returning f at the close of the war he took up his : early occupation, but the hardships j of caraplife had left him almost a physical wreck. Sciatic rheumatism developed and i for years he doctored and spent i hundreds of dollars without obtaini ing relief. Three years ago his limbs became paralyzed and he was unable to walk. Physicians gave him do relief and he was unable to get about except by dragging himself from place to place by his arms. He says it was no trick for him to run a common darning needle into the muscles of his limbs without feeliDg the slightest sensation, and he believed that he would never be any thing but a hopeless invalid. The remainder I of the story of this remarkable case | is best as told in his own language | to a reporter of the Oswego, X. Y., Daily Palladium: "A copy of your paper was handed me in the fall of 189o by a neighbor. Therein I read an account of a case in which Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People had effected a cure that was in many respects like my own. I had very little money with which to buy medicine, and I talked the matter over with my wife. The result was that I purchased a box of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and before they were half gone I noticed a marked improvement in my physical condition. I have taken Dine boxes in all and can now walk three miles without exertion. With the condition I have described I am troubled with kidney comploint, and Dr. Williams' Pink Pills is the only medicine that has ever given me relief from that ailment. I have the utmost confidence in Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People, appreciating fully what they have done for me. It is proper to state, too, that my rheumatic pains have not troubled - > -* >: i _ i M necessary to give new life and ri^| ness to the blood and restore shaV tered nerves. They are an unfaiM ing specific for such diseases as locomotor ataxia, partial paralysis, St. Vitus' dance, sciatica, neuralgia, rheumatism, nervous headache, the after effect of la grippe, palpitation of the heart, pale and sallow complexions, all forms of weakness either in male or female. Pink Pills are sold bv all dealers, or will be sent ? ? post paid on receipt of price, 50 cents a box, or six boxes for $2.50?(they are never sold in bulk or by the 100) by addressing Dr. "Williams' Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y. + "Were you in any great action during the war?" "Yes. That is the reason there is so little action in me now," said the old soldier who had a wooden leg. Todd?Do you think there is any relation between a person's looks and actions'? Todd?I hope not. They say my baby looks like me but he acts like the devil. It is said there is an authenticated account of a horse weeping during the Crimean war. During an advance on a battery, a company of men and horses was almost entirely destroyed, humans and beasts going down in one awful mass. A single horse, which had escaped unhurt, was found standing close to an object on the ground,which was found to be the *>ody of his master, dead. WheD a trooper was sent to bring the animal iD, it was found with the tears streaming from its eyes, and only by main force could it be dragged away from its master's body. A_Georgia marble man says that if all the houses, not only in the United States, but on the American continent, were destroyed, so inexhaustible is the supply that they could every one large and small, be rebuilt out of Georgia marble. Major McKinley was, at the time ! of his inauguration, 54 vears of O 7 i age. Nine Presidents entered the i White House at an earlier age? | Grant at 47; Cleveland at 4S; Gar; field and.Pierce at 49; Polk at 59; i Fillmore, at 50: Tvler and Arthur at l i 51, and Lincoln at 52. Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The Best Salve in the world for | Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale at J. E. Kauffman's. Corn, peas and fodder will be reJ ceived at highest market prices for I subscriptions to the Dispatch. Swansea Happenings. A Brilliant Wedding?Activity in Gaano Circles?Other News. To the Editor of the Dispatch: The lands is resting more now from the scourge of disease and death. Many of our citizens, young and old, have passed away and have crossed that mysterious bourne from whence no travelers return. Joel J. A. Jefcoat is seriously ill with paralysis, and Mr. M. N. Ilutto is also very sick, but is considered better. Dis. Langford, Johnson and Brooker have been very busy, but now the time has come when we hope they can rest from their labors. . Messrs. Virgil Rucker and C. H. Corbitt are building new residencts in Swansea. J. Lee Brooker and liastit Bro. continue to deliver guano to their customers aud | the indications are the largest cotton crop in the history of county will he the result this summer. I W. B. Itast, of the firm of Rast & Bro , j has just returned with his wife from a trip j to Florida, Messrs. C. S. Roof, and the Geiger Brothers and other lumber cutters here are looking more pleasing. They tell of quite a pleasant change in the dull lumber market. Demands are greater and prices better. On the second Sunday C. B. Dowling was married to Miss Lee Wuitstone of Orangeburg county, and on Monday the young couple were given a dinner by Mrs. D. J. Knotts, a sister of the groom. All parties seemed to enjoy themselves very much and the minister was not the least iovial of the nartv. Misses Lula Barman and Bissie Berly. daughters of Frauk Harrnan and W. Q. M. Berley, two professional farmers of the Lexington section, have returned from avisit here to the family of one of our merchants, Mr. F B. Harrnan. During their stay here two other strange faces were seeu in our town, and the interest manifested and the siuctrity depicted on these strangers seemed to say that wtre you live shall be my home and where you die shall be my grave. Last night the north bound passenger train ran over lour head ot cattle, one dog and one cat. They lie in one common grave beside the track, but not entirely unwept and unhouored. Two were milch cows and two calves, but how the cat and the poor dog came to be there will remain a mystery. 1 guess. The Irishman said that very strange things happened in Ireland but now strange things are happening in Swansea, too. Today there is considerable comment on the inauguration and all are eagerly awaiting the train to get the inaugural address of President McKiuley. What will it hi? What is the C iban attitude, and what the Southern policy? Let us wait and see, and calmly, but impartially and patriotically, survey the future as it comes and be prepared to render a just verdict on the issues that are given. Mrs. Morgan, the wife of the agent of the railroad here, has just retured from a visit to her lather's home. Miss Morgan, sister of the railroad agent, is spending some time with her brother in Swansea. The court and the Legislature have both adjourned and let us all rejoice. March 5, 1897. Spectator. - > . Lets from Lower Fork. How Gallant Beaux and Beautiful Belles Enj iy Themselves. ti- il. -rv-i. i __ ?c 11. ? IU lilt; jlluuui ui iuc x/i3jjubvxj. We have enjoyed a little spring we&ther, but tonight does not feel like spring has disappeared yet. Trie health of the neighborhood is very good. Most of the farmers are busy preparing for planting, while the gardners have some of their crop up and looking nice. Some of the frnit trees are in bloom. Look out for no frait. Mr H. C. Nuaamaser left for Charleston two weeks ago to have an operation performed on his face, which he fears is a c incer. He is now in the hospital in thatcity. Mr^ Boyd Bearden and family jP-nt Sunday with her motbcn^fcr3. Sue Huff BnHBpKniglit. I supI P^^Ollt ffl^i^oung people eDjoy a good many sociable quite lately. There was one last Thursday night at the residence of Mr. Isaiah Haltiwanger, and it is rumored that there will be another next Friday. Guess what young man lias lately purchased two pretty iron grays, and then guess which young lady enjoyed the first drive behind one of them tnat night, Mr. Johnnie? Guess what young man purchased two pretty black'horses not long ago? Guess whut young man was inquiring the way to ihe Kev. Mr. Doaton's about a week ago, but didn't find it? Guess what young man was out driving with two different \ onug ladies in one afternoon? March 8, 1893. Pearl. A Budget of News from Batesbarg. Business Activity? Riligious and Social News as Told by Our Correspondent. To the Editor of the Dispatch: Our community is very quiet now. All are hard at work now trying to accomplish the work between show, rs. as it were, and to all appearances we are to have more ruin which will retard farm operations again. Small grain is looking better and flowers are blooming, and all indications warn us that spring is at hand. The health of our community is good, and neii her deaths or elopements have disturbed our people of late. The Kev. Mr. Wol.ing. a missionary from Brazil, preached to a large congregation at the Methodist church yesterday. He lectures to the Ladies' Missionary societ es of the Methodist and Baptist churches this afternoon at 4 o'clock. Superintendent Vass. of the Orphanage at Greenwood, preacaed at the Baptist j church yesterday and last night to large I congregations. The Baptist church in conference yesterday afternoon, by a unanimous vote, asked the Kev. A. C Wilkins, of Newberry, to become their pastor, and it i3 expected that Mr. Wilkins will accept and wo trust soon the shee-p will have an nn ler shepherd and that a good work will be done in the Batesburg Baptist church. \ The familiar face of the Rev. John Lake ! has been abseut for seme time. We trust I he will soon be with us again. Our town has at last become what it should be?"a winter resort"?and we have j wiiii us sumo ivurmeru visitors enjoying I our beautiful locality, our salubrious clij mate and our pure water. We hope some day to see them by the hundreds, Miss Li 11a Ganlt, of Swansea, has been j in town for a short while visiting relatives. There was a beautiful wedding at the j home of L. V/. Youngblood last Wednes| day evening, when Miss Carrie Youngblood, ! one of the sweetest young ladies of cur | eommuuity, was married to Mr. Sloan, of j North Carolina. The ceremony was a very ; quiet one- only the family and a few intimate friends were present. The happy I pair left soon after for Salisbury, N. C., the | home of the groom. Major U. X Guuter Jr., has been spending a brief vacation with the eld folks at home. We learn he will locate at Spartanburg to practice law. We confidently anticipate a useful and successful career lor him in his profession. County Supervisor Langford was around town one day last week. He seems to be { earnestly investigating the conditions of the roads, and although the monster, "bad ! roads," is a formidable antagonist, Mr. i Langford appears determined to overcome i mud and give us pood roads, and all re! joice at the prospect of so much improvei ment in the near future. Occasional. ; March 8, 1897. Saxe-Gotha Locals. What the People are Saying and Doing in The Early Spring Days. To the Editor of the Dispatch: A cool wave struck us and we are eying | our wood rather closely. Mr. McElhaney and Judge Gantt are j both on the sick list this week, i Wonder what certain young men are go ??- mm ?iImh11 i ing to do with the photr.s they had taken the other da}? Look out. girls, for a preseut. Mr. Turner Burgess and Miss Ida Cooper were married at the residence of Mr. Web Kenedy on Sunday at *2:3<i p. in., by the Rev. \V. D (v>uiek. So\ou see it was a quick marriage. "Who next? Wonder who that was who lay down across the tract at the depot on Sunday afternoon wucn they undertook to get off their bikt ? Mr. Jake II ire and family, and Mr. Barket and wife, all former opiratives at this place, h ive come back again. We also Lave hud several others to come among us in the last few dajs. some of them Inviug worked here before. There was no preaching at this place jesterday. but quite a lot of good singing, Mr. Car'is Ilaliman having a class here. He is good teacher and his classes all advance well. Our band at this pi ice is making progress, .... i._ ,1.. i j 1.:.. \r? T.. UliUt'I HiC K'UUCI.>Uip Ul *IAI. V ixi v ""> VV/JIVJ, and have arrived at the point now when they can make good music, above the average for a band having no more practice. We now have seven bikes on the place, and auother one is looked for soon. Cupid seems to be hovering over our place and discharging his amorous tij ped arrows quite rapidly. Perhaps some of them will stiike vital parts. Oar old ftiefcd, Jeter Reddy of Aiken. S. C.. was in our town a few davs since, having sto ped off on his way home from Columbia. Adeos, March S, 1897. __ ? ?. __ Hilton's News Contribution. Farmers Busy?A True Fish Story?Log Rolling and Other Items. To the Editor of the Dispatch: The trains ate kept busy hauling fertilizers to meet the unusual large demand. The use of so much fertilizers forobSdes no good to the farming class as t points to more cotton and more cotton means less money. To be independent farmers should learn to live at home and board at the.-ame place. Some of our farmers have finished thc-ir plowing and will soou commence putting corn in me grumiu. Mr. Frank Keister bad a log rolling which reminded me of the long ago wluu such things were popular and of common occurrence. A spirit of religions influence is felt in this community, and we have prayer services every second and fourth Saturday night at White Rock. Mr. Tom Graham, of dewberry, is in our community tAkiug orders tor fruit trees. Mr. Livingstone, of Hilton, has sold out and will go to Augusta. We regtt the I068 very much, Mr. Willie Bickley, of Lexington, paid us a visit last Tuesday night. Messrs. Noah and Pierce Bickley went fishing last Thursday and caught 52 cats, 9 eels, 15 scale fish, 9 carp and 3 minnows. Guess what man ran through the woods and the limbs pulled all the hair oft" his head? Mr. George Bickley gave a party to the young people last Tuesday night. They froliced until 11 o'clock, alter which prayer services were held. Whisky in the head, a pistol in the pocKet and the devil the heart has been the downfall of many a voting man. Mr. Editor, you should have been over here last Monday night, for we bad a Clo dmce at Hilton. Mr. Graham picked the baDjo and to its melodious thumps we. youDg peonle kept time with shuffling feet. Mr E Yenna is building a new kitchen. March 1, 1897. Paris. Spring Catarrh. Again spring is here. The long, cold winter with its bluster and chill, has passed, and has left in its train innumerable victims of chronic' catarrh. The^kay^ ^aken a great many remec^^tturing the wJJIpWBsTand, heartsiofe.jind weary ofi UJlIJg) IUCJ JUOT V S.4. iUUV there can be no reliefIfr them. This, is a great mistake; and now i3 the! time to rectify it. | The spiing time i3 the most favor-| able time of the year to treat catarrh. There is so much less liability to take fresh cold that the treatment is unimpeded. All old cases of chronic' catarrh^should begin immediately a course of Te-ru na as directed in Dr. Hartman's book on this disease. There are so many different phases and stages of catarrh that one hardly knows when he has it. A great many people think they are suffering from something else and have tried many medicines in vain, when if they could realize that it is catarrh and take Peru-na for it they would improve promptly and soon recover entirely. All who desire to learn more of catarrh should send for a free copy of Dr. Hartman's latest book, which will be sent free by The Pc-ru-na Drug Manufacturing Company,"Columbus, 0. wap:. v. J. urimwi is xuscieu. The Most Popular Member of the General Assembly. Colombia State. - The State's watch contest is closed and Senator D. J. Griffith of Lexington is the winner. To those who have known of the activity of Capt. Griffith's friends the result is not a surprise, except perhaps in the size of the avalanche of votes that descended upon this office last night. Early in the evening, although the surroundings were quiet, there was evidence of a ground swell. Votes came in big batches. Yesterday morning Mr. H. C. Patton of Bicliland was about 800 ahead of all competitors, but early in the evening this was overcome by Mr. Griffith's friends. But the voting was not all on one side. A 10 o'clock a messenger boy brought in a box of ballots, all bearing Mr. Patton's name. They were soon counted by the three expert manipulators of ballots and "greenbacks," who were behind the counters in the State office, and the Waw mfko nr Aflvf mno/'l f A h/i 9 / 1 ;? XI U lli UUl >T AO UOL<L l LUiuv. vi bv wv m* ? A half hour later a friend of Mr. Griffith handed in a bundle of the coupons which had been clipped from The State. They also were counted and?singular coincidence? the number was 2,715! About 11:30 o'clock the result was practically settled when a gentleman brought in a package containing 500 votes for Mr. Griffith. But still the voting went on. The late mails were opened at midnight andthe last returns received. The full liist cannot be given this \ | THE DREADED CONSUMPTION CAN BE CURED. T. A. Slocun:, M C , the Great Chemist and Scientist, Will Send Free Three Ecttles of Kis Newly Discovered Remedies to Sufferers. j Editor Lexington Dispatch: I Lave discovered a reliable core for Con; sumption and all Proticbia!, Throat and ! I "lift Diseases Gi rit-ral Decline. Loss o.r | Ficsii and all Conditions of wasting Aw ay. | lly its timely use thousands ot apparently j hopeless cases have been cured. So sell | positive am I ol its power to cure, tb.i- to j make its merits known, I will >e:;d, tree. to any a til ic ted reader ot jour paper, three i bottles of my N .-wly Discovered lie medics upon receipt of Express mid Post Oftiee ' * * "t -v r utj noiiresK. i. .v i .>1, -?i. w., t'o i iuc : Street, New Voik. ! When writing the Doctor, please mention this ]>;!por. . i mo:n:ng. It will be published t > morrow or Saturday morniD?. There were cast in the \vl o'e contest 112,312 votes. Of that number 30,I 045 were put iu last night. Mr. Grifiith had 13,140 votes ves: terday morning. lie received last . night 32,002 votes, making his total J reach the surprisingly large number ! of 40,182. Mr. Patton had 14,325 yesterday ; morning and received last night | 3,OSS, giving him a total of 1S,1L3. Mr. John H. Thomas, Jr., had his i \ol.e of 7,207 yesterday increased to J 9,777. [Lexington is proud of the hand : some vote given her popular Senator j in the State's watch contest and rej turns her grateful thauks to the j friends who supported him.] I Eheumatism For Eight Year3. I "My father has had rheumatism j for eight years, and has paid a great j deal for doctors and medicines, but j Hood's Sarsaparilla has benefited ! him more than any thing else he has J taken. He is now able to go about { the farm and we attribute his im| provement to the use of Hood's Sar| saparilla. ''Nettie Heape, Early | Branch, S. C. Hood's Pills act harmoniously j with Hood's Sarsaparilla. KINARD ) THE CLOTHIER. I :0 : >! -> ' I the People's (ilothier, | gives the best Bargains in Clothing. Be ginning Monday Morning, Janujj*"7 4th, i 1897, and continuing thirty days, will place for your inspection ^Counter ?Vo. 7, Big falue I Men's Sack Suits for (ft ** i Former price $G.50, ST.COandkpOeVJ v/ J $7.5:). " - ? COV.VTER .TO. ?. Men's Sack Suits at j Former price $8.50, $10.GO^p | #'J' / I s:o.5.\ j ! ! : Counters .17;*. '? and 4 Contains Novelties in Men's Suits, in regular sizes 32 to ' "> -i.? ?.? 4 < \ IliM) CAtiU 11 | | I 50. All for (per suit) v JL V_/ j Formerly sold at 10.50. $12 50 and $15.00. i i ! BIG DRIVE ON ODD FANTS FOR $2.50 . | Call early before they are all picked over. Spot Cash. No Goods on Approbation. | M. L. KINARD, ! THE PEOPLE S CLOTHIER. * ! 1523 Main Street, At Sign of the Golden Star COLUMBIA, S. C. I April 25?ly. i o " ( i Ramsey & Reynold's j -? _ . - -1 ? !._! importers ana >> uuiesme I I' LIQUOR DEALERS, ! ' ' | Best equipped establishment in the | I State lor prompt shipment ot ' fine Whiskies and Wines. ! 1I0UQRS BY THE GALLON | I ' ?AT? [ BARREL PRICES. I ! 1 me Pennsylvania and Maryland >; j 1.1 -! led Whiskies. Kentucky Sour ii M isii Whiskies, Maryland Ptach j \ an < .AppleBrandies, Imported Port i S i. rry and Madeira Wines. Scotch ; i and Irish Whiskies, Jamaica Hum, ] -lames Hennessey A* (\>"s. Three ! St..r Cognac Brandy. North Carolina I ianessee and Maryland Corn ! | Whiskies. j I.AUGE STOCK, LOW PBICES! | Write for Catalogue and Price List Mail orders receive promptattenI tion. Pw A.MSEY & REYNOLDS, j j 833 Broad St, Augusta. Ga. I j Novembers, 18'JG. DIB Ml | ATTORNEY AT LAW, BATESBURG, - - - - S. C. I Practices in ail the State Courts, especi- j ally in Lexington, Edgeiie'.d and Aiken | counties Mar. G?ly P. H. NELSON, Attorney at J^aw. Will be in Lexington on Friday of each week. Nov 4-tf Albert 3L Boozer, Attorney at Law, COLUMBIA, s. c. Especial attention given to business - en trusted to him by his fellow citizens o Lexington county. Office: No. 5 Insurance Building, opposite City Hall, Corner Main and Washington Streets. February 28 -tf. Final Discharge. I LL PERSONS INTERESTED WILL J\. take notice thai I will aj ply to Hon. C. E. Leapbnrt, Judge o! Probate for Lexington county, S. C., on Saturday, the 13th da> ol March, at 11 o'clock a. m. for a final discbarge as Executor of the Estate of Samuel James, deceased. W. II. F. RASP, Executor. January 10, 1897.?5w. 7. DR. E. J. ETHEIIEDliE, 81JHGKON liENTIWT, LEESVILLE. S. C. Office next door below post office. Always on hand. aug 12?fm ANDREW CRAWFORD ATTORNEY AT LAW, COLUMBIA, - S. C Practices in the state and Federal Courts, and offers bis professional services to the citizens of Lexington County. October 18?ly. MASONIC. ^ ML a regular communica4>^^tion of Lexington Lodge, AANo. 152, A. F. M.. will be held on Saturday, March 13th at 2 p. ra. Work in the 2d degree. Take notice and be prompt in attendance. G. M. Harman, Secretary. IOOR HAYES, CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER, i lewi ed ale, s. c. Bids submitted for all kinds of Carpenter word. None but first class workmen employed. House building and painting specialties. Remember me. HARNESS, All home made from the best material and are the best for the price anywhere. A homo industry that will give you the most durable goods for the. monev-KhonlfLhc -liffiPtrial ikast. My prices range/rom "55.00 per pwr up. All orders by mail for Harness from $8 00 per pair -up? * I Will Prepay Freight to your Depot. Fine Harness a specialiy. I make all kinds of harness. I also carry a nice line of SADDLES, DOLLARS, BITS, ETC., I guarantee perfect satisfaction in all my harness My friends would do well to write or call on me before buying elsewhere. One trial will convince you. You will find me on Post Office Block, 1725 Main Street, Columbia. S. C. Money mast accompany mail orders, or have goods shipped C. O. D. L. 15. RAST, Agent. Jamiary 13. 1897?3m. W. A. RECKLIIML .ZUsSTIST., COLUMBIA, S. O., IS NOW MAKING THE BEST PICtures that can be bad in tbis country, and all who have never bad a real fine picture, should now try some of his latest styles. Specimens can be seen at his Gallery, up stairs, nest to the Hub. DO YOU 00 HUNTING? i mm * ypr ^ OF COURSE You will buy a MARLIN. BECAUSE??*ss? It has a solid top?Protection. It ejects at the slde-Convenlencc. It Is light weight?Comfort. It has the Eallakd Barrel?Accuracy. It has fewest parts?Simplicity. Send for complete catalogue, free. Special pack of cards for 13 cents. THE MARLIN FIRE ARMS CO., New Haven, Conn. January 27?Jy. Light .itttl Heavy, anrl Supplies. ^ CHEAPEST AND IiEST. 'an every day; wor.; ISO hands. Lombard iron Works and Supply Co., AUGUSTA, Gfc.Oit.GIA. January 27?ir. ! cnxm umm SIK COLUMBIA. S. C. | DIRECTORS?Dr. A. N. TalIeyLDr. James Woodrow, J. A. Crawford, Dr. T. T. Moore. R. S. Desportes, Hon. John T. S'oau, W. H. Gibbfs, Wm. Wallace. W. C Wright, John C. Stanley, R. S. Desportes, Jr., R. II. Edmunds. mills BANK RESPECTFULLY SOLII cits the deposits of individuals, firms and corporations generally, and wid give every reasonable facility to those doing business with it. In the Wavlng-s Do|>artm<xnt Interest will be allowed at the rate of 1 per cei?t. per annum, payable 1st of May and 1st of November. A. N. T1 LLLY, President W. C. WRIGHT, Vice 1 resident. J. H SAWYER, cashier. January 29, 1897?ly. EDWARD L. ASBSLL, Attorney at Law, LEESYILLE, S. C. Practices in all the Courts. Business solicit* d. Sept. 30?Cm I AS BALMY S Approaches what is more exhilirating than a one SHULL'S LAZY famous for their cttieacv in driving away all? promising pro.-pacts ol a brighter future, am tiou "turns ou" on the merits of SHULL'S F IIow from a small business my trade has bee; do tlie furniture business ol the prosperous a claim to float along with its tide of prosper it tomers iu mind and striving to merit their ci the BEST GOODS AT THE L and heaving that a satisfied customer is the deal with every one alike and thereby showed age however s nail it may bo. My latest acquisitions to my immense sto S to 5'J ceuts per yard. 2o Baby Carriage fi For the next: 0 days, in or.ler to reduce m pot iu the State, one of my celebrated "Col set of war.- and piping, guaranteed or money Hole Ranges, ot the same make, fall set ol v fitr Remember I pay the freight. J EBB a&aJ a I THE HOUSE 1G10 MAIN Col\a.2na.t December G -Cm. A AA^T VI Mi PLOWSTOCKS, A FULL AND CO} FARM :: IM A large line of Guns, Riflles and pisti Powder, Cartridges, Etc. Iiousek plated, ivory, pearl and c?lluliod Spoons. A full line of Woodei ware?everything to ma Carpenters', Blacksmiths', Contractor! variety. Call and STEWART i 1526 MAIN STREE1 Our Prices (he Lowe October 28. TO THE PEOPLE Now is the season of the year wh? see that their children are not only w< are well shod with good, warm, comfc the dull summer months our buyer hs the country making a careful selectior makers, with an eye single to cheapne large stock of to which we invite the attention of pi that we can save them big money LADIES' B A large stock at the Lowest Prices, are confident is firmly established, so that the excellence of the quality of j doing business, makes the leading Sh once understand that we intend mail everything at bottom figures and one LEVER i COLUMB October 14?tf. SfOris 9 *1? .III V Sal g? SSgpglgLny ; Jpiii I ~ ii i n?i n irrdir lifli A I'UI.L SUPPLY OF THE -MOST RECEIVED FROM I rpRRY'SS^DS I A LARGE ASS1 C ! ALL THE POPULAL VARIETIES Niimiaii's i FBIH6 TIME* ' pleasant chat, especially wheD seated in N of BACK ROCKERS loll cares and making one bonyant with " j 1 ho* interesting as the topic of conrersa- J URNITURE. I a steadily increasing until today I claim to ^ .ud ever thriving city on the Congaree. I y by ever keeping the interest of my ensonlidtnce bv always supplying them with nu/ccT i n/iuc PDIOCQ UTVLOI LIVI11U l invuw s best advertisement, it is my maxim to [ my sincere appreciation of your pitron>ck is: 50 R>l!s of Chinese Matting from roni S-i 10 to $20 0), v stock of Stoves, I wi 1 deliver' to any de.imbiau Alliance Stoves." No. 7, with a fall refunded, for only $7 5). One of my 5 ,\\r ami piping. $12 50. FURNISHER, [ STREET, ' '---J >ia, S. C. I PLOWS! 1 HOES, RAKES, IPLETE LINE OF PLEMENTS. Is, Empty and Loaded Shells, Shot, eepers' Supplies, such as knives, I; Tea and Tablespoons, Sugar n, Ironware, Tin and Wooden- v ke a home comfortable. 3' and Farmers' Supplies in endless examine our stock. I PRENTISS, j r, COLUMBIA, S. C.' st, our oods the Best OF LEXINGTOiy! J m parents should hustle around and ell fed and well clothed, but that they 1 >rtable and durable shoes. During is been in the large shoe markets of 1 from the stock of the most realiable ;ss and durability, and we now have . >CHWE MIom| arents and guardians, feeling ossur^MHjH by selling them shoes that will last IE SHOES 1 Our reputation for fair dealing, we HH that when we tell Lexington people joodii, and our up to date method of oe Dealers of Columbia, they will st Hfl uux it'jpuiauuu Kfj uiaiaiu^ price to all. Remember the place. HH b STORK, I I A, S. C. ffiW-i % II EI.TABLE SEEDS GROWX JUST ). M. FERRY k CO., ORTMENT OF B SEEDS, A 5. CALL AND SEE THEM AT Bazaar.