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The Lexington Dispatch LEXINGTON. S 0 SUBSCRIPTION KATES: One Year $100 Six Months SO Three Months 25 ADVERTISING RATES. Regular Advertising, first insertion, 75 cents per inch; each insertion thereafter. 50 cents per inch. Local notices. 5 cents per line each insertion: no local accepted lor less than 25 cents tor first insertion. Obituaries charged lor at the rate of one cent a word for every word over 100 words. Marriage notices inserted free and are solicted. Rates lor contract adnor wilt hq rheerfallv furnished on application Anonymous communications will receive no attention Rejected manuscript will not be returned no less accompanied by stamps f >r tue purpose. For any further information call on or adG M. HARMAN, Editor and Publisher. Wednesday, December 4. lyui. Still on the Bound. Monday morning, November IStb, we resumed our tour of the county in cur hunt for delinquent subscribers, our destination being Pelion. This is one of Lexington's young towns aDd we are pleased to say that it is a progressive one. There have been som9 improvements made since last we were there. Dr. Kneece, who enjoys a wide practice in that vicinity, is erecting a large and handsome two ond nVion nnmrvlofc^ 3tUX J UWClilU^ auu nutu wuj^/*v?.v%4 it will be an attractive ornament to the town. The merchants seemed to be eDjoying a fair trade and the people happy and contented. While the complaint, of hard time?, occasioned by short crops, were heard, yet about the usual number of people paid their taxes. Mr. Daniel Shumpert bountifully supplied the wants of the inner man with a substantial dinner and we departed leaving our benediction upon the household. Only a few taxpayers met us at Rishton and the work of gathering in the sheckles was soon completed and we departed for Mr. John JMcCartha's intending to meet the Treasurer at the Cross Roads. We always delight to visit our friend John and toast our sbios beside his warm fires and greatly enjoy the company of himself ond his excellent family. Afcer a comfortable night's rest we awoke in the morning to find that sleet and snow were falling profusely. We have stood where a storm of bullets fell, where steel met steel in battle's feaiful carnage, and faced the charge of the enemy unflinchingly, but when it came to facing that storm of sleet and snow we begged tc be excused, deserted the Treasurer in his extremity, and a longing af:er the comforts of our own home, came stealing over us that we could not resist the desire to start for home. This we did and in the midst of the warring elements, with the piitiless sleet and snow pelting <U8 in the face at every step we completed our cold and disagreeable journey, arriving here about 2 o'clock p. m. Treasurer Shealy and Mr. Shirey, one being lead on by the love of money and the other by love of the gentle sex, braved the rigors of the raging storm and reached the Cros3 Eoade, and after found shelter at Mr. Wm. Westmoreland's. We did not, however, envy tbem of their experience notwithstanding the kind and -3y?.nu reception they received. Our next appointment was ai Batesburg and preferring the luxury of riding in warm and comfortable car to the inconvenience of an open buggy ride in the cold morning air, we took the train at Lexington depot and went to Batesburg at such a rapid rate that we outran our breath and had to wait at the depot some little time for it to catch up. Our breathing apparatus beiDg fully repaired we started out on a tour of inspection. The first person to greet us was the accomplished and efficient postmaster, J. Frank Kneece, who at once proceeded to an est us and led us a willing prisoner to his elegant boarding bouse, kept by Mr. Reedy Shealy, where we breakfasted ToifVi him was hi/orhiv entertained. """ """ """" "? ?o ~ / Batesburg continues to grow in size and business. There is a heap of enterprise and progress in the place and her people have an abiding faith in the future of the town and are putting their money and labor in its enterprises. At this particular time, however, trade was not very brisk, but this is accounted for by reason ?: i I of the low price of cotton All tl e j I stores are neatly and well kept, and j are filled with handt-ome assorted -i j stocks. The business men are live t and pushing ana its citizenship gei- a er>illy is of the highest order. j Our old friend. Dr. W. H. Tim- ? merman, took charge of us and con- c ducted our party tohis pleasant home, ^ where we, together with Editor John Bell Towell, enjoyed a splendid din- s ner. Miss Silome, the charming and cultured daughter of Dr. Timmerman, ( in the absence of her mother, presided over the happy home with easy grace and charming dignity which showed that she was familiar with ? the exacting duties of a hostess. Dr. j Timmerman is known almost in every > nook and coiner of the State and is A highly esteemed for his high char * ader and sterling qualities of heart ^ and hand, and Batesburg is indeed t fortunate in having him as a resident. ( He is making considerable improvements to bis dwelling by enlarging it with a view to comfort and conven ience. John .Bell i'owiii is a wnoie souled young man of studious habits i and moral character that is worthy j of emulation by other young men. ( He is full of business with progres- i sive ideas and will make us a fine 1 Representative in the House. Next day we were in the beautiful ] town of Leesville where we found ; trade brisk and taxpayers prompt in t making settlements. This town has i o made wonderful strides in the direction of development during the past year, more so, perhaps than any other town iu this part of the State. The improvements are more noticeable in the suburbs where many comfortable ( cottages have been erected, and oc- j cupied by families who have moved 1 from farms to eDjoy its social, busi- ] ness and educational advantages < which are of a superior order. L=es- . t ville has great possibilities for future development which are erjoyed but ] by few towns in the State. It is onrt hoalfr.hfnllv sitnfltpd nn ~ j ? the watershed of the Saluda and , Edisto rivers; its educational advantages are second to none, her people are generous, social and hospitable, s making it a very desirable place of ( residence and to raise a family. We ! were elegantly entertained at the Kinard Hotel which has been recently ] built and elegantly furnished, and i the table is supplied with the best \ the market affords. Lewiedale was our next point. ] Quite a number of taxpayers from the surrounding country gathered to meet the Treasurer and to do their trading some of whom did not forget j lrrofmrto TT7i f Vi f notranonor I ILtUll VUil^dUUUO niiu vuq man. While Lewiedale is quite a J trade centre, yet it is not what it ' once was in the days gone by. Not 1 so long in the past we can remember . when a large volume of business was done at this place, but the clever and s accommodating merchants there are ] enjoying a fair share of the business ( of the vicinity. This completed our week's trip. < Barr's and Bad Bank we failed to ] make. J I t The flattering reception of the ^ candidacy of Col. U. X Gunter for ( Attorney General, by the press and a voters of the State should be very encouraging to him and is certainly very gratifying to bis friends all over * the State and particularly to his home * folk in Lexington county. As we see ? it Mr. Gunter is deserving of the 1 promotion by all logical reasonings * and has proven himself fully compe- 5 tent to discharge the duties of the office. Should he be given the nomination, ability, law, justice and equity * will characterize his administration ( rather than overdrawn professional * zeal, partizan and political projudice. ? The Southern Railway's fast train, which has been operated each winter between New York and Florida, will Ua no tlio ^!r?nfVtorn'Q litlf Si ICI UO &UUHU C -J ILlt. IJiJUUUbiU o Palm Limited and the initial trip will be made eaily in January. Its [ equipment will consist of luxurious- } ly observation, club, dining and compartment sleeping cars and it will be ( in every respect the most magnifi- ( cent train ever operated in the South. ^ The slanderous Maclav is to be in- 1 vestigated by CoDgress, also the part 1 taken by Crowinsbield and Sampson ] in endorsing his slander. December Salesday. Last Mondv, December salejday, was in nauy respects a genuine winter day, alhough it was not so coid. The crowd in ittendauce upon tlie public sales \$as somevhat larger than for sometime past. There vas but little money in circulation and :onsequently there was no perceptible increase in business. The following sales vere made by the Clerk of Court; The Hirt ey land, near 3at9sburg, con.foting of 93 acre, was sold to E. F. rftrothtr and W H Lyles for $1110. Court of Common Pleas. Charley Kicard, plaintiff, vs. Henry S. Kicard, defendant. Foreclosure ot Mortgage. All that piece, pared or tract cf land, rontaining one hundred and thirly-Svn tcrrs, more or less, situate, lying and being n the county and State aforesaid. on vaters of Cotton branch, waters of Lightvood creek, waters ol North Edisto river, idjoining lands ol Daniel Senn, P. W. shealy. J. C. Hartley, Jasper Taylor and iV. P. Leaphart. Sold to J. A. Muller, atorney, for S'2t?0. 1. S. Kauch, plaintiff, vs. James W. Kestler, defendant. Foreclosure of Mortgage. All that piece, parcel or tract of land ;itriatp lvinc and beincr in the county of Lexington and State aforesaid, containing ifty acres, more or less, in the fork of Broad and Saluda ri ?#rs, on the west side >f Dry branch, bounded by lands belongng to D. G. Whites, H. B. Eesler and by ands belonging to Mrs. Amanda M. Keser; the same being the tract of lanl con/eyed to the defendant by Amanda M. Eesler on the 9tb day of August, 1897. This property was withdrawn for satisfac;ory reasons. S. R. Bartley, plaintiff vs. Nancy Alma B.irlley, Jacobs Carl Bartley and D. Carr'e Adams, defendants. Partitiou of Real Estate. All that piece, parcel or tract of laud, iituatc, lying and being, pirtly in the tonnty of Lexington and partly in the tounty of Saluda, containing one huudred tnd thirty-four and one half (134.}) acres, nore or less, bounded by lands of W. D. Boland, E. F. Strother, -J. IjSj Able and Houroe Rikard. Sold to F. H Hendrix or S17G0. f. W. Long, assignee and in his own right, plaintiff against P. H. Gross, B F. Gross, E. M. Mack, J. E. Raw), Jake Scelgrove, Andrew J.' Roberts, Laura Monts. IoneMonts, Marray Monts, Macy Monts, Flemming Monts and Willie Monts. defendants. Foreclosure of Mortgage. All that piece, parcel or tract of land situate, l}ing and being in Lexington ;ounty and State of South Carolina, confining one hundred and twelve acres, xiore or less, bounded on the north and ;ast by lands of P. H. Gross, C. E. Ltap iiart and George Smith, on the sonth ai d *est by lands ot E. M. Mack, in Lexington township. This property was divided into lots and vere purchased by the following per>ons: Tract No. 1. to G, T. G/aham for $255. Tract No. 2, to F. E. Dreher for $100. Tract No. 3, to J. 11 Wingard for $50. Tract No 4. the Home Place, to -J. Sol Tendrix for $415. Mrs. Rhodella Kyzer, Mrs. AnnajLorick, Oavis A. Kyz9r, Miss Jessie Kyzer, Mrr. Nettie Lorick, R. H Kyzer aud Mrs. L. Jrsie Shealy. the legal heirs and di fstribltees of the estate of Malachi E. Kyzer, leceased. Sale for partition. All that piece, parcel or tract of land itaate. lying and being it; the county of Lexington and State aforesaid, on waters UA/?i Por? OAnfaininri am Knn. '1 XXVg JL CU JLJ a t?UL VU? WUWIUIU^ wn V MMWlred and ninety-seven (297) acres, more or ess, and adjoining lands of F. A. Derrick, j. M. Caugbman, R. H. and D. A. Kyzer, 3. D. Smith, Addv Steele, George Keisler, feff J. Seay and Mrs. Rebecca Seay; being )art of two original surveys, one granted 0 John Hendrix, June 3rd. 1793, for 180 acres, and the other granted to George Jaughman, August 8th, 1812, for 269 teres. Sold to W. P. Roof for $3(X\ The Government estimates that he crop is 2.000,000 bales less than ihat figured out by the Beare, caused 1 panic on the change yesterday and he price of cotton sprang up full !orty points, which is an advance of ?2 per bale. Dick, of Ohio, has introduced a )ili in the House looking to a reluction of southern representation in "i jODgress. The State Baptist convention is in jession at Florence. rhe World's Greatest Fever Medicine. Johnson's Tonic does in a day vhat slow Quinine cannot do in ten lays. Its splendid cures are in strikng contrast with the feeble cures nade by Quinine. If you are utterly wretched, take a thorough course of Johnson's ToDic md drive out every trace of Malarial poisoning. The wise insure their lives and the wiser insure their health by using Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic. It costs 50 cents if it cures; not one cent if it does not. 20?12m HICK A DOG Kick a dog and he bites you. He bites you and you kick him. The more you kick the more he bites and the more he bites the more you kick. Each makes the other worse. A thin body makes thin blood. Thin blood makes a thin body. Each makes the r\ fV? r>r Timrcr* Tf tVir>rf> i? (minor I - 5v...5 to be a change the help must come from outside. Scott's Emulsion is the ricrht O help. It breaks up such a combination. First it sets the stomach right. Then it enriches the blood. That strengthens the body and it begins to grow new flesh. A strong body makes rich blood and rich blood makes a strong body. Each makes the O J other better. This is the way Scott's Emulsion puts the thin body on its feet. Now it can get along by itself. No need of medicine. This picture represents the Trade Mark of Scott's Emulsion and is on the yjr: wrapper of every bottle. ggfSg inif'l- Send for free sampleSCOTT & BOWNE, TAX RETURNS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW in refrrarce to the assessment and taxij ation or property, the Auditor, or his assistant. will be and attind the ;ollowing named places for tie purpose of receiving tax returns for the fiscal year 1902, and in order to meet :he next appointment the hoar will close at 11:30 in the morning and at 4 o'clock :n the afternoon; taxpayers will, therefore, be prompt in meeting the appointments so as Dot to cause delay. Taxpayers will please come prepared to give the na??e of their township and number of school district wherin they reside: Lexineton. C H , from January 1st to the 13th, 1902. J. J.Wessinger, morning. January 13 Josh Shealy's. afternoon. January 13 Chapin, all day, JVnuarv 14. Cross Roads, mornim?. January 15. Peak, afternoon. -January 15. Peak, mrming, January 16. Spring Hill, afternoon. January 16. Hilton, morning. Januarv 17. White Rock, afterooou, January 17. Mr*. Mary Busby's morning, January IF. Ballentine. afternoon. January 18. lrmo, all day, January 20. R. T. Hook, morning. January 21. Saxe-Gotba, morning, January 22 Barrs, afternoon. January 22. G. F. Keisler's. morning. January *23. Crap's Store, afternoon, January *23. Croat's Store, morning, January 24. Kocky Well, afternoon. Jannary 24. Edmunds, morning. January 27, Gaston, afternoon. January 27. Cross Roads, morning. January 28 J J. Mock's, atternoon. January 28. Swansei, all dav, January 29 Red >tore. all day. Januarv 30. Archie Wolfe's, morning, January 31. W. N. Martin's, afternoon. January 31. oil Pahpnavv 1 XJ i UUAU1IU. Uli uo* I * vv? ?j JU. Jfeliou. February 3. L L. Gaott's, morning, February 4. Jacob Williams. afternoon. February 4. Samaria, morning. February 5. Batesburg, all day. February H JLee-?ville. all day. February 7 Snmmir, morning. February 8. LewiedaJ, afternoon. February. 8 Lexiugton. all other davs not named above until February 20. 1002. Sectiou 270 of the law in reference io the assessment of taies, (Revised Statutes.) reads as follows; AH property shall be valued for taxatir n at is true value in money, w hicb in all cas- s not specially provided for by law. shall te held to be as follows, to wit; For person 1 property the usual selling price on the | usoal terms of similar property at administrator's or executor's sales, at the place ' where the return is made: and for real prop- ( erty. the usoal selling price on the usual terms of similar property at sales for parti- ' tion under order of court, at tbe place | where the return is made If there is no usual selling price, then at what is honestly believed could be obtained for the same at a iair sale under the conditions above men- r tioned It shall be the duty of each owner of lands, and ol any new structures thereon which shall not have been appraised lor taxation, to list tbe same for taxation with the County Auditor of the county in which tbey may he situated ou or btftre the 20th day ol February next, alter the same shall become subject to taxation. Section 6. That from and j'lter the jassaee of this act. there shajl be assessed upon all taxable polls in this State a tax ol one dollar on each poll, the proceeds ot which lax shall be applied solely to educational purposes. Every male citi/.eu between tbe ages of 21 imd fiO vears, except those incapable ot earning a support, lrom being maimed or from other causes aud except those who are made exempt by law, shall be deemed taxable polls. All returns for taxation must be filed with the Auditor not later than February 20, 1?>02, as after that date the law requires an addition of 50 per cent, to the last year's -j return. All real estate to be assessed this year. Township Hoard ot Assessors will meet in some convenient place in their respective townships on Tuesday, March 4, 1902. County Board of Equalization will meet at " the Auditor's office on Tuesday, March IS, " 1901. at 10 o'clock a. m, G. A. DERRICK. Auditor Lexington County. , 3 1 % j Fall Opening, j I I. I. MIMNAUGH Sl CO. . %y a KX iybjuvhuibm &. a ww - - $ The Largest Department 1 Stores in this State. j Every item of wearing ap- I parel for Ladies and Gen- I tlemen. " When you want a good suit n 1 j 1 T 1 oi ciotnes see mr. donn Stuart. Mr. R. F. Corley will be glad to see you in our Shoe Department and will sell you reliable shoes at very low prices. ! LEXINGTON I is well represented by sev1 rtl Av?1rr( AIIVJ 1 1 IITT K5LC11 gUUU ILL UU1 JUL y Goods Store and here you ^ will have the greatest opportunity of getting the best value for your money. Make our store your headquarters when in Columbia Respectfully. m tt ?) f \ ? j.LUimiiaiigiiiVio COLUMBIA, S. C. October 2. I I STOVES RANGES, 1 ?2 Heating Stores, y $A 1 ID TillllT \\ llllll VTI1VFV H 65 mil lIUiil nuuuDiuiuij, Q S3 STOVE PIPES AND ELBOWS, S3 c3 EAVE TROUGH AND CQNDi'OTORS, W 1 Asphalt Ready Rooting, || _ SS FLUE PIPE, FIRE BRICKS, FIRE CLAY, , S3 8 099111 lit! WROUGHT IRON PIPE, g ?5 1 FITTINGS,VALVES, ETC g g5 WRITE TO US FOR PRICES. ?3 || Lorick & Lowranee lo.? g? 65 1510 MAIN ST., COLUMBIA, S. C. C5 gg Jan. 1.? It. gg 6989 6^ra69?9G9G9C969Q69 /jggg^ s 4 The State Fair "OVER ( _ H,AIN;Ub A^U UKUANS || yh Those still in the market lor Pianos and Good first class Organs from $3^.00 up. ~^]y^lilliili^aaga? Good Upright Pianos from $177.00 up. R EMEMBER M. A. MALOXE represents the Manufacturers and won't be undersold. Write for catalogues, prices and terms to Lv?. j&.. Cclu.m."bia. kliy 15?It. >