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The Lexington Dispatch. Wednesday. March 5, 1902. PENCIL AND SCWS. Wayside Notes Gathered Here and There by a Dispatch Man. This is the third week of court. The price of eggs will remain high ?. Tl. _A until alter ussier. The movement of guano is backward this season. The fruit trees are trying to bloom. The winds were again high Sunday night. Prof. S. S. Lindler has numerous ' T7?ll? peach blooms on ms place near jcma. You will find nice apples, bananas, lemons, etc., at the Bazaar. The raiDS have left a majority of the public roads in a miserable condition. . The art of making money may be intricate, but the art of keeping it is far more so. Mr. J. R. W. Sease is now sick at his home with what is supposed to be La Grippe. One of the lights in the dome of state house was broken by the storm of last Thursday. Remember that the Dispatch office is prepared to execute any kind of job printing at reasonable prices. The chain gang this week is working the Cherokee road from Mr. A. W. Shealy's to the Gilbert Hollow road. The late rains have swelled the Broad and Saluda rivers so that they* were impassable Sunday and Mon day. Mr. Thomas J. Adams has retired from the Editorship of the Edgefield Advertiser, and has been succeeded by Mr. J. L. Mims. Meyers & Co. Royal Spice Powders for horses, cattle, hogs and poultry, which has no equals. For sale by W. P. Roof. Messrs. J. P. Sox and David HClark are visiting relatives and friends in the lower section of Orangeburg county. The beethsy, grain, as well as family and plantation supplies, can be found at T. B. Aughtry & Co's., Columbia. The State of the 24th nit, says that Representative Efird will be a candidate for State Senator provided Senator Sbarpe retires. Mr. Simon Cauo-bmaD, who was last week elected local dispenser, is now behind the lattice work handing out "Fuss Xv to thirsty customers. Col. D. J. Knotts, a prominent citizen of Swansea and who is well and favorably known all over the county, was in town Monday and paid us a social visit. Meyers & Co. Celebrated Horse Spices gives new life and vigor to your horses. Try a package and you will never have any other, 253-. For sale by W. P. Koof. Col. M. D. Harman, who has been confined to his home for the past two will resume bis nlace behind the counters of W. P. Roof, in a few days. ' Mr. H. E. Taylor and Miss Victoria Summers were married by the Rev. J. K. Efird on Sunday, February 26, 1902 at the home of Mr. James Fulmer, near Little Mountain in this county. Do you want a fine razor, pocket knife or any other kind of cutlerj? Then go to T. B. Aughtry & Co s., Columbia. Toey k<e? the best at the lowest prices. We regret to learn from our New? Letter that the youDg daughter of Mr. George Craps died suddenly Sunda/.night of heart disease. The interment was at Cedaa Grove Tuesday. John Harm an, colored, knocked Joe Bocze: also colored, in the head at Mrs. Shirey's mill last Thursday. "* 1 ' ^ or\r1 Joe cnea a lew nouns anci ?a.ua auu John skipped by tfce light of the moon to parts unknown. Meyers' Celebrated Poultry Spices makes hens lay, cures all poultry diseases and makes your chickens pay you a profit, 10 and 33c packages. For sale by W. P. Rocf. Mr. VV. J. McCartUa left lor Co- i lumbia this morning to enter upon his duties as State Inspector of local dispensaries. Columbia will be his ! headquarters. Mr. P. W. Barnes, of Johnstone, is in town putting up some tine ? tombstone work in St. Stephen's cemetery. Those who have seen the work are well pleased with it in all i respects. Meyers' Celebrated Hog Spices ! - 1-1 5 ! I cures (Jboiera and any Kinarea aiseas of the bops; makes the pips grow j and keep fat and healthy. There is nothing to equal them, only oe. For sale by W. P. lioof. Mr: George A. Shealy was in town j Monday and was shakiug baDds with bis friends on the street. From his ... i clutch we imagine that he might be prepairig to take the race for super- J visor again. An application has been received by the Secretary of State from J. C. ! Fort, D. F. Shumpert and D. R Kueece for permission to hold an election on tne matter of incorporating the town of Pelion in this ; couDty. FOR SALE?A fine Kentucky j ! .Tart fthnnfc 8 rears old. 14 bands high, thoroughbred, will be sold cheap for the cash, or on easy terms. : Apply to J. H. Price, Eila, Lex co. Cileb Green, colored, was com- j mitted to jail last night to answer to the charge of larceny at the June term of court. was arrested Dear I the residence of Col. D J. Knott'e, ' a short distance from Swansea. If you are in want of Golden ! ^ , ! Beauty, lelJow loenr, juowrarces Improved or Blount's Prolific Seed | Com, call on or write Lorick & Lowrance, "Wbolet-ale and Retail Seeds- ! men, Columbia, S. C. 18 ; ' Rev. P. H. E. Derrick of Sandy. Run, was in town last Friday rnd j called to see us. Mr. Derrick has accepted a call from the Lutheran ; churches around Prosperity compris- I ing St. Philip charge. He has left j for his new field of labor and will j make Prosperity bis home. Choen's Shoe Store, 1636 Maiu si., Columbia, is winning wide spread j reputation on account cf the wear- i able quality of shoes sold there and the low prices at which they are sold, j Every shoe is folly warranted and ; hence the customer is always sure to get a good pair for his nnney. Give Choen a trial and be convinced. I Mr. J. Divid Hendrix, the eldest i son of the late Austin Hendrix, died j at the hospital in Columbia last Sat- l urday. Mr. HeDdrix was a native of this town and has many close rela- . tives stiil residing in this place. He ; leaves three children to mourn his departure. One of the h6uses in South Caro- ' lina that short crops and hard times "? i A- i ii._i T T Tiff! aoes nor enecc is luat 01 o. u jjulu- , naugh & Co., Columbia. His corps of buyers Lave just arrived from the Northern markets with a magnificent stock of goods embracing everything to wear for man, woman and child. : When the people of Lexington went first class goods at the lowest prices, Mimuaugh's is the place to go. McCiure for March is on the Edi- \ tu's table and is remarkable for the excellency of its contents. The accjunt of the wonderful medical research of Prof. Loeb is intensely interesting and the viv;d historical sketch of the trial cf Aaron Burr is of real merit aod contains many facts which 1 have never been published before. 1 ? i 1 1 _ e Tins magazine is aiwayB aoreust ui i the times and is a welcome visitor to thousands cf homes. Price. $100 I * : per annum or 10 ceDts per number I Address MeCiure Co, 141 155 E. : 25th street New York city, N. Y. For aches and paiDs use Planter's : ; Cuban Relief, the Magic Cure for ! internal and external pains. There I is no better. Gives permanent re- | lief in 5 minutes. Cures every pain j flesh is heir to from toothache down ! to oromns Warranteed to cure the ^ ; worse case of horse colic in 10 min- i ! utes. For sale at the Bazaar. (O 'ibis signature is on every box of tbo genuine Laxative Bromo=Quinine Tablets the remedy that enres n cold in one ciaj APItUTQ Unrivaled book proposition. HuE.il I O New Standard works. All ) rapid sellers. Liberal terms. Our truarn- ; teed FOUNTAIN PEN a specialty. Descriptive lists mailed. Colton. Oilman it Co.. (established 1830110 Warren St., New York. 4\vl8. CONSUMPTION | Is like the constrictor which drops its ' coils around its victim and slowly tightens them until life is extinguished, j Once the coils arc ' t drawn tight there is little chance of j escape. The one j hope of safety is j to break loose at j Those who are : showing svmp- ! toins of lung dis- i ease should in- j stantly l>egin the , fuse 01 jur. nercc s j Golden Medical j Discover}*. It will ! cure obstinate coughs, bronchitis and bleeding of i the lungs. It in- j creases the nutri- j tion of the body, j and so restores the | emaciated form ! to health and : strength. I There is no alcohol in ''Golden 1 Medical Discov ery," and it is entirely free from opium, I cocaine, and all other narcotics. , "I feel it my duty to give my testimonial in j Vw^.r,?ir *'Aur errant m or! iritis " writes Mr. John T. Reed. of Jefferson. Jefferson Co.. Ark. "When I commenced Inking Doctor Pierce's ' Golden Medical Discovery I was very low with a cough, and would at times spit blood. I was j not abie to do any work at all. was weak and my head was dizzy. The first l>ottlc I took did I me so much good that I had faith In it and con- j tinued until I had taken twelve bottles. Now I do not look like nor feel like the same man as I was a year ago. People were astonished and said thev did not think that 1 conld live. I can thankfully say that I am entirely aired of a disease from which had it not been for your won- j derfttl' Discovery' I would have died." Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical 1 Adviser, paper covers, sent free on I receipt of 21 one-cent stamps to pay | expense of mailing only. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. Dots from Savilla. To the Editor of the Dispatch: The health of the community is ! L1UL K'J gUUU OL liilB Wlibilig. Mr. D. C. Harman's family has i been visited by the grippe. Mrs. T. Hill has been confined to i her bed for several days, but we are glad to say that she is improving. The school at Pineville Academy, | which has been taught by Prof. Lindler, closed last Friday. The Cherokee road is being worked by Mr. P. B. Warner, overseer. The chain gaDg has completed cutting the new road from Priceville i to the Dutch Fork. They are now on the Calk's road one mile southeast of here. Mrs. Martha Derrick, of the i Saluda section, is visiting relatives in | this section. Mrs. D. P. Sease has been confined to ber room for a few days, j She is improving at this writing. Mr. J. H Price will have the fruit in the comiDg future if be is successful. He has purchased sixteen hundred sets. Mr. Lester Harman visited at his uncle's last Sunday. Mr. D P. Se3se and family visited at his wife's father last Sunday. Mr. John Langford, of the Lorena ; section and Mr, Shannon Itawl, of j the Boylstoa section, took dinner ! with Mr. L. E. Black last Sunday. : R=v. S. P. Shumpert took dinner with Mrs. M. J. Ballentine on the I fourth Sunday. Our Dr. Drafts ha9 his hands full now visiting the sick. He says that , there is a great deal of it now. March 3, 1902. H. | Steaamaa Ncvs. To the Editor of the Dispatch: Will try and give you a few items j from around Steadman. Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Barr are spending a few days with the former's father, Mr. T. B. Barr. They are on their way to Warrenville, S. CM where they intend to make their i future home. Clifton is going to j keep store. We wish for them a i bright future. Mrs. Lessie Gantt haB been down I to her mothers for a day or too. , , , . i -i i JtLope fetoe enjoyed cer inp wniie : away from our little city. MissSbull, from Seivern, spent last ! week with her sister, Mrs. Wileon ! Guoter, in town. Keroey branch school closed March 1st. The speeches, dialogues, ; music and contests were of a high | order. All spoke well for our de- ) voted school teacher, Mr. Wm Oxner. 1 A silver medal was awarded to the | best speaker, which fell to Mr. i Christie Barr. After all was through dinner was announced, and 6uch an abundance of good things you seldom see. The occasion was a pleasaDt j one, and our teacher will be remem bered by all whom he met as being kind and gentle, and we regretted to j see him leave. Success to the dear old Dispatch : and its Editor. Marie Witherspoon. ; i i STILI Largest Stock of C 1115 1 February It?ly. Mme. Titicne' Money. T]ic fortune of the famous singer, Mme. Titiens, remained in chancery for years. She died in 1S77 and left all her vast fortune to a relative named Peter Tietjens. In 1873 Peter Tietjens was living at Cardiff and about that time announced his intention of emigrating to South America. Whether he did so or not has never been ascertained, but for three years prior to Mme. Titiens' death nothing was seen or heard of him, find for twenty years after the death other relatives tried to obtain the estate on the presumption that Peter was dead and had left no heirs. The courts, however, are very slow to act in such cases, and it was only in 1895 that an order was granted giving leave to assume the legatee's death if after proper advertising neither Peter v i- .. : iietjens nor ms neirs put m u eumu. ?Chambers' Journal. Contented Customers. "One of the curses of modern business/' remarked the passenger with the side whiskers, "is the habit so many people have of buying goods and then bringing them back and changing them. It keeps one clerk busy nearly all the time at my store making exchanges." "I never have the slightest trouble of that kind," said the passenger with the patch over one eye. "And 1 have been in business fortythree years." "What is vour business, may I ask?" "I'm an undertaker." ? Elmira Telegram. Rather ill Timed. At a recent wedding in Xew York at which the bride had retained iier "maiden meditation fancy free" a number of years beyond the usual marrying age the organist most i + r\ t* mnct uncrflltantlv \j l illVCU ? played as a prelude t > the arrival ot the wedding party, "Tis the Last Lose of Summer," thereby causing a visible smile among the listeners. BgSPlH PARKER'S ~ hair balsam CImsuci tod bcmtif.c* the hotr. ? Promotes * luxuriant growth. B?5sSe=.r. Never Fails to Eestore Gray Hair to its Youthful Color. iCvStA'il: ?en Cures scalp diseases & hair ialitng. J? tOc.aiid tl.uOat Druggi?U___ f^ziLTOisr's OUGH CURE, ^ A SYRUP, Unique?unlike any other cough prepa ration. The quickest to stop a cough an< to remove soreness from the lungs. 25c. THE MURRAY .DRUG CO., COLUMBIA. S. C. For Sale at THE BAZAAB. Aug. 18?ly. ME YOU SICK SUFFERING, AND NEED 2v?:eiidicz2>T:E^ If so, you will find in the Drue and Medicine Department a the Bazaar, Standard Medicines for all Complaints Diseases, Etc., which wil giverelief and cure you. AT THE BAZAAR, , IN THE LEAD! ' Buggies and Wagons in the State. j Dur Prices the Lowest. y^=Rhea Xlx1le Co., 1 PLAIN STREET, COLUMBIA, S. C. . Seed Irish Potatoes SECOND CROP RED BLISS TRIUMPS. i) WEEKS EARLIER THAN MAINE SEED. A SURE STAND AND A HEAVY * Li cropper. We have tbe genuine sccoad crop Also a fall line of penaine Maine Seed, a Red and White Bliss, and Bed Catting Rose. Red and Yellow Onion Sets. We carry a m lall and complete line of ^ Fruits and Produce. Write for prices. We will save yoa money. T. IE. ^TOT^I^Cr ds CO., WHOLESALE FRUIT and PRODUCE 1^11 31AIN ST.,COLUMBIA, S. C. February 12.?Ilu. : F?8 SALE CHEAP ? ? 1 v\ I <9 w?9 9 Mi t i Wood's Seeds f BEST FOR THE SOUTH. n I SEED POTATOES liiflal#fb? / * ONE OF OUR LEADING SPECIALTIES. i $ . * $ We have thousands of barrels in $ J flf\ * stock; the best flaine-grown x) / . !Ij .-X ^ and Virginia Second Crop Seed. <X / A I 'f ' W\ >o i Wood's 1902 Catalogue gives 7. j Jg )0 9 comparative crop results, botn as |$ / SM 7 |\f ^Y\\ I m\ $ 9 to earliness and yield, with MaineI $ I'm9 ?\| C=J 99 1 >0 9 ^rown an(l Second-crop seed. It J I C*s I "=?[ \ | VJ B a I SO CUUUIIII9 lili.- U UUIW ucv.u, ^ I IB ' _J HP I '? 9 and valuable information about I < \ >o I Special Potato Price IJst. \ lx jfj for 1902givesreliable, practical,up-toV / yj B data information about all Seeds,giving \y ? I "otonly descriptions, but the best crops (X vq H to grow, most successful ways of grow<v __ X> ing different crops, and much other inrill j ? v> formation of special interest to every 0< 8 Hill T2 X> I Trucker, Gardener and Farmer. Mailed JL v, B free upon request. 1 . | I T.W. Wood & Sons, Seedsmen, 4 ? 4t2,?C?I,1?S, $ B rich?ioho, virgihia. i $ 9 Truckers and Farmers requiring large X) a Wt quantities of seeds are requested Q 0 y? i | to write for special prices. $ for a Sluggish Appetite at tempt- ? : 111 iiiliMl JllllllIIP1 g ing Prices for a Sluggish * j Januarys. 8w-i6 I oc Purse. But our store-- x>; rr 4 V IVAHTTr'T? r $ 'twill make you & ixi/aauju. | hungry. g rphe time for the payment of X 0 X> X taxes without the penalty has been ex & $ tended by order of Hon. John i\ Derbam. 3 <x oT v AflTYT 2 T T\ Comptroller of the State of South Carolina, ^ IT I fill B?[ A T T| X> by and with the consent of the Governor. ;< Jj,, ,SJ8 V0 tfv xLJji/i sa notice io hereby given that the books will ^ ^ t e opened tor the collection of taxes at my i;ytiU3TnM P x> office in Lexington, C. h.. S. C, until ^ LcXiNSTuNt S. C. ^ March 3uth, 1<>02 September 26. TAX LEVY. ^ l0T *tilfe PurP?s,;s I :'h,!s For Ordinary County Purposes 3'4 Mil. ??? ?? xriii J j ? l opwim i^uuuiy ?.... Executors Ssle. For School Purposes 3 Mills BY VIRTUE OF THE POWER AND TotaI ^ Hills anthoritv given me under tbe will of Ta** *1- .. , . , . _ . t -t> lh ,i t ??n n?nr>u For interest on railroad bonds in Fork. John R. Shuler deceased. I will seii atpab- Broad River and Saluda townships, lU mill. . lie ontciy to the highest bidder, at the late For retiring rati road bonds. Broad River residence of the said John R. IShnler, in and Saluda Townships, 5 mills. _ r Fork Township, in Lexington county, on Town'hi'p1" mills*oau b?nds ia Fork I Thursday, March I3th. 1902. beginning at For attorney fees in Broad and Saluda eleven o'clock a. m., the following personal Townships. b? mill. <4 property, to wit: Total levy Broad River Township, 183?mills fl - Tr t> ? Txr0?_ Total levy Saluda Township, 18.J4 mills. * t Une aiuie, vjne xioi*r, <^xsc ""** ioiai levy rora iuwhnui>. x< ?? mms. J ous, about 25 Read of Cattle. Cotton Seed, Special School Tax Little llobntain DisFarmmg Implements, Ac . Ac. mi'ls, . t> t sHT'T FR Parties owning propety m more Jinn one c ? f.L -c i 4 < t cw i' township so state to the Treasurer. Executor of the Estate of Jno. R. ShuJer. FRANK AV. SHEALY. Februar 25th, 1002. 3wl9. Treasurer Lexington County. 4