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? A Eepresentatiue Betuspaper. Bouers hexington and the Borders of the Surrounding Bounties Like a Blanket. VOL. XXXII. LEXINGTON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20. 1902. NO. 20 in m i ? in m 1 .if/'Mf] t I PM^|!=C J r; ,v4\A j wkdr* f : i 'A m, -- ? i c-*cy^ DEAR MADAM: If you will wear one pair of Our "HIGH SCHOOL WALKING BOOTS" ! you'll always want them. We really don't know whether i i they are the "BIST THE WORLD" but we do know that there is not 1 another shoe in the land that will match ' these I Two Dollar ^iioes FOIi WOMEN ; within Fifty Cents a pair, BEING YOUE FEET AND TWO DOLLARS LEVER, "THE SHOE MAN." / 1603 Main Street, COLUMBIA, - - S. C. Feb. 6?1?. C. M. Efird. F. E. Dreheb. EFIRD & DREHER, Attorneys at Law, I PYINHTON. C. H.. S. C. Will'" practice in all the Courts. Business solicited. One member oi the firm will always be at office, Lexington, s. c. June 17?6m. Albert M. Boozer, Attorney at Law. COLUMBIA, S. C. Especial attention given to business entrusted to him by his fellow citizens ot Lexington county. Office: 1609 Main Strest, over T. B. Aughtry & Co. February 28 ?tf. ID. F. C. OILMORE, "1" OCATED AT NO. 1510 MAIN STREET. 1 ^ /*. _ /~i t over Jtiusemann s u-an more, Columbia. S. C., where he will be glad to see his former as well as new patients. Dr. Gilmore will be at Dralts Hotel in Lexington on Toesdaj and Wednesday, April 8th and Oth, to accommodate patients who find it inconvenient to call at his Colombia office. January 23, lyul?tf. THE PROOF OF THE PUDDING !S THE EATING. THE PROOF OF THE MEDICINE IS THE TAKING. HILTON'S LIFE FOR THE LIVER AND KIDNEYS W1^ verily every claim made lor it. Test it by a trial of a 25c. bottle. It makes last trends wherever once used, and becomes the medicine ot tbe household. It is pleasant to take, acts pleasantly and causes one to leel pleasant. It is the best and quickest remedy lor the cure of kidney troubles, lame back, disordered liver and any derangement ot the Htomp.ch and bowels BOTTLES, 25c., 50c. and $1.00. Wholesale by the MURRAY DRUG CO., Columbia. 3. C. For Sale at THE BAZAAR. May 15?ly. y Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use W gjfl in time. Sold by druggists. Kg % -W. v7T>|, ^ v ^2 \j 1620 MAIN STB ^pl Solicits a SI {j As to Municipal Elections. It seems that there was some irrei gularities connected with the election recently held on the question of extending the corporate limits of the town of Brookland, so, we have been informed, it has been determined by Intendant Witt and his council to order a new election. At the request of parties interested, we give a synopsis of the Jaw in reference to municipal elections, approved March 6th, 189G. This law was enacted to conform with the provision of the Constitution of '95 forbidding special legislation and all the requirements of this law must be followed by municipalities of every incorporated city and town in the State. The second election, so we understand is ordered for the 9th day of April. The following is the synopsis: Section 23 Every male citizen of this State and of the United States of the age of twenty-one years and upwards, having all the qualifications mentioned in the first Section of this Act, and who has resided within the corporate limits of aDy incorporated city or town in this State for four months previous to any municipal ' * * ? J _?1 L J I election, ana Das paia an ia.\es uue and collectible for the preceding fiscal year, and wbo has been registered as hereinafter required, shall be entitled to vote at all municipal elections of his city or town after the general election in the year 1896. Sec. 24. Ninety days before the holding of a regular election in any incorporated city or town in this State after the general election of 1896, the Mayor or Intendanfc thereof shall appoint one discreet individual who is a qualified elector of such municipality as Supervisor of Registration for such city or town, whose duty it shall be to register all qualiGed electors within the limit3 of the incori "? #i m mr _ _f poratea cicy or town. ?ne Dames 01 all qualified electors of such municipality shall be entered in a book of registration, which at least one week before the election and immediatly after the holding of the election shall be filed in the office of the Clerk or Recorder of such city or town, and j shall be a public record open to the inspection of any citizen at all times. Such registration shall be used for | all special elections iu the mun|ei! pality until ninety days preceding j the next regular election. * * * I Sec. 26 The Supervisor or Superj visors of Registration (as the case may be) shall judge of the qualifications of all applicants for registration, j I JLiiU KJX (* tlliVUtV \JX \ registration from the Board of Supervisor of Registration of the county ; entitling the applicant to vote in a polling precinct within the incorporated city or town in which the applicant desires to vote shall be a I condition prerequisite to the appicant's obtaining a certificate of registration for municipal elections; and the production of such certificate and proof of his residence within the limits of the municipality for four ? a I? J- -L -i-_i.: j moniiiB preceuiag bucu eiecuuu auu the payment of all taxes assessed against him due aud collectible for the previous fiscal year shall entitle the applicant to registration. From the decision of the municipal Super visor any applicant may appeal to the Court cf Common Pleas, or any Judge thereof, and from thence to the Supreme Court, and the mode of appeal shall be the same as provided in Section 8 of this act. Sec. 28 Each elector registered MmrMTfT?TMrrTrnrinT?-m?f-nraiM?i? in EC- ILviCOIfcTCISZarC 'EET, tare of Your Valued I by the municipal Supervisor of Registration shall !)e furnished by such Supervisor or Supervisors (as the case may be) with a certificate, ^ which shall be of the following - form: State of South Carolina, City or Town cf I Registration Certificate for Municipal j Election, Number , Ward , ^ This is to certify that is c a qualified elector of the city or town s of resides in Ward is years of age, and is entitled , to vote in the municipal election on j the day of IS.. j j Registered on the .... day of j 18 ji "Supervisor of Registration. j Sec. 29. Before, v municipal election to be held in any incorporated j city or town in this State after the j general election of 1890, the muni- j cipal Supervisor or Supervisors of Registration (as the case may be) , shall furnish the Managers of Elec- ( tions with the book or books of reg- \ istration for the city or town or pre- j cinct thereof, prepared by him or j them for the use of the Managers of Election as prescribed in the 24th i Section of thie Act, which they shall , return to the Supervisor or Supervisors fas the case may be] within i f three days after the election: add do < elector shall be allowed to vote in any municipal election whose name is | not registered as herein provided, or who does not produce a municipal ] registration certificate at the polls: Provided, That in case the naipe of ] any registered elector does not ap- i pear, or incorrectly appears, on the j registration books of his polling precinct, he shall nevertheless be en- , titled to vote, upon the production and presentation to the Managers of , Election of such precinct [ in addition | LU JJIO ujuuiuipoi ic(;ioiiQiiv;ii ^ctuu- j ! cate i a certificate of the Clerk or Recorder of such city or town that j his name is enrolled in the registra- , tion books of his city or town, on file in the office of said Clerk or Recorder, and it shall be the duty of said Clerk , or Recorder to furnish such certid- 1 cate without cost or charge upon demand of any such elector whose name j appears on the registration book of I hie city or town on file in the office of j said Clerk or Recorder. Sec. 30. Every applicant for regis- I | tration, including municipal registrai tion, shall first take the following 1 | oath, to be administered to him by 1 | the Board or the Supervisor, or 1 j Supervisors of Registration, [as the | case may be]: "I do solemnly swear 1 ! I nr affirm ! that T am a male oitizen ^ ! of this State and of the United States: j ' that I am twenty-one years of age or , more: that I have resided in this i State for two years, and in this j County for one year, and in the poll- j ing precinct in which I apply to* be registered and in which I will ofier to vote if registered for four months, ; and that I have not been convicted 1 I ! : | of burglary,' arson, obtaining goods j | or money under false pretenses, pel- ( ; jury, forgery, robbery, bribery, j , i adultery, bigamy, wife beating, house- I ! breaking. receiving stolen goods, breach of trust with fraudulent in! | j tent, fornication, sodomy, incest, as- : sault with intent to ravish, miscegen- ! j atioo, larceny, or crimes against the | i election laws." Xr. * 4f: Approved the 5th day of March i A. D. 189G. Logwood and madder dyes for sale j at the Bazaar. j : i >2sr, ties., *atronage. Polite and Lorena STotes. To the Editor of the Dispatch: The health of the community is iery good. When the land gets dry enough to ' )low it comes another shower. Garden work has been down, but j Mr. Jack Frost tries to catch the ittle plant every morning before day. : The women around here are not on i *ood term3 with the hawks. The j >ld bo^'s claws too many chickens to juit them. Mr. William Black is doing some ivork on his place near here. Mr. G. R. Sease has recently moved ;o his hoir.e near Lewiedale. Some more papers have been eiru- J ating around here for a Free Rural \ Delivery. Mr. E H. Shealv is forward with j lis farm work, and doing well with ! lis saw mill work. Mr. Shealy is a j lustier. Messrs. Charley and Rufus Koon i vent down to the sand last Monday tnd come back Tuesday morning 1 !acing the stinging wind. It cer- j .ainly was a rough day for the last J Dart of Ma**ch. Messrs. B. D. Sease. J. C. Price md J. H. Price are preparing to put jp shops. Mr. W. O. Steele is busy at his ihops. From early morn till dewy ive you hear the ring of the anvil. Mr. T. H. Drafts has about cornDieted the pailing around his yard. Guano wagons have been moving j ike anything for the last week. Mr. P. W. Shealy is assisting Mr. H W. Koon with his sand hill work, lie too will make part of his crop in :ke sand. We are glad to hear tell <^f a cotton ?eed oil mill to be erected at Lee&ville. Everybody did not go to the Exposition at Charleston this week. Sweet potato bedding time is here but the seed is scarce as hen's teeth. Some of the farmers in this section have been trading cotton seed, I hope with good results. Irish potatoes are about all planted. From indications the yield will be ?reat, if the potato bug don'c overtake 'em. A car lead of factory machinery passed by Lewiedale last week going towards Augusta. That is encouraging to poor disheartened farmers. March corn will be out of sight of the bugs and weavils this year. Next Sunday is Easter, a day that briDgs to memory a time of long, long ago, when Christ our Savior arose from the tomb. Yes, Mr. 4iH," of Savilla, I will nrlarllv ncn i-V>p nnfpi frnm rV>ifl SPP tion which may be interesting to others and trust you may continue to do the same from your locality. March 22, 1902. Loyalty. Many School Children are Sickly. Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children, used by Mother Gray, a nurse in Children's Home, New York, Break up Colds in 24 hours, cure Feverishness, Headache, Stomach Trouble?, TeethiDg, Disorders, and Destroy Worms. At all druggists, 'lie. Sample mailed free. Address, Allen S. Olmsted, LeKoy, N. Y. 21 The College Debate. Newberry Observer. There "was a large gathering in opera house on Friday night to greet the students of Newberry college at the 43d anniversary of the Excelsior and Phrenakosmian societies and the second anniversary of the Philcma INT. ^ COLUMBIA, 8. Prompt Attention. Oetot thean society. Mr. W. C. Summer, . president of the Excelsior, presided and welcomed the audience in a very j appropriate speech of five minutes, j Mr. J. W. Ballentine, the orator j for the Excelsior, was absent on ac- ; ! count of sickness, much to the regret ; of his friends. The question for debats was: tkRs- j solved that children under 14 years of age should be prohibited by law from working in cotton mills and < factories/' The debaters were Messrs ( C L. Wessinsrer and S. P. Frick of 1 ~ n - - ? - ? the Phrenakosmians for the affi/ma- j tive and W. F B?denbaugh and C. D. Elmore cf the Excelsiors for the j negative. The speeches were about j twenty minutes each, were well com- j posed and delivered with much force ! and gnce. ? The judges were Rev. j W. L Seahrook, Dr. W. E. Pelham j and Prof. Burr- H. Johnstone, who ! I decided in favor of the affirmative ! side. Mr. Seahrook in announcing the decision of the committee of judges took occasion to compliment the voung men highly, saving their arguments would have done credit to a legislative assembly. The Phrenakosmian orator, Mr. H. A. Fulmer, spoke on tbe subject, "A | Nation's Grief," paying high and deserved tribute to President McKinley and discussing anarchism interestingly. "The Priza the Vanquished Gain" was the subject of an excellent essay by Miss Marguerite Cromer represenatne of the Philomeathean or 'Co-Ed' society. The essay lost nothing, for I lior mipp thnnoh ''arpntlp nnffc Jind to low."' was clear and pvpry word was distinctly beard in all parts of the hall. [Both of the boys on the affirmative are Lrx'ngton boys, as was also Mr. H. A. Fnlraf r, one of the orators, and these youDg men will sustain the reputation of their county. Mr. John W. jBillentioe, unfortunately I was suffering from L* Grippe and ' was unab'e to deliver his address.? Editor Dispatch. Dr. Bull's Baby Syrup for Teething Babies. Price, 10' cte. Cures Wind-Colic, Dysentery, GripiDg Pains, Sour Stomach, Fever, Cnolera Infantum. Dr. Bull's Baby Syrup promotes t.he digestion and soothes the baby. Obituary. The chariot of God stopped at the home of P. Mitchel, and bore away the dear spirit of little Geneva to that land of rest beyond the swelling Hood, who was bora November 12tb, 1900, and departed this life March 19th, 1902. Thus another sweet little bud has been plucked from the rough and thorny wajs of earth and i planted in that land of pure delight j to bloom forever. This dear little i i child was the daughter of Pickens ! and Leila Mitchel. Jesus says sutler little children to come unto me and : forbid them not for of such is the kingdom of heaven. May God's "race comfort vou all. One army of the living God, To thy command we bow, Part ot the host have crossed the llood. i I And part are crossing now. A. R. T. ! j 1 ; The air is delicious with the perfume of fruit and dower blossoms. 1 Hilton's Life for I | the Liver and Kid | neys will cure j dyspepsia. I )er I3tf Fire in Saluda. Spceiai to The Stat'?. Saluda, S. C, March 23 ?Odc of the most disastrous fires which this town has yet experienced occurred here tonight. It originated in Dr. Pitts' office in the second story of the Etheredge building. The losses are as follows: Alvin Etheredge, a double two-story brick building valued at $5,000, insurance $4,500; law library of B. W. Crouch valued at $500, insurance $200; law library of C. J. Ramage valued at SSOO, no insurance; law library of Jno. Gregi I i - ory vaiuea at no insurance; law library of E. W. Able valued at $1,200, insurance $S00: law library of E. S. Blease valued at $5500, no insurance; dental instruments of Dr. J. W. Pitts valued at $1,000, insurance $500; Sentinel office and contents valued $800, no insurance; W. H. White general merchandise valued at $4,000, insurance $3,500; all but $1,000 of this stock was saved. S. L. Mathis saved his stock, but sustained considerable damage to his building, partly covered bv insurance. J. H. Eiheredge's furniture vaiued at $500, saved $3Q worth; no insurance. All insurance is the Aetna. Buckshoal, N. C. Four years ago I was helpless with a misery in my back. I could not turn myself in bed. I was treated by my physician, but be did mo no good. I took one bottle of Dr. Baker's Female Regulator and it cured me. I think there is no medicine on earth like it. \ Mrs. Emma E. Myers. For sale at the Bazaar. Teachers' Program, m t i j # A !_ _ m me regular meenDg 01 rue leacners' Association will be held in the court house, Saturday, March 29, 1902. All teachers are earnestly requested to be present. Tne program is as follows: 1. "Interesting Devices for Teaching Language."?Miss Sue Corlev. 2. "Teachers' Temperament."-Prof. 0. D Seay. 3. "School Room Ethic3.v?Prof. J. S. Derrick. Miss I'Ans Meetze, Secty. Hilton's Life for the Liver and Kidnevs ft/ nvprp ore pk poti sti rm? \ / * V/ A- V/ -? X/ v AA V ? tion. Baptist Union Meeting. The next union of the lower section of the Lexington Baptist Association will convene with the Sandy Run Baptist church, March 29th, 1902. Introductory?C. B. Avery. Queries?How can our younger members be induced to take part in the discussions of the Union.?W. B. Fallaw. n7L - L _1 1J iU. i U ~r ?nat Htiuuiu ue trie great woia. ui the churches"??G. L. Finch. What ought to be the attitude of the churches towards the Woman's Mission Union??C. H. Corbitt. The eimaiarity of the Laodicean church to the churches of today.? D. J. Knofcts. SUNDAY. 10 a. m. The duty of parents and the work of the Sunday School.?F. H. Poston. 11 a. m. Missionary sermon.?G. L. r inch. C. H. Corbifct, for Com. ?? Robins have about disappeared.