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It VOL. XXXII. LEXINGTON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2. 1902. NO. 21
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but we do know that there is not;
' another shoe in the land that will match a
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Two X>ollax* Slioes ?
FOR WOMEN t
I within Fifty Cents a pair.
BRING YOUR FEET 0
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TWO DOLLARS
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"THE SHOE MAN," .
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COLUMBIA, - - S. C. ^
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C. M. EFIRD. F. E. Drehzb v
EFIRD &GREKER, *
Attorneys at Law. I
LEXINGTON, C. H., S. C. a
TT r ILL PRACTICE IN ALE THE (
V Courts. Business solicited. One ^
member of the firm will always be at office, d
Lexington, S. C.
June 17?6m. F
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llbert M. Boozer, *
Attorney at Law. J
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COLUMBIA, S? C.
Especial attention given to business entrusted
to him by his fellow citizens o J
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Liexmgioii uuutivjr. , Q
Office: 1609 Main Street, over T. B |
Aughtry & Co. ; e
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DR F. C. GILMORE. \'?
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Located at no. i5io main street. '
over Husemann's Gan Store, Colum- |
bia. S. C., vfhere be will be glad to see bis j d
former as well as new patients. i
Dr. Gilmore will oe at Drafts Hotel in : a
Lexington on Tuesday and Wednesday, j J
April 8th and 9th. to accommodate i
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paiienis woo iiuu it incou?cti:ui to van at i his
Columbia cilice. j c
January 23, lyUl?tl.
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THE PROOF OF THE J
PUOOING IS THE '
EATING. J
THE PROOF OF THE |a
MEDICINE IS THE i
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HILTON'S LIFE FOR THE LIVER AND D
KIDNEYS -vvj 11 verily every claim mane lor j a
it. Test it by a trial of a _5c. bottle. It ~
'? makes last Jriends wherever once used, and
becomes the medicine ot the household, j.
It is pleasant to take, acts pleasantly and
causes one to feel pleasant. ^
It is the best and quickest remedy for the j.
cure of kidney troubles. lati.e back, disordered
liver and any derangement of the g
stomach and bowels.
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30TTLS5, 20c., ouc. ar.a si.wv. j ^
Wholesale by the MURRAY DRUG CO., i n
Columbia. S. C.
For Sale at THE BAZAAR. E
May 15?ly. J
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Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use
in time. Sold by druggists. I?1 (
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ltfSO MAIN STRE
'4 Solicits a Shai
"Scraps of History." Vi
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George Sightler. j s
This name has undergone more yoi
han one modification. It was evi- Co
ently originally uSeitlerv and during
be eighteenth century and in the chi
arlier part of the century last past Mt
; was familiarly known as "Sitier." Mi
q 18*22, at tbe suggestion of a Pr
eacher of the community, the change i
ras made to the name with which Ru
?e are now familiar.
Its venerable founder came to aQ(
Charleston about the year 1758, from yy
Iwitzerland, under marriage contract };v
dth a young lady from Amsterdam.
JeiDg married soon after their arrival cei
hey moved immediately up to the j8
xerman and Swiss settlement on the
/ODgaree and purchased from Chris- ce]
iau Keller fifty acres of fresh land
bout a half mile from the point at ?0]
rhich the Old State Road crosses y0
>avaca Hunt creek. They made th<
heir home here and lived their lives in
ut, died and were buried near their an
Id homestead. Their sod, Jacob, his
,nd two daughters, Mary Parler and stx
Catherine Stack, also died here and na
rere buried near the graves of their po
>arents. ju.
Henry, the only remaining child,
pas born in 1760 and in his youth j.fl
erved in the American army in the >j0
Var of Independence as was proba- ^
?ly true of his father. He married pe
largeret Murph in 1791. This lady ^
pas born in 1771 and was a younger y0
ister of Ann Murph who became 0?{
Irs. John Geiger and was the faj
anther of Abram Geiger of whom ari
sketch has appeared. The Rev. j jaE
Christian Theus. a Presbyterian aD
[ivine, who was the first man to j
reach the Gospel of Christ on Lex
agton's soil, performed the ceremony j
t the marriage of this excellent i
ouple. They sold the old home to |
ohn Geiger and moved to the head j
f Savana Hunt creek, near where S. I ^
I. Sightler now resides, about the j nu
ear 1800. There were eleven chil- | -^r
ren of this marriage. John the j -^e
T1
ldesfc born in 1702 owned the \ ?r
roperty which is new the home of i
ames H. Spires: and on this place j ?5
3 to be seen one of the old land- j Ali
oarks of the country. Itisaquainty
constructed log house, small at j
he bottom and widening out in each j
irection as it extends upwards, thus I lat
Hording protection from the rains, j cei
t is still in good repair though it has j bu
tood for nearly three quarters of a j th<
enturv, and is among the oldest ' ior
uildings of the country. John Sight- j of
jr was a land surveyor aDd was j ha:
ddely known as an upright honora- j cui
le man. He married late in life j ha
ut left no children. Ann Sightler j
ras born in 179-4, married Jobn Wise j
nd died in 1825, leaving two chil- j 1
ren. Elizabeth, born in 1795, married . en
Thomas Sharp. Mary, born in 1797, j roi
rarried Nelson Spires late in life. | la?
Catherine, bom in 1799, married j rat
acob Poole. Jo?eph, born in 1801, j opi
larried Jane L. Mc-Graw and lived i sol
t the old homestead till his death. ! wil
iarab, born in 1802, died in 1805. ! bu
lenry, born in 1805, married Matilda j clef
lenn and lived and died uear Gaston. ! at
larmon, born in 1807, died in Geor- | on
i? AT^raprpf. horn in 1811 mar. i Lo
ied John Murpb and moved to j ^ro
dabama. George S , born in 1813, . Ok
carried LaTinia Williams, and died j Th
ear Dixiana. Henry Sightler, Sr., j
led in 1832, and his widow lived till i Te
85b. There is no available record bfe
f the death of the first of the name, fro
leorge, Sr , and his wife Elizabeth. 801
)f Henri's son; Joseph left eight j ing
hildren, Socrates M , Joseph M , | !>
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lh\3Mh Hill
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:et, *e
of Your Valued
rgil Y.; T. M., and Mrs. Maris
leas are still living. Alex S., Wm.
and S. B , gave up their bright
uDg lives while soldiers in the
nfederate army.
Henry Sightler, Jr.. left seven
ildren: George W., William, Mrs.
irgeret Huckabaa, Mrs. Mary Wise,
s. Lucrutia GoodwiD, Mrs. Sarah
ice, and Mrs. Dorcas Sturkie.
Of George Sightler's children,
ifus and Jasper were killed during
3 Civil war. John and Edward,
d Henrietta, and Mrs. Martha
illiams and Mrs. Julia Knight are
ing.
The tombstones at the old Sightlei
a Knnlr t r\ 1 GQO onrl if
jjcicij uato uatci iu uuu AV
probable tbafc the original graves
;re dug there in the eighteenth
atury.
A long line of descendants have
ne down from the brave romantic
ung immigrant who came across
e Atlantic from his mountain home
Switzerland, the land of Gesslei
d William Tell, to qjeet and greel
5 lovely young bride'in a new and
ange land. Re left an honored
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me in ms aaopieu country auu nit
sterity have worthily maintained
at name. Among them at thif
y are some of the staunche3t and
lest of our people, who have beer
nest and upright in their privat(
s, and faithful and efficient in tbe
rformance of their public duties
number of them gave up theii
ung lives for their country anc
lers came home after loDg and
thful service in the Confederate
ny with splendid records for gal
it conduct on the fields of carnagt
d of honor. W. T. B.
Swansea, S. C., March 25, 1902.
&Iany School Children are
Sickly.
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders foi
lildreD, used by Mother Gray, i
rse in Children's Home, New York
eak up Cjld9 in 24 hours, cun
werishness, Headache, Stomact
oubles, Teething, Disorders, anc
:stroy Worms. At all druggists
c. Sample mailed free. Address
len S. Olmsted, Leltoy, N. 1*. 21
The Latest on Building.
A house built of buttons is the
est thing in architecture, and a
:tain French musical celebrity is
ildiDg it. The walls, the ceilings,
3 doors, the exterior and the interare
all ornamented with buttons
every description. Every countrv
s been ransacked, and some very
rious specimens aie reported tc
ve been brought to light.
One Cent a Mile to Texas.
On account of the Confederate Yet
in Reunion, April 22nd to 2otb,
ind trip tickets will be sold to Dal,
via the Cotton Belt at a very low
e of one cent a mile. This rate is
en to everybody. Tickets will be
d April IStb, 10th and 20th and
be limited to May 2nd for return,
t will be extended to May 15;h ii
sired. Stop overs will be allowed
any points in Arkansas or Texas
either going or returning trip,
w rate side trip tickets will be sold
m Dallas to all parts of Texas,
:lakoma and Iudian Territory,
e round trip rate from Atlanta will
SIT.75. If you ever expect to visit
xas this will be the chance of your
3 to do so. For rate and schedule
m your home town and for handnely
illustrated pamphlets describ
r Arkansas and Texas write to iN
Baird, T. P. A Atlanta, Ga.
'OZnT, JE.,
Patronage. Polite and !
i School Closing. i i
To the Editor of the Dispatch: I '
The friends and patroDS of Red j
' Knoll school recently witnessed the j
closing exercises of a most successful J
1 year. The manifestly good work
was shown in the following enter- j
' tainiDg and excellently rendered
program: '
Sunflower Fantasy. i
Recitation?The Neck.
Dialogue?An Illustrated Story.
Song?Come Follow Me.
1 Recitation?The Old High Hat.
1 ! Sole?Little Butter cup. , ^
! Relation?J'est 'Fore Christmas. !
Cake Walk, in Five Parts. ! 1
Debate?Resolve, That the Country j 1
l r\ /v -?r L a i il
uners Jtiore .advantages man me
1 City. Affirmative?Talmage "Wessinger.
Negative?E. Hendrix Rob- j
5 erts. i 1
One Act Plav?Arabella's Poor
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' Relations.
5 Sho'rel Drill. j
R-.citation?Somebody's Mother.
Dialogue?A Great Mistake.
^ Motion Song?Good Advice.
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1 Oae Act PJay?Taking the Census
5 | Motion Song?A Rainy Day.
' i Song?Soldiers Farewell. 1
5 Good Night Ladies.
^ Mr. Caughman, in behalf of the
1 judges, Messrs. John Dreher, H. J.
5 Rawl and W. Caughnoan announced |
? that with difficulty they had decided
in favor of the negative, and cornpli:
rnented the debaters highly on the
^ j forceable and able manner in which
^ they had bandied the subject.
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iU UlUfcllig, J.U.ICB XIJLOIJ AJ.uglx urrar |
" ! field, in her usual graceful manner j
J | thanked the trustees and patrons for !
their cooperation during the past
session.
E. Hendrix Roberts and Talmage
Wessinger were given certificates for
having satisfactorily completed the i
, nine year's course prescribed for the
t couDty schools.
Mr. B. B. Swygert, in behalf of the
j board, thanked Miss Swaffieldfor her j
excellent and faithful work,
j April 2, 1902. S. R. Swygert.
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Chivs from Savilla.
- To the Editor of the Dispatch.
Mr?. D. C. Earman is improving, j
and Mrs. T. Hill is doing very well I
s under the skillful treatment of Dr. |
> Drafts. The Doctor is a good man j
3 to attend the sick. He seems to J
' know his business and is always in a j
good humor.
i "We are sorry to learn that Mr. D.
r A. Hendrix has an attack of rbuma'
tism. He is one of our go-ahead
i farmers and successful merchants.
We are quite proud to learn of a
new neighbor in our section. Mr.
J William Black, who has been living
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in J\ew .Drooiiana, nas moveu on met j
? place, next door to Lorena post office.
The school exercises at Boylston
' academy is reported as being very . s
j nice and satisfactory to all.
J Messrs. Grosson Sease, Lester 1
I ! Harman and Ferry Harman visited j
. their friend, Dodd Harman, last Sim- ! ;
j day. Come again and I'm sure that s 1
i ? it will be appreciated. : i
i ! Mr. L. E. Black, one of our energetic i i
I
! farmers, has been planting corn and !
^ I we hone that he will be successful in ; J
j
' ; getting it to come up.
! We were sorry to learn of the sad \ 1
^ i death of Mrs. Benjamin Boatwright,
I
> i which occurred last week in the Xum- i
' j ber section. i
! i Mr. T. Hill has done some work on
Mr. D. C. Harman's house which
j made a great improvement.
I AYe look for another new neighbor
before long. Mr. George Price, 1
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iNT,
7-A.G-IEIE3,
C OLUMBIA, 8.
Prompt Attention.
Oct<
formerly cf Priceville, speaks of movng
in our section.
Our faithful mail carrier, Mr. D. |
B. Rodger?, makes the trip sooner
;hese long days.
Mr. D. P. Sease has planted a
large patch of artichokes.
AT r T iiithcr TIIqpL- nno nnr
* -*- ? u vu% i L/iav v/ v* k
promising young men of Savilla,
made a visit to Charleston last week,
ind repirts a fine time.
Mr. Pickens Rodgers has sure
been playing havoc with the rabbits.
He has trapped a number of them
this season.
W. D. Harman had the pleasure of
meeting his kind brother at Lexington
Saturday and Sunday, who has
been working in the city of Columbia.
We are glad to learn that Mr. H. J.
Hendiix is improving after a loDg
illness.
Mr. "Loyalty/- suppose we make
us a boat and get in old Saluda and
go to Charleston. That would be
nice, sure.
We have been having some very
chargeable weather for the past week.
Now, in conclusion, let us think of
working to get to the promise land
and not do like some, be so sceptic
and miss the home beyond.
My bast wishes" to the Dispatch
and its numerous readers.
March 29, 1902. H.
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?5nckshoal, N. C.
Four years ago I was helpless
witb a misery in my back I could
cot ?urn mypeif in bed. X was treated
by my physician, but he did me
no good. I took one bottle of Dr.
Baker's Female Regulator and it
cui < d me. I think there is no medicine
oxi earth like it.
Mrs Emma E Myers.
For 3ale at the Bazaar.
Masonic Meetings.
A A KEGULAR COMMUNICATION
^C^of Lexington Lodge, No. 152,
7Vr\. A. F. M, will be held on
Saturday, April 19th, 1902, at 7
p. m. Brethren are earnestly requited
to attend promptly.
By order of the W. M.
G. M. Harman, Secretary.
Jkr A regular eomrounication of
/Sr\ Pomam lodge. No. 151, A.*.
F.- M.. will convene in Masonic hall
Penk, S. G, Saturday, April 19th,
i /->/,.-! a. P* T"> i.1 III _ 1
fir i p. xji. x>re?jureii win piease
be prompt in attendance, as the
Master Masons' degree will be conferred.
Fraternity invited.
John C. Swygert, Master.
This Will Interest Many.
To quickly introduce B. B. B.
(Botanic Blood Balm), the famous
Southern blood cure, into new homes,
we will send, absolutely free, 10,000
trial treatments. Botanic Blood
Balm (B. B. B ) quickly cures old
ulcers, scrofula, eczema, itching skin
and blood humors, cancer, eating,
festering sores, boils, carbuncles,
pimples or offensive eruptions, pains
in bones or joints, rheumatism,
catarrh, or any blood or skin trouble.
Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.) lieais
every sore or pimple, makes the blood
pure and rich and stops all aches and
pains. Blood Balm (B. B B.) thoroughly
tested for MO years in hospital
and private practice, and has cured
thousands of cases given up as hopeless.
Sold at drug stores, Si per
large buttle. For free treatment
write to Biocd Balm Co., Atlanta,
Gra. Medicine sent at once, prepaid.
Describe trouble and free medical
advice given. Botanic Blood Balm
:B. B. B.j gives life, vigor and
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IU IXJtJ U1UUU. JL Lie JIUCOI
Blood Puritier made. Botanic Blood
B3I111 (B. B. B) gives a healthy
Blood supply to the skin and entire
system.
J
Dber I3tf
The "White Winded. Angel
Hovers Over the Industrial World and
Plenty Prevails.
Boston, March 29.?The advance
of 10 per cent, which was granted to
the 27,000 employees of Fall River
cotton mills early in the month has
become general in southern New
England. It is estimated that by
April 7, fully GO,000 hands in this
section will have had their wages inj
creased. The decision of the New
! Bedford manufacturers to concede
the demands of their help was fol|
lowed early today by that of the leadj
ing mill owners of Rhode Island,
! end while no authoritative announce
i ment has been made as to what the
: big mills of Lowell, Lawrance, Man|
Chester, Lewiston, Nashua and other
j cotton centres will do, it is generally
| believed that, as usual, they will folj
iow Fall River and New Bedford.
Lowell, Mass., March 28?A.t the
conclusion of an all night session of
a conference between a committee of
citizens and representatives of the
textile council of this city, it was announced
early today that the threatened
strike of the 16,000 cotton mill
operatives of this city bad been
averted for the present.
The strike will be deferred for a
week at least to give the citizens a
chance to use their good offices with
the mill managers to bring about the
inrtrrtftfiA in rn n rrnc o m n n rl n rl V\yt f
lu^icocc ili a^co uctuauucu uj
operatives.
The result cf the conference was
made know in a statement issued at
the close of the conference, which
said:
"The representatives of the labor
unions, moved by the appeals of the
citizens; committee, have decided to
declare the strike off in the interest
of the public.
' The committee, recognizing the
spirit in which the representatives
have met them, have assured them
that they will exert their utmost influence
to secure for them the increase
of wages at the earliest opr?nrHinitv
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Providence, R. I, March 20.?Employees
in the cotton mills in Rhode
Island, Massachusetts and eastern
Connecticut to the number of about
25,000 will come under a 10 per cent,
advance in wages, beginning April
j Tib, notices to this fiLct having been
I posted today by tbe Lippitts, the
Goddards and B. B. Knight, who
control practically ail of tbe cotton
manufacturing of this State. It is
thought that the smaller concerns
| will follow the leaders and that the
i increase will become universal in this
section of New England.
Two factors are said to have hg!
ured in the increase. One was the
| action last night of the New Bedford
i manufacturers in granting an advance
there, and the other was the
determined attitude of the Rhode
Island Mule Spinners' association,
which some time ago requester an
increase.
The general feeling among opera,
lives at New Bedford, Mass, is that
a 10 per ceDt, advance will not be <
granted. There are 18 yarn mills
controlled by this company, 11 here,
! four in Fall River and three in Taunton.
The operatives that would be
; affected in all these mills number
! nearly 5,000.
Rpm ilcrcr fr^aonrcr nf tho rut T7
; mills, which are not in the yarn syn|
dicate group, today announced that
he would pay a 10 per cent, advance
! in wages.
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J For nice candy and crackers, go
i to the Bazaar.
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