Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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?""W "?>*l.\ .?ai^Wi?^K.Tirwin--gT? AGENr "VVE HAVE THE LARGEST A B&T See o! Sgf sizes, them. CELEBRAT] EVERY HAT GUAR GEO. D. WITT 5 ALL STYLES AND I Give Us a C The Lexington Dispatch. w ? Wednesday, April 30,1902. mm AND SCISSORS. Wayside Notes Gathered Here and There by a Dispatch Man. Plenty of rain these days. Call at the Bazaar fountain and get a cool drink. Candidates will now begin to come out of the woods. Not a grain of corn could be purchased in town Saturday for love or money. ? ^ Tbe old reliable blackberry crop gives promise of being a plentiful one this year. Miss Macy Monts is visiting her sister, Mrs. Jeff Rawl, on Blanding street in Columbia. Mrs. John M. Hite of Brookland, died last week from complications as a result of an attack of Grippe. Our thanks are returned to Mrs. J. Brooks Wingard for a nice basket of lettuce, spring greens and radishes. Mrs. Ethel Snyder and sister, Miss Anna Lou Harman, have returned from a visit to relatives in Columbia. Mr. Charley Meetze and Miss Lina Miller, were Married in Leesville, on April 20th 1902, by the Rev. J. D. Kinard. Colonel D. T. Barr returned Monday from a pleasant visit to his sister, relatives and friends at Denmark and Bsmburg. Mr. John H. Meetze was seen on our streets yesterday ?or the first time since his long confinement at his home by illness. Farmers are too busy to talk politics, but they are doing a lot of reading and hard thinking after the day's work is over. Mr. J. R. Corley, one of the penetentiary guards, came over from Columbia and spent Saturday and Sun* * * v * 1 U ^11 i 1 j dap wico me oia ioiks at uuuitj auu other relatives. Mr. K. A. Price has our thanks for an invitation to attend the commencement exercises of Lenoir College, which begins May 18th and ends on the 21st, at Hickory, N. C. Don?t you want a fine buggy or a serviceable wagon for a little money? If so, call and se9 the fine line of buggies, wagons, road cart3 and other vehicles, at T. B. Aughtry & Cos., Columbia. We are indebted to Wm. A. Blair, chairman of invitation committee, for j an invitation to attead the celebra- I tion of the one hundredth anniversary of Salem Female Academy, May 22nd to the 29th inclusive. "WANTED?Every lover of good bread to buy "Blue Ridge"' flour from Meetze & Sod, Lexington, S. C. Batesburg Brok Co. Distributor?, Batesburg, S. C. DS FOR J. MANIV XD MOST COMPLETE LINE 0 IN LEXINGTON. ur line of YOUTH e.nd BOYS SUITS, from 5 to 19. We have a nice 1 , and you cannot beat our prices any\ WJE HELL THE? ED JEFFEE lANTEED. WE HAVE THEM COLORS AND SHAPES. ;hoe co's loni 'RICES, GUARANTEED TO GI 'all at Lexin . r Mr. Rufus D. Haltiwanger, wbo conducts a brokerage business at Batesburg, has been in town for several days and dropped in the office yesterday to see the boys. He is a typo and was at home ai the case. There will be a picnic at Steadman's Mill on the 20:h day of May. Everybody is cordially invited to attend. An opportunity will be given candidates and others who desire to speak to do so. Music and dancing will be the order of the day. The fishing season is now in its prime, and the Bazaar has a full line of the best fishing tackle on the market, embracing hooks, lines, bobs, canes, etc. Give us a call when in need of fishing tackle. Mr. D. B. Rodgers, the mail carrier between this place and Ella, has brought to this office a novelty in the shape of a cane, which has the appearance of being crossed with | oato Ho Bftvs that it will make an i excellent forage crop. After the afternoon services of the Lutheran congregation at Irene last Sunday the pastor, Rev. A. R. Taylor, received into full communion eight applicants for membership. He will hold communion services at that place on the 4th Sunday in May. The Bazaar fountain is now dispensing all kinds of delicious, re- j freshing and invigorating cold drinks. When you are tired, hot, and thirsty, go to the Bazaar fountain and get a nice cold drink. j Prof. las. H. Hope has closed his j sixth year as principal of St. John's j Academy, after a very successful session. Prof. Hope is one of our most efficient and successful teachers, and his long connection with this school is an evidence that he gives satisfaction to the trustees, patrons, and pupils. Uncle Joe Shump9rt, whose word is as good as his bond in all business transactions, called to Bee U9 Saturday and paid for his paper for another year. He is one among our charter subscribers and is an all round clever old gentleman and is as lively as a cricket. People want the best work and to get the best results use the best materials. T. B. Aughtry & Co., Columbia, keep th6 best line of blacksmith and wheelwright's material in the city. Give them your order. The county convention will convene at this place Monday. As there is a diversity of opinion regarding the rights of the citizen to hold liio /~\tt?n irwlirMrlncil nnininno nrt litical questions, we trust for the sake of peace and harmony in our political household, that the convention will do nothing radical, but that its proceedings will be marked by temperance and conservatism. F CLOTHING EVER CARRIED in all ^c-sr ofc of vhere. USON HAT. IN THE LATEST E JACK SHOES, VE SATISFACTION. igton Depot. The thanksgiving services of G. U. of 0. F. will be held on the second Sunday in May at New Bethel A. M. church, at 11:30 o'clock, a. m. The LLiemuei.a <ji jjcaiu^iuu jjuu^c c*uv^ those of Dickerson, will assemble at the ecbool-house at 10 o'clock, in full regali9, and from thence will march in a body to the church. We acknowledge the receipt of a handsome calendar from Mr. J. P. Matthews, Secretary of the Palmetto Bank and Trust Company, of Columbia. Mr. Matthews is a native of this county aud is an excellent business young man and the company, of which he is the secretary, is among the strongest banking houses in the State. We want to remind delinquent subscribers that they will have a splendid opportunity to send their dues to this office by persons comiDg to the County Convention Monday. This is campaign year and bid3 fair to be an interesting one and in order to keep up with the times you should pay for your paper if you expect to receive it. David Hall, engineer of the SaxeGotha mill at Irene, in this county, who has been a student for sometime in the American School of Correspondence, at Boston, has been awarded two certificates for free scholarships in that school and he will be glad to turn them over to our readers, who are anxious to study steam, electrical or mechanical engineering. Write or call on him at once. Lever, the "shoe man" of Columbia is headquarters for all the leading j make of shoes. His stock runs all ; the way from the most fashionable lady and gent's shoe down to the best and most substantial plow shoe. The people of Lexington will find it to their advantage to call at this store when purchasing shoes, and ask for Mr. Maurice Manning Earhardt, who will take pleasure in showing them around and naming the lowest poseible prices. Encouraging Success. The committee of citizens having in charge the matter of raising a sufficient fund to put up a handsome iron fence around St. Stephen's cemetery, has met with encouraging success. Mr. Scott Henbrix, the chairman of the committee, who has taken a very active part in this laudable undertaking, reports that quite a handsome sum has been raised for this purpose and urges all those who have loved ones buried there to subscribe at once so that such a fence as : is desired can be purchased. + The Best Prescription for Malaria Chills, and Fever is a bottle of Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic. It is simply iron and quinine in a tasteless form. No cure, no pay. Price 50c. I \ Largest Stock of ] Oi 1115 PI Febrnarv 14 1^ Obituary. Eliza R Oxner was born February ' 9, 1853 and died April 23, 1902, aged | 50 years, 2 months and 14 days. She was dedicated to God by baptism in infancy, and early in life became a confirmed member of Cedar Grove church of which she remained faithful until death. She was married to Henry Caughman, and to this union was born one child. Her husband and child preceded her to the spirit world. Then she was married again to John M. Hite. This union was blessed with six girls?four living and two are dead. She leaves to mourn her departure a husband, four children, a brother and four sisters and a number of relatives and friends. Peace to her ashes and rest to her soul. The funeral services were conducted by her pastor after which her body was laid to rest in the family 1 burning ground. W. H. R. Hilton's Life for the Liver and Kidneys aids digestion. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. COUNTY OF LEXINGTON. Coart of Common Pleas. Samuel E Lowman, Evecator of the "Will of Isaiah LowmaD, deceased Plaintiff. against William J Lowman, Jos. D. Lowman. P. G. Lowman. I. J. Lowman, M D. Bick- , ley. Mary M. Long. Hattie Shealy, Sarah C. Bouknight. I. M Bouknight. James Prankhn Lowman, El'a L Lowman and George Miller Lowman, Defendants. j < Summons for Belief. (Complaint Served.) j< To the Defendants above named: < XrOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND I JL required to answer the complaint in < this action, of which a copy is herewith * I served upou yon, and to serve a copy of \ your answer to the said complaint on the < subscribers at their office at Lexington, S. < C-, within twenty days after the service, } hereof, exclusive of the day of such ser- < vice: and, if you fail to answer the com- < plaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff ' l in this action will apply to the court for j the relief demanded in the complaint, < EFIRD & DREHER, Plaintiff's Attorneys, j Dated April 2nd, A D. 1902 To George MilJer Lowman: You will please take notice that the original summons and comprint in the ' above state i action are now on file in the nffieft of the Clerk ot the Court for Lexiug j ton county. S. C. You will further take I notice that unless you have sonje suitable j person appointed as your Guardian ad I Litem to represent you in said suit within twenty dajs from the'service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of service, the undersigned will thereafter move Samuel B George. Esq , CLrk of this Court, to * appoint some suitable person as such Guardian ad Litem for you. EFIRD & DREHER, Plaintiff's Attorneys. April 2, 1902. 6w26 Final Discharge. XTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL j persous interested that I will apply to the Hon. GeorgeS. Drafts, Judge of Probate in and for the County of Lexington, j State of South Carolina, on the lGth day of May. 1902. for a final discharge as ! Administrator ot the Estate of J. H. Shell, | deceased. F. E DREHER, Administrator, j April 1G 1902. 4^20. I ui*uitfiA nuor arMrnire NAIurttd rune ntmbuikwa Wholesale and Retail b\' G. il. HARMAN, jr. Buggies and Wage jr Prices the Lowesl - ? U) Q IV/ ? JL V _A JLV^C__JL iAIN STEEET, COLTJMBLA STOVESAN! TINNERS' AND R00 SEND US YOU! ? mm MBu ni , LEE A. LOtill 1519 MAIN ST., C( March 19 ?ly. I 1 Tempting | I Groceries, | 1 for a Sluggish Appetite at tempt- f ] ? ing Prices for a Sluggish & <x Purse. But our store- $ $ 'twill make you $ ' $ hungry. g { Ih. 1. OSWALD, 11 | LEXINGTON. S. C. | $ September 26. x> <X X> i \ ! I J ms in the State. [ule Co., ' s. c. ?RANGES, FERS' SUPPLIES, ^ (OUGHT IRON PIPE. riNSS, VALVES, ETC, P. ORDERS, 4 OK & 6RO., j )LUMBIA, S. C. BLUE LISBON" j, BLACK IjANGSHAN v White Leghorn Eggs now ready at the following i prices: BLACK LANGSHAN, setting of 13, 75 cents WHITE LEGHOBN, setting of 13, 50 cents FOR SALE AT THIS OFFICE. * IRE YOU SICK~ i SUFFERING, ] AND NEED J \ so, you will find in the Drug nd Medicine Department at he Bazaar, Standard Medi:ines for all Complaints. )iseases, Etc., which will ;ive relief and cure you. f AT THE BAZAAR, ] EDWARD L. ASBILL, Attorney at Law, jEESVILLE, s. o. 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