Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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nnp^'' -v . , pf '-?w?t-rr?- .-.tt-4swM*s:~.. - . *..**%,.. ? - fL/V. ? Representative Beurspaper. Savers texingtan and the Borders of the Surrounding Bounties tike a Blanket. 5%V'' , y Jy - _ ' ? ? H VOL. XXXII. LEXINGTON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, 'OCTOBER 22, 1902. NO. 50 s . _" GLOBE DRY GOODS COMPANY, fe; "W. H. H^COZTC^I'Z'O^T, TZK., M-A^T-A-GKHSB, lodO MAIN STREET, - - - - - - - C OLUMBIA, 8. C. Solicits a Share of Your Valued Patronage. Polite and Prompt Attention. October 13tf IAN | ELEGANT ASSOBTMENT | OF LADIES { I I $1.50 AND $2.00 SHOES, The kind usually soldatSOets. a pair more. COME IN AND I ' i LOOK ? Brea if you'don't j | vast to Tray. F LEVER, I 1 "THE SHOE MAN," 1603 Main Street, 1 COLUMBIA, - S. C. Feb. 6?ly. O. M. EFIRD. F. E. Dbxheb ccion a,nncucR fcl lliv W Vllbllkill^ Attorneys at Law, \ LEXINGTON, C, H., S. C. f -tttill peactioe m all tei ? V Courts. Business solicited. On? member of the firm will always be at office | Lexington, 8. 0. June 17?8m. r ? Albert In. Boozer, Attorney at Law. COLUMBIA, c. Especial attention given to business en trusted to him by his fellow citizens o ? ; Lexington county. x Office: 1316 Haiti Street upstairs, cpposi Tan M^tre'sFurniture btore February 28 ?tt DR. F. C. 8ILM0RE, Located at no ibiomainstbeet. over Husemann's Gon Store, Columbia 8. 0., where he will be glad to see his former as well as sew patients. Dr Gilmore will be at Kaminer Hotel in Lexington on Toesda\ and Wednesday, November 11th and 12th, to accommodate Etients who find it inconvenient to call at i Colombia office. January 23, 1W1?tf. / , ' " 1 ^ 0] m'.t The Mutual EVERYBODY i NO TSOUBLE TO No matter what you want we have it, t iogs. Everything n? Shades, Carpets, Bugs, Linoleums, Ma' and if we can't supply you we will from 7 a. m. cash sales of $10 and ov MUTUAL CI 1517 MAIN ST., C S. 0. Telepieas 245. 1.' Facts Examined. To the Editor of the Dispatch: In your last issue, you submitted some "facts" upon the annexation subject. Briefly we examine the same. You give as your reasons against dismemberment: lpfc. SentimeDt. We do dislike to be disassociated with some of as good people as the sun ever shined upon. Sentiment is "Dice," but it does not work roads, run schools and pay t TT71 aavma 4 a taxes. ?Y UttB uur UUUCIJUD wujd IU see U8, we want to give them good roads to travel over. 2nd. A Constitutional provision. Admitted. This is the strongest argument against a part of the Fork going to Richland. There is rotbing like taking time by the fore-lock. This agitation has been beard of before. Let me sneeze; but it is too late now. 3rd. Expense of transferring mortgages, deeds, etc. Now I am a lavman in law May be if I could "be a way from home" a week, I could give an opinion on the matter. However, what are mortgages, titles, and the like recorded for ? Is it not ooly in case a litigation should arise tbat they might serve as evidence T In fcase such litigation, could not the records of Lexington be consulted as evidence though we belong to Richland * 4fh. School term too long to suit the Fork. Bab! surely the Dispatch is not serious. It might be a debatable question whether we should lay a special levy to run our school terms longer, but it is no question as to whether 'we could well use more money with the same or less taxes. There are plenty of teachers now trying to teach from 40 to 70 scholars. Any one who has ever tried, knows tbat with our classification? ap pofitop ftiA vonf of if an va havA V4 | A UVUVfc VMV *1 M4U w v? ? mm ?? w ?? *? no teacher can do justice to so many. If the term is too long, then by all means have two teachers where we now have only odo. Or, look at oar school bouses. I know of not one in Lexington county that could not be much bettered by a few hundred dollars worth of improvement. It often happens that the funds are not all used because of some local temporary condition, with the hope that the next year they can have a good long term. I know of such?bare them in mind now. 5th. Higher assessment in Kicb R1 Carpet Co. IS INVITED! I SHOW GOODS!!! . .? m T~r n ? bat is in tne way or nouse u urnisn3W and up-to-date, ttings. Just ask for what you want come very near it. Store open to 7 p. m. er shipped free of freight^* IRPET CO., 50LUMBIA, S. C. Sept. 17?tf. land. Yes, hut stop; why ? Ecbo answers, why? Wh*t. do we b?ve a State Board of Equalization for ? Just recently this State Board, constituted of the Chairman of each County Board seriously considered the propriety of raising the valuation put on the land of LexingtoD county. One of the best men Islington county affords?one whom Lexington * " - -J L i nonors ana irusrs, appeared oeiorH the Board, and explained that, wbil* the land in Richland on a whole was higher than that 'of Lexington as a whole, yet to take adjoining town ! ships in the two counties, where the land is of equal value, it was aasessed equal. So in Orangeburg and Aiken counties, while the land is assessed higher in these as a whole, yet if we take the townships in these counties which adjoin ours, find their land | assessed do higher than that of Lexington Wtien this was made clear, the State Board let our land remain as it was. This is a "fact" We do not believe the land in Kichland is assessed higher than i! is in the Fork. Some of our land over here stands on the Auditor's books at 85 per acre. Now we insist th*t the Dispatch must give the levy of Rich land correct. It is as follows: State, 5 mills. Ordinary county, 3J " Constitutional school tax, o " Special school tax, city of Columbia, 2 " Special tax, C N &L R R Columbia township, J " Total, 14 mills From this you Bee that the tax outside of Columbia is only 11? mills. We said 14 mills, but that included . 1 1 1 m L TV! 1-L 3: J I rne Bpeciai levy. xoe jLnapaicu uiu not say that it got its information from the Evening Record. It is not fair to a pnblic who cannot always easily consult the records, to give a thing as a fact, and then when run to the wall, to dodge behind the "they say". Most of us hold the Dispatch responsible for its unmodified statements, even in the matter. of "private" roads. If there is doubt about a thing, say so. From what we can learn, the assessment in Richland is no higher than in Lexington "for the same quality of land, and Ll t .1 ;ii_ I it t me auujDer 01 mine is omy ?i? against our 12 as to taxes. 6th. Richland's debt. The Dispatch still insists on it that Richland is in debt. We cannot use such c-A-x-n when you come tc how cheap th? DRY GOODS A NEW GOODS EVERY October 15.?3m. | wordh on tbis subject as the Di*p*'c* can. We have always been taught j to respect ?he second commandment The proper official writes, over his owd signature, I "will pay everv dollar that she, Richland county, owes with this years revenues." Can | Lexington say the same? I hope so, sincerely. Does Lexington never horrnw to meet hor temrvirarv nhli??a tions? Some of ns happen to know she does. We want to *tate to show that Richland has confidence in this official, that he was elected to bis third term this summer, by a majority of 879 over three competitors. 7th. Good roads on the sou'b side Well, that's news. Bat Richiand is already awake on the subject. R'cbland has good roads uudpr the present laws. Richland has taxable property to the amount of nine and one half millions, and i9 increasing every day Lexington's property is assessed at about one third of this. 8 No assuraoce of free bridge l across the Broad Nobody has ever said so that we knew of. Neither have we one acrops the Saluda, and if we did, it would not be of great benefit to us I have thus written to let people koow the other side. Put the two sides together and answer the ques tion: "In which county would the Fork be better off, in R'chlaDd or in Lexington ? We give no advicn We can easily say with the Dispatch,' "Go slow, think well before yon act." SOB Peak, S C., Oct 20,1002 Sates to the State Fair. For the above occasion, the South em Railroad will sell from all points in South Carolina, including Asheville, Charlotte, Augusta and Savannah and intermediate stations, tickets to the 34th Annual State Fair, Coumbia, S. C., at rate of one first class fare for the round trip, plus 50c (admission fee) for the round trip Tickets to be sold October 26 b to 31st, inclusive, with final limit to return November 2ad, 1902 The Southern Railway will operate on October 29th and 30th special trains into and out of Columbia, in addition to their regular trains. Call upon any agent of the Southren Railway for detailed information, R W. Hunt, Division Passenger Agent, Charleston, S C. Pay your subscription. Lj 0?T ) the Fair and see By are selling HB NOTIONS. 3 ARRIVING WEEK. Cures Rheumatism and Catarrh. Medicine Sent Free. Send no money?simply write aDd try Botanic Blood Balm at our expanse. Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. i B ) kills or destroys the poison in the blood which causes the awful aches in back and shoulder blades, shifting pains, difficulty in^moving fingers, toes or legs, bone pains, swollen muscles and joiuts of rheumatism, or the foul breath, hawkiDg, spitting, droppings in throat, bad bearing, specks flyiog before the eyes, all played out feeling of catarrh. Botanic Blood Bairn has cured hundreds of cases of 30 or 40 years' standing after doctors, bot springs and patent medicines had all failed. Most of these cured patients had taken Blood Balm as a last resort It is especially advised for chronic, deep-seated cases Im possible for any one to suffer th? agonies or symptoms of rheumatism or catarrh while or after taking Bloc Balm. It makes the blood pure an rich, thereby giving a healthy bloosupply. Cures are permanent arw not a patching up. Drug stores, $1 per large bottle. Sample of Blood Balm sent free and prepaid, als< special medical advice by describing vour trouble and writing Blood Balm Co, Atlanta, Ga A Beautiful Home Wedding*. [ Oo the night of October 20, 1902, 1 Daniel Rofus Haltiwanger and Annie I Elizabeth Daley met at the marrrige altar at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. i C. M. Efird in Lexington, S. C H R v. j G Graichen pefo'med the 1 marriage service. The gallant bride- 1 groom wore a suit of conventional ' black, the lovely bride? Walked in white! In graceful garments, richly dight, With all of maiden sereneness, , No ornament shone in her dress, But such as it becometh fair A woman, beautiful, to wear? 1 A meek and quiet spirit blest, 1 With measurement of full content." , The bride's many friends made up ' the charming company who yielded i their souls to festive mirth and to i the sweet breath of flowers. i Music, the speech of angels, < thrilled the air, as the instrument wa9 touched by the accomplished pianist, Miss Helen Bradford, rendering the beautiful strains of the wed- | ding march. j Many rare and beautiful were the , gifts which testified to the true aff^c- j wheInTinx remember that cohe shoes at the l< o 2TEW SHOES AB2 oEVERY SHOE i GUARAN Cohen's Sh 1636 MAIN ST., C SEE US FOR SHOES W t&~Buy your Shoes from Cohen and g? December 19. tion and high esteem in which the bride was held by her friends. The kindly wishes of a host of friends and relatives follow the bridegroom and to Batesburg, S. C, their future place of residence. J. G G. She Did, Too. "Where did you spend the summer?" asked the front-row chorus girl. ' "I toured Switzerland in an auto," said the little girl with the saucy kicfc. "I took the waters at Aix lesBainp," said the girl with the diamond buckles on her plippers. "I summered at Newport," said the dreamy blonde in the pink slippers. *'1 studied Shakespeare while in 'be White Mountains," said the auburnhaired one who led the grand marches. UI worried with my modiste in Paree," gurgled the girl who ever could catch step. "And what did yoq do this sumner?" they all asked of the first chorus girl. "I?" she murmured. 4<0b, I wash-d dishes, too " P. C. Z. Notes. Mr. B. D. Clark, whose daughter, Pearl, has been attending the Institute, has rented the Mrs. Seay home3tead, and will soon move his family bbere to send bis other children to the same school. Mr O'io Croat, of Lewiedale, who is prosecuting studies in the Institute was called home recently by telephone message to the bedside of bis mother who is reported as being 3eriously ill. P. An Interesting Operation. An interesting operation is to be performed in TrentoD, N. J. A boy af three months has a head so big and heavy that he can't sit down, and the surgeons are going to try and reduce the swelling. The operation for "big head" ought to grow as common as that for appendicitis. Hydrocephalus is the disease of this age; and it is especially frequent in the world of politics. Fresh Fish. I will have for sale an assortment of fresh fish every Tuesday and SaturdHy at J. W. Long's Old Store. 3rive me a call when jou want a nice mess of fresh fish, tf John A Williams. WANT OF KR SH?ES :M CCTI I Q TMP PCQT _ I * UUUU.C * k. WI.W DWEST PRICES. &TVim DAILY! SOLD WITH A TEE AT oe Store, OLUMBIA, S. C. '/f?.V l.V OUR CITY. st a school bag for your child-en free.