The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, February 18, 1903, Page 4, Image 4
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OPTIONS BEDEEMED.
The option on several very eligible
sites for the development of water
power on Saluda river in the
neighborhood of Amick's ferry, were
elosed by the purchase of the property
and paying spot cash for the
same. In the recent past over three
or four thousand dollars have been
paid to persons owning property
bordering on the river in that vicinity
While the titles to these properties
have been taken io the name of sin
gle individuals, yet it is generally an
derstood that these properties are
bought with a view of eventually
becoming a part and parcel of tbe
plant of ^tbe Lexington and Columbia
Electric Kdlway. While no1
wishing to be understood as speak
ing authoritatively, yet we cannot but
help expressing tbe opinion that tie
building of this road is now a cer |
fciinty, and that the road will cot j
stop at this place bat will be ex |
tended to Saluda Court. House and
from thence to Greenwood, takiDg
the route already suggested by the
Dispatch some years ago. All thf
movements of the projectors of the
enterprise point in this direction at
least and this conclusion is entirely
reasonable. There is no questioo
about this route being the most
practicable one that could possible
be adopted. The country through
which it passes is already sufficiently
developed as to eiv8 assurance that
the road will be a paying investment
from the very beginning. The people
in that section, so we understood
are favorably disposed toward the enterprise
and are willing to contribute
liberally toward its coDstructioD
should they be eiveo a reasonable assurance
that the road will be extended
through their section. In the purchase
of these water power properties
this assuarance has been amply
and satisfactorily given.
The building of the Lexington and
Columbia Electric Railway means a
great deal for Saluda, Lexington and
Columbia?more so, perhaps, than is
thought by the general public. To
Columbia, beside other advantages
too obvious to mention, it means a
vast increase in the volume of its
business, the amount of which is almost
incouceivible at this writing; to
Lexington it means the development
of her inexhaustable water powers
and the establishment of cotton factories
and other manufacturing enterprises
of various kinds, - and to j
Saluda the opening up of transpor- j
tion facilities to the capital city
where all the conveniences of modern |
traffic and comr tc? can be had by I
those people who are now bottled up f
by reason of a lack of transportation i
facilities to cheaply move the pro- 1
ducts of its people. These, of course, !
are only a few of tie advantages j
which will accius to the sections of ;
country through which this con tern- j
plated road is to be built, but they J
clearly demonstrate the great posBi- i
bilities in the development of our j
resources, the accomplishment of!
which will mike us the most progressive,
the most prosperous, the
wealthiest and the happiest people
03 earth.
The Editor on the Bounds.
Oar next point was the coming
city of the Fork?the ambitious town
of Hilton. On arriving there we
found Mr. Bob Hiller, and his industrious
and wide awake clerk, Johnnie
Green, "on the trot" behind the
counters, supplying the wants of
their numerous customers in consideration
for the exchange of the common
currency of the country. Bob
enjoys a good trade, is public spirited
and a "hail fellow well met."
We broke the staff of life with our
old friend, D. A. Richardson, at
White Rock. He has increased his
stock of general merchandise aDd en
joys a good trade and now occupies
bis old stand with a fresh and clean
stock. Our old war comrade and
friend, J. B. Sbealy, also carries a
nice assortment of general merchandise
and has a fair trade. Winding
up our wo?k there we soon found
our6elf at the home of our friend,
Walter F. Derrick who said it was
an unwise thing for us to drive right
over the puddings and sausages
waiting our pleasure. We enjoyed
his company and the kindness of his
family.
While at White Rock we had the
pleasure of shaking hands with the
Rev. S. C Ballentine. Thi9 faithful
ambassador of God is greatly beloved
by the members of his immediate
congregations as well as the community
at large for his high Christian
character, bis open hearted
charity and his genial and sunshiny
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disposition. i> Ot aioue is ue a irauei
in spiritual &ff*irs but in the social
department of life he takes an act've
and leadiDg part. Prof. Ernest U
Shealy is the head of a flourishing
school at that place. He is a rising
statasman and has a brilliant future
before him with the laudable ambition
of climbing the ladder cf fame
and plucking the laurel wreath.
Saturday morniDg, rejoined by Mr.
Hiller, who had spent the night at j
bis own home, we resumed our journey
over sloppy and disagreeable
roads or rather what was mud where
the road ought to have been. We
arrived safely at Mrs. Mary Busby's,
our next stopping place. Here we
found pretty near all the taxpayers
of that vicinity awaiting us and who
were turned away rejoicing. It was
with sharp appetites that we
promptly responded to the call of
dinner, and we did full justice to
the smoaking food placed before us.
The next and last place for the
week was at Ballentine, which we
made in the pouring rain and having
crossed swollen streams. Mr. Jas. S
Boozer carries a nice stock and is
doing a fair business. Mr. Bicbter
lima fo tho nifioo and nnflTlf- rd
U?0 vv C-w
op in bis old stand with a stock of
goods.
This completed the labors of the
week, bat alas for the poor Editor,
the mad ruling waters of the angry
Saluda flowed between him aDd borne
"so near and yet so far", we realized
that we were water bound, aDd felt
like saying something more expressive
than polite, but didn't. We,
however, accepted the situation with
what grace we could aDd yielded to
the solicitations of Mr. Banks Hiller
to speDd Sunday with him, and, if
the rain did pour and the clouds
hung low in the heavens we had a
delightful time and the day, though
gloomy, was pleasantly spent in the
sunshine of tht happiness which
finds a perpetual lodgement in this
home.
Monday we reluctantly turned our
face towards Irmo where we arrived
in due time and was taken in charge
by good old Elias Metz who has
ncwr hoon lrnnron f. an nn a oru d
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friend. We took dinner, supper
and spent the night and ate breakfast
with him and then left for our
next appointment at Capt. Hooks.
Captain Hook is a gallant survivor of
the Civil War and it was our good
fortune to serve with him in that
memorable contest. He made a
soldier, and is a patriotic, and peaceloving
citizen as well a3 a kind
neighbor aDd a Christian gentleman.
Here we found that on account of
the Rwollen condition of the river.
we could not reach home by the
usual route of travel, so we left the j
Ii
Deputy to serve the people and put
out for Broad river bridge which we
crossed and found the famous Broad
river road in Richland county, the ;
excellency of which has recently been ;
extolled to the high heavens as a
model for other counties to imitate,
to be in as bad, if not a worse condition
as the roads in Lexington over
which we had just travelled. We
passed through Columbia without
stopping, crossed the Congaree river,
and lo! McGreagor was on his native
heath again.
Our trip is finished and we are
now confined indoors where no vision
of turkey and trimmings, of pork
ribs and sausage, passes before our
mind's eye, and do bad roads and in
clemeDt weather disturbs the peacefulness
of our midnight dreams.
We take this occasion to return
our warm and sincere thaDks to our
numerous friends throughout the
couDty for the many and varied
kindness bestowed upoD us, not only
during this trip, but whenever it has
been our lot in life to to be thrown
upon their generosity and hospitality.
We like to get out among the people
to mingle with them in their homes
and learn their views upon matters
interesting alike to town aDd country
life. Our heart was made to rejoice
with exceeding great joy to find the
people in as prosperous condition as
they are the beginning of the planting
season, as a rule, finds them in
mere favorable circumstances than
for years before. The majority part
of them are well provided with provender
and the other necessaries of
life for man and beast. Bat few of
them comparatively speaking, will
have to purchase supplies to any
considerable amount. They are more
hopeful of the future and consequently
in a happier and more contented
frame of mind.
We were glad to learn that tie
laborious efforts our efficient Auditor,
G. A Derrick, to accommodate the
taxpayers in every way possible is
duly appreciated by them. He is
growing more popular every day as
his faithfulness in the dischargof his
duties is being more fully understood.
Chief of Police ZiUed.
Chief of Police, J. B. King, was
shot and killed by Joe Davis at the
home of the latter on Factory Hill,
in Bamberg, on February 4th. The
incidents which led up to the deplorable
tragedy are about as follows:
Davis and his wife had been hav
iog a row that morning and Davis
bad threatened her with punishment
of a summary kind, she reported
the circumstances to Sheriff Hunter,
with the purpose of having her husband
placed UDder a peace bond.
The Sheriff sent the Chief of Police
up to the house to try and settle the
matter. When Mr. King arrived at
the bouse and ascended the steps,
Davis, who was in the front room,
called to him to stop, KiDg continued-io
advance to the front door, on
which he tapped. Whether be
pushed the door open, or whether it
was opened from the ioside, will
never ba known but it is certain as
the door opened, Davis, who was
standing just inside, fired on the
officer, using a double-barrelled shot
gun loaded with small shot. KiDg |
reeled from the piazza and expired a
few minutes later. Davis surrendered:
Mr. King was well and favorably
kaown to a large number of the people
of Lexington county, he haviDg
done business in Columbia as proprietor
of the KiDg's Racket Store,
and was generally esteemed for his
high business qualities, his gentlemanly
deportment and his affable
and genial disposition. After his
business misfortune in Columbia,
which arose from having his stock of
goods consumed by fire, he went to
Batesburg and lived there quite a
timfc and then went to Charleston
and from thence to Bamberg to
to take charge of the dry goods business
of John A Spann. He was
elected to his present office on the j
and ' ook charge on January 1st.
Candidates for Town Election. |
We, the undersigned, hereby announce
ourselves as candidates for
Intendent and Wardens of the Town
of LexiDgtcn:
For Intendant?Alfred J Fox.
For Wardens?Q. E. Ciughman,
J. J. Bickley, G. Mally Harman and
Simon Smith. 16 j
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The weather for the latter days of
last week was remarkable for its
mildness.
Visit to the Legislature.
Last Friday business culled us to
Columbia aDd while there we visited
the night session of the House of
Representatives to 6ee what the
members of that august body were .
doiDg for their constituents in return J
for the $4 per diem, and we musi ;
confess that our observation leads us j
to the conclusion that they earn )
evry cent of it. )
It is certainly a fine body of men, )
representing every section of the >
grand old Palmetto State, who seem )
ed to be impressed with a correct ?
view of their great responsibilities. )
We were glad to notice the entire 5
absence or all lactional reelings, >
which characterized former sittings S
of the Legislature in recent jear- !
This is an omen that factionalism is j
indeed dead and buried in this State j
and hereafter the Democracy cf I
South Carolina will devote its influ 3
ence and energies to promote the !
industrial interest of the State or, ir <
other words, in the impressive, if no' I
classic, 'anguage of Representa'ive ?
Holman, they will vote like Caro i C
ians, trust in God, stand by theit (
guns and keep their powder dry.
We were pleasantly impressed
with the dignity, fairness and courte *
ous manner with which Speaker
Smith presided ever the proceedingof
the House. He i9 certainly the j
right man in the right place. J
Our own delegation will compare .
favorably with that of any other
county in the State, without a single i
exception.
T
Hon. D F Efird has laTge experi- c
? ? ? MA a 4 ^ AMn 5 n T
6DCB IU ifgiisiaii ve ujaneio auu hp
thus able to cope with the shrewdest
politiciaD and most astute parliament
arian. On most questions cf public
interest he is sound. He is devoted
to the interest of his constituents in
particular and the people of the
State in general. He is one of the
most prominent leaders of the House c
and his judgment is accredited and J
his opinions received with thought- b
fui consideration. Lexington is proud k
of his record.
Hon John Bell Towill has served
a part of a term, having been elected
to fill the unexpired term of Congressman
A. F. Lever and is now
entering upon the full term having
been returned by a very flattering
vote of his people in the last primary
His manly form is a prominent and
consDicioas figure upon the floor of
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the House. So for he has been v
faithful to every pledge made duriDg
the campaign and his vote has always t
been consistent with his views ex- ?
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pressed on the hustings. He is
making an enviable reputation for
himself and is recognized as one of
the leaders. He is an able debater,
eloquent in speech and convincing in
argument and is making a host of
friends for himself.
Col. J. Brooks WiDgard is serving
bis first term and is therefore laboring
under the disadvantages, which
besets the pathway of every new
member, nevertheless, his t*ain*d
miDd, his attractive personality and
courteous bearing are having a veiy
perceptable influence upon his contemporaries
and by the Dext session
his merits and ability will be fully
recogDiz?d and appreciated and he |
will take the position to which he is j
justly entitled by reason of his culturp
and attainments.
In the Senate, Lexington county [
is ably represented in the person of i
Hon. W. H. Sharpe. He has a log- |
ical mind, clear conceptions and j
sound judgment on all political ques- j
tions. As a Senator he has been j
very successful and has been such as j
to mark him as a man of ability and j
prominence.
Oq the whole we have no fault to
find with our delegation and can
conscientiously write in commenda- j
tion of each one "Well done good !
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ttuu iauuiui Borvaxxo.
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Mr. J. K. Derrick, the popular }
telegraph operator at Little Moun- j
tain, and Miss Lavinia, the charming j _
and accomplished daughter of Mr. i ^
J. S. Wessinger, were happily married ;
in the Lutheran church ?t Chapin. j
On Thursday, February 12tb, 1903, 1 ^
Rev. J. K. Efird performed the cere- j ?
mony and was assisted by the Rev. j
0. B. Shearou9e. May their lives be f
spent in the garden of happiness and j
their cup of pleasure perpetually over } ?
fbw.
HAPPY AM
A Beautiful Canadi
Catarrh of the Li
MISS FliORI
Miss Florence E. Ivenah, 434 Maria st
" A few months ago I caught a
rungs and remained there so pen
ook medicine without benefit, i
jpsety and my head and back bega
*' I was advised to try Peruna,
"elt so sick that I was ready to try
"elief at once, and I felt that / had
hree weeks I was completely r<
health since;
" I now have the greatest faith I
fT T rWfTT V oV? mi 1 rl T-vr>?rro i-r* r\f nr\r\ f > o / ?
w ing catarrh. The cold wind and
ain, slush and mud of winter are espenally
conducive to catarrhal derangenents.
Few women escape.
Upon the first symptoms of catching
sold Pemna should be taken. It fortiies
the system against colds and caarrh.
The following letter gives one young
woman's experience with Peruna:
Miss Rose Gerbing is a popular society
voman of Crown Point, Ind., and she
writes the following:
" Recently I took a long drive in the
ountry, and being too thinly clad I
aught a bad cold which settled on my
ungs, and which I could not seem to
hake off. I had heard a great deal of
>eruna for colds and catarrh and I
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r anything. It brought me blessed
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sstored and have enjoyed perfect
n Peruna." F. E. KEN AH.
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Gerbing.
If you do not derive prompt and satisfactory
results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valua^e advice
gratis.
Address Dr. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, 0?
id Organs
1903.
s for their generous patronage aid influence
Year.
rith us in our lone business career. Manv
i ul swe-t toned Pianos and Organs furnished
to add to the pleasure, beauty, and repatronage,
assuring the best satisfaction in
ion, Address
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COLUMBIA, S. C.
7 ST08E MM6
1903
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LEXINGTON, S. C