The Lexington Dispatch.
Wednesday, July 29,1903.
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Wayside Notes Gathered Here an
There by a Dispatch Man.
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Hot and dry.
Monday is saieday.
Rain is much needed.
Fishing is now fashionable.
Have you seen the comit yet ?
Bring or send us your subscriptior
The thresher can be heard in ou
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midst.
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inferior this year.
Are you preparing an exbibet fo
the County Fair ?
Mr. Scott Hendrix and family ar
back from the mountains.
Boxes of fine chocolate and fanc^
candies, at the Bazaar.
Mr. L. L Glenn was in town Mon
day and called in and paid his sub
scription.
It is powerfully dry and hot anc
crops are eoffering badly from bott
causes.
We are informed that Mrs. Cittie
Roberts has been very sick but is
now better.
Miss Merideth Muller, who has
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been visaing inenas m ^oiumum,
bad returned home.
The/annual picnic at Barr's Upper
Mill was the fashionable event of the
season last Wednesday.
For icing sugar, fancy candies for
dressing cakes, chocolate, jellatine,
etc., go to the Bazaar.
Misses Burris and Blossie Kreps
of Columbia, sre visiting their aunt
Mrs. C. M. Efird, in towD.
Miss Essie Bawl, of Bichland
eounty, is visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Alma Geiger, on depot street.
On the 7fch day of September next,
the Palmetto Collegiate Institute
opens its doors to students.
Dr. Smoak's father and brother,
John, have returned to their home at
Smoak's, Colleton county.
Dr. E. J. Etheredge, a prominent
/ dent/sk of Lee8viile, waB in town yes
terday and gave us a pleasant call.
Mrs. Sarah Shuler and son, oi
Batesburg, after spending a pleasant
visit to Mrs. C. M. Efird, has return
ed heme.
Mr. J. J. Shealy will serve th(
people of the Pelion section on Au
gust 29th with a fine barbecue din
ner.
Harris Lithia Water and Gingei
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Ale, 10c size, on ice at the Bazaar.
The beautiful plate glass hav<
been put in the windows and door;
of the new annex to Mr. W. P. Roof i
store.
Mrs. Qaeenie Major, of Batesburg
wife of Mr. J. R. T. Major, Principa
of the Teachers' Summer School, i<
visiting in town.
Trespassers should heed the no
tice published in this issue and keej
off the lands of Wesley Croufc anc
others.
Mr. Carl L. Sox, who holds a posi
tion with the A. C. L. Co. of George
town, S. C., ie home visiting relativei
for a few days.
FOLEYSKlDNEYCORl
_ Makes Kidneys and Bladder Right
Prof. Sidney J. Derrick, of New
berry College, and wife are visiting
the aunt of the latter, Mrs. Kat<
Hendrix.
Sox & Kaminer's barbecue in th*
Oak Grove community Saturday wa
attended by a large crowd of toe ol<
and young folks.
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Ladies, are ycu minting o: on
County Fair? Ajar of nice canne*
fruitp, cakes, bread etc, would heJ]
out the occasion.
Mr. James K. Hope has returre<
after a pleasant visit over home. Hi
brother "Duce" accompanied bit
here.
Col. George Belle Timmerman ha
purchased the Leppard-Sawyer home
stead. This means the bird tohous
is not far.
Mr. Joe Caughman of the IT. ?
army, etationed at Sullivan's Islam
after spending a short leave of at
6ence with the "folks at hame," ha
returned to duty.
The county pension boards in all
counties will meet about the middle
of August to select the boards of the
coming year.
Mrs. Charlie B. Harman and children
of Augusta, Ga , are visiting at
J the parental home and relatives in
town.
The new recitation building of
Newberry College, which is now in
course of construction, will be a
model one in all its details.
Mr. Charlton Kyzer met with a
painful though not serious injury last
, Saturday by the mule which he was
driving running away with him.
The premium list for the next
, State Fair has been issued. It offers
many attractive and valuable prizes.
Send to the Secretary at Chester for
r a copy.
Mr. Noah D. Shealy, of Ballentines,
9 killed six musk rats last week, the
largest weighing six pounds, and
f judging from the size of a tusk, he
had the age on him.
Mr. Emanuel Hallman and family
* are visiting his son Jesse, and the
family of Mrs. Ella Boye. Emanuel
1 perambulating our streets looks nati
ural.
Dr. W. E. McCord, of Conway, on i
, returning from the meeting of the i
i dental association at White Stone ]
Ly.nia Springs, paid a flying visit to ]
our town Friday. ]
, ' Saturday, Mr. Jas. A. Keisler, killed
near tke bead of Long Branch, a <
rattlesnake five feet long, ten inches I
( in circumference with thirteen rattles f
and a button. ]
For headache?sick-headache?a J
"splitting" nervous headache?in fact 1
any old kind of a headache, use *
Ramon's Pills. They clear the system
of the cause of headaches. 25
doses 25c. At Harman's Bazaar. (
The centennial ceremonies will commence
at St. Peter's (Meetze's) church i
next Friday and continue until Sun- t
day 2nd August. A large attendance j
* is expected.
Mr. Ioor Hayes announces in this 1
issue that he will give a first class <
' barbecue at his place, near Lewie'
dale, on August 8th and invites everybody
to come. 1
Mrs. J. H. Tillman of Edgefield, :
accompanied by her little daughter,
will be in Town for several days visit- <
f ing her husband, Col. Tillman and
^ the family of her uncle Mr. John J.
" Fox.
MiBS Eunice Fulmer, who is board3
ing at Mr. John S. Derrick's, and
" attending the Summer School, was
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- UTiaay, taKen suddenly sick, Dut ib
dow better, her father and sister ran
f over to see her yesterday.
FOLEYSHONEr^TAR
for children; safe, sure, No opiates
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The Dispatch Job Office has printed
a very neat catalogue of the Palmetto
Collegiate Institute. You can
1 have one of them by sending a postal
* to the principal, 0. D. Seay, Lexing3
ton, S. C.
A mink or some other midnight
* marauder has been playing havoc with
} the chickens of the good people on
* Factory Hill and several other localities.
Efforts have been made to cap
ture it with dogs but uravailing.
On August 15th H. J. Burgess,
3 W. E. & J. E. Quattlebaum will
serve an up^to-date barbecue at
} Steadman.^ The people of this sec'
tion should turn out and enjoy a
good dinner on this day.
y The State Agricultural and Mechanical
Society of South Carolina is
the only organization of its kind in
this State, therefore, let us all deter- j
e mine now to make the next State j
8 Fair a success in everv department.
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If you would secure a good seat in j
the Institute for jour son and aaught- j
r er and a comfortable and refined |
3 home for them to board in, you w;-l!
P icake arrangements at once as these |
are being rapidly taken up?
^ ! There will be a barbecue at the i
s ; Rawl old field, about three miles j
Q above this place, on August S:h.
This cue is given by Ed Drafts k
8 Sons, colored, but separate tables |
will be prepared for whites and |
e blacks.
The Columbia Chamber of Com- j
>. merce is seriously considering the
d proposition of removing the State
) Fair grounds from their present site
8 to a more desirable and convenient j
one in another part of the city.
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Mr. J. W. Ogilvie, our foreman |
and assistant editor, is away this
week on a visit to his eld home, Mrs.
Jeremiah Smith, his mother-in-law,
and friends at Conway, Horry county.
Mrs. Ogilvie has been there for several
weeks.
Mr. A. Z. Stroman, of Woodford,
has nine or ten acres of the finest |
corn in that section. It will average j
about 10 or 50 bushels to the acre, j
This is the estimate of Mr. A. C j
Jones, a successful farmer of that i
vicinity who was in town yesterday.
Mr. John J. McCartha and his I
three daughters, Misses Emma,
Mary and L'zzie, of the Black Creek
section, after visiting relatives in the
Fork several days last week stopped
over vrith the Editor's family Monday
on their way back home.
"We are in receipt of the 1903
premium list of the South Carolina
State Fair Association to be held at
Columbia oa Oethber 21, to the
30th. We regret to see it bearing
the imprint of an Ohio printing
house when there are so many expert
job printers at home.
Dr. and Mrs. E. P. Derrick, formerly
of this county but now residing
at Rosemary, in Georgetown county,
are visiting relatives and friends in
this county. We were glad to have
received a call pleasant from Ed., who
had the appearance of being well
hept and is showing his living.
A daughter of Mr. Willie L. Taj lor,
cne of our former citizens, but who
has been residing in Columbia for
sometime, is visiting the families of
her uncles Messrs. John J. and JesBe
D. Taylor, of this place, she is accompanied
by her aunt, Miss Swearin?an.
Our News Letter Items.
Mr. G. S. Crout will cure his fifth
jnd last barn of tobacco next week.
I sadly note the death of Mr. Lemuel
Keisler who after suffering a little
more than a week, passed from
this world to the one beyond. Mr.
Keisler was loved by all who knew
him and will be greatle missed in the
community. '
On Monday last Miss Mary Rice
was taken by the cold arms of death
from here on earth to a more peaceful
rest above. She was one of Cedar
Grove's oldest members (eighty three
years). But few of us will ever reach
Buch a ripe old age.
from leesville:
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Matthews have
moved into their elegant residence on
Broad street.
Mr. W. D. Hendrix has begun the
work on bis residence, and we hardly
tbink it will be for rent when competed.
Many cotton mills are now shut
down on account of the advanced
price of cotton and it has been estimated
that 3,000,000 spindles will be
idle by the 1st of September.
Mr. B. C. Matthews of Newberry
Mr. Willie Matthews of Baltimore aDd
Mrs. Nettie Simms of LyoD, S. C.
came home to attend the funeral of
their sister, Mrs. Crouch, last week.
Dr. Etheredge attended the Dental
Association at White Stone Springs
last week. He was elected corresponding
secretary. The association
was one of the best that has been
held.
Mr. James West who left our town
several years ago and cast his lot in
Texas is now on an extended visit to
his parents, relatives and friends. Mr.
West has accumulated property out
there and is now doing an extensive
mercantile business. He informs us j
that the crops in Texas are good and !
prospects in general are good.
Hope He Will Locate Here.
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Mr. Bl. Li. stroman anci wire, 01
Woodford, OraDgeburg county, paid |
our town a visit yesterday. Mr. I
Stroman dropped in to see us and i
gave us a hearty grasp. He i3 a very i
pleasant gentleman and one of Wood- |
ford's st&unchest citizens. Ee is '
looking for a healthy place to reside j
and also desires to engage in the j
stock, livery, sale and feed stable !
business. Lexington will surely fill*!
the bill for both missions, as we have j
a fine and healthy town. People j
only die frcm old age. We have ex- \
cellent water, good railroad and mail
facilities. Our folks are fond of fine
stock and nice vehicles. The stable :
business is something we need to !
keep in progress with the rest of the
world and we trust Mr. S. wiil decide
to locate here.
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WILL BE
OLD HICKORY
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Gregory
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February II?ly.
South Fork Items.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:
All quiet in this section. Dry
weather still prevails. Crops are
beginning to suffer. The gardens
are burnt up.
Mrs. Sally Meetze, wife of Mr.
Arfhnr TVTfifitze. was buried yesterday
at the White church. She died in
Columbia. She waa under the Doctors
there for treatment.
Mr. John Jenning'a little sen died
yesterday. He was about seven or
eight years of age. He had congestive
chills and lived but a little while
after being taken.
Hay gathering is the order of the j
day with us and we are makiDg some i
fiDe hay, which is, at present, briDg j
ing seventy-five to eighty cents per j
hundred.
Well, you have about treed the
Old Coon, have you? I knew you
possessed many accomplishments, but
did not know that you were so good
on a trail. I hope you will keep him 1
treed.
Good luck to the Dispatch is the
wish of your friend H.
July 28,1903
Russia has declined to receive the
Jewish petitions presented bv Mr.
Riddle, representacing the Uaited
States Government. The incident |
i9 regarded as closed.
Mo die institute,
LEXINGTON, S. C.
LITERARY, SCINTIFIC AND CLASSICAL
COURSE.
NEXT SESSION OPENS SEPTEMBER 7.
Vocal and Instrumental Music.
Elocution.
College Trained Teachers.
233 Students Enrolled Last Session.
Expenses per Session S6U to $30.
Send tor Catalogue to
0. D. SEAY, Piincipai.
July 29, 1903.
Barbecue.
ON SATURDAY, AUGUST loth, 1903,
we will furnish at Steadnian, S. C , on
the Carolina Midland Railway, a first class
barbecue and refreshments. The meats
wiJl be co .ked by an expert Vr.i>t I;verybody
is invited to attend There will be
some good speaktrs present. The young
folks will have an opportunity to < i joy
themselves. Music wnl be lurnisned i>y
a B.-.nd. Come one and fill
H. J. BURGESS.
TV. E. QUATTLEB.'.UM.
J. E. (lCATTI.EBAyi.
J ly id. !9o3- 10pd.
Trespass Notice.
4 LL PERSONS ARE HEREBY K'AEXJ\.
ed not to tre.4})its- in any manner upon
toe lands ot iLe undersigned The i.-.v*
v.iii be rigidly enforced against any cue
vio ating ibis notice.
WESLEY CROUT, WILLI.VU CEOt'I.
P. fc>. CROUT. V>\ I). CRCUT,
N. S. CROUT.
July 20. IOCS?4!pd.
I Grove1
I has stood the test 25 year
I bottles. . Does this record <
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FOUND AT OUR PLACE.
WAGONS are first in the hearts
f our countrymen,
r=Rhea Mu le Co.,
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LAIN STEEET, COLUMBIA, S. C.
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Harness and Saddlery.
WE HAVE OPENED AT
1517 MAIN STREET, COLUMBIA, S. C.
a strictly modern up-to-date Harness and Saddlery Establishment.' where can be found
all kinds of Harness, Parts of Harness, Plantation Gears?in short any and everything
needed" "his line. The largest and mostjcomplete assortment'to be found anywhere.
Goods right?Prices reasonable.
REPAIRING PROMPTLY DONE.
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J[nne 14, 1903?ly, I
FlTZMAURICE FlTZMAURICE
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Dry Goods, Clothing and Furnishings, j
1704 AND 17CS MAIN STEEET,
OOLTTMB1A., S. C.
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To Onr Friends in Lexington: When in need of anything in oar line would be glad
for your sake for you to give us a call for Spring Goods. These goods are very much
advanced in price, but fortunately we had bought before the rise in price and we will be
able to sell at old prices. This is not idle talk, and to be plain we haven't time for anything
like that. It you want to get treated right call and see us for jour wants. There
is no house in Columbia better able to take care of you than we are. With all kinds of ?
nice goods at our command.
EXTRA SPECIAL. j BOY'S CLOTIIIXG.
3000 jar ds 3G-iDch Percale at oc. worth 8J. inu BoJ gaits, ail wool, at S1.50, sold at $2.
3000 yards Lt. Prints 4c. sold at 5c. 100 Boy SuitS( all woo,_ $2 9o[d
10.000 yds. 4-4 Sea Island at 5c.. sold at 6}. 500 8epatate Pantsat 25c_ (Q ^
390 pieces of Fig. Lawns at 5c., would be
; cheap at &j. CLOTH ING FOR M EN.
1 3 cases of Ladies Ribbed Vest at 5c. eacb. From S'.COto S12 50 you can make the
300 separate Skirts for rainy day or general best selection to be bad anywhere. Witb
use at SI CO to S3 00 " our new Clothing Room, we base the Room
use at S1.I1U to 53.UU. t0 stow ;oni We can .ustly save von from
100 dozen Shirt Waist at 25c. to S2.00 each $2.00 to $4,00 on a suit. Call to"see us. r
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January 15. ^
VIRGINIA COLLEGE Barbecue. "
T WILL FURNISH A FIRST CLASS
FOR YOUNG LADIES, ROANOKE, VA. 1 barbtfue with refreshments at my pL*oe
I on the Southern Railway, uiie mile Irom
OPENS SEPTEMBER 21. 1903. ONE Lewiedale, on Saturday, August the 8th,
ot' the leading Schools for Young La- !003. Several prominent speakers will be
dies in the South. New buildings,, pianos present and music will be furnished by a
and equipments Campus ten act es Grand band Everybody is cordially invited to
mountain scenery in Valley of Virginia, come and enjoy a pleasant dav
famed lor health. European and American j IOOR HAYES,
teachers Full course. Conservatory ad- I Jttly 29, 1903?39pd.
vantages in Art.Music ar.d Elocution. Cer
tificates WelleRley. Students from 60 States.
For catalogue address Wo PHCinn a
MATiIE P. HARRIS. President. ,uaA WCUUU.
.lane 24, 1003. tXt ^ \Y* FUSSKH A BARBECUE
v ? ac tae Rtwl o.ti field, tnree intlts
above Lexington, on Saturday, August 8th.
J8U3 A good dinner for all. Music and
E dancing lor the young folks. ifeoarate
If 8 Ul ^ tab]es lor whites r.nd blacks. All invited
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I are the most fata! of all dis-:
eascs' ! Barbecue, fl
I Cm fY'? 51BKEY Gjfflc II I j y WILE I-TK'-TSII A FIRST CLASS
j Si CI OU^rBntOOd K8!H60!/ ! barbecue at ieliou. S. C.. on the 29th !
of August, 1003. TLere will he music and
I or money refunded. Contains ^ " j. j. siiealy. j
remedies recognized by emi- Jlt:y "s 1903~
i nent physicians as the best for Rovha^o,
i Kidney and Bladder troubles. 08CU6.
PRICE 50c. and $U00. rr:iE ,LE^IED.ALE BRASS BAND
JL will iurnisn a first class cue. with re!
jre-bnieuis. at Lewie-dale, oa Saturdaj', August
22d 19(.3 Several speakers are exJBottled
Ginger A!?, Sarsaparilla, pseteo and the Bind will lurnish music to
' ? , T r?i c i ^ make the day pleasant to at": m attendance.
; strawberry and Plain boda on ice at LEWIEDALE BRASS BAND.
tbe Bazaar Fountain. -Bdy i9l>3. 4w39.
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s i asteiess emu i one ^ 1
s. Average Annual Sales over One and c Half Million I
of merit appeal to you ? No Cure, No Pay. 50c. |
otiie is a Te^ Cent package of Grove's Black Root Liver Pills. $
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