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DBBHHWnRnnnnMtHHBBBBI The Lexington Dispatch, LEXINGTON. S. C., G. M. Harman, Editor and Publisher. Circulation, l,SOO. Wednesday, August 17, 1904. Vote for the Sricge and You'll Vote Sight. The fr6e bridge question is wioning friends every day. The more the question is understood the more it grow3 in favor. Our people are beginning to understand that the amount they will be called upon to contribute toward its erection is so small that tbey will never miss the amount and that there will be nobonds issued to build it, but that instead a one mill tax will be levied for three years to raise the necessary money with which to do so. They / are beginning to understand that it will be a matter of simple economy? a pure business transaction?for the county to build this bridge. It shoold be built at or near Wyse's ferry, about seven mileB north of this place. The advantages of this bridge, are also twofold- It will give the people between upper or lower Fork the benefit of another outlet for the marketing of the products of the farm 8 and a means of comiDg to the court bouse at any time. As a matter of public policy alone this bridge sbonld be built at once. The economy in building it is known of all **- ..111 RAita 4 A (VlO 2Q6Q. XU liimc lb will on to iu iuu county more than the cost of building it in tolls of witnesses and jurors, to say nothing as to the costs of private individuals who cro&s and recross this stream many times a year going to and returning from market. The toil for a 2 horse wagon is 40.\; for buggies and 1-horse wagons 25c each, and foot passengers 5c each. It needs no argument to convince ;be people who have to cross this river to reach market and attending to other business that it would ba a great saving in dollars and cents to vote the pittance tax of one mill upon their property, which would rsise a rtvanue of say 40c. per aDnum on $5 of actual taxes, or $1 20 for the three years, to build this bridge rather than to pay ferriage, as they have done for a long cumber of years, while the county has provided the citizens of other sections with means tocross streams without paying a cent of toll. If it is fust and proper for the County Commissioners to tax the people, who would be greatly bsnefited by the bridge to build oue or two or three across the Edieto, or Cjngaree creek, or Hollow creek, or any other stream in the county, which we do cot contend that it is not, then according to alt the rules if logic, of j jetice and of equity it iollows that the county should build this bridge. Especially so when a large proportion of the cost of its construction would be saved to the county in tolls for ferriage of her officers while on public duty, and for jirors and wiUesses. It is not right for the county to provide for convenieacies of the citizens of one section wad deny the same conveniences to the citizens of other sections whose Beeessity is as urgent as those who have been provided for. "We kno^ that to speak about taxation for ii&f purpose whatever is unpopular. There are men who wonid rather pay SI 00 out of their pocket than to be taxed 5 cents for any public improvement, no matter how meritorious that improvement may be or how much of a necessity >- -r, . _ _ 1_ it t. IX 18. JIC 13 iiOL 80 EQUCU me ttUb Ui giving, as it is the thought of taxes. j^olHicians have lately raised such a hue and cry about taxes that many of our people have come to believe that they are already taxed out of home and property and are upon the verge of starvation. Such is not the case, however, and if our people will look back at the matter fairly and squarely they will discover that as a matter of business alone it will pay them to invest one mill of the sum of their taxable property to build this bridge. Now let us see for a moment as to j where the burden of that taxation will fall most heavily. Corporations will pay in round numbers 81,500 per annum, or $4,500 in three years; Lexington township, $524 01 per annum;: Saluda township, $103 48; Broad River, $262 32: Fork, $270 33 Making a total of $2,750 13, per annuo:, leaving only $1,240 87 to be made up by the people in the balance of the townships of the county. So thai from these figures, which we submit are correct, it will be seen that the people of those townships that will be the least benefited by the bridge will be the greatest gaint? i. ?: :k ir-? oanntr tiH Py lit? V1VIJ ill Uliild 1 ?i m u uu > of taxes to pay for the use of ferries for public officials provided for by law. Ir, has bsen estimated tbat the bridge across Saluda river will pay a dividend of 10 per cent to the county on the money expended in paying the ferriage of witnesses and jurors aDd public officers in the discharge of official duties. This of course means a saving to the tax payers. Toters should remember that those who return their property at $400 will have to pay only 40 cents per annum for three yearB to build the bridge across Saluda river. Those who return their property for less value will pay less. Who will not sgree to pay this pittance for such an important public enterprise? The Countv Commissioners should ? - ? have built the bridge across Saluda river, the same as they have built bridges across other streams in the 001 Ay, and now the people should arise in their might and show that they are not misely when it comes to public improvements by voting for the bridge. Petit Jurors. The following are the petit jurors for the extra term of court which convenes at this place on August 22: First Week. J Silas Slice. W Talley Taylor. Geo W Keieler. Daniel Berry. Ransom W Shull. Frank Griffith. Emanuel Taylor. James E Sease. Henry D Stabler. Will B Taylor. Angus Harman. S M Sightler. Jacob M Amick. J E Call Shealy. Jacob A Gsntt. D Job Harman. H H Dreher. H Westmoreland. D J Mathias. W E Miller. Henry Y Hutto. C Press Pound. R W Boatwright. C T H Dykes. Geo P Craps. S S Lmdler. Frank E Lorick. John K Leitner. Belton M Buff. Pierce Risinger. Jas M Kleekley. W P Keieler. S Luther Hook. Austin I Meetze. Geo R Hallman. Joe A Koon. Second Week. Geo W Rish. A P Boyer. S E Wiggers. Isom Wise. L L Lowd. D Lawrence Corley. Joseph B Wise. Walter A Smith. Mansei Berry. C. I Slice. C L Willie. Simps S Backer. Sfcanmore Nichols. J W Bouknight. W T Craps. H E Wittiker. E W Shuil. Wm D Hook. Wood R Corder. SDB Lever. Jae S Boozer. D Wade Lvbrand. S Rufus Kyzar. James W Farr. Geo F Long. E L Rikard. H S Haltiwanger. W M Rauch. G C Hook. Isaiah Hall. A E Lown. Geo F Taylor. G Leap S!:ce. Sol A MeetZ9. W Maily Williams. Fred. W Derrick. Nsurs from Summit. $ To the Editor of the Dispatch: Its mighty that up this way bow, but its not raining; so our people all have a busy hustle on themselves. The members of St. James church intend doing extension work on the building within the next few months. Mr. James Smith, of this place, was near Lexington a few days last week dressing lumber for Mr. J. B. Roberts. Theological student, Enoch JtLite, was in town last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Barman, of this place, visited the former's parents at Lexington last Saturday. Rev. C. I. Morgan, of Gastonia, N. C, was with relatives and friends here and near here laBt week. R3V. W. H. Roof has resigned as pastor of Cedar Grove charge, to take effect October 1st. He goes from here to take a course in the Southern Lutheran Theological Seminary, Mt. Pleasant, S. C. By faithful and conscientious work, he has endeared himself to the entire charge and his leaving is regretted by all. Protracted meeting began at Pleasant Hill Baptist church near here last Sunday and will continue several days this week C. L S. August 15, 1904. Place your orders for job printing with the Dispatch Job Printing Office. Good work guaranteed. B9HBBBBEBBBB99HBBHB3SSESBSK9resnflBBnsSD?nEDKnL'V^ A "Welcome to All. Wm. Piatt, Columbia, calls attention to his well selected stock of new fall and winter goods, consisting of dress goods in all colore, especially black goods. Especial attention is called to bis beautiful line of fall millinery, hats in all the newest shapes, ready to wear and ready to trim: also feathers, velvets and ornaments, ladies, misses aLd children's cloaks, infant's cloaks and caps; a fine line of shopping bags, laces, collars, cuffs, back combs, corsets, gloves, handkerchiefs, embroideries, etc., gent's furnishings, shirts, ties, ? /?-- 1: r unaervesrs; aiso a nee ud?j 01 uiutuxu^ for men and boys. Do not fail to call at 1802 Main street for standard dry goods, notions and gent's furnishing goods when in the city. A hearty welcome is extended to all. ?? m We see it stated that Hon. John Bell To rill, of the Dispensary Board, has positively declared against the proposition to legalize the sale of whiskey by grocery stores. Bully for John! * Death. .Death cams into onr midst on June the 30th, and entered the hom e of Mr. and Mrs. Lemuel Hall and took from this fond father and mother their precious little babe, Buth, age 11 months and 20 days. She was born July the 10th, 1903, and departed this life June the 30:h, 1904. She lingered just a few days after she was stricken with measles and then went heme to God. "We extend to the bereaved parents our sympathy in this their sad hour of trial. Beautiful hands of a little cne see: Baby's voice calling oh mother to thee. Eyes looking down from yon beautiful home; Beautiful hands are beckoning come. A A H. Base Ball in Lezingtcn. Last week witnessed three pretty j games of base ball in this place. On Friday afternoon the Sand Dam team and the Lexington nine crossed bats and after a hotly contested game, the score resulted in favor of Lexington by a handsome msjjrity. On Saturday morning Lexington and Sand Dam again went to the bat and the Sand Dam boys came off with flving colors, having defeated Lexington. The game, however, was stopped after the seventh inning. This was the game that was booked for Sand Dam vs. Chapic, but for some reason the Ghapin team failed ? to he on time. At the seventh inn ing the Cbapin boys arrived and the game between LexiDgton and Sand Dam was called for the Sand Dam boys to rest up to play Chapin in the afternoon. The game between Cbapin and Sand Dam was the prettiest game ever witnessed here. It was a good piayed game and was a contest between the batteries up to and including the ninth inning, not a score was made by either club. In the tenth inning Walter Eleazer scored for Chapin and in the same inning Muller Lewis made a tie by safely crossing the home plate for Sand Dam. In the eleventh inning Hoi Shealy put one more run to the credit of Chapin and Sand Dam failed to score, thus giving the score to Chapin 2 to 1 out of eleven innings. Batteries?Chapin, Haltiwanger and Shealy; Sand Dam, Fallaw and Rish. Umpire, F. E Dreher. Our friends should not get the railroad tax mixed up with the free bridge proposition. The first is a bonded indebtedness,. bearing interest; the second, or free bridge proposition, is a tax of one mill for three years, bearing no interest and will end* at the expiration cf the three years and have a fr6e bridge to show for the money invested. So vote for the free bridge. Wind and Hail Storm. A terrific wind and hail storm was an unwelcomed visitor at Batesburg last Monday, alarming the people of that staid old burg and doing con, eiderable damage to property. Its path was narrow, but its destruction was great. A bouse of Mr. Ridgell was blown and bustled so badly that . it will have to be torn down and t rebuilt. Crops and gardens in its path are totally destroyed. : " PE-R'J-NA Si Writes Mrs. " I Do All My Housework an Take Care of My Baby and Feel So Good." '! A YOUNG MOTHER'S LETTER. ? Mrs. W. McRoberts, writes to Dr. " Hartman from Delano, Miss., the u following: j? Delano, Miss. I Dr. S. B. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio: j' Dear Sir:?"I feel perfectly well of J catarrh. I did as you directed me to | and took Peruna and Manalin. The i third of March I gave birth to a ten j pound baby girl and we are both well 1 and happy. I am very thankful tc * you and Peruna saved my life. I f recommend it to everyone and can't J praise it-enough. f "1 send you my own and my baby's | picture. She is so sweet and good,? i she is a Peruna baby. I have such good health now. I do all my houseI work and take care of my baby and f feel so good. i "There are three or four of my | neighbors using Peruna now since il J did me so mucn good. They were just run down, and they think it i= I fine, it is so good to give strength."? ^ Mrs. "YV. McRoberts. CAPITAL, FOUR PER CENT per annum, payable quarterly on Savings J ^COUNTY AND TOWN DEP1 Extra Term of Court. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. TTT HF.VtF.AS A MAJORITY OP Till vv B?r of Lexington Couatv. in th State of *outh Carolina, have petitioned a required by law lor aD extra term ot th Court ol Common Pleas lor Lexmgtoi County, in said State, to begin on the 4tJ Monday in August, 1904. and to coniinu lor two weeks; and, whereas, at my sag gsstion as one learned in the law, the Hon orable Frank B. Giry of the Abbeville Bai lias been couim's-ioned by His Exeeilenc the Governor of this State a" Special Judg : to bold said special term of Court; Now 1 do order that the Hon. Frank E Gary, us Special Judge, do hold and pre side over said extra term ot court of Com 1 mou Pleas of LexiDgrou County, in sar State, beg.iuning on the fourth Monday ii August, and continuing for tw weeks thereafter. Arid I do further orde that there sbali be holaen at extra term c ' the court of the Common Pleas of Lexing ton county in said State, beginning on th fourth Monday of August next (1904^), an 1 continuing for two weeks thereafter, an . that Samuel 3* Gsorge, Esquire, as Cler of the Court i>i Conn of Common Plea for Lexington County, in the State afort said, do give the public notice required b : law of said estra term of the Court of Con nion Pleas, provide panels cf juries an ; do all the other things required by law said Clerk of Court shall serve a certifie copy of this order upon the Honorab; Frank B. Gary, as Special J adge. Y. J. POPE. Chief Justice, of the Supreme Court of South Carolina. At Cht*uib?ers, lyth July. 19uL THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA County of Lexington. In Court of Common Pleas. Pursuant to an order of the Hon. Y. Pope. Cbief Justice oi the Saprctne < oa; or South Carolina, of dateJaiy 19, 1904 Notice is hereby given that a special ter of the Court cf Common Pleas for Lexinj ton couatv, will be held at Lexington, > C , commencing on the Fourth Monday i i August. (beinc ttie 2ind d*vof said monti 1904.,' at 10 o'clock, a. in , and eontmuit for two. weeks, if so long be necessary. Given rinder my hand and the seal of t! said e >art. at Lexington S. C., this, tl 25th oay of 4nij, A. D. 1004 SAMUEL B. GEORGE. [L. S.I C. C.C. P. and G S. July 27. 1904. 4w42 Barbecue. WE WILL GIVE A FIRST CLAS b irbeeuo on the second Saturdt in September at the same place given b lore, known as the Fowlee* Water Mill, c Black creek Hon. A. F. Ltver and a the other candidates will be there to tigl the second battle. Price for dinner lea on.-tble. Everybody is invited. A. TAYLOR & BRO. i, August 103 1904. 5w44, iVED MY. LIFE," W. Me Roberts. MRS. L. M." fSRIlTITII, Arm, Idaho, "writes: "I am thirty years old and never had any children; ijd but since beginning your medicine L gave birth to aid-pound baby girl. 1 's am stronger than I have been >inro fi I was quite youiig. (tod bless you !j? and your medicine forever." ] MRS. L. M. GRIFFITH. I If you do not derive prompt and ijjfl satisfactory results from the use of ijii Peruna, write at once to Dr. Hart man !!l giving a full statement of your case i |!ai ?anc* 1>0 IT ploascd m i 11 ] y?"hi? ,vai"' pfe^^||! |l j' j I able advice [ Ail I. -j | l^vC" K ^ i jjjiiyjji i !| j \W ^>5F3I1I I 1 S Ifel S \v ; I * i " 1 11 Address Pr. Ilartman, President of i ! The Ilartman Sanitarium, Columbus, J | Ohio. HOME I LEXINGTON. S. C. ^ ) TWO I Deposits.^ per aunam, payable quarterly on Che* ISITORY. PROMPT AND COURTEQU illEdmi j | : 4 % SEIBTS, COLLAES, ] Q 0 18 AI f ^ I3EIET3 AND ' 'd ^ ?:ETEBTTn?'fi . 3 | notions of |ed\i i L' X i ; I '; "T . COLUMB X. rt Gaze on onr new Furniture, handsome Sa:tei ie Sotas. Stoves, Wardrobes., Conches Iron be jfc ton and fra'.v.) Diuning Chairs. Kxtra Oak 1 I tables. Hal! Racks. Go Cms o! oil kinc.s. ] ! vour house from kitchen to garret for cash. !' W. fcL. s 1114 PLAIN STIiEE Opposite Gregory ? IF YOU WANT ANY , I at give US ? The Dispatch Jol AA " * A A?. A " - A ~ A - - ~A~~ A a ^ ^ ^ ii ? J1105 Acre Farm in % I Lexington county, g % 2 miles south of g I g Gaston for $400. % f A .?. ? The Bookman Mill Property. ? in the Fork section of LexiD<?- * | %r ton County, containing 320 ? a acres, with fine water power ? * find good mill for $9 per acre. ^ -i 225 Acre Farm, clay land, a- if| $ with dwelling and out buildings. J || * 8 miles north of Batesburg, S. * A g C, for ?1800. % M ... - _ . . /. 1 ? A Hh 3? 4o2A acres or tine ciay jana, z, mr 5 in a bif>h state of cultivation, ? "iS ^ no waste land, with dwelling, * 4 m * tenant bouses, barnp, etc, 3^ * A miles north of Abbeville, S. C. * A J renting for 8000 pounds mid- J A s dbne lint cotton per year, for * $ | $7500 | | ICHASL. KELLY,! | REAL ESTATE AGENT, | 1 % COLUMBIA, - - S. 0. | I $ * J ^ April 50?ly. ? jJ ? * fj Barbecue. a I WILL FUEN1SH A fTfcST CLASS <. I barbecue and refreshments near Mid- f| way School House, 3 miles Dorth of Lex- 1| ington, on the Dreher's Ferry Eoad, on 1 Saturday, September 3, 1004. Mosic by a Jm string band and a pleasant day is promised $jf| all who attend. JUSTUS WINGAED. S August 10, 1904. 5w44. ]?QT?^nno ! CVJk WW UVi TTTE WILL FURNISH A FIRST ; V T class barbecue and refreshments at Boylston Academy, Calk's Road, on Saturday, September 3V 1901 This being ihe first'cue alter the election, the candidates and everybody are invited to come out and get a good dinner and have a rice time HOOK BROTHERS, Aupust 28, 3904. 4w43pd. Barbecue. We will furnish a first class barbecue and refreshments at Lewiedale, S. C., on August 23. There will be speaking by the candidates. Meats will be cooked, bv Mr. Lewie Hallman. J & F HALL. ?;? July 27?4w41 ???t??n????? ?.j?mm?m s $30,000.00. | ?ER CENT, eking deposits ou inimimum amount of $300 S ATTENTION GUARANTEED.^* Z-SCTJIB,' J ^ proinsBnire goods. ^ WHITE GOODS. ' lj A LAD1 NEEDS: If ALL KINDS. | v JNDS,| ' IA, S. ^ ^ ^ J| _ \ Lounges, Sideboards, Extension Tables. <is. i>ed Kockers Tinnke, Mattresses (cotBeds, Washstands, Centre Tables. Kitchen Household goods all new. 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