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The Lexington Dispatch. Wednesday, August 31, 1904. Business locals will be inserted in i this department at the rate of five i lines and under for 25 cents, all over five lines, the rate is five cents a line. PENCIL AND SCISSORS. Wayside Notes Gathered Here and There by a Dispatch Man. The election passed off quietly at this place. Register to vote in the general election. The crop of candidates has been thined to a stand. Miss Blanche Kyzer is visiting \U T> T?nnf JU19* VV JL JLfvv* All the candidates will be at Ioor ' Hayes' 'cue next Saturday. Bagging and ties in large quantities, cbesp at, W. P. Itooi's. Mr. Arthur Ballentine, of the Fork, is visiting Auditor Derrick. When you want furniture, go to J. S. Wessinger'e, ChapiD, S. C. Lever, George, F. W. Shesly and Wilson are certainly nominated. Everybody is invited to attend the barbecue at Ioor Hayes' next Saturday. The second primay will be held on j Tuesday, September 13. Prepare ! your ballots. ! The latest feyls in ladies' ready - " * ' > TTT T? made starts ana cioass ac, w. jr. Boof's Mr. Ed. Barre has returned from a delightful visit to the World's Fair at St. Louis. Mrs. Alice Timmons has returned from a short visit to relatives in Newberry County. Bring your cotton and grain to Lexington if you want the highc: i cash market price. J. S. Wessinger has a big order for cross ties and will pay SO cents, delivered at Chapin. The candidates in the Becond race are making things bustle in theirchase after the voter. Mowers and rakes?the best makes?at the lowest prices. See them at W. P. Boof's. Our people are agreed upon one thing at least, and that is that Lexington shall progress. Mr. D. B. Shull and wife, visited Mr. Joe Lown and other relatives in this vicinity court week. The barbecue season is nearly past and the bogs and sheep will be given a rest until next summer. Lay aside the best specimens of the products of your farm for exhibits at the County Fair. If you want a good dinner and a pleasant time attend Hayes' 'cue near Lewiedale next Saturday. There are three prisoners in jail, all of whom are colored and all are charged with housebreaking. One of the finest lets of buggies ever seen in this market is at W. P. Boot's and the prices are right. Send for a premium list of the County Fair to C. M. Efird, Esq., Secretary, Lexington, S. C. The best 'cue of the season will be that of Justus Wingard, near Midway school house, on September 3rd. Mrs. Mary LsMotte, after spending a pleasant visit to her sister, Mrs. Fannie Hoof, has returned to Augusta. J. 8. Wessinger, Chapin, will sell you one Dixie Drop Head Sewing Machine for $18 00. Guaranteed for ten years. The farmer wears a broad smile these days as he views the abundant harvests waiting to be gathered into his barns and cribs. The work at Price & Gross' brickyard, near the Wyse Ferry, road is being rushed, and the output is first class in every respect. The approaching County Fair will be the best one yet held. The managers are making every effort to make it such. The Gregory-Rhea Mule Co, Columbia, have some very fine brood mares and horses. See their adver tisement. Miss Lessie Gibbes, the popular saleslady at W. P. Roof's store, visit-, ed Misses Leila and Eula Owdom, at Johnston, part of last week. j Mr. and Mrs Willie Biume, of I Columbia, are visiting tbe parents of the latter, Mr. and Mrs. X. Marks, in this place. Wheat has taken a big jump in Chicago and as a consequence the price of flour has gone up almost out of sight. We are convinced that one of the largest crops of all kinds of farm products ever raised in this county will be grown this year. Mr. Rufus Smith, Teller at the Lexington Savings Bank, has returned from a flying visit to his parents at Leesville. Mr. Kube Corley, Mimnaugn s popular shoe ealesmaD, came over from Columbia Sunday on a visit to his brother, Mr. Eli Corley. Mr. Henry CaughmaD, son of Railroad Commissioner Caughman, of Columbia, is visiting at Mr. \\\ W. Barre's, and other relatives in town. ! See change in the advertisement of J. H. Eleazer, the hatter and men's furnisher, Columbia, and then go there to make your purchases. Rev. J. G Graichen, pastor of St. i Stephen's Evangelical Lutheran church in this place, left for Charleston last week and will remain there a month. E. G. DrehGr & Co., offer a few medium weight suits that sold at $10 00, $12 00 and $14.00 at exactly half price. These are wonderful bargains. R9V. J. N. Wright, a former pastor of the Methodist church in this place, now located at Kinards, in Newberry county, is visiting friends in town. There will be Children's Day . at Capers' chapel, September 8, 1904, beginning at 9:30 a. m. W. L. Motes, Superintendent. Members of Dixie Lodge, No. 52, I. O. O. F. and their friends eDjoyed a pleasant time at a moonlight basket picnic in Berley's grove last Thursday night. Mr. Walfce" Caugbman and wife, of Columbia, are visiting at the h^me of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Corley, the parents of Mrs. Caughman, in the suburbs of this place. Plenty of fun, plenty of dancing and a square meal of well cooked food, all for 35 cents at Justus "Wingard'e 'cue, near Midway school house, on September 3rd. The Bide track at the depot has been finished and now all the freight trains can be side tracked here. This is the longest trackage between Columbia and Augusta. It is announced that Congressman Lever will speak in New Brookland on Friday night, the 2nd of September, cn the subject of registration and voting in the general election. Mr. Mike Monts and Charlie Shealy, and their wives, of near Little Mountain, visited their kinsfolk, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Long in this place, last Thursday and Friday. W6 notice from many of our exchanges that there has been a great deal of betting on the elections in d fferent sections of the State. Is not betting on elections contrary to law? We are indebted to Mr. D. D. Kleckly, of this vicinity, for the largest cantaloupe that we have ever seen, weighing 19 pounds. He says that he hrd several to weigh more than this. Miss Emma Ballentine has returned from an extended visit to relatives in Columbia. During her absence. She accompanied her aunt, Mrs. C M. Dempsy, on a visit to several points of interest in Florida. Mr. J. M. Caughman, one of the most successful farmers in Lexington county, came in today and sold his first bale of cotton, and as has been his custom for years called and settled for his paper. We would remind our lady readers that 7 'rs. Alice Timmons always has in stock a fashionable line of millinery, hats trimmings velvets and ribbons at the most reason able prices. Call and see him. Revival services were began in the Methodist church in this place Sunday evening. The pastor is asseisted in the conduct of these services by the Rev. J N. Wright. These services will be continued throughout the week. Make your time and save your money uotii September 10th then go to A. Taylor Ac Bro's cue, at FowIes? Water Mill and enjoy yourself. They are going to furnish a first class dinner for 30 cents. Our fall goods are arriving and we are offering great inducements to bargain hunters from our present, stock. Boys knee pants 25c to 75c; suits SI 00 to S3 50; men'8 suits as low as $3.75. E. G. Dreher Ac Co. Congressman Lever has returned from the campaign, yet he does not propose to take the rest which he so much needs but will work to the ives of November to see that every Democrat in his district votes at the general election. Mr. Newton Monts, the handsome apd popular clerk at the Depart merit store, after speDdmg a month s vaction in flying around the pretty girls of Richland and laying his heart at the feet of the sweet girls of Dutch Fork, has returned much encouraged and his friends and customers will find him ever ready to serve them at his place of business. It has been erroneously reported that Mr. A. B. West of Columbia and a youDg lady were married in Leesville on Tuesday of last week. It turns out that some one played upon the gullibility of the Columbia State. The Election. The following is the vote for state m AAMn i r* 4- V-i 1 r> UU1UCIS iU LUID CUUUbJ. For Governor. D. C. Hey ward 3262 For Lieutenant Governor. John T. Sloan 3262 For Secretary of State. J. T. Gantt 3262 For Attorney General. U. X Gunter, Jr 3262 For State Treasurer. R. H. Jennings 3262 For Comptroller General. A.W.Jones 3262 For Superintendent of Education. 0. B. Martin 3262 For Adjutant and Inspector General J. D. Frost 3262 For Railroad Commissioner. James Cansler 156 John H. Earle 214 W. Boyd Evans 1114 C. W. Garris 864 Harry J. Gignilliat 37 John G. Mobley 965 Solicitors. In the Fifth Circuit Timmerman of Lexington, and Rembert of Richland, will make the race over; Hilderbrand, of Orangeburg, is reelected in the First; John S. Wilson, of Claren don, from the Second; J. Monroe Johnson of Marion, from the Fourth, J. K. Henry, of Chester, from the Sixth; Julius E. Boggs of Pickens, from the Eighth; Sease of Spartanburg, from the Seventh. Congress. The following Congressmen have been nominated: Legare of Charleston, from the First District; Aiken of 7 \ Abbeville, from the Third; Johnson of Spartanburg, Fourth; Finley of York, Fifth; Lever of LexingtoD, Seventh; in the Second Mayfield and Patterson will make the second race; Ragsdale and Norton in the Sixth. Magistrates: Rauch and Riddle will try it again for Magistrate in the Fork. W. M. Marchant was elected Magistrate at Brookland by 21 majority, over Mr. Bachman. Mr. C. S. Bradford has been elected Magistrate of this District by a small majority. J. S. Derrick and F. P. Shealy will make the race the second time for Magistrate in the 3rd District. Tho Result. From the tabulation it will be seen that Efird and Sharpe for the Senate. Shealy, Hutto, Epting and Wingard for the House. Dr/E^heredge is elected. Derrick and Lindler for Auditor. P. H. Corley is elected for Sheriff. Langford and Fry will run for Supervisor. Shealy, HallmaD, Hendrix and Lucas will run for County Commissioners. J. E. Rawl Kyzer is elected Supt. of Education. Hildebrand and Rish are elected Magistrates in their Districts. The first Monday in October is the last day before the general election for the closing of the books of registration, and not the first Monday in September aa we erroneously stated last week. ONE CAR just received. In this lot we have s that are thoroughly broken and sr COME AND S advertised last week at $35 will be full of buggy bargains and the b found at on GREGORY-RHEA MUI AT SAME OL J l il il t III!(III!Mil Il ! l lII I 111 I I Get Our Prices I W. P. F Lexingto The probability is that the free 1 ?: bridge measure has been defeated. | * To be candid this is'nothing more \ than we expected. It is an exceed- | ingly difficult matter to persuade \ AT people to vote a tax upon themselves J\XjO\/JL for a public improvement no matter what it is or how meritorious it may j lik? 9, CV be, or how great the advantage to , . the people at large. People have a ! C&mCC perfect horror of any form of taxation. ! " yO"U They regard it, no matter how wrong | CllElS6 El Il< and untenable this position is, as so ?or that | much money wrung from them with- i 00II16 out giving any return. The expres- i gjj^ sion was freely made on our streets Tuesday that the County Commis- I "W6 8/1" rt?/vv,rtvn allAn ora nnnii ohoad a n r? I 1 n-P 21U LI CIO OUUUIU uaio gvuv MUVI4M UUV. . | XV Uk? yyx built this bridge, as it was their duty JllSt 11 to do, and they would have paid the tax uncomplaingly, but to vote a tax j tity of s1 upon themselves they would never Sll06S tll8l do, and this seemed to be the sentiment all over the county. -LUGx? Ours has not been love's labor I etbook, a: lost, we have created a sentiment for j "D&rtiCT public improvements that will never die. Lexington must take steps j TPXX/^k"1 forward in the march of progress, j -LAxV/i she cannot afford to go backwards for to do so is stagnation and death. i - *70 A TV/1V This is generally understood and our ; -l/oO lVlc people are> patriotic auu prugicecivc enough to do anything within the Lexington is one of limit of justice and reason to further markets in the State, the interest of the county. The thing can be said for ? three bridges will be built one at a pie of this and the sut time and there will be no complaint ceD^ counties have f from our people. "All's well that liD(^ are asking this ends well." ^or these commjdities. market prices are paid John Bell Towiil of the dispensary cotton finds a ready si beard declares positively against the round. The outlook ides of selling liquor through grocery , t fbluuie o{ bu stores. Hurrah for you, John! . , Stick to your colors.?Orangeburg ne e 8 8ea80E Democrat. witnessed lD OF NICE several nice good looking mares litable for breeding purposes. I EE THEM. A sold this week at $30. A house est Wagons on earth can be Lr place. ^ E|; I2 coijUmbia, s. c. ,D STAND. I'liiiiiiiiiiir J Jefore Buying. ^ n c n j JUL, V# d ] iUTION Uj ^ yingbabyin church?should j j i out. J .'ye been intending to purew pair of shoes for that boy yi -v?l rJ '+ rloloTT o rr 1 r\sr\ -*? 7". 7~" I The primary eettlea nothing. It is ! i their market * . 5 The highest ^ a ?* EamiEg the etan' , , dard bearers of the Democratic party i I for them and f in this state. To elect we must go f lie all the year . , / ,% . one step further and vote m the gen- ' is that the r . b n eral election, tsiness will be t that it ever " " " . With some candidates the agony is over. y w . .. .J ?,XXX UWX1 U SJL^lCJUy cxxxy xuixgd. ' while our assortment of 1 sizes remains unbroken. ways carry many styles, and j 3m. j ow we have an extra quan:yles~and more youngsters' 1 n usual. are prices to fit e very pock- j i id there's one pair of shoes j J Uar that we wish you to see. \ A MAS A. BOYNE, | j (OPPOSITE POST OFFICE.) j JH i,in Street, Columbia, S. C. j V the beet cotton I lt is imPortant' sa-ya Congressman , ' Lever, that every man should get his and the same . J registration certificate, and not only ' ' . that, but that he should vote in the )ar j fu- R general election on November 8th. rmnrt thifl nnt B