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The Lexington Dispatch. Wednesday, September 28, 1904. lades to STetr Advertisements. Mowers and Rake??W. P Roof. Farms for Sale?Ches. L Ktliy. Truth in Poetr)?Lever the Shoe M?d. Dry Goods?X. A. Young. Fid* Millinery?Whitten's New York Racket Store. Land for Sal*?Sbealv k Long. Land for Sale?K. C. Hollo way ? and Others. IX t&9 xsacy is wavciug- xcuw, Be sure and use that old aod wtllP tried remedy, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, for children teething. It soothes the child, softens the gums * allays all pain, cures wind colic acd is the best remedy for diarrhoea. Twenty-five cents a bottle. It is the Beet of All. Child Dies. The infant child of Mr. J. J. Wingard died last Saturday after having lived for oDly a few days. See from the earth the fadi^ Lily rise t+ c-rvmYKvc: ?+. crrows. it flourishes and -?-V opiugo, .v o- - -7 ? dies So this sweet flower scarce blossomed for a day - i Short was the bloom and speedy the decay. i . Death of iz. Quattlebaua. i Mrs. Susan Quattiebaum, wife of Mr. Andrew Qaattiebaum. died at her home Dear Swansea last Monday, September 26ib. She was an estimable lady, a good neighbor and an affectionate wife and mother and will be greatly missed by the community in which she resided. The interment was at Batesburg. Card of Tbanks. I take this method to return my hearty thanks to my friends for the splendid vote they gave me in the race for County Commisskner in the recent j>fimary election. Their support is appreciated aDd will ever be gratefully remembered by your obedient servant. Reuben Baughman. Letter ft J. Sol. Roberts. Lexington, S. C. Dear Sir: Here's a paint that's beiDg sold to bargain hunters: 10 per cent, lead 50 " " zinc ^ ' 20 " " barytes 20 " " whiting. Barytes and whiting are sand and H whitewash, not paint. Some people must like gold bricks. The name of that paint is "pure lead-and-zinc." The dealer who sells it says its as good as Devoe. Yours truly, F. W. Devoe & Co., New York. P. S. The Kaufmann Drug Co., sells ' our paint. B. F. P. Notes. To the Editor of the Dispatch: Mr. Frank Hall, a son of J. Hall, will attend the Charleston Medical College. His brother, Daniel, will attend the Dental College in Atlanta. Miss Ellen Hail is home again after spending quite awhile with her brother in Atlauta. Miss Posey Harden is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. E. Stricklio. in Gilbert. Klondike. To Baptists. \\i TT n i r\f JLUO HUU1BI1B OiiBBIUUdlJ UUiUU U1 LexiDgton Association will meet on Friday, October 7, with the Steadman church. Miss Baker and a visitiDg minister will address us. We request that each society and church be represented. Mrs. J. & Oswald, Secretary. \ Notice, Contractors. On Saturday, October 8; 1904, at 2 p. m, at Hollow Creek school house, District No 8, we will let for repairs to said school bouse, to the lowest bidder, and wilt reserve the right to reject any and all bids. Trustees. r* * j A in * sept. 27, taut?2wiB pa. An Accident. Mr. J. T. Hughes writiog from ? Florals, Ala., September 20, 1904, saye: Engineer Jo&Dnie Howell, formally from the Swansea section, while on his regular rua from Hartford, Ala., to PaxfcoD, Fia., he was blown up by an explosion of gun powder which was in the seat box, while run\ ning about forty-five miles an hour. He bit the top of the cab and fell to the floor, cutting several scars in face. He recovered, shut efif his engine and examined it and found out what the trouble was and then finished bis trip. Dr. Phillips dressed the wounds and Johnnie is getting along fine and has returned to his engine. The long trestle of the Columbia, 4 Newberry aDd Laurens railroad over Broad river at Columbia, is beiog considerably strengthened. Steel and iron is supplanting the wood work. ?e???i uii???aanw?warn Itepublicaa. Coavsntion. Sumter, Sept. 27 ?The seventh district Republican conversion was called to order today at 1 o'clock by J. H. Fordham of Orangeburg, district chairman. The convention went into nomination for candidate for congress. Jacobs received 1G votes and Djnizier 13. A resolution passed to make a vigcrue and strenuous fight for Congressman L?ver's seat was adopted amid a perfect roar of enthusiasm. A. W. Johnston was elected district committeeman for Lexington. Speeches were made by several delegates pledging their euppoifc to the nominee, saying they would work ^ ^ V-> i rv> ? r\ rrrOB u uaiu SjU OCOU UlUi ) U l.vu^ivu.T. State CbairmaD E. H. Deas of Darlington made a speech explaining the rules and work of the Raputlican party, and expressed the belief that Lever would be uc ?ated Jacobs, the nominee, made a speech of acceptance, in which he thanked the convention for their confidence in him, abd said he would do all in his power to become the next congressman from this district. Fall and Wintsr Goods. The place to buy your fall and winter dry good?, Dotion and millinery is at Wm. Piatt's, Columbia, who has in stock all the latest shades and fabrics in dre88 goods as well as a full line of millinery including trimmed and untrimmed batp, ribbons and laces. These goods were bought especially to supply bis trade and were selected with great care with a view not to their cheapness, but to their stylishness and wearing qualities, therefore, the customer can feel confident that in each and every instance full value is received. This stock must be seen to be appreciated, so when you are in the city call on Wm. Piatt, see his stock and learn his prices. Oar Church Paper, the cffieial organ of the Tennessee Synod and the Lutheran Visitor, the organ of the South Carolina Synod, have cons ilidatf d and now appears in a neat and more improved form a3 the Lutheran Church Visitor, and is the official organ of the United Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran church. The office of publication is in Columbia. ?? ? Rev. J G. Graichen has returned from Charleston, where he has been for the past month supplying the pulpit of Sfc Matthews Lutheran church in that city. Several counties in the State are moviDg in the matter of sendiDer in the exhibits to the State Fair. What is Lexington doiDg toward getting up an exhibit ? Mr. John Bell Towili and Solicitor Gaorge Bell Timmerman, left Safcuiday on a visit to several points in Eastern Virginia. They have returned all 0. K. Bhntation and family groceries, country produce, shoes, clothing, crockeryware and a full line of general merchandise always carried by H. M. Wmgard. My goods are fresh aDd pure and my prices are the lowest. I solicit a liberal patronage and I guarantee entire satisfaction LEXINGTON MARKET, COBBECTED WEEKLT BY THE MEBCHANTS Baeou Hams, per lb 12 " Sides, " " 8 " 8houlders, " s Butter, per ft ........ 20 Eggs, per dos 20 Turkeys, per lb - 8 a 10 Geese, per pr - 70 a 80 Chickens, per head 15 a so Beeswax, per ft a 20 Beef, per ft ? 10 a l&A Pork, " " 10 a 12^2 Tallow, per ft 4 a 5 Lard, per ft 10 Flour, per cwt ?50 a 300 Corn, per bu 85 Peas, " " 85 Oats, " " 55 Fodder, per cwt 90 100 8weet Potatoes, per bu 60 Bice, per lb 3 a 5 COTTON MABKET. Augusta,?Middling lO1^ Charleston?Middling 10. Columbia,?Middling 10. Lexington.?Middling 10 NAVAL STOKES. Savannah, yesterday's market Spirit? Turpentine." firm ?3 cents. Kosin 260 to 5'00 Crude 6.25 to 7.25. Wood's Seeds. VIRGINIA GRAY I A I winter uais. i Sow Early For Best Results. Our Trade Mark Brand is the .; best and cleanest quality that \ it is possible to procure. Hairy, or Winter Vetch, ' | Sown with Winter Oats, makes the largest possible yield of the H best and most nutritious hay. % Write for prices. WOOD'S DESCRIPTIVE FALL CATAL06 ITells all about seeds for fall ontrin<f Tic ft-io mr?of valna. I Kg OV/THU^. JL U A kj LHV iAiVU 1/ * f bl? and helpful publication of f the kind issued in America. | Mailed free on request. I T, W. WOOD & SONS, I Seedsmen, - Richmond, Va. | ]>>')/ Goods, | Notions. I solic:'.ts your patronag I shoes. I serve yon honestly an Irats> | show as nice and v I Clothing. | foun(j anywhere out Tv-uti 1 * s* and when it comes to p Valises, ??ceo.e anytnmg zo the c Ha i yI i ra) , ^ Cutlery, n Crockery ware, ? ^ ^ I Glassware. i 1 when in the market for Farm Implements, 1 | to see onr stock to appr -a n *r\ f\ Uetofter i5-iy-?su. Get jour exhibits ready. Make vour entries in time by sending them'nn entry blanks to the Secretary by mail. If you have no eatry blanks or oremiam lists drop a postal card to the Secretary. Evprjboay should attend the Home Fair. C. M. EFIRD, Sec., Lexington, S. C. MaWWMHlBWMMWMWBBMMWWWMBMBWBttBBaMaMMMMMWMWMMM DID YOU ATTEND OUR GRAND FALL OPENING ?1 If you did not you haven't seen the most beautiful display of FINE MILLINERY AND PATTERN HATS ever shown outside of a large city. This page would hardly hold the adjectives used by the ladies that have seen them. "Hands other than human must have made them," one was heard to say, while dozens have told us that they were the prettiest they had ever seen. If you are an admirer of the beautiful, if you appreciate art, you will be delighted to see them. DRESS GOODS, TRIMMINGS and SILKS Your New Fall Hat loses that touch of distinction and good style so eagerly sought for and really demanded as an essential to its perfect completeness, when any other than a gown in perfect harmony with its fresh new beauty is worn. We are showing every new weave and every new fad as a trimming at prices astonishingly low. Any color Taffeta Silk 25c. j 15 pieces Shirting, worth ?2.00 Black Beau de Soie. 36-inch | to ?3.00 per yard, from the Sweet2-. 1 r | zer Pembrook failure, at SI.00. f, ' , 52-inch Broadcloth in every Black laffeta (guaranteed) 06- co}or and black and white. Reinch, 98c. tains its color and does not. wear 36-inch Sheeting 05. shiny or rough, only 95c. 36-inch Sea Island, 06. every novelty in high T,. i -i n/? grade Black Goods at cut prices. Riverside Plaids, 00, We want your busiuess land by | 12 l-2c Outing 9c. reason of lower prices and better ! 10c. Flannelette, 7 1-4. goods are entitled to it. CLOTHING. ^ n nrrioc iKfl I fit 0 n rl V'Oflr Wpl 1 Wp L'linw* >\ C unci uu aj;uiug 1^0 ivi ujjv hv uuv^. ?<^w. ., v.a. ,. ^ ,, stocks we show in this department, where to bu y, what to buy, how It represents our very best efforts to buy. We have ample cash to ?the results of a life's experience buy right and the horse sense and in the clothing business. We are never to mark and sell a suit at not brilliant, but we do know $9.50 that others would consider good clothing from the raw ma- cheap at $12.50 but would mark terial to the manufactured article at $15.00 to give them a chance to ?from the time it leaves the "fall a little being's its you. "Xuff sheep to the finished high class j ced." Do we know enough? tailoring. Every suit to enter j Come, we can fit everybody from our threshhold must conform to | a kid of three summers to a man the latest approved fashion, must j of 48-inches. SHOES! SHOES! We honestly believe we have we will re tl eni. We've heard the best lines made in the coun- that you couldn't get good chiltry?all bright, fresh new and di- dren's shoes. We used to have reel from the makers, bought for net the same trouble, but not so now. spot cash and in sufficient quanti- We've have struck an all leather . 1 ll- - - - I . l"y-w . i * > ? I hlilf o CTi \ f\t 1 1 w* t 1 I O tlOS lO gCL in<; Vt'l'V lU\Vt?SL liuv;. <ium i.h? hi* (in bnvi prices. We show the largest stock were before the war. If we say of shoes in this part of the State its leather and its not, you are and sell them at the lowest prices. ?o.0<) ahead. That's our .standBring your shoe troubles to us? ing reward. White's N.1 Racket Store, BATESBURO, S. C. I Harness, i I tv?,| Hnytjies. 1 U'a/jons, i IJ'/fhits. | C eiuent. I Stores I Groceries, Hmj, crai v !' I 1 ? I?-J Colgates P; l|fSpt|| FINE SOAPS w . r and .jEl-.,. |j? CfemaUM*! pr :^58 ferfcf ' PERFUMES, FS?3 VIOLET TOILEjT POWDER. kr^gs The name Colgate stands for the Best. We are ready to serve you. THE KAUFMANN DRUG CO.. LEXINGTON, S. C. '? FlTZMAURICE! FlTZMAURICE! SSi fijgl 1704-170(5 MAIX ST., COLUMBIA, Dry Goods, Notions Clothing and Furnishings. A timely warning for the Lexington Friends and Patrons of these Stores: That oar ^tocit of Dry Goods and Ciothing is away ahead of anything we ever carried in oar lice. The styles are exclusive and prices can't, be matched in the State f:ur same quality. We carry the largest line oi merchandise to select from. Herein we attach a few prices, so come to see us if you want to heip yourself: We offer oOdO yards of 27-inch OuiiDg at j 30 pieces fine Wool Jeans at 20c., rega5c.. regular price 7c. . j lar price 25c. We offer 10,0 0 yards of 33 icch Sea j 20 piec-s Good Jeans at 12ic.. regular Island, 41c. i 15c. goods. We offer 3000 yards 30-inch Flannetts, Fine Drees Goods and Silks here at a 7.}c , regular price 10c. bargain. We offer 10 ObO Turd* of gnod Calico at 4c Fine Clothing lor men and boys at 50 pieces half Wool Dress Goods at 3Ac., speci^ prices, regular 15c. goods " v * . '' . . 30 pieces Fine Dress Plaids at 10c v orth Founds in Flannetts. Pounds in Prmta. 15c, Come and see us before buying. | WE ARE j PLEASED TO LET OUR LEXINGTON" FRIENDS KNOW THAT OUR f FALL AND WINTER I , are now ready for their inspection. We can honestly say that they ars > better than ever. We have put more monev into oar Shoss this tall at the ! price than ever, insuring every customer the best values that can be had. very pair guaranteed. Prices reasonable for honest shoes^^ E. P. & F. A. DAVIS, 11710 MAIN STREET, j COLUMBIA, - - - S. C. j A.)(!() Pound Pale of Cotton GINNED, PACKED, AND BAGGING AND TIES F11N11ID FOE $1.00 PER BALE THE SOUTH CAROLINA COTTON OIL CO., has now in operation upon their mill lot at Columbia, S C., a large Manger System Ginnery with three new Pratt Gins, capacity about tour bales per hour. The cottoa is taken from the wagon by machinery and labor handling, lint and seed is avoided. The price for ginning say a 500 pound bale lint cotton is $1.1*0 per bale. This in eludes bagging and ties. we nave aireaay ginneu consiaeraoie cotton tor Lexington County farmers. Biing yours. SOUTH CMOLIM till Hll OIL CO.. M. C. ROBERTSON, Manager. Colnj.ann.Toia,, . - - - - S. C. i