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L THE LEXINGTON DISPATCH. ZIZZZIIZZZZIZZZZZZZZIIZIZZZIZZIZZIIZ1-. ? 1 - Bepresematitie fteuuspaper. Sorters Lexinston and the Borders of the Surrounding bounties Lihe a Blanket. VOL. XXXIV. LEXINGTON, & C., WBOiNESOAI. NOVEMBER 1904 ~~ ^T~ Z GLOBE DEY GOODS COMPANY, [ m -w. x3:. l^oitczitoit, ties., ^^.rrsr^a-e^, l?a<? MAIN STREET, - -- -- -- - COLUMBIA, 8. C. uJlll Solicits a Share of Your Valued Patronage. Polite and Prompt Attention. * ^ .V*v V. October I3tf - . _ _ t 11TRUTIIN POfffRVnl c ( . We have Shoes for the farmer's sod * t To ran across the fields, ^ Id leathers black acd glossy, f With both hard and robber heels. tn We have Shoes for the ploughman And his mate who draws the hoe. ? And Shoes for the sportsman ( Wben on a pleasure trip he goes. c We have Shoes for every season f And in styles that can't be beat, 1 And Shoes at popular prices To fit the different shapes of feet, t " We have shod the feet of Columbia c t For some twenty years or so, * - * * 4w:?f AD& W8 nope to Linvt> imo piwwuio j For st least thst many more. * Whenever you are in need of Shoes * ' Come in and take a peep? j Our goods are known from Pudding j Swamp 6 ^ To the banks of Rafting Creek. < \ A'" * : ? * .< LEVER?iheshm mm i . - ' S ? l c COLUMBIA, S. C. N . i e V < Men's ? i : v 'i ] If ' : ' I MY STOCK IS NEW AND COMPLETE IN? C Neckwear, Gloves Underwear. Half Hose, j ? Handkerchiefs. Shirts. Knox & Stet- j 8 son's Soft and Stiff Hat?, Suit Cases, and Hand Baps. White j a on/1 T?ar,/ Vficfc I I. SOTS MADETO ORDER.!! a c . V . . A FIT GUARANTEED. j t . c J.H.Eleazer, \ ii HABERDASHER, % loli MAIN STREET COLUMBIA S C c THE CLOl CO LU VI1511, - i I & A Timely Warning. Co the Democratic Voters of the 7ih Cmgressioual District: Oo Tuesday Nov 8t)b, the people of .his country will be called upon to lecide what shall be the policy of this Government for the next four years, vhether it eball be administered by he party which has been in power or a decade, or by the party of Jeferson, represented in the persoQ of fudge Parker. An election at eny time is a matter >f great importance to the people, for n a republican form of government, leriving its powers from the people, >ach individual is a sovereign in him'elf, and the final referee of every tfatmnal Sr.ftto and TVicai controversy. To the people of the South this flection is of the most vital imporatice. Guided either by an idealist, >r a man wrapped up in bis own amotion, the Republican Party threat>ns the reduction of Southern Representation in Congress, and ?culd destroy white supremacy, if he danger of such action was not so preat. I quote a plank from the piatorm of the Repubncau Party. "We avor 8qcb congressional action as shall determine whether by special htcriminalioQB, the elective franchise n any State has been unconstitution-^ illy limited, and if such is the case, >ve demand that representation in DoDgress and the electoral college ball be proportionally reduced as lirected by the Constitution of the [Jnited States" This plaDk is a ieclaration rf the purpose of the Republican Partv, if it is successful it the polls on November the 8;b. Republican Congressmen and Senators have from time to time io he past, introduced bids looking to he accomplish merit of this end, bat lot until now, if my memory serves ne right, has the party, as such in ionventioo assembled, pledged itself n this direction They justify the idoption of this plank in iheir platorm on the ground that Southern States, tbrougn the adoption of sufrage clauses in their Constitution, lave abridged the right of the negro o vote in violation of the 14th and 5th amendments of the National )oi stitutioo, and they propose to lumsh us for what we have a constitutional right to do. Force is given to their claim on ccount of the very small vote cast a the Southern States in the genral elections. Congressional. Disnets which should c-,st twenty or hirty thousand votes, frequently ast no more than four or five thous,nd. It is asserted that such a vote 3 not representative of the will of he people ia such districts; either bat, or that our suffrage provisions teny the right ot suffrage to the oajority of the people of the District. ien^e ibis demand for a leduction q our representation. To tbe Democrats of this C:>n;res?ionai Diatnet, there is an adhrioD^l aad p-rh*ps a stronger YiJEK>\ S. C. J reason why a fail vote sbou-d be hid i For years past, the seat of this- Dis, r.ricfc has beeo contested by some I Rspublican cindidifce, usually, a I colored maa. This year they have | nominated a negro preacher, who | seems to be making a more active canvas9 than was made two years ago by the negro D*ntzier. What his total vo'e will be, or whether he will have the united support of his party, I am unable to say, yet the very fact that he is a candidate, convinces me that he wiil ioetitute the old contest which bas given so mush worry to myself aLd my predecessors. In the former contest I was greatly ? j: J ? utiuuiouypeu u_y tuw iauo tutu uui.jr ? small vote was polled ia tbe District, and it is to the interest of every Democrat, and bis soiemo duty and tbe discharge cf bis solemn oath to support the persons named in the primary, that the full vote of the District bk given on the 8;,h. It will greatly strengthen our case before tbe committee which may be hostile A close House makes the contest all the more dangerous. I, therefore, sincerely and strongly urge that everv man qualified to vote under our Constitution, go to tbe polls aud do so. No more dangerous condition can possibly overtake a citizenship > in a government pillared upon the vigilance and intelligence of its people than that of lethargy and carelessness in the exercise of the right of suffrage, or inattention to their civic duties. May there be no cause for complaint in this District. For the information of those who may nave possiDiy ovenooKea ic, i give the language of lb* Constitution relative to the qualification of voters in this State: "Any person who shall apply for registration after January 1st, 1898, if otherwise quai- I itied. shall be registered: Provided, That he can both read and write any section of thi6Cinstitution submitted to him by the registration officer or can show that he owns and has paid all taxes collectable during the previous year on property in this State assessed ?t three hundred (?300) or more." You should take both your registration certificate and tax receipt. With the hope that everv man will do his doty on the 8:h, I beg to subscribe myself. Very truly, A F. Lever, D_-m. Nominee for Congress. Was a Success. We are glad to know that the State Fair was a financial as well as a social success this year. Tb6re is a proposition being agitated looking to a petition being made to the Legislature at its coming session in January, askiog for a portion of the revenue of Cieaisou College derived from the privilege rax to aid the fair. We are not at present sufficiently informed concerning the merits of this proposition suffi i-mt to warrant us in expressmg ??i opinion. DECIDED ELEGANCE IN HEN'S CLOTHING What the artists have accomplished | in their production (J' Clothing this | season, proves that a e have the most ! reliable and fisnionat le goods that New York makers have ever sent out. Young, middle aged or old men will <]o well to look into the merits ol our many st\les and prices. It its a nebby jlMIimiMi that you want we have it. Then at sioru and SIo 0:1 we have the top notch ol' style tor any occassion. Trousers, tancy vests. New Hats, Shirts, Neckwear. Underwear, Ni^ht Shirts, Fancy Hosiery, all these and more to he j seen at j ! 1523 Main Street, Items from Batesourg. A very pretty marriage was solemnized at the Baptist church last Thursday evening, when Miss Mary Eva Glover became the bride of Dr. Theodore Quattlebaum. The bride is the eldeBt daughter of our fellow townsman, Mr. J. C. Glover. She is an accomplished young lady and has many friends here who wish her much happiness. The groom is a son of Dr. B J. Quattlebaum, of , Wmnsboro, and is one of Batesburg'e | leading physicians. Dr. N Price Timmerman attended i court at Aiken several days last week. Rev. Jabez Ferris, frcm Camden has been called to the pastorate of the Batesburg Baptist church and h&R entered upon his duties as pastor. Mrs. W. A. Neal, of Spartanburg, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Fred Cullum. Mr. Albert C. Jones spent several days in the eastern portion of the State last week. He says that crops in that part of the State are fine and in some plr ;es in Marlboro county j the farmers are expecting to get two | bales of cotton to the acre. He | noticed one thing, however, that j there was great scarcity of labor and that much of the cotton was still in ' | the field*. Prof. J. R T. Major went to Greenwood Saturday where he was called on account of the death Gf hie int IUL!t BUU. Mrs. H. A Littlejohn and li&ie son have returned from an exten&d trip to relatives at Belton. Col. Jobn Bell Towill spent several days in Columbia last week attending j the State Fair. Dr. B J Quattlebaum, of Winns| boro, attended the mirriage of his ! son here last Thursday. ' Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Malpass are ! off on an extended trip with relatives at Beuuettsvilie The graded school here is doing good work. The enrollment is about 150 now and the attendance is very regular. Mr. Wm. "Westmoreland, of Samaria, was in town Monday, j Oct. 31,190-4. C. Leesville Items. Work on the bank building is progressing nicely. A very sad accident occurred at j the home of Mr. L. P. Steadman, on I Friday afternoon. Mr. Steadman ! was butchering a hog and left a tub of hot water on the ground. Hs littie giri four years old fell, backwards into the water and was so badly scalded that she died Saturday j morning about daylight. The re- I mains were interred near the Baptist ' church yesterday evening. Mr. ] Steadman and family have the sym- j pathy of our entire town. The telepboLe pol^s are being: erected in our streets and it will soon I be "Hellc!" The health of our community is excellent. Sol. i f1 i 1 i i* u I \\ il I i h r V i'M \ ! 1 \il t i I i -10 ithe'york" I '' yfr Sack Suit | H11 T"? [ill Clothier. i COLUMBIA, S. C. 5E5BB^BZSBftS3fiffl^WBfl55EB3Ba i ; DOORS BLINDS. Li: 1530 0 i si j i Main St.. Columbia, S C., : | i H j j i 05 ; U Is where you can liud one of the best $0 !> ! jgj | | stocks of- MP > i ! I ! i Q* L i 4? ^^PAIITTS^^ i h Oh CJ | d ; of all kinds. \ CD I : ! "o *! : S ': j | j Lee N. Fal law, formerly of Gas- : S ' | | j ton, is now with us and will be glad to see K W ; : you and show you our stock. ' ^ ! C, 0. BROWN &BRO. j : _j i.J_ .[j,.. M . SASH. GLASS. j W, T, MARTIN SONS, WHOLESALE - DEALERS - IN - GROCERIES. Oia.r 2x/?otto: High Grade Goods at the Lowest Possible Prices. Dan Valley Flour a Specialty!! Ask for our quotations before you purchase your Grain, Meal, Flour, Molasses, ('an Goods, Tobacco, Ac. % Everything We Sell We Guarantee. i W. T. MARTIN SONS, 1106 1108 ASSEMBLY ST., COLUMBIA, S. C. Physicians' Meeting. Danger of a COTlgh. Appreciating the scc:a\ educational Pneumonia, grippe, cold, bronchitis and and other benefits of organization, nearly every other dangerous sickness of we earnestly request the physicians 'his kind is usually the development of of Lexington couDty to me^t at Lex- ^ ?h.':ht rough. Too many 1X:0P ^ a^* /i tt at j .u -i.l. j r laid up and too manv die lrom diseases ington C H, Mondav, the ith day of >vhm. tiK.v could so easily knock that November, 1904, at 11 o clock, a. to , j lirst cough in the head. Murray's Horetor the purpose of org&niziDg aj liound. Mullein and Tar cures colds. It County Medicil Association. ! just drops the bottom out of a cough. at ta ! Kvcrv druggist has it for ioc. a bottle. , WsDraue, M. D ; K(a,u.ml?.r Mun-avV' mid rnk, no W. P TimmermHO. M. D ? am,. ? ~ ' Ullin. ^VIU.X ''VTV ... . WE HAVE A I Brand New Line ofGoods j that are carried in a t'liliy up-to-date establish- I On iiisjHrtin.u'our Li'oods you will Jind & READY MADE CLOTHING. | SUOf.Q. HATS. IINHFRWrAR. | WIIWWWJ ilri VJ > ?< - ? ---J | NECKWEAR, SHIRTS, MIGHT ROBES. 8 Slia/w's HsZciic Socles, 1 11111 cvt-rvtliiiig 11?<-11 will m.ikr tin* romin^ S rnM WCllt 111'!" less <iiS;Ili I'teaMe. i^oiNr^^r I i ? t.? -."iMitv.il in firriii-r iii, iiiir <1.. ;mi! scjiilin?- '-A I a liuvcr r<> XoitIuti: markers, i. hi;" a:i<lset* u>. ln??k our nvt-r ami tuvr ?>ur ]?ri?vs. g Jatesburg ?hoe and (jioihina (jo., 3 A