Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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in ??? ~ i iriiir^fwifr*giaga B| iSw bilionsnes3 I H tgm /bad complexions, Keep\ w?\ HE JMB I the system in good condi4 sBI B jj[PSto III f t h g. M. JiAJiMAN. " ns. R.?. CLlVfROS. B. EYE. EAR, KOSE Sk Throat and Langs, 9 GUARANTEE Office and Residence, I FiTOFGiASSES ] 424 and 1426 Marion. St, 9 - March 15-lj. COLUMBIA. S. C. Hi isd beautifies the ratr. WL. jfl||^HBPpHH|Pn>motee ? luxuriant growth. ABh HBl JHvever Ail* to Before &t*y H Tr^fy to its Xouthfal Color. IHr.m&SB^HCsree scalp dimmft hair tailing, n ^ fQc,^Prnggwtg ANDREW CRAWFORD I ATTORNEY AT UW, H f COLUMBIA, S. C, T>BAOTICES IN THE STATE AND w jL Federal Courts, and offers his profeseional services to the citizens of Lexington October 18?ly. ^gNGIMES BOILERS. 8Wr" /- Tutti Stacks* Stud Pipe* and Skost-Irom Hf ? Work; Sfeafttaf. Pnlloya, Gsartat, Sozm, H H?ngorm,ot4. MtU Castimgs. MB WrCa? erory d&r. wcrk 300 kaato. K MHiBD IXOS WORXRdldrriVM AUGWA, e^OBOKA i^BiBSnRBBSSSeKSSnB6BSS53R8SSS!BSnnBBB I MACHINERY I I COMPLETE EOWPMENIS A SPECIALTY. 0 | M9k . znamzm. boilers, ginning machinBBffljB'/ crt, saw mill ano woodworking hfljwra .' machinery, shingle ano lath ' machinery. corn mills. R BRICK AHinU HWim* sg CRT, KINDRED LINES iffiBES MAOMRY COMPANY, | Cokraba, S. 0 ' ? Money to Loan. "E ABE PEEP1BED TO NEGOtiate k)4as on improved farming in Lexington County. No commission. Borrower to pay actual costs of preparation of papers. Sept 14. 6m THOMAS & GIBBES - > Attorneys at Law, 1227 "Washington St., Colombia. S C. " ~ ' SEWING MACHINES! ~ ' ' - * jVheeler & Wiison | Wo. 9. BALL BEARING Marvelously Light Bnnmng and Noisless. ' (a No. 300 spool cotton thread for a belt will ran it). One-third faster; one onv oLnrrln KMS& IJUA4U UWiri CUJ JUUVKW BOB ; machine. Save about ONE DAY IN THREE. U i GREAT FAVORITE WITH DRESS B MAKERS. AND BECOMING MORE B POPULAR ALiL THE TIME. needles m all machines, SREPAIRING A SPECIALTY. WORK * . GUARANTEED. ^Rattachmsnts, SETTTLSS, STC. BjWln brmgina Machines to be repaired it is BBBB only necessary to brine the head?Leave the table at home unless it needs ^ | repairing too. II 1900 SI Washers and Wringers. 4 Tb? most perfect Wasber ever ! iBt Invested. I can pell them at my j * i _:n ...i. nn? I w Biore ior ie^B mau iuvj wm uubh jtuu H? ordered direct from (be factory. MB Write fof circulars and prices. Hi. 231. 3SBKT, 69B 1804 MAIN ST., COLUMBIA, S. C. H: April 1, 1903. 3m Hi JAMES HARIVIAN, BmLITT^ STTSfcCHBOaST taUN| LEXINGTON, S. C., gR^HngV 3? in rear of the Court Hons?.) the public that he i be in bis office every Friday for the j of doing dental work in all its ' HHEi 19, 1902. ly. j The Lexington Dispatch. Wednesday, November 2, 1904. ~ NOTICE OF ELECTION for STATE AND COUNTY OFFICERS, AND FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION. State of South Carolina, County of Lexington. Notice is hereby given that an election will be held at the several precincts, established by law in Lexington County on Tuesday, November, 8, li>04, for * the following officers, to wit: Governor. Lieutenant-Governor, Sec- j retary of State, Attorney-General. State Treasurer, Comptroller-General, Superintendent of Education, Adjutant and Inspector-General, One Railroad Commiss jner, County Supervisor, two County Commissioners, County Superintendent of Education, Sheriff, Clerk of Court, Coroner, Solicitor, a Senator and three Representatives. Pursuant to the Constitution of South Carolina an election will be held at the same time and place for amendments to the Constituton of South Carolina, pursuant to the terms of Joint Resolutions Nos. 383, 384 and 385 (Acts of South Carolina, pp. 674, 675 and 676), as follows: .A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing to Amend Section 9, of Article III, of the i State Constitution, so as to Provide for Biennial Sessions of tne uenerai Assembly. Section 1. Be it Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of South Car- | olina, That the following amendment to the Constitution of the State of South | Carolina be submitted to the qualified j electors of the State at the next general j election for Representatives, and if a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly, voting thereon, shall vote in favor of such amendment, and a majority of each branch of the General Assembly, shall after such election, and before another, ratify the same amendment by yeas and nays, Section 9, ef Article III, of the Constitution, relating to the Legislative Department, be amended by adding after the word "place" in line ten of said Section, the words "until the end of the session occurring in 1908, after which the said sessions shall be held at the same time and place biennially;" so that said section as amended shall read j as follows: . | The annual session of the General Assembly heretofore elected, fixed by the Constitution of the year eighteen hundred'and sixty-eight, to convene on the fourth Tuesday of November, in the year of eighteen hundred and ninetyfive, is hereby postponed, and the same shall be convened and held in the city of Columbia on the second Tuesday of , January, in the year eighteen hundred and ninety-six. ; The first session of the General Assembly elected under this Constitution shall convene in Columbia on the second Tuesday in January, in the year eighteen hundred and nine-seven, ana tnereaiter annually at the same time and place nntil the end of the session occurring in 1906, after which the said sessions shall I be held at the same time and place biennially. Should the casualties of war or contagious diseases render it unsafe to meet at the seat of government, then the Governor may, by proclamation, appoint a more secure and convenient place of meeting. Members of the General Assembly shall not receive any compensation for more than forty days of any one session: Provided; That this limitation shall not affect the first four sessions of the General Assembly under this Constitution. Sec. 2. That the question of adopting [ the amendment perfaced in the forego; ing Section shall be submitted to the ! electors as follows: Those in favor of | the amendment shall deposit a ballot with the following words plainly printed or written thereon: 4 * Constitutional amendment to Section 9, pf Article III, of the State Constitution, adding afterthe word 'place' in line ten of said Section I the words 'until the end of the session occurring in 1906, after which the said sessions shall be held at the same time and place biennially.'?Yes." Those opposed to said amendment shall cast a ballot with the following words plainlyj printed or written thereon: "Constitutional amendment to Section 9, of Article III, of the State Constitution, adding after the word 'place' in line ten of said Section the words 'until the end of the session occurring in 1906, after which the said sessions shall be held at the same time and place biennially.'?No." * ~ *? - ? -I /? T-* . t Approved one iim oav 01 r eoruary, A. D. 1004. A JOINT RESOLUTION to Amend the Constitution so as to Permit the General Assembly to Enact Local and Special Laws on tbe Subject of Laying Out, J Opening, Altering, and "Working Roads and Highways, and as to tbe Age at Which Citizens Shall be subject to Road or Other Public Duty. Section 1. Be it Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, That the following amendment to the Constitution be agreed to, and that the two questions involved in such amendment be submitted separately at the next creneral election to the electors qualified to vote for members of the House of Representatives, viz: that there shall l>e added to the Constitution the following additional Article, to be numbered properly in the consecutive order of its adoption, to be designated as "Article" of Amendments to the Constitution," which shall read as follows: "Article" of Amendments to the Constitution." Section 1. The General Assembly of this State may enact local or special laws j concerning the laying out. opening, I altering or working roads or highways, I To Cu I Take Laxative Broi 8 Seven MBEon boxes sold in past 12 i and concerning the providing for the age at which citizens shall be subject to road duty, and concerning drainage. Sec. 2 That Subdivision II and Subdivision IX of Section 34, of Articles III, of the constitution, are hereby repealed Approved the 18th duv of Februarv, A. D. 1904. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing to Amend Section 7, Article VIII. of the Constitution. Relating to Municipal Bonded Indebteness. Section 1. Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, That the following amendment to Section 7, Article VIII, of the Constitution. be agreed .to: Add as the end there, of the following word. Providedfurther, That the Limitations imposed by this Section and by Section o, Article X. of this Constitution, shall not apply to bonded indebtedness incurred by the city of Greenville, but said city of /" ..ill,, mnr yyir<re\C:X{\ lf.? }>T?71f5pd i?l Vrrt'di v mc mai iuvi>.ii..v debtedness in the manner provided in .said Section of said Article to an amount not exceeding fifteen per cent, of the value of the taxable property therein, where the proceeds of said "bonds are applied solely to the payment of past indebtedness, to expenses and liabilities incurred or to be incurred in the improvements of steets and sidewalks, aud for providing sewerage for said city, or any part thereof, for purchasing, establishing, owning or operating waterworks or electric light plants. Sec. 2. But the question of adopting this amendment shall be submitted at the uext general election to the electors as follows: Those in favor of the amendment shall deposit a ballot with the following words plainly printed or written thereon: "Constitutional amendment of Section seven, of Article eight, of the Constitution, relating to municipal corporations and police regulations, Yes." Those opposed to said j amendment shall cast a ballot with the j following words plainly printed or writj ten thereon: "Constitutional amendment of Section seven, Article eight, of i the Constitution, relating to municipal ' XT_ ? * | corporations and police regulations, a o. | Approved the 18th dav of February, , A. D. 1004. I . Polls at each voting place will be ' opened at seven o'clock a. in. and closed at four o'clock p. m. The following named persons have been appointed Managers of Election for State and County Offices, to wit: Lexington. () H?L W Read, Tnomas L Harman, T F Griffith. T J Drafts'<Store -RABarre, Luther E Black, S Edwin Hendrix Loesville?D L Gnuter, J L Kinard, W E Matthews. Lewiedale?W T Craps, W H Donley, Jr. S E Taylor. Gaston?Geo W Pound, C S Goodwin, Noah Spiers Laird's Mill -Johnston King, J Fletcher Jeicoat, J Wesley S?arns. Ircio? H A Lcnck, Kev N S Youngiuer. A N Dreher. Ballentine?S E Lowraan, Frank Shealy, S J Riddle. Chapin-las 13 Lever, A N Sease, S J Clark. Efird's Storj?L G Wheeler, J J Cannon, Jas W Wessiager t'eak Station?0 L Mayer, ' Willie M Wilson, Jas W Eargle P W Shear's Store?J Sol Miller, Noah Taylor. Enoannel Taylor. Hilton? B B Killer, II H Dreher, Roiand Fulmer. " on.**. tTollnn.iT> T.Prnv Spr?? osumria?ci UBUIU?U, ? terfeit. B J Kodgers. Bitesb'irg?Charley B Kneece, .c B As bill. W B Bite 1 Swansea?J L Jamper, BE Mack, Daniel Berry. Bed Store?J C Muller. Hnlbtrt 'Geiger, T B Orider. Huffman's Burnt Mill?J V Ganter, C A Schampert, L L Gantt. Brookland?B L Shaler, Preston I Sox. Walter Hook. ispriug Hill?Dr J W Eargle, Walter El^azar, John P liichardson Folk's achool House David Ellisor, Geo K Eleazt-r Heory E Amiek. Bed Bank John H Bailey, Jerome Rish, Peter H Poand Brook?E F Cangbman, D W Hite. Willie D Long. ; St Andrew's School House?Joe S HnffI man, B B Barr. Rhett Youngiuer. Edmund?Samuel P Shumpert, Jno A Lucas, B U Baughman Pelioa - David Rish, Lucious W^se, Perry Hutto. Croat's Store?Hampton K zer, George Amick, Webster Boon. Sceadman?C L Willis, H J Burgess, Bovd Hall. Ddir-go?M W Shall, Darby Drafts, Jno W Hendrix On the day of election the Managers must organize by the election of a Chairman ancl a Clerk, if necessary. The Chairman elected is empowered to administer oaths. The Managers have the power to fill any vacancy, and if none of the Managers attend, the citizens can appoint from among the qualified voters the Managers, who. after being sworn, can conduct the election. At the close of the election the Managers and Clerk must proceed publicly to.open the ballot boxes and count the ballots therein, and continue without adjournment until the same is completed, and make a statement of the result for each office and for each amendment to the Constitution and sign tne same. Within three days thereafter, the Chairman of the Board, or some one designated by the Board, must deliver to the Commissioners of Election the poll list, the boxes containing the ballots and written statements of the result of the election. One of the above-named Managers for each precinct must call upon the Board of Commissioners, at the Court House, Saturday, November o, 1904, to receive ballot boxes, jioll lists and instructions and to qualify. H. G. Eleazer, M. D., E. A. Smith, C. W. Caughman. Commissioners State and County Electio s. Mr. Harris, of Waycroa?, G*., who for several yea*-? has bj-eo ex periroenting with Egyptian cotton, has brought it up to a high standH^d; 0D6 of his best, etaiks having 427 open bolls and thirty-nine not open ^ :'1 ? _1 ? , 0U It. CIA WIU Utaiijr i bnle* of cotton to the acre ire a Cold in On no Quinine Tablets. nonths. This signature, aa?teat rn aMoaaa?BBCTBcaam Oifl i 'W? I? O *&at word Is X'u.tt'a,! it refers to Dr. Tutt's Liver Pil!s and ; ME APIS HEALTH, ! Are you constipated? Troubled with indigestion? Sick headache? i Virtigo? Bilious? Insomnia? ANV of these symptoms and many others j huiicate inaction of the I TVFP j Yoii. Need. SSSSB53 a KB* sas Take No Substitute* incap. Nell?I saw her promenading on Sunday and she wore a most expensive new gown and hat. Belle?Yes. You wouldn't catcli her out walking with anything cheap looking. Nell?Oh. but she was. She- had that Mr. Slowman with her.?Philadelphia Ledger. What She Said. "When you proposed to Miss Duckat+cs clio enrinf the this-is-SO-SUd ttVVOj V?*u ??% _ _ __ den r,...g?" asked the innocent suburbanite. "No." answered the drug clerk, "she didn't. She merely looked at me a Ion? time and then said, 'Well, wouldn't that jar you?' "?Indianapolis Sun. Friendship. He had owned a do?. "Yes, sir; the way that dog was devoted to me was amazing. He heard me say to my wife that I was pressed for money, so he went and died the day before the dog license was due."?New Yorker. Down South. "She seems to have a fine touch." said the guest, "but to save me I can't tell what she's driving at." "Lord, man," explained the landlord, "she's a-playin' in dialect."?Atlanta Constitution. Remedy at Hand. Young Author?When I write far into the night I find groat difficulty in getting to sloop. Friend?Why don't you road over what you have written??Princeton Tiger. tie Had Xerve All Right. \ I j Mr. Maun?Well. I like your nerve. I save you a dime, and now you ask mo for a half dollar! Weary- Yes. sir: I spent do (lime for a dose of nerve tonic!--New York Evening Journal. The Size of Coal. "Here's another alleged humorous article about coal by that new funny man." said the editor's assistant. "Shall I use it?" "What size is it?" asked the editor. "Oh, chestnut size, of course."?Catkj olic Standard aud Times. 1 Too Bad. Dolly?Those clouds are very thick, pa, aren't theyV Pa?Yes, dear. There are layers on layers, sometimes halt' a mile dense. Dolly?Isn't it a pity that they leak and let tlie rain through''?Metropolitan Mazagine. Partial Return. Alsry?You say she only partially returned your affectioD? Clarence?Yes, and that's what I'm kicking about. She returned all the love letters, hut retained all the jewelry. Playln* Even. 1 Teacher?I suppose you know. Harry, j that in keeping you after school I pun- j ish myself as well as you. Harry?Yes, in'in; that's why I don't mind if.?Boston Transcript. Carries* Core. to l*a unr r<? u?;ruui;., .wu viw.i t >?&<. hijj .^ of your new umbrella at all/' "No: I've noticed that if you take care of anything you lose it, ami if you try to lose it you can't."?Del roil Free Press. Brlalit Woman, | Mr. Knnx It was very extravagant j of von to buy all those tilings, j Mrs. Knox- But I didn't buy them. I j had them charged. Baltimore News. i | A B/1V Cures Grip 1 V l/uy la Two Days. | ft/ /j on every j Sf.box. 25c. I Jm 1427 MAIN STREET, nest to Maaosic Ehll, COLUMBIA, - - - - - - S. C.? ARE SELLING J - X JrrLXlX - | Cheaper than ever, why $<S 00 or $10,00 will bay a suit you have always paid frow $12,00 to $15.00 and such a stock to select from. Over a Thousand High Class Tailored Suits % $5.00 will buy the best Workingman's Suit 0 ? ? ? ? ~ i v, CI /\1 -?i r> irom lib ever suiu m V^uillluluici. Yourg for high grade, low price Clothing and Gent's Eariahings, Etc.. FR ANK'S - JOBBING - HOUSE, 1427 MAIN ST., COLUMBIA, S. CROPS ARE FINE!! GOOD PRICES ARE CERTAIN!! Now Make Home Happy! Yon JN'eecl Music to Make Your .To y < ompletel We can suit jou with a Piano or an Organ. You want the BEST Piano or Organ. represent the Best. Our Prices and terms are in reach of alL Call on or write as for catalogue, prices ami terms. Address MALONE'S MUSIC HOUSE, In Opera House Opposite Y. M. C. A, ZPZ^ZTOS ozea--A.2srs, aa wm & f]j| 28 ^ 22 The big Stock of 22 9S Wm. F. Furtick, |)2 /* *v* a rrA CP SllgJLLl/iy Uitilietgou. m by fire and water, ?a gg at 1210 Main St., ? 25 Columbia, is now 25 S3 being sold for what S3 ?g it will bring. This Jg gg is a great chance to gg S buy your fall and m ?2 winter supply of ? 25 goods at greatly 25 S3 reduced prices. S3 i iif r riioiw I | (i. r. runnuix, | 1210 Main Street, Opposite the Opera House, ?9 ?5 9S ga COLUMBIA, s.c. ?5 i ->???- ??- >;;?-> . ?>->."?< ;<-? ,<? >>?-??- >;??-e:???->^??-c< . f/r NO BETTER LEAD MADE. 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