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* THE LEXINGTON DISPATCH. & Eepresentative newspaper. Savers Lexington and the Borders of the Surrounding Bounties Lifce a Blanket, VOL. XXXV. LEXINGTON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1905. 37 ~~~Z GLOBE DRY GOODS COMPANY, 7 JIT TTT". :H:- n^rozsrciZTOi^, ZTZES., n^^zbr^o-ZEZEe, - ill" IttOO MAIN STREET, - - - - - - - COLUMBIA, 8. O. Solicits a Share of Your Valued Patronage. Polite and Prompt Attention, v ' October I3tf SCENES IN LEX! MAIN STREET 1 Sunday Scbeol Coaveatioa. The following is the programme for fcb6 joint Sunday school reunion of the Cedar Grove Pastorate to be held at St. Paul's Church, Hollow Creek, beginning at 10 o'clock, Saturday, August 5,1905 The music indicated below by combers will be found in the Augsburg Songs, 1 and 2 combined: Anthem?UI was glad when they said onto me." Devotional exercises. Address of Welcome and Beepose. Music?No. 206 Exercise by the Sanday school, interspersed with music, Nas. 296,295, 181. Intermission for dinner. Music?No. 366 Address?''Importance of . Music in the Sunday school"?Bey. D. B. Groeclose. Music?No 2. Address?"What part should the older members take in Sunday school work!?Theological Student Enoch Hite. ^ Music-No. 158. Address?"What duties do the tfU^CHUlVUUCUti auu icauucio u??c fcheir Sunday school?'?Rev. E L Ly brand. Music?No. 217 I Address?Hod. C. M Efird. Mueic?No. 17S Address?Congressman A. F. Lever. Closing Song?No. 152 All are invited to come and briDg baskets. The exercise will begin on time. Our Virginia'LetterTo the Editor of the Dispatch: The morniDg is beautiful and clea and the indications are for a cessation of rain. There has been more rain up here this spring than for years. Last Wednesday it came down in torrents. A lot of damage was done to oats?still uncat?grass and crops in general The atmosphere hae cleared up now and though it is in desa summer and Deonle say it is ?. 4. ? | TAPFS GREATER DEPART] We have hundred prices *7 INfiTON, S. C. SbS^' II BOOKING WEST, hot, it reminds one of a May morning in South Carolina. It gets hot in the sun about midday and till night, but shade is pleasant and the nights are cool enough to require cover for sleeping purposes. I have j Q8fc returned from a trip to Wytheville, our county seat- One of my college mates lives near here and I went down Saturday evening and conducted a missionary service for them on Sunday. Sure I enjoyed the trip. It is a typical sooth west Virginia country. The mountains are beautiful, the water is almost as cold as ice, the air-is bracing and the fields are fine. Though high and rolling they are productive. They would make a picture for an artist. Take my friend's home. He has over 500 acres of land. Near by is a big field of Timothy and dlover, waist high and over just being cut. A hundred yards away are seventyfive sheep lazily lying in and eating grass Still further on, in another inclosure are twenty more sheep. Back of the home are others. And such sheep! He has sold about 100 and for them and his wool he has made $600. Beyond the road, about a quarter of a mile away are thirteen beeves, up half knee deep in blue grass. These will weigh by the time they are to be sold 1400 pounds and will bring something like $60 each if the maket is good. This leaves us fairly well. Mr. Julian is not back from his preaching trip. He has accepted regular work ' again. Truly, S. C. Ballentine. j Rural Retreat, Ya, July 17, 1905. ? O I Free to Farmers, We will advise you free of charge which is the very b9sfc Mower made if ycu will apply to us either in person or by letter. Lexington Department Store. Be it said to the credit of Presi- | dent Roosevelt he has expressed a determination to prosecute the grafters iD the Agricultural Department. MENT STOSE. s and hundreds of offered throughou Pond Branch Dots. To the Editor of the Dispatch: Refreshing showers have at last come and crops are taking ou quite a different appearance. Early corn is small, but earing well; cotton is about as good as usual for this season of the year. A goodly number attended Mr. D. | D. Smith's cue Saturday. The best of order was maintained throughout the !ay. There were no signs of whiskey, and I do not believe that more could be expected from the much talked of prohibition. Our community was saddened July 5th by the death of Mr. Samuel Smith. He had been in failing health for several months. A good neighbor, a true friend and a loving father has gone to his reward. He was buried on the 6 h inst. in the Pond Branch cemetery. Miss Etta Kennedy, of Brookland, with her brother and sister are visiting relatives here. Mr. Henry Koon and wife, of Lexington, came out on a visit to relatives Saturday. Dr. F. Hall, of Steadman, visited here Saturday. Mr. Arthur Miller, of Batesburg, is visiting bis father's family. Mrs. J. M. Craps, of Lexington, is on a visit to relatives here. Mr. Noah Taylor had a birthday dinner at bis home Friday. All who attended were lond in their praise of the good dinner and pleasant time. Mr. W. D. Croat visited his son, Fred, at Shelton, S C, Friday and Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Smith attended the district conference atLeesville last week. A summer term of school opened at Pond Branch today. Prof. S. S. Licdler and his accomplished daughters, Misses Leila and Frances, visited Mr. J. J. Koon's Saturday night. The qaestion of extending a telephone line from LseBville to this section is being agitated. We hope to see this project materialize in the near future as we stand in need of such an improvement. I t..i? 17 lone \r a rA a r\ if Uijr xi, xt/VU- x^uixicij. Cat Price Sale, Tailor Hade Suits. We have a big cat price list from the International Tailoring Co., saving the customer from $3 00 to $10 on a suit and 50c to $3 00 on trousers. Let us take your measure for one of these superb suitB while they last. E. G. Dreher & Co. Notes from Gilbert. To the Editor of the Dispatch: At a me9tiDg of the Joint Council of the Cedar Grove pastorate last Saturday, it was decided to build the parsonage at Gilbert. Some of the lovers of fox hunting | were out a few nights ago and toc'i ! in one of the grays. Watermelons are plentiful and I COLTJMB beautiful materia t the store should. crops look better since the recent rains. Pea planting is about over and laying by is well advanced. The roller mill is being orowded by the recent few days stop. It will be in full running order in the near future. Several traveling salesmen have been on th8 streets selling their wares to the merchants. Some nice work is being done on the Btreets. The side walks have been put in fairly good condition aDd i the town feels very proud over the improvements. Rev. John Moot?, of the Blythrwood section, shopped over on his way home from the District Conference of the Methodist church. He was the welcome guest of several. Rev. Mahaffy and delegate, from Orangeburg, visited Rsv. Strickland last week. South Lexington Items. To the Editor of the Dispatch: .! l.f.? T uxr. JiiJiior, one lime in msiory x can come and Bay that the health of this community is not good. Mrs. J. E. Berry has been very ill for about nine months, and at this writing is very ill still. Mr. Marshall Berry, one of Sooth Lexington's best farmers, is sick with chills. .Crops are doing very well with the exception of early corn. Mr. Editor, I and Olin Kyzer went fox hanting last night. We struck and.ihen struck the road for home. Mr. Editor, I was glad to shake. your hand at Pelion on the 8th. Mrs. Simon Lucas and two children, of Florida, are spending a while with her mother, Mrs. J. E. Berry. I think all the cotton in this part | of the county has been sold. | The big meeting will come off at Florence Baptist church on the first Sunday in August. Mr. Editor, I think the new county has retired to the shades of private life. I think that is really the place for her. May she rest with those who are gone to rest. I Mr. Editor, there is one old man who has run for office all of his life and every time got defeated. He thinks that in the new county he can "get there Jack*' with his cotton pants on. Good rains have brought the crops out considerably to what they were. Peas look very well. Potatoes are looking very go^J. Cotton has somewhat improved. Best wishes to all Birdie. ? *? The President has revoked the orders of Lieutenants Waiker and Harris, removing them from the Charleston navy yard to Norfolk and Key West. This order is a black eye to the Bureau cf Navigation and is an act of justice gracefully done. The State shell fish commission has completed its tour of inspection i and will make its report to the nest j General Assembly. : IA, S. C. ,1s and wearables prove of profitable LEXINGTON COUNT! The Summer School for Teachers of metto Institute building on Wednesday, This school will be in charge of Profs. Elizabeth Dominick, all efficient and ex wish to urge our teachers to take advant; TRUSTEES WILL PLEAS to their teachers for attending this scho VA^AiVa thA wAn fc f nmf rr\m We are anxious for all our teachers to work as possible and feel that much can to summer school work each year. BOARD CAN BE SECURE and hotels at reasonable rates for the mo I shall be glad to furnish any further i: School. Co Oak Grove Notes. To the Editor of the Dispatch: The Crystal Spring seems to be a popular Sunday resort for old and tiftnna r*f hnfch sexes. J **?e? ? Oar people are busy hauling melons to market. We are sorry to note that Mr Charlton Shull is down with typhoid fever but hope for his speedy recovery. Mr. Alonzo Lown was visiting in these parts Sunday. There was preaching at Z on church Sunday and a large congregation was present. The Sunday school convention will be held at Zion church on the 28 30 instant Everybody cordially invited. Come, and bring well filled baskets. Success to all. Me. Gum Leaves from Black Creek. To the Editor of the Dispatch: We are sorry to say that Mrs. Elizabeth Berry is very ill at this writiDg. We have had some thunder storms and the crops are turning green. Mr. Pete Hallman has a very fine colt. While Mr. B. E Kneece was chipping boxes the other day, his dog discovered a big rattlesnake which had sixteen rattles and a button. The people around Wegener are still trying to get up their new county. I think everybody should vote against it if it ever comes to an election, for we don't want it. Mr. Mance Berry lost by death a fine mule a few weeks ago. Miss Mary Lucas of Floiida, was visitiDff in this community last week. I ~ 1 Mr. Luther Smith ia doing some good work on the Methodist church at Pelion. Tom Thumb. Obituary. Miaa Snilie Wingard waa born in Lexington county, S. C., November 13. 18G1, and died M*y 26, 1005. She was baptized in infancy. E;rly in life she wa3 confirmed in the TAPE'S G-RE^ you need right n< 3 interest to every f SUMMER SCHOOL Lexington'County will open in the PalAugust 2nd, and continue four weeks. J. C. Allen, J. R. T. Major and Miss :perienced in Summer School work. "We age of this opportunity for improvement. E OFFER INDUCEMENTS ol, as, ultimately, the children are to be as well equipped for the public school be accomplished by a close application :n IN DDIl/ATE EAMIIIEC w ill I iiiini h i nmihikv nth. nformation with reference to the Summer J. E. RAWL KYZER, unty Superintendent of Education. Lutheran church and strictly remain> ed faithful to her obligations throughout the remainder of her life. She was a true and faithful daughter of a dear old mother, who was left a widow in 1861 to.battle single handed with four fatherless children at her side. The deceased is survived by a mother, two brothers and many relatives and friends who look after her and say: "Oh! how we miss mUi. 4k? :i~ J vuccj witu bujr luviug euiuo uuu aiuuDees here in our midst, bu J it is our faith that it was far better for thee to depart and be with the Lord." Her body was buried in the city of the dead at Irene, S. C, where she will -await- the voice of the Lord, "Come forth and be forever with the Lord in that glorious temple not made with hands eternally in the heavens " A. R. T. The Easley Progress is authority for the statement that since the closing of the Pickens dispensary the town council has dismissed the policeman, the fines from drunkenness and disorder not being sufficient to pay his salary. And we would suppose, too, that some of the bard earned dollars of tbe county's citizens are now being spent for things which are far more beneficial than either X. XX, or XXX. ?Greenville Mountaineer. That proves nothing. Lexington has a dispensary but no policeman the town council dismissed him because tbe fines from drunkenness and disorder were not sufficient to pay his salary. Special Judge James P. Cary has denied tbe application of H. E. Brookshire on behalf of himself and others, for the appointment of a receiver for the Farmers' Alliance Exchange, on the ground that the defendant company was Dot insolvent and the directors were doing their. 3..L ? UULJC. Peary's ship, the Roosevelt, left* New York on Sunday to discover the Nortn Pole. Lieutenant Peary, the captain, will join her at Sidney Cape Breton. .TEE DEPARTMENT STORE. ow. The special body.