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THE LEXINGTON DISPATCH. A ISteprasantatitrB Untuspapar. Gnirnrs Lnxingtcm and tda &ardars af tha Surratuudinp Gxxuntins Liha a Slankat* ; -?? ? ? , ? ? * VOL. XXXV. LEXINGTON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1905 48. ~Z GLOBE DRY GOODS COHPAHY, T ;v m -w. as. iv^onsrci^Ton^r, ans.. a^r^nsr^cs-eies, thL, H ILtfAJO MAIN STREET, C OLUMBIA, tS. O. | / Solicits a Share of Your Valued Patronage. Polite and Prompt Attention. October l3t.f , Pricmllo Letter. | Cotton picking is nearly completed ' and the gathering of pea vine bay is now in order. Gins, wagons, farmers and merchants are busy with tbe cotton. Mrs. H. P. Price and cbildren.who have been visiting relatives here,have returned to their home in Brookland. Mr. W. J. Soelgrove's family are slowly convalescing. Mr. M. C. Davis has been quite ill lor a few days, bat is now op. She took leave yesterday for relatives near Batesburg. Rev W H. Roof and family, who have spent quite awhile at Mt. Pleas ***> nnw at LhA hnmfl nf Mr. E. 4. Price. 1 Mrs. ? 4. Price has been Buffering I Intensely from neuralgic pains, bat 1 we are glad to note that she is im- 1 - r proving. ; . ; Pevers of various forms have attacked neatly the whole of Mr. Chas. J Shuli's family. Mr. Collins Price is erecting a 1 handsome dwellling. Mrs. Maiinda Price is qaite unwell ] at present. She, together with her J children, have juefc returned from a I visit to ber daughter near Dupler. / ^ Mrs. Noah Shealy, of* near Barr'e, visited at the home of her parent, Mr. Balston Price, Thursday. Mr. T. P. Drafts and family are ; visiting at Mr. G. P. Keisler'e. j Mr. Andrew Oswald, who has been , engineer ing in the Columbia yards < for a number -of years, has resigned | to engage in saw mill work, and is 5 here to bay some material for that j purpose. That's Who. i - >> September 30? 1905. i - 1?: i Snow a Good Thing. In its issue of the 28tb, the Sumter A Daily It^mhasthe following relative to the dispensary: i uYork conDty with a normal vote of j between 3 500 and 4.000 east less , than 900 in the Brice law election \ Tuesday when the dispensary was , voted out. If the remainder of the ^ voters of the eounty are as indifferent , to the enforcement of prohibition as . they showed themselves'to the election the blind tigers and whiskey _ blockade runners from North Caro- . Una will have an easy time in that county." Bicbland county knows this is tree, and hence you hear no talk of voting , oat the dispensary in that county. Prohibition Newberry and Lexington will furnish too good a field upon which Richland blind tigers will ? tf t 1. _ ^ t jl . 4. iatien. xou aon c eaten tcose smart fellows oyer there napping. They want prohibition everywhere except Bichland. That would give their , tigers the field. E. G. T. Citizenship. , For convenience we may put the citizenship of a connty in two classes viz. 1st.?The pessimist and 2nd? The optimist. These classes are always seen at tbeir best when great questions of right and wrong, good or evil, progress or retrogration are at issue. The student of history has but to look back at the occasions when such issues have taken place and see this statement verified.. Just now the forces of progress are reaching the stronghold of the liquor traffic in our State and what a cry is going up from the pessimist. They are eeewg visions, dreaming dreams and writing prophecy. What sre they cffai iog us ? The lesser of two -1 ? *TTl I 1 _ 1.1 <9 Cl evils: v% do voucnes ior tuenii oeua, tor Tillman does not seem to do so. Tbe investigating committee does cot seem to help them. The blind 300 Bolts Best Teazledown On ting, all the new colorings in stripes, checks and flaked effects 10 cents Red Seal Zephyr Ginghams dark and light colors, striped and plaids; the very thing for fall shirt waist suits, yard 10 cents New Percales in new and choice patterns. Bines, Browns, Beds and all the good colors. Regular 10 quality, at the yard 7] c. SS inch Extra Heavy Suiting in array of good colors. Worth 75c. at the yard, 49 cents 5 ?*?< r - r *.r? ' tiger seems fco be thriving; the express jug business, oh my, what a fix it ie in. Adapt ourselves to it. Wh}? Optimist say no. The way of progress and out of evil is to throw it :>ff at whatever cost. That is what sur forefathers did with British tyranny. That is what every county io our State that has voted on the liquor traffic this year has done. Pessimist seem to doubt the ability of our citizenship as a whole to maintain restrictive control over the liquor traffic, but utterly fail to point out the failure of existing low and have noting to say about the cor ruption of the dispensary. (Senator Till mac, however, speaks forcibly of that) Since all progress has in the past been achieved by the optimistic portion of the citizenship of a county, 30 will it be in the matter of setting aside the liquor traffic in our State. The pessimist are here, they will be here, but their presence now, nor hereafter, cannot retard the wheels of progress but for awhile. Optimist are here and they will be here till the period of stagnation and perpetual ruio envelopes the world and all progress ceases forever. Joab Edwards. . -, Prohibitionists.. We understand that there are 1,217 signatures to the petitions asking for an election on the dispensary question. Rev. Joab Edwards and Uapt. A. P. West, representing the prohibitionists, were in the Supervisor's office yesterday counting the names with that officer, and when this has been completed if it is found thai fcne requisite number 01 names of qualified electors have been secured the election will be ordered; if cot they will have to hustle around and get more signatures. On comparing the books it was Pound that there were 6,383 registered voters on the books. This Dumber includes many who have died, removed away and transfers, and in many instances doublets. There are twenty-nine precincts in which no deaths, removals and transfers are recorded. Taking the list as it now stands it would require 1,535 signatures to meet the requirement of the Brice bill, so the leaders of the Prohibitionists decided that it would save time and contention to go to work and obtain additional signatures. The best and most stylish line of fall and winter dry goods .at, W. P. Roofs. . Attorney General U. X. Gunter, Jr., who was thought to be on the road to recovery, has suffered a relapse, and is now in a critical condition at the home of his father in Batesburg. The Board of County Commissioners was in session Monday and transacted only routine business. An unusually large number of checks were issued and the recipients went on their way rejoicing with a pocket full of chinks. Mrs. Mamie Muller, who has been the lady clerk in the Lexington Department Store, for some time, has moved to Columbia to engage in business. Miss Pearl Oswald is temporarily filling her place in the Department Store. Do not forget the County Fair October 17tb, 18:b, 19th. Send .in your list of exhibits on time to the Secretary to avoid rush. Everybody should patronize the Fair. It is a local institution and benefits the industrial and social interests of the county. Let all who possibly can attend, if they'cannot, send an exhibit. THE JJ i I 1 jrihk K B B BK flB i County Fair. To the Citizens of Lexington Countj: . It being a well known faot that we i have perhaps the best County Fair | in the State and that the exhibits i from Lexington connty contributes largely each year to the success of 1 our State Fair, placing us in a po- j eition, of which we should be justly ' proud. Now the date for the open- ] ing, Oct 1,7th, of our Couuty Fair is near at hand, I desire to urge you to make an extra effort and get your < exhibits ready and lei's make this 1 Oar Greater Fair. Let's not let any sordid motives hinder us from having < 1 i _ 1L!_ a _ a grana xair cms year, oena in your various exhibits and get your neighbors interested to do the game. Every department?field crops, household, apiary, horse, mule, cattle, sheep and goats, swine, poultry, pets, needle and fancy work, fine arte, manufactures and mechanical, and floral, have a competent superintendent and assistant, who will see that your exhibits are properly arranged and cared for. Let every one regard this as "Our Fair" aDd let us put forth all of our best efforts to make it a grand success. There is nothing more improving in agriculture, stock raising and in every department of our various exhibits, as well as in our industrial and social relations than for us to come together once a year and compare our produces and experiences and have a grand social repast. This enables us to see what our neighbors are doing, and what successes they have attained and encourages us to do likewise. The social feature is worth ten times the money you will spend in attending your county iair, and the study of the various exhibits and the mingling and comingling with our friends and neighbors, presents to us new thoughts, new ideas, imbues us with the desire to improve in all our relations and to strive for the premiums in the various departments, which are not only appreciated for their mere money or intrinsic value, but for the consolation to know that by our efforts we have succeeded and put on exhibition the best. Everybody can get premium lists and entry blanks by applying to ' Hon. C. M. Efird, secretary, Lexington, S. C, who will be pleased to forward tbem to you, and all exhibits forwardedby freight or express, will have proper care and attention. Let us now make an extraordinary effort to make this onr "Greater Fair." Everybody come to "your County Fair." I will be there to give you a hearty haud shake and the whole staff of Superintendents will make every effort to please you and do their duty faitly and honestly. I Let us show our county and State aDd the world, what we are doing. We will have a grand exhibit and a social feast. Special invitations and thanks extended to Editors of newspapers who have kindly published our notices, &c, to come and be with us. Yours obediently, &c , D. M Crosson, Pres. Lex. Co. Fair Association. County Medical Association. A meeting of tbe County Medical Association was held in this place last Monday. Many of the most prominent physicians of the county were in attendance and much business of interest to the medical profession was transacted. After the business of the session had been completed the members and a few invited guest repaired to the Masonic hall, where a delightful barbecued dinner, which had been prepared by Cueist, Eii L Corley, awaited them. MS L 1642, 1644, 1646 BIA, - Physic for the lime feeing, was "thrown to the doge" aDd the doctors for getting their dieting course, fell upon the smoking viands with a gusto that would make a gormandizer turn greeD with envy. The Editor of this paper returns his thanks for an invitation and regretted very much that circumstances were such that we could not be present on this enjoyable occasion. The following cfficers were elected: Dr. J. L Shuler, Selwood, Presi den'; Dr. Frank R. Geiger, Brookland, Vice President; Dr. James J. Wingard, Lexington, Secretarj; Dr. James P. Drafts, Lorena, Treasurer. ? ? Salosday in October. There was a very large crowd of people in town Monday, which wa9 Salesday in October. The different wagonyarda around town were crowded with wagons, buggies and other vehicles. All the people seem to be in the best of humor aDd erj-.jicg life as they found it. Ali bad a prosperous look aDd didn't care whether school kept or not so long as they were able to hold cotton for 11 cents. The Sheriff made the following sale: The Hallman tract of 25 acres on Bull Heed branch, to C. E. Corlev for $55. The Ha'lman (racfc of 25 acres, in Gilbert Hollow township, to C E Corley for $60 Clerk Samuel B. George sold the entire Stokes propei-tv in Batesburg, to Mrs. Stokes, for SI.500 There was do sale in tbe case cf Shealy vs. Taylor, and the Coats case W88 settled by Jas. C Fort who had previously purchased the lot. Very Low Bates via Southern Railway. To Washington, D. C, and return, account American Bankers' Association, October 10 13,1905. One fare plus 25 cents for the round trip. Tickets on sale October 8 h and 9tb, final limit October 15tb, with privilege of extension for an additional ten days on deposit of ticket and payment of fee of 50 cents. To Chicago, III., and return, account National Baptist Convention, colored, October 25 31,1905. One fare plus 50 cents for the round trip. Tickets on sale October 23 24, limited to return leaving Chicago not later than November 5, 1905. For further information as to rates, schedules, etc.. call on aDy agent of the Southern Railway, or address Brooks MorgaD, A. G. P. A.. Atlanta, Ga. R. W. Hunt, D. P. A., Charleston, S. C. GASTON, S Beginning Friday, Septen offer to the buying public, * than two barrels to the cus load of the highest Fancy 01 Flour at $4.90 per barrel. Millinery! On October 6th and 7th I will have my are the exact copies of the masterpices of retnrned from the millinery dej>artment c Children's hats and infant's caps in wor common to the very finest. Ladies' Dres MRS. P. I DAD MAIN STREET, a . _ BETTER THAN EVER AND ALWAYS THE BEST. THAT'S WHAT ALL OUR CUSTOMERS SAY OF "GRIFFON BRAND CLOTHES" They look well and wear well; not only attract attention by the elegance of the fabric by the grace and bearing of the cut. WE DRESS THE BOYS AS WELL AS THE MEN. SUITS MADE TO ORDER. E. G. DREHER & CO., OUTFITTERS FOR MEN AND SOYS. LEXIlfraTOlT, s. c. ? ? i. i Ohitnartr. ; Missionary MTercaismea*. *We are authorized to announce Von Yost, infant son of Albert that the Ladies' Home and Foreign Meetze and wife, born July 18,1905, Missionary Society of St. John Evan- d*ed Sept.. 26, aged 2 months and 8 gelical Lutheran church will give an days* Dedicated to God by the rite entertainment on the 3rd Sunday in Holy Baptism, God has now this month at St. John's church, the fcaken bim bis bome above to proceeds of which will be devoted to wbb bj forever, missionary purposes. Rev.. Mr. Nease will fill his regnlar appoint- jg blooming still, above, ment there that day at 11 a. m. Din- in the land of love." ner will be served for all at the usual His funeral service was held at St. hour and the entertainment will take Peters by the writer, assisted by place in the afternoon. Revs. Graichen and Nease. J. A. C. The streets and roads have been ? fearfully dusty. T. X. L. cores cold in the head. iber 29, I will On Friday and Saturday October 6 and 7th, there will be auctioned off in front of Paul E, Hutto's Store, a Thousand ind IlOt more Dollar consignment of Tinware from Baltimore, Md., consisting' of pie plates, stew, milk, wash, cake and dish pans, coffee tomer, a C&r pots, wash and foot tubs, water, well and covered buckets and ? T?" ? f P f f a line of enameled ware, &c., &c. Also ?2,000.00 worth of xllbt X aient Sh0p worn Men, Women and Ciirilden's Shoes. This is your chance. Remember the dates. Millinery! Millinery! regular Fall Millinery opening, I will display trimmed and ready to wear hats that the greatest milliners in the world. My Milliner, Miss Susie Runckle, has just if Armstrong, Cator & Co., Baltimore, Md.. will have cliarge of this department, ider compelling variety. Ribbons, flowers and ornaments of the very latest shades, s Goods my specialty/ If I can't please and save you money I don't ask you to buy. aUL S3. HUTTO SWANSEA, S. C. m m I iii many good colors and white so popular for waist and fall castumes, worth 15c, sale price c fo 38 inch Wool Plaid, in many fl choice coloring. Just the m ml thing for children's dresses. 11 I I Yard 25 cents ^^| \01 When you go to Columbia make this i store your headquarters.