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THE LEXINGTON DISPATCH.
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' . VAT, tttvt ~ LEXINGTON, S. C., "WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1906. 9
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Notes from Upper Saluda.
Dear Editor and kind readers, I
wish you a happy new year. Ail is
m? j* 1 A> I? A.
WOil ana nappy over meriy juristmas.
I am pained to learn that my old
friend, Jasper Derrick, passed over
the river since my last wruiog. Sleep
sweetly brother.
Old veterans and the peace problem
is part of our otiose, come aud join
hands with os and let us crash the
amalgamation at any cost. Keep the
angloeaion blood pure.
Oar Sanday school at St Peter's,
or Pinewoods, had a grand exercise
mad Christmas tree, under the management
of oar efficent pastor, Her. ?
J. Sox. Brother Sox does his duty
as pastor in a true, Christian spirit.
Hope has already forgiven my
touch-op on the oake, in a previous
oommnnicfttio"
I learned to my great sorrow of
the sad tradgedy that occurred near
Summit on night of the 29th iosfc.
I made the acquaintance of Mr.
Ward, of Ward's, S. C., and I never
met a more genial or social gentleman.
He is on his bridal tour. I
wish him and his aimable lady a long
and happy life.
Yoar humble scribe returns tb&Dks
to bie children who graced his home
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who toeir presence sou maue iiiui a :
handsome Christmas dinner.
Well, readers, I go hunting during
the holly days; I shot a hawk a few
weeks ago and I am not sure yet
whether I held the right end of the
gnn in front or not, at least, I feel
sore I got hart worse than the hawk.
I just paid my taxes and wslked
out of the office with an empty
poeket, bat I thank God that I came
oat with my pocket left, for if the
levy increases next year, I will come
ont like Jim Wolf at the candy palling,
not dressed for company.
Ragged Voisran.
Dec. 30, 1905.
Magistrate Ulaes ftaspeadecL
Got. Heywsrd 0n the 28th sob
ponded S. -E Uimer, magistrate at {
IJimers, Barnwell county. It is
charged that, through the careless- !
nees of the peace officers, Frank and
John DeLoacb, colored, were permitted
to be taken frcm a place of
confinement and riddled with bullets.
These negroes were arrested for
the murder of Hsyiies S Crsddock,
who in the night time went to DeLoaoh's
house to collect some money
and in the melee which followed was
killed. The two negroes were murdered
by a mob for this offense.
n? tt j :?j: a.
UOV. nsjfWBfU woo vexjr uiui^uauu
because the prisoners had been allowed
to be butchered, and charged
dereliction of duty on the part cf the
magistrate.
Equalization Board.
The Oolnmbia Record says tbat
Comptroller General Jones has addressed
a circular letter to city and
township boards of assessors, county
auditors and county boards of equalization,
which will have the tffect
either of revolutionizing the assessment
of property in this State or of
further and finally demonstrating
ttmfc fchfi Anditnra and the memhers nf
the boards have do intention of enforcing
tbe very plain statutes passed
by tbe legislature years ago looking
to the assessment of property at its j
full "true money value'' instead of on i
a 60 per cent, basis of a valuation ar- i
rived at through a system of dodging
made possible by politics and wirepulling.
Tbe regular quadrennial assessment
of real estate is to be made
next year, the returns begirning to :
be made the 1st of next January. .
Tbe comptroller general estimates
that bis directions, if carried out, will
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"W. ZE31
L6ao MAIN STBEE
Solicits a Share
i -ydouble
the tax values of the State,
making them over $400,000,090 instead
of only $210,000,000. He finds
that at present property is assessed !
in this State at from 9 to 100 per
cent, of its real value, and he points
oat that the small property in proportion
is carrying the biggest part
of the load, as it is the large property
which is dddging. Of course, if bis
directions are carried out faithfully
throughout the State there will not
only be no further State deficits, but
the city, town and county authorities,
*n nal! ad fVio Ufofn onlliAvittAii mill
no vrvu ?o mo mvvw auiwui??i*vo) w??t
have more tax money than they can
spend, and the levy will have to be
reduced in proportion as the assessment
is raised.
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Negro Boy Hilled ley White
Playmate.
Speci&i to The State.
Union, Dec. 26 ?A terrible tragedy
marred the Christmas pleasures in
the : Sedalia neighborhood of this
county, when yesterday about 2
o'clock Clarence Rochester, aged 15
years accidentally killed instantly a
colored boy named Swet Thomas,
with whom he was playing.
Tbe.boys had been throwing up
their caps to be shot at with a single
barrel breech-loading shotgun. The
cap on one of the shells failed to explode,
though it was snapped about
a dozen times. The last time the
negro threw up his cap and just as
he was catching if, while in tront of
the gun, it went off, blowing off the
top of his head, to the horror of hie
white playmate, who is greatly dietiessed
over the occurrence. i
The coroner's verdict today was
that the killing was accidental. '
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Unfortunate Affair.
On Friday night a few miles
above Summit, a homicide, which
shocked the entire community, took i
place. Mr. Samuel W. Stockman, a
prominent and well known farmer,
lrillo'1 hio ann.in.lanr \f ? VTo mnfnn
AHIVV4 UID OUU lU lvk TW j iU.1 XXU UI|/VV/U
Hartley, a successful business man
at Summit. The killing took place .
in the road in front of Mr. Stockman's
house, and seems to have been the
result of some family trouble. The
details of the deplorable^ affair will ;
be made known in court. The jury
of inquest rendered a verdict in substance,
"that Hampton Hartley came
to his death from gunshot wounds
inflicted by Samuel Stockman, and i
that Will Taylor was" accessary to
the killing." (This Mr. Taylor is
from Newberry county.) Mr. Stockman
drove to Lexington that night i '
accompanied by Mr. Taylor and sur- i
rendered himself to the Sheriff. <
The dead man was about thirty <
years old and leaves a wife and two
children. Mr. Stockman is about 1
fifty-five years old and is now in jail <
awaiting bail. G. T. Graham and <
W. H. Sharpe are counsel for Mr.
Stockman. Solicitor Timmerman will
be assisted on the part of the state
by Efitd & Dreher and E. L Asbfll.
Mr. Hartley's interment was from 1
St. James church in the presence of '
a large congregation of relatives and <
friends. The last sad rites at the i
grave were conducted by the Leesviile
lodge K of P., of which he was
a member. He was also a member
of Dixie Lodge of Odd Fellows, of
this place.
Back at Mimnaugh's.
John M. Stuart, so well known to
the Lexington public, will be found at
the new clothing store of J. L Mimnaugb,
that prince of merchants. Mr.
Stuart is a Lexington man, clever, <
kind and accommodating. Killian
Epting, of Peak, is also a clerk at i
Mimnaugh s and will be giad to see i
bis friends.
SPECIAI
Christmas rush yo
shings, a suit or a
vi.ll hold special sa
nnco mi nirici nn4- n
Ugo, UUI UO/1UL09 out g
r you to come earlj
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>repay mail, express or freight tc
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. ivdcoisrcsiTons
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of Your Valued Pat
Marriage.
The wedding belle r&Dg onfc merrily
on Dec *21,1905, it the reeidence
of the late Franklin B Backer, Mies
Mamie Backer and Mr. Griffin Taylor
were the happy coople.
The parlor was handsomely decorated
with dowers and evergreens
and as the minister took his position
the groomsmen and bridesmaids appeared
in order as follows: Miss
Blanche Rocker with Mr. Jacob
Cook, Miss Lola T&ylor with Mr.
Ben Rocker, Mies Lillie Rocker with
Mr. Willie Taylor, Miss Ellen Taylor
with Mr. Kioston Rocker, Miss Allie
Rocker, maid of honor, with Mr.
Bogan Rocker, best man. Then the
happy bride, handsomely attired in
a lovely costume and carrying a bouquet
of snow white flowers, appeared
with the fortunate groum, and Rev.
R. E. Livingston pronounced the
words which united two destinies
tu u. J
iui inc. hi aj me tiuuruo ue rcuiuvcu
from tbeir pathway, and their lives
be attened with love aod happiness.
Marriages.
Married December 24 b, 1905, at
Pilgrim Evangelical Luthran church
by Rev J. A. C omer, Mr. Hendrix
Roberts and Miss Lula Wingard, all
of Lexington, S. C.
Married December 17;b. 1905, at
the residence of the bride's father,
Mr. Jacob Klecklev, by Rev. J A.
Cromer, Mr. W. J Roberts and Miss
E. A. Kleckley, ell of Lexington, S. C.
At the brid*'* father's, Mr. Willie
Sbull, on the 28 b of December, 1905,
by Rev. R E Livingston, Mr. Ciprian
Cromer and Miss Lelia Shull. All of
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BwitzeroecK.
At the residence of Mr. Davis
Weed, 011 January 1, 1906, by Rev.
N S. Younginer, Mr. D. W. Folk
and Miss Mary A. Daily, of Fairfield.
Mr J Hampton Hufcfco, and Miss
E lie Long were joined in the holy
bonds of matrimony on December
25, 1905, at the home of the bride's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Long,
Rev. S. P. Shumpert officiating.
December 31, 1905, at the parsonage
of the Lexington pastorate,
Lexington county, S. 0, Mr. A. Lester
Herman and Miss C. Nettie
Kyzer, J. W. Nease, officiating.
The Some Bank Directors Meet.
At the regular annual meeting of
the Directors of the Home Bank,
held on Tuesday the 2d inst., an :
annual dividend of 6 per cent, was
declared, and $750 placed to surplus
of the bank.
The stockholders of the bank also :
held their annual meeting on the
game day, and elected the same bosrd j
of director?, viz; F. W. Oswald, Geo. j
Bell Timmerman, Alfred J. Fox, H
L Oswald, Julian E. Eaufmann and
Edwin W. Robertson.
The Director* elected the officers, <
which are?F. W Oswald, president;
Geo Bell Timmerman. vice-president
and attorney: Alfred J Fox, cashier, ;
and Karl F. Oswald, assistant cashier.
Masonic.
Sinclair Lodge 154, A. F. M,
Brookland, at their last meeting
Blected the following officers for the
BnsuiDg Masonic year: M. H. Witt,
W. M ; C. R. Costner, S W ; P. H.
Stalling?, J. W.; A. B Bacbman,
Treas ; J. E. Addy, Secretary; Peter !
BrowD, S. D; R C. Stallings, J. D; \
J. B- Minos and H. Turner, Stewards;
C. T. Weed, tiler. These officers
were duly installed Friday, last week, ;
at which time the stewards served
refreshments which were greatly enjoyed
by the brethren present.
TAPP'S GREATER D
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ll no doubt find th
coat, or somethin
les every day on s
flass, iiancl-pamte<
r. You know our
) any place within 600 miles of
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ronage. Polite and Pre
The Auditor's Bounds.
That prince of good fellows imd
most CBp?ble man, Auditor Derrick,
begins his rounds at Gaston on January
8th, to take assessments. It
may be well to remind all that the
law intends that your property
should be assessed at its full value,
that is, its cash value, if the property
should be put up for sale. No taxpayer
in justice either to himself or
bis couoty can afford to give ao under
valuation of bis property. It is
not fair to the man who does put a
proper return on his property and
it is not fair lo your own sense of
right. The Auditor under the law
must take whit is riven him. and if
there are inequalities, the Boards of i
Assessors and be, are responsible for
it. A great etfort in all the counties !
is being made to get correct returns. |
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County Alliance Meeting.
The next regular meeting of Lex
ington County Alliance will be held
with Ford Alliance on the second j
F.iday in Janutry, being the 12 h
Hay. A full attendance it# requested, j
By order of LB Fnck,
James B. Add^, President.
Secretary.
DouKe Wedding.
A beautiful double wedding took
place in the Lutheran church at noon
December 28 :b,. at White Rock.
E. U Sbealy, Eeq, was happily
married to Misw Maggie Sbealy. The
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uriue who away uy ucr uiuiuer,
J. P. Richardson, while the groom
was attended by Congressman A F j
Lever. The other attendants were
Miss Annie Winter, of Columbia,
with Mr. G J. Shealv and Miss Carrie
Bouknigbt with Prof J.R Urger,
of Saluda.
At lb* same time and place Mr.
Quincy Y Wingard, of this place was
united to Miss Mary Richardson.
Miss Edith Wingard, of Lexington,
with Mr. Joe B. Richardson, and
Miss Etta Richardson with Mr. Mike
Roof, of Lexington, were the attendants.
The waiters were Messrs. Dibble
George, of Lexington, and C. B
Lindler, of Irmo.
Rev. J B Haigler, performed the
ooromnnc whila Mrs .Tnhn flflrriflt
presided at the organ.
Meet Us, Please.
The Editor will be with the County
' Auditor on bis rounds, and will be
glad to eee his friends. Those who
are in arrears for the Dispatch will
confer a favor by coming up and
making a clean elate for the new
year. We wish to impress upon our
friends that a paper is good or bad
in accordance with the patronage
given it. Money is quite as necessary
in the newspaper business as in
any other. New subscribers will be
added to our list.
FOR RENT?Iu the Dutch Fork,
the ' Luther Weseinger Farm;1' 400
acres; good slate of cultivation, some
fine bottom lands; 150 acres in pashnrf
onnd nnmhinarinn rntfcnn. arnin
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and stock farm; can be bought on
easy terms; pleDty wood and timber,
tf C M Dempeev,
1811 Main St., Columbia, S. C.
Marriage.
On the evening of December 27.
1905, in the Lutheran parsonage,
Mr. Jesse L McCartba and Miss
Hattie Beulah Schwartz, cf Lexington,
S. C, by Rev. J. G Graichen.
We wish for these interesting and
promising young people many years
full of prosperity and peace, and
when their earthly voysge sin It be
finished may they be united at last
in the realms of everlasting love and
bliBS. G.
EPAPTMEBTT STOPSNTORY
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some thing much n
i china and fancy i
guar antee?absoli
Columbia on all purchases of $5
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)mpt Attention.
Oefober ist
Miss Pearl and Walter Stuart, of
Columbia, spent Christmas with their
sunts, the Misses Stuarts, of this
place. They returned home last Friday.
Our young friend, Ned. Bradford,
stopped over one day last week and
paid his friends a short call. After
a trip to Fla., be will return to Norfolk,
Va., where he holds a lucrative
position.
Miss Mary Graham, who is attending
college in Aiken, was delighted
to spend a merry Xmas and a happy
New Tear with her parents and j
friends in towD.
We are glad to see Mr. H. Newton I
Monte, the popular clothing salesman i
of Mimnaugb & Co, Columbia, out j
again after a eevt-re spell cf sickness.
He has been visitiog relatives and
friends around this place
Misses Ethel and Nellie, the i
charming daugb'ere of Commissioner ;
B^nks Caugbman. of C 'lumbia. visit- |
ed tbeir aunts, W. W B*rre
and Mrs Jamee E Rawl, and friends
in town Cnristrata.
Mr. E ton R?w], captain of the ,
bridge gang ard a faithful employe j
of the Port R jal railrcd, accom- |
panied by bis little daughter. Ellen, I
spent Christmas at the old home
with bis parents and friends in town, ;
We are offering our entire stock of j
men's and youth's-winter clothing at i
cost Call and secure bargains, dont
miss the opportunity.
Lexington Dept. Store.
Congressman Lever leaves this
evening for Washington to be present
at the reopening of congress on
Thursday. He will stop over in Co- j
lumbia and attend a meeting of the
PaO/mi Aaon/iiotinn Pfo ^arriao roifh
V?VU iJkCgUCIDViVUt XIV VU k 4 1VU Tlivu
bim the beet wishes of bis people.
Rev 0. N. Rouotree, the beloved
pastor of the Methodist church at this
plsce.for the past two years, left
Monday by private conveyance for j
his new charge at Ridgeway. Rev.
Rountree is an able expounder of the
Gospel and left an excellent
impression on aU who came in contact
with bim. He carries with him
the well wishes of his old congregation.
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OVERCOA'
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LONGS, SI
From the c
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Grand Jury for 1906.
I Tcoo/? Tv/1 Tfo-rrlc CLar* A Vnmii<Ai?
^XiUIV. JLfUIIUAUi?) vgu. XX. JXdJJLIllICl J
Sam M. Craft, Willie D. Shall,
W. A. Bnndrick, * Rudolph Stoudemire,
D. H. Craft, Thad D. Derrick,
John J. Koon, M. N. Kleckley,
Geo. T. Carson, Levi Rish,
J. Paul Corley, Daniel J. Taylor,
C. B. Jefcoat, Willard B. Altman,
David P. Yonce, Wm. M. Fields.
Petit Jurors for January, First Week.
L. J. Martin, W. B. Williams,
W. J. Price, Ben T. Kyzer,
Thos. N. Kannady, H. H. Boozer,
H. Ben Hiller, H. E. Drafts.
Thos. L. Martin, Jesse B. Hook,
J. Shelton Seiin, Julian M. Sox,
P. H. D. Hallnian, James Sharpe,
H. C. T. Roof, C. E. Lewis,
W. Frank Lindler, Malachi Barrs,
M. C. Clippard, J. Alonzo Rikard.
John W. Fry, J. D. B. Harman,
Jas. J. McGraddy, Martin R. Shealy,
Elmore Black, Henry Crout.
John A. Frick, Sam M. Bradshaw,
W. D. Dent, Wm. J. Mannuel,
D. E. George, John A. Shull,
Paul W. Seigler, James L. Roland,
Irvin F. Stack, W. H. Drelier.
Petit Jurors for Second Week.
David H. Keisler, Jacob J. Schwartz,
Wm. F. Stabler, W. David Franklow
H. E. Counts/ W. O. Oliver,
Silas P. Hutto, Ben J. Shealy,
Geo. J. Miller, Mazona Howard,
B. F. Gardner, Jesse D. Price,
Jackson A. Rawls. T. B. Kernafflian
A. D. Shrill, J. Cal Shealy,
O. H. Hobbs, Henry D. Boozer,
Rufus E. Pound, Geo. W. Rikard,
Jesse M. Colluin, Anderson Smith,
A. P. Smith, Jasper D. Price,
Jno. W. Hendrix, Hiram Rankin,
Fred W. Shehan, Jno. A. Ballentine,
R. S. Wilson, A. L. Starnes,
Jos. P. Meetze, David W. Wise,
Willard A. Hall, D. J. Dickert,
W. H. Ballentine, J. J. Derrick.
The theory that we get all our
heaven and bell in this life would hod
more advocates if we didn't believe
that the other man has bad all the
heaven and we have had all the hell.
miirnii
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. we have the goods:
[ORTS and
DITJM LENGTHS,
heapest to the finest.
EVIOT OVERCOATS $5.
3XED OVERCOATS $6.50.
LAID OVERCOATS $7.50.
rRAY OVERCOATS $10.
[EVIOT OVERCOATS $12.50.
IXTURE OVERCOATS $15.
LTON OVERCOATS $20.
CITNA OVERCOATS $25.
rTE OVERCOATS $10 to $25.
IRCOATS $2.50 to $8.50.
SUY NOW.
KINARD,
The Clothier,
tain Street, Columbia, S. C.
"MEET ME AT TAPP'S."
cy apparel, dress
inventory begins
rfully low prices,
n every purchase
The Jas. L. Tapp Co."
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