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The Lexington Dispatch. Wednesday, January 10, 1906. lades to JSTew Advertisements. Seed?T. W. Wood & Sons. Shoes?Cohen's Shoe Store. Books?R. L. Bryan Co. For Rent?Ioor Hayes. For Sale?C. V. Bonknight. Citation?Estate Elizabeth Lnpo. Turpentine?F. W. Oswald. Wanted?A. Taylor & Bro. j Warning?Emanuel Taylor et. al. Carolina National Bank. Mill End Sale?Tapp. Stock?Canghman Bros. Insurance?E. G. Breher & Co. < Eye Symptoms?C. F. Sentz. M rrt a T ^1 J?or oaie?x. *tvinm et. tu. ? HONESTY. SAFETY. FAIRNESS. , The Heme Bank,: LEXINGTON, S. C. i Ejeeps your money safe and pays yon j 4 per cent, interest per annum every ( three months on deposits. F. W. OSWALD, President. 1 A. J. FOX, Cashier. ' ============^ I ^ Cotton and Turpentine* Lexington ' 11J ' Colombia... . 11J ^ Savannah?Turpentine.... 64 J Divine Services. Divine services will be held at Pispah on Sunday, January 14,1906, at 11 a. m. ? ? . . Void Election. ' _ The State Board of Canvassers have declared tbe election in Willife liamsburg county, at which tbe dis- I 1 pen8ftry was voted out by a very small majority, to be void because of various aud gross irregularities. For Salo. Three good milch cows and one family horse. Apply to J. H. Shull, IwlOpd New Brookland, S C. A Calf Curiosity. Mr. J. J. Kyzer, of Sbompert, this county, was io our office vesterday and informed us that Joe Dickerson, colored, who resides in his section, baa a calf which has five legs, two in front and three behind. Auditor Assisted. |i The amount of work required this * year of Auditor Derrick, in assessing fl lands and other property, necesaifca- j. tea his having an assistant so that g H* he may have the work done rapidly t \ and satisfactorily. He has se- j cared the services of Mr. E D Long, of Summit, who will assist him on g bis rounds. t Mules for Sale. * I have four pood farm mules for s sale, which I effdr at bargain prices, \ Call quick. W. W. Barr, t Lexington, S. C. ] 3w-ll ^ Pelican Lodge Officers. ' The following are the officers - c* elected end installed for tbe next term of Pelican Lodge of Odd Fel- J lows, No 75, of this plsct: : F. E. Dreher, Nobf' Grand. j C. A. Geiger, Yrcevirand. E G. Dreher, Secretary. * S. P. Boof, Treasurer. * J. A. Herman, Outside Guardian. j * . ^ Blacksmith, and Wheelwright. e I wish to state to the White Rjck c community that I am prepared to do * all kinds of blacksmith and wheel- I wrigbt work?horse shoeing a special- 6 fcy?at this place, and guarantee all c work. W. P. Crumpton. 8 4*12 * Steading on the Railroad. Mr. Henry D. Smith, from near Barr, was in town last Saturday and \ dropped in to see us. He has been ? grading for the Southern road at ] various places. He is now at War- \ renville, Georgii and Carolina road, | and will move soon to Graniteviile to \ do like work. We wish him muc 1 < success in his field of labor. SPEAKING OF ?NFW* LEAVES" \ We would be glad lo turn over one 1 ? J * I I- L 1 ID oar leuger tor Your imun bucuuul ?Either Savings or Commercial? ' as \ serve you welL 1 The first months of a New Year 1 offer a specially advantageous time to open a bank account. Alfred J. Fox, Cashier, Toe Home Bank. I t Granted Bail. j Associate Justice Eugene B. Gary { J U^il in ho dim ftf .Ifln t.n I ^ruuicu van 1U iuo CMU. V. -T ?, , Mr. Sam W Stockman last Friday, , charged with the murder of Mr. Hampton Hartley, at Summit, recent- i ly. Mr. J. Wm. Taylor, who is con- < necied with the tame crime, was j granted bail in the sum of $1,500. < Solicitor Tim merman appeared in , opposition to the motion. Both have g?ven the bond required and have gone to tneir respective homes. * Please send in the amount you are ] due the Dispatch. Called to See Us. Capt Moultrie Gibbes, now of Uoioo, 8. C., but formerly of Columbia, called to Fee us in our absence Thursday. We would have been very glad indeed to have met him. He was our first captain in the Civil war, commanding company O, (Col. Maxey Gregg's) 1st S. C. Y. Regiment. This brings to memory those initiatory days of the war when we were bat s mere lad of 15 year*; our services as messenger for Gen M L Bonham at Manassas the trjiog duties as a sold er on sentry duty on the vidette posts on the historic Bal) Rod. arouDd Centerville end Fairfax 0 H. The first soldiers that bivouacsd on these noted grounds, and perhaps the first to engage in anything like a battle was a portion of our regiment in the opening fight at Viena, where Kemper's battery pcursd grape, cannister and solid shot Into a train of Yankee soldiers as bhey rolled up, inflicting terrible slaughter to soldiers and damage to the train, but it finally made a retreat back to Washington, leaving wounded and a few prisoners. Had it not been for aD c Id farmer signal [ing down the train the whole train }f troops would have been capturtd. This was the beginning of a different 3D ding. Leading Salesman. A nice suit of clothes becomes a:33081 any person, and well fitting ander^ear is comfortable to wear, rod nothing adds more to the person ban a stylish bat. All of these can 3e bad at the grand clothing emjorium of J L. Mimnaugh & Oo, Columbia. Mr. John M. Stuart is >ne of the leadiog salesmen in this iepartment and is known to be polite rod painstaking with his friends aDd justomers. He is a judge of gocds rod knows how to tit you out with (omething that will please you in ooks and wear, aDd it is satisfaction ? 3 !iL ;o trade witD eucn a man ana wua be bou?e be is employed by. Here le b&8 just what you want, and tbe irices are always right. HisLexicg;on friends will find him handling Hie of tbe finest lines to select from bat they ever saw. Gall and ycu vill be convinced. llistake Corrected. In speaking of Auditor Derrick's ounds in our last issue, tbe types nade ue say, uoder tbe law tbe Aulitor most take what is given him, tnd if there are iDfqualities, the >oardsx>f assessors and he are reponsible for it. What we intended o say was, if there are inequalities q assessment that tbe boards of asies8ors, &Dd not tbe Auditor, are reiponsible for it. As we pointed out >efore under tbe law the Auditor oust take such assessments as are pven to bim under oatb, and these ooonamonfo oro nttacpH linnn fi mill V I IOOV9OUAVWV0 w j >y the board of assessors. We make bis correction in justice to Auditor Derrick, who has plenty of burdens rithout this one added. Now at Home. M?\ Albert SidDPv NuDamaker, of he U. S. Cruiser Minneapolis, spent llonday in town with friends. He 8 home for 20 days, and leaves the atter pai t of the week for his ship, rhich is engaged in looting some vrecks on the coa?t of Virginia and tforfch Carolina. I? will be remem>ered that this youDg Lexington i&ilor favored the Dispatch with everal communications while on a raiser in the Mediterranean Sea, rom which be was able to visit joints in southern Europe and northern Africa. He is chief of the meshanical department of this battleibip, and we are proud of the record ie is making. Nads a Good Officer. Mr. Beid L. Keisler, of Gilbert, vho for several years has been the efficient Chairman of the County Board of Control, while in town Chursday called in to see us. When lis present term is up Mr. Keisler vill retire from the Board with a dear record and a clear balance sheet. In Lexington county the management of the dispensary has been dear and honest aod without charges io the contrarj?contributing to the *oad and bridge fuods handsomely. Wg are ^orry to lose as good a man is Mr. Keisler from this important position. Notice Taxpayers. Treasurer F. W. Shealy is not so 3U8y now as he was a few days ago. ine failure on trie part 01 taxpayers :o add the 1 per cent, penally for ;his month is giving him considerable [rouble where taxes are received by [nail. When remitting you should remember that 1 per cent, is added to sach dollar for the month of Januarj; ) rvor nnnt u pci vuuw i WL jl ciuuai j auu I 3eut. after March lit until the books slose. / *For Sale. 15 horse power engine and 25 [ borse power boiler, tf Alfred J. Fox. i B itmB H ' sS M 4 if THE DISPATCH | ^ !.L n_!_i! | jud mining uiiiub| i I tMn % J' 1: H ^ %^2L2S-=S^J ? (| LEXINGTON, S. C.!; *1 j\ A Family Article. It was in a large public school. "Mary, you must throw away that chewing gum. I cannot stand it any longer!" exclaimed the teacher to a little ragged, 'dark skinned girl of foreign extraction. The chewing ceased. A short time afterward, however, Mary, with thoughts intent upon something else, forgot, and the chewing began vigorously again. "Mary, didn't I tell you to throw away your chewing gum? Bring it to me!" Mary hesitatingly started for the desk, but as she reached it burst out sobbing."Please, ma'am. It belongs to Aunt Hattie, and if I don't give it back to her tonight she'll lick me!"?Judge. I A Wiie Yonng Man. iSSSBBsftt faWMW "Say, old fellow, how do you manage to kiss a girl when the chaperon in right close by?" "Why, by kissing the chaperon first." Experienced. Grinnand Barrett ? Ham fatter has just bought a farm. E. Forest Frost?Does he know any thing about farming." Grinnand Barrett?Lord, yes! Why, he played in 'The Old Homestead" and " 'Way Down East" for years.?Puck. "Wanted to See the Fnn. First Boy?Where you goin' so fast? Second Boy?Hurry up. Mad dog around the corner. "Which corner?" "The one I'm runnin' to, of course."? New York Weekly. Reward of Virtue. He?I saved $20 last month by giving up smoking. Now, what would you like me to give up next? She?The $20, dear. ? Browning's Magazine. A Frlcrhtfnl Vision. "Hot weather has its good points." ' "For instance?" "Suppose we had to buy as much ice in summer as we buy coal in winter." ?B NEWYEAR'S ^ #*? i v We return our thank ing the year past, and and prosperous incoming We will be pleased t< customers, and will p courteous treatment. Lexington Den; M I LEXINGTON, - - r* kUUIIUIIIIUI FOR COAL The very best stove that can l>e had is none too good for you. Next in importance to the home itself comes the stove; for 110 article made and sold adds so much to THE COMFORT OFTHEHOME as a thoroughly reliable Cooking Apparatus. Used on an average of three hours per day for three hundred and sixty-five days of every year it is the constant companion of the housewife and will undoubtedly have its influence upon her disposition. IT IS MY CLAIM that there is no Range offered to tV?o AmoHoH-n npmilc that is bet ter tlian the "ECONOMIST,' 110 matter wliat the cost of it may he. It wi 1 do nything that any other Steel Range will do; it will'last as long as any otter. It cost less than its competitors and but little more than trashy imitations which are not worth the room they occupy. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED to every user of the Economist Wrought Steel Range. Write me a postal card, it will bring to you my new and handsomely illustrated catalog showing anything and everything that you may need in Stoves, Ranges and heaters and the lowest prices that good goods can be sold. NO. PRICES. WEIG 8-E-4-R ?42.00. 415 11 18-E-G-R ?45.00. 474 11 28-E-8-R .?50.00. 497 11 ? JST^B 485 KING STREET, "TRUTH IS I I HATE SI ! I j $ X \ IK J / I ! | r mE* iEe Batesburg, i GREETING! ! s to our customers dur- ! wish them a successful I year. r\ nnn-firmQ + r\ c?CkT?TTCi aitp VJUUUUU^/ V v/ W LAX iromise them fair and i ailment Store, j - - - - s. o. ! ; On H HI#' <<9U J0HAUI IB HIS* 1 II , COKE OR WOOD TIT. SIZE TOP SIZE OVE )S. 48 x 28. 1G x 20 x 13 i ?n .. no 1 o v OA v 1 1 i JS. ~itf A ? O. lO A ?V/ -v x~r j js. 51 x 2<S. 20 x 20 x 14 i OLD ~ Two carloads of Horses and Mules are unloading two cars today, ten days. Two car loads of E1ME DllftftlEC risit ouuuibtfi also two carloads of the Celebrated bliiburn V here ready to unload. These on earth. The Makers and stand back of them. [ buy in large lots and pay spot ca; counts. [ sell to honest buyers upon their ( 1 * T i 1 1 _ 1 need not say tnat i am rue larges Fine and Heavy Harnesses, Saddles, either for pleasure or plaiitatic I have enough WOVEN WIRE FEI the World. Get pr: A large stock of Coffins, Caskets a ilBonrro jlllQllgb FUEL. !-^ZT7' . / f~ ~ " 1"* 1 ' 5*21 X- .SIZE HOLE. nc-hes. 8 inches, inches. 8 inches, nclies. 8 inches. KJ S 9 CHARLESTON, S. C. PREVAIL" . iii two weeks, and 1 will sell them in i /agons Wagons are the best m Ainnvonfao II1Y UWil ucii sli and <2*et all diso )\vn terms, t dealer in Robes and Blankets in tfCE to reach around ices. nd Burial Robes. s. c