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XXXVL LEXINGTON, S. C? WEDNESDAY, FEBETTAEY 28, 1906. 17
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Fir? at Srookland.
Monday morning it seemed as if
Brooklaud was 8gttin doomed to destruction
by fite. It is only about a
year since a conflagration laid that
town in mine. One of the waste
? places leifi by that fire helped stop
the spread of the fiery destruction
Monday.
The fire started at 10:30 a. m. in a
two story wooden boilding owned
and occupied by Shall & WesBinger
> as a store and dwelling. The fire
annsarod to start from a stove flue
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and spread with great rapidity.
Brookland has no fire engines, but
it has a standpipe, water mains,
plugs and hose. The etandpips wae
kept foil and running over and furnished
pressure for several very good
plug streams. These were promptly
i got to work, but the fire spread so
fast that it was soon seen help was
needed. Columbia was appealed to
and Chief May promptly went over
with the Independent engine and
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lambia fire fighters went to work at
once and helped materially to hold
the conflagration in check.
Shall & Wessinger'd place was
bood a roaring flame. As the wind
was from the northwest at the start,
the flames made little progress to
the west on the north side of Meeting
street. Only one boildiog in
tbat direction and a bare was barged,
belonging to Shall & Wes&ioger.
The iiames were stopped jast before
they reached the residence of the
Meetze brothers.
With the wind from the northwest
Caaghman & Sball'a wooden baildf
ing, occupied as a general merchandise
store, wsb soon destroyed.
Next went Price & Saay'a meat
market in a building owned by
Caaghman & Shall and a one story
wooden store owned by the same
firm and used by it as a bay and
y grain w&rehonse. The shift of the
wind caused the firmest? jump Meeting
street and ignite the clamp of
one story wooden buildings at the
eonthwest corner of Meeting and
Senate streets. It first destroyed R
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the corner. Next was a vacant store
, on Senate street, then the Gar; Drag
company's store and then Ban Swvgert's
market. These were all owned
by B. L. Shuler. South on Senate
street, the fire also destroyed H. C.
Herlong's shoe store. This building
T was owned by M. H. Witt. The fire
was stopped at Yan Thorn bill's barber
shop, also owned by Mr. Witt.
This building was slightly damaged.
West on the south side of Meeting
street, tbe.fire destroyed Wade Corley's
sewing machine shop, John
Sturkie's residence and an office va
cated by Dr. Barroo. These buildings
were all owoed by R. L. Shuler.
Sooth of these buildings, south of
Meeting and west of Senate streets
ie a large lot left vacant since the
fire last year. This open space great'
ly helped the firemen in checking
the conflagration. .
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slrojed. Much of the stock in the
stores was gotten "out. The total
loss was probably between fifteen
aad twenty thousand dollars. Tbe
insurance probably aggregates ten
thousand dollars.
Tbe fire was stopped at Van
Thombiirs barber shop, which was
practically just where tbe big fire
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The individual losses were as follows
Sbull & Weseinger, building
valued at $1,800, insured for $1,200.
The stock cf this firm was valued at
$3,000 and was insured for $2 200
The dwelling adjoining the store wasvaiued
at $500 and was not insured.
The warehouse of Shull & Weseinger
and the stock of feed was valued at
$300 and was insured for $200. Mr.
Shull carried $450 on his household
goods. M. D Shull had only about
$1,200 on a stock of goods valued at
$4,000 and $400 on his buildings,
worth $800. Four of the seven store
buildings owned by Miss Shu^r
were valued at $300 each and were
insured for $125 each. The other
two were worth $300 each and were
insured for $150 each. The stock of
J. S. Gunnell valued at $400 was
insared for $300. The Gary Drug
company stock valued at $800 was
insured for $500 W. M. Corley's
stock valued at $800 was insured for
$200
Several persons were slightly injured
by receiving cuts and bruises,
tbe most seriously being the Rev. S.
B. Stephen's, who was in the second
story of the Sbull & Wessinger building
assisting in saving the household
effects when be found himself cut off
from escape by the flames and was
obliged to jump from a window to
save himself.
It is practically certain that several
of the buildingB destroyed will be
replaced by more substantial brick
structures.
Peak News.
To the Editor of the Dispatch.
Peach and plum trees are blooming
which makes us think of good
old spring time.
Farmers are taking advantage of
the beautiful spring weather by
turning their stuble land and sowing
spring oats.
Mr. J. H. Bushardt, our efficient
postmaster, has been very ill with
rheumatism, but is up again we are
glad to say.
The child of Mr. B. F. Switenburg
has been very ill but is much better.
Ed. Willingham, the negro who
fell in th6 liver and drowned some
weeks ago at this place, has not been
found. *
We are sorry to learn of Mr. Ed.
Eptiog's misfortune of loosing bis
barn and cribs with about 300 bushels
of corn and all of his rough food.
The health of our communitv is
fioe with the exception of colds.
With best wishes to the Dispatch
and readers. Uocle Sol's Pa.
T. X. L. cures cold in the head.
reduction price sal
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Mens' and Ladie
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Swansea ITews.
To the Editor of the Dispatch.
Rsv. Mr. Wharton, superintendent
of the Epworth Orphanage, at Columbia,
preached an able Bermon to
an attentive congregation at the
Methodist church here Suoday afternoon.
After the service Mr. Wharton
told of his work at the Orphanage.
and asked the Sundav school to
assume the support of an orphan by
giving him a small collection each
month. No action was taken by the
school, but the request was warmly
listened to, and it is most likely
that this worthy work will be undertaken.
These are the busy days in our
little town. Every body is "hustling"
and business is brisk. ,
The merchants have already re
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ceived quite a large line of their
spring goods, and the farmers are
hauling fertilizer and getting their
ground ready for their crops. The
hammer and saw fills the air with
their cheery sounds, and several neat
residences are nearing completion.
The very pretty borne of Mrs. Mary
Martin will soon be finished, and Mr.
C. B. Dowling's neat cottage, near
the Baptist church, will soon be
ready for occupancy while Mr. C. J.
Rucker has commenced work on bis
handsome dwelling- Work on Mr.
F. M. Hodge's new residence is also
progressing rapidly.
Qaite a large crowd attended the
minstrel show at Ljbrand's Hall last
Friday evening, which was given by
local talent of the near-by town of
North. The program was well rendered,
very amusing, and every body
enjoyed a good laugh.
Mr. B. E Graft, who has been
holding a good position at Hamlet
for 1 some time has decided that
Swansea is the beBfc place yet, and is
again with the firm of Reynolds and
Craft. Mr. Craft is a splendid young
man of fine character, and hie friends
gladly welcome him back among
them.
Miss Lilla Gantt spent a few days
in Columbia last week.
Quite a large crowd of Phythians
attended the rally beld in Columbia
last Monday and Tuesday, and all
report a good time.
Mias Clara Johnson spent Saturday
in Columbia.
Mr. W. J. McCartha, of Leesville,
was in town last week. Mr. McCartha,
as well, as many others, thinks
that Swansea needs a bank and is
anxious to have ODe established here.
The establishment of such an enterprise
will fill a long felt need, and it
is earnestly hoped that in. the near
future there will be a baok in Swansea.
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February 26,1906
Breezy Bits from Pond Branch.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:
Some plum blossoms.
| Glad to note that Mr. Wesley
Crout is able to be out again.
Mr: G. Olin Smith will move to
Barr scon, and will engage in the
331"gebater^
Les in every sectioi
and Silks at a barj
is' Furnishings wa
the immense stock
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lumbar business there.
Mr. Hutcbings Trtylor, of New
Brookland, was in this section Sun- |
day.
Rev. J D. Croufc, of Dillion, S. C.,
attended the funeral services of bis
sister, Mrs. Geo. C. Ciark.
Now that the senate has failed to
kill the dispensary, Uncle Ben can
turn hie gun looBe.
Miss Annie Winter's school at
Liberty Hill closed Friday.
Mr. J. L. Smith's little girl, Ethel,
who was burned last Monday, died
Wednesday evening from the effects
of the fire. She was a bright little
girl of only eight summers. In the
family circle her chair is vacant; in
the school room her desk she no longer
occupies. Yerily a shadow of
sorrow pervaded our school duriDg
the week.
At the funeral, as a token of respect
and love for Ethel, the teacher
and students wore a badge of white
and black ribbon. She is gone, but
cannot be forgotten by the teacher,
playmates and classmates.
Commissioner Isaiah Hallman was i
in this section this week on important
road duties. What he did has
not been learned by your correspondent.
"The mills of the gods grind
slow, but grind very floe." It may
take a long time, but we anxiously
await results.
The faithful old "Fido" says, "a
few more couples and the youDg
folks will not marry till autumn.
Maybe they won't where he stays,
but tbey don't do so on this side. We
haven't a "Fido".to keep them back
you see. You'd better begin to look
about you "Fido," there was a big
shepherd dog passed through this
section last Monday, and if "Fido"
became his victim he's either dead,
or soon will be, with hydrophobia,
(rive him (if ha lnnanr a rinPA
of loadstone, it may give him a
breathing spell. Cay.
February 24.
A Barn Burned.
Swansea, Feb. 24 ?The barn of
Mr. Wm. Senn was destroyed by fire
last night between bedtime and 12
o'clock. The fire was evidently of
incendiary origin, zz tenant house
was also burned only about 10 days
before.
Mr. Senn lives about eight miles
east of Swansea and is held in the
highest esteem by all his neighbors.
He is a paraiytic and has not walked
a step in several years, though be
superintends his farm and is a successful
farmer. Besides the barn i
Mr. Senn lost a gocd. deal of corn j
and fodder and some farming imple- '
ments.
I Now is a good time to pay up your
subscription to The Dispatch. .Your j
i amount may be small, but many j
j small sums make quite a large one. j
; Call and see us and let us have a pay- j
ment on your account. If you can't j
i call, send it by registered letter or j
money order.
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being more fully appreciated as they
are studied in the light of the present
progressive age.
Notice to OverseersAil
overseers of the public roads of
Lexington county are hereby notified
that they must at once make a report
to the County Supervisor's office
showing when and how much commutation
road tax each has received
this year and bow the same has been
expended on the roade. Also the
number and character of road tools
each has on hand
L. J. Lang-foad,
Supervisor.
Washington's Birthday.
The graded school at Irene held
most interesting exercises last Friday
night commemorative of the birth of
George Washington.
The school building was decorated
with ihgs and pictures that of the
father of his country occupying a
conspicuous pi*ee at the rear of the
stage. Many vi?itors from Lexington
and rhe country for miles around
Irene attended. The exercises consisting
of songp, recitations and
drills were most skillfully directed
by the principal of the echool, Miss
Ellen Hsndrix, and enthusiastically
executed by the pupils The fifteen
or more lads with hatchets striking
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BVlUPOliZeci ins prtvty mue uuuuico
that hi&tcrv teaches of Washington
arid hie hatchet and cherry tree. A
large class of girls dressed in the
nation's colors and wearing crowns
that were spangled with the glittering
stars of the Union were pictures
indeed, resplendent with the grace
aDd patriotism of the Gjdess of
Liberty.
J B. Wingard, E-q, of Lexing-!
ton, being introduced by Capt. Allen '
Jones, cf Columbia, delivered a timely
end interesting lecture on the
Character and Life of Washington.
Ail were delighted and felt that the
grand character and noble teachings ?
of the nation's first president were
r Department Sto:
m and Wash good;
^oii will find any
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Death.
Carolina, wife of Mr. Hope Dickert,
born October 16, 1861, and after
a lengthy illness departed this mortal
life February 24,1906, aged 45 years,
4 months and 8 days.
Shp tors h*nt.;spd in infannv and
in early youth was confirmed a member
of St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran
church and a few months ago
was transferred to St. Paul's Evanj
gelical Lutheran church, Columbia.
She was true to the faith she professed
to the end, and we trust she
has gone to join the host above. She
leaves a fond husband, 3 sons, 3
daughters, 2 brothere, 1 sister and a
host of relatives and friends to mourn
her departure.
A funeral sermon was preached at
ber late residence in Richland county,
S. C,by ber pastor, Rev. W.> H.
Greever, and her remains were
buried at St. Peter's, Lexington
county, by the writer, assisted by
Rura ari/1 flrdip.hfiTi. in the
presence of a large concourse of sor
rowing friends. J. A. C.
Taizes Way Behind.
Treasurer Sh9aly informs us tbafc
the taxes are worse behind than for
many years past. We cannot conceive
what people mean, with better
crops and more money and still they
are more derelict, knowing too that
taxes must be paid. After tomorrow
the penalty of seven per cent will be
added and on the 15th executions
will be issued. The Treasurer has a
lot of letters with money short to
pay taxes, and he cannot send out
receipts unless paid in full.
Bait your hook with a gold brick
when you fish for suckers.
Two Months More of Hard
Weather!
You need to be comfortably
ethed. Would you like it done
a price that will be comfortile
? How are these: \
ens' Cheviot Suit3 - - $5.00
ens' Business Suits - - 6.50
ens' Business Suits - - 8.00
ens'Fancy Suits - - 12.00
rercoats $4.00, $5.00, $7.00,
$12.00.
e want to clean out a big line
of $1.50 and_$2.00 Hats
at DUc.
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Everything in the Clothing
line.
!3 MlK STREET, COLUMBIA, S. C.
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thing you want
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