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k ? Sepreseruatiue Kcwspaper. doners Lexington ana the Bornr-.r* of v?rrir<:iuiing Bounties Like a blanket, VOL. XXXVI. LEXINGTON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1908. 45 jm *w\ h. i^oisrc^rxoisr, t:es ? 2v?^^t^o-:e::e^ l|lJ^jL t?!fO MAIN STKEBT, - -- -- -- - COJ.r.MHIA, J*. (.:. Solicits a Share of Your Valued Patronage. Polite and Prompt Attention. October'.'it! a?b?EHB?ap ? ii.ii |UH'WM?rAM,-P.'Kmg?3^iiJi.uAi.a.iiigCTF.g .LiwijRiJiTmmwTE/y.'iri.'jriJ! si. w.T--xswr?- '.tr^TO'.;toww.wujig-*nflpcnr.*7iaiimJmui'-iutjKjMrn-f/rvM-ncuueq' BWgjL">yyzT/rocwm um.rwrnx^mr.-?y;awn y.mtumtm'Ar. THIES TO SILL 77IFSChester Moody Fired at Her Without Fatal Effect. Chester Moody, a machinist. 2~> years old. attempted to murder his wife yesterday afternoon, but she saved her own life by lighting him until assistance could arrive. She escaped with a bullet through her left arm. The shooting occurred at the boarding house of Mrs. Dial on the second floor of the Schmidt building on the corner of Main and Green streets. Moody escaped after his murderous assault and although he was followed j by a crowd of perhaps *i"> people he j was not captured. The wounded wife was given modical attention and now lies at the home of Mrs. Dial. The wound is not considered dangerous as the bullet entered her arm between the elbow and shoulder, penetrating the flesh but missing the bone. The unfortunate affair is the culmination of an unhappy marriage contracted three years ago. Moody came to Columbia to accept employment on the skyscraper then being constructed. He met and married Miss Elizabeth Nunamaker, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Nunamaker, who reside at 1601 Gadsden street. It is said now by friends of Mrs. Moody that" he has worked and contributed to her support but little since their marriage and, it is said, has mistreated his wife shamefully. Some time ago she refused to live with him longer and, j keeping her two children with her, would not allow him to come to her father's house where they ha0. been living since their marriage. Moody brought suit in all o: the magistrate's courts in this city, Olympia and Waverley for the custody of the children, but in each case his pe\ tit-ion was refused. He was told, however, that he could visit them at the home of their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Nunamaker. Since the trial of the case Moody has been in a particularly ugly frame of mind and has several times threatened to kill his wife. Yesterday morning he went to Mr. Nunamaker's and inquired for Mrs. Moody and was informed that she was not at home. Without further inquiry he went in search of her and found her attending services at the Green Street Methodist church. Wait- 1 ing until the services were dismissed : he followed her to the home of Mrs. ( Dial only one block away. Going up ( stairs to the room in which his wife j was sitting- with Mrs. Dial. Moody ' called to her and without waiting for i a reply stepped inside v. mizh his re vol- ! ver in his hand, saying as he came ! in: "I have come to kill you prepare to die.'" Instantly she grappled with the desperate man. H-> placed the I pistol against her body over her imart : and fired, but struggling to save her- j self Mrs. Moody turned her body in ; time to save her life. The bullet j missed its aim but passed through her ! arm. The man then pressed rim pis- i tol into her check and cursing her j snapped it several times but it refused I to fire. Mrs. Dial who had left the j room to call for help returned at this ! moment and the two women, fighting j like tigresses, bore the man out of the j room and down on his knees in the hall outside. Here he olaoed the pistol which had refused to fire in his i coat pocket and drew another. Mrs. j Dial struck the weapon, from his hand and Mrs. Moody made her escape to "MEET ME AT TAPP'S." MFUf Ffl weiw r n W e are sliowiu< * smii perfect stvle leaders, and a This is just the herald ? Kverv day brings us numhei room, so the summer ?*oods for the school children and 1 Tlie ?J another room where she was locked in a closet by Mrs. Dial. Moody then walked down to the street and making his wax* toward the union station disappeared. It is j said that he went in the direction of j "Wheeler's Hill, but although thorough search was made for him for several miles below the city, he could not be found. Mrs. Moody's father and her undo. Mr. J. A. If. CJoigor, haw offered a reward of $100 for the arrest and de. X- A T L* J. 1 / V jiYv'ry 01 .uiiouv.?iiii<-, i\>. Later?Moody has since been arrested in Charleston and brought back to ('olur.ibia on a charge of assault and battery. Pond Branch Leaves. To the Editor of the Dispatch: Come, all ye candidates, defeated; ones I mean. Cheer up! Look bright. ; And try, try again. Yes, it is about all over. Quietness j in the political arena for two more years. Notwithstanding the fact that Uncle j Ben received 15,000 scratches on the iNth idr.. from the hands, of South ! Carolinian.*, he still retains his "pitch j fork" and will do much tor those who j gave him the ''black eye.'* His states- j manship was not hampered; Ids] sterling worth will long be felt. Mr. (b R. Lewis has been quite sick | for the last few days. Mr. P. C. Koon and his mother, Mrs. W. \V. Koon, visited relatives at j Priceville last Sunday. Mr. T. M. Kanady, of Mow Brookland, visited relatives here this week. Mr. Ilulchings Tavlor and familv, ( who haw resided at Brooklaiul for i some time, will move hack here soon, j Mr. Jito. .1. Koon is at Newberry where he has several houses to build. He will move Ins family there soon. Rev. J. I), ('rout, of Dillon, spent Monday night with his father, Mr. Wesley ('rout. It seems that the long, long season of rain might have gone. Much fodder was ruined, but cotton seems to hit Vr right. On August 23, at the home of the | bride's mother, Mrs. Mary Smith, 1 Miss Florence was united in the bonds j of matrimony to Mr. Noah A. Lewis, j Rev. Inabinet officiated. May these I voung Decide find life's nathwav ; strewn with flowers. C. Gilbert. Sept. S. Second Lesson. .Mr. G. L. Finch cam" into town on a buggy ride Monday about noon from Irene crazed with booze and apparently desired to take the town. He acted desperately and soon Policeman Geo. W. Price assisted by Deputy Sheriff Maiieiah L. Little took him in charge and carried him to the lock-up. | where he >pent the night. Yesterday ! the town council found him. for h.is I | ffrst lesson of disorderly conduct here. I three months on the chaingang or a i rim* of S-'-'h He is now in jail. It is unfortunate for this young man as it will be remembered not many weeks since for similar conduct in the town I ! of New Brookland he was sentenced j 'I to pay a fine of s<>0 or 11!) days on the ' chaingang. His father paid the tine j ai:d had him released. This certainly j should be a lesson to him never to I touch a drop of whiskey, for when j sober he is known to be a quiet young1 I man or good manners. .Jeilv Glasses, at M. I). Harmun's j ] grocery store. m mm mz m~m v w e of flic swellest of the fall : new, bright, cheerful apnea *ent ahead to announce the e 's of tremendous boxes and e in even' department have bet 'urnishiiio's for the bed-room S. ?7. Hen&ris Dead. Mr. Solomon X. llendrix, wiio was j for many years a loading grocer and | prominent citizen of thi^eity. but had i retired from business, died yesterday ! afternoon a! i e.Yiook at his home, { 1?:(> Taylor street, the end coming after a long and gradual decline, lie j was seventy-eight years of age. | Mr. Ilcndrix leaves two children. j Mrs. F. F. N. Wills, of Ki'Jl Sumter j street, and Mrs. F. T. 1 londrix. T!;c ; : latter, with Iter husliand. who Fore ; i the same surname as her father. hut I . I i was of no Flood kin. lived with him at ? : i the Taylor street residence. There i | are three grand-children. The late j ' Mr. Hendrix lost his wife about two j I i ! years ago. Both lived to a ripe and j ! honored old age. i The funeral will take place from j 1 i Fbenezer Lutheran church, on Rich- j | land street, this afternoon at 4 o'clock, i j the Rev. ('. A. Freed, pastor, conduct- j ! ing the service. The interment will j ! be in Elnnvoo<l cemetery. Mr. Hendrix had a long- and sue- ; j cessful experience in this city as a grocer, retiring about a year ago and j turning the business ar lt>37 Main i street over to his son-in-law, Mr. Ed- ; win T. Hendrix. He was a devout ) member of the Lutheran church ar.d j had been a leader in fraternal circles. The pallbearers at the funeral this , afternoon will be: Messrs. J. A. i Meetze, T. A. Boyne, O. H. Berg, J. M. Parker, F. W* Seegers and W. Conway.?Columbia Record dh. i Items from Gilbert. i I To the Editor of the Disoatoh: I Prettv, fair we ather with pleasant l nights. Hay is making while the sun shines j and the cotton opens fast. We have I heard of no extra heavy picking. The j gin is kept quite busy and this market j is above the average price. Why not bring the cotton here and have it _ i - - /i "* i. . n . J i . ^ n : . 1 niceiy guinea ana oaieu ana >en u for an advanced price and make a j dollar in time, price and trade. i The dispensary has a lively trade i with the thirsty. Don't throw up j your hands and say "what a drunk- j eness'n for drunkeness is perhaps j rarer here than in many dry towns, j It is quite a fact that most persons j who drink the x here know how to ! control themselves and seldom get j the fussy kind so often mentioned i:i ; the papers. We have been having a real good J meeting going on for a week with j j the whites, and the colored people j have their's in session now. There j ! were in all probability more than 700 j j hundred of the latter assembled here i Sunday and they all behaved them- j j selves very soberly. They must have j | an excellent meeting going on as i j there are many of them in town yet, i j Many of our townsmen were sad.- i ! dened by the news of the death >; ; i Mrs. Riser, of Leesville, and Mr. ?k*k ; | Harman, of Lexington. Our sympa- i j thy goes out to these bereaved ones, j September 10. S. ! 170 Humbug. I Wanted?The trade to know that i j am now selling my entire stock d dry goods, notions, hats, shoes, hardware, crockery and glassware, tin ware., fancy groceries and patent medicines at and below cost. Ail that I ask is an inspection of my goods and get prices. I wish to dispose of my business here in order to give my j Columbia business more of mv atten- 1 tion. W. H. Donj.v. i (iilbert, S. C. TAPP'S G-PEATSPw : styles ill nearly all 1 Vpartnn' ranrr is ready to orrrf von oil)pirtriiess of tin* I>iLi' stork asrs of thr i^oods that will h a |mt at priors that must m< and diiiinr- room. \\ r ran t lTtaipi vw U * v ?? I'..GU C of I' Xj r Ft;] 17a j v9.5. K. .!. I't i't-Ju" i .5. !;. Win^artl 1!-I ? For Audi*or ! M. !>. Lin-il \\\ i>. i)('iit .For Eupervj or(i. A. S!i?.?a!y ; (I. i 1. *\ >!>u i'>1! I Coiii'.ty Cr-jiimi^siorfrs \\~. T. Crajis vi" i). If. trail !JIM j Tli;1 lvtiuv.s art- not in ; the ivo nii-f ?.:n :>! till ins.vs j have report vd. while tor the other i ofiieors 21 outol :i?; Iiavc n ported with tiu* a how rosiui. State Election in the County, j For (low: Manning. 120(1; Ansel, I S24. Fcr Atty. (Ion.: Ragsdale. 107M; j Lynn. I'KH. For 11. 1L Comr.: Whar- j ton, 1421. The vote of twenty-one j boxes out of thirty-six in '.he county, j The t xecutiw committee will meet tomorrow to tabulate the returns. The Result in the State. j i In the race for (Inventor the returns | so far indicate the nomination of j Martin F. Ansel, of (Ireenville, over i Richard I. Manning, of Sumter, by J a vote of .".s,ITS forlln former to 27.001 ! for the later; for Attorney den. J. j Fraser Lyon, of Abbeville, has defeated .J. \V. Ragsdale, of Florence, j I by a vote of 415 against 2(>.312aiui in j the race for Iheilroad ('omniissionop. ! Wharton gets 2s?.(?<-0 to .'vj.sg") for Sui- j livan. This proportion will ho hard- | iy changed. Lot the G-ocd Work Go On. I ; To the Editor of the Dispatch: If the grand jury of Lexington county will faithfully and fearlessly continue to discharge the duties en- , voiced upon them, not only in eases of riot, adultery and fornication, but also in illicit making* and selling of liquors and any and all other crime, our towns and rural homes will soon be rid of some of the crimes that are worse than ail the dispensaries in our State. I*. W. Death of 2?r. Paul 3. Hainan. .Mr. Paul B. Hannan, who resided at Mr. \V. W. Barre's upper mill on Twelve miie creek, died in the Columbia hospitai Monday night about 1o'clock, in the ?i0th year of his age. IT ^ it'Ok! rouKio i ilt >? UO > ? i*. v. I/K MilVll ' Ut 4 iVV? i there 011 the Monda;* evening train J and the result wan not unexpected by j his family or friends, but he desired j to go himself for relief for he had j suffered int<-nse:y lor several days j with some complication or stomach trouble. Paul was a go. :d neighbor and friend and though unlet and unassuming he | was true a no staunch in his belie:, j His troubl *s are m>w over and ho rest* i in peace. Hi- raniiiy certainly h.as I tlie sympathy < : the entire comma- j .nitv in their sore bereavement. His remain- uvre buried at Pisgah j church this morning at 9 o'clock. .A man oal in't make mue.h money I collecting the rewards for virtue. j Hardly anything c-osts less than | go-id manners. but thov is mighty'it- ! tic to be had. j DEPAB7KS27T STOBS. nrs. Tiit* Silks and 1 bv<s i n throughout fin* ib'_r stoiv. a!mad v bought and (X'ili^ Til aid the -rason. And >till tin >\ o tln-m riuht <nit. This i< a enumrnitr. ('all and look Vjj i | J h Hl^li 1'J lil This season we showing a more comp] line than ever before the best fitting ; smartly tailored clot obtainable. A complete line &vprvthip* re n,d v j o - d wear for men and b can always be found our store. W e will tliank 7/011 come in and give us ' opportunity to "sh you." Outfitters for LEXINGTON STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. County of Loxiiurton. In Court of Common Pit-as. A If ro?l Poosor, Plaintitf, against Charlotte Pinekney and Eva Williams. Defendants. Partition. IN OBEDIENCE TO THE DECREE of the Court herein, signed by Hon. .1 C. Klujjh. presiding judge. and dated August 11th, i will sell to tiehighest bidder at public outcry. before the eourt house door in Lexington, S. C.. during the legal hours of sale, on the first Monday in Oetob r. I\ "All That piece. parcel or truer of land, situate. lying ami being in the County of Lexington ami State aforesaid. containing lifty-s- v- n a more or less. l>ouudod \v?-s; by .Jones Road. north by lands of Jam.1.- IT. S:>ir- s. cast by Fred Poos *r. ??r. i South by lands of Jacob Sharix* Tonus of Sale:?Cash.. Pun !;:i--r to nay i'? >r oajvrs. SAMTKI. B. CKoKOK. CI? rk of tii** Court. L-xmjjrou. S. . S.-nr. 4. i"?? Me>srs. Kfird I>r h r. Plaintiff's Attorney-. District Meeting11. 0. 0. F. Tho Oild Fellows of Disfrii't No. "> will hold their district meeting at Pelican Lodge No. To. Lexington, S. on the t!0th of September insi. Then1 will he two meetings a day morning" and night. All lodges in this district are expected to be represented. 1.. W. Redd, r. n. d. m. >od> art* beautiful. The La pjx'd. The tinrst and ni<> *re remain some warm davs o-ood opportunity for von t f 1) 1*i l I I i I'll tile ef/l/.L' I 1? 1 w t 111 *' 11 ^ 11 i 11 v r*i \m i\ . i i olum^is TpM lOllR I III 7 i&H iyyO"lyu/, ' f-fh ' \> -v> $*9 v.;'; iv' ' ,y . *- V-- /; *'\r. t\ Jl / -V are -i i r^x Aj; r' / '/l/'A 8te rMpAlh&\ of M;# inci i if" .-m I / i' ?. /'/'W lies am- So .iVi wL/ m ft <mill| : "I^T **w7 of mi p 1*7/ to t0 1 j the / ivimialM;t OW 'I/'1 TOawHK-i 7&ke MiM* j CLOTHES ' w / Men and Bays, - s. c. STATIC OF SOUTH CAROLINA. COUNTY OF LEXINGTON, in Court of Common Pleas. James Harman, Plaintiff, against i u HiiLr ^ n tTiHi'i* i.vin. ; Hiller. Bessie Wessingcr. Lottie Derrick. Carrie Eargle. Nannie Hiller. Freddie Hiller. Clara Belle Hiller and Robert Ellis Hiller. Defendants. ; Foreclosure. IN OBEDIENCE TO THE DECREE I of rlie court herein, signed by Hon J. ! C. Klugh. presiding .judge, and dated 1 August is. liOt;, I will sell to the highest S bidder at public outcry, before r he court j house door in Lexington. S. C.. during rlie legal hours of sal... on rhe tir>? Moni day in October, won. All that piece, parcel or tract of land. ' situate, lying and being in the county ; of L xington. and State aforesaid, eon1 raining one hundred and eighty-seven | acres, more or less, bounded on the north i by lands of W. F. Derrick and Silas j McCartlia. >ourh by B. D. Hiller and G W. Hiller. west by J. A. Epting ami on ! tii--east by 11. A Swygert. rlie same | being the tract of land conveyed to Ada i .1. Hiller by Juliu> A. Kreiit/.lin. | Terms of Sale?Cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. Sam'i,. B. Gkoijoi:. Clerk of the Court j Lexington. S C.. Sept. 4. MM'-b. i G. T. Graham. Esq.. Plaintiff's ar1 tornev. Barbecue. 1 will furnish a firstciass barbecue o>il r. t'revlit?t?>nr< .?r <f...i.lm.?n < 5 on September. Everybody is ; invited to rome and enjoy the day and 1 rb.e hist one of riie sen>on at this plane. , (V I'. Min iiKi.i.. Sept. 1-?*>\v4T. "MEET KE AT TAPPS," tilt's I jllloiVil (i:inni?nf< 'hm <r eoniplete ever seen here. And wt1 must have nintv o ifct <j*?>ods to nisike dresses a money-saving exhibition. fe!5>?