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fjlj ^ I t he Lexington Dispa ch. G. M. Harkas, Editor and Publisher. Entered at the Poet'Office at Lexington, S. C., as second class matter. I The subscription price of the Dispatch is $1 a year; 50 cents for six months; 35 cents for three mouths?invariably cash in advance. ?Circulation, 2,308. . Wednesday, February 13,1907. ' - ' =? We have time and time again called lilt' the attention of our people to the' great importance of holding on to evf try inch of the territory we now have. There is a new movement on foot to "cut off" a portion of Orangeburg, Aiken and Lexington counties in or car to form the new county 01 Jtwnsro, the county seat of which will be Wag? ener or Perry. There is no county in the State in better bondition than Lexington; in fact her financial condition is the best in the State. Last year, after paying all court expenses and -county . claims, the treasurer had a balance of over $3,000. Why should the people of Lexington want this change? We > contend that the little inconvenience is not'sufficient to satisfy the selfish j design of the promoters, who only want to make the change for personal . gain only. We have had protests - from citizens living in the territory proposed to be taken from us, against the formation of this new county, and %. we are surprised to see in this last .. . move, men who should be the last to ! champion such a cause. We trust that the good people of 3 this section will not heed the glowing Jr pictures laid before them by the promoters of this scheme, but will, at the ,, proper time, raise a cry and by their votes forever bury the proposed new lv:.' countv. ir We will.later give further facts and r.. figures why the peSple of Lexington j ?; should not favor this move. j fW xases. j The tax levy for Lexington county for next year La* been fixed by the ] Legislature a9 follows: For State 1 purposes, 4 % mills ; ordinary county 1 tax, 3 X mills; constitutional school '< tax, 3 mills; total, 11 mills. Interest r on Columbia, Newberry and Laurens 1 railroad bonds, 7 % mills, while the ( State tax is one-half mill less than \ last year. Our county ' tax is the t same. j We have advocated and asked our members to make a specific tax for c sanding and chtytajg our roafi# like J those of Barnwell hnd Aiken ooun- t ties, which are creditable to those counties. Lexington is greatly in J need of better roads, and it is a re- j fieetJbn to find her behind her sister t | counties in this much needed improve- < ment. The county expenses can be J met with a 3 mill tax, and the half J mill could easily be spared to drain, t clay and sand the roads, thereby c IP leaving the levy as it is now, and ^ without farther burdening our tax t payers." We have implicit confidence i in Supervisor Kocn and rely on his good judgment in road work. Give \ him the power and he will do the 1 &v- rest. 1 , ????????? 1 We are glad to note the favorable i introduction of a bill in the Legisla- 'c tare to change the terms of court in J the fifth judicial circuit, and trust the . ? ?~ ~"" -rvooc! Pniii-t r,f rrori1 <?pq_ | 1 SttllLLC UlctJ J^/aoo. WU4 V V* sions will be held at Lexington on the third Monday in February, the fourth f Monday in June and the first Monday c in November. The cburt of common i pleas on the Monday's following the ] time fixed for the court of general j sessions, the judge presiding having 3 the right to call calendars two and 1 three peremptorily at the close of the j court of general sessions, if the court of general sessions is adjourned before 1 the time herein fixed for the holding j of the court of common pleas. i Last week the editor of this paper was in Columbia at the night session of the legislature, and while Mr. Talbert, a staunch prohibitionist was addressing the house, and at a time when you could have almost heard a pin fail, so close did the speaker have the attention of the audience, a pint < V>ottleof "FussX" fell from the pocket of a prominent Lexington county gentleman. The incident was amusing and attracted no little attention. We might add that the gentleman is a strong anti-dispensary man. The trial of Harry K. Thaw, the millionaire, charged with the murder of Standford White, the architect, on ft/., Madison Square Garden, JNew ion:, < is attracting the attention of the pub- i lie the world over. If the story of the young and beautiful wife of Thaw be true?and all who have read it confess that they believe her story? Standford White should have been j killed years ago; yea, the world j would have been better off had he I never been bom. I * -life This session of the' Legislature has been a busy one, and we regret that on account of our limited space we have been forced to leave out many important matters that have been disposed of at this session. Most of the bill9, however, have been local, and we have tried to give an insight into all matters of general interest, and will, at the close of the se9si9n, give a general review of the work done by that august body of in en. Among the many bills o' interest in the legislature is one introduced by Representative Nicholson, of Edgefield, which carries an appropriation of ?3,500 for the ' entertainment of Confederate Veterans at their annual reunions.. This is but just and right, for the men who wore the grey is fast passing away, and it will not be long before they will have all passed over I the river. The editor of the News and Courier hopes that A. Frank Lever will give Uncle Joe "quarter" if he should ask for it. Should the distinguished editor enter the race for the United States Senate we are willing to bet a "quarter" that he will be crying for "quarter" from some "quarter."?Orangeburg patriot.?You bet, he will, if A. Frank Lever is in the race. i The Delaware Legislature has passed a bill providing tor surgical' operations upon men who attempt to assault women. In South Carolina we 1 1 *? r> rr Ari01?fl+.If>nS nave a i<?v> ^iv/viuitig ? in such cases with a rope.?The Johnston News Monitor. Wittskind Has Arrived. Charleston, Feb. 9.?The North German Lloyd steamship Witcekind arrived in port today on her second voyage to Charleston from Bremen with a number of immigrants and a valuable cargo, docking at Columbus street wharf shortly after 10 o'clock. This big vessel arrived at quaran- ' tine last night about 7 o'clock. She was boarded by Quarrantine Officer 1 Baylis H. Earle, and with a satisfac- 1 bory report upon the health of the vessel, crew and passengers, she was released and later she came np the har- ! fror at the head of the Columbus street 1 pier. The special facilities of this wharf for the discharging of the kaiait cargo suggested her docking here 1 rather than Tower down the water- front. Several passenger coaches , were run down on a siding for the i Movement of the immigrants out of j Charl^ton tonight and. tomorrow. J The discharging of the cargo of the ? vessel will not be" begun until Mon-. \ lay. - | Eighteen days were consumed on < he voyage from Bremen to Charles- < on, one day longer than on the first ] nemorable trip of the vessel to < Charleston last November. j There were probably 50 people of j lifferent nationalities, largely Ger- < nan, who were.outside of the line on J Columbus street, patiently waiting J he landing of relatives and friends < ind later in the day, when the immi- J prants did come ashore, there were j nanv verv affectine scenes between < he newly arrived passengers and J hose who had preceded them to this j iountry. The conglomeration of < landkerchief covered heads and dis- J >lay of shawls and clothing of many J solors and designs was striking as on < he previous trip of the vessel. Many j )f the immigrants were made to feel J it home when they found their rela- < ives and friends, clothed as before, ] hey feeling that the new country J ,vas perhaps not so different from < heir own after all. J While the number of immigrants on ! :he second voyage of the Witcekind is 2 ess than on the former, the value of j ler cargo is about the same. J On the present voyage, the Witte- i and brought 121 passengers. The j mmigranta are largely Austrian with j ibout 15 Belgians and some Hungari- ! < ins and are of a much better class j < han those of the former trip, a tact i< it-tested to by both Commissioner j < Watson and the officers of the vessel, j J They are largely agricultural and j J nany servants are among the nun- i < >er, but there are also people of vari- J )us vocations. A notable fact, how- < iver, Col. Watson said, was in the < setter condition of the people and ! < ilso the fact that there was a larger j . percentage of families among the im- j j migrants. One of the immigrants, a ! ( ?armer, is worth 60,900 marks, and he < proposes to buy a farm and settle in J this State. * < Of the immigrants about 75 people < will be sent to Columbia and the Pied- j mont section and the rest will be dis- < bributed in Charleston and through < the lower section of the State. Com- j I ^ Don't neglect your ??> Statistics show tha ^ alone over 200 people consumption. And most of these Q be living now if they 1 ? warning cough. A ^ You know hoi/ Emulsion enable iwvff cough or cold. I |<Jj ALL DRUGGISTS missioner Watson expects to get al the people out of Charleston tonighl or tomorrow, and those who are to lo cate in Charleston are to be delivered directly to those who have given then places. The State officials examiner the immigrants and arranged for theii distribution immediately after the in spectors complete their examinations The cargo of the Wittekind consists of 3,850 tons of Kainit, 1-1 tons of analine-salt, another fertilizer material several packages of hosiery, a lot <v pheasants, consigned to Count Wedel to be used to introduce the breed or hi9 farm near Columbia, and othei merchandise, aggregating in value the sum of about $55,000. The Kami! is consigned to J. M. Robertson. Obituary. Little Rosella Keisler, daughter o4 Dr. W. S. ICei3ler and wife, was bcrr April 24, 1905, and died December 25. 1906. While father and mother cherished the fond hope that their chile might be spared, God in hi9 goodness called it home, where there is nc death. God moves in a mysterious way, ?119 wonders to peawm. The dear child cannot return to us, but may the good Lord help us to follow our dear, sweet child to that better world above. W. D. Quick. ?>- ii Wanamaker's Home Burned, Philadelphia, Feb. 8.?Lyndhurst, the handsome country home of Formei Postmaster General John Wanamaker, at Chelten Hills, near Jenkintown, was destroyed by fire tonight, entailing a loss estimated at Si,500,000. Mr. Wan a maker's home was considered one of the most artistic and valuable of Philadelphia suburban properties. The estate consists of 30 acres of ground and the house, when in the main was of English style of architecture, stood on a hill about 3-50 yards back from the famous old York road. The Wanamaker art gallery contained some of ^the rarest prints and most valuable paintings in existence. Mr. Wanamaker and his family have been at their winter home in this city and the country place was in charge of a caretaker." Throat Was Cut. Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 10.?The b >dy of John A. Finley, a well known y ou ng man o ? Mon tgom cry, 24 yea rs Df age and unmarried, was found "early today in a lonely spot in the southwestern edge of the city. The throat was cut and there were forty-five ?aaiic? 111 inc iauc aim ijc^a. ivi;vu^ij is believed to have been the motive for the crime, as Finley's pockets had ?een emptied. Five negroes are held dj the police as suspects. kAMAAAMMhAMyMUMAMMMM ALFRED, J. FOX, [ Life Insuranos, ' I ' > Health Insurance, > > Accident Insurance, ! Fire Insurance, | REAL ESTATE A6ENT, j LEXINGTON, - S. C. j ob?O * ? ?? ???? ! I. rOB 3.A.T.H. t 40 .acres just outside incorporate j limits town of Lexington, S. C. > Good dsvelliiigand barn. > One valuable lot and improve- . | ments iu the town of Lexington, > S. 0. > One lot with good two story [ dwelling on Main street, Lexing- i ton, S. O. [ Dwelling house and lot on upper > Main Street, Lexington, H. C i One resident lot on upper Main | street, Lexington, S. C, > One valuble lot in the town of ? Lexington, S. O. g One lor near Lexington Depot. & 12 Acres j ast outside incorporate g limits, Lexington, S. 0. ^ (5 Acres %rv near Lexington, J) s r. d Store building and lot on Main | street, Lexington. S. C. h House and lor in town Lexing- | ton?A acre land: C-room dwelling, g 250 acres on Southern railroad * 2) miles from Barr, 4 miles from | Gilbert?2 buildings, good or- * chard, 50 acres open land. , > PC3 3..3STT. [ > ; One store room, one warehouse > Lexington, S. C. \ Write or call to see me > at THE HOME BANK. ! \ 4 4 cough. . | 4 t in New York City ?Qi i die every week from ?& * i consumptives might j?* lad not neglected the ^ V <& v quickly Scoff's ^ 5s you to throw off a $ >; 50c. AND $1.00. ^ I r? ? ^mamM i ? i __ For Ti F F L D-r I\l ) r t TRADE MARK REGISTERED F. S. ROYS iiBnoBBBMBBinmni THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, j County of Lexington, Court of Common Pleas. J. A. Taylor, Assignee, Plaintiff, against Mrs. Fannie Taylor, Greer L. Taylor, \ Cline J. Tayior, Ruth Taylor, Lessie ; Taylor, Lou Taylor and Snafter Tay- I lor, Defendants. 7 Foreclosure. In obedience to the Decree of the j Court herein, signed by Hon. Geo. E. Prince, Presiding Judge, and dated February Stli, 11)07,1 will sell to the highest bidder at public outcry, before the Court House door in Lexington, S. C., during j the legal hours of sale, on the first Mon- j day in March, 1007. "All of that certain piece, parcel or tr vet of land containing Sixty-two acres, m >re or less, situated and lying in Lexington County and State of South Carolina, near Beaver Dam Creek, and bouuded by lands of- J. A. Taylor on the West, W. B. Taylor on the North and East and W. S. Keisler on the South". Terms of Sale: One third cash, balance on a credit of one and. two years secured by bond of the purchaser and mortgage of the premises sold; with leave to purchaser to pay all cash, i Purchaser to pay for papers. Samuel B. George, Clerk of Court. : Lexington, S. C., Feb. 11, 1007. Messrs. Efird 6c Dreher, Plaintiff's j Attorney. I Seven miners were killed and a dozen injured on Monday night in the wreck of a coal train on the Chicago j aid North Western road near Des j Moines, Iowa. BThe Original Lax provement over ell good alike for yot FOR SALE BY THE KAUFMAN nemrn mbwwm i t jj 11 I 1 1 Eenty-one +' >yster :rtilize * have been the because they . from honest i See that the ti is. on every ba genuine withou TER GUANO CO., F Tor Sale. 13 shares, $100 each, of Broad River j bridge, will be sold at public outcry at j Lexington G K.oii the first Monday in ; March, 1907, or will be sold privately ! bv J. (>. Moblev, administrator. "Apply to * J. G. Mcbi.ey, j 3wU Box 51, Johnston, S. C. j _ . _ i a Rcrrnbir communication of Po- j ypyr maria lodge No. 151, A. F. M., ^rAwill convene in Masonic liall. Peak, S. C., Saturday evening, at 7 o'clock sharp, February 23, 1907. The F. C. and M. M. degrees will be conferred. Brethren are requested to | be prompt in attendance. Jno. 0. Swygert, W. M. A A REGULAR COMMUNICA^#3^ tion of Lexington Lodge No. 152, /?V*. F. M., will be held Saturday, 23rd February, at 7 p. m. j Brethren are earnestly requested to at- | tend promptly. By order of the W M, Godfrey M. Harm ax, Sec. ipkmonaZ] i Cuts. Sores. Burns! | & RHEUMATISM 2-SfcJ Sold by Derrick's Drug Store and ' C. E. Corlev. * i K)t?TSH0Nrf? TAE j for ch.lla.ront safe, aura ?Vo opiate* ; ative Cough Syrup and the Ger : Cough, Lung and Bronchial Rem mg and old. Prepared by PiseulX DRUG CO. ISSSIliSsSSSi We wil] GdLTi^lJ^A, Y Years I --sYi-'" f ** :* Mi.: O ** C5V,\J*^**;, rs: / ^rO* . .y **\ *& ^ standard are made naterials. -ade mark ig. None t it. , Norfolk, Va. j "" TAX NOTICE. The balance of the time at Lexington ^ Court House until December 31st, 1905, after which time the following penalties will be added by 'the County Auditor and collected by the County Treasurer. on Jf.ruui> 1. 1907 1 per eeijt penalty will be added to thos* who ha^e not paid. On February 1st. 1907, an addnional per cent, will be added to those who. hav9 net paid, making 2 per cent, lor February. Still an additional 5 per cent penalty i will be added on March 1st. making 7 per ceut penalty to be paid bv those who have not paid by March 1st. 190'. Tax books will close March 15, 1907. LEVY. For State Purposes 5 Mills. For Ordinarv County Purposes. .8$ Mills. For Constitutional School Tax.. .3 Mills. Total 11} Milte. Special School Levy District No. 18?3 Mills Special School Levy District No. 37-2 Mills Special School Levy District No. 34-2 Mills Special School Levy District No. 25-2 Mills Special School Levy District No 19-4 Mills Special School T evy District No. 15-3 Mills Special School Levy Dis. No. 75-2 Mills Special School Levy Dis. No. 27-2 Mills Poll Tax $10U HA If.ROAD LEVY. Saluda Township 71 mills Broad River Township 7.] mills. Fork Township 7.\ mills. Commutation Koad T?x $3.00 pajabiw from October 15th to March 1st, 1907. Parties owning p-operty in more than . one to\*u?hip must so state to the Tieas- .4 art r When writing for information concerning taxes always give one fuli ??"?A nnl initi^lo name iiui imiiajo. FRAMi W SHEALY, Treasurer Lexington Connty. mine Honey and Tar. An imedies. Pleasant to the taste and s Medicine Co., Chicago, U.S.A. Lhave in a S I )aclofHor- ||j I ties on tiie ^ a i and make || -" ion. ^ T ill BROS. | I Lssembly St., yj if - s. c. a I