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Pnk ST?w? Notes.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:
At this writing our little town is
decorated with icicles. Fines. and
cedais are bending and breaking with
ji| their heavy load.
Our merchants report a good trade.
Since we last wrote Messrs. Chap
man & Derrick have opened up a gen- j
. eral merchandise business in their
I store room on Market street. We
learn that their business is increasing
rapidly, which calls for more room,
so they will open up in Wilson's
building on corner of Market and
Railroad streets, and use their old
building for a ware room.
Mr.A. E. Eargle's extensive business
requires him to have more room,
so be is having the postoffice moved
out. It will be moved to Chapman &
Derrick's place of business.
Cough! Cough!! Cough!!! Everybody
is coughing with colds and la
grippe. Those who are confined to
their room at this writing are Postr
master J. H. Bushardt, little Edwin
Eargle and little Miss Bessie Daily.
Mr. J. S. Haltiwanger, an old Confederate
soldier on route 2, who has
been sick for some time, is reported
mo better.
Mir. and Mrs. W. A. Bundrick, route
2, who have been confined to their
room for some time, are reported
much better.
Mrs. Carrie Stuck is very ill at her
? home ou route 2.
An ice cream festival and toy fish
pond, given for the benefit of repairs
on the school house Friday evening,
was enjoyed by the Targe crowd present.
We have two rural routes from
here, and our efficient carriers, Chapman
and Eleazer, make their daily
f- schedules in spite of rough roads and
bad weather.
We can hear Mr. Ernest Eargle
each day ring, "Papa's little dood.'^
lis a fine boy. .
With best wishes to Dispatch and
"readers. E.
Feb. 25, 1907.
ASariug Bobbery ia Augusta.
Mr. Amos dark, superintendent of
the Nixon Manufacturing company
of Augusta, was shot, knocked down
and robbed of $350 Saturday morning '
while on his way to the mill to pay
off his hands: Several arrests have
been made, but when carried before
Mr. Clark they were released, Mr.
Clark stating that he would recognize
his assailant at first sight. Mr*
Clark was shot on the side of
the head, and he will recover. The
robber started to fire a second shot,
when Mr. Clark told him to take, the
% money.
Letter from Arkansas.
" Editor of the Dispatch:
Myself and family are enjoying very
good health at this time. Hope you
and family afid all my old friends in
^ South Carolina are enjoying the same
blessings. We have had a very mild
winter so far.
* We are very well pleased with our
location here. We have a nice country
?plenty of timber and water. Land
easily cultivated and much cheaper
here than in South Carolina.
My old friend and neighbor, James
P. Dooley, of Lexington, S. C., paid
us a short visit a few days ago on his
way home from Scullin, I. T. We
are pleased to see any of our friends
from our good old State.
I am sending ydu a cart wheel for
which yon will please send me the
Dispatch another year. It is like a
visit from some dear friend every
week. We have good churches and
schools near us and many good neighbors.
I had the misfortune to loose
my house by fire and in three days
my friends and neighbors bnilt me
a new house. That is the way they
treat their neighbors here. It is highly
appreciated by me and family.
Your old friend,
D. Lee Harman.
Magnolia, Ark., Feb. 8, 1907.
Diviae Services.
There will be divine services at Mt.
Pleasant church, Calk's Ferry, next
Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, by the ,
pastor, Rev. J. D. Shealy. i
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tOiiO MAIN UTRE
Solicits a Shar
Zimmsrmaa Finds Guilty.
Daniel Zimmerman and Thomas J.
Gibson, charged with improper handling
of,state bonds, in which it is
claimpd the state lost upwards of
|12,000, were arraigned before Judge
Prince in Columbia Monday.
A surprise was sprung when Zimmerman
plead guilty to the first
charge in the indictmentr?that of
"conspiracy; forgery; uttering a forgery."
Under the law he may be
heavily fined, imprisoned for from
one to twenty years, or both fined and
imprisoned, in discretion of the trial
judge. Sentence was suspended,
pending the disposition of the cases
against Gibson.
Solicitor Timmerman being disqualified
on account of his father, Dr. W.
H. Timmerman, being involved, in as
much as the shortage occurred during
part of his administration as state
treasurer, the State is represented by
former Solicitor Thurmond, of Edgefield,
and Solicitor Jas. E. Davis, of
Aiken, while the defendants are represented
by Messrs. Bellinger &
Welch and Mr. Andrew Crawford.
LATER.
Since the aboye was written Zim
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lueruiituu<w burueu ouiue scviutsuuc
and the trial of Gibson is well under
way.
r Early CtodmL
This is one year when every gardener
should try an early garden.
Seed do not cost much. If the crop
is not killed, there is good money and
a good table. If the first crop is killed
the loss is too small to be noted.
It is well worth while to make the
effort. The preparation of the ground
Would make it all the better for another
planting. A garden can not be
too well prepared. Most of the cultivating
should be done before the crop
is planted. x
It is certain we will have some chilly
days, some from frosts, and perhaps
a little ice, but the winter is
gone, and we may have a pleasant
little journey into spring. It is well
for the gardeners to take the chance,
when the risk is a few cents and few
days' labor, to barter against a good
money profit if the garden matures.
There is a chance; a good chance,
"for not often does a killing freeze
come after the 14th of February.?Birmingham
Ledger.
Delmar Locals.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:
The grain crop.is growing nicely.
Sunday was the roughest day that
we have had this season.
Mr. J. S. Sanford, of Newberry, is
visiting relatives in this section.
Mr. Leffie C. Shealy, of Newberry
college, is spending a few days with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. W.
Shealy.
Miss Mary A. Moore, who has been
spending several weeks with her sister,
Mrs. J. Henry Sn^lgrove, ofLeesville,
came home Saturday.
Col. and Mrs. T. S. Sease, of Spartanburg,
S. 0., Mrs. Mary Jennings,
of Plains, Ga., and Mr. Allen B. Caughman,
of Union, S. C., were called
here last week to attend the burial of
their brother, Mr. James E. Caughman.
Mr. James E. Caughman died at
the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John C. Caughman, early Saturday
morning, Feb. 23, 1907, at the age of
33 years, 4 months and 28 days..
Mr. Caughman graduated from
Cleinson college several years ago.
He was in the employ of the U. S.
Navy Department at Washington and
Brooklyn, N. Y., for about five years.
Funeral services were conducted by
his pastor, Rev. J. D. Shealy, and the
body laid to rest in Mt. Hebron cemetery
Sunday, the 24th.
Feb. 25, 1907. Lloyd.
Dispensary Bobbed at Slacisville.
Blackville, Feb. 25.?The dispensary
here was broken into some time between
Saturday and this morning.
The robber cut out a panel in the rear
door and went in that way. The intruder
was evidently small in size to
have gone iu so small a place.
The fact that the dispensary is closed
has made quite a number here very
thirsty and desperate.
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Sots from Macedon.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:
The farmers of this section are beginning
to turn the fertile soil and
haul fertilizer. Fine crops are sure
to be theirs the seasons are suitable.
Gardens are being filled with early
cabbage plants, which are growing
nicely.
Under the skillful treatment of Dr.
Kneece, the health of Mr. P. Craft is
improving wonderfully.
We understand Mr. Outlaw is anticipating
moving his saw mill here.
We hope to see this move made soon,
as our little town needs the help of
such men as Mr. Outlaw.
McGill brothers have about com*
pleted the tram road from the railroad
to their mill.
Mr. Summers Gunterand his brother
have returned to Georgia, after a
short visit among relatives and friends.
There have been a great many weddings
in this vicinity during the wintor
season. Mr. Daniel Boone and
Miss Ellen Goodwin were married on
Sunday, February 10, at Harmony
school house, by Rev. D. R. Shumpert.
We wish them a happy and
prosperous life.
Mrs. Wise and our teacher, Mi9s
Frances Lindler, made a short visit at
I the latter's home last Saturday and
Sunday.
j Miss Pearl Drafts and Mrs. Essie B.
Drafts spent Thursday night at Mr.
C. L. Wise's and gave the school a
pleasant call Friday morning. Come
again. We are always glad for any
one to visit us, and give us a word of
encouragement.
It i9 reported that there is a bear !
lodging on Scouter creek. It has
never been 9een in the day time, but
several persons have seen it at night.
Its track proves that it is a bear.
The chirp of little biddies are heard
around Mr. D. S. Taylor's ana ivir.
Manuel Rish's homes. This is due to
the fact that they have incubators. .
A Macedon School Girl.
Feb. 22, 1907.
Seme Important Facts bout
Growing Peaches.
The soil for peaches should be warm
and fertile?not too rich in nitrogen,
but having a sufficiency of phosphoric
acid and potash. A good northem or
northwestern slope is to be preferred,
as there will be less likelihood of frost
injury. A sunny exposure is not wanted.
Hillsides afford natural drainage
for both water and air.
Dr. Funk warns against the use of
stable manure. It is "death to the
hope of success" in peach culture, as
it stimulates a late growth of wood
that is liable to injury by frost and 1
bacteria. He prefers to have no humus
in the soil to too much nitrogen. J
A good stiff sod or a green crop plough- 1
nnrlAr h^fnrp nlnntincr will furnish *
what humus may be needed. After- 1
ward the soil may be mulched.
The trees for. planting should be 1
only one year old, and trimmed (or 1
kept trimmed) low, so that all the
fruit can be picked with a three or *
four foot stepladder. Little pruning (
is done the first season. Annual prun- 1 *
ing after that will keep the tree (n
bearing condition indefinitely. Keep 8
the top open and spreading. Don't c
remove the lower limbs unless com- *
pelled to for some reason. Clean culture
is essential for getting a profitable
peach crop.?Augusta Herald. ^
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County Fair Committee Met.,
The executive committee of the
Lexington County Fair association
met in the court house on Monday.
The following committees were appointed
to look after the interest of
the next fair, which will be held in
October:
Hon. W. H. Timmerman, President.
Vice Presidents?W. W. Barre, H.
Al. Meetz.e, J. C. Fulmer,H. A. Lorick,
B. D. Clark, J. Walter Dreher, W. Q.
M. Berley, G. W. Reeder,C. W. Caughman,
W. B. Taylor, G. F. Keisler, T.
H. Caughman.
W. P. Roof, Treasurer.
C. M. Eflrd, Secretary. The election
of this officer having been referred
to the executive committee by
stockholders at October meeting.
T. H. Caughman, General Superintendent.
The president appointed the following
committees:
Finance?C. M. Eflrd, G. A. Guignard,
C. W. Caughman, J. B. To will,
H. R. Dreher, Paul P. Clark.
Fair Grounds and Buildings?W. Q.
M. Berley, H. A. Lorick, H. Al.
Meetze, Geo. W. fteeder.
Entertainments?W. P. Roof, W.
W. Barre, T. P. Meetze, T. H. Caughman,
J. B. Wingard.
Superintendents of departments:
Field Crop?G. F. Keisler.
Household?'B. D. Clark.
Horse and Mule?H. A. Lorick, W.
Q. M. Berley.
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Swine?J. Walter Dreher.
Sheep and Goat?W. W. Barre.
Poultry and Pet?G. B. Wingard.
Needle and Fancy Work?J. B.
Wingard.
Fine Art?L. I. Guion.
Manufactures and Mechanical?W.
B. Taylor.
Floral?Geo. W. Reeder.
Wittekiad loaves Charleston.
^Charleston, Feb. 24.?The Witttekind
sailed yesterday for Baltimore,
enroute to Bremen. She carried 3,330
bales of cotton. She will complete
her cargo at Baltimore. The big ship
was sent down the harbor with many
farewell whistle blasts, but there is
satisfaction that this will not be her
last voyage to Charleston, as it is
thought that through the efforts of
the State Immigration bureau, the j
Wittekind or one of the other large
ships of the line "will become a regular
visitor to Charleston, bringing immigrants
and exchanging valuable careros
of freight. . .
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Death List Numbers Twenty.
Charleston, Feb. 25.?The latest information
of the burning of the steamer
Marion and her cargo shows that
the loss of life has reached 20 people,
live additional bodies having been
found today, making a total of 20 re30vered
so far. It is thought that
searchers will find about five more j
todies, completing the death roll, notwithstanding
the claims of a larger
lumber of burned and drowned.
It is declared to be the worst disas:er
of the kind that has ever happen?d
in the inland waters about Charles
;on.
Careless smoking of the negro pastengers
lying about the boiler hatch
>n a lot of bagging is said to have
>een the cause of the fire.
A woman is as careful not to show
ier age as above her shoes.
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UNCLE SAM ZS BOBBED.
About $200,000 Taken From the Subtreasury
in Chicago.
. Chicago, Feb. 25.?Somewhere between
$175,000 and $300,000 was stolen
from the United States sub treasury
last week. The authorities here and
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in waHmngt/on nave oeen worKing
night and day on the robbery since it
was discovered.
Secretary Shaw of the treasury department
was told of the gigantic theft
when in Chicago last week and was
in conference with Subtreasurer William
Boldenweck and secret service
officials.
The money was stolen either a week
ago Saturday, the next day, or last
Monday. The chances are it was abstracted
on Monday. The loss was
discovered on Tuesday. ,
All the money taken was in large
bills?bills of the denomination of
?1,000, $5,000 and $10,000.
It was thought to be impossible that
such a large sum of money could have
been abstracted in face of all the safeguards
thrown around Uncle Sam's
strong box. The ledger men involved
strenuously denied any error and an"
investigation showed tjiere was no
possible clerical mistake to account
for the disappearance of the cash.
I This brought the inevitable conclusion
[" that robbery was the only explana[
tion. Just as certain was the deduc
tirtn ftaf. t.Vio f.hifivoB vroro omnlnvoo
of the subtreasury and were at that
moment pursuing their daily tasks.
The Luxuries Of A Farmer's
Life.
When inclined to growl over the
hard lot of the farmer and the way in
which he is tied at home, just stop
to think!
How about the day you took off last
week to go visiting. Could you have
done it if you had been clerking, or
working on the railroad, or?in lots of
places where more money seems to be
made. True, you might get off occasionally,
but not just the day you happen
to want to.
How about your meals today, the
ham and eggs for breakfast? Would
you have eaten quite so many eggs
if you had been obliged to reach down
into your pocket and pay for them at
the rate of thirty or forty cents a
dozen?and then perhaps find that
they were not the fresh laid ones you
were accustomed to? The pitcher of
cream used in coffee and on cereal?
that would soon run up into money if
you had it to buy. And next time you
go to the apple bin, just remember
that in the large cities they pay a
nickel for a pair of such apples as you
might consider better food for the cow
or chickens than for yourself.
Then there is the noon rest in the
hammock or on the grass, where you
do not feel that you must keep off the
grass and where pure air comes in
plenty almost in spite of you. There
is plenty of hard work obligatory on
the farm. Yet, if it seems a ceaseless
grind, those who have tried other occupations
are fast coming back to the
freedom of being one's own boss, of
having pure food in plenty, and enjoying
nature's gifts.?Ex.
Jumped in Well at Stiduight.
Spartanburg, Feb. 22.?Mrs. Bessie
Thomas, aged about 30 years, committed
suicide at Walnut Grove, near
here, Thursday night, by jumping into
a well. She had been in failing health
for some time and this is thought to
be the reason for her act. She was
the wife of Perry G. Thomas, a prominent
farmer of the county.
Between the hours of 12 and 5 (
o'clock she left her room in her father's
house near Walnut Grove and
made her way to the well, 40 feet
from the house. Here she removed ]
her dressing gown and scarf and then ;
jumped head first into the well.?The ]
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Special Sale.
The stock of general merchandise
formally owned by T. L. Martin at
Swansea, will be closed out at special
retail prices. Sale commences next
Tuesday, March the 5th, in the brick ^
store. Be sure to call and secure
some of the bargains long as they last.
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On Wefford Collsge Campus.
The boys are beginning to think seriously
concerning the March examinations,
which will begin on the , 8th.
of March. Some are in great fear
that they will meet their Waterloo or
their PhilliDDi. The Ma;*eh pvamina
tions are the tonghest of the whole
term, and if one is able to swim
through then, in all probability he
will make a safe anchorage in June.
Our athletic field is at present a
very busy panorama. All of the boys
aim to make the baseball team the
best college team in the State.
Our coach manager, M. S. Makin,
has arrived and is trying to develop a
strong team out of raw material, for
several of our best players have been
rejected from playing, because they
played summer ball contrary to the
rules of the S. I. A. A., which prohibits
all students from playing ball
who have received money for playing.
Our Lyceum was honored Thursday
night with the presence of Mr. Geo.
R. Wendling, who is a man of rare
talent and an excellent platform orator.
His subject was: "The life and
character of Stonewall Jackson," one that
ought to appeal to every patriotic
Southern heart. He depicted in
glowing terms the militarv genius and
the Christian manhood and character
of this great soldier, who, beginning
his military career with but little recognition,
in less than two years became
the right arm of the great Lee,
and was surpassed by none in military
exploits, neyer lost one battle,
with but 3500 men in his great valley
campaign baffled and defeated four
great Federal armies and escaped
with any army of prisoners nearly as
his combined force*. He compared
him.with the great Federal Commander
in Chief, Grant; He Said that the
two were men of one temperament
and one disposition. He emphasized
thejcavalier spirit in Jackson and said
that to this cavalier spirit was to be
added that religious puritanic spirit.
Jackson was a broadminded man
with a gigantic, colosal, demurgic narture
that defied the hosts of the North.
He also gave a philosophic demonstration
of the cause of the Civil war.
He said that the Civil war was not
caused by Southern bondage, though
it should not have bden, but was due
to the differences of the natures and
temperaments between the North and
the South?between the Northern Puritan
and the Southern cavalier, and
indeed his explanation was very
plausable. Surely it is a great epoch
in the life of this nation when a
Southern man can praise a Northern
general before a Southern or Northern
audience; and when likewise a
Northern patriot can praise and extol
the character of a Southern hero.
Last night was the annual oratorial
contest between the three literary so- ' .
cieties to select a representative to
represent the college in the State contest
to be held at Greenwood. Five
men spoke, one being unable to speak.
Their speeches were very good, and
to a common observer all seemed to
win the medal, but the judges decided
that Mr. W. W. Carson, of Spartan- '
burg county, won. Mr. Carson had a
very good speech on the Subject:
' Soldiers of the Common Good,"
which he delivered in a masterly
manner.
A very large and intelligent audi
ence greeted the contest. The Converse
college girls were out in Jftill
array. A reception was held in the
halls of the societies, and the young,
folks had a most enjoyable time.
Spartanburg, Feb. 23. J. B. K_
Treasurers' Save to Report
Every Heath.
According to an Act passed b}r the
last Legislature the county treasurers'
ire required to make a monthly report,
the same to be printed in the
20unty paper and to be sent also to
;he county commissioners.
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Affirmed fcy Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court has affirmed the
rerdict and sentence of the Circuit
Dourt against William Westmoreland
or adultery, wherein a fine of $400
vas imposed.