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THE LEXINGTON DISPATCH. A Ejeprasentatiua Batuspapar* Snuars taxinutan and tha Snrders at the Burroundiny aunties Like a blanket. ^ 1 . ?fe VOL. XXXVII. LEXINGTON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1907. 3tT |\ v, GLOBE BEY GOODS COMPANY, 7 iii' ! t'JSf *w. 33. ^?atfCSZTOIfcT, TSL. . l?a() MAIN STBEET, - - - - - - - <? <:>l^TTM'BIA, ?. C. jp^;' Solicits a Share of Your Valued Patronage. Polite and* Prompt Attention. . v' . ' > Oe^^wr '?! ' ' ?? i.mw , BIG SAT AT LEESVILLE, Hon. E. D. Smith Addressed a Large and Enthusiastic Audience of the Sturdy Sons of Toil on Monday Lasi , . ?Organization Formed. ? The farmers meeting at Leesville ^londay was well attended by the i sturdy sons of toil, but owing to the r . fact that this is a very busy season oi ||' : the year?a time when a day's work |j| on the farm counts far more than al I any other period?not as many farm?p . ers were present as would have other wise been. But, while the meeting was notj so lai^e, it was an enthusiastic gathering, and many ladies ~ * j_* ^ ^ graced the occasion oy tneir presence. Mr. Smith won the hearts of his hear. ers, as he usually does, by his earnestness of speedh and magnificient flow of words. He is indeed, an entertaining speaker and knows his subject well. The meeting was held in the college auditorium and Dr. D. M. Crosson, himself a large farmer and entertaining speaker, presided over the meeting and introduced Hon. E. D. Smith. Bight here we might mention that on account of pressing business Messrs. 4i Hyatt and Weston could not be present. Mr. Sihith began his interesting address by relating an incident in which he presented a medal to a charming "young lady of Leesville college foi voice culture at the last commencement exercises, and assuring the people of Leesville that he was glad tc again meet with them. The subject for his address was the great importance of the farmer, merchant anc banker getting closer together in theii business relations, and especially sc in dealing with cotton. Th$t the farmer should not sell his cotton foi a mere song; that the price of the staple was governed altogether by the wav it is marketed. Farmers shoulc stand together. They should form ar alliance for their own protection ant for the betterment of the whole coun try.. Cotton is king of the South anc upon this one product the whole nation prospers. Millions could be made by unity of action on1 the pari of the farmer. If we form an alliance and work together we are bound tc succeed. Fanners of the South can'i compete with the great West in the production of meat and grain, bm they can raise their own supplies, anc by so doing, enable themselves tc hold cotton for their own price. Cot ton should be sold by degrees?not al at once. . The buyer represents the 5 capital of the country; it is his pur pose to buy as much distress cottoi as possible?that is the cotton tha the average farmer has to sell earlj in the fall to meet his obligations tx the merchant who furnished him witl guano and other supplies during tn< summer, and the # profit?whatever i might be?is all his. The purpose o the farmers' organization is to buil< warehouses and to buy this distresi cotton, thus giving the profits to th< farmer instead of the speculator wh< stays in Few York ahd never seei this cotton, and the whole. of th< commercial world is against this clasi of farmers. The strong should pro tect the weak, and this can only b? , done by organization and unity o action. The mills send out agents early ii the season with instructions to buy a - ? *? - _ n _ fancy prices ana me larmer hhiih When enough cotton is had to run thi mills for a good, long period, they le the price drop and the farmer is thi closer every time. He advised th< 'farmers to guard against these "catcl prices" and to place their cotton ii the warehouse; that $40 could be se cured on every bale of cotton and ii this way the farmer can finance hi own product, the same as the mer chant and banker does now. This i: the main object of the Southern Cot ton association. As it stands nov the farmer and laborers are their owi enemies. Mr. Smith related how thi North, right after the war, forced thi South to raise six cent cotton; ho? the men came home disheartened and in pathetic words?words tha touched the hearts of all present?tol< how the dear women of the Sout] worked with their husbands on thi farm to rebuild their wasted and de stroyed homes. But the situation ha changed and now the South is in ful control of the situation, and will con fcmue to be long as the farmer stick together. He ridiculed the government re ports on cotton. The govern men sends out agents to see how mucl cotton is made, but not once will the; tell you how much cotton is needed to supply the demand. Let us meet the conditions; we cai do it. The mill men and the farmer will never get together. Hold you cotton and dictate the price. After Mr. Smith's address a farm ere' organization was formed with th following officers: Dr. D. M. Croa son, president; D. A. Quattlebaum secretary; H. A. Meetze, treasurer. Altogether the meeting was one o the best ever held and results ar bound to follow. There is quite a lot of sickness now The doctors have all they can do an< some of them more. A number o fever cases are reported throughou the county. From Batestarg. To the Editor of the Dispatch: % The rural letter carriers of Aiken, ' Lexington and Saluda counties met at i Batesburg on the 4th instant and or. ganized a Tri-County Rural Letter ' Association to be composed of the rural carriers of the three counties named. The following named gentle' men were elected to serve as officers ! for one year: President, J. E. B. ' McCartha, of Lexington; Vice-Presi dent, Henry M. Sawyer, of Aiken; > Treasurer, W. H. Hare, of Saluda. '> The members of. the association met and organized at the Summerland hotel \wh ere an address of welcome * ' was delivered by the Hon. John Bell Towill in? which he extended a hearty > welcome in behalf of Batesburg and vicinity to the faithful rural carriers who had assembled in our midst. He also paid a glowing tribute to the ser' vices rendered the country in general by the men appointed to carry * the ? mail to people residing some distance from the railroad in the rural districts ' in the cduntry. The address of weli come was responded to by Mr. Sam'l. J. Leaphart, postmaster at Lexington and a graduate of the University of South Carolina. * Hon. A. Frank Lever was next introduced and spoke of the great good * brought about by the rural delivery system, its educational value and the duty of the carrier to the people he i served and of the duty of the patrons ; to the carrier. Mr. Lever stated that * in Lexington county there were 40 rural routes in successful operation " ^ fVioiio iiTrmlrl "nrnhahl V ffilir auu yuvxv *? v wxv* ? ? > more added before the close of the j present year. His speech was well * received by the appreciative audience. I Col. W. W. Lumpkin, of Columbia, * was next introduced and he enlivened > the crowd by hi9 wit and humor. He * also paid a high tribute to the men * engaged in carrying the mail into the * rural communities. ' After dinner the crowd went to I Kaminer hall, where they listened to i addresses by Messrs. Lever, Lumpkin 1 and George Bell Timmerman. The - barbecue dinner given by Mr. Job I Swygert and a base ball game in the * afternoon were the other attractions ' of the day. t Cards are out announcing the comJ ing marriage of Mr. Eugene L. Hart> ley of this town, to Miss Mayrant t Pmckney, of Summerville, the mar5 riage to take place at Summerville on t the 18th of July. / 1 Mr. and Mrs. James B. Holman ? rp.tnrned from an extended visit - to relatives in Virginia. 1 / Mr. John W. Rutland, of Texas, * spent a few days with relatives here - last week. He returned home Moni day morning; fc Mrs. E. D. Blakeney, of Kershaw, T is visiting her sister, Mrs., John Bell > Towill. i Hon. E. D. Smith and Mr. F. H. 3 Hyatt, of Columbia, spent a few hours t in town Tuesday morning enroute for f Saluda., While here they were enter1 tained by Mr. W. W. Watson, presi3 dent of the First National Bank. 3 Attorneys Strother and Jones went > to Lexington Monday on professional s business. Both of these gentlemen 3 are retained by the defense in the 3 Fallaw-Mabus murder case. Mr?. Z. T. Cook, of Columbia, has 3 leased the Eargle house in Batesburg f and will run an up-to-date\ hotel, principally for the traveling public, i Rural route No. 3 from Saluda has t been transferred to Batesburg and will be designated as No. 4 from 9 Batesburg. The patrons along the t route like the change as it give9 them 3 mail direct from an office on the railp road and consequently causes them to i get their mail one day earlier. It is i thought that other changes in routes - similarly situated are likely to be i made in the near future. s Hon. John A. Metts, of Charleston, - the popular chief clerk of the railway 3 mail service, passed through our town - Tuesday. He only stopped a short 7 while here. i Mrs. J. W. Lowman, of Orangeburg, 3 is visiting relatives in this town. She s is accompanied by her two nieces, 7 Miss Grace Randle, of Sumter, and ? Ebba Dukes, of Orangeburg, t Mrs. W. H. Sills returned Tuesday 1 morning from a trip to Lockhart in i the upper portion of the State. b A Tri-County Postmaster's associa fcion was organized here on the 4th s with Mr. Samuel J. Leaphart, of Lex1 ington, as president, and Mr. Jesse - R. Timmerman, of Ridge Spring, as 8 vice-president. The association expects to hold its initial meeting in ?- this town Tuesday during the Trit County Fair. M. l , ? - i War Spirit Growing. Washington, July 8.?The war spirit is growing in militarj* circles here, and the Japanese situation is the sole topic. "If Japan thinks she can whip the " United States," said a prominent naval officer today, "shouldn't be surprised if she took the projected move' ment of the United States battleships - to the Pacific as an unfriendly act and _ declare war. If, after measuring her physical and financial strength, Japan decided she might get the worst she will probably accept the movement as - it was intended by the United States, d but the traditional friendship is brokf en. Some day if the United States t becomes involved with another power, we may feel the Japanese enmity." I i * a I ^ > You are welcome at || : : THE HOM 8 > Do business with us t #) s the satisfaction of knowi; $ j ing cared for by an instit 5 > supervision. We will re $ < posits as gladly as large fi ( to save. To know and bi * * -! o ?IM!1K in i ^ ) Will Lit? a uaiiy uciiviii >u fl S F.W.OSWALD, ALFRED J $ > President. BASEBALL. Lexington Defeated Leesville in an I Exciting Game on the Fourth by a Score of 5 to 3. On the Fourth Lexington defeated Leesville in an interesting and exciting game of ball by a score of 5 to 3. j There has been strong rivalry between j these two teams and the Lexington boys made good use of the opportunity i to ''get even." It being the "Glorious j Fourth' ' it goes without saying that | the boys felt good, and a good many j "kicks" were made on the umpire's j decisions, but he took itgoodnatured- j ly and stuck to his decisions with a j firmness that could not be moved. j * - at- i Lexington nas not Deen aeieaueu mis i season, and since defeating Leesvilie the boys are "crowing" louder than ever. The features of the game were Fort Graham's batting and a catch of , a long drive to center field by Lucius Bickley. The Leesvilie boys played good ball and pulled off some good plays. Batteries: Lexington?Barrett and Sox; Leesvilie?Able and Hartley. Umpire Lorick. Elevator at MimnaugJi's. Mr. J. L. Mimnaugh has recently found it necessary to en stall a large elevator in his mammoth department store, which runs from basement to the fourth floor, and is not only a convenience but a necessity. Mr. Mimnaugh is one of the finest business men in the south and is always looking forward to the advancement ! of his enterprise, with an eye single | to the pleasing of his thousands of customers all over the State. Miss Nola Haltiwanger, a charming and beloved young woman, so well known to the people of this county, is now at Mimnaugh's, where she is always delighted to please her numerous friends in their purchases. Mr. John Stuart, another Lexingtonian, is also at Mimnaugh's and can be found in the clothing department. Mr. Reuben Corley, of this county, is in the shoe department. Both of these gentlemen are always glad to serve their Lexington friends. Every department at Mimnaugh's is always overflowing with new and valuable merchandise, bought at the lowes^ossible price for spot cash. The crockery and glassware depart J11 dill KJ1 IIUIO t^icau OllVib i-J lYVUUVlluo In this department you will find every article that is needed by every housewife, ranging in price from the cheapest that's good to the highest that's best. The people of Lexington should visit this department at Mimnaugh's. Mimnaugh's store is Columbia's idol. From the very beginning of its existence it has been "the place," because when you go there you know that it is needless to go further?you can find just what you want right there and the prices always please. Go to Columbia and go to Mimnaugh's County Service Assured. There will be many changes made j in the mail service of the county in the not distant future. Rural inspectors have laid out routes for the en- | tire county for the new county rural service, and a favorable report has been sent to Washington. A number of changes will be made and when j the service goes into effect, which will be some time this fall, practically every resident of the county will have the mail delivered at their door. This service has been promised through the untiring efforts of Con- j gressman Lever and Postmaster Leaphart. ^ 1 n TD6 jrenon IV. r. i/., w luvu icvtmr ly went into effect, has virtually "cut out" the star route leading out from Lexington to Seivern. However, the route has not yet been discontinued, but will be in the near future. Military Academy. There is one vacancy to be filled from Lexington county in the South Carolina Military Academy at Charleston. Application blanks may be had from Superintendent J.E.R. Kyzer or by addressing Mr. C. S. Gadsden, Charleston. This is one of the best military institutions in the South and it would be pleasing to have some worthy young man from this county at the next session. ^ eos^ssssssesssssesssjg l *> E E A K K ! : : } I ? 'h snd you v/112 aSways have ? j rig that your funds are be- s *, ution that Ss under State \ # ceive your ssrsaSiest de- > 8 ones, and wiil help ycu \ <4 b known by a good bank I ?j &TGU. > g aaaaaiimea \ P/ . FOX, K. F. OSWALD, \ p Cashier. Ass't Cashier. ^ ^ Dr. Martin Writes from ?ezas. To the Editor of The Dispatch: I enclose check for 32.00. Please use same to pay what I now owe you on subscription to The Lexington Dispatch and apply balan ce ou future subscription. I am an old Lexington boy, the oldest son of W. N. Martin, and always enjoy any news from my naj tive county. The Dispatch is like a ! letter from home. It has been nearly eighteen years since I left home to attend the Peabody Normal College, at Nashville, Tenn., and I have never lived in South Carolina since that j time, but I love the old State and j cherish the memories of my boy! hood friends and experiences. I occasionally go back to visit my parents and thoroughly enjoy seeing and talking with my old acquaintances. Sometimes I almost make up my mind to come back to South Carolina to live, but I have done pretty ' well here and men who have made a success in life tell me that it is a mighty safe policy to stay where you are doing well. Your paper was the first paper I ever tried to read after I learned to read. It is a much better paper now than it was then, but I enjoyed it then and I enjoy it now. With best wishes for vour contin I lied good health, happiness and success, I am, very respectfully, M. L. Martin. Denton, Texas, July 3. - 4m ! Lexington County F. E. and ! TJ. C. of A. MoetingThe next regular meeting of Lexington County Farmers' Educational and Co-operative Union of America will be held at Rightwell school house on the 20th day of July, 1907, at 10 o'clock, a. m. Delegates will please take notice of date and be governed accordingly. By order of S. J. Clark, President. James B. Addy, Secretary. i gfc,-^ifiW: KjBm 1 ^^eS^^HMtt|jHitk^^He^H flSfflH %* *^^e . wk'tyX" SM illllli^1 . - ^flHBSH I v, /SyfKMapSpH 7- ? - *' ;' V' . i ' > , ?' ****?& lyy.^'"" , y ; -'' ',?"* fy ' . .'y. '!:S. J. Leaphart was assistant postm f I*M A Af Kiij Antk Hn?i fh Af Hr Ti | liJLllU \JL 1110 uua IHJ XiiU \4VUbU VI JLf A. at the request of his friends, became a four other applicants, taking charge 01 The service given the public by Po recently his very efficient assistant, ha all their transactions with the public, t of the Postoffice Department as nearly shown by the advancement of the offic fourth-class, paying a small salary by order of the Postoffice Department. C of the postmaster wag increased. Thit office is generally a good index to the ' ,% ic' I Pelion Dots. To the Editor of the Dispatch: Crops are looking- much better since i the recent rains. The farmers are j busy laying-bv and ere long they can ; "rest a few days. Mr. Josh J. Shealy;s barbecue on ! the 4th was largely attended. All j spent, a* pleasant day. The new I county was scarcely mentioned. Its j too dead to talk about. We are not ; goir.g to have it. Mrs. D. F. Shumpert and the little ! ones visited her father and mother at j New Brockland last week. Mr. Drayton M. Shealy, of Columbia, accompanied by his sons, Quincy and Walter,visited his sister, Mrs. A. L. Smith and other relatives on route 1 last week. Misses Olive Smith, of Columbia, and Lydia Ann Shealy, of Swansea, visited relatives in these parts last week. Mrs. Tie Yonce, of Columbia, is spending a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Rish. Rural Route Inspector, E. L. Higbee, of Illinois, inspected the route lead- j ing out from here. He seemed to be \ greatly pleased with the progress the ! route is making. He is expected back in a short while to make some changes. The dam of Mr. J. C. Fort's upper ! pond broke on the night of the 4th i and washed his saw mill away. The flood of water from the upper pond i caused his lower pond to break and j this swept away all mill darns before ; it and the river. j Mr. James C. Dunbar, of Spring- i vale, Ga., visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James E. Dunbar, recently. The protracted meeting will begin in the Baptist church at this place on the fourth Sunday in this month. Messrs. Wash .Hutto and James Busbee, of Augusta, Ga., have been visiting relatives and friends in this i At . . I section ior some time. A number of the young folks are making preparations*to take an excursion trip to Savannah, Ga., the ! fourth Sunday in this month. R. L. C. J Third ITeur County i Out Of Orangeburg. The third petition for a new county j affecting Orangeburg was presented to ! Gov. Ansel yesterday. The maps and I plats designating the territory will bo prepared and forwarded in a few days ! and*the petitions will then be turned j over to the attorney general, who will ! pass upon their legality. The proposed territory is to be taken j from Orangeburg, Colleton and Dorchester with Branchville as the county j seat. Those who presented the peti- i t on were Messrs. F. W. Frederick, J. ; O. lliott, II. F. Jennings ana J. M. | Tucker. There ard now petitions for an eiecj tion for Edisto county to be lormed i ouof Orangeburg and Lexington and I tor Calhoun county to be formed out ; J of Orangeburg, Lexington and Aiken, j i ?Tiie Si-ate, 9th. H MMHBMflQMHHKHMHtfSSK M^/ v" v ,vt" , L f t?^ '"'' ^HH^^^SBhIRV'^I frsgev i^^^^v-l&iravis *>1 POSTOFFICE, LEXINGTON, S. C. aster to his father, the late Or. C. E. Lea aaphart causing a vacancy in the posted) candidate for postmaster and after a spi I the office December 21, 1902. stmaster Leaphart and his brother, Mr. C ,s been the very best. They have been p< hereby giving the people the very best s( as it was practical to do. The result of ie during his administration. When he t< cancellation, but on the first of last Octo in the first of July on account of the incr< j also shows that the business interests ol business of a town. Swansea XTews. To the Editor of The Dispatch: Mr. Rhett Quattlebaum, of Miami, Fla., visited friends in town Sunday. Miss Blanche Brooker returned "on Friday from an extended visit to Augusta, Aiken, and Norway. Miss Linnio Sherwood, of Dillon, is visiting her fr iend, Miss Ethel Brooker. Miss Oliie Smith ds hemo from Orangeburg for a month's vacation. Miss Annie Mae Gantt left Monday for a visit to Miss Esther Quattlebaum at Williston. The guests of Miss Olive Oliver are < Misses Willie and Olive Loiiek, of Irmo. Quite a number of young people enjoyed the social at Mr. 0. J. Rucker's beautiful home Friday evening. On Monday evening the younger set en joyed a gathering at Mrs. P. E. Hutto's. Delightful refreshments were served during the evening. Miss Tsjihni T>:*or>lrer has bwn with her sinter hi Norway for a few clays. Mrs. Moyd, who onee lived here, is visiting Mrs. W. JB. H-ast. Little Misses Alma Smith, Cora and Bertie Reynolds are visiting in Batesburg. Mr. A. D. Dow ling represented the Temperance Chapter oi. tnis place in the recent conference held' at Johnston. Mr. J. C. Reynolds has broken dirt for the new building he is to put up. When completed the building will occupy a sixty by tv enty foot space and will be used for a store and hotel. It will face the railroad and will add much to the beauty of the business portion of town. ''TIP." Swansea, July 9. Transfers of Seal Estate. The following transfers of real estate have been recorded in the clerk's office since our last issue: W. B. Lawhorn to A. G. and G. F. Geiger, my interest in a tract of land in Congaree township for $50. F. K. Knight to D. A. Glenn, 52>? acres in Piatt Springs township for $150. Ada A. Amick et. al., to Eda J. Amick, 138 acres in Saluda township for $1,000. W. F. Lindler et. al., to J. J. Lindler, her interest of 27^3 acres in Broad "Rivpr fcnurnshirv J. J. Lindler et. al., to Minnie A. Lindlert her interest of '3 acres in Broad River township. Alfred J. Fox to Mrs. Ella J. Corley, lot in Lexington for $3,C0J'. Richard Carroll to industrial,Home for Colored Children, 5-1-4 1-10 acres in Fork township for colored school. R. 0. Moore to J. Abner Moore, lot in Leesville for $2,-? Fcr Sals. C-aore lot in the town of Leesviile; 35 acres gooa ta.vai.ig land 2miles from Batesburg; cue house ai.d lot in t <vn of New Pro o aland. Appiy to P. 0. Sheaiy, New Broi kland, 6. C. ?i '.X 'r .. I . go ' . . . ' ' ' phart, who was postmaster as the ice at this place, Mr. S. J. Leapharfc, ribed tight won the appointment over J. E. Leaphart, who was until quite olite, accommodating and prompt in. irvice and following the regulations Pv>stmaster Leaphart's good work is )ok charge of the office it was only a ber it was made a third-class office t>y gase in receipts of the office the salary ; Lexington are increasing as the post% v . Jg . ' -