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SEVEBAL BTJTLDIlTGrS
BESTBOYED BY FIBE.
A Disastrous Fire in Lexington Last
Wednesday Night Destroyed Several
Thousand Dollars Worth of Property
?Columbia Stood Ready to Send
|fcC Help on Moment's Notice.
Last Wednesday night just at 12
o'clock fire was discovered in the rear
of the George building on lower Main
street, occupied by Mr. Postell Smith.
In a few minutes the fire bell began to
ring and it was not long before nearly
every resident of the town was upon
the scene. It was evident from the
beginning that the buildings adjoining?that
is those immediately ad
joining each other?could 1101 be saved
and all efforts were directed towards
the dwelling of Mr. J. J. Schwartz on
one side and that occupied by Auditor
W. D. Dent on the other, and but for
the heroic efforts of the "bucket brigade,"
they would have undoubtedly
burned with the others, for they both
caught and it was necessary to tear
off the weather-boarding on one end
to put out the flames.
The whole town was alarmed, but
ready to lend every assistance possible,
and for fear that these buildings
with that of Hon. C. M. Efird would
surely be burned, the contents, including
everything up stairs and
down stairs, were removed from the
buildings, and in this way* a great
deal of damage was done to furniture,
dishes, etc.
Too much praise cannot be accorded
those who worked so faithfully to
save the property of these citizens.
The negroes?as they do on all like occasions?worked
like heroes and were ,
ready and willing to lend their aid ,
and assistance. Surely they deserve
to be praised for their timely action.
Mr. Jesse Hallman was the heaviest ,
loser, he having lost everything, his
home, his household effects and all,
without a nickel's worth of insurance.
He has the sympathy of all.
Through the kindness of The State,
the fire department of Columbia was ,
communicated with, and also Superintendent
Williams of the Southern ;
railway. In a short while Chief May
had everything in readiness, loaded
on a special train and was prepared j
to leave on a moment's notice. Such
kindnesses as these on the part of
our Columbia friends will not be easily
forgotten by the people of Lexington.
Fortunately the nre was soon gotten
under control and their assistance not
needed.
The losses are as follows, with the 1
amounts of insurance:
Jesse Hallman, two-story dwelling
and about half contents and store
toom adjoining, $1,500, without insuranee.
Mrs. Hallman, stock of millinery
and dress goods, $600, no insurance.
Dr. John W. Sandel, stock of drugs 4
and medicine, $1,500, with $1,000 insurance.
Samuel B. George, the Sandel drug
store and an adjoining dwelling, $1,000 ^
" with no insurance.
Farmers' TJaioa Bally From
Hear Delmar.
On Wednesday, August the 21st,
there will be a Farmers' Union Rallv
meeting one and a half miles north of
Delmar, where the Holley's Ferry j
road crosses the old Charleston road.
The speakers for this meeting will
be sent here by the State Executive
Committee and are well up on Union i
work and are prepared to explain anything
about the Union that anybody <
B^ay wish to know. This will be a <
public meeting and everybody is
respectfully invited to come. We <
want men, women, boys, girls and i
the little children all to come and <
learn more of the workings of this
great organization. <
There will be no table spread on the
grounds, but there will be picnic ]
parties, so come and bring your ]
basket well filled with the things to
make that part of the program pleasant.
This is the first meeting of the kind
that has ever been held in this section i
and we hope the people will show
their appreciations by coming.
Jno. A. Shealy,
J. Lloyd Earge,
Committee. i
Summit, S. C. 1
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Interesting Figures.
Auditor Dent has about completed
his tax books and we have culled the
following items therefrom:
No. of horses in the county, 2,234,
valued at $125,255.
No. mules 4,099, value $247,755.
Cattle, 6,094, value $66,000.
Sheep and goats, 1,030 value $1,290.
Hogs, 8,254, value $17,735.
Pianos and organs, 836 value $27,580.
Buggies, wagons, &c., 6,844, value
107,430.
Polls 5,624.
Dogs 4,281.
Merchandise $162,330.
Total personal property $1,368,800.
Total number acres of land 573,561,
value $1,548,495.
Buildings 5,951, value $347,320.
Total $i,89d,&u>.
Total real in cities and towns $389,- I
940. Total of all real estate $2,285,- <
' 755. This does not include telephone, )
telegraph and railroad valuations. i
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Naws Items from Brookland.
To the Editor of The Dispatch:
Instead of discussing the whiskeyquestion
with "one who favors whatever
is right," we will try to give you
a few news items from our town.
The dispensary is running very
smoothly with Mr. J. L. M. Oxner as
dispenser.
Though our town's growth is steady,
it seems to be on a little boom just
now. Mr. H. V. Hutto has commenced
work on Bank of Brookland,
which is to be a nice brick building.
Mr. M. D. Shull is building a brick
warehouse.
Mr. Bernard Roof has about completed
two nice cottages on "May
Bee" Hill, and Mr. John Gregory has
inof ftrrA A-n fltroot
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The Colombia Mills Co., have just
finished several eight-room cottages,
and is now building for the convenience
of their people a nice large hall
to be used for intertainments, lodge
rooms, &c.
The next thing we need is a nice
brick school building. May we soon
see it in course of erection.
. Rev. F. K. Roof, of Hickory, N. C.,
is spending some time with relatives
and friends in and around town.
Rev. S. R. Bass is assisting with a
meeting at Swansea.
Quite a number of our people are
attending the Lutheran Sunday School
Convention at St. Peter's church in
the Fork, among them are Rev. and
Mrs. E. L. Lybrand, Mr. W. J. Roof,
Miss Rosabel Wessinger and Mr. P.
D. Sox.
Several of our people will attend
court at Lexington next week.
Our building boom keeps Capt. R.
L. Shuler, who besides his wagon and
buggy business sells lumber and
shingles, quite busy. By the way,
nnnlH T<pT-ir>crtnn rwnntv do better than
to select him to fill out the unexpired
term of the lamented Epting? It
seems to us that he is qualified as
few are for this place. Well educated,
raised on a farm in the Dutch Fork,
and for several years past being in
business here, he knows the needs of
all classes and has the backbone to
stand up for his convictions.
Mrs* Annie, wife of Mr. P. W.
Stagings, a prominent merchant, was
buried today. She was a daughter of
Mr. Laban Moak, and was highly
esteemed by all who knew her.
Crops around here are the best in
years. Justice.
August 10, 1907.
From Near Peak.
To the Editor of The Dispatch:
We have been having nice rains for
the past few days.
The Sunday School Convention at
St. Peter's (Pineywoods) was largely
attended, and we think everybody had
a nice time even if it did rain. The
picnic dinner, furnished by the good
ladies of that section was greatly enjoyed
by all.
Mr. A. J5. uouncs ieic mursaay ior
New York, where he has gone to take
up his bridge painting again.
Mr. Jas. Slice spent a few days last
week with Mr. H. H. Counts' family.
Miss Kate Bushardt, of Columbia,
is visiting relatives in and around
Peak.
Mr. W. E. Counts spent Saturday
and Sunday in Newberry.
Rev. Mr. Stroup delivered a very
interesting sermon at St. John's
(Broad River) church Sunday.
Mrs. Jas. Summers and daughter,
Brodie, of Columbia, are spending a
while in Peak.
Miss Cora Tinder has returned home
after spending a while with relatives
around Pineywoods.
The barbecue at Peak last Wednesday
was largely attended. The meat
was excellently prepared, and a nice
dinner served.
The dispensary was closed and
sverything went on very nicely.
Mrs. Dr. Price Timmerman, of Batesiurg,
has been visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Swygert, at Peak.
U. and I.
Aug. 12, 1907.
Sow and So? Silled
by Lightning Friday.
During the rain last Friday after
ioon, a very sudden and unexpected
lash of lightning killed a cow and a
aog belonging to Mr. Frank Corley.
Hie cow was in the garden and the
liog was in a pen nearby. A clothes
jvire extends from one end of the garlen
to the other, and it is supposed
that the lightning struck the wire, for
the post to which it was fastened was
torn to shreds. The cow and hog
vere not touched, so far as could be
seen, and it is the supposition that
they were killed from shock.
The strange part of it all is that
there were two hogs in the pen and
)ne was killed and the other unhurt,
[n this case the Bible was fulfilled,
or "One was taken and the other
eft."
2?ew Dispenser at Brookland.
The Lexington County Dispensary
>oard has elected J. L. M. Oxner dis- ,
>enser at Brookland to succeed Mr.
5 ay den, who declined to serve any
onger. The dispensary in that town i
s doing a "flourishing" business. i
11A Han's Best Frier
3 S The way to save is to put by li
'$ S dollar-two dollars-or five-accordin
> Then come over to THE HOMI
? > dollars-and get your little savings
* | again; come often; with another a
> pany with your money, Don't des
P S good, fat account before you knov
$ F. W. OSWALD, ALFRED J.
A > President.
TTruquay Letter.
To the Editor of The Dispatch:
We arrived here yesterday and had
a nice run down from Rio De Jenero.
I have not been ashore yet, so cannot
say what the city is like. I intend
going: on Saturday next and staying
over Sunday. We have not had but
one mail from New York since the
25th of May, so no news from home.
We expect mail here before leaving.
The days are getting short and the
weather cold, frost and ice every
night, and overcoats are in order. It
will take 1600 miles farther south to
put us to the cape. I will experience
something I never expected, that is,
nnld freezing weather on mv birth
day, which is in August. We leave
here July 15; we have juBfc finished
coaling and will go ashore unless a
poippeira comes up. This is a fierce
storm they have here at thi9 season
of the year. They are said to be extremely
fierce and severe and last,
sometimes, for a week. Our next run
will be about 3,000 miles to Valparaiso,
Chili, then we are done with the
storms and will be on a rainless coast.
Rainless coasts are washed by stormless
sea9. We will be in the land of
the nitrates which is a dry decomposition
of kelp or sea weed. It enters
largely in the manufacture of gunpowder
and is known as saltpertre,
also dinamite and nitroglicerine are
made from it. It also makes the Williamson
plan of increasing the yield
of corn possible. Valparaiso is opposite
to us now on the Pacific coast. In a
war several years ago Peru was dispossessed
of the most of its nitrate
beds by Chili. Since the crusades the
wars have been fought for gain.
A. S. Nunamaker, Jr.,
Ch. Mach. Mate, U. S. Cru. St. Louis.
Monlevidio, Uruquay, S.A., July 10.
Transfers of Real Estate.
The following transfers of real estate
have been recorded in the clerk's
office since our last issue:
Eliza C. Oliver to Frankling J. Geiger,
100 acres in Sandy Run township
for ?700.
R. Elmore Shealy to Jason S.
Shealy, 45% acres in Gilbert Hollow
township for ?130.
Sallie Bowman to J. F. Bowman, 12
acres in Fork township for ?85.
Mr9. Lessie H. Fort to J. D. HaltiTFanorpr.
9.1^ ao.rftfl in town of Pelion
for $233 33.
Mrs. Julia D. Asbill to A. H. Hallman,
50 acres in Gilbert Hollow township
for ?350.
Deby S. and E. C. Anderson to Mike
Anderson, 212 acres in Gilbert Hollow
township for $5.
H. Z. Adams to J. C. Swygert,
43 100 acres in town of Leesville for
$1,600.
John Bell Towill to L. P. Artemus,
lot in Batesburg for $225. i
Kate Lee to L. P; Artemus, lot in
Batesburg for $100.
iff other and Son Drownod.
On July 19th at W. J. Jackson's ;
mill pond on the Edisto while in bathing
a son of Josh Ross, colored, became
frightened and was drowned.
His mother, Amanda Ross, hearing
the child'8 cry ran to the pond, went
into the water and was herself drowned.
Another colored boy, who was in
the pond at the time came very near (
meeting a like fate and had it not
been for the timely assistance of his
companion, who handed him a lathe
with which he was pulled out, he
would certainly have been drowned.
Magistrate IT. W. .Tefcoat made an
examination and after hearing all the
facts, issued a burial permit.
The negroes were industrious and
held in high esteem by both white and
colored.
A Surprise Marriage.
Miss Emma Julia Dreher and Mr.
R. B. Barr, were quietly married at J
the Ebener.er Lutheran 'parsonage in
Columbia Sunday afternoon. Rev. J. I
H. Wilson, of North Carolina, performing
the ceremony.
Miss Dreher is one of the most
popular and attractive young ladies of ]
Selwood, this county, and during her )
frequent visits to Lexington she has j
made hundreds of friends. Mr.
Barr is likewise popular and is a resi- <
dent of lower Fork, where he is popular
with his neighbors and friends. The
marriage was quite a surprise to all.
The Dispatch wafts congratulations to
this happy couple. 1
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FOX, K. F. OSWALD, \ f)
Cashier. Asst. Cashier. | ^
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NOriCEOFELSCTIOlT.^
State of Solth Carolina, i
County of Lexington. \
Notice is hereby given that an election
for a member of the House of
Representatives for the County of Lexington
will be held at the voting precincts
prescribed by law in said Count}*,
on Tuesday, September 10, 1907, under
a writ issued by Hon. Richard S.
Whaley, Speaker.
Before the hour fixed for opening the
polls Managers and Clerks must take
and subscribe the Constitutional oath.
The Chairman of the Board of Mana
gers can administer the oath to the
other members and to the Clerk; a
Notary Public must administer the oath
to the Chairman. The Managers elect
their Clerk.
Polls at each voting place must be
opened at 7 o'clock a. m., and closed at
4 o'clock p. m.
The Managers have the power to fill
a vacancy, and if none of the Managers
attend the citizens can appoint from
among the qualified voters, the Managers,
who, after being sworn, can conduct
the election.
At the close of the election, the Managers
and Clerk must proceed publicly to
open the ballot boxes and count the
ballots therein, and continue without
adjournment until the same is completed,
and make a statement of the
result of election. Within three days
thereafter, the Chairman of the Board,
or some one designated by the Board,
must deliver to the Commissioners of
Election the poll list, the boxes containing
the ballots and. written statement
of the result of the Election.
The following Managers of Election
have been appointed to hold the Election
at the various precincts in the said
County:
Lexington?C. W. Caughman, D. E.
Ballentine, W. M. Caughman.
T. J. Drafts' Store?C. S. Livingston,
Haskell Slmll, \V. K. Hook.
Leesville?W. J. P. Kinard, J. S.
Craps, D. L. Gunter.
Lewiedale?W. T. Craps, P. H.
Craps, Lewie Haiiman.
Gaston?J. B. Smith, R. J. Fallaw,
W. D. Pound.
Laird's Mill?C. C. Justus, W. Q.
Jackson, Med Reid.
Irmo?J. K. Swygert, F. A. Weed,
Henry Lorick.
BaUentine?M. W. Eleazer, Sam
Lowman, J. W. Bouknight.
Chapin?S. J. Clark, Andrew Shealy,
Frank Frick.
Efird's Store?A. J. Wiggers, W. D.
Huffstetler, D. Pat Koon.
Peak Station?O. L. Mayor, J. A.
Eargle, W. O. Haltiwanger.P.
W. Shealy's Store?J. S. Miller,
Talley Shealy, J. S. Reeder.
Hilton?J. H. Hiller, Joe A. Epting,
J. Silas McCartha.
Samaria?M. P. Gunfcer, B. J. Rodgers,
J. S. Burgess.
Batesburg?E. Jones, John T. Sawyer,
J. Alfred Hite.
Swansea?S. F. Hutto, C. C. Gantt,
Marion Jefcoaf.
Red Store?John C. Muller, Jacob
Saylor, Geo. K. Davis.
Huffman's Burnt Mill?J. V. Gunter,
J. K. Day, M. D. Kjyzer.
Brookland?J. D. Senn, P. I. Sox, L.
A. Moak.
Spring Hill?0. P. Clark, C. O. Rister,
P. C. Amick.
Folk School House?Geo. R. Eleazer,
J. Muller Meetze, J. H. Derrick.
Red Bank?James Justice, Dallas
Wessinger, Hampton Warren.
Brook?D. L. Taylor, Willie Oswald,
A. P. Jumper. I
Lower Fork at St. Andrew's School
House?T. B. Huffman, A. S. Nunamaker,
G. F. Leitzsey.
Edmund?H. P. Bachman, H. C.
Reeder, J. A. Kyzer.
Pelion?H. C. Scofiill, H. L. Scoffill,
J. Ben Skarpe.
Crout's Store?Geo. C. Shirey, John
Dreher, L. B. Oxner.
Steeaman?Tlios. Barr, H. J. Burgess,
A. B. Quattlebaum.
Delingo?Belton M. Buff, A. W.
Sliull, John E. Roof.
Summit?N. E. Risli, J. * S. Shealy,
D. H. Price.
The first named Managers at each
precinct are requested to act as Chairman
and to secure boxes and blanks for
the Election at office of Clerk of Court,
Lexington, S. 0., 011 and after 4th day
of September, 11)07.
D. R. Haltiwanger, Chairman.
J. Sol Dooley,
John H. Shealy.
Commissioners of Election for Lexton
County, S. C.
August 14, 1907.?3w43.
Billy Felix's Letter.
To the Editor of The Dispatch:
The recent dry spell has been broken
by good rains and the corn and cotton
are safe. All crops are unusually
fine throughout this section and the
i farmers are jubilant. Those who followed
the Williamson plan on corn
culture are well pleased with results
and pronounce it a success.
Protracted meerings at Gaston,
tt r\ 1 a - 1 1
I narmony, Swansea ana Annocn nave
recently closed. There were large
congregations at all these meetings,
excellent preaching, many united
with the church and much good accomplished
for the Master.
| Mrs. G. A. Goodwin has returned '
I home after a two week's stay in
Blackville.
Mrs. L. N. Fallaw attended the ]
meeting here, visited relatives and
friends and returned to the capitol \
city. 1
H. J. Sharpe on route 1 presents '
j the carrier with the champion canta- ]
lope. It was the quill variety meas- '
uring two feet and five inches long
and circumference in proportion.
Carrier W. B. Fallaw on route 1 is ,
taking his vacation, while his sub-J.
F. Fallaw is acting.
Gaston and Swansea base ball teams ;
crossed bats recently which resulted
to the tune of 26 to 1 in favor of the !
latter. . !
Mr. Editor, usually I pay no atten- J
tion to newspaper controversy, but in 1
as much as our friend "Again" from 1
Spring Hill nominated his man that 1
"tickled" Billy so much will say a .
few things. ]
As to Mr. N. B. Wannamaker, I 1
am personally acquainted with him, 1
I find him a high-toned Christian ;
gentleman, one eminently qualified
to fill the responsible and exalted 1
position to which he aspires, and I j
would be pleased to see him elected. '
"Again" says he thinks he has me (
down "geographically speaking" in
the right column and don't think I 1
can claim the right to nominate a ]
man. Well brother "Again" I think *
I have as much right as a citizen to, \
name him as you or a little more so/ *
since you have named the man in my \
territory. Yes I am well pleased with k
your nomination and second the motion.
By-the-way wouldn't it be the (
proper thing"for Etheredge to decline ?
to make the race, elect Wannamaker (
and hold that part of the county to ]
the old county? Fellow citizens of j
the proposed cut off, look well, think 1
deeply and act wisely before you cast ?
your vote to leave dear old Lexington. 1
Fodder pulling is on and by the
time this reaches the readers of the
good old Dispatch it will be in full i
force. j r.
Gaston, S. C., August 12, 1907.
Swansea Items. j \
To the Editor of The Dispatch: i *
Miss Kate Pooser, of Augusta, is the I j
attractive guest at the home of Dr. !
and Mrs. W. T. Brooker. I J
Miss Minnie Ellen Corbitt has re- j ^
turned home after an extended visit j
at Sailey. j (
Miss Lottie Williamson, of Sailey, j
is spending a few weeks in town with ; j
friends. >
Mr. L. D. Corbitt, whose business | ,
headquarters are in Washington, spent '
Sunday here with his parents.
Miss" Leila Boles, of North visited
Miss Sallie Courtney last week. <
Prof. Entzminger^ who is traveling J
in the interest of his school, the S. C.
Co-educational Institute, was in town 4
last week.
Mr. Frank Quattlebaum, of Williston,
is visiting relatives here.
Miss Laconia Jefcoat and mother, of
Brookland, spent last week in town .
attending the meeting. j
Mrs. F. M. Hodge is enjoying a visit j
from her little nieces, Misses Bessie i 1
and Christine Floyd, of White Oak, ,
Ga. | 1
Miss Aline Oliver is away 011 a visit j J
to Misses Willie and Oliver Lorick at i .
Irmo.
Rev. Mr. Williams and Mr. Bennie j [
Williams left this morning for Green- 1
ville where they will attend the 1 .
Christian Assembly this week. j 1
Miss Louise Crouch, of Leesville, is j
visiting her sister, Mrs. W. L. Gault.
Mr. Johnston, of Greenville, spent <
several daj-s with his sister, Mrs. J. R.
Langlcrd, last week.
Mr. A. C. Reynolds is enjoying a
visit from his brother, Mr. Oliver Reynolds,
of Batesburg. '
Mr. W. R. Hildebrand, who is en- 1 ^
gaged in business at Greenwood, is i
spending this month at home. Mr. j
W. L. Brooker, of Aiken, visited his j 4
parents here last week. Tip. ; f
August 12, 1907. . j
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A Prayer far the Judge and !
Court. >
0 Lord, cur God, we bow before I
Thee, to ask Thy fatherly goodness,
mercy and care upon the judge and
entire court of Lexington county. Be
pleased to bless them in their work.
We thank Thee for the words of wisdom
from his honor in his charge to
the grand jury. Be pleased to bless t
him both at home and abroad, and ?
may he execute justice against all *
crimes with an eye single to Thy
glory. May the majesty of the law r
be upheld on every hand to the ex- (
elusion of all unrighteousness. We ^
ask this in Thy name, amen. >
A. J. C. Johnson, (
Pastor A. M. E. Church. {
COTLlt.
The summer term of the Court of
General Sessions convened here Monday
with Judge Charles G. Dantzler,
presiding. The Judge has been here
before and i9 well known in the
county and liked both by the members
of the bar and the people generally.
His charge to the grand jury was
forceful and timely, touching subjects
heretofore unmentioned by
Judges to the grand jurors. He referred
to the increase of crime and
the failure of petit juries to regard
the law in making up verdicts, and
instead, founding them on sympathy
and 9ickly sentimentality.
Court Stenographer Macfeat was
absent until Tuesday morning, hence
no trial could be had. The grand
jury was kept busy and seven defendants
plead guilty to gambling and
were sentenced as follows: T. D.
Mitchell and H. B. Sweat three
months in jail and one dollar; S. C.
Shealy, Enoch Rodgers, Seal Seay,
Cleveland DuBose and Sess Womble,
bach $25.OC and one da}7 in jail.
The grand jury returned?Ernest
Wise, forgery; R. L. Sheppard, maiciou9
mischief; J. B. DeLoach, obtaining
goods by false pretense; J.
Will Quattlebaum, disposing property
mder lien; T. B. and E. A. Quattlebaum,
disposing of property under
ien; Rosa Lee Sternenberg and Wiliam
Gantt, assault and battery with
ntent to kill and carrying concealed
weapons.
Yesterday morning with the openng
of court, the trial was begun
igainst S. W. Stockman charged with
:he murder of Hampton J. Hartley on
December 29, 1905, with Solicitor
rimmerman, Efird & Dreher and E.
Li. Asbill for the State and Messrs.
j-raham & Sturkie ana "W. H. Sharpe
:or the defendant. In the former trial
)f this case the jury failed to agree.
With Mr. Joseph W. Reeder as forenan
the following jury was empanelled:
C. S. Jefcoat, J. H. Cumaander,
H. J. Summer, A. M. Hutto,
L. Brooks Yonce, John W. Knight,
Joseph W. Areheart, Paul F. Kyzer,
E. A. Bouknight, E. Oscer and I. J.
Spires. The last two being brothers.
;rascea conditions in Saluda today
vifch what he saw when here last
the dispensary was here then) he
,vas obliged to confess that if the
jhange were as great everywhere asre
found it to be here, then the people
of Saluda had found the best soution.?The
State.
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Dr. Sasor Dead.
Dr. J. F. Ensor, for ten years the
xipular postmaster at Columbia, died
it his home in that city Friday after
in illness of ten days.
There are several applicants for the
ilace, but it is conceded that Mr.
George Huggins, of Columbia, will
jet the place, as it is understood that
le i9 endorsed by Capt. John G.
Papers, the Republican advisor for
South Carolina.
\
jliic ouiiutui caciuocu uniee v;uaienges
and the defense ten and by
jleven o'clock the trial was in propress.
All the witnesses were exelud?d
from the court room, and this
neant about half the attendance, as
ibout one hundred witnesses have
)een summoned. This case is in progress
as we go to press and will probibly
occupy all of tomorrow.
Mineral String1 Dots.
ro the Editor of The Dispatch:
As it has been some time since I
lave saw any news in The Dispatch
rrom this section, I thought I would
-end a few dots.
The farmers of this section are very
rasy pulling fodder.
The corn and cotton crop of this
leighborhood is very good, but the
vheat crop was very sorry.
Mr. and Mrs. isormaii and little
jhild after spending a month at the
nineral spring have returned to their
lome in N. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Sox and little son
ifter spending a week with friends
md relatives in this section, returned
;o their home in Columbia Sunday.
The son and daughter of Mr. J. B.
Sox who has been very ill with
ypnoia iever, we are giaa to say are
ible to be out again.
Mrs. Maggie .Lee after spending a
vhile with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
rohn Cromer have returned to her
lome in New Brookland, S. C.
Miss Barbara L. Coriey of near Lexngton
spent Saturday night and Sunlay
with her cousin, Mamie Sox.
I wonder what young man from
Lexington Court House went sporting
rom the "cue" at the Spring Saturlay
night, and when he was going
lome, just upon the hill from the
>ranch, his gray horse carried him
>ut in the woods a piece and then
>alked with him.
Much success to The Dispatch and:
ts many readers, I am *
A Country GirL
Saluda Has Found the Best Solution
Says Judge Watts.
Saluda, Aug. 9.?Judge Watts in
commenting upon the grand jury presentment
took occasion to say that
.vhile he always thought the dispensary
law i meaning the State dispensary)
was the best solution of the
.vhiskey question, yet when he con