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VOL. XXXVn. '". LEXINGTON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4. 1907. 44
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From Satcsburg.
To the Editor of The Dispatch:
The Bates burg tiraaea ana niga
school will open Monday, Sept. 9th,
at 9 o'clock a. on. The board of trustees
is composed of Messrs. John Bell
Towill, J. Austin Whitten and Dr. L.
M. Mitchell. Prof. H. A. Branson, a
graduate of the University of South
Carolina, has been selected as superintendent^
and Prof. W. E. Black, of
Davidson college as principal. The
different grades will be in charge of
Misses Annie Hall, Margaret Clement,
Eva Cooner, Cora B. Rogers and Isabel
Brooker. The department of
music will be in charge of Miss Essie
Efird, daughter of Hon. C. M. Efird,
of Lexington.
The buildings of the Tri-County Fair
? are nearing completion and will be
** open to the public beginning Monday,
October 14th, and close on Friday*
^ the 18th. Everybody is invited to atr
& tend this fain Gates will be open at
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BF y o'ciuck a? in. ui c<tui uaj. ?uc
doors of the exhibition buildings will
be closed at 5 p. m. Arrangements
are being made tb secure some one toi
deliver an address of 30 minutes each
day of the fair and the speakers to be
selected from the three counties comprising
the association,
x t Premium lists will be 6ent by mail
upon application to the secretary,
waiter J. McCarthy, Esq., and arJ.
. tides sent to the fair by freight or
express should be addressed to the
"Secretary of Tri-County Fair, Batesburg,
S. C." Entries must be made
pn or before 9 a. m. on Monday, October
14th. The railroads will give
reduced rates which insures a large
attendance.
Dr. Ransom H. Tim merman has
.v moved into his beautiful concrete residence
near the Summerland Hotel.
The Planter's Storage company was
recently reorganized with the Hon.
John Bell Towill as president and
Cyril E. Jones as secretary. Under
the new management the company
has taken on new life and promises
to be a great success. A ginnery is
} connected with the warehouse. company
and is under the management of
Sir. John L. Reynolds. About 100
bales have already been ginned this
season. \
Mrs. John Bell To will and little son
have returned from a visit to Kershaw,
where they have been for several
weeks.
. Mr. John C. Crouch has secured one
of the free scholarships to Clemson
college from Saluda county.
Mr. O. H. Swygert, of Peak, and a
graduate of Newberry college, spent
Safcarday in our town as the guest of
his sister, Mrs. W. Price Timmerman.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Rhodes are attending
the Jamestown exposition
- this week.
Mr.Wm. C. Farber spent a few
days in Columbia last week on business.
Miss Ruth Cooner is visiting Miss
Ebba Dukes, in Orangeburg.
Rev. A. J. Cauthen conducted a
protracted meeting at Johnston last
week.
Col. Edwin Folk Strother, accom
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Solicits a Shan
Earned by his mother, Mrs. C. A.
trother, left last Tuesday for the
Jamestown exposition. They are in
Washington this week and from there
will visit other points North before
returning home. They will be absent
about two weeks.
Rev. J. C. Spann left Saturday for
Madison, Fla., where he goes to take
charge of a graded school.
Miss Aminee Cartledge, of Edgefield
county, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Eva Edwards.
Mr. Jame9 H. Hope, of Peak, visited
his brother-in-law, Dr. W. P* Timmerman,
Saturday and Sunday. He
made many friends during his stay
here who will be glad to welcome him
back again.
Miss Annie Lee Etheredge, a graduate
of MacFeat's Business college in
Columbia, has accepted the position
of assistant postmaster in the Batesburg
postoffice, vice Mr. W. S. Hite,
who resigned onv account of failing
health. Mis9 Etheredge has completed
courses in typewriting and
stenography, which eminently qualifies
her for office work of any kind.
Capt. Wm. M. Carter and Mr.
Lowry S. Covin, assistant cashiers of
the Citizens' and National banks vrespectively,
have returned after spending
Hovpral riavs vacation. The former
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at Glenn Springs, the latter at Jamestown
and Washington. M.
Sept. 3,1907.
Balleatiae Brings.
To the Editor of The Dispatch:
The weather has been good for the
past ten days, and a great deal of fodder
has been saved and some cotton
picked.
Mr. S. J. Riddle met with an accident
last week. While at work on
his barn a piece of timber, twenty
*teet long, fell a distance of ten. feet,
striking him on the head with such
forije that he was rendered unconscious
for a short while. The skull
was not broken, however, and he is
now at his work as usual.
The trustees of Ballentine school
have secured the services of Mr. R. C.
Glenn, of Gastonia, N. C., as teacher.
Mr. Glenn comes highly recommended
and we feel sure he will give general
satisfaction.
Miss Lula Eleazer has just closed a
music school at Ballentine.
Mrs. Jas. W. Shealy is spending a
few days this week with the old folks,
Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Eleazer, on Broad
river.
We are glad to note that all the patients
at the Columbia hospital and
Knowlton's infirmary from this sec
| tion are doing nicely and will -return
to tbeir homes in a few days.
Boys, Uncle Sam says the" roads
! over which our mail carrier travels
must be worked. It will be well for
all those interested to give this matter
immediate attention.
Ballentine, Aug. 30. OLD BOY.
' - Pretty Post Cards.
A beautiful line of post cards, sentimental
and comic, just received at
' The Bazaar.
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& ALFRED J. FOX, or C
& Lexington,
From South America.
To the Editor of The Dispatch:
We arrived here yesterday, July 29,
at 8 a. m., according to old Lexington
time, after being at sea for eight
days, and seven days before , from
Moutevidio, Uruquay. We stopped
at Sandy Point, Chili, for ten hours,
but no one went ashore, except a
couple officers on duty. This is the
most southern city in the world. I
would liked to have gotten ashore
there, but it was impossible.
Moutevidio, Uruquay, this city and
its people, are more like North America
than any place I ever saw. The
people are a little larger than the rest
of the South American's that I have
seen and are healthy and robust. The
city is a large one and plenty of business.
We anchored in the ReodelaPlata
or River of Silver. It is fifty
miles wide at this place and discharges
a larger volume of water than the
Mississippi, but not as large as the
Amizon in Brazil, which throws a
stream of fresh water over 200 miles
into the Atlantic. Since the Revolution
the government is doing well and
the country is growing rich and the
people are contented.
From Moutevido, Uruquay, we went
to Sandy Point, Chili. It is in the
Straits of Magellan. One of the
grandest pieces of the works of nature,
if not the grandest and most sublime;
is the backbone of the world, that
mighty range of lofty mountains and
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north and south from pole to pole.
The Atlantic and Pacific has worn a
passage at each end and makes the
Arctic and the Ant Arctic oceans and
now we are piercing it at Panama and
will have to dig a portion of it over
1000 feet deep to give a sea level.
Such is nature and such is man.
We were a day and a half coming
through the Straits. The scenery is
grand and sublime in the extreme.
On both sides the innocen^ mountains
loom skyward and are covered with
snow. There are two glaciers in
sight, one on each side of the strait
over 2000 feet high of solid ice that
it has been countless centuries in
making. We got into a snow storm
at Sandy Point. The snow was 14
inches deep on the deck.
We hit tne Pacific in a good humor
and it has been calm and fine weather
all,the way up the west coast. I have
not been ashore here and cannot say
what the city is like and may not get
on shore at all, as we will have to
coal here and as there is a strike
pending here now, wc may have to do
the coaling ourselves and it is no easy
matter to get coal, the supply being
short all over the world. We take on
from 14,000 to 16,000 tons at a coaling
and can burn 100 tons in four hours,
which we did on our trial trip. It
takes about 30,000 horse power for
one or tnese ooace.
We can send our mail, but can get
none. A. S. Nunnamaker. Jr.,
Valpariso, Chili, S. A., July 30.
Congressman Lever Taking a
Rest*
Congressman Lever left Monday for
Glenn Springs, where he goes to take
a much needed rest. He has been
suffering for several weeks with insomnia
and nervous trouble, and it is
absolutely necessary for him to go
where he can be quiet and free from
the duties which a congressman is
subjected, whether in or out of congress.
Church Transfers.
Rev. W. H. Hiller, the beloved and
eloquent pastor of St. Stephen's, delivered
one of his usual strong and
impressive sermons to a large and
appreciative congregation Sunday.
At the conclusion of the sermon the
following new members were added
to the church by letter: Mrs. C. S.
Rauch, Mr. and*Mrs. H. X. Kaminer,
from St. Peter's; Mr. T. R. Keisler,
from St. Paul and Mrs. T. R. Keisler,
from Providence.
This is very encouraging to the
pastor in his work.
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Largo Shipment.
T. B. Aughtry & Co., Columbia, received
by boat last week, 500 cases
tomatoes, 100 cases Octagan soap,
7,000 pounds of sugar, 24 sets buggy
and wagon wheels. They received
this on the boat "The City of Columbia,"
and their prices are the lowest.
"Trade with the store with the goods."
Mail orders promptly filled.
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a year. Ideal locations
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X. BELL TSME^ERE^AN, \j
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Billy Felis's Lsttor.
To the Editor of The Dispatch:
Our people are through gathering
fodder and are busy picking the fleecy
staple, and the ring of the silver eagle
will be a welcome sound.
Our merchants are laying in a full
stock of fall and winter goods.
C. S. Goodwin, the king fisherman,
bagged a big lot of fine trout and jack
recently. "Billy" got in in time to
? feast on some of same.
J. W. Reeder, a good farmer and
merchant on route 1, is visiting his
son at Rodgerville, Tenn.
Misses Mita and Nita Sligli are stopping
for a while with the family of
! D. E. Craft.
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i xac vjra.ai.uu ounud^ suuuui win uci- i
j ebrate "Home Coming Week" with a
1 picnic Saturday, ,the 7th.
H. D. Griffin, one of Lexington's
best farmers, presented the carrier on
No. 1 with the king melon recently.
While it was not as large as friend
"Pat's," yet I think it would have
caused him to view with a longing,
craving appetite, of a devouring nature
had he seen it.
Prof. J. V. Smith has had some repairs
made on his mill recently.
We hear complaint about high taxes
here and there. I think some of the
taxes may be curtailed if our people
proceed in the right way. Lexington
has a dispensary constable, which is
not needed. If the proper officers,
wfyose duty it is to capture the tigers,
would do their duty every illicit dealer
in the county would have to go out
of business. All good citizens, knowing
of any violation of the liquor law,
should report same to the magistrate
or sheriff and have them stamped out
and thus save the constable's fee.
Then, too much expense could be
avoided during court, if the lawyers
would have their cases ready.
Gaston, Sep. 1. BILLY FELIX.
r rom Fairbanks.
To the Editx>r of The Dispatch:
The singing school at Pinev Woods
is being rapidly taught by Prof. W. j
A. Counts.
The school at Pine Ridge closed on
the 23rd of August.
The parishoners of St. Peter's (Piney
Woods) pastorate have kindly granted
Rev. E. J. Sox a month's vacation,
which he will take in September.
Mr. V. L. Fulmer and his sister,
Miss Nettie, of Fairbanks, left yesterday
to resume their studies at Lenoir
college.
Friday, August 30th, was a big day
for the little orphan children at
Chapin, which brought people from
far and near.
The picnic in front of the parsonage
at Piney Woods, August 31st, wa3 attended"
by more farmers than ever
before. The addresses which were
delivered by Kev. Hi. J. box, Jtion. u.
F. Efird, Prof. S. J. Derrick and Mr.
J. B. O'Neal Rolloway were of the
highest order. They advised the
farmers to join the Farmers' Union, fj
September 2. A Friend.
ITow Goods at Wa. Piatt & Son.
New goods are arriving daily at the
store of Wm. Piatt & Son, Columbia.
Their buyer, Mrs. Allen, has just returned
from the Northern markets,
where she purchased one of the largest
and most superb lines of goods for
every department of their store.
Nothing has been overlooked. Millinery,
laces and embroideries, underwear,
dress goods in all the latest
Satterns?just beautiful to behold.
utings in abundance. In fact a full
line of everything to be found in a
large dry goods store. Now is the
time to buy the advanced styles in
all fall goods, and you will find them
at the above store. Polite and courteous
attention guaranteed all Lexington
friends.
HL. L. Kinard.
The old reliable clother, M. L.
Kinard, of Columbia, ha9 an advertisement
in this issue of The Dispatch.
Kinard needs no introduction to the
people of Lexington county, for he is
known to nearly every citizen of the
county for his honest and fair dealing.
Mr. W. E. Harth, formerly of this
county, is with this reliable firm and
he will be anxious to serve Lexington
friends at any time. When you need
clothing go to Kinard's and *y?u will
have a large stock of full values in
new styles and patterns to make your
selections from.
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COLUMBIA, W. C,
)mpt Attention.
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Farmers Ahead Thousand
Million Dollars, j
New York, Sept. 2.?The American
j farmers'^earnings are a thousand milI
licfn dollars greater this year than last,
| according to a preliminary report on
| crops which will be published in the
next issue of The American Agriculturist.
This big gain will be entirely
due to the increased prices of farm
products, as the production in general
will be full}' 10 per cent, less in quantity
than in 1906, which was the bumper
year. . .
"The farmer was never in so healthy !
i a position as he is today?financially, :
socially, politically, mentally andspir- !
itually," says the report. "The in- i
crease in the value of his real estate j
has been prodigious. Tie owes less |
money than ever before. He has greater
assets than ever. Again, the farmers'
wants are greater. He is in the
market for more and better breeding
stock, farm implements, household
goods and other merchandise."
White Beck News.
i To the Editor of The Dispatch:
Why is there not another candidate j
out for the House? It seems that people
don't appreciate legislative honors ,
now as in the past, and we think
there will not be many votes cast in
" these parts unless they get another i
man out. j
Mrs. Burkett visited her daughter, i
Mrs. J. B. Shealy, a few days last
L week. " i
Mr. Sam O. Derrick, of High Point,
N. C., .visited his mother, Mrs.
Amanda Derrick, a few weeks.
! The school at this place has closed 1 ;
until October.
Mr. Harles9 L. Shealy went on a i ]
i flying trip Monday to Newberry on ! <
pressing business.
Mrs. W. P. Crompton is again quite j <
ill.
We will have a harvest service at ! 1
Mt. Vernon church Sunday, September
8th. We think it a very appro- (
priate service for the time of year. v <
Mr. Joe Eargle has sold out his ;
whole plantation near White Rock i "
and will go to parts unknown. Several i <
real estate men have been prospect- J
ing around White Rock. Femine. !
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We would all have more money if !
there were fewer things to spend it i ]
for. i
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^ One two-story nine room re
^ 1 houses, 15 acres of land w
^ water, at
f! One seven room house, ver
$ house, two tenant houses
K at
V One two-story twelve roc
J house in town, beautiful!
J shaded street in Batesbur,
J and cold water, and sewer
One eight room house, nicel
man, with waterworks an
i Three nice new five room c<
I town, at, each
Ten nice three room cottage
for work either in town or
Ten fine store lots fronting <
Hartley Street; size of lot
105 feet, at ...
Fourteen ideal residence lots
and Hill Street overloo
at from
T7e now have the HIG
which will open Monday, Se
tion. You can come here, bi
your children to school FBI
m nn flTT TTA11 TC
jfl Clty wiui. tup j wu ?i
^ places for board and tuition,
^ This is an opportunity of z
while the sun shines."
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M. E. RU
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School Opened Monday.
The Palmetto Collegiate institute
opened Monday morning at 9 o'clock
under the brightest prospects in the
history of the school.
There were a number of patrons
and friends of the school present.
Short, but able, addresses were made
by Rev. W. H. Hiller, Superintendent
J. E. R. Kyzer, and Hon. J. B. Wingard.
There were 102 scholars enrolled,
besides 13 in the music department,
and this number has since been
supplemented.
Prof. W. E. Black, the new principal,
and Miss Ellen Hendrix, Mrs.
Black, Miss Mary Wingard, Mrs. E.
B. Roof and Miss Lucile Efird, the
other members of the faculty, were
all at their post. 1 %
A number of boarding pupils are in
attendance this session, which is indeed
gratifying to the friends of this
worthy institution. Among them we
mention: Miss Bessie Lown, daughter
of Mr. L. L. Lown, Brookland, R.
F. D. 1, is boarding at S. P. Wingard's;
Miss Annie Buff, daughter of
Mr. T. J. Buff, Brookland, R. F. D. 1,
is boarding at E. B. Roof's; Miss
Josie Kesler, daughter of Mr. J.
J. Kesler, and Miss Julia Derrick,
daughter of Mr. J. C. Derrick, Irmo,
R. F. D., are boarding with Jas. E.
Hendrix; Rudolph Oswald, Barr, is
boarding with his brother, H. L. Oswald;
Rion Dreher, son of H. H.
Dreher, Chapin, R. F. D., is boarding
at Sanders WingartHs; Geo. Frick,
son of W. B. Fricfe, Chapin, R. F. D.,
bj boarding at S. P. Wingard's; E.
fclanton Roof, son of Mr. Wade F.
Roof, Brookland, R. F. D., is boardinor
at S. P. Winsrard's.
Emily Edwards, daughter of Mr.
P. B. Edwards, boarding at Mr. B. D.
Clark's.
Daniel Roof, boarding at B. D.
Clark's; ?
Albert 'Steele, boarding at S. P.
Wingards.
Those attending from outside the
district and who return to their homes
svery evening, are: Mis9 Martha
Hendrix Caughman, Andrew Matbias,
Wilbur Hendrix, Minnie Hendrix,
Quincy Hendrix and Blanche Shull.
Whenever you want .a pound of
pure, plain or fancy candy, always
buy at the Bazaar. t
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FOLLOWING HOUSES
VYMENTS AND LONG
sidence, with four tenant ^
ith fine spring of mineral i
$8,000. r
y convenient to. school {
and ,13 acres of land, ?
85,000, t
>m residence, the finest J
y situated on the best J
g with waterworks, hot J
age, at 87,500. J
y situated for a business ^
d sewerage, at $2,500. 5.
)ttages in the heart of ^
$1,500. ? ,
>s, conveniently situated ?
at the cotton mill, $650. ^
on Rutland Avenue and ^
s. 25 feet and 6 inches bv *
$i5ooo. r
j on Summerland Avenue V
iking the whole town, J
$200 up to $300. J
H SCHOOL established, 5
jp. 2nd, with FREE tui- 5
iiy your property, send J
!E, and pay for the prop- J
-ould pay out at other J
i life time, so "make hay J
>r Business, ^
TLAND,
SOUTH CAROLINA, f
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