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v' " , S3| ; *| v.i" ; _ | THE LEXINGTON DISPATCH. ||;' ^ Repw&entatiwe Newspaper. Sowers Lexington and the Borders, of the Surrounding Sowcties Like a Blanket. | tOL. X rTVTTT 7 LEXINGTON, S. C? WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6. 1907. 1~ I f it I PROCLAMATION. STAT? OF. SOUTH CAROLINA, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. Whereas, P etitions signed by more than one-thir 1 of the qualified electors of those i xDrtions of Orangeburg and Lesringbo] 1 Comities proposed to bo cut off to form the new county (commonly blown as Calhoun County) ^ 9 a% _ m Le__ . nw 1 Ianci emtxrace<j in xae iouowing nnes, Beginning 'fin Lexington County on theCongaree Bpver at a point where the land line tetween lands of C. M. Cromarfeie am Vandy Speers strikes said river and running the land line between said 1 parties (Cromartie is in and Speers is jut of the new comity) crossing the s ate road on this same, land line, cont inning straight line 125 chains to a pii ie on the Pine Plain road, thence S outh twenty-one and a half, west aixt een and one-half chains to pine on sa ne road. Then South ten west 71 ch ains to a stake on Nina Daviwland, tfa sn South 23 east on said line (Davis qu > and Geigef in) crossing Savana Hi int Creek (Crawley out) at 46 chains to a pine, total distance 103 chains, than South eleven west to adead pine on Pine Plain Road, distance three mines, south two east with road, twenty qhains, same line fifty five chains to ^ig Sandy Bon near the I South of Hachjabaas Mill, continuing Blto one mile, ttyen south 36->2 west 35 B chains to a pinje near Pine Plain Road, B South 29-% wejsu said road tiie line, B twenty-three cjhains and a half, dead Hr pin8, then south 33 west 53 Chains to H pine and stak e on East land, then m one east straig at line to Mrs. M. L. Br Baker's line, then th^ said line to a B corner near Camp Ground Road, then IL a straight fine to Orangeburg road V near Borfierfiejd Mill, then a direct Inline toth*be*lot Branham Branch, I said branch the line to Beaver Creek, & then Orangeburg andLexington line, k southwest to the corner of Caw Caw Hp and RHxabethj Townships, said line southeast to th^ Joe Amaker old mill I on lime Stone Creek, then north forty-five east to little Lime Stone, Bthen same creek the line southtc |B poplar on Robertson plantation road, B crossing the Kennerly road one hall Hrmfie south of Moody Godwin's house, continuing the pame line crossing the ^Bjolumbia road nind miles north 0 J I Orangeburg, continuing to the SouthRaitvav mvioatner milM nnrf.h. fcast of Orangeburg Court House, con^Manning from said point on Southern K Railway S-% miles northeast of Orangetbnrg Court House to a point on Foui Hole Creek marked and designated bj K an Ash tree X and witnesses by maple I md gum trees, said line having the I ollowing course, S. 490-00' E. and beI K ng about 47550 feet, thence the creel 9Khe line to the land line of Jacol tiley, the said laud line out to State toad near Fred Dantzler's, down said V road to Che land corner of Fred Dantz ler'B, then the Dantzler land line tc HH point on Haiglet land line, Haigler's t land line the lin^to pnblic road, Oal x 3 N near David Smith's residence, y aid road the line to a branch south vest of T. V. Bfir's residence, ther > said branch 4ft chains to stake Z I K then northeas| across A. C. L. R. R By' stake 86 feet from center of track K en np said right of way north 57-^ 120 chains tdstake on the Orange y our^road 86 feefrfrom center of A. C L. R. R. track, (irangebnrg Road the ^yine to MoncksfCorner Road, ther K orth 73 east pa? ng at the north edge the old Sanfci Grave Yard, conJy-inuing to a stakl X 3 N north of G. It TV PMWilWI O UUCU OVUWJ >7 east to a stake by road on Capt leorge D. Bast's? Estate Land, then north 79degree?4fcd 45 minutes east o an oak on the}road near Trinity irave Yard thenijorth 69 east to a take on Two Chip Road by neigh; >orhood^ road in^rsecting on J. A, ohnson's land, tk,n South Two Chop <t*ad the line to little poplar Creek, >istanoe 87 chains, theifdown the said creek the line to McCord's^en-y Road, paid road the line south 45 degrees ^ ast 2C9 chains, to Hydrick's old mill, on Big Poplar Creek, said creek the t"ne to santee River, up the Sanfcee Uivertothe Congaree Riv^r, up the - mgaree River to connnencement . int", were filed with roe as Gov r ;' . I ".v-; 7, ' ! / i "W. s: lOao MAIN 8TBEE Solicits a Share - * >? _ ernor of the State, asking that said portion of these edunties be permitted to vote on the establishment of a new. county. Vi , And whereas the boundaries of the proposed new county., the [number of inhabitants, the taxable property, as showii by the last tax returns, and that the proposed lines do no(t ran nearer than eight miles to any court-house now established, are also set forth in said petition. . > ' " ' And whereas the report of the commission appointed by me to ascertain the facts as provided for in the Acts of 1905 as to whether the requirements of the constitution as to area, distance, wealth, population, et cetera, have been complied with", has been hied, stating that the law had been fully complied with, and the number of square miles in the proposed new county (commonly known as Calhoun County) is a little s over four hundred and twenty-six (426) square miles, leaving to the county of Orangeburg more than five hundred . <50fy square miles and to the county of Lexington more than five hundred (500) square miles. Now therefore, I, M. F. Ansel, as Governor of the State of South Carolina, by virtue of the power conferred upon me the Constitution and Laws of this State, do hereby order 1. That an election be held in the territory embraced within the proposed new county on the ,17th day of December A. D. 1907, upon th^^estion of creating the said ne^r county, and that, at such election, qualified electors within the proposed afest-fihgU be allowed to vote upon said question, those favoring the proposed hew county to vote "Yes" , r and those opposed, to vote "No". 2. That the Commissioners of State 1 and County Elections of the Counties of Orangeburg and Lexington respectively k shall make all necessary arrangements ' for holding said election, shall appoint managers and do all other things necessary for the holding of said election; that the County Supervisors of the said oountiesrespectivelv shall have prepared , printed tickets and furnish same to the Commissioners of Election to be sent out to the Managers of Election for the, use | of the voters. 3. That at the said election the ques, tionofaname and a county seat for v such county shall also be submitted to J the said qualified electors. I 4. That said election shall he held under the same rules and regulations as oiw Tver law fr\f romlar /vmnhr V ? AViV\4 J **?" *V* M IW WVMAVJ elections; that the managers shall be sworn before entering upon the discharge of their duties and shall open the polft at seven o'clock in the morning and keep the same open until four o'clock in the afternoon, when the polls shall be closed, the votes counted, . a return of the number of votes polled for and against, signed and certified to by the Managers of Election which togather with the ballot box, ballots and poll list shall be turned over to the Commissioners of Election, as required by law; that the Commissioners of Elec- i tion shall then, as now required by law, tabulate the vote and make return there\ of to the Governor of the State and to the Secretary of State and file a copy of same in the Clerk of Common Pleas for j each of said Counties of Orangeburg and Lexington. In testimony whereof I have here^ unto set my hand and caused the \ great seal of the State to be affixed at Columbia this twenty; eighth day of October, in the ] { [L.S.jyearof our Lord one thousand' i nine hundred and seven, and of I the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred t and thirty-second. M. F. ANSEL, Governor. R. W. McCLOWN, i , - ' Secretary of State. j r i DssirafcU ICershaadise. Mr. J. L Mimnangh, perhaps one of Columbia's most successful mer> chants and business men, always > alert for goods to please his custol j mers has now in stock an excellent > j line of goods, although they are cari ried out every minute new goods are put right in stock. Everything de> sirable on the market can be found at 1 j his store, and you will be treated ! I courteously when you go there, 1 whether you buy or not. Call in and ' see him. ^ & - - i, . LOBE DRY GO :t, of Your Valued Pat t Court. The fall term of our cdurt of general sessions was convened here Monday morning with Judge George Johnstone, of Newberry, presiding in-plaee of Judge James Aldrich, incapacitated fpom sickness. Judge Johnstone is a popular gentleman with our people, and is an able lawyer, familiar with the laws and his rulings are al ways just and to the point, and we are glad to have him with us serving in this responsible position. Little business was accomplished Monday until after the public sales were over. There was a very good attendance of the jurors, only a few being absent. Among those sick is the jovial Levi Rish, of "Sand Dam." The cases against J. B. DeLoach for obtaining goods by false pretense, and S. J. Doyle for assault and battery with intent to kill and carrying pistol, were settled and costs paid. The case against Wilbur Lucas, for assault and battery with intent to kill, was the only case thrown out by the grand jury. The only trial Monday was Fred Caughman for violation of dispensary law. This case was tried at the last January term, but resulted in a mis* trial. This time the jury found a verdict of guilty on all six counts and recommended mercy. Mr. A. D. Martin represented the defendant and was complimented by the judge foi his frank manner of defense. The judge gave the defendant a severe lecture for his conduct in selling liquor at negro meetings and otherwise, but let him down at 8 months or $125. . jTTuesday morning come up the case against l?. L. Sheppard, of Brookland, for killing a dog belonging to G. G. -Black. Mr. Hawes appeared for the defense and many witnesses were heard pro and con. The judge directed the jury, at the close of the testimony, to find a verdict of not guilty, inasmuch as it was proven that the dog was not assessed for taxes. The next case was against Dock and Cape Jones, for assault and battery upon G. L. Fink in the Middleburg Mills, in whidh Col. Barney Evans appeared for the defense. The The jury found the defendants guilty but recommended mercy. Sentence has not yet been passed as a motion for a new trial is pending. This morning Richard Kennerly. colored, is being tried for highway robbery from the person of an old blind man on the State road in SandyRun township. He is defended by A. D. Martin, Esq., and the case will take the greater part of the day, Arthur Nowells plead guilty to shooting with a shotgun another, negro named Harrison Simpson, near Zion church, about a month ago, and the judge has not yet passed sentence on him. The grand jury .is still in session, although little to do, but they are being held for some witnesses who are absent and for whom the sheriff has had bench warrants since Monday. If these witnesses ar?_jK>t brought in today the grand jury will be discharged this afternoon. Items From Hear Peak. Messrs. W. H. Suber, Walter K. Eleazer and George Cumalander are over at Lexington, this week, attending court. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Counts and family spent Sunday with Mr. W. H. Epting's family. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Eargle and little children, Ethel and Walton, spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Counts. Quite a large crowd of the young folks around in this community attended the State Fair last week. They report a nice time. Communion service will be held at St. John's (Broad River) next Sunday, the 10th, at 11 a. m. With best wishes to the editor and The Dispatch, we are Nov. 4. Violet and Rose.# BTotice. /) I will run my gins on Tuesdays and Fridays of each week, for the balance of the season. J. K. SWYGERT. j . IODS GOMFAN T, J1E5-, ;ronage. Polite and Proi Salosday. In consequence of sessions court, meeting of the Board of County Com- 1 missioners and Registration Board 1 there were a large attendance at the 1 Clerk's sales Monday. * I The following real estate was sold: One hundred and fifteen acres, orignally belonging to Uncle Fred Harman and sold for partition, was purchased by Mrs. M. P. Nichols, Fred and Godfrey Harman for $570. The Geiger land was bought by John J. Earle for $1G0. ] P. B. Edwards place, advertised, 1 was bid in by himself for $200,5. 1 Mr. A- D. McFadden, as master of < Richland county, sold for Samuel B. J George, clerk of the court of Lexing- i ton county, in Columbia Monday* two 1 parcels of land in the case of Mrs. ( Bessie Whittle and Mrs. Louise Keely vs. Mrs. Elizabeth Geiger et. al., as administrators of B. Frank Gardner. [ The first parcel, consisting of an acre J of land and the buildings thereon, ' situated at the northwest corner of the intersection of Gervais and Huger 1 streets, immediately west of the old ] South Carolina dispensary, was sold ^ to the Messrs. Geiger for the sum of ^ $7,070. ! The other parcel was sold to John T. Seibels, attorney, and consists of a house and one-quarter acre lot on ; Taylor street, opposite the former ] building of the Southern Express Co., 1 the amount paid being $4,500. . j j Death ox ICr. P. "W. Oswald. We chronicled the unfortunate and sudden sickness of Mr. F. W. Oswald in last week's Dispatch, and then had , hopes of his recovery, but the reaper of death seemed anxious to call him home, and on the evening of Thursday last he passed away and his soul went on high. Mr. Oswald was born in Hollow Creek township, August 15, 1843, and was married to Miss Emma D. Griffith on December 21, 1871, and -she survives him. At the beginning of the Civil war he enlisted in Company C, Fifteenth South Carolina volunteers, and served throughout the war, and at the surrender he was sergeant of the company under Capt. D. J. Griffith, his brother-in-law. After the war he located at Barr, and for many years conducted a merchandise and naval store busine99, and was an extensive farmer, at all of which he made a great success. At the organization of The Home Bank' at this place he was made president of it and still held thi9 position, being also connected with other business enterprises here. Capt. Oswald was a consistent business man, always successful, and in his death one of the best citizens of the county is lost. His remains were laid to rest in Pi9gah cemetery by Rev. W. H. Hiller. The sympathy of the entire community is with the family in thi9 hour of their sore bereavement. CITIZ Are Yo FU We have everv ar II Installment, are the v( giving them just what erate what we carry in see us, you will find ar Bed Room, Dining Ro you retfd this advertise JiES-SI ? AAA m IZUO II if, COLUMBIA, H. <J. mpt Attention. 0<?tohAr ist-f Death of Prof. Brodie. Anderson, Nov. 4.?Prof. P. T. Brodie of Clemson College died at his home at the college at 7:30 o'clock last night, After suffering with meninitftis for about one week. His body was taken to Lexington this morning ind interment will be made there at LI o'clock tomorrow morning. The body passed through Anderson m the 10 o'clock train this morning >n its way to Lexington. It was accompanied by Mrs. Brodie, who was Miss Isabel Bradford, of Lexington, dwo children, Mr. Brodie's mother, Mr. F. E. Brodie, brother of the leceased, Profs. Hale Houston and S. M. Martin of the faculty, and eight members of the senior class. Prof, md Mrs. John Hook, a sister of the leceased, was also with the body. Prof. Brodie has been connected with the college as professor of mathematics and civil engineering since L895. He was superintendent of the 3partanburg city schools until 1895, when he became superintendent of the city schools of Bennettsville. This position he resigned after serving a few months to come to Clemson college. He was in his 42nd year.?The 3tate, Nov. 5. Prof. Brodie was a grandson of Gen. Paul Quattlebaum, and was from his youth a bright and promfsing young man and lived to fill several responsi-" ble positions which was- his ambition in life. He was an able and modest gentleman and held in high esteem by those who knew him. His remains arrived Monday evening under an escort of a detail of cadets and the two above named faculty of Clemson college, and were interred in St. Stephen's cemetery yesterday at 11 o'clock, Rev. K. Y. Finley, of Clemson College, assisted by Rev. W. H. Hiller, performing the burial serTTinoa Mm RrAriio anri ViP.r two ohil- I dren and the family of Mr. C. S. Bradford have the sympathy of our people in their bereavement. "A Wolf at ? \ A healthy, robust savi wolf from the door." 1 many of the evils wh: small incomes. How is keep a savings accounl your coming. Citizens Bank Bateshui W. H. TIMMERMAN, Presic U. X. CUNTER, / ENS OF LEXING u Going tc IRNITUR tide in this line, and our prices, < jry lowest. We take pride in servi they want at prices that suit. -It i stock, but we assure you, if you w iv kind of Furniture you rnav neec om or Kitchen. Think of us whil ment and be sure to call when in C 76ERT Finn lain Street, Columbia, Negroes Attempted Kurder and Aaanfllt. Prosperity, Nov. 4.?News has been received here that a few nights ago John Bickley, who runs a small conntry store about 12 miles from here, near Piney Woods church, was painfully wounded by some one in the dark. Bickley had been called out to his store to sell two negroes some tobacco. After closing the store he * heard a noise in his lot started that way. Some one fired on him from behind, hitting him in the shoulders. He ' at once made for his house and upon entering found his wife grappling with a negro man. He had her by the throat so that she could make no outcry. Upon Bickley's appearance he ran. / Bickley is painfully hurt but not seriously. The negroes are known and every effort is being made to apprehend them. Descriptions of them follow: Jack Caughman is a tall black fellow about six feet high, weighs about 150 pounds' and wears-his hat pulled down over his face. Cal Stoudemeyer, the other one, is a mulatto, five feet six inches high and is a heavy set fellow, weighing 180 or more.?State, Nov. 5. Unclaimed Hail. List of letters remaining uncalled for in this office for the week ending November 4, 1907: Females: Dreher, Miss Marria. Johnson, Mrs. Elia. Timmons, Miss Mabel. Walker, Mrs. Nettie. Wise, Callie. Males: Netherspoon, Dr. B. J, Spires, Mr. Panl. Wesley, Mr. J. These letters will be sent to the dead letter office Nov. 18, 1907, if not delivered before. In calling for the above, please say "advertised," \ giving date of list. S. J. Leaphart, Postmaster. the Door" ngs account "keeps the it is a barrier against Lch beset people with it with you ? Do you t ? This bank awaits of Batesburg, a. Sy. C. 0 1 ? lent, Vice-President, A. C. JONES, Cashier, TON, > Buy E! iither for Cash or ng our customers, s useless to enumill only drop in to I for your Parlor, ie at home when "olumbia. m CD. S. G.