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.- v. u i THE LEXINGTON DISPATCH. : ' . ; . " & Bepresentatiue newspaper. Severs Lexington and the Borders of the Surrounding Bounties Lihe a Blanket. ?|| vot xxxvm. v : LEXINGTON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBEB 27. 1907. 4 & you wouldn't he without o mm or as low as you please? ?just direct intense ImbI 9 Beautifully finished in : menial anywhere. Thehn I ing heat for 9 hours. It ^ carried from room to room : I shidyby. M^cof^brass > A and iLyo Lamp, write orn tTAKPARPfl " Save Your ihg at th< Gain Valuabft Knawladge UlWf JUV3BUQ WW IlttYO JU cided to hold a Cooking Demonsti tiotiy- at our store, one -week only? Die. 9th to 14th, 1907. Doiing this exhibition, we w have a Great Majestic Range operation, and a man from the ft V tory to explain every detail of tl wonderful range. w We take this opportunity of I*. tending yon a special invitation, a if yon will only call, we will cc A- vinoe yon that it is money in yo pocket to invest in a Great Majesi }' ; Range. Come if you intend to eoffee and bisouli BATE "A Wolf } . *" A healthy, robus* ^ . wolf from the dooi many of the evils * small incomes. H< keep a savings ac your coming. P.iti7i?ns Ran VI1IHVIKV Bflill f Batesk r W. H. THHMERMAN, Pi U. X. CUNT \ 22=SS==S====: For Sale for Cash. * One gopd family horse, sound W all right. Apply to J. 0. LC R. F. D., 3, Lexington, S. C. lpd. "W. IdJiO MAIN BT] Solicits a S ' - tfhere th<^ )oor Opens Constantly You can quickly heat and keep cozy the draughty hall or cold room no matter what the weather conditions are?and if you only knew how much ^ real comfort you can have bom a PERFECTION 1 Oil Heater ' * . ' , : ;'fc? (Equipped with SmUhi Pulff) A. - / ne another hour. Turn the wick as high 3 -there's no danger?no smoke?no smell ?that's Because of the smokeless device, nickel and japan?omara isJjght in weight?easily ^ / | u Every heater warranted. ?. .> mk raeefctheneedof the / \ P student?-a bright, / ^ r light?ideal to read or \ ' fegf / ?nickel plated, latest imr. Every lamp warranted. / i carry PerfectionOil Heater V, nearest agency. II. COMPANY - _im j Money by Bu . 'v ' i Right Time * t0 Beta Set of Ware, I During this week only, we ; give absolutely free with ; Great Majestic Range sold, e" handsome set of ware. This cannot be bought for a cent les $7.50, and if bought piece at a will easily cost $10.00. ^ * If you are in need of a ran m the near future, this is your ( IC" tunity to not only save $10.0C 118 get the beBt range that can be ; !X. . We earnestly request that yo ud this ware; it will be on exhi m- at our store and costs nothing t ur ^ This ware will be given d exhibition week only. > buy or not. Have a cup Is. Remember the date. iSBXTEG, S. C. at the Door" h flavinim onAnnnt MVoana 4-V??? V ?0 ? MWWVUAV AVVJ^/O Wi6 It is a barrier against \ which beset people with ow is it with you ? Do you count ? This bank awaits k of Batesbur >urg, S. C. ? resident, 'ER, Vice-President, A. C. JONES, Cast Don't buy your Xmat and he and gifts until you see the line ot b< ful presents now on display at man's Bazaar. GLOBE BBY GOI ttEET, hare of Your Valued Patr ? - , . > ISecoad Week Oat. After preparing copy for the boys and arranging other business all of a Monday last, sO that we might get a s soon start Taesday morning. At 7:15 p we left for Pelion, the first stopping ^ place, on our second week ont. ^ "Prince," not forgetting his treat- e ment on former trips in this section, g seemed delighted and by 10 minutes 8 after 10, we were in Pelion. j, We found but few citizens waiting to meet the Treasurer, who did not ^ arrive until the afternoon. Soon the ^ , people came in large numbers, as if they had sprang up like mushrooms, all anxious, seemingly, to pay taxes and newspaper dues; some being impatient, ana the Treasurer was crowded for the balance of the day. We f< have never met a larger, crowd at B this place, and all seemed in good a humor and to be enjoying the best of h life, no complaint being made except b an occasional 4'feller," who came ts expecting to pay his taxes with clear- o: ing house certificates, which, under e< the law, the Treasurer is not allowed to accept. He is required to receive tl for taxes only 44U. S. currency, gold and silver coin." This, of course, embarrassed a few for the time, but . the exchange was made with mer I chants and others, which relieved the a situation, and they went their way ^ rejoicing. Pelion is slowly, but sure- S( ly, growing. Her merchants, Messrs. D. F. Shumpert, Dr. D. R. Kneece, C. R. Rish and D. B. Sphaler, the j = latter managed by that prince of d goodmen> Lucius W. Wise. All of f< of them are kind and courteous to if I their customers and are popular with y * the trade. j Our long and close friend, Mr. John h J. McCartha, came for us to spend p the night, and had we not accepted i( his kind invitation and shared the si generous and unbounded hospitality ta of himself and family, we would not n feel that we had been down that c way. a Early Wednesday morning we were j? on our way to Williams', at the Cross e Roads, where we met about the usual s number of citizens. Serving them tl y promptly, we were bound for Stead- p man. At this point we have never ti before met as few people, buti we re- y mained up to the hour of departure, enjoying the compaxy of those pres- a ent. Business at this place seemed ti quiet?-though the merchants had no p ..... complaints to make. Messrs. Perry n * {[all, H. J. Burgess and W. W. Hall; n "DEC merciiant9> carry fairly good h af^\r?Va r\t cr pn Aral m prnh an map. ? their prices are reasonable, and they , > will enjoy a good trade. Mr. H. J. Bur- T every ?e88 is the accommodating post- ~ master. A rural route is soon to be ? one established leading out from this v ware place, which will go out by Convent r sthan church, thence around to Mr. Alfred, u Gunter's ori to the Daniel Shumpert ^ old place, back through the Black P Creek section to Steadman. ? Miss H. Belle Crooks, a young lady tJ S8 of much beauty and charm from f >ppor- Newberry county, has^recently been ) but appointed railroad agent at this place. 15 ' , Miss Crooks is possessed of wonderful . rnaae* business ability and fills the place D with satisfaction to the company and u fee is growing more popular with the peo- D bition pie every day. 11 0 gee. At Samaria we tarried but a few moments. Wa found our young ?! uring friend, Dannie Boatwright, in the best of spirits, serving his customers with ? bargains in merchandise. He is a ? popular young gentleman and deservIn a drizzling rain we pulled reins a 1 Of for the thriving and prosperous town T of Batesburg. "We stopped at the 1 boarding house of Mrs. Kneece, near P the depot. She runs a dollar board- . ing house and the fare is good. 11 ^ We found Editor Bayly, of The Ad- JJ nvocate, in a cheerful and happy mood. = XT a in a Tinoflor in t.ho nonrartarior Vinci - M j XXV iP W 44UOV1V* *** V44V JUV ?f MMUA 111 I ness, and The Advocate has grown Z J\j under his able management. Batesburg is growing in various ways. Business nouses and modern residences are continually going up. === The First National Bank building on ' the corner near the depot, is now in . course of construction. This work is ' being done by our friend, J. J. Seastrunk, while Mr. John W. Frye, of this place, is erecting a handsome two-story store building for Mr. T. Halsey Fox. These buildings, facing each other, will, when completed, make a handsome appearance. The business men of Batesburg have always been noted for their kind and courteous treatment to their customers. They are conservative and their business methods are sound. There is no place in South Carolina, where you can find better selected stocks of g merchandise, many of the stores presenting a strikingly handsome appearI ance. Just at this time, however, business was quiet, due to the fact no doubt, that the farmers are holding, fast to their cotton, hoping for the price to advance. Tax collections were never as short at Batesburg, as they were on this trip, but few of the merchants paying; the others only . taking statements from the Treasurer. Our next point was the live business town of Leesville. Here we did not 1161". a8 many taxpayers as usual and, like at Batesburg, the taxes were ; short, the Treasurer giving out a numtliday ^er of statements to be paid later. Business was rather dull and money >auti- "tight," Leesville continues to grow. Har- The merchants are all good and clever Business men, and enjoy the confl/ J i \ k IIS COMPAJ , t\E3., 3^-A-IT onage. Polite and P Rufus Williams on TriaL The trial of Rufus Williams, wh< ssaulted and robbed Mrs. Sallie Gib on in Texas several months ago fas begun in San Antonia, Texas, 01 Ion day. A jury from the regula anel could not be secured and ai xtra venire of 200 was drawn. It i aid that the prosecution has scored j brong point, inasmuch as the presid judge ruled that no witnesse rom South Carolina, Virginia ant Tew York would be allowed to tes ify for the defense. Chal Stoudemeyer in Jail. Chal Stoudemeyer, colored' wantet )r attempted rape upon Mrs. Johi lickley in the Fork, about four week go, at which time Mr. Bickley wai imself shot by the negro, wa9 caugh y Mr. Jas. Shealy of Little Moun lin, last night. Stoudemeyer wai n a Spartanburg train when captur d. Mr. Shealy will received $100 fo] le capture. Ginnery Notice. I will only gin cotton on Tuesdayf nd Thursdays until December 23, oi rhich date I will close down for th< sason. John W. Bouknight, 2w5 Ballentine, S. C. ence and patronage of the citizens >r miles around. The new banl s fitted up-to-date with an excellem ault and burglar-proof safe. Dr. E. . Etheredge, whose business careei as'been almost phenominal, is th< resident, and W. Aug. Shealy, cash jr. The bank is well officered with i brong corps of directors. It is bounc d receive its share of banking busi ess. Mr. J. P. Bodie, the very effi ient postmaster, is now in his nev nd handsome building knd the office i well arranged in every detail. The [inard hotel is one of the be9t in the tate. The fare is unexcelled, anc l- ? ? - H il i_ 1 J U J ae service is an mat couiu ue ex ected; the room9 are airy and attrac ive, the beds are comfortable, all o: rbich appeals to the traveling public Our friends, Hare & Eargle, editor) nd proprietors1 of the News, are get ing out a good newsy sheet, and th< eople of Leesville stand by them in i lanner well worth mentioning. These len are hustlers and the News cannoi elp but grow under such manage lent. After completing our days work a eesville we left in the rain for Sum lit, where we spent the night witl Irs. Shealy, the venerable mother o: rexington's popular treasurer, and i1 j needless for us to say that the nighi ras pleasantly spent, for there is nc lace in the county where genuine Id time hospitality abounds more tian at Mrs. Shealy'8. At this place bout the. usual number of citizens irned out to meet us?to pay they ixes and newspaper dues. Promptly at 12:30 we drove for Gil ert, the last place of the 9econc reek. Gilbert enjoys a fairly gooc usiness and is holding her own. The lerchants sell goods at low prices hich draws the trade from the sur mndincr countrv. Messrs. W. H >onley, T. S. Sease and the new finr f Hammond & Hallman, were al a9y. "Prince," seeming to realiz* illy that "there is no place like ome,"?we pulled for Lexington, rriving about 6 p. m. This week we start at Chapin or uesday afternoon. This is a gooc oint to meet the citizens of uppei ork, and we will not be disappointed i receiving our just dues for The ispatch 1 Are Y R We have every Installment, are the giving them just wh erate what we carry see us, you will find Bed Room, Dining 1 you read this advert JDDUl 1208 SY, A-O-ES, COLUMBIA, ?. U. rompt Attention. Oflf-.iKnr 1** Our Virginia Letter. < j My dear friend, "Violet and feose," - iodicate what, I have never felt so , sure about. So far away, I was not i certain that my letters were interest- ? r ing to very many of your readers. I i confess I have been a little selfish, in Xt X X 1 t_ ' ' 8 i>nai> x nave Deen reading ine letters i from friends in The Dispatch, but - have given them none in return. I s read my old county paper with much 1 interest, though generally very busy. ] - I report for three daily papers and j two weeklies. This, however, does ? not take much of my time. Besides i my own regular work?preaching } often three times a Sunday and doing j very much pastoral work?I do much i extra work. During the past spring j and summer I have made two preach- ^ _ ing trip9 of one week each to Carroll ^ I county, right on top of the Blue Ridge ( mountains, near- the line of North i " Carolina. One week I preached in j _ the city of Bristol. I have also made f two trips for a similar purpose to Sul- ] livan county, Tenn. Have also j preached in various churches in this J county, as well as in Tazewell, Nor- ? * folk and Newport News. Then I have j a theological student who has moved ? here to recite to me, which ordinarily 2 i he does daily. ] J I have had some trips this summer i J I much enjoyed. One was in the coal c fields of We9t Virginia, the other was ( to the Jamestown exposition. My ' congregation gave me the latter trip, a 3 bearing all the expenses. I may t : write briefly of some of my trips, a9 a l the scenery in some cases is very fine. 1 We have very much enjoyed visits t p from some of our friends from South ? ? Carolina this summer. Among them ? ' T>-t~ 1 1 : J - T~> /-I wcic itjli auu unuu, ivev. uxose- > [ close, Rev. Yonce and Rev. Wilson, f j Rev. P. H. E. Derrick and Rev. H. * P. Counts, two South Carolinians, are 1 near. The former has resigned his i present work. While I write this letter, Mrs. Bal- J lentine is mingling with friends in 1 South Carolina. She was unexpect- ? edly called to the funeral of her r brother in Georgia, and could not re sist coming back by our. old home. * She needed very much the rest this 1 gives, and all the way to get rest was ? to leave home. She has had all year an average of about 25 piano pupils, teaching from six to ten hours a day, six days in a week. The class is constantly asking when she is coming back. I know at least a half dozen other people who will be glad to see her back. We have had four good sized snows this season. More anon. S. C. B. i Rural Retreat, Va. f i I THE HOM 8 : LEXINGK ; 1 Stronger than ever. 1 ; safely care for your money. homes. It might he burned 1 When it is in i THE HOME BAH] Ask about the savings d will grow there. ZENS OF LEXING1 ou Going to JRNITURI article in this line, and our prices, ei very lowest. We take pride in servin at they want at prices that suit. It is in stock, but we assure you, if you wil any kind of Furniture you may need .ioom or Kitchen. Think of us while isement and be sure to call when in Co mrm-m rn mum IUIMU ifuwmi i Main Street, Columbia, S > ' JUDGE ANDREW CRAWFORD DEAD. Distinguished Columbia Advocate Passes Away in the Court Room? Apoplexy the Cause?Well Known Here Where He Had Fought Many Legal Battles. Judge Andrew Crawford, soldier awyer, citizen and friend, is no more. Death came to him la9t Wednesday 'like a thief in the night," while he vas examining a witness in the couit louse in Columbia. Judge Crawford, to all appearances, vas in the best of healtn, and those . iround him little dreamed that he * vas in the least ill until he asked the witness to wait a moment. He excised himself from the court, remark ng, "that he would be back in a monent." Then it was noticed that his ace was pale and his step unsteady. 3e was assisted to the solicitor's oom, just* to the rear of the judges >ench. He sat down on a couch and isked those around him to feel his leart and pulse, at the same .time isking that a physician be sent for md in less than five minutes Dr. J. 3. Mcintosh wa9 at his side, but it vas too late, the distinguished advo;ate had already passed into the Jreat Beyond. Judge Crawford was 59 years of age, md spent all his lifetime in Colum>ia. He enlisted in the army at the ige of 16, and did valiant service for lis State and the Confederacy. At he close of the strife he studied law Lt the University of Virginia and was idmitted to the bar in 1871, since vhich time he has practiced his proession continuously. He has been mgagedin several important legal jattles in this county and had great veight with Lexington juries. * He was known and liked by a large iircle of friends, who will regret to earn of his sudden demise. He is lurvived by wife and eight children. His remains were laid to rest in Drinity church yard on Thursday afiernoon. Several members of the [iexington bar attended the funeral lervices. Wanted in Macon. Jim Dolphus, alias Will Jones, col>red, who was arrested here by Sheriff Corley a few days ago upon nstructions from Texas, an account )f which appeared in these columns, is jtill in jail, the Texas authorities havng not as yet been heard from. He % s wanted at Maccn, Ga., however, lpon several charges. E BANK, )N, S. C. : : : Phoroughly prepared to Don't leave it in your or stolen. K?IT IS SAFE. I I f roN^ Buy II E! mmm * ther for Cash or 'M g our customers, useless to enuml only drop in to for your Parlor, at home when lumbia. IRE CO. c. I Him |