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I THE LEXINGTON DISPATCH. J||S & Representative Reurspaper. Boners Lexington and the Borders of the Surrounding Bounties Lihe a Blanhet. ^ 5~~ THEHOt 'I LEXINi Wtc Stronger than ever. .' "1 |??afely care for your mon i-nomes. It might be bur] When it is in THE HOME Bi * W Ask about the saving B -will grow there. Save Your R , | ing at the gHns Is Your Opportunity to 2^5 Sain Valuable Knewlsdga Bn'order to show oar friends and B tomers the true merits of The Beat Majestic Range, we have Dejfedtoholda Cooking Demonstra^ 9^9Bo,?at oar store, one week only? D?e. 8th to 14th, 1907. |i During this exhibition, we will a Great Majestic Range in jfl^Hbration, and a man from the facTJBBy to explain every detail of this pgr Ifponderful range. Wetake this opportunity of exading yon a special invitation, and will only call, we will conHBooe yon that it is money in your ' W*6* to inyest m a Great Majestic pome if you intend to bi coffee and biscuits. ilolman-Cullu BATES! "A Wolf a %, A healthy, robust sa wolf from the door." ':M4; many of the evils v . small incomes. How ^ keep a savings accon your coming. Jjitizens Bank Batesbi i. H. TIMMERMAN, Prea U. X. GUNTEf Conference Appointments. -* The Methodist Conference of Soutl m arolina adjourned at Gaffney Mon f?*ay night, after one of the most in fjf creating sessions ever held. Numei v... us changes were made, but we onl; f ive those of interest directly to on eople: Rev. A. J. Cauthan, wh erved at BateBborg last year, wa aade Presiding Elder of the Andersoi k , district; J. M. Law son. West End I, ; .Anderson; M. W. Hook, Bethel I Charleston district; J. S. Beasley atesbmg; H. W. Baves, Washing Street, Colombia; A. N. Branson fAin Sfcrfipt. Hnlnmhia! P. R. frimin r aed, Greene Street, Columbia; L. ? ^edenbaugb, Granby, Columbia; J 1. McCain, New Brookland; O. N *>untxee, Gilbert; J. N. Brabham jeesville; A. S. Leslie, Lexington C. Holley, Lexington Fork; I). R toof, Wagener; F. S. Hook, Cheraw > r/ . R. 7. Major, Darlington circuit ' t >. W. Duke, Springfield; S. D.Bailey * lickory Grove; C. C. Derrick, Blacks ?urg; I. N. Stone, Gaffney, Lime UAv, tone Street; J. M. Steadman, St W teorge. iMi r t 61 * h: i(520 MAIN 8TREJ ri ! _ J D1 solicits a snare ME BANK, / GrTON, S. C. : : % Thoroughly prepared to ey. Don't leave it in your ued or stolen. INK?IT IS SAFE. ' ' " 4 - ; jg department Tour money / % f Money by BuyRight Time II fui . .f ? cnu * ? II HI Wp I llhki During this week only, we will give absolutely free with every Great Majestic Range sold, one handsome set of ware. This ware cannot be bought for a cent less than $7.50, ahd if bought piece at a time will easily cost $10.00. If you are in need of a range in the near future, this is your opportunity to not only* save $10.00, but get the best range that can be made. We earnestly request that you see this ware; it will be on exhibition, at our store and costs nothing to see. This ware will be given during exhibition week only. a i uy or not. Have a cup of Remember the date. m Ifaprluftpo fn Ill 11U1U vv 111 II UU XTEG, S. C. it the Door" rings account "keeps the It is a barrier against rhich beset people with is it with you ? Do you mt? This bank'awaits of Batesburg, irg, S. C. tidenf, I, Vice-President, A. C. JONES, Cashier. Saiosday. Monday was sale9day and a large h crowd of anxious buyers were in town, t- The property sold brought fair prices, i- The clerk made the following 9ales: The B. F. Gardner place, 140 acres, y to Arty G. Geiger for $500. r Messrs. Wm. D. Melton and W. G. o Beiser bought the Frank and Wolfe s land, 1,096 acres, for $500. a The Koon land, 198 acres, partition, i, was bought by J. EL, J. W., J. L., i, and Geo. C. Koon for $950. , The Nates tract, 19 acres in Lower Fork, was bought by Mrs. Nannie H. i, Younginer for $260. ? Sam'l B. George bought lots 1 and 2 i. of the Maj. Meetze property, for $650 . and $320 respectively. T. *H. Caugh- ! . man boueht lot 3. of the same pstatp. ! , for $200. " ; Charlie L. Meetze bought the Ervin Son place, 123 acres, for ?600. ; Other real estate was offered but ; not sold, Several mules and wagons , were offered, but was bid in by the - owners. Everything for the children at Harman'e Bazaar. LOBE DRY I M03STCCETC ST, ! of Your Valued Tfcira wees gut. With the pleasant thought of n ing and enjoying the generous h tality of our friends in .the Fork, left home early Tuesday morning gay as a lark," and, after dri seven miles to Wyse Feny, ima our disappointment then in not t able to cross on account of the river?. We had to return to F dence church, where we took River road fpr Dreher's Ferry. ] we met the treasurer and hi9 as ant, Mr. Elzie Long, and driving extra distance through mud water, we arrived at the progrei -and growing town of Chapin, on C. N. & L. railroad, about 12 o'cl and found a-large crowd, as u waiting for us. The treasurer kept busy up to his closing hour, people paying their taxe9 fairly 1 Chapin is a good business centre the merchants and business men erally seem to work in harmony each other, without which no 1 can grow. We were pleased to our friend, J. S. Boozer, erectir nice brick building near his old st fronting the railroad and next to new bank building; Mr. Boozer fill his new building, when complt with an UD-to-date stock of gc Mr. C. P. Robinson, who has, peri done more toward the upbuilding Chapin than anyone else, carries elegant line of merchandise and trade extends for many miles. J. S. Wessinger, known the cou oyer for hi9 honest, square dealin considered the "Old Reliable " chant," carries a large stock goods and enjoys his share of pat age; while Messrs. Frick & I "stand in" with every one and t trade is extensive. The 9tyle of firm was formerly Frick & Soli, since the death of the father the iness is conducted by Messrs. P. Frick & Brother. Derrick & Deri seems to be enjoying a good trad* well as W. B. Williams, who is the popular postmaster. Count* Stoudemeyer, a new firm, carrie well selected stock and their trad growing. Col. J. H. Frick is pro] tor of the drug store,'but has a p macist to roll the pills, while the is busily engaged with his exten law practice. He has the confidi of his people and is deservedly p lar. The Bank of Chapin is con iently arranged and up-to-date in ery particular. Mr. J. F. Honey is the popular, efficient and ever commodating cashier, and is a gei onaa of pleasing and charming sonality. The business of the baz grctduaily growing and in the co of ey^hts will be one of the lar patronized banks in the county, will fill a long-felt want in that tion. The school, under the p cient management of Prof. J. D. J and Miss Blanche Kyzer, assist has a large attend nee. Prof. ] ? J ? tr ? U?i-U , auu imuH x?.yaer aio uuun pupuiai < the people and the school cannot 1 bat continue to grow.y Night found us comfortably situj in the attractive home of Mr. Shealy, who proved to be a most cellent host. "Ike" is a model U er, besides he is largely engaged milling. He has fine stock, ftill c] having harvested the largest < crop of his life the present year. Our next point was Peak, when found a large crowd awaiting our rival. The treasurer handed out ceipts to "beat the band," while editor received a few cart wheel' keep the "ball a rolling." Everyb was happy, and contented, seemi] so at least. The merchants Me* W. H. Suber, A. E. Eargle and 01 man & Derrick were all busy. TJ firms all carry large stocks of gen merchandise and enjoy the confidt of the trade. Mrs. Bushardtfaithful and devoted wife of Mr. J Bushardt, who some time since ceived a severe paralytic stroke f whinh Via Vina nnt vpfc rannvarftd RT still confined to his bed?attend! the duties of postmaster with s; faction and dispatch. Mr. M Bushardt is the obliging railroad express agent and fills the posi with satisfaction and ability, both the company and the people. Ho are in great demand at Peak some of the property owners w< find it to be a paying investmen they would build a number of ho for rent; besides the town w< grow in point of numbers. ] Stuck keeps one of the best hoteli the road; the beds are comfort and tidy; the table fare is of the c It was our pleasure to again n Miss Cora Lee Whittle, who is oni the brightest and most highly tured young lady teachers in State. She is principal of the sch and that this is the second yeai which she has taught here, is ar proof that she is giving satisfact Miss Whittle is highly entertaii and enjoys the love, esteem and < fidence of the entire commur Such a yo'ing woman is an honoi the profession and to South Carol T ? J j.- J ^ 1 4. jlis uue time we urove mw tut; u of Hilton. Here we found our yo friend, Johnnie Greene Hiller "happy as a big sunflower" and ceiving a large mercantile tr; Those who came to meet us \ served promptly and they went t way rejoicing in the happy thoi of having paid their taxes for ano y est. We spent the night most pleasa: with our old friend, Mr. S. L. Sm ROODS GOMFAN DltfF, TIB-. Patronage. Polite and Pro "Jack" OaTiffkman Captured. aeet- "Jack" Caughman, colored, who it ospi- is alleged, shot Mr. John Bicklpy, of we the Dutch Fork, a few weeks ago and ; "as for whom there was a standing reving ward of $100, was lodged in jail yesgine terday afternoon by Mr. A. A. Singling ley, of Prosperity, at whose hoase he high went and for whom he worked for rovi- several years. He denies shooting the Mr. Bickley, but admitted yesterday Eere afternoon that he wa9 in a few feet ssist- of him when the shot was fired from the behind. Caughman is a negro of orand dinary intelligence and dosen't eeem 3sive to be worried over his predicament, the Chal Stoudemire, a pal of Caughock, man's, who was jailed #just a week 3ual, ago, and who attempted to assault was Mrs. Bickley at the same time her the husband was shot, don't have much i well. to say, and although he confessed to and the whole crime when first lodged in gen- jail, he now denies any knowledge of with the affair, and is sullen. He is a r x>wn mulatto, while his partner - is of a see more "shady" color. , ig a ? =s ; and, while Treasurer Shealy stopped with t the his uncle,Mr. Joe Eargle. The night's i will rest was good and these clever people j ited, seemed glad that we came and we l >ods. were more than glad to be with them, t laps, At White Rock there was a large f I of turnout of taxpayers and the treas- c \ an urer turned them away rapidly. The i his editor was not forgotten by these j Mr. good people. The store of our friends, < ntry i Richardson & Richardson, is well g g? is j stocked in every department. They >] Mer- i have been buying buggies and wag- f of | ons by the car load, and selling them l iron- at low prices. Their trade in the 'rick general mercantile line is extensive. 1 jbeir Our friend, J. Belton Shealy, still car- \ this pies a large and well selected stock of g but merchandise and is universally popu- ? bus- lar. It was our happy privilege to l M. enjoy a picnic dinner with the con iek, gregation of Rev. Haigler, who is not a 3, as only popular with the members of his f also denomination, but with the people 3 & generally. The dinner, prepared by I is a the good ladies of the community, r e is Was fit for a King, and we were s arie- truly thankful that we were so fortu- r har- nate as to spend Thanksgiving among ^ Col. such kind and generous people, isive Our time being up we drove to Bal- a *nce lentine. At this point the people did jj opu- not come out in as large numbers as ^ ven- usual, but Treasurer Shealy was kept t ev- fairly busy during the afternoon. s cutt We drove to Irmo, where we spent g ac- the night pleasantly with Mr. Jno. itle- w. Hook and family, where it is al- ( per- ways a pleasure for us to stop. John lk is is still the popular railroad and ex- i urse press agent, also the telegraph operagest tor. He is engaged in the mercantile a and business and has a very large trade, sec- Messrs. Lorick & Lorick, general j rofl- merchants, also have a fine stock,and Farr enjoy a good trade. Mr. L. S. Maant, thias, general merchant and cotton Farr buyer, is a man of sound business with judgment and has the confidence of help the people far and near. Mr. Wallace Lorick is also running a nice e ited business and is doing well. Mr. Gus /] Ike Mathias is the faithful and obliging p ex- postmaster. Irmo is a fair business j irm- centre and a large amount of busily in ness is transacted there. ^ rfbs, At 2. p. m., sharp, we were home- j iorn ward bound, happy and free from A care. Our horses seemed equally as ] 5 we anxious as we were to reach our dear rj ar- homes, and soon we pulled into Lex- < re- ington, truly glad that another trip ^ the over the county was ended. j to ? i$ sssasasssssgss 11 Rutland's rom fWJ ?? 69 ?? SS order to make tlon J QfJ expect to open, Jan. 1, and eg Buggies, Harness, Lap uses gyp You can buy any < Mrs! 65 pay for them next fall1 able 59 chance to get a new bu >est. ww time to pay for it. W( Cltet CO 1 cu?j 65 k( nple CO ^aYe ^6en S'10WI1 * ,ion* ?jEi ^me whh good papers, ling \Tr y, P PRAPF con- yrry ~ S3 show them. Be sur ina. fVJ ?ung SS mk m f i | M. E. yere Qfg gj gg B 3& MCSMMWWWi SSSSSSSScSSSSSi Y, lGEE, COLUMBIA, H. C mpt Attention. \ Hit Mistrial in Williams Case. Rufus Williams will again have to je tried for the alleged assault and obbery of Mrs. Sallie Gibson in San Amtonia, Texas, some months ago, ihe jury in his case failing to agree ifcer deliberating for two days and }hree nights. The jury stood eleven 'or acquittal-and one for conviction. It is probable that William's attorieys wil^ask for bail, which will be granted. The nature of the case has been reported in these columns before, and a eview now is hardly necessary. Mrs. Gibson's testimony'was not asdamagng to Williams as it wa3 thought, vhieh put a different light on the sase. Williams cannot again be tried be:ore January. Swansea 2Tews. ro the editor of The Dispatch: Little Boynton Johnson, the four rear old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. L. Johnson, died at the Columbia Hospital last Monday afternoon. The little ellow had been sick only four days md was carried to the hospital as the lope of obtaining relief for him. All hat medidal skill could do was done or the little sufferer, but Jesus had jailed him to be with the angels. On^ [Tuesday afternoon the remains of the >eautiful boy were laid to rest in the Swansea cemetery amid a large asemblage of sympathizing friends. Che grief-stricken parents have many riends who share their sorrow, for ittle Boynton was a great favorite. Mrs. W. T. Brooker accompanied by ler daughter Mrs. Simpson, of Norvay, attended the Woman's Missiontry Union auxiliary to the Baptist 1 state Convention, which met in Coumbia last week. Miss Minnie Johnson spent a day tnd night in Columbia last week with riends. ^ Mr. Fred Rast has purchas? Mr. W. I. Hildebrand's cosy houS^in the esidence portion of town and will oon occupy it. Mr. Hildebrand's notber, who lived with him, will live vith her daughters at North. Quite a number of improvements ire taking place in our growing town, dr. R. L. Lybrand has commenced ?ork on a handsome dwelling, near he railroad, and rumor has it that iome of our young men will soon befin work on their dwellings. Dr. L. C. Brooker spent Thursday in Columbia Mr. C. J. Rucker was also a visitor n the Capital city last week. Miss 01 lie Martin has been spending i few weeks with relatives in Columbia. Our popular teachers, Misses Etclia Duckett and Ara Stacy, paid a flying isit to Columbia last week. Nov. 23. Tip. . Thanksgiving Exercises. Very appropriate Thanksgiving ex rcises were held at the Institute la9t [Thursday. Recitations, dialogues, itc., by the pupils was greatly enoved by those present. Immediately after the exercises the eacher9 and students marched to the mtheran church, where a union serriee was conducted by Revs. W. H. Siller, W. D. Quick and W. L. Keel. ni.n nnnmnn TIT O O /I fil ? V?TT P OV LUC ncilUUU ?ao wj xvv ? ^uick in his usual strong and impressve manner. Daesoaeaeaeaee S9G5fiwfiBG9Sa6l December mnBBHBHBB room for our Big Hardwar* ' -1*1 n/wv* /\ n Y\A UO, we Will UJLLC1 sumc Ojjc Robes, Whips, Sfudebaker a )f the above for rock botton with 8 per cent, interest, ggy or wagon for Xmas an 3 also have the best car of antucky Horses and Myles n this section for a long tin IAM has charge of the stocl e to come to see us before v KU I Li lafesburg, S. C. B9S8SSSSS8SS& PBCTWWWWW / f The Certificates. Considerable "kick" has been made by people all over the county because Treasurer Shealy will not accep clearing house certificates for taxes. Some o1 the county treasurers in the State nave been accepting them for taxes, but when it comes to the test it will be seen that Lexington's treasurer has been acting thoroughly in accordance with the law in reference to collecting taxes; and, furthermore, it would be nonsense for the treasurer to accept money that would not be accepted by the State Treasurer. Section 7 of the statutes governing the collection of taxes, says: "That all taxes assessed and payable under this Act shall be paid in the following kinds of funds, and no other: Gold and silver coin, United States currency, national bank note3 and coupons which shall become due and payable during 1907 on the consolidated bonds known as Brown Bonds, and the bonds of this State, known as Blue Bonds, and any other State bonds which may be issued by authority of an Act of the General Assembly, the coupons of which are i ?i- * -J. ? - > - ' uy suuji Aut raauc receivaoie lor, taxes: Provided, however, That jurycertificates and per diem of State witnesses in the Circuit Court and all County claims which have been apapproved, and certificates issued by the County Board of Commissioners, shall be receivable for County taxes, not including school taxes." So, it would appear from the above section that the treasurer has only been following the law. But if the State will'accept the "white money" from the treasurers why, then, Mr. Shealy will gladly accept them too. * There should be no earthly reason under the sun, that we can see, why ' the State will not accept the certifiofoa rpViOTT nun no vr nIT cuUnioa vwbvw* AUVJ vwu vj.i caiai igo auu a number of claims with them, but at the same time the interest on the bonds cannot be paid in certificates. After all, there has been no room for critizing the treasurer. He has done his duty and had it not been for the issuance of these scripts by the banks the whole South would have been in the worst condition it has ever been in, so far as the money question is concerned. It might be well, however, for the holders of these scripts to bear in mind that they will be "no good" after the 1st. of March, 1908, when the banks will redeem every certificate issued. Our people should not hesitate to receive and use this money. It is perfectly good and certainly meets the demand for money. Death of Sirs. 3. A. Spann. Mrs. H. A. Spann, the beloved and faithful wife of Mr. Henry A. Spann, died at her home near Leesville Saturday night after a long and severe illness. Mrs. Spann was a woman of high Christian character and the announcement of her death will be received with genuine sorrow by her many friends here where she was well and favorably known. Her remains were laid to rest at Concord church, near her late home, on Monday afternoon in the presence of a large congregation cf sorrowing relatives and friends. She leaves a bereft husband and several children to mourn her death. 969(3969 Q96969 7 jf 7. j wT XfF , ?9T?1L jfi 8?w(^6y HII ? | is 3 stock, which we ^S cial bargains in S3 tnd Milburn Wagons, gg i cash prices and mm This gives you a' C9-. d have your own Qj le. Will sell on c and will be glad gvj oil buy. * 65 as !\ND, 1 ' s3 ss icSSSgSSSSSSS