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The Lexington Dispatch. G. M. Hakman, Editor and Publisher |||x D. R. Haltiw anger, Assistant Editor. Ml - . Entered at the Post Office at Lexington, />. r S. G., as second class matter. , ay' *?.. . ..ti. . ..m ! m The SQbscription price ol the Dispatch \ Is $1 a year; SO.ocnts for six months; 35 cents for three months?iiivariably cash in advance. , CIRCULATION 2386. Wednesday, January 1,1908. /' i ' ' * ; v Announcement. With tjiis issue of The Dispatch Mr. D. R. Hfcltawanger takes the position of assistant editor. The outside business has grown into such proportions , ? * * * ? - *-?? - *- -*? i that vie eaicor- s wme ? u uwvuiw I in looking after the financial and business part, of the office. Mr. Ha& wanger has been connected with The IHspifch for more than a year and ha# practically had ofcarge of the news and editorial work. We bespeak g| for him the same courteous treatment ihfb has always been accorded ns by the good people of Lexington county. G. M. Harm an, Editor. : A popular song in Georgia: "No* body Knows How Dry I Am." Happy New Year to yon, Messrs. j ! Latimer, Dargan,,Martin, Johnstone, x Henderson and Evansl. s / Mr. Politician, pardon ns for re- r minding yon of the fact, but-* this is j The lady folk are gently reminded that this is Leap Year. But, whateyer yon do, don't leap in the dark. . A Happy N6w Tea* to "Bflly"' J Bail of 'jttie Charleston News and wtffier,' the most brilliant of the j We congratulate our beloved con- c temporary, The, Anderson Daily Mail, lno getting out its Christmas edi- * -'VtHfr without Referring to Mr. Latimer i ia ita editoriaiU coiamns. | v Whiskey played an important part , itt fcie many accidents and BiHnwt in * SpQLt&t iuii dp^ln th t o ^ ^ ijfowky make cominente? It always 2 Columbia Record^ ia evidently. J jgopuaent aanurer or senator nau- , sMr, judging from the space given to f ^tgentienumjnita news columns. l&b one of your New Year resolu- 1 to worker tetter roa^^nr* j -fiook out, old bachelors and, ye wid Qtfersl This is Leap Year and you i mky get caught. Take warning and t baready to am^rjflie^ flrst^wonian J from some sweet damsel. 1 ^week he^ftended a Merry^Shmtmas a w> those of his subscribers who have - been in arrears for more than a quarThe second trial of Harry K. Thaw, ' the noted New York millionaire, will / begin on Monday next and it is to be 8 hoped, for the good of the country, I that the many horrible details which * ^ led up to the killing: of Stanford White a dUU WI11UU lUftUjr wi uuo Dot uoiuop . published with genuine delight during t the first trial, will* this time be de- * barred jfrom the redding public. " > fc ! There is general rejoicing throughouuGeorgia and the Southland to-day. Every saloon and bar-room in the great Empire State were closed last night never to open again in that , State. We believe that Georgia will j set an example for other States to follow. We believe that she wiil enforce the prohibition law with such force as to command^ the. favorable consideration of every State in this great country of ours. | We would advise -all candidates, who aspire for office during the oom( ing campaign, to raalte as few prom- y lilha'?a nnaaihlp Th will; h? TPrrtftm beted t?at a candidate onte tome promised, if elected, to pat "stripes on their backs and shackles on their W& - Wfct*" and the people are waiting tor that promise to be fulfilled. We , nave forgotten the name of the candidate, bat nd doubt there are many who have not. ======= The annonncement from Spartanburg that Ex-Governor John Gary Evans will enter the Senatorial fight next summer, makes the entries as 5 follows: A. 0. Latimer, J. J. Dargan, ' EVE. Henderson, J. G. Evans, O. B. Martin and George Johnstone. Oat. of this number it will not be hard for the average dtisen to make a choice, but it wffl be interesting to know Whore oar esteemed friend, The Co- j lumbia State, will stand in a fight \ between these contestants. Lend out, Brother State!. >. /.' - ? ???? ML xJ Mi II tfurevrs oooiua M VM-MIM* v Last Friday a crowd of hunters shot near the house of Mr. S. Rufus Smith who resides on Black creek, and the hot fell in the yard near Mrs. Smith and the children. Snch practice as this should not be tolerated. Hunters boold be especially careful as to which direction they point their guns. - Stomach Trouble Cured. If you have any trouble with your stomach you should take Chamberlain's | Stomach and Liver Tablets. Mr. J. P. Klote of Edina, Mo., says: *'I have . used a great many differanfc medicines for stomach trouble, but find Chamber. Iain's Stomache and Liver Tablets * more beneficial than any other remedy I ever used.'' For sale by Kaufmann Drug Co. i 4 . ... > , . A Boston T weak and sickly. His aims w z Pa ilMn'i have a s a entire body. & The phyucia 0 die family for thir ? Scoffs Emvlsi | NOW: 9 \ . To fed thi vijw would think he wa blacksmith. 1 1 Vn All druqoists t Oil Christmas eve at the home of he briaeta .father. Mr. Jonas Balled ine, Mr. Ernest Derrick and Miss irfima Ballentinpwere united in holy nstrimony, Reyi Enoch Site officiating. * ' ' About an hour later, at the same >lace, Mr. Robert Derrick, the former groom's brotherv and MIbb 'Nezzy ihealy also entered into the tietfwhicn lothingexcept death can break. ' J. B. S. OxeDec. 22, 1907, at tEehomeof Mr. tnd Mrs. Cromer Shealy, Mr. Ruben Caylor to Miss Jesse Frick, by Rev# r. E. .Steele. All of Lexington. On Dec. 25, 1907 at the residence if Mr. and Mrp. Paul Mabus, Mr. Terry Perisn, of Aiken county, to diss Lessie Mabus, of > Lexington county, by Rev. J. E. Steele. On Dec. 26, 1907, at the residence. ?f the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. V. B. Bite, Mr. Bunyan Refolds to lliss Georgie Hite, by" Rev. James E. Steele. All of Lexington county. .?/;. Married at the home'of the; officiatng minister Rev. W. D. Quick, Mr. tfmston Sox and Miss Claudia Hite, dl of Lexingtoii.'" December 26,1907, at the home of he bride's Parents, Mr. John Wafner, dr. R. I. Bouknight, of Ballentine, rod Miss Ophelia Warner, of Irmo, iev. Enoch Hite officiating. V December 29,1907, at the Lutheran wnonage, Ohapin,. S.C., by Rev. Snoch Hite, Mrj 0. P. Boland and diss Lillie A. Chapman. Mr. HHl Palmer ana Miss Annie >rird, both of , near Peiion, were, isppiiymarried by Rev. T.? J.. Cnp-. tiSon 25th December, 1907. . ^ .1 TewJiors' Assooi&tion. A regular meeting of the tea chers' Issociatiop wih be held in the school sliding at Lexington on Saturday,, rannarv 11th, 1908. at 11 O'clock a. p^Pollpwlng is the program: 1st. The Teactier m Society-Prof. &-'B* Aycock, Leesville, Graded Jchool. < 2nd. School Improvement?Misses jfchel Dreher and sue HifCbrley. * /3rd._ High School Studies in the Jonntry Schools?Prof. H. A- Brunon. Bates bun? Graded Schodl. . 4th. Business Session. Secretary. ? , v, A Higher Health Level. "I have reached a higher health level ince I began using King's New life PUls," wntes Jacob Springer, of rVest Franklin, Maine. "Theykeep my tomach, liver and bowels working just jight." If these pills disappoint you on rial, money will be refunded at Kanfuann Drag Co. and Derrick's Drug Store. , 25c. fK Send ns your job work. E. G. Dree i i /Wish to thaia : ind customer tronage during them, one' an prosperous shall in the ft , y i past endeavor 1 best goods a prices, and "wil supply your 1 your satisfacti t . ' \ , Clothing, Furnish I I 6. DREHER OUTFITTERS FOI Lexington, : : : A&ESSlk k.:!' \ 4 | schoolboy was tall, V gj ere soft and flabby. > 9 trong muscle in his4 v I X| v r t ^ H * H in who had attended 2 I ty years prescribed ; ;Q at boy's arm yoa $ I is apprenticed to a BOo. AND BI.OO. W I Stewards Will Please Meet I The Board of Stewards of Gilbert I Circuit, M. E. church, will please fieet at Gilbert on Friday, Jan. 10, M 908, at 10 o'clock A. M. Hope every menrfber will be present. r I ',/ D. T. BARE, Chairman. Alfred J. Fox, I n?i | neai csiaie ? n and Insurance,f j LEXINGTON, S. C. j j FOB SAUE. | 11 ( \ One 10 horsepower boiler. i 11 | One 8 horsepower engine. t II j ' One 50 saw gin. | II < One shingle mill. ? II | One griet mill. >11 < Timber to cut 500,000 shingles* j<:< ^ II < 20 resident lots in the town of ; \* II J x Lexington. . , < ;> < .: -xt | ;|| < 80 acses good fanning land in ; II ;i Rocky ^Oreek. \y2 miles-front fS v || J Peter'jpvchiirch. . v > II 5 lots near Lexington Depot. J II One valuable lot in the town of ? i II | Lexington, S. O. 1 II , Dwelling hopse and lot on upper \ || < Main Street, Lexington, S. O. - II One lot near Lexington Depot. \ > II i 12 Acres just outside incorporate, | 11 < limits, Leoongton, S. O. ; i || 6 Acres very near Lexington* , & II I s, o. . ! || < Btore buildingand lot op Main / > 11 ! street, Lexington, S. O. .77. |." II j , House and lot in town Lexipg-^ , ill < ton?} acre land; 6-room dwelling.,, u II ] ; 250 acres on Southern "railroad r .11 2J miles from Barr, 4miles from | || * Gilbert?2 building*, good or- > II 'j chard, 50 acres open land. . y :t'[ ? ( ? acre and three room Jioose'* , " < * near town of Lexington. 7 ' > .! i 1 acre lot?two story building, ' ; y ( at Iiene, S. O. > TUB2S-T. I 1 One store room, one warehouse ni | Lexington, S. C. t ' c ; * 1 j 200 to 250 acre farm good for \ x '] cotton and grain. Answer quick. ? ? i : r , - ' > j, j Write or call to' see me I ti ; . ?at? ' | & i THE HOME BAMK, I = i K J Lexington, S. C. . < I 0 I i I ' "4 ' ?r , i_ o 1ER & Co., ' .t ?v .' * V r * f I * -' * ik their friends 3 for their pa- 11907 and wish '? d all, k most "V; )w Year. We f iture as in the to sail von the I *, t tlie lowest >, % [1 be pleased to * - 908 wants to, { j on. i i* ' { : lings, ; Shoes, Hats. ?7 i 9, PflMPAMV w uuminivi; t MEN AND BOYS, s : : S. C. / i ^^^^StarnMieNewY Music in Yo There is nothing that will give 8 - self and your family as music?of music; so buy a piano or an organ house, Thomas & Barton Company. We will save you money, and gr We are leaders in Pianos^ Orga Rugs, Matting, Curtains, Sewing riages, Office Furniture and everyt] ?P????? ?i??? I ur Thomas & Bt 708,710,712 Broadwaj I II ' . CITIZENS OF LE v ' ; Are ' You Coin] FURWITI flHHHHQHHIHHflHHHHHMHflHH . / i We have every article in this line, and 01 Installment, are the very lowest. We take pr giving them just what they want at prices tha erate what we carry in stock, but we assure yo see us, you will find any kind of Furniture yoi Bed Room, Dining Room or Kitchen, Think yqu read this advertisement and be sure to cal \ ' , 4 : V1208 Main Street, Gel JJL? ?? ?b? I 2 1 ... " h; < ''' ' - ( Notice. Pension Notic< The Pension Commissionei Notice is hereby given that the an- Auditor's office on each ? lal meeting Qf the county board of January, 1908, to give ot \mmi?trinnprs for TjOxincrtOIl COUntV. hi onlro Fa oooh onnliAQTif mth Carolina, will be hefd in the su- cantsmnst'appe^STperson : jrvisors office at Lexington, S. p., on blanks will be sent out hursday, the 9th day of January, A. very extreme cases. Writt( li * , ,tions will be given when api All persons holding demands of any piies for blank. The Count ind against said county are hereby no- Board wiU meefc Qn th0 lgfc j fied and required to file the same with February, 1908, to pass upon le undersigned clerk, on or before the eating handed in to Commisi rst day of January, next, so that the which date no application h ime may be considered at said annual be given out. The'old repr Lee ting. , Txrr, and all others are requested t J; BROOKS1 WINGARD, Commissioner the names o: lerk of County Board o~ Commission- sioners who have died or moi ers, Lexington County, S. O. the county since last pensioi Dec. 11, 1907. 4wl0 paid ? S. M. RC ? i Pension Commis R.KING'S iSlEW DISCOVER* Lexington Co.. S. C., Bee. Will Surely Stop That Couph. Subscribe to The Dispatc] / to z w x - / I I Don't fail to c 1 Caughman Br | stables and see I car load of nice; ? and mules whi 1^ rived on the 171 I 7 have the goodi ? +V? a ym*i noa +rt an ^ UUV JJAJkVWW WW WW I times. I CAUGHMAN I 1311-1313 ASSEMBLY STREET % S99S6&e$&$S&e % I ear With 8 BH ,s mucn pleasure to your coure you want good I. . from the old, reliable n ve you easy terms. I ms, Furniture, Carpets, . Machines, Baby Oar liing known in Music. I ' - H. < j irton Co., I V Augusta, 6a. 1 | XINGTON, TT 3 to Buy JRE! f / vv ' . kt if prices, either for Cash or ide in serving our customers, ' t suit. It is useless to enum- . - ' - v. i u, if you will only drop in to V v a may need for your Parlor, v of us while at home when . <; 1 when in Columbia. ^ umbia, S. C. " Ji ? ?, J : v , ' > For - v SI INSURANCE,-/ All appli- ) for blanks. LIFE, unless in ' \ jn instrnc- FIRE. 1 i 7 / >licant apy Pension accident, , . Monday in ( t ' " \ all appli- cpp doner after lanks will rs?;s E. G. Dreher,. ? 211 p6Il" ^roii* was LEXINGTON, S. C. )OF, sioner, Strongest and Best Companies 20, 1907. - ? __ < " WINE OF LIFE GIVES HEALTH u 4 : < 1 v . s^g^gsggg^gg^gggggg^gggggsgsgsgg^ :I ' ? A ? i 8 ? ^ ^ )all at J others 1/ > their | horses 8 eh ar- ,1, ;h. We I / s and itLit the | * 8 ? I } ; ? I BROS. I r, COLUMBIA, S. C. J ' / . t ' ?* J f