Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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r. I THE LEXINGTON DISPATCH. p|pt , V* ' $. Bejuresentatitre ftewspapet. Boners Lexington and the Borders of 'the Surroondinp Bounties Like a Blanket. , VOL. ^'gVlII. - LEXINGTON, S. C? WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8. 1908. ltT JL/ fit - ^ I (.0011 Begin the New Yc feountwith this Bank, v perfectly safe and wl interest calculate October. With best wishes * perous New Year. THE HO I JULIAN E. KfMFMANN, A 9 / . President. X*n Commits Suicide at Lii Mountain. A. N. Freeland, at one time n master of the Atlantic Coast 1 railway, to. which position he" > r i worked himself op from a sec hand, and later one of the most r* iar merchants and business men Sumter, committed suicide at Li Mountain bn Saturday by takinj drufc^of some kind. He wis burie little Mountain Mondavi <;j V. ? ??? Hlftrial Pos Powflrs. The jury failed to agree in the < of Caleb Powers, charged with murder Of Got. Goble of Kentxu >. vThia was the fourth trial of Pow He has been in prison for the 1 ^ 2Stan ***** refused bail I AM ' W?2^amm \ TPL fl / -JUi n We have just H Mr. Hillary Bell, HI finest Mules of Mi 1*1 mf U For finish and raised. 1 Cost only fvi w& know what th H for you. Some u H good broke and g< Q /% P% PB ' I GRE S " i" B' X ,v> wv loao MAIN STI Solicits a SI ADVICE >ar right by opening an ac?where* your money wifil. be liere H is at your command, d January, April, July and for a successful 'and proskMC DAMIf 'KWH mm wniv NGTON, S. C. LFRED J. FOX, KARL F. OSWALD, Cashier. Asst. Cashier. - * \ rtlfl Capt. Griffith Married. Capk D. J. Griffith, the genial >ad; - popular superintendent of the lane penitentiary, and Mrs. Sue Kins had this v county, were quietly % mi ticn /yesterday morning. Capt. Grill )pu- ' one of the most prominent and of lar men in South Carolina and ittle thousands of friends in this co ? a his old homp, who will join this d at in extending hearty good wish v the Captain and his fair and cl ing bride. ^ Mr. and Mrs. Griffith 'spending their honey moon in ] sase ville, Tenn. the - > mv " One brand new one-horse wag WJ5 cost. Apply to G. H. Roof, < * S.C. "1 v , H ^V'.MiHHM Hm^ I 1 ':"^^^^mmmmm 'H' ^|Bl' HH^I ~H ' ? v/ *" . . . IIJIjES! ; ^ ;. received a shipment of Mules well known as a breeder and d Iddle Kentucky, I Quality these Moles are as goc ' a little more than" the comm e people of Lexington want an - i. V1.aU 1Ta? luc matuava vcaiii uiavA. juai )od ages. t * ^ mm m? tar ? ? r# hi awl i 9 GLOBE DRY GO ?-Z. MOUC^TOI7 a ^ hare of Your Valued Pati -s, ' ' * 4 ?i FROM BATESBT7RG. | ? 9 Fire Destroyed Store Building of S. F Perry Yesterday Morning?Other Happennings. \ Special to The Dispatch: Batesburg, Jan. 7.?The 9tore house occupied by Mr. S. F. Perry, together ^ ' with hi9 entire stock of goods, were & destroyed by fire this morning beItween four and five o'cIock. Origin of fire unknown. Loss about $4,000.00 !? ? ?i ^11 w j 1 jl r i m oil w Iwmuii is pa.ru<uiy uuvcicu, vy mguiance. Dr. W. P. Timmerman has been confined to his bed for several days, but is now convalescent. _ Po8toffice Inspector S. W. Kins Mfl more was in town Monday investigate ? ing an alleged injury to a mail box by some unknown parties during the . ' holidays. 1 and Mr. J. E. Haltiwanger of Irmo, state spent Friday with relatives here, ler of j0jin (j. Darby of Chester, has trr*et* been elected chief of police of BatesLfch )? burg and he has already assumed the P?PU" duties of his office. / unty8 ^r* ^jee Gunter, of Knoxville, Tenn., spent the ^holidays with his paper Capt. and Mrs. U. X. Gunf9 to ter. - " A. ; larmi are f J Knox- '* Church Notices. Services at Pisgah next Sunday at 11 a.m. Subject, The Crime of Drunkeness?What it is. on at Services at Providence at 8.30 p. m. pBarr, ('Subject, The House of God an Honor wp to God. > ITUCK1 -W; . " , mm VEWi ||j stock of' the I ill tines cvci under one ] space to ^ad goodsas Bat ney and the knows wha and know t] 4-"U lfcll I lie unca end. bought from , Lealer in the We are w 1 1908 with d we have it Quality in a e Mules?all .. . spective lint 1 < "CONDE pton Avei <BJEg^Wl V ODS GOMPAfi TI3., onageJ Polite and Pr Gaston Gleanings. 9 m I ' To the Edito^r of The Dispatch: The old year went out quietly and pleasantly; the new ushered in bright and gloriously^ The exercises of the Gaston school on Monday ni^ht before Christmas were fine and attended by a large crowd. The children did credit to themselves and reflected much on their noble teacher, Miss Sallie Kelly. D. E* Craft and family, on route 1, have moved to Swansea, and Edwin Howell and estimable family have moved into the house vacated. We are loath to give up the good Christian Craft family, but are pleased to welcome the Howell family as friends and neighbors. Mrs. J. C. Howell, from Florida, is stopping with her daughter, Mrs. J. V Smith. / The happy Felix family were the recipients of many Christmas goods, brohght in off the route, all for which they return thanks and especially to that big hearted, noble, Christian gentleman, J. W. Reeder, who -so kindly ^nd generously remembered them with a big box packed full as a New Year's gift, Many thanks. May heaven continue to smile upon you, Bro. Joseph. The/e was a double marriage on the eve of the 5th inst., when there appeared at the home of W. B. Fallaw Mr. Bogan Griffin with Miss Daisy E. Moore and Mr. Henry M. Martin with Miss Sallie G. Fallaw, who took upon themselves the marriage vows. These young couples start out in life with 13325 f ML nHHHHHnmn sqbssbb : i . CLES | W the largest m > very best (1 % collected mi roof in the j |j| a waste or m vertise the H well known H ?cock, Hack- Hj "Old Hick Everybody H ,t they are h<v*r flrfi "hv J Ml* W IV j pest in the "V jjor? ide open for read the best of pair 11 of our re- that 3S. roun :r iv me9 Col' 3BL k! IT, A-GKEIES, COLUMBIA, 8. C. ompt Attention. Ocrobflr istf AN IVARV! .The majority of c unvarying story of garding our banking And this impels us t( also would be please< Bafesbur W. H. TIMMERMAN, Presid* U. X. GUNTER, l bright prospects and we wish them a useful and happy journey. \ Miss Burlie Spires, daughter of our friend, W. N. Spires, killed a maddog recently with a pistol. D. H. Craft is the popular carrier on route 3. Billy Felix. Jan. 7, 708. / * ' . / v . - J ^ I y yThaw Again Being Triad. The second trial of Harry K. Thaw was begun in New York on Monday. Insanity at the time the shot was < fired is the plea of the defense. 1 a i? m w \ ma r \ *. / \ A 8 ' I / i MORS! Ce have twenty fhead 7 ses and Mares already y to go to work. In this ! nice sorrel mares with would make some fari d team. ? irif K* H iiKm ft ; tm* , ; "i \ \ X' J' 1 ^ ^ ^ )ur patrons tell an satisfaction reaccommodations. 1 > suggest that you I with our service. of Batesburg, g, S. O. ?nt, /ic4-President, A. C. JONES, Cashier. County Medical Society. The regular quarterly meeting of the County Medical Soeiety was held here Monday with a fair attendance of the profession and a moaff interesting one for those who were present. Dr. T. G. Croft, of Aiken, S. C., delivered an address to the society that Bhould have been heard by every doctor in the county, (and out of it too,) and learned much to their interest and benefit. The society afterwards was served a most delightful oyster lunch at the Drafts Hotel to the satisfaction of all present. * ; \ - 1 . - y-* gcfi ?TI JMj 1/ y -' HQe ss: e W good business H P^H aclimated and i lot we hare a Q plenty of size , ner a good all M ' * mm ' wBm i. <C. M FS I v . ' +2 -Vn# C .1