The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, January 29, 1908, Page 4, Image 4
The Lexington Dispatch.
G. M. Haitian, Editor and Publisher
D. R. Haltiwaxger, Assistant Editor.
Entered at the Pest Office at Lexington,
S. C., as second class matter.
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jf CIBCVIATIOy 2,386.
Wednesday, January 29.1908.
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v Should Bs Careful.
The legislature should be exceedingly
careful how-it appropriates the
people's money. We have reference
especially to the appropriations asked
for, to employ, "extra" counsel to
represent the State of South Carolina
in two matters of general interest,
namely, the Merger spit now pending
against the Southern railway, and the
recent proceedings instituted against
oortsain ex-members of the old State
dispensary. In each of these cases
the attorney-general, Hon. J. Fraser
Lyon, asks for an appropriation to
etaploy "extra" counsel/.
In the first place, the people, elected
Mr. Lyon upon his own assertions
made on the stamp. They pay him a
salary to look after the interests of
the State in all matters pertaining to
her welfare. He is also, allowed an
i assistant, who* likewise, receives a
salary. Now, m all fairness, we ask,'
.is ity right for the legislature to pass
in appropriation bill for additional
; We are not in favor of' stealing,
? ^either are we upholding any man
,-;Wbo has violated the law, - no matter
:v Chow high a position he may hold in
the mindsof the public. But, we
- yenture the assertion, that if there be
Evidence enough to convict either of
X'fehe men now under suspicion, a jury
*will so find it matters not who reprO?
jSwnts the State. Fraser Lyon should
-|be willing, for he is capable of conducts
j ing these cases without the assistance
V of Atlanta lawyers, and the legislature
Should not appropriate the money of
the taxpayers for any such purpose.
- It is asserted that the men who are
to be tried for defrauding the State
; will employ the finest legal counsel
that money can buy/and the At torney
General will be greatly haijicapped
feJI' unless he hps the aid of the Atlanta
ff<lawyers. #Pe believe that Mr. Lyon
- is thoroughly capable of prosecuting
these cases, and, therefore, his re*'ex
tra'^ legal; talent,shouid ? aot be
granted. f*"
Again, we don't believe that *hese
cases?the Merger suit and the one
? against the old dispensary officials?
will amount to anything more than a
farce. Wait and see!
Fred Bridges.
We are glad that there is a possibility
of the bridges over the Congaree
?nd Broad rivers being freed. A bill
> # hap been introduced in the house by
. Representative Frank G. Tompkins,
^ of Richland county, which provides
for the acquisition of the two toll
bridges by Columbia township,through
the means of an issue not exceeding
|75,000 of six per cent, coupon bonds,
payable to bearer, in denominations
f J of $100, $500 and $1000?provided this
issue of bonds by the county commissioners
is first authorized by the people
of the township at an election
held.upon the petition of a majority
of the freeholders.
The Lexington, delegation should
do all in their power to assist Mr.
Tompkins in the passage of this important
measure; that they will
devote their best energies in ti.is direction,
for what helps Richland'helps
Lexington. Work together, gentle.
. men!
Fait Notice to Subscribers.
We are notifying 'all subscribers,
with red pencil, who are in arrears, and
unless they settle at once, their names
will be stricken from our list, and
bills placed for collection. As we
have stated before, -it is no longer left
' to the discretion of publishers; the
United States postal laws will not
allow us to mail papers to those who
owe for more than twelve months.
We ask each of our subscribers to
give this matter their immediate attention.
We will state further that
we will not accept new subscriptions
unless the same is paid for in advance.
A Liva Kwspapep.
Mr. W. H. Geer, traveling representative
Of The State, was here yesterday
in the interest of this liye
newspaper. The State is one of the
best dailies in the South and publishes
the news of the world, at the same
time it is not unmindful of the interest
of South Carolina and especially
Columbia. Day after day?364 days
in the year?this great daily works
for the upbuilding of its home town.
The State is not only an honor to Columbia.
but to the whole State.
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Grippe or Influenz;
^ to call it, is one of
8* diseases known.
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V Liver Oil and Hypoph
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known to medical scien
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I W A"- DRUGGISTS!
Arthur Glover, a white man, will
hang in Augusta Friday for the killing
of his sweetheart. Gov. Smith
appointed a lunacy commission a few
days ago to inquire into the sanity of
the man. Dr. Thomas E. Wright of
Augusta, one of the finest physicians
ahd noted surgeons Of the South, was
a member of that commission. It is
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MIU UIOV Uivyc* wivvt w r?J
during the examination, but Dr.
Wright is too, good; a man and knowsa
his profession far too well to be fooled,
even by the vilest murderer.
County Treasurer Shealy informs us
that tax collections are not qnite up
to other years. He makes the complaint,
also, that, taxpayers do not
send sufficient funds since the penalty
has been added.
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We are in favor of .staking a court
circuit out of Richland and Lexington
'counties. The dockets in these two
counties are greatly congested, and
under present conditions there is but
little hope for relief. Let us have the
change! $<;*.
For the first time in the history of
the building, the city Jail in Atlanta
I was without a single prisoner on Friday.
It is due to prohibition, so the
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AUKUilW pa^vio owj
An exchange asks: *4When will
the revelations cease?" Dead easy.
, ^Wh^n,the legislature pi our State
I ,pasaea a?rohibitK>n law.
All the testimony in the Thaw trail
is in and the arguments will begin
today.:
v To Patroas of Sural Boutes.
Postmaster S. J. Leaphart desires
to call attention to the practice of
some patrons of ruraMelivery of placing
loose coins in their boxes each
time they desire to dispatch letters
instead of supplying themselves with
postage in advance of their needs.
This practice imposes undue hard
ship on rural carriers in removing
loose coins from boxes and delays
lb em on the service of their routes.
The postmaster, therefore, urgently
requests that patrons of rural delivery
provide themselves and. keep on
hand a supply of stamps consistent
with and in advance of their needs.
It is also very desirble that rural patrons
place in their mail boxes small
detachable cups of wood or tin in
which to place coins when necessary,
in purchasing supplies of stamps.
Fins Furniture at Swansea.
The iWar.sea Furniture Co. has one
of the largvst stocks oT furniture to
be found in any town cm (aide of the
larger cities. They cmy a well selected
line of bedroom suites, dining
suites, parlor suites, hall racks, bedsteads,
bureaus," carpets, mattings,,
rugs, art squares, etc. Lace curtains
and window shades in profusion.
TTT1 ? on-tT+Viinn' in fnrn.
YV lieu _yuu JLIGCV* ailjr
iture line, remember that the Swansea
Furniture Co. will supply your
wants at lowest prices. See their advertisement
elsewhere.
Calhoun County a Certainty.
The supreme court yesterday decid- i
ed that the election on Oalhoun
county, held oji December 17th, was
legal. The new county is almost a
certainty now.
CAMPBELL'S H
Formerly Gervais Street, now
1631 Main Stree
Mr. Campbell has just purchased the
plenished his stores with new and season*
at astonishing prices, and will save moi
money for all goods not satisfactory. Cj
Jan. 1. ly.
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Third Weofc Out.
The third and last week- with the
county auditor was begun at Edmund
on Tuesday morning of last week.
Here we met the smallest crowd in
our recollection to make tax returns.
The town has made but few, if any,
changes since we were there last.
t On due time we drove for Gaston,
where we found a large number wait- '
ing for us. The merchants were all
in a good humor on acconnt of the
recent rise in cotton.
Mr. CasteDo Goodwin bought several
bales while we were there, and money
seemed to be plentiful. Messrs. A. H.
Goodwin & Bro., have purchased the
stock of general merchandise from
Mr. Richter and are doing a nice bus- j
inasfl. Mr. C. H. Hartley is still in j
business and looks after the mail for j
Uncle Sam. Miss Sallie Kelly, of \
Congaree, is the accomplished and
efficient teacherMthe schooled her ]
services are highly satisfactory to all. ]
Our business finished at Gaston, we ]
drove for Mr. Joseph Reeder's, where <
we spent the night comfortably, and 1
enjoyed ourselves as we always
do. ' Mrs. Johnnie Reeder is r liow 1
keeping house for Mr. Reeder, and a i
nicer little hostess is not to be found. ,
The people of this section turned out ]
promptly, and after feasting on a fine j
dinner, we left for Mr. J. J. Mack's./
We did not meet as many citizens ]
here as usual, and we soon left for 3
Swansea.
At this place we found hundreds of ]
people and they came all day long. 5
At this point we were elegently en-" 1
tertained by our good friend, D. E. i
Craft, with whom we always delight ]
to stop. By the way, he has but re- 1
cently moved here. We are under 1
many obligations to Mrs. Craft foi.the i
kindnesses extended us. Swansea is 1
one of the finest business points in <
the county and her merchants are 1
clever and accommodating to a fault.
The town continues to grow in many J i
and various ways. .Being a gooa cot- ?
ton market the farmers were selling <
cotton right along during the two j
days we were there. The merchants 3
have fine buildings and their stacks j
compare favorably with thope of larg- ^
er towns, and people visit Swansea (
from many miles., The bank will soon ^
be ready for business, which will fill
a long felt want in this section. There ,
is no finer farming section in South
Carolina and the bank will undoubt- ;
edly receive a large share of patron- (
age. We always enjoy mingling with 5
these good people, and regret that <
our limited time would not permit
our staying longer.
The weather was unusually cold
Friday and at 4 o'clock we pulled
reins for Mr. J. Kirby Rucker's, where
we spent the night by special invitation.
Mr. Rucker is one of the substantial
farmers of Sandy Run and
one of the finest men in the county.
His barns are well filled with food for
his stock, and his smoke house is always
heavily laden with the finest
meats, all raised on his large farm
and under his own observation. To
spend the night with Mr. and Mrs.
Rucker is worth a days journey. We
wish to return our sincere thanks to
them for their abundant hospitality.
Saturday morning we were off
bright and early for Sandy Run,
where we found the usual number of
property owners. The. majority rejoiced
over the idea of being in Calhoun
county, while others talked of
selling out their property and moving
back into Lexington county. The
ACKET STORE,
two stores, 912 Main Street,
t, Columbia, S. C.
stock of goods of B. Berman and lias reible
goods. The goods are now offered
ley to Lexington people. We refund
ill and see us. You will be pleased.
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I LEXINGTON, - S. C. j
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I FOIR S^I-ZS. [
i One 10 horsepower boiler. >
One 8 horsepower engine. 1
One 50 saw gin. >
One shingle mill. >
One grist mill. J
Timber to cut 500,000 shingles. J
20 resident lots in tne town 01 >
Lexington.
30 acres good farming land in |
Rocky Creek. 1 y2 miles from i
J Peter's church. >
5 lots near Lexington Depot. \
One valuable lot in the town of >
Lexington, S. C. i 1
i Dwelling house and lot on upper [
Main Street, Lexington, S. C. >
One lot near Lexington Depot. *
12 Acres j ust outside incorporate |
i limits, Lexington, S. C. i
J . 6 Acres very near Lexington, >
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Store building and lot on Main >
street, Lexington, S. C. [
i House and lot in town Lexing- [
ton?i acre land; 6-room dwelling. >
250 acres on Southern railroad [
2\ miles from Barr, 4 miles from |
Gilbert?2 buildings,- good or- >
chard, 50 acres open land.
^ acre and three room house [
near town of Lexington. >
1 acre lot?two story building, 1
at Irene, S. C. I
FOB BBIfcTtr.
One store room, one warehouse >
Lexington, S. C. ?
WA1TTED !
200 to 250 acre farm good for |
cotton and grain. Answer quick, i
Write or call to see me !
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THE HOME BAHK,
Lexington, S. C.
people of Sandy Run are among the
testf in the county, and it affords us
pleasure to meet with them on these
occasions and we regret to lose them,
io thofn eVirtiPA.
b/UV IV AO vuw?* VMVWW.
At 12:30 we started for home and
t>y hard driving arrived at half past
five, glad that our last week with the
auditor had been finished, so that, we
might devote more time to our business
at home.
We always enjoy these trips, but
last week we suffered considerably
from the very severe weather which
we encountered. We found the people
of the county, generally speaking,
in a prosperous condition, and well
fixed for another year. Much cotton
is being held by the farmers for highprices.
Grain, in some sections, looks
well, while in other places it is late,
and to some extent damaged by the
recent cold. In many places the corn
has not been gathered and still hangs
du the stalks. Some fields are white
with cotton yet to pick.
We have never found the roads in
juch a wretched condition on account
Df the incessant rains. It is said that
overseers sre reticent as to their duty
ind but little attention is paid to the
roads. This should not be. Call out
;he hands, though few in number, and
pat the roads in at least passable con- |
lition. Not only the overseers, but
she people generally, fail to appre3i2t3
the importance of our roads. 1
Tae only solution, it appears to us, is
tor our members of the Legislature to
arrange a special tax for road purposes.
Until this is done, the people had
just as well be content to travel bad
roads, be it said with shame t6 our
dear old county. There is no excuse
why we should be so far behind our
sister counties in this respect.
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ICreaf Semi>Annnal Clearance
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i Sale is now on and wSii
continue until Feb. 1st.
THE ENTIEE $35,000 STOCK IS GOING AT A SACEIEICE
Clearance quick, decisive and complete is the object.
Prices on everything, in every department have been
shatterred. Profits have been annihilated. Never before
in the annals of Batesburg merchandising have
there been such an avalanche of sensational sacrifices.
Its the sale you have been looking for?talking about
?waiting for. : : : : : :
Sidetrack your farming, building and household affairs
anu come ai onue. x our uoiiar ni many liisuuiuea win
do the work of two. : : : : . :
WHIHEN DRV ROODS CD,
BATESBUBG, - - - - S.C.
FURNITURE!
FURNITURE!
We carry a full line of Furniture and House Furnishing ;
Goods at lowest prices. See our line of * m
Rockers, Chairs, Bedsteads, Bedroom Suites, Parlor
Suites, Dining Suites, Lace Curtains, Window
Shades, Carpets, Rugs, Art Squares, etc.
We buy in solid car lots, which enables ns to bay cheaper
than most merchants. Just give us a call and we will do the
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: : COFFINS AND CASKETS A SPECIALTY. : :
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Swansea Furniture Co.,
SWANSES, S. C.
BLANK BOOKS
FOR 1908.
Mr. Bookkeeper: You
need Blank Books and
other office supplies for
the coming year. Start
right by getting them
here. : : : :
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me k. l aryan company,
Two Stores on Main Street, ^
j COLUMBIA, - S. C.. /
' A year or two after a boy begins to ;
F01^ElTSZ10NS5^t^jM^ I think he knows it all he really begin!
steps tf*ecou?2* and koala: to learn a little something.
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RSES and MULES!
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laveten head of Horses and %i
3ft out of the two cars shipped i
20th, which we will sell at a I
. Also five two-horse Wagons 1
ve will sell at cost.
will have in a fresh car load of
,bout the 25th of January. '
laughman Bros.,
13 ASSEMBLY ST., COLUMBIA, S. C.
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