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THE LEXINGTON DISPATCH. / ? Bapreaaotatitre Bataapapat. Gotrera Lexington and the Botdara of the Stmroundinp Sottntiea Lifce a Blanket. j|fc. VHT. TTYVTTT ~~ ~ LEXINGTON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1908. 21~ Z ~ GLOBE DRY GOODS COMPANY, 7 BS|fe ' | ST. "W- EC. ZMZOXTCXCTOXT, IE., 2^L^wXT-<^.a-SX2, ' fflv' 10?0 MAIN STREET, COLOMBIA, ? ?. C. Solicits a Share of Your Valued Patronage. Polite and Prompt Attention. I^Blfe. * / . . ~ x' r-?~ ? ??? ? THE IMPORTANCE C cannot be too highly estimated. 'Every cU home or in the s?fe yon take a chance of chalices? We think not. liiufti ViMir Cash In ww itn w??i ? _ you are absolutely safe. The thief would vaults. No amount of fire could destroy tl THE HOM LEXINGTf f miAN E. KAUFMANN, ALFRED f N President. 2 From SsMbug. the directors of the Tri-County Fair association held their* annual 1 meeting last Thursday afternoon in ; Mr. M. E. Rutland's office. The dates 1 of the fair will be from the 12th to 1 the 16th otOetober, just a few days 1 pslor to the County Fair at Lexington < m& the State Fair In Columbia. Thifc < arrangement was made in order not j to conflict with the date of any other 1 lair in this State. The managers are gping to extort every effort possible to - x A., ?ia' fair mftJEe S glWWT muwn w> this year, and the cooperation of all j the people in the three comities is , asked, who are interested in the fair. Mr. M. E. Rutland was reelected j president and t)r. D. M. Croeson first < ice president. Mr. J. Walter Dreher ] was rejected superintendent for the ensuing year. All the other officials . and directors were reelected. Through the persistent efforts of < Congressman Lever tj?o additional ? mails have been put on the Southern" * railway between Columbia and Augusta, beginning last Thursday. This has already proven a great convexi- ^ ience to onr people. Last October . Mr. Lever was instrumental in having a mail car pat on the line from Batesburg to Allendale which has been a great help to the people living along the line of road and of the greatest importance to this town. Batesborg has now the best mail facilities it ha* over had and it is largely the result x of the work of onr wide awake yonng congressman. _ Mr. Godfrey M. Herman, editor and ' publisher of The Lexington Dispatch, was in town last Thursday in the in- . tereet of his paper. Mr. Harm an has . many friends in Batesbnrg who are 4 always glad to see himv Mr. John Bell Towill went to Cohimbia on business Monday. Rev. Jabez Ferris formerly pastor * of the Batesbnrg Baptist church, but at ^present pastor of the Kershaw, ^Baptist church is spending a few days ! in our town. Dr. E. C. Ridgell visited his daughter, Mrs. G. F. ISTorris, at Cateechee, Orangeburg county, last week. Mr. L. D. Cullum returned last week from a business trio to Washington. Mr. E. A. Perry of Saluda is apendJt"? ? ta-ar riova with his <1s.ViTht>f>r Mrs. ?l|j ? ?- ? 9 M. E. Rati and. Mr. W. H. Sills, of Lockhart, S. C., is ker? fop a few days on a visit to his family. Mayor "WV C. Bates and Attorney E. P. Sfcrother were in Columbia Monday on business: v Mr. L. D. Brabham is visiting hi3 former home at Ellenton, Aiken A county. j Mr. C. L. Jones has opened a five , and ten cent store here next to the , First National Bank building. This is the first store of its kind that has ever been started in this town. Mr. Henry.^C. Bodie, a highly respected citizen of Saluda county, died 1 at his home about two miles from here Monday night about 11 o'clock. ( The interment will take place at i . Emory, his former home, Wednesday morning. j Two or three of our citizens are being urged to make the race for the legislature in the coming primary i this summer. This section of the I j county is entitled to a representative ] owing to its large business interests, : and it is hoped that at least one man j from this section will make the race. March 24, 1908. A. ly and night yon keep yonr cash at lnsinc it Can von afford to take i The Home Bank be a fool who would try to enter its leir contents. , E BANK, )N. S. C. > J. FOX, KARL F. OSWALD, Cashier. Asst. Cashier. Kr. Bird ia Wuhiagtos. Hon. C. M. Eflrd left, on Thursday, for Washington, where he appeared yesterday as one of the attorneys for Congressman Lever in the negro eonbest case. ~ Mr. Eftxd was aocompa Died to Washington by his three very sharming daughters, Misses Lucile, Daro and Bnth Efird, who will visit Baltimore and other cities of interest t>efore they return to Lexington. fta, Save Ton Xoney. x Watch the turpentine market and ny prices. They will always be the pery best. Cotton seed bolls and meal, and guano at the lowest prices, for cash >r on time. Call and see me before Baying. money. Hi STEELE, Ethan, S. C. \A/ \*s Ml/ \iy I THE FIRST 1 mam^r a JL ^ BATESBUEG yj/ Capii T Surp & Divid The First Natio ^ terest on time depoi Jpf certificates of depos and courteous atten (J5 about us. flfe Our bank is the \jT) Bank/' the "Citizen Bank," "Everybody apt * to the home folks v NA/vi/vi/NA/ A Whopper. Mr. J. H. Inman, of Kelton, sent us for inspection a curiosity in a hen's egg.j^It is a more than double-jointed affair. The average hen'9 egg weighs 13-4 ounces; this one weighs 3 3-4 rv?*> AAo rv%/\w/% n v* . iintiol uiuic ulidii uuuuio untr usuai size. Dr.;H. K. Smith, upon whose scales this egg was weighed, has agreed to take it and put it under a hen that will soon set. We are anxious to see what manner of chicken will come forth.?Union Times. A gentleman of Lexington brought two eggs to our office a few weeks ago that weighed a fraction over four ounces apiece. He put the two eggs under a hen, but they failed to hatch and we fear that Dr. Smith's will do Likewise. The large eggs seem to Lack the fertility necessary to produce chickens. We were expecting our good friend to announce the arrival of triplet chickens, and the disappointment was intense. A Card of Thanks. To the Editor of The Dispatch: Allow me through your most valued columns to extend thanks to my numerous friends for the kind deeds and favors rendered me in the loss of my barn, stables and live stock whioh was destroyed by fire a few weeks ago. I assure each and every one that I appreciate everything they did for me and I shall remember them as Long as time shall last. Some gave me money, some food and some work and it was all good. Agi.in thanking you all for your kind deeds, I remain M. S. Bickley. Hilton, S. C., Mar. 22, 1908. Delmar Locals. The farmers have been taking advantage of the open arid pleasant weather that we have been having for several days, but we now have another rainy spell and it will be several days before any plowing can be done again. Prof. Kibler visited his parents in Newberry the last of the week. Mr. Wightman Crout spent Saturday night at Mr. D. W. Hites's, near Summit. Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Moore visited 4-Vio ^Annai>'d Mr P f! Mnrtro IIUV m. WIVUUwi jiUi AV? V of Batesburg, Sunday. Rev. J. D. Shealy and son, Gordon, of Newberry, visited in this section last week. I Mr. A. L. Eargle went to Colombia Monday of last week on business and on his return spent the night with his daughter, Mrs. Florence Werts, of Leesville. The teachers and students of the Delmar Collegiate Institute are preparing the exercises for commencement which will be about the first of ' May. Drs. Etheredge add Shellhouae, of ; Leesville,, and W. P. Timmerman, of t Batesburg, operated on Mrs. H. E. Eargle on Thursday of last week for cancer. The operation was very: Bevere but Mrs. Eargle stood it alright and has been resting very well since. We note with pleasure what you. had* to say in your last week's issue in regard to the bird law. This law should be rigidly enforced as too mar y of the birds that are serviceable ta the fanners are destroyed. v There is a great work for the AuduNATIONAL BANK of B Commenced Business Oct. 19, 1900. SOUTH C tal - - - $25,000.01 lus Profits - 18,000.0 lends Paid - 12,000.01 nal Bank of Batesbnrg, Batesbui sits compounded quarterly and i it. Lends money on approved s< Hon to all customers assured. 1 "Home Bank," the "Savings Ban s' Bank," the "'Merchants' Banl s Bank." We do all the good w rho patronize our Bank. ' ^ Nil/ va/ nji/ \a/ \a/ \a/y i.oo UciicD. xilia is agsinsi bales in 1906 and 10,725,602 in 1905. j bon Society to do and it should be organized in every section of the State, Children should be taught the importance of protecting the birds, j but we are sorry to say, as a rule, j the children of this section kill al* j most any kind of birds at will and it i seems that nobody takes any notice of it. Our orchards, gardens and almost all field crops are being damaged by | insects every year and these insects will continue to do more damage from year to year and in proportion ai i,:?J i_:n _ at j o3 u-ie uiius uxw j&ujeu tub uaiiza-ge i will continue. And besides the insects that are destroyed by the birds they eat a lot of grass and weed seed that saves the farmers a lot of work. We would be glad to see the farmers generally become interested in this matter and that parents will teach their children the importance of protecting the birds. March 23. Lloyd. Mr. John Riha, of Vining, la., says "I have been selling DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills for about a year and they give better satisfaction than any pill I ever sold. There are a dozen people here who have used them and they give perfect satisfaction in every case. I have used them myself with fine results." Sold by The Kaufmann Drug Co. 11,261,183 Bales In 1907. Washington, March 20.?The census report issued today shows that the cotton crop in 1907 aggregated 11,261,, nn 1 1 rm.!. i. in ortr oOK. j' Official ITotice. Lexington, S. C. \ March 24, 1903. Mr. G. M. Harman, Editor Lexington Dispatch: Dear Sir:?In compliance with the new postal law9 and regulations governing the admi99ion of second cla99 matter to the mails at publishers rates, I have the honor to inform you that after April 1st, 1908, you will be expected to comply with the following law: "Sec. 436, Art. 3. A reasonable time will be allowed publishers to secure renewals of subscriptions, but unless subscriptions are expressly renewed after the term for which they are paid, within the following periods: Dalies, within three months; Tri-weeklies, within six months; Semi-weeklies, within nine months; > Weeklies, within one year; etc,, They shall not be counted in the legitimate list of subscribers, and copies mailed on account thereof shall not be accepted for mailing at the second-class postage rate of one cent a pound, but may be mailed at the transient second-class postage rate of one cent for each four ounces or fraction thereof, prepaid by stamps affixed. The right of a publisher to expend credit for subscriptions to his publication is not denied or questioned, but his compliance or non-com? 11 X iXU IV. ^11 j puauct? WlUU iiuxn ic^uiauuu nm uo \ taken into consideration in determin ing whether the publication is entitled to transmission at the second| class postage rateB." Respectfully, S. J. LEAPHART, P. M. ATESBURG | IAROLINA. (ft g, S. C., pays iniye per cent, on a scnrity. Prompt \g/<j 7ell your Mends k," the "Peoples' the "Farmers' e can, especially ^ 7lf\ Successful Operation. Dr. E. P. Derrick performed a very successful and remarkable operation upon the little 18-months-okl child of Mr. and Mrs. D. James Caughman last week. The operation was quite a delicate one and required a great ^ ^?1 !i u.ca.1 ui skiu. About six weeks ago, in some unknown manner, the little one ran a needle into its body, but it was thought t .1 i j. .1 -i _ LMtii it uuu omy punctureu me sum. Later developments, however, showed that the needle had worked i s way into the abdominal cavity and the child gradually grew worse. Dr. Derrick was summoned and he suggested that an operation be performed at once. After making an incision into the abdomin of the suffering child, the needle was located and removed. | At thi9 writing the child is rapidly recovering. The Vaccination Case. The supreme court yesterday in a decision sent back for a new trial the case of R. E. Mathias against Lexington county. The suit was brought by Mathias for additional pay for 573 ca&es of vaccination made by order of the State board of health and at a rate of 5 cents per case. There had been a previous settlement, however, and the court holds that it would be in the nature of double compensation although provided for in the rules of the State board of health and a new trial is therefore ordered.?The State 25. Florida Senator Dies Of Typhoid. Washington March 22.?United States Senator William James Bryan of Florida died at Providence hospital at 8:30 o'clock this morning of typhoid fever. It was only 73 days since he took his seat as the successor of the late Senator Stephen B. Mallory, who died December 23, and 33 days of time were spent in the fight against disease. Senator Bryan was onl}T 31 years old. He is the seventh senator who ha9 died since the 4th of March, 1907. The oldest member and the youngest died within .a few days of each other?William Pinkney Whyte of Maryland the 19th, William James Bryan the 22nd?one 83, the other 31. I ? > Harried. Mr. Melton Jeffcoat. of Orangeburg county and Miss Maggie Craft, of Lexington county was united together in holy matrimony, at Rev. G. W. Kelley's, March 15, 1908. The writer wishes them a long and happy life. THE LATC IS OUT FOB ET WHO WISHES SAVINGS ACC THIS BANK. : ' U INTEREST IS COMPOTJNDE Citizens Bank A. Batesbur W. H. TIMMERSVIAN, Presid U. X. GUNTER, Vic A. C. J< W. I SPRING SI 1 ft , 5 ft' ^ fi : >-:.V>;A"5fev::.^>viv '^vf^ *<#? LEXINGTON, : Board of Equalization. The County Board of Equalization was in session yesterday, transacting regular routine work. Very few appeals were made and in almost every instance the township boards were sustained, which shows that the people of the county assess their property at just ngures. The following gentlemen constitute the board: j Black Creek?E. A. Smith. Boiling Springs?A. R. Taylor. Broad River?J. P. Richardson. Bull Swamp?W. Q. Jackson. Chinquepin?W. B. Hite. Town Batesburg?Dr. E. C. Ridgell. Con gar ee?T. J. Roof. * Town Brookland?A. D. Shull. Fork?John if. Shealey. Gilbert Hollow?Jas F. Leaphart. Town Leesville?J. R. Bouknight. Lexington?J. G. Zenker. Town Lexingon?Jas. E. Hendrix. Sandy Run?W. H. Wanamaker. Hollow Creek, JPlatt Springs and Saluda townships were not represented. J. R. Bouknight was elected chairman and will represent Lexington countv on State Board of Eanalis ation. H STRING FEBY PERSON TO OPEN A OUNT WITS I ( ;* D POUR TIMES A YEAR. of Batesburg, g, S. C. lent, ONES, Cashier. H. CARTER, Asst. Cashier. 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