The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, March 25, 1908, Image 1
THE LEXINGTON DISPATCH.
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f miAN E. KAUFMANN, ALFRED
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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.
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& 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
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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.
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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.
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SAVINGS ACC
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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.
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lent,
ONES, Cashier.
H. CARTER, Asst. Cashier.
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