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THE LEXINGTON DISPATCH. * Bepresentatiue Bawapapar. Botrara Lexington and the Borders of the Surrounding Bounties tike a Blanket, vnt TYYVTTT " LEXINGTON. S. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19. 1908. 421 : r i THERE IS NO PU but it is a mighty poor place to keep mom mere are bo many wys iui ? w xvbv. THE HOME BANK IS B * as a place to keep your cash. Those who worry aDout burglars or fire. Why not oj the trouble that the possession of a large i THE HOM LEXINGT JULIAN E. KAUFMANN, ALFREI President. SILLS CtXEL COUSIN AND SHOOTS HZXSSL7 Horrible Tragedy Enacted in Saluda County on Friday. One of the most horrible tragedies ever heard of in Salnda County ocv curred two miles from Saluda at 4 i o'clock on Friday afternoon, when "D ??n? a/unJanfallv ahrtf. BTlH JWUCril 1W W O BWiucuvouj BMW ?M.v> instantly killed, his cousin, Bessie Rowe, a girl of 18 years, and soon ofterwards shot himself, inflicting a wound from which he will inevitably die. The details of the shooting of the young lady are as follows: Robert N Rowe and young Hyler had started squirrel hunting and got out to the road. Another young man came along, a brother of the dead girl, and asked, Robert and Hyler to go in with him to L cut a watermellon before going out ,? on the hunt. On reaching the piazza the young . girl'8 brother i>egan to cut a mellon and asked Hyler to cut anotuer. kodert Rowe and Hyler had only a few minutes before; had their guns un breeched and were blowing down the barrels. When Robert Rowe reached the piazza he told Bessie Rowe, who was sitting near the door leading into the hallway with her hands on her face,, to take down her hands and look ? straight into the barrel of his gnu, which he was at that moment pointing at her. She laughingly aid so and immediately Robert pulled the trigger and the gun fired. She fell backward and died instantly. Robert Rowe is still living, though there seems no chance at all of his *-** " ttj. ? 3 ? ever gesung w?u. jo.u? wvuuu *o a frightful one. He put the muzzle of the shotgun under his chin and pulled the trigger, the load tearing away his chin ana a large portion of his face. % His tongue was shot completely away at the root. Fearful Race Biot in Illinois. A fearful race riot has been in progress for the past several days in Springfield, 111., in which several whites and blacks have been killed. The entire negro district of the city has been fired and they are leaving > by every train. The entire militia of the state have been unable so far to check the mob. The cause of the trouble has been of long standing,and comes as a result of several thousand ** negroes moving into the city. It is ; said that the negroes were becoming KaW an/1 imnnHorit. Tto fprtnhlp I VW WXV4 OliiU XAU^/UVAVXAV* WX | is costing the business men of the city thousands of dollars daily, and great excitement prevails. ? S / & 1892, I Lexing > m y&piStaSj ^*cJ:p ? 5 per cent. being ccmn.utec v^\ - . Y2 rcceivea, OoTr.mercia g Aasple facij I| account ~vv ill o? % LCj;. % A , * * * 61 w. H:. LflaO MAIN STBEE Solicits a Share I iC? LIKE HOME ey. So many things can happen to it. 1ETTER THAN HOME i ^orn an awiftnn* fhaM VtllVA T1A TlAftd tO X1MTV If I IVVWMUV VMVAV . r v ? ? ? ? pen an account and free your mind from 1 jam of cash always causes. E BANK, on. s. c. ) J. FOX, KARL F. OSWALD, Cashier. Asst. Cashier, i ===================== ( 01& itiA Slfci.fi by Sea. 3 Eloree, Aug. 15.?Early Thursday moraine. Harry Clark, white, who lived alone near Entaw Springs, was shot and killed as he lay asleep in his ] bed by his son, a young mulatto. The purpose of the slayer was probably ] robbery. It is supposed that Clark \ had a considerable sum of money in his house and that the young mulatto, r becoming aware of this, planned the brutal murder. < As the old man lay asleep the murderer shot off the top of his head. , The -assassin then took the bloodstained garments .of his victim into ] the lot and burned them. He put the corpse hnx) a wagon, concealed it ] with straw and trash and hauled it into a dense thicket, where he dug a ; hole and buried the body. He then returned to Eutawville, ] where he wrote an order to one of the leading merchants of that place, forg- ] log ULltJ U1U Jmau' 8 Ut*Ui,o iur a DUiaix amount.1 The march aiht, being famil- ] iar with Clark's affairs, knew there was something wrong and suspicion } was at once aroused. A search was at once made for Clerk* It appears c that a younger brother of the slayer had watched his actions and knew < where his brother had carried the old man and took the searching party to the spot where the body was hidaen. ? < Young lfcn Drowned , Trying to Save Boy. Charlotte, N. C., Aug. 15.?Fred ' Alexander, 22 years old, was drowned , in the Cataba river, near the falls, this afternoon in an effort to save the life of a boy. Miller Strong, son of ' Dr. U. M. strong, or tins city, went out to the river this afternoon in an ' automobile with a party of older friends and relatives. While wading ! in the river the lad got beyond his depth and cried for help. Alexander, who could not swim, jumped into the water and made for the lad. Young Strong got a footing on the 1 bottom and, eluding Alexander, managed to save himself, while Alexander 1 sank for the last time before the . young men in the party <lould effect 1 his rescue. \ ] 1 The Tri-Couaty Fair. The premium lists of the second ' annual Tri-County Fair, at Batesburg, have been issued. The fair will be J held this year on Oct. 12-17. This fair last year was quite a success and , everything points to a still greater ; fair this'year. Everybody should ar- , range an exhibit of some kind and help make the fair a success. Write to Walter J. McCartha, Batesburg, S. n o -nrorrtinm K'af Vt) 1U1 CL ?SX V/JUUiUill not* ^toa Sayings ! LEXINGTON, - S. C !us sad Undivided Profits interest paid on savings clep! I semi-annually. Deposits of Sj I accounts also given special at to lities for handling vour busixie w t i appreciated. isits coxes for rent SI.00 per yea 77. ?. EDGE, President 'fro iOBE DRY SOI , IMIOltfCZEZTOIfcT v T of Your Valued Patr MANAGERS OF ELECTION, I Lexington County Democratic Pri mary, Tuesday, August 25,1908. d ? o Polls open at 8 a. m., Close 4 p. m. g Peak?O. L. Mayer, W. M. Addy, ^ Fob. H. Eargle. t Chftpln?w. P. Etchman, J. H. B F^ick, R. W. Frick. 1# Spring Hill?S. W. Amick, P. W. Sites, H. Benson Slice. c White Rock?J. P. Richardson, J. P. iddy, Levi Meetze. ^ Folk's School House?J. J. Chapnan, G. R. Eleazor, N. M. Derrick. tfallentine??. jb. Lowmtn, n. a. ? Bickley, G. J. Shealy. S Irmo?A. N. Dreher, H. A. Lorick, t? r. H. Bhealy. " Hilton? John H. Hiller, J. A, Ep- ^ ;ing, E. L. Derrick. v Piney Woods?8. P. Frick, W. D. 8, Gannon, L. G. Wheeler. , Nate?s School House?A. S. Nunanaker, P. E. Huffman, S. D. Metze. A Pine Ridge?S. E. Epting, J. W. n imick, Jr., A. W. Ballentine. ai Delingo?D. P. Roof, R. M. BufT, , 5. W. Shull. b Boylston, Hollow Creek No. 1?0. H. tl Livingston, Edwin Henkrix, Paul a *hull. Hollow Creek, No. 2?D. F. Price, E\ P. Drafts, J. L. 8ease. d fW?nf.>a fttr?rp?TV A. TTftndrix. O. r* 3ease, J. R. Shealy. Irene?H. D. Boozer, Andrew Goodnan, Fred Pounds. 0 Gaston?C. H. Hartley, W. D. Pound, C. C. Goodwin. Swansea?Fred Rast, Stokes Hutto, u Earnest Smith. t< Sandy Run?W. H. Wannamaker, ^ r. E. Baylor, T. L. Williams. Boiling Springs?J. S. Reeder, J. S. Miller, Levi Brown. - a Saint Matthews?C. P. McCarthy, si L. M. Steele, S. D. Keisler. n " Pelion-H. V. Rish, J. H. Laird, H. L Scoffill. ? Edmund?H. C. Reeder, H. P. Back- d nan, J. A. Kyzer. ? Pool's Mill?M. C. Kirkland, J. W. Starnes, Jr., J. L. Jeffcoat. Rishton, Black Creek?D. E. Clark, - 0 W. M. Yonce, J. O. Spradley. n Pond Branch?J. Jtf. Bouknight, John M. Sharpe, W. J. Smith. Oak Grove?J. K. Day, W. J. Gantt, 3r. A. Clark. c Steedman?A. B. Quattlebaum, R. n 3r. Able, F. W. Quattlebaum. Samaria, Long Branch?B. J. Rodg3rs, M. R. Gunter, J. S. Burgess. tl Gilbert?D. E. Hammond, Isaiah y raylor, R. L. Craps. Summit?E. D. Long, N. D. Hite, A.. L. Price. s Brook?George Lewis, Perry Burk- d 3tt, Ansel Caughman. v 8 Batesbnrg?G. M. Adams. F. Kenaerly, Muller Sawyer, and Frank c Rawl, dark. I Leetville?J. R. Bouknight, M. 0 Crouch, L. P. Williams. /T^xinortnn?O. W. f!an?hman. J. M. Caughman, C. E. Corley. a Brookland?Walter S. Hook, Hamp. a CanghmaD., J. S. Gunnel. ^ Each executive committeeman will bear in mind that he i9 held respon- v 3ible for the conveying to and fro, of 2 the boxes for his precinct. Let there be no oversight in this matter. The secretary will also appreciate f an unofficial report of the result's from s each precinct, by the executive com- j mitteeman, the same day of election. Get a ticket, mark the number of votes for each candidate and send to r post office, Tuesday afternoon, ad- I dressed to the secretary, F. H. Hen- rj irix, Leesville, S. C., and you will be reimbursed for vour extra trouble. c F. HAMP HENDRIX, t Secretary Dem. Ex. Com. e Leesville, S. C. t t I 1 6 C t ? $38,000,00. I 11 Dsits, interest |g 1: [.00 and over f| g f| f ntion. Jg y !3s, and your If I *' U ! 0 I 1 * r* I iu I . and Cashier. jp !* * 12&J I ! a ! 7 i ! i ? MAS , 313., M.A.3 onage. Polite and Pro VHMMAHHVWS WW ** WWMtWMWI An audience of perhaps four hunred heard the candidates for county ffices, Solicitor Timmerman, Conressman Lever, and Col. George ohnstone, the only candidate for the inited States Senate present, at New irookland on Saturday. Quite a - _i ai irge numoer or laaies gracea me ocasion with their presence. The meeting was held in the beauful park and we venture the asser;on that there is no more ideal spot >r such a gathering in the whole of outh Carolina. It was a representave gathering of voters who came for be express purpose *of hearing the arious candidates on the various is iea of the day, and a finer set of emocrats never assembled together. .11 of the candidates were given a lost respectful heading. The dispenuy was closed during the speaking y order of the Mayor and although ae dispensaries in Columbia, just cross the river, were running on full me, not a single man was seen uner the influence of whiskey. It r6- < rinded one more of a religious gathring than a political meeting, so rderly was the crowd. There were no sensations among ie candidates and we shall not at?mptto even give a brief synopsis of lie speeches. We shall only touch n the new points brought out?here nd there giving a little light on the ituation. To attempt to report the leeting in full would make enough opy to fill up a great Metropolitan aily, for there was "something doig" from the time Ex-Mayor Gunell called the meeting to order at 11 'clock until alter nve in tne aiteroon; and even then some of the canidates were not content to leave, nd could be seen on every street , orner,and talking to little groups beeath the tall and shady oaks. Col. John D. Frost, representing be Columbia Chamber of Commerce, ;a.3 present and by a pre-arrangelent, made a short address on the ubjectof free bridges before the canidates were heard. Col. Frost has tudied this subject well and has been hief promoter of tne proposition in tichland county. He said, among ther things, that it was a shame on Columbia that these barriers had been ilowed to exist for all these years, ,nd that he was glad to announce to he people of Lexington that they pould soon be removed." Out of the 5 wagons to be found at th6 market a Columbia every morning, 20 are rom the Lexington side. Col. Frost tated that he was going to make a >ersonal canvass of the two township 8 n this county, directly interested in novement, and see how much could >e raised by popular subscription. Chen he was going to make a canvass >f Columbia and see how much could >e raised in a like manner, and whativer amount of the ?75,000 was lackng Columbia township would raise >y the issuance of 20-year floating >onds. Col. Frost made a good im>ression and was liberally applauded. Che people of Brookland are thor)ughly aroused on the subject of free >ridges and each candidate for the senate and iicuse were asueu 10 ex>ress their views 011 the matter. The candidates fcr the House came irst and were allowed only 12 minutes u which to discuss the issues and tell >f their fitness for the position. They po?e in the following order: W. W. lawes, W. R. Lowe. Dr. E. C. Ridgli, R. L. Shuler, J. Brooks Wingard, oseph L. Amick, and Isaac Edwards. Ulo? these candidates stand for praeically the same things; they are all ppostd to high appropriations, the ten and fox law, the bureau of immi- j ;ration. They all favor good roads, j rse oria^ec'. ioi>f:our ociioii mm uiw, ; hiit! labor law. and for I::;? bettor- j t2C.it of the common tehcol.-. Each >i the candidates made ec.c-cl speoeneH i oh ail were Iibv~i?ily applauded. The i lily departure from the other rr. eel- ! :iga\va?? the .?.;ate:n( Cci. W!i:;r .ru a?id J< :-. Ij. / :rick i:: reference to j , ho le ea! oie.oci .-telle-. #Col. ; , {-nul oc.'ii c!ir- i . :-:Lty rej:oru.i! tha: - c v.>. <il ! . ? ^ j j , ,, } , ? - /I - 1 . . ? *J ? j I i ' ic- from the i:* >iiso Journal ami | , liowt-d thai ha took aa active par a: j i Y, COLUMBIA, S. t mpt Attention. October ist FIST w"1'1 . / L By old-fashi i ft 1 business mar If / - A J t ' car< I Afk ' that much b * if S money out o L; I depositing it Hll fl/fins f 6^^ TJ.X.GUNTEB A'w \Tnw TU TU1? T mi/it iu iiiii i Cultivate the h? The following are just a few reasor account: 1st. It provides you with an accui money paid out. 2nd. It gives you confidence in you] 3rd. Your bank account, however s: fund, which will mean peace plenty a Deposit your money with us where the community in which you live. The Bank g R. L. LYBRAND, President the passage of the measure. Mr. A mint- aoirl t.haf. honaii&o Vio Tcau fho leading candidate in the race some one?he didn't know who?had started the report that he was a Republican. "I denounce that statement as false, and the author is a liar and the father of lies,'' declared Mr. Amick. The candidates for the senate were first to speak after dinner and Col. Graham led off, followed by Dr. Crosson and Hon. W. H. Sharpe. The three candidates are standing on the same platforms. They all favor freeing the bridges and promised to "stand by the laboring man." Each of them was applauded. All of the other candidates for the various other offices spoke, except those for county commissioners, superintendent of education and coroner. There are some really good i speakers among them and they all I came in for their share of attention and applause. Col. George Bell Timmerman, who i is standing for re-election to the office j of Solicitor unopposed, made a brief j address. He reviewed his record as j solicitor and thanked the people for ! their support and confidence. Col. j Timmerman has a host of friends in ; Brookland and they cheered him to 1 - -L - ine ecuu. Congressman Lever made a heart to-heart talk to the people who are so j loyal to him and who received him on . this occasion with an ovation. He urged them to keep clean their politics, to believe in themselves, to live by the nigh est standard, to frown upon corruption and improper methods. Urged the farmers to make their farms self-supporting, their cotton a surplus crop. Legislation can help, but after all the greater effort must come from the man himself. He told !>rh fly of his wok in congress?said that he stood for ant> iiiinnetion bit*, preventing the com ts from usurping the functions of other dvi.art uk J!l-< f the government ?.nd lMliJX'l'i-ifT h.i)- !' .1 i!u.- exorcise of frtm * f s;? i* -i?. Stood 1<J>* ?1?; t ?t*..C'.!. Jl?\ !it ?Vtil'TJiltl 1} ]d V. vrijich v:;!I legalize labor uj.-io.as ai.-d r-rc-izii/Mh-us. V-.\: ' i favor of n,\ ?i-. ,*r 1 ral Hsi ! ..< i'-.i v.vri;. f; L'i o .: jI ' il:i.-.f -'i O, 0 t :;i ' ' * Oc!.\>Lii"" L'o*.v. : . ; ir: . :v Col. 'Jcorgc- Johnstone, oar-ui-late j (At f BE WALLED IN oned methods. The bright 1 do longer bothers himself 3 of his cash. The banks do etter than he could. Put your f reach of thieves or fire by in Sank of Batesburg, [BURG, : S. C, [ 1 _ 1 f imagine wnat a Tenet it will til you experience it. 0 If you le, all the more need of taking ire of it. In the Citizens Bank lolutely safe. rett on savings!accounts quar, Pres. . JONES, Cashier. M. M. CARTER, Asst. Cashier. raw TA ftflflivri juiiju xij jjjuuiii: abit of Saving. 19 WHY you should carry a bank ate and consecutive record of all r judgment. mall, will be the start of a reserve .nd a contentment in old age. it will be in active use and benefit if f D ^naiiscai B. E. CRAFT, Cashier. To the Democratic Voters . of Lexington County. I am a candidate for Clerk of the Court of Lexington county. I am running upon my own merits as a man and citizen, and upon my record as an official. I have no word against the character of either of the gentlemen in this race; I only claim the same rignt to mase it as is Demg exercised^by each of them. I am indulging in no perjonalities, no mud-slinging. I am making a clean race, asking only such support as the people think I merit as a man, and as a reward for past services. I have no horde of men following the campaign meetings button-holing voters, and assuming to direct them in the exercise of their right to vote __.i_i._-_ r* i n r i as tney see nu. My campaign is Deing made by myself, single-handed and alone, except with such help as is being voluntarily given me by my friends.My appeal is made to each and every white democrat in the county. I promise you the same efficient, prompt, and courteous service in the Clerk's office, if elected, as I have given in the Treasurer's office; and I promise to treat every one alikeplaying no favorites, showing no par-, tiality. I promise a full performance of every duty imposed upon me by the law, and extend to all who support me my sincere appreciation, and nr.-iniisp ho have no ill-feelintr toward t ? O those who cannot vote for me. It is your right to make choice; it is my duty to accept that Choice without murmur or complaint. Respectfully, FRANK vV. SHE ALT. for the United States Senate, being present, was calk.a upon and responded in a ringing spi-ecu in which he reechoed. cv .i :rat hat! been said by C . thus planting ortn in hnrmnnv v. .: .; working people oi i!'io b;. . iI . oo?orLv?i in most v'i'..':tOi'I-.I'i OJ'igi'OKSm.'in L jver. oi."- ' o o yo::n.r CVmiion'.c-r oi *"> ii! ! . t':; iiiiCi tV?is iiiU tiibuio oroughi forih tremendous I. j .,; .. i -: . i'.'s WO* LI IV.cW j). R. H. :: j. -J.} in some . *:<\? ; i y :.-Uw*io \\iil sooii bo on iho inorhCv.