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FITZI I C'S > GREAT EARLY PALL i good in five years. Every pie* 25c; 50 pieces all wool Dress < 5 pieces black, blue and brows /'SO pairs finejall wool Blankets Tick, sold at 20., our price onl; CLOTHING FOB HEN i any size from 3 to 16 years. I The Lexington Dispatch ? i O. M. Harman, Editor and Publisher D. R. Haltiwanger, Assistant Editor. Entered at the Post Office at Lexington, e. ri A D. U. | cut Bwuuu uiaoa uwimvii The subscription price of the Dispatch is $1 a year; 50 cents for six months; 25 cents for three months?invariably cash in advance. CIRCULATION 2.286. ~ Wednesday, October 7,1908. Let Every Democrat Vote. The Republicans have nominated a :: candidate against Lever in this congressional district, and we want to impress upon every Democrat in the district the necessity of his voting in the general election. Should the Republicans have only a small majority they would not hesitate to unseat some Democrat members. Let us give Lever such a vote that they will have no excuse to turn him out.?Or* angeburg Times and Democrat. To the above The Dispatch wishes to add its hearty endorsement. The' prevalency of crime in this State is simply horrible to think about. Not a day passes but what we see reports of the taking of human life. The number of assassinations in South Carolina is growing larger. It was only a few days ago that young Beeves, of Dorqhester county, was brutally shot to death by an unknown party while returning to /his home in a two-horse wagon from a field where he had gone to weigh up cotton. So far the murderer has not been captured. We have had many more such crimes that are still fresh in the minds of the people. What is the remedy? If an arrest is m&de in such, the record show that in nine case3 out of ten the accused is set free by a jury. This being the* case, we have reached the point that when a man gets something against his neighbor, his first thought is to murder him by the roadside and escape to the woods, leaving only circumstances to tell the tale. The man , who has murder in his heart takes this course, because it is the only avenue of escape. The people have realized that the only way to check it is by convicting the guilty, and, happily, the number of convictions in this State during the last year has been above the avenge. But the cowardly assassin always escapes punishment, and until the jurors begin to convict in such cases, the number of assassinations will continue to increase and no man's life will be safe. The situation is appalling. The Lexington county fair will be held this year on October 20, 21 and 22. It is the duty of every citizen in the county to help make this the greatest fair in the history of the association. It is a duty you owe to yourselves and to your county. If you have anything worth showing at all bring it to the fair?you might get a premium. Bring your family every day and ask your neighbor to do likewise. Mr. Robert A. Marks, whohas been connected with The Dispatch force for the last five years, has severed his connection with this paper to accept a similar position with the Morning News-Record at Miami, Fla. Having received bis training in this office, we feel sure that he will "make good" in bis new field. He left for Miami on Friday night, carrying with him the best wishes of The Dispatch. Columbia Kan Marries Kegro Woman. This is a fact, and we can prove it; however, it was expected because the * ' -Cl T ! man bought furniture irom cue juiuu Furniture Co., and they saw that he was a negro man. He bought from us because he had tried all over Columbia, and found our's the cheapest. See our ad in this paper. THE LION FURNITURE CO., Columbia, S. C. -i . ji" c 1* y MAUF Dry Goods, Notions, I 15 I SALE OF DRY GOODS AND < ce of goods we sell is worth 10< Goods at 25c a yard, sold at 50c i 50 inch Mohair at 50c. yard; I i, $3.95 pair, the $5 kind; 39 ps Y 15c. lND BOYS?Great bargains in Joys' Pants at 25c., 50c. and $1. Chairman Bird's CalL Iu view of the action of the Chairman of the State Democratic Committee in declining to put the name of A. D. Martin, as nominee for County Superintendent of Education, on the ticket for the General Election, and in obedience to the request of the State Chairman, I hereby call a meeting of the County Executive Committee, on the 10th day of October at 11 a. m., at Lexington, to consider what action shall be taken in the premises. Tl- ???- .'~?/\*4-on+ o fnll atf.pn i(i 19 VCfJ liuyuiuaub uuau u >ui. dance be bad. This letter is written by me, because the Secretary is out of town for .the day and prompt action is necessary." I am. taking this action in response to repeated suggestions, both by wire and letter from the State Chairman advising it. D. F. Efird, County Chairman. Lexington, S. C., Oct. 5, 1908. Swansea News. To the Editor of The Dispatch: Alroonvmoandalrrtf Slimmer." XJLAJk vr V -w.w , for autumn is here in all its golden glory. The light frost9 these cool m ornings; the harvested corn fields, and acres of snowy cotton are all telling it- The merchants and milliners are telling it in the display of their fall an<L winter goods, and everybody is getting clothes and hats. Last Friday and Saturday Mrs. Hutto and Miss Sallie Ra9t, each, held their fall millinery openings. Mis9 Carroll and Mrs. Bowers, both of Baltimore, are the. artistic trimmers and designers in charge of these departments in these two popular stores. Both openings were well attended, and many wonderful and beautiful hats were on exhibition. Misses Effie ana .Lizzie iNasn, or Columbia, were the attractive guests of Miss Sallie Rast Simday. After several weeks stay in the upper part of the county, Mrs. William Lybrand and daughter, Miss Azalee, are at home. Miss Ila Steadman, of Denmark, has been a welcome visitor in town recently. Several of our boys and girls have left for school. Among them are: Miss Aline Oliver, for Washington Seminary, Atlanta; Miss Blanche Brooker, for Greenville Female College, and Messrs. Will Courtney, Earle Williams and Ryan Rucker for South Carolina Co-Educational Institute, Edgefield. Dr. J. R. Langford left this morning to be present at the meeting of the county physicians and surgeons at Lexington to-day. Tho nf M> .T. T.,. "R. Rast. now of the Capitol city, were glad to see him in town Sunday. Miss Maude Kelly visited relatives at Livingston last week-end. Mrs. Elijah Burnett is enjoying a visit from her mother, Mrs. Kelley. After a two months' visit to relatives, Mr. W. Allen Martin has returned to his work in Bizbee, Ariz. Mr. Martin is a Swansea boy who has made good in the great West. As this was his first visit to his native town since leaving ten years ago, his friends were justly glad to see him. The new bank building is nearing completion. When finished it will present a very neat and attractive appearance. Swansea, Oct. 5. 2?. L. Kia&rd. In this issue of The Dispatch we present to our readers an advertisement of the old reliable clothier, M. L. Kinard, of Columbia. Mr. Kinard has been in the clothing business for a number of years and is thoroughly reliable. He is known to all Lexingtonians, most of whom have had business dealings with him. He had in - ? ? 1 ~ . ?n nl J T avimrvfAn KI-itt \Tr lilts K2uiyi\jy an v/m mAiu^vi/u wvj) ? W. E. Harth, who will be glad to serve his friends. He knows every phase of the clothing business and will fit you up right in style and price. Go to Kinard's for your clothing. Charity means love?love of humanity, not love of display. UCE'l Slothing. Ladies' Suits W ' PER CENT. SAVED ON t CLOTHING?We want our Lex ) cents on the dollar, but in mar ;; 50 pieces all wool Ladies' Clo ;n nia^efl fi-no Onfirtr at 5. 6 1-4 / V j/AV w W MMV V " 7 ? ? ? lirs 11-4 grey wool Blankets, $! clothing. Our $8.95 Suits sold; Boy's Hats and Caps, 25c. to 5 A Bean Sociable. This name is not misleading but will characterize the program of a so * ' ? i- i-i? r Tijf? T> ciai gaLnenng at tne nome ui xur. o. D. Clark, Friday evening, the 9th. The program will be varied and interesting. The local talent will entertain the audience with "song and story" of beans. Games which introduce the festive bean will be in order. The matrons will not forget that the bean suggests hunger and will furnish refreshments consisting of ice cream, cake, oysters, etc. This entertainment is given by the local school improvement association. The said association asks the support of public patronage and extends a most cordial invitation to all. The immediate work of the association will be to furnish the Palmetto Collegiate Institute with modern equipments. Latter to Dr James Earman. Lexington S. C. Dear Sir: One of the ways to get rich is to make a quarter look like thirty cents. There's a better: make it thirty cents. It has this advantage: one keeps out of jail. There are 200 paint- manufacturers making quarters look like 3C 40 50 60 cents ana all the odd cents between. That is, their "paints" profess to be paints; and they are, in about the proportions named: they get 30 to 60 cents for a quarter's-worth;some get 75. There's a better way to paint: Devoe. There are eight honest paints. By "honest", we mean not-adulterated and full-measure. These honest ones differ; no two are alike. In one, the quarter is worth 27 or 28 cents; in another, 30 cents; there must be a best in nirrht- it ia t.hp ntlP thflt takfiS ViiV/ AU j AW. A- W/A* w VA-w - least gallons to cover a job?Devoe. To cover; that seems a light way to speak of a paint. No, it isn't. That is what paint is for: to cover. It means to hide and protect. The paint that goes furthest is be9t, wears longest. Go-far is all; and Devoe is the go-far paint. * Your9 truly, 68 F. W. Devoe & Co. P. S. The Kaufmann Drug Co. sell our paint. WANTED?A few loads of wood on subscription. G. M. Harm an. ??????????????? j Alfred J. Fox, i i Real Estate and Insurance, I < ' i LEXINGTON, - S. C I J WANTED. | ! One 100 acre Farm, | | quick. | I FOR SALE. | | 165 acres one mile from Lexing- ? j < ton depot; 75 acres cleared; young i ! orchard; creek runs through 1 < place; fruit never fails. \ ] 30 acres near Lexington. [ < 69 acres 4 miles from Steedman > ( ?18 acres cleared. > < One lot in town of Lexington. ] | 60 acres within one mile of < Arthur, 2 acres open land. Plenty [ < of water on the place. i i One lot on Main street of Lex- [. i ington; good building. . > j One lot on Main street of Lex- \ ( ington; store building and ware- > j house. [ i 2o0 acres 2$ miles from South- > | ' em railway. 60 acres open land. | i Fruit never fails. Good orchard , . on the place. Two buildings. i ] . One lot with two story building | < at Irene, S. O. > i Resident lots in town of Lex- | < ' ington. ? ( Lot in Lexington with 3-room \ ( dwelling. > j 158 acres 2$ miles from South- | { ern railway, 50 acres open land. \ j < Two story dwelling painted and > J has 8 rooms. Store house and [ ( good barn and stables. Fruit ( i never fails. > { 95 acres, 25 acres open land, | 35 acres round timber, 35 acres > | boxed timber, 2 4-room houses, 9 ( barn and stables. Church and j ( school house within 2 miles of > ] place. [ I ??^? , ! "Writ? or call to see me ! 1 AT I i THE HOME BANK, j Lexington, S. G. lUpwffffwvfwffVfffmffi S[ THRi ^3 1704 and 1703 MAIN S , Millinery, Mattings, Art \LL YOUR DRY GOODS BILL ington patrons to come and get their i Ly cases you buy at 85c. on the dollar th, 54 inches, at 50c., sold at 75c; 5 p: and 10c. yard, great values; 50 pieces 2.98 the pair, the $4 kind; 1,000 yard at $12.50. Goods bargains in odd coa On. The sale is on one dav as well as Quarterly Statement Lexingl Folio | ACCOUNT 1 j. 10 Merchandise Inventory 10 July Purchases 10 j August Purchases 11 ! September Purchases 10 'July Sales 10 August Sales 11 i September Sales 10 | Railroad Claims 10 ! Breakage 11 'Merchandise on hand October 1, /1908.j 53 i Expense 53 ! Railroad Claims 53 Breakage 11 jlnventory, Dispensar3T No. 1 11 'Inventory, Dispensary No. 2 11 llnventory, Dispensary No. 3 I ^ ^ IT "nift*>A*AOnW1T "MA A. J J. X JLl V Cli tUi y , ?S1 spcusaijf 11UI i 11 Cash in Bank, No. 1, 11 Cash in Bank, No. 2, 11 Cash in Bank, No. 3, 11 Cash in Bank, No. 4, 229 The Capitol Brewing and Ice Co 231 J. V/. Kelley & Co? 233 Peoples Distilling Co 242 Rosskam, Gerstley & Co j 245 Garrett & Co < 248 Straus, Pritz & Co ' 257 Big Spring Distiling Co 263 Meyer, Pitts & Co ! 267 Sherbrook Distilling Co.' j 53 Expense September, 1908 | Net Profits !. ? I < * 1 Attracts1 A visit to our store 1 Dry Goods, Silks, WE ARE TE w. c ^ 3 T%Z^U1 uor. mam anu xucm Facts Taxpayers. uatioi County Auditor Dent completed his recen 78 for abstract of property values in this ' county on October 1st. ^or When we consider the fact that 8mn c something like 35,000 acres of land to- ^JJ01 gether with the personal property ag- ?r gregatlng $100,000 of taxable property Pa^n was voted from this county in the Fork, formation of- Calhoun county, we con- skips gratulate Auditor Dent on the fine $8,048 showing he has made. The figures year, from his abstract are not only interest- ^ke ing but show conclusively that the forth property of this county is gradually 8 increasing. $18,00 There is not a question of doubt but ?ckoo th at tVi? valuation of personal property voted on thepart of many, should be greater to $3, but it must be borne in mind that it is In t somewhat difficult to get all the prop- tlona] erty values listed. In many instances the si the value of household and other while property is pitifully small, this, it can cur t be said is no fault of the Auditor, as made it is not supposed for him to person- tees t ally inspect every home, but the mat- respe ter is usually left to the honesty of this c the taxpayer to properly return his ably1 holdings. S The figures of the abstract as shown * by the Auditor's books for 1907 gives ^ a total valuation of $5,335,729, while- P< for the fiscal year 1908, the total val-: 8C^00 uation is $5,299,709, the decrease being The largely due to that portion of the $83,2C .. . ,-,..11 ?-J fnr Hi county tnat VOl?u iiilu uauiuun, auu ? a slight reduction in the taxable \al? mi^ * E ARCH S T,, - - COLUM Squares and Rug share of bargains. "We ha . 100 pieces Harrow Serg ieces black Taffeta Silk, tl i Cotton Flannel, extra hea Is best Apron Ginghams, o: ts at $2.50 and $3.50 each the other. on County Dispensai Trial Balance Loss and Gai ?678374 268836 306061 463635 478795 | 4900S 488101 ! 530530 ; 22764 2708 684100 I 181966 : 181966 22764 i 22764 ? 2708 | 2708 | 31055S ! 83781 r iomon I a 158522 J 152249 ! 196682 | 224148 147905 128550 | 188195 1 202850 j 57625 I 3430 I 68775 119100 | 287939 : 7095 | 58871 i | 282654 3329428 3329428 i 490092 49009 i J. W. ADDY. Clei Wide-spread Ail will prove a bi? Notions, Clotl E HOME OF 1 >. BA1 and Streets. C a of railroads. >The State will re ?2,914.40, compared to $24,010.1 the year 1907. ordinary county purposes the >f$18,548.98, compared to $18,.675.the year 1907. the purpose of cancelling and ig interest on railroad bonda in Saluda and Broad River townat a levy of mills the sum of .08, compared to$7,977.53 for last > three mills constitutional tax e support of the public schools mnnnt to 4is.ftflfl.i2. cnmnared to 2.20 for year 2907, while the Is where special levies have been will receive $3,904.53^ compared 141.58 for last year, addition to the 3 mills constitu[ tax of $15,899.12, may be added im of $5,490 received from polls, last but not least the faithful obs up, diligent effort being on the part of the school truso carefully list them for their ctive districts, and by the way, ounty will compare mo9t favorsvith any of the counties within tate as to the number of canines. >ooks show 4,326 dogs, compared 74 for !the vear 1907. which at sr capita will give to the free ils |2,163. 5 total amount collected being 12.45 compared with ?77,674.50 ;e year 1907, the levy being one n excess of last year. 57? RE, IBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA. s. 0' TTAti^ oaI^ rror?i^ a n a nYi DOT\ Ar QO VCii I i3Vlu gwug uu vuvm|/ vji uu ;e Suiting at 10cM regular price le $1 quality, only 75c. yard; ivy, the 12 l-2c. kind, only 81-3; aly 5c. yard; 10 pieces Feather . Boys' Suits from $1.50 to $5; ^ y Board, October 1,1038 ;n Undivided Profits Asset3 ^ Liabil" I r~ ! (2 I I ! I ! i ! ' 1 1 1 ! 31055S i ' ! 83781 ! I 131239 ! * ! 158522 f ! I 152249 196682 | ! 224148 ; 147905 ; ! 128550 ! 188195 I 202850 j 57625 3430 68775 J 119100 i 287939 I 7095 | 58871 ! 282654 2S2654 i j 282654 _ 2 282654 282654 ! 1405084 j 1405084 'k Lexington County Dispensary Board. ention ft _! ft_ ; saving to you on ting and Shoes BARGAINS COLUMBIA, S. U. Good morning! Won't you come in and see our new style Low Shoes for Ladies? The kind we sell at $2.00 you will find nicer, finer and better made than the kind you have been getting. + Tan Kid, Tan Calf and Black Kid are the most popular this season. EHRLICH'S, iMTMaml' ; (COLUMBIA, S. G.