Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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KCTWBC??BWtg?3??Bgagg?MM?^ FR0FE3 SI01TAL CARDS. \ D. MARTIN, ATTORNEY A. AND COUNSELOR AT LAW, LEXINGTON, S. 0. , Office in Harman Bailding rear of court house. ^ Will practice in all courts. Special attention to collection of claims. I " I ?M. W. HA WES, Attorney and Counselor at Law. NEW BROOKLAND. S. C. Practice in all Courts. Business solicited. November 1.1905. C. If. E7IBD. 7. E. DBEHEB. EFIRD & DREHER, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, LEXINGTON C. H., S. C. Will Dractlce in all the Courts. Business solicited. One member of the firm will always be at office, Lexington. S. C. * T H. FRICK, J . ATTORNEY AT LAW, CHAPIN, 8. 0. Office: Hotel Marion, 4th Room, Second Floor. Will practice in all the Courts. Thurmond & ttmmerman, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, / WILL PRACTICE IN ALL COURTS, Kaufmann Bids:, LEXINGTON, S.C, *We will be pleased to meet those having legal business to be attended to at our office m the Kaufmann Building at anytime. Respectfully, I fr. Wm. THURMOND. G. BELL TIMMERMAN, * A LBERT M. BOOZER, . A. ATTORNEY AT LAW, COLUMBIA, S. 0. Oimos: 1816 Main Street, upstairs, opposite Van Metre's Furniture StoreEspecial attention given to business entrusted to him by his fellow citizens of Lexington countyp EORGE R. REMBERT, U ATTORNEY AT LAW. 1221 LAW RANGE, COLUMBIA 8. C. I I will be glad to serve my friends from LexrVwmi-Tr of or?ir HmA am nranArad ! ^lilKWU WUUfc; ^ to practice law in all btate and Federal ^SQourts. Law Offices, ( ) Residence, 1529 1309 Washington < > Pendle ton Street. Street. ( ) Office Telephone No. 1372. Residence Telephone No. 1036. W BOYD EVANS, \ VY .LAWYER AND COUNSELLOR. * Columbia, S. C. 0 - fnR. P. H. SHEALY, V i DENTIST, y LEXINGTON, S. C. Office Up Stairs in Roof's Building. tkr. F. 0. GILMORE, JJ DENTIST. 1510 Main Street, COLUMBIA, S. C. Crocs Houbs.- 9 a. m. to 2 p. m., and from 3 to 6 p. m. 'm ' i i Dr. d. l. hall, * DENTIST, COLUMBIA, S. C. Over Bryan's Book Store. Office hours 8 a. m., to 5:30 p. m * 'Dec. 23, 1907?6m ill n barman 1 .ill. ui iiaiiiTiiui s s Jl DEALER IN I Merchandise, 1 5 Corner Main and New Street, ? f Opposite Confederate ? | Monument, 1 '( Lexington, - S. C. g GUNS, AMMUNITION, 7 Sporting Goods % of Every Kind. ' Automobile and Bicycle Repairs We carry in stock guns of the best make, hunting outfits, the best shells on the market. We guarantee satis k ' faction in every instance. We solicit the trade of our Lexington friends. Call to see us and we will please you. Jacob Brothers, GUNS & LOCKSMITHS 1719 Main Street, COLUMBIA, - - S. C. Buy a Lot in Town. Four large lots, next to G. M. Har man's residence. on depot street. Price from $500 to $600 each. Five lots on Fort street. Price from $250 to $500. Terms easy. See me quick. ALFRED J. FOX, Real Estate Agent. * The average man is satisfied to follow the crowd. km OLD ADAGE SAYS?a " A light purse is a heavy curse" Sickness makes a light purse. The LIVER is the seat of nine tenths of ail disease* Tint's Pills VB VI W v w w go to the root of the whole matter, thoroughly, quickly safely and restore the action of the LIVER to normal condition. Give tone to the system and solid flesh to the body. Take No Substitute. m Gov. Ansel has refused the petition for pardon of John D. Todd, convicted in Hory of assault and battery in September of this year, and given a ?3ntence of four months. Dr. Thornton'9 Easy Teether has saved the lives of hundreds of babies and will safely carry your baby through the mo9t trying period of its j life as it is a guaranteed remedy for j Teething, Summer Diarrhoea, Flux, | Indigestion, and all stomach and bowel troubles of infants. 25 cents. For sale by Derrick's Drug Co.; or Easy-Teettier Medicine Co., Hartwell, Georgia. The Charleston dispensaries have discontinued the sale of beer in kegs, the authorities having decided such sales illegal. Here is Relief for Women. If you have pains in the back, Urinary, Bladder or Kidney trouble, and want a certain, pleasant herb cure for woman's ills, try Mother Gray's Australian-Leaf. It is a safe and neverfailing regulator. At Druggists or by mail 50 cts. Sample package FREE. Address, The Mother Gray Co., LeRoy, N. Y. Miss Rena Beatty, a well known young lady of Charleston, was held up on Washington square in that city Kit o no(?i<r> !>nrl r?f hftr r?HT*se. "J " ? c The town of Blacksburg will issue bonds in the sum of $15,000 for the purpose of building an electric light plant. For Sale?A New Davis (Unique) sewing machine, improved arop head, cheap cither for cash or on easy payments?installment plan?a bargain. Apply at this office. tf The railroad commission has commenced its tour of annual inspection of the railroads of the state. See the new post cards at the Bazaar. They are beauties. I KILL the COUGH and CURE the LUNCS with Dr. King's New Discovery FOB OSES?8 J3k. AND AIL THROAT AND LUNG TROUBLES. GUARANTEED SATISFACTORY OR MONEY REFUNDED. TAX RETURN'S. In accordance with the law in reference to the assessment and taxation of real and personal property, the Auditor, or his assistant, will be and attend the following named places for the purpose of receiving tax retnrns for the fiscal year 1909, and in order to meet the next appointment, the hour will close at 11 o'clock in the morning and at 4 o'clock in the afternoon: tax payers will, therefore, be prompt in meeting the appointmpnts. sn as not to canse delav. Tax payers will please come prepared to give the name of the township and nnmber of school district wherein they reside: Irmo, Monday evening and Tuesday morning, January 11 and 12. Ballentine, Tuesday even'g. Jan 12. White Rock, Wednesday morn Jan 13 Hilton, Wednesday evening, Jan 13. Ohapin, Thursday all day and Friday morning, January 14 and 15. Peak, Friday evening and Saturday to 2 oclock p. m., Jan 16. Gaston, Monday morning Jan 18. Swansea, Tuesday and Wednesday, January 19 and 20. Jos W. Reeder's, Thursday Jan 21. Jake Mack's, Thursday eve'n Jan 21. Pelion, Friday all day. Jan 22. Steadman, Saturday morn'g Jan 23. Samaria, Saturday evening Jan 23. Batesburg, Monday all day Jan 25. Leesville, Tuesday all day Jan 26. Summit, Wednesday morn'g Jan 27. Gilbert, Wednesday even'e Jan 27. Crout's Store, Thursday even'g Jan 28. Ed Addy?s, Friday morning Jan 29. G. F. Keisler, Friday evening Jan 29. Edmond, Saturday morning Feb 7. Irene, Saturday evening Feb 7. Brookland, Friday evening and Saturday to 2 o'clock Feb lo and 14. At Lexington C. H., all days not included in above schedule from January 1, 1908 to February 20, 1908, when the books will close, after which 50 per cent, will be added for failure to make returns. Tax returns sent in by mail are not legal unless sworn to before an officer qualified to admiister oaths. All male persons are subject to poll i. 1.1 ~ UtA num. til IU UU J CUTS U1 agu, CAUcpi those exempt by law. Under the new law all dogs are subject to a capitation tax of 50 ceut9 ana must be returned at the same time when other property is returned. W. D. DENT, ,i Auditor Lexington County. The Lexington Dispatch. Wednesday. December 23,1303. A negro, named Coffee, was holding a cow which a cross-eyed man was to knock on the head with an axe. The darkey observed the man's e/es, and in some alarm inquired, "Yo> gwine to hit whar yo' look?" "Yes," said the man. "Den," said Coffee, "hole dis cow vo'self." Marked For Death. "Three years ago I was marked for death. A grave-yard cough was tearing my lungs to pieces. Doctors failed to help me, and hope had fled, when my husband got Dr. King's New Discovery," says Mrs. A. C! Williams, of Bac, Ky. "The first dose helped me and improvement kept on until I had gained 58 pounds in weight and my health was fully restored." This medicine holds the world's healing record for coughs and colds and lung and throat diseases. It prevents pneumonia. Sold *?-? j? ? - j. t-V unaer guarantee u,x> ucmujs. js ul ug Store, Kaufmann Drug Co., and Sandel'9 Drug Store. 50c. and $1.00. Trial bottle free. Buy your Christmas goods from the merchants who advertise in The Dispatch and you will get the best. The merchants who advertise in this paper carry magnificent stocks and if you watch Dispatch ads you will find no difficulty in making your selections. A word to the wise i9 sufficient. . Man Beat to Death By His Wife. This is just what should happen to some men, who could make their home comfortable by spending just a little for Furniture and will not do it. Furniture can be bought cheaper now than ever at THE LION FURNITURE COMPANY'S Store, Columbia. Those boys are usually clever, they never charge you. See their advertisement in this paper. Bailey Cooper, a farmer of Florence county, caught a very large wild cat in a steel trap a few nights ago, The cat weighed 27 pounds and the animal measured 4 feet and 6 inches in length. This is said to be trie largest wild cat tnat na9 ever been caught in this section of the state. There was a young lady named Dolly,* Whom all the fellows would jolly. Till Tom came along And sang her a songAnil now he's her hottest Tom-alie. Preventics, the new Candy Cold Cure Tablets, are said py druggists to have friTTr cTUVvial crvcipifio nflvflnf.nrroc rw?f nil XUUi. LVV* ? Ui.AtW^VU V ? "7* M4& other remedies for a cold. First?they contain no Quinine, nothing harsh or sickening. Second?they give almost instant relief. Third?pleasant to the taste, like candy. Fourth?a large box ?48 Preventics?at 25 cents. Also fine for feverish children. Sold by Kaufmann Drug Co. Two of the men charged with the murder of the lawyer at Reel Foot Lake have died in prison. That is a more respectable way of getting rid of them than lynching. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Lexington, Court of Common Pleas. M. L. Reister^in his own right and as ^administrator, etc.. and Orrie Rish, plaintiffs, against Harriot Berry, et. al. defendants. In obedience to the decree of his Honor S. W. G. Shipp, of date Pecember 14, 190S, filed in the above entitled case, I will sell at public outcry in front of the Court House door, at Lexington, S. C., during the usual hours of sale on the first Monday in January, 1909, the following described real property, to wit: All that piece, parcel or tract of land situate, iymg ana oemg in isnii owamp Township in tlie conntv of Lexington, State aforesaid, containing two hundred and forty-two acres, more or less, bounded on Vne North by lands of James Sharpe; on the east by Alfrpd Sharpe and James Sharpe; on the south by Drayton Smith and E. D. Hammon? ; and on the west by Alfred Sharpe ai d Hiram V. Cook. This tract to be divided and sold in five separate and distinct tracts, plats of which may be found in the office of the Clerk of Court on day of sale. Terms of sale: Cash, purchasers to pay for all papers. a uri t-pt r> DAitturu r>. vjrrjv_/rs,vjrii., Clerk of the Court. Graham & Stnrkie, Attorneys for plaintiffs. Money to Lend. Loans made on improved farms in Lexington and Richland counties in sums of $300 and upwards. Easy payments, no commissions charged, borrower paying for preparation of papers only. THOMAS & THOMAS. 1227 Washington St., Columbia, S. C. Sep 23-4m. Final Discharge. This is to notify all persons that I will apply to Geo. S. Drafts, Eq., Judge of Probate for Lexington county, South Carolina, on the 15th of January, 190!), for a final discharge as administrator of the estate of 01in Rawl. W. D GUNTER, 4\vl0 Administrator. Final Discharge. This is to notify all persons that I will apply to Geo. S. Drafts, Esq., Judge of Probate for Lexington county, SouthCarolina.cn the 10th of January, 1909, for a final discharge as administrator of the estate of Jacob Mayor. A. G. MAYOR, 4wl0 Executor. I For Z?Hg ! | Troubles 1 Ayer's Cherry Pectoral cer| tainly cures coughs, colds, j is Droncnitis, consumption. Ana a 1 it certainly strengthens weak | | j throats and weak lungs. I ! i There can be no mistake about I j this. You know it is true. And I ; your own doctor will say so. I The best kind of a testimonial ? a ( "Sold for over sixty years." | j eeflbm?g3abmw?aw??aa?mkbm?w.majiu.jiiiiih1 A Made by J. C. Ayer Co.. Lowell, Mass. 8 , yD Also manufacturers of S |j SARSAPARILLA. | yers | have no secrets! We publish B formulas of all our medicines. I inniMMUHMBnM I jiveep me bowels regular with Ayer's rPills and thus hasten recovery. ! ??i ? When you sit down to your Christmas dinner there will be enough on the table for two or three families. There will be dinnerless people in hearing of your dinner horn that day. Trespass Notice. All persons are hereby forbidden to trespass in any manner on any of mv lands, in Congaree township, mder penalty of the law. 4w9 Mrs. E. C. MOYE. Bring your orders for job work to The Dispatch office. For Weak Kidneys Inflammation of the bladder, urinary troubles and backache use DeWitt's Kidney ? *i? < ? Tk !!_ ana Diaaaer iritis A Week's Trial For 25c B. C. DeWITT & CO.. Cliicaao, III. Tbe Kaufmann Drug Co. MY FRIENDS I of Lexington will find me in my new store prepared to serve them with Dispatch. For Watches, Clocks and Jewelry of every description, you will find my goods firstclass and prices t he lowest. Repair work a specialty and neatly done?all guaranteed. Think of it. Ladies' 0 size high grade 20 years Elgin or Waltham Watches from $11 up. The same sizes in solid 14 karat gold from $17 and up. See me for your Watches, Jewelry etc., before you buy. T. E. EPTlNCj JEWELER, (000 Gervais St., Columbia, S. C. We Wa We carry everything in G< ware, etc. Buggies, Wagons i atvle vehicle vou mav want. ~ "%/ ~ tf . %) at a small margin of profit. ... M When your are in the marl serve you. All we ask is an ic action guaranteed. THE LEADE # I INIew Let Tl $ $ tic I Let the Christ $ | come while the $ ivli ,. ~ ^ ^1 ~ ~ 1^ ..4 \ <11 ltjU CUIHC Ut'J I crowd?come be: $ t picked over and $ 1 Come here at t to * Christmas Shopf $ I ters and you will I w I THE R. L. I 8 g Two Stores or g | COLUMBIA, HARMAN, The Man That Saves You Money on al SHOES Having purchased our stock when th leather market was at its lowest this sea son enables ns to give you the advantag of buying your fall and winter Shoes a the right price. See us before you buy We can do you good when it comes t prices. We have now a complete line t select from. Farmers' heavy shoes i specialty. XT A T>TVT & ATG Q KJ KJ Post Office Block I Do Your Chris1 where EVERYTH Santa Clans's seled Pictures, Frames, Xmas Card Albums, Hand Painted beat Cooper, Headquarters fc tions, etc. Artists Materia and many things not m g WEBB'S AF S 1 627 Main Street, And in Lobby of nt Your eneral Merchandise?Dry Goods, ind Harness by the car load. Wt Our prices are always the lowest -- am Uam U!C9 CfiKEU HKVB^ ket for a Mule or a Horse, call on ispection of our goods before buy IRS : :^SWj JT. Vlern Gorne | & m mas Gift Givers ? r: selection is so 6 tri [ore the crush of & <r*\ fore others have & n even looked at. & ll A A ia r? r\ i;?vu S lie uiu icnauit: w )ers' Headquar- | be pleased. I BRYAN CO., l Main Street, g S C w $ & COLUMBIA, S. C OUR PIES re found favor with everybody iabes and men, the little girl in Lafores and her mother and her cndmother. They are of the eet, delicious, wholesome, dt-in-your -mouth kind, and >'rp ntiYinns to have von trv em if you don't know the procts of our ovens. If you do :ow we won't have to ask you. ilDLINGER'S STEAM BAKERY, COLUMBIA, S. C. tmas Shopping [ ING- is made for * tions. 3 Cards, and Calendars, Tost I China, Pottery, Stationery, ?r Dennison's Xmas Decora- ? ?I \Ai ?*IR Dn riot* ^ 11J WVC9II U rn entioned, but found at p IT STORE, I Columbia, S. C. M Lyric Theatre |3 T rade! Notions, Shoes, Hats, Hard 5 can furnish you with any We buy close and sell goods mum us and we will be pleased to ing elsewhere. Every trans\ htcitx Ann D-EjA, O. Kj. . P. ROOF LEXINGTON, S. C., it for all kinds of rming Implements. WRITE FOR PRICES. mmM Ik ^