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The Lexington Dispatch ; ; c G. M. Earhan, Editor add Publisher J s D.'R. Haltiwaxges, Assist.ict Editor. | Entered at the Post Office as Lexington, i S. C., as second class matter. | j The subscription price of the Dispatch j * is $1 a year; 50 cents for six months; 25 cents for three zaontlis? invariably cash j j in advance. ? CIBCULAT ION 2.286. ] i' ! ( Wednesday, January 6,1909. = ? ;; 1308. j, With thi9 issue of The Dispatch we : ] enter upon our duties for the year \ , 1909 with greater determination to 1 make this paper the best ever. The , ?1 ?? ? J L>~" nna rtf mnMTr year just; oiuseu imo ucch vu& vi mwj trials to us; we have had our share of j j the troubles which always come sooner j or later to every one: the hand of j death?that mighty reaper?has re- j moved from us a beloved son, break- j ing our family circle and at the same | ' tim? r.rinnlinc oar force. But we { . r",,w "~JTL O 4 have met these troubles with a heart brave, realizing that all things work together for good to those who love the lord and who try to follow in His footsteps. But while we have had our troubles and our sorrows* we have had our . joyaaod our pleasures. We have had ourshareof the good things of life; we have hadourshare of the prosperity which has come to all the people of Lexington county, and by honest endeavor we have made The Dispatch one of the best advertising me- dinms in the State, and when we say this we believe that every| word will be corroborated by those who have used par columns. For the patronage we have received, and for all kindnesses shown, we feel deeply grateI - fuL The people of Lexington county, as y , a* whole, have many things to be thankful for: they have been blessed . with the blessings of a kind and generous Providence; the fields have broughtforth a bountiful, crop, despite the very bad conditions which existed for a while last year, and the people have a fair supply of the necessaries of life, for all of which they should be - - - / i - profoundly thankful. Lexington county is a prosperous county and her people are wise, progressive and Godfearing. With such I IFITZMA I Three Ar I A f* I M %s$ (T 1 SALE pwi : S No charge < I measure and H I mg up with e 1 later on, and ^ I 7?500 yards new en - i 4 A _ 1 f your cnoicr at jluc ya E this lot 20 inches wic m 3,000 yards of fine Vj B Round Thread, wort! B 1,000 yards 36 Pajan I B check white goods, ^ 1 yard, only 10c yd. 1,000 yards of 30 in M* B white, only 10c yd, I 3,000 yards White Pla I elegant for hot sum] B Extra Special: B at 49c each, regi BL fl ing, only 8 1-3 yc This Sale w &| v'':.'/ T^B5 .^v "?* .^^b ^ n'v g^J s H -' ^W??3IBBMSLMBESBgMKBM3B?M H ^B? ^B2r^ i, people to aid us, we shall strive to . ? vork for the upbuilding and greater i < levelopment of our county and its re- ! * iources. : j Let us then, one and all, join hands ' t md begin right now with this bright i lew year, to make this year the hap- j 1 Diest and most prosperous in the his- j 1 ;ory of the county. j 1 The Dispatch will stand for high ! 1 deals ? ideals which stand for ; i ill that is high and noble in life, t i I We shall ever strive to keep down j turmoil and strife and to hold the j sounty together. We shall fight, j with all the earnestness of our soul, j srime in any form and shall do our best to create an awakening among j the people that will cause them to be j law-abiding and to rise up in one j great body and put the stamp 011 those who flagrantly violate our laws. Here's hoping that 3909 will bring | peace, prosperity and happiness into I every home in this broad land. Prohibition and Atlanta. There has been a great deal of talk about prohibition being a farce in the city of Atlanta ever since the prohibition law went into effect in Georgia. All this talk is absolutely without foundation, if we are to judge from the police records in that city for the year 1907 and 1908, and we believe that this is considered the very best evidence in cases of thi9 kind. The Atlanta Journal, which was opposed to prohibition and fought it to the last ditch, prints an interesting news story re garding the conditions in Atlanta at the present time and before the prohibition law went into effect. The police records have bebn it Tie wed and compared and, according to The Journal, there were just 8,133 cases iless daring the first twelve months of prohibition, as compared with the same period in 1907 before prohibition went into effect. The cases for drunkenness alone fell off 3,903. The Journal makes the alarming statement that there were three times as many drunks during 1907 in Atlanta as there were during 1908. Is prohibition a farce in Atlanta? An honest public can answer. Judge Ernest Gary. Judge Ernest Gary will be a candi date for re-election to the jndgship before the Legislature at the coming session. There is no Judge on the bench more learned in the law than j Mr. Gary. Of all the judges in the j URIC E'Sh704 ch Store ? % AT COST , Dr approbation to i count the same ai very body that w( we want our Lexi t ibroidery : pressing sack kir I, lots in 5c, regular price 8 ie. 3,000 yards of the ale Lace, ; Ginghams. 8 1-3c g( l 10c yd, 25 Squads : 50, your choice at la small ?ne Squares si rorth 15c | 50, only $15.00 , ii i 27 fine Black Voile ldras' fU | at $16.50, only I - reSular I choice. 25 Blacl ., - Black Chiffon Par mersday j $11-00, only $7.95 100 doz. Men's Neglig< alar price 75c. 2.000 y< 1., 12 yds. to each custc ill last 10 Days. WHOLI i >taLe, it is said, that Judge Gary's iecisions have been reversed by the ye rapreme court less than any other yj udge. A high-toned Christian gen- c'u :leman?a man who lias been weighed nthe balance and has not been found vanting?we trust that the Legislature will re-elect him to the position tC tie has filled without fear or favor and ^ with credit to himself and the Slate for all these years. Judge Gary should be re-elected without opposi- a tion and we believe that he will be. With Ths Auditor. On next Monday we start out with County Auditor Dent. The fiistpoint ^ will be Irino, in the afternoon. We want to impress upon all taxpayers the importance of having their property already listed, so that there will be nothing left for the Auditor to do w but to take them down. Sit down jr before leaving home and think over n, your taxable property, and make a jt list of the same in your note book or on a slip of paper. If you will do this g you will be surprised at the convenience it will be to the Auditor. ^ Another matter in which we would ^1 like to call attention to: Be ready with your dues to the editor. We ? have no desire to be treasonable but there is quite a numbe&of subscribers who have not paid for their paper, o and it i9 absolutely necessary that a they pay up to ke6p their paper com- f< ing. Meet us promptly and you'll u feel better, the editor will feel better, v> and we'll all feel better. . P ti Jas. A. Hoyt will be a candidate for clerk of the house at the next session 8< of the Legislature. There is no man c in the State better fitted for the du- e \ J ties of the position. Mr. Hoyt is a ^ newspaper man of ability, being the ^ Columbia representative of The News and Courier. He is well acquainted with the work and if he should be elected?and we believe that he will be?he will fill the position with satis- . faction to all. Here's hoping that j Jim Hoyt will be?the next clerk of the House. . -? : js In the death of Robert R. Hemp- a hill, editor of The Abbeville Medium n South Carolina journalism has sus- 1< tained a distinct loss, the State has h lost one of its best citizens, and his ii fan^ly a fond and devoted husband n ?Ti^a liin f o rv* 41 vr Tho TliC- Q dUU 1CV1UC1 XV liio xarniij j 'ao j w patch wafts its deepest sympathy. ; o [ and 1706 Main Goods, Notions, C IT CI <WI AND LESS any. After 10 Das id it is our wish to i owe. Lots of fine ington friends to hg nonas, only 15 fine black Lou ; l-3c. at $15.00 and best Apron only $10.00 yoi )ods/only 5c. | 00 Cravenette I sold at $25.- | $5.00 each. $19.50. 10 50 fine black an old at $22.- Underskirts soli $4.50 each. 10 Skirts sold skirts sold at $1 >10.00, your j each. z Voile and i Siik and Dress ama sold at ment, this is a c each. to get without i 3e Shirts at 35c each, re is. 36 Sea Island Homes >mer. 1,000 yds 36 inch One clay as goc A happy new year to every sub- ^ ribcr and reader of The Dispatch. ay you have no cause to "kick" iring the entire vear! * st( Cc A happy new year to ail cf our cor,- nc mporaries. May they live long and wapv;i . iTV n1 IS Now is a might}* good time to take at scat on the water wagon. n< Resolve to make others happy and st appiness will come unto you. 02 ???????????? j The law-makers are going to take t*3 le capitol by storm next Tuesday. ; " ; IS' i m Soard of Registration. j tl" The county board of registration ! ? as in session on Monday, transact- ! uc lg regular routine work. There is j tt ot a great deal of work to be done \ p* ist at this time, but nevertheless the J at iw requires that they meet 011 the b< rst Monday of each month. The *9 oard has done exceptionally good T1 rork this year and they should receive *n ic praise of all good citizens. ai di Iridge Work is Being Pushed. ^ The work on the new steel bridge dj ver the Saluda river is being pushed bi head. The chaingang is placing rock p< )r the abuttment on the grounds, tc laking ready for the main work, M rhich will begin in a few days. The eople are anxiously awaiting the ime when they can cross this bridge ree of cost and at a$( times and sea3ns of the year. When the work is di ompleted there will no longer be an te xcuse about not being able to get tc cross the river at high water periods, T 3r this bridge will withstand any ? reshet which might come. ts ^ o: J. L. Mimnauga. nf .11 thp npnnlp in Ooltimbia there ^ v* ~ rr ( , } no man held in higher esteem than R ohn L. Mimnaugh, the prince mer- P hant of the Carolinas. Mr. Mimnaugh n } not only a fine business man, but he i* } a gentleman of charming personality u nd i9 possessed with all the endow- -A lents of a conversationalist He i9 is )ved by all, both great and small, for is generous deeds and for his high itegrity. It is always a pleasure to leet Mr. Mimnaugh?he is the same very where, whether at the store or jr n the street. a St., Columbia, S Nothing, Fumishi FOR TEN I rs then we take st< have the stock as s New Goods will 1 ive a share of thes g Cloaks sold j to us a fine $20.00 each, j Silk. Fine 1 ir choice. $15.- lies and Nap tain Coats only j have all pur< | from Belfas d colored silk j blankets 10 d at $6.50, only j all wool, a gi 0 black Under- ! a Blanket, a [.50, only 98c ! is enough. I rj er ahead. D Goods Depart- j 10 prs 36 inch hance for you worth $1.25, 1 cent of profit j for this Cost gular price 50c. Extra spun, only 5c yd. regulai Percale, only 10c, 121)d as the Other. ji a b AINU r fter Caris>mas Shopping At j 2 Minnaugli's. ft: is indeed a pleasure to visit the | ji'd of J. L. Mimnaugli & Co., in j h >lumbia. 'Especially is this the case u iw. The store is crowded with after ir iristmas shoppers. Thev go to this tl onf <str?vr? hpr?;>nse thev know that it T needless to go elsewhere. The prices Mimnaugh's have been reduced to I tonishingly low prices?almost to )thing. The sales force has been in- 1 rue ted to sell, and they are going to irry out their orders. 1 At Mimnaugh's you will find everyling in dry goods, notions, slices, 1 dies' suits and jackets, men's furnhings, and every conceivabie kind of 1 erchandise. The stocks are grand? icy are always grand at Mimnaugh's 1 because he keeps new goods continrusly coming in, in order to satisfy ic wants of every customer. The ist year has been a record-breaker ^ ; Mimnaugh's?more goods having ?en sold than ever before, and there no sign or semblance of a panic, j he store, as we have already stated j . these, columns, has been enlarged j id remodeled in order to meet the r lily demands of a growing business, j ow is the time to get bargains?you >e an account 01 oargain saies evwj ay?but unless you have seen the irgains now being offered at this "] Dpular store, you are not in position >] ) judge of their true worth. Go to dmnaugh's and go right now. I Great Slaughter Sale. i Fitzmaurice, in Columbia, is con- 1 acting a great Slaughter Sale for J >n days, as will be seen by reference r > the large display ad. in this issue, here is no place in the city where ou can buy goods to greater advanige and now that the the big Sale is n, you can secure still greater barains. Lexington people who know Mr. 6 itzmaurice?and nearly everybody c nows him?will grasp this golden op- x ortunity to secure goods for less J loney than ever before. Read the resistable prices, the matchless val- ^ ss, and go to Fitzmaurice's Three .rch Store while the Slaughter Sale i in full sway. \ A Useful Article. ; i i Fresh Baker's Brazil Shredded Co- |1 Danut, a seasonable article for mak- I| lg delicious custards, pies and cakes, I t the Bazaar. . l-c- F1TIM A ? Three Ar DAYS, NOVH 3ck. It is our liai low as possible, b )e on sale, you wi] e grand bargains. Wool Dress or a Clothing ] rable Linens, Doy- Cost ai] kins at cost, we Suit Caj 3 Linen that came j arate Pj it, Ireland, fine We ha^ 1-4, 111-4 size, | few of t ?n r?* juu. txiuc tu an muo word to the wise ! ing. Y( lenty cold weath- pointed on't fool yourself. | All our $ Messaline Satan j 75c go< 36 inch only 90c ; goods 4 Sale. j goods 2 Special: 5o doz. Men's r price 7c. 3,ooo yds .36 2c quality. No Charge. No %Sma"aVa ft 11 \fL I MIL Jspsnso Account of Dispense- 9 ries for 1908. JH The County Dispensary Board jH| a* compiled the following figures, U "iiich show the exact cost of operatlg the expenses in this county for lie year IOCS: 'otal amount paid to County Dispensary and Board 1289 85 'otal amount paid for rents ex1 ? _r -T: orj A A ^Hi C1USIY0 OL uispuiiftiuiea uu w 'otal amount pa^d to book- H keepers for County Board... 590 CO H 'otal amount paid for advertis- H ing and nrinting .*>59 25 H iotal amount paid for analyses fl of liquors ' 47 25 iotal amount paid tor attorney fl fees 50 CO fl iotal amount paid for sundries fl and supplies, not included in fl above C39 S8 fl iotal charged to this account. 3312 23 H EOCAL EXPENSES H Sundri\s& fl )ispen'ry Dispensers Rents Supplies fl >exington 960,00 144,00 359,95 - 9 jewiedale 720,00 4S,oo iU4,vo h ^ak 780,00 84,00 185,07 . Srookland 900,00 220,00 171,73 3360,00 396,00 321,46 I Cotal charge to this account.. .4577,46 I total paid for Merchandise.. .57703,14 I DISBURSEMENTS OF NET PROFITS. Dispen'ry Town County Schools B toxington $1,349.62 1,349.62 1,349.62 towiedale 1,013.94 1,013.95 1,013.95 I >eak 1,105.45 1,105.46 1,105.46 4 Urookland 1,099,72 1,099.72 1,099.73 9 rotal net profits 13,706.24 9 ? J n _ mt _ 1 1'. 31.-1 in ins wommDia AOSPITOJU a Mrs. J. B. O. Caughman is now in B he Columbia Hospital, where she will I ioon undergo an operation for stom- 8 ich trouble. We sincerely trust that 8 ;his good woman will soon be restored W :o her accustomed good health. Dr. J Drafts Caughman who is a student at I :he Roanoke Medical college is with ~*?B lis mother. B Woman Weighing 983 Pounds I svould not be too heavy for one of our >0c oak chairs advertised in this pa per, because they are. made of tho irery best thoroughly seasoned oak I with rattan bottoms' See our ad in I this paper. I THR T.TOX FURNITURE CO.. I Columbia, S. C. V wmmmmmmmmmmmmammmmmmmmmmmmmmm URIC E'Sl I ch Store I 1 ON, I 'dest work to | esides squar- | ' LI need them H for Men and Boys at 9 ' id Less. Trunks and S ses at Cost. Men's Sep- jS mts at Cost and Les3. H re only mentioned a || he many items. They g& t go, we reserve noth- Wb au will not be disap- ? m 1 goods are 85c, Our 9 ^ xls at 65c, Our 50c H f t4c, Our 25c and 30c 9 > Negligee Shirts |S Pearless Bleach- 3 Approbation. B HH mm 4