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1 1909 ? Wo hesrin the 5 stock of Dry Go r thing for the ho J special attentio: JTl tw v<vww w FS2TCXL A2TC) scxssoss. Wayside Metes Gathered . Here and There by a Dispatch Man. When you come to town don't forget to call and pay for your paper. jcP. E. Dreher, Esq., spent yesterday in Swansea on matters of business. Ospt. "Bill" Kinard, of Leesville, as jolly as eyer, was here on Mopday. Mayor W." C. Bates, of Bateaburg, spent last Wednesday in Lexington. We want .only prompt paying sub seribers oil our list. f John Kaminer, on Lexington Route 2, always prompt was here recently and as usual planked down his dollar for his paper. Mr. M. L. Brown, a prosperous farmer of ronte 3, Lexington, was in town Monday and added his name to our subscription list. Bring or send your orders for job work to The Dispatch office. All work neatly and promptly executed. Mr. H. H. Boozer, of Route 1, Lexington, was in town Monday and gave us a pleasant and profitable call. - Hon. and Mrs. G. M. Efird and Misses Lucille, Essie, Caro and Ruth Efird attended the Kreps?Ward wed y ding in Columbia on Thursday evening. The names of Henry Martin and Webster King should appear to the citation notice of the estate of John I. Laird, elsewhere in this issue. There will be communion service at St. Johnjs (Calk's Road) next Sunday/ at U a. m. t FOR SALE CHEAP?A thoroughbred Brown Leghorn Cockrel. Apply to Rice B. Harm an. Mrs. W. D. Blame has returned to her home in Bamburg, after spending several days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. .Marks. Dr. aid Mrs. P. H. Shealy are now occupying the handsome new resi dence of Hon. C. M. Efird on Soutn Main street. -N \ ITCH cured in 30 minutes by Woolford's Sanitary Lotion. Never fails. Sold by Derrick's Drug Store. 6m31 Mr. Julian P. Meetze spent Sunday at St. Matthews. There seems to be an attraction down there for our noble young friend. Time alone will tell. Mrs. W. H. GoodiDg has returned to her home in Charlotte, after a visit of several days to her sister, Mrs. C. M. Efird." Look for the editor while out with Auditor Dent next week. Pay up and get your receipt and feel better. Mrs. W. D. Quick and Miss Alice Quick have returned from a most delightful visit of several days to relatives and friends in North Carolina. The many friends of Mrs. W. P. Roof will be pained to learn that she has been quite indisposed for several days. Don't have the editor look after you but you ioojs mm up ana pay ior your paper, while he is out on his round. Mr. Dan J. Taylor, from Little Bock, Ark., has been on a yisit to relatives and friends in this section. He is a grandson of the Rev. Daniel Taylor, who moved from this county to Arkansas, in 1847. We are glad to learn of Mr. Taylors success in his adopted State. Mr. Jake L. Dooley, of Wilkins, Arkansas, has our thanks for a dollar for The Dispatch. Mr. Dooley is one of the best paying subscribers on our list and we are pleased to learn that he is doing well. Mr. Fletcher Jefcoat and son, from the lower part of the county, were in town Monday. Mr. Jefcoat is an enthusiastic believer in the claying of the roads in the sand mils. gy? JE2. jr. Cany a line of e Machines, Stoves 0 ^uuuwvwvw New Year with better r ods, Motions, Shoes, CI01 usehold. We have whal n to all mail orders. Yoi ,WWWWWVWV Mr. H. P. Sites, a prominent farmer of the Ohapin section, was in town Monday and, like the honest man that he is, promptly planked down his dollar for The Dispatch.' 1 Col. J. B. Wingard, one of the members of last year's standing legislative committee to check state officials books, was called to Columbia this morning tfo check last quarter. Be sura to meet the editor while on his rounds with thek auditor. If you fail to see him, however, remember that we will give you a glad handshake at the office. C3ll to see us at any time. 1 ^ J - Miss Brown Has Gone Homo. Miss Anna Brown, the popular mil- 1 liner of W. P. Roof, has gone to her 1 home in George, N. C., to spend her < vacation. During her stay in Lexing- 1 ton Miss Brown has. by her thorough ] knowledge of millinery, built up this 1 department of the Roof store until i now it is second to none in the coun- * try. By her charming personality 1 she has also won for herself many warm friends in Lexington, and it is 1 the sincere wish of all that she? will '* soon become a "permanent" resident ^ of our little city. ] ] Beautiful Stand. Neur. Is the Stand and Stock of The Lion , Furniture Co., Columbia. You will save Money by sending them your ] orders. For Beds, Bureaus, Chairs, 1 Rocker Springs, or anything in the , Furniture Line, See their advertisement in this paper. W. P. Roof. i We direct attention to the big ad- ] vertisement of W. P. Roof on the first ^ page of this issue. Nothing that we 1 might say would add to the popularity 1 of this great store. For years the 1 name of W. P. Roof has been a syno- ^ nym in every household in Lexington ' and surrounding country. This store is telling you about fer- 1 tilizers this week, but this is not their hobby, for you can find any and ev- ! erything at Roof's. There is no finer ' business man to be found than Sam 1 P. Roof. Endowed with all the nat ural business instincts of his father, this young man knows the wants and needs of the people, and it is his chief delight to please. You are always welcome at Roof's whether you buy or not. \ Fever Sores. i Fever sores and old chronic sores should not be healed entirely, but i should be kept in healthy condition. ( This can be done by applying Chamberlain's Salve. Tliis salve has no superior for this purpose. It is also most excel? lent for chapped hands, sore nipples, burns and diseases of the skin. For , sale by Kaufmann Drug Co. The Fable of the Two Sens. In a certain barnyard there were two hens, one of which when she laid an egg cackled, because sue Knew when she had a good thing and want- . ed others to know it?that hen be- i lieved in advertising. And many were the breakfasts her enterprise supplied. When the other hen laid eggs she disdained to cackle. "What's the use," said she, "Everybody knows I lay eggs." And she cackled not. One day the owner of the hens by accident discovered the nest of the noiseless one and it was full with eggs, but they were too old to use. And immediately he cut off the head of the hen that had refused to be "modern" and advertise. Mr. Merchant are your goods becoming "over-ripe?" Try "cackling." ?Advertise. ONES < verything in Gene: i and Ranges. The: THI Watcli n P. S. Hit vwmvmvw 'reparations than eve] thing, Furnishings, La t you want and 'tis ne 1 always find big valu INAU( COLUMBIA, SO fcWWVWWWV mamammmmmmmammmmmmtmmmammmmmmmmmmmm NEGBO EETJTE ATTEMPTS AWFUL CLIME. Mrs. Thomas Wingard the Intended Victim?Fails in His Fiendish Purpose and is Run Down by Sheriff's Blood Hound?Sheriff Corley Receives Wound from Negro's Pistol. One of the foulest crimes ever attempted in this county was that of an unknown negro brute who attempted to criminally assault Mrs. Thomas Wingard, wife of a prominent and inBueutial farmer of the Providence 3ection, 011 last Wednesday evening about dark. i?/r ttt; 3 _ j-u ~ 4 xurs. vvnigaru wa? m me uiyaci, which is located a short distance from the house, and just as she made her 3xit the negro sprang at her with both hands, barely escaping her body. Mrs. Wingard screamed and the svould-be-rapist made off in the darkless. Mrs. Wingard's daughter was 3tanding on the back porch aild saw the negro when he made the attack, rhe screams of the two women attracted the attention of Mr. Wingard and his son who were at the barn feeding the stock for die night. They rushed to the house at once and were not long in spreading the news of the jutrage. The father sent for Dr. Wingard, while the 9on carried the news to cearby neighbors. A gentleman, who happened to be passing on a mule, lame for the sheriff. Sheriff Corley, always vigilant and prompt, hurried bo the scene with his bloodhound, arriving at the Wingard home about three-quarters of ail hour after the negro's departure. The dog was not Long in taking up the trail and the ne?ro was tracked through the plantations of P. H. Seay, George Roberts and J. J. Fox, when the faithful hound brought him to bay just at the edge of 18-mile creek. When Sheriff Corley got within about fifteen feet of the negro he was fired upon. At the first shot from the negro's pistol Sheriff Corley raised his gun and fired as rapidly as possible, firing six shots in all. The second shot from the negro's weapon struck Sheriff Corley in the groin, inflicting a slight, but very painful, wound. Sheriff Corley, believing that he had fatally wounded the man and that his body could easily be found next morning, returned to Lexington to ascertain the extent of his injuries and to secure medical attention, should the same be necessary. Upon the Sheriff's return to the spot he wa9 unable to find any trace of the supposed dead man, but a hat, with part of the crown shot away, was found. It is conceded by many that the po9se who wa9 hunting for the negro, captured the man, finished the job and disposed of his body. Sheriff Corley has made a dilligent effort to locate the body, for he is satisfied that his shots were effective, and in the hopes of finding the body has announced that he will give a reward of fifty dollars for the recovery of the body or for any information leading to the identity of the party or parties who moved it from where he is satisfied that it should have b,een. Perhaps the greatest mystery in connection with the whole affair is the identity of the negro. Mrs. Wingard did not recognize him and it is stated most positively that none of the negroes in the surrounding section are missing. Mrs. Wingard was not harm,ed further than the shock and her attending physician, Dr. Wingard, states that she is doing as well as could be expected. She is about 53 years of age and has been almost an invalid for several years. ral Merchandise, ir prices tell the t 2Y ARE IN BUI riiis Sp: # ihest Prices always Paic MICH'S: to serve the trade. "W .dies' Suits, Skirts and C edless to go elsewhere, es at our store. : sirs" UTH CAROLINA. -vwvwwww On The Water Wagon. * District Attorney Jerome has joined the rank9 of the great and the neargreat. lie has quit both cigarettes and whiskey. He says he is going to keep a reserved seat on the water wagon for the rest of his days. It is only a short time since Preseident-elect Taft announced that he would drink nothing intoxicating during hia term of office. He said that with the great pressure of the work before him he could not drink, and that he wanted to live out the four years of his term. Then came Emperor William, who shortly after his row with the Reicnstag,declared that he would drink no more liquor a9 long as ne uvea. For the last three months Mr. Jerome has smoked only an occasional pipe,and he want even speak of a Scotch highball. As a result he i9 osing superfluous flesh and his tailor has had to rebuild hi3 clothing. This editor, together with the other great men, has also climbed on the water wagon. Here's hoping that the wheels won't strike a rock.?Anderson Intelligencer. Strange Murder Discovered. Marion,Ind, January 10.?A mysterious murder was uncovered today when the charred body of Mrs Rosa Ricks, 23 years old, wife of a timber buyer, was discovered in the hay loft of a barn in the rear of the "" - * mi??? t?_ residence ui xuumas t>ubuu. m- i dications are that the woman was killed and the barn fired. The husband of the woman, who separated from her a week ago, and Levi Sntton, who is charged by Ricks with arrested. A cab driver says that he tfrove Mrs Hicks and a strange man to the barn at 11 o'clock Saturday night. Senator Gibson Dead. Florence, Jan. 10.?State Senator N. S. Gibson of Winona, this county, who has been ill for some months, died at 1 o'clock today. The cause of Mr. Gibson's death was cancer. A man may feel his oats and stiill IiaV Vinroo aonap IOV/Ai JJV&OW WV4JIWV* If you must lie about anybody, pick out some one a thousand miles away. A?TY9 The Buggies, Wagons, ;ale. 3INESS TO PLEA I for all kinds of Country Pi 'e have the largest a lln^ lrQ A "rf fir/nQrnc T AAA V IAU/1 X Ask for it if you don't WWVWWWW1 ^^IIB mHSIBSIlBI? FOR SALE?Must be sold, some real bargains in second hand Mules, Horses, Buggies and Carriages. GREGORY BONDER MULE COMPANY, Columbia, S. C. Pensioners, Ta&o Notice. From instructions from the Comptroller General, all those on pension roll of Lexington county and cut off in Calhoun County will send their names to me by the 15th of February, so that I can send their names in to the Comptroller by the above date. Also send me the names of those who have died or left the county since last pay roll w&9 paid off. Act at once or you may fail to get your pension. S. M. ROOF, Pension Commissioner Lex. Co. Hissing1 Man Fctind Lead. Roanoke,Va, January 10.?W. A. An- j drews, aged 25, who was married on Christmas Day, and who had not been seen by his bride since last Sunday, was found dead to-day hanging from a tree on Mill Mountain, on the edge of town. Everything points to suicide. The man's leather belt was about his neck. The body was frozen. Andrews came here from Lynchburg a year ago, and was employed as a driver by a lumber concern. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Lexington. Court of Common Pleas. Mrs. L. M. Derrick, et. al., Plaintiffs, Vs. Walter A. Derrick, et. al.. Defendants. rtuuuuu ui xveai In obedience to the decree of the Court herein, signed by Judge J. W. DeVore on December 26th, 1908, I will sell to the highest bidder, at public outcry, before the Court House door in Lexington, S. C., during the legal hours of sale, on the first Monday in February, 1909: All that piece, parcel or tract of land, situate, lying and being in said county and State aforesaid, containing one hundred and forty-five (14.5) acres, more orless, and bounded by Forrest Sharpe, W. L. K. Johnson, tract No. 2, Mrs. L. M. Derrick and D. E. Craft, the same being tract No. 1 of the estate lands of the late W. A. Derrick, deceased. Plat of same by G. A. Derrick, surveyor, now on file in Clerk's office. Terms of Sale: One-half cash; balance on a credit of one year secured by bond and mortgage, with leave to purchaser to pay all cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. FRANK W. SHEALY, Clerk of the Court. Lexington, S. C., Jan. 11,1909. XCocorc fir. TlrAhor PlninfifPc' Attorneys. | Leaders-The Price Fix< Harness, Pianos; BE. t Week! ruuuwv. k^WWWVtW? I - I9UV I ^ nd best selected ? 1 lugs, and every- > . see it- We pay ^ i > j I I I i I I i * STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Lexington. In Probate Court. 4 Southern Securities & Trust Co., Plaintiff, Vs. Alonzo L. Smith, et. al., Defendants. Sale of Land in Aid of Assets to Pay Debts. UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of a decree of this Court, directing the sale of the lands herein described, I will sell at nnblifi anntinn t.r> ViicrVmcf VwirMo-n r ?? M^UVOV UiUUti J before the Court House door at Lexington, S. C., during the legal hours of sale, on the first Monday in February next, the following lands: "All that tract or parcel of land, containing one hundred and fifty acres, * more or less, situate, lying and being in the County of Lexington and State aforesaid, and bounded as follows: On the North by lands of T. S. Sease and others; on the East by W. H. Donley; on the South by lands of Jesse McCartha and J. M. Crim, and on the West by lands of Mrs. M. A. Lewie, the same being a part of land known as the Elizabeth Crim land." Also, "All that piece, parcel or tract of land, situate, lying and being in Lexington County and State of South Carolina, containing one hundred and thirty- ? seven acres, more or less, bounded by lands of H. D. Smith, Mrs. C. Long and tracts Nos. 3, 4 and 1 of the estate lands of George Long, deceased, and r known as tract No. 2 of said estate lands.*' Also, "All that piece, parcel or tract of land, situate, lying: and beine- in Boil ing Springs Township, in the County of Lexington and State aforesaid, containing seven and one-sixth (7 1-6) acres, more or less, adjoining lands of A. D. | Steele, and other lands of said tract I and fronting on the right of way of the ! Southern Railway Company." V i Also, "All that piece, parcel or tract j of land, in said County and State, containing thirteen (13) acres, more or j less, and adjoining lands of A. D. Steele and other lands of the original tract, and fronting on said right of way; the same being half of the land conveyed to me by Emanuel Long, executor, shown on plat of Samuel B. George, surveyor, December 28th, 1904, and subdivided this day by said plat as agreed J upon by us, and as shown thereon." i Also, "All that piece, parcel or lot of jP j land, situate, lying and being in the | town or .Lexington, in the County of Lexington and State aforesaid, being the lot bought from the Masonic Lodge, and bounded by Church Street, Corley Street, lots of J. E. Kaufmann and the lot of the I. O. O. P." Terms of Sale: Cash; purchaser to pay for papers. GEO. S. DRAFTS, Judge of Probate of Lexington County. January 11, 1909. Messrs. Efird & Dreher, Attorneys. ers of Batesburg. , Organs, Sewing '