Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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? THE LEXINGTON DISPATCH. " r *' < " - - ? - ? ? ??' T y & Baprasontatiua Baurspapar. Booars taxing tan and tba Bordars of tba Surrounding Bountias tiia a Bianhat. ;^F'. - ' . f . VOL. XXXIX. LEXINGTON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 26,1909. 30 : - v& | mrnKmrnmammmmmmmmm The HOME NA' OF LEXII y" . Capital Stock ' Liability of Stockholm , Protection to Deposito | OFFERS ITS Every safe-guard known to security and safety of their e ?a. ?a A x ? Jtugnesx raxes 01 interest o 1 LOANS WHEN THEY NE I ABLE I ; I Safety Deposit Boxes F< .*1" vUv f i i ' . . * 1 . W 1892. Leiiiigton Ss LEXINGTON, 1. Capital, Surplus and Undii 5 per cent interest paid < being computed semi-annually. received. Commercial accounts also & Ample facilities for handE account will be appreciated. Safety deposits boxes for re W. P.] Did you Begin The IF NOT BEGIN A NEW YEAR RII OPEN A CHECKING ACCOUNT \ Try paying your bills with checks, a: can keep track of expenditures, also end of the month. NO BETTER T1 > NOW. : : ALL BUSINESS GIY FUL ATTENTION. The Bank c R. L. LYBRAND, President | Bank of I : : : CHAPI I The Bank That This bank aims to give yon goc checks for you?famish drafts 1 always glad to assist you in busii with this bank, which makes a positors. Our certificates of dep i We cordially invite the farmer t? their banking with us. w' * .'-V= , < . . ^ r j. d. co I Cor. Main and Lumber Sts. J GROCERIES, HAT, GRAI S My stock is complete and uj I for the FORK TRADE OF LI prices are as low as you will And i 4 I prices for country produce. ^ I Give Me A Call. Sat i _____ Spring Park Hotel, Traveler's Rest, S. C. OPENS JUNE 15 th, * A beautiful mountain view resort. An ideal place for worn out people from low country. Cheap. Bates. MRS. K. W. WOODWARD, Proprietress. j I 61 w. ik. 10HO MAIN STBEE Solicits a SHare BHHMHBHBBHBHR TIONAL BANK ?IGTON. (25,000.00 m nnn nn rs $50,000.00 CUSTOMERS i modern banking for the funds. n time deposits. ED THEM AT REASON- j LATES. or Rent, $1.00 per year. A 1909. Lyings Bank, s. c rifled Pwfife 130,000.00. >n savings deposits, interest Deposits of 81.00 and over jven special attention. ing your business, and your nt, 81.00 per year. 1001. Fresfdentsnd Cashier i Ilnur Vnon Dinhf) ; new icdi niyiiii jrHT?RIGHT NOW. YOU CAN ?ITH US AT ANY TIME. : : : ad note how much more easily you have a much larger balance at the [ME TO BEGIN THAN?RIGHT EN OUR PROMPT AND CARE?f Swansea. B. E. CRAFT, Cashier. r Chapin n,, s. c. : : : Accommodates >d services. We cash out-of-town tor sending money way. We are jess matters. Make your deposits point of good treatment of its deosit bear interest at 5 per cent, g as well as the business men to do CKRELL, Columbia, S. C. :n, country produce >to-date. Conveniently located 2XINGTON COUNTY, and my alapwhprp. T nav hie-hest market isfaction Guaranteed. | Mrs. L. W. Redd Undergoes Serious Operatioa. Mrs. L. W. Redd, wife of the popular superintendent of the Lexington Manufacturing Company, underwent a very serious operation at her home here on Friday. The operation was performed by Dr. A. B. Knowlton, the noted Columbia surgeon and physician, and was entirely successful. Upper Union Meeting. The regular meeting of the upper division of the Lexington Baptist Association will be held in the Baptist n*./">Vi of Ctoorlmon rm iiovt Satnr. I V^UUl V/ti au UUV/UMUiOii Vii IIVAV VttVUi day and Sunday, the 29th and 30th. A very interesting program has been arranged and a good time is in store for all who attend. LOBE DBT 00 . a^onsrcasttoia ;t, " ?r TT "I 1 Tk.^L. ol I our v aiuea raw ED B72TT72C GAVE VP. Sheriff's Would-be Slayer Now in Penitentiary?Had Had Nothing to Eat in More Than Three Days and Was Almost Starved?Good Work of Deputy Sheriff Miller?Sheriff Corley Improving. Ed Bynum, the negro who shot Sheriff P. H. Corley a week ago today, is now safe behind the prison walls of the State penitentiary. Without having closed his eyes for one jnoraent and nearly starved to death by his more than three days' and : three nights' sojourn in the swamps of the sand hills, Bynum weak, and almost driven to a frenzy, walked into his brother's home about 15 miles from Lexington at daybrake Saturday morning and stated that he was ready to give up. ?n liia Knnf.ViPr'a ham JLLHS iCUlOAUWVA AAA AAA%M ~ all day Saturday and was carried to Colombia Saturday night by Mr. Jake Oswald, his son, Willie D. Oswald and 'f Tillman Taylor. The long journey was begun at 8 o'clock Saturday night and at 7 o'clock Sunday morning the Governor's mansion was reached. The party went around through the Dutch Fork, crossing the river at Long's ferry. Deputy Sheriff Miller had been on the hunt night and day for Bynum since the crime was committed, and to him the credit of the negro's : capture is due. When he realized that it would be an impossibility to run the man down with dogs, he went to Byntun's father, gained his confidence, and the old negro assured Mr. Miller that he would see to it that his son gave up. True to hitf -svbftf, the old' man came to Lexington to see Mr. Miller Saturday morning and to tell ~ * i i. If him to come get tne dov, uui air. Miller was in Columbia and did not see him. Bynum left word with Mrs. Miller for Mr. Miller to come to his house as soon as he came home. This he did, but upon arrival it was learned that some parties had told Bynum's brother that a crowd would surely lynch Ed if he remained in that neighborhood Saturday night, and, becoming frightened at this, Mr. Oswald was asked to carry him to Columbia, and the party had left before Mr. Miller and the old negro got there. Henry Bynum, the father of Ed Bvnum, came to Lexington Sunday. V morning to get Mr. Miller to 'phone to Columbia to see if his son had arrived there safely. He was very much disappointed that Mr. Miller did not get to carry out his plans. He told The Dispatch man that, had it not been for the efforts of Mr. Miller, his son woald not have given up. He stated also that he was glad that he had given up, and that he wanted t he law to take its course. He said that no defense would be attempted; that Ed would plead guilty and ask the court's mercy. Mr. Oswald said that Bynum told him that he had not had anything to eat in more than three days, and had not been inside of a house until he reached his brother's Saturday mornng. He said that he had waded the run of a creek, hiding here and there | beside the banks, to elude the posse and to throw the dogs off his trail. Bynum remained in the swamps and was out in all the rain that fell last week, and was nearly dead from exposure. He say9 that a crowd was rght in behind him Thursday night, and it seemed that his time wa9 up. He heard them coming and ducked beneath a bridge while the crowd passed over him. He heard them talking about what they would do with him, and recognized some of the voices. He says he knows that he did wrong and is sorry for it. Deputy Sheriff Miller and hi9 friends are justly indignant over the published reports in some of the papers, giving Detective Broom, of Columbia, all the credit, when it was tue worn of Mr. Miller that caused Bynum to give up. While there is no objection to the negro's being carried to Columbia, it is generally believed that he could have been kept in the jail here in perfect safety and there would have been no attempt at lynching. In fact, in the true meaning of the word, there was never any danger of a lynching. The negro would have been shot down like a rabbit, because he was thought to be heavily armed and the desperateness of his nature" was known to every member of the posse. Bynum will be brought back to Lexington for trial at the approaching term of court which convenes on the - >- * ?:.1 secoDU Monaay in uune, wim uuvjB^ j Robert Aidrich presiding. j ODS COMPAf \ TIE3., 1^-^nSTronage. Polite and Pr P. C. Z. COMMENCEMENT. Strong Sermon by Rev. J. P. Inabnit . Sunday Morning?Able Address by Mr. Swearingen Last Night?Successful Term. The commencement exercises of the Palmetto Collegiate Institute began on Sunday morning with a strong sermon by the Rev. J. Percy Inabnit, of Cottageville, S. C., and closed last night with the literary address by the Hon. John E. Swearingen, the brillai.i. c* ? 3 i ?e tjj litub ouhjC ouperiui?nucuk ui xuuuuution of South Carolina. The Rev Mr. Inabnit took for his text a portion of the 12th verse of the 12th chapter of Matthew: "How much then is a man better than a sheep." This was one of the most powerful sermons ever delivered at a commencement here. For forty-flye minutes the speaker held the rapt attention of the mighty throng which filled Roof's Hall to standing room. tfhe commencement proper opened on Monday morning with exercises by the smaller children. This is always one of the most interesting programs, and the program Monday was no exception. The exercises consisted of dialogues, recitations, piano solos and duetts. Each number was well rendered, the children reflecting much credit upon their instructors. The exercises on Monday evening were of a very high order. Especially interesting was the dialogue entitled "The Sniggles Family," by nine girls. The programme was perfectly rendered and was witnessed by a very large audience. A very attractive program, with many pleasing features, was rendered yesterday morning. % Last night the commencement came to a close with the literary address by State Superintendent of Education J. E. Swearingen and an interesting and entertaining program by the school. It was indeed fitting that Mr. Swearingen was introduced by Hon. S. J. Leaphart, his old friend and college mate. Mr. Leaphart told how Mr. n -? t a . owearingen naa overcome Hie many obstacles in life, and paid a glowing tribute to the true worth of the man. Mr. Swearingen made a strong plea for the improvement of the educational system of the State. His address was an able one and furnished .much food for thought. There is no more popular State official with the people of Lexington than Mr. Swearingen. He received a very large vote in this county in his race last summer, and made many new friends by his visit last night. The exercises '03' the school were excellent. The debate, "Resolved that aerial navigation will become SAMPLE MA Men's Pant Suits, Ladies' Hundreds c ing prices. You should fast. Come t T.m IT, Al.G-!E3!E3, TmrriA ca AI ompt Attention. ^^Ahof 11 S lift IsJk* | 's worth ODly ha i; there is at least t Put temptation c '. VtVk cash in : V\ Citizens I box. Start you] I pay all bills by c left for yourself " HKnV We Pay iQlerei ^ : IT. X. GTJNTE1 rBROOKLAT jig NEW BROOI Sfe We Want your business. It is is& y?ur money with us until you n JW times a year. [1$ J. C. GUIGNARD, W Vice-President. practical," waB good. George Frick, Wadsworth Neeley and Berley Hendrix upheld the affirmative, while Harvey Shull, Willard Kyzer and Jesse Ballentine represented the negative. All of the young men acquitted themselves well and deserve all manner of praise. There were no judges, however, and the audience was left to draw its own conclusions. f AnTrt Vtoa Knon (OVrvfTT/^ n/1 nfltll 1UC wtnru 11 cvo u^vii vivnuuu mvu pretty visitors. Commencement always brings the beauty of the land to Lexington and this year they came from the uttermost parts of the earth. , The attendance has been much larger , than ever before, which shows conclusively that the popularity of the institute is growing with each succeeding year. Lexington is proud of her school t and will do everything possible to ad, vance its progress. Thus came to a , close the mo9t successful session of . the Palmetto Collegiate Institute. Married. > I May *24, 1909, at the mill village, J Mr. Tommie Shirey and Miss Lillian i l Kyzer, by Rev. J. E. Steele. J SALE CON ;s. Shirts. Fancv 7 t V ' Dress Goods, Lac >f other articles at call at once. The o see us. We'll do A/I I I I r?ii ii t ington9 ? I K9 " A , ILLAR IN HAND ' * If as much as one in the bank. For wice in the temptation to spend it >ut of your way by depositingjyour Rank nf Rafpshiirn juuu ui iiuiuuuui tj| SBTTBG, : : : S. C. any way than in your safe or cash r account today with what you l rule to deposit all your cash and iheck. You'll find you have more jvery time you balance your books, st on time deposits quarterly. t, Pres. 1 JONES, Cashier. TTHL. M. CARTER, Asst. Cashier. ^DBANKfl (LAND, S. C. W. our desire to please. Leave fill eed it. We pay interest four m L. S. TROTTI, President gj| Sheriff Corloy Improving. Sheriff Corley's many friends will hft clad f,r? Iparn f-.haf. V?<a ij , - 0 ^ AVV/UV^Xlli^ from the gunshot; wounds inflicted a week" ago by the negrb Ed Bynum. i His permanent recovery, with the ex| ception of a maimed hand, is now | expected. Pound Party. On Wednesday night it was the Ed| itor's pleasure to attend a pound party at the hospitable home of Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Huffman, in Columbia. Here we met many of Columbia's charming society folk. The) evening was delightfully spent in innocent amusements. It was indeed a jolly, good natured crowd, and we enjoyed j the occasion to the fullest extent. Buie Automobiles. W. P. Roof baa added to his line rt merchandise Buick automobiles. The first car arrived yesterday and is a beauty. Mr. Roof warns to figure with every person in the county who needs an automobile. Especially does he want to figure with R. F. D. carriers and practicing physicians. Cheapest and safest- way of travel. ' Call at Roof's and see the handsome Buic now in stock. TIMIiCO III1UL0 INS LEFT Ve?ts, Boys' lies' Waists, money-savy are going > the rest. ms 5. C. i