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vSl^ ' .-. ~*5T " *W- -*. - , < . \V * "V THE LEXINGTON DISPATCH. Sf - ? N & Bepresontatioe newspaper. Soucrs Lexington and the Borders of the Surrounding Scunties Like a Blanket. _.vh VQT. TTTTTY. LEXINGTON, S. C., WEDNESDAY. JULY 21,1909. 38~ V V-V" y( ? *5 ' * ' j = I The HOME B nc i - W I * Capital Stock . Liability of Stoc Protection to De OFFERS Every safe-guard kno security and safety of Highest rates of intc LOANS WHEN THE' " A1 V, ; Safety Deposit Bo ' BBHBDBnBBDI {T Bank ' rr I The Bank p This bank aims to give fej checks for you?furnish always glad to assist yoa with this bank, which m positors. Our certificates 9 We cordially invite the 9 their banking with us. ^ J. S. WESSINGER, Presi WW?????????? rus ! M NEW B! fi Wa Want your business m your money with us until ?4 times a year. K J. C. COICHARO, jg ^ Vloe^President. ? ; ' c | mrnmm 1704 and 17Q6 MAIN S * I For Dry Groc . Millinery, Fi and Silks, U You'll fin s v ^ f JT lowest and c &r* r '!' .v r 1704-1766 Main Si. Fll FRIEND! % , Pick your Teeth. Then pick your Dent: And in picking pick DR. 6. R. HAROffl Near Hyatt's Park. Phon( EXTRACTING TEETH AND DENTAL WORK PAINLES. - Best material and good at moderate price. Come . see fcr ycurself. BIDGEWOOD and COLL PT.Afltt flABS BTTW : * THE~OFFICE EVER 15 MINUTES. EUA CLAIRE, . C ft. F. ft. No. 11. COLUMBIA, G W- S lOSJO MAIN 8TRE] Solicits a Share NATIONAL BANK | LEXINGTON. I 125,000.00 kholders $25,000.00 positors ,$50,000.00 I ITS CUSTOMERS wn to modern banking for the>, their funds. >rest on time deposits. I NEED THEM AT REASON3LE RATES. xes For Rent, $1.00 per year. | ; \ of Chapin I HAPIN, S. C. : I That Accommodates * I von crnoH sArvinoa W? oorVi nnf.'Kf.f/tvn I drafts for sending money way. . We are I in business matters. Make your deposits B akes a point of good treatment of its de- B i of deposit bear interest at 5 per cent. a farmers as welj as the business men to do ident. J. F. HONEYCUTT, Cashier 8 T ? * ROOKLAND, S.C. ? i. It is our desire to ploase. Leave fit: you need it . We pay interest four President io TO THREE-ARCH STORE >T* COLUMBIA, S. C. )ds, Notions, Shoes, ancy Dress Goods nderwear, etc. d our prices the >ur goods the best. ZMAURICE'S Columbia, S. C. 1 DIAMONDS I ist, are the most interesting of all Jewels. They have { | figured in history poems 3 0| and songs; been tne cause f ? j of deaths without num- | 1 ber, provided ready money ! ?all the while serving as j beautiful ornaments. j Buv Diamonds from us I s- E and receive best value for work 1 for y?u moneyand 1 SYLVAN BROS. II Jewelers, Silversmiths, Opticians 1 ^rr* ^a*n an(* Hampton St. &Y 1 Columbia. S. C. | V i ? t The Bazaar will continue to serve J its patrons wit \ fresh Baker's Bread S C *rom ^ie we^ known Riedlinger bakeiy LOBE DBT SO (5T, } of Your Valued Pat GOOD SPEAKERS FOB PROHIBITION RALLY. The committee in charge of the prohibition rally to be held here on the 7th of August has secured three of the beet speakers in the country for the meetiDg, They are Dr. George B. Cromer, of Newberry, Hon. C. C. Featherstone, of Laurens, and Hon. 3d. L. Smith, of Camden. It is expected that this meeting will bring together one of the largest gatherings of prohibitionists ever held in the court house and everybody is invited. Dr Daniel On Prohibition. Using for his theme thetwelvth verse of the second chapter of Habakkuk, I "Woe to him that bnildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by iniquity," Dr J. W. Daniel, presiding elder of the Columbia"tiistrict, delivered one of the moat powerful prohibition sermons in the Methodist Church in this place Friday night that has ever been heard by a Lexington au dience. "Not only does the Bible teach that it is wrong to sell whiskey, but it teaches that it is wrong to treat with it," said he. "Woe unto him that putteth the bottle to his neighbor's iips.', "They tell you that blind tigers will be increased everywhere," said the speaker, "but this is the mo9t foolish argument I have ever heard." Here Dr Daniel referred to some of the sr* guments in favor of the retention trf the dispensary, in which it is admitted that many of the blind tigers of to-day get their supply from the dispensaries, and dwelt at length upon the sabject. "This shows beyond a reasonable doubt that the dispensary is aiding the blind tigers in their lawlessness." He termed this argument of the local optforiisi? as "ridiculous," and In a burst of eloquence declared: "Sweep out your abominable dispensaries and the blind ti$ e:u will diminish. "He declared that it is much easier to locate blind, tigersin thdlte towns where there is no dis-* penaarf, using as his article in substantiation of th i assertion, that the^ books of the express companies show' where the liquor comes from and . to whom it is shipped. But to those who are prejudiced and those who believes in customs, reform comes slow. "I defy any man in the whole world to name a single law that prohibits. Are we to have no law against stealing because people continue to steal?" he asked. "Why the distinction between the two? Why support one and a99ail the other? Such reasoning will bring on anarchy, ruin and destruction to our country " Dr Daniel closed hi9 beautiful dis-' course by making a strong appeal to his hearers to vote for prohibition oil the 17th of August. The entire sermon was considered one of the most logical, forceful and reasonable appeals for prohibition ever heard here, and it is safe to say that the temperance cause has been very materially strengthened by his coming. ? *4^ At 79 Weds Woman of 70 Tears Greenville, July 19?OipJulyl4 were married at the residence of Mrs. Duncan on Donaldson street in the Monaghan mill village, John Batson, aged 79 years, to Mehulda Linn, aged 70 years. Mr. Batson is a prosperous farmer in the mouutain section and Mrs. Batson has many friends in this section of the county. She is a lady of a fine family and is popular among her many acquaintances. This h not Mrs. Batson's lirst matrimonial adventure; she has been married three times before. ?io court jwezt W502. There will be no civil court here next week. The Lexington court gave Judge Aldrieh a lesson. There werd fifty cases on the docket and only one case ready for trial, and that could not be heard as the plaintiff in the case was a relative of Judge Aldrieh. Remembering his experience at Lexiug'on, and after consulting the attorneys here, they decided best not to hold civil court next week. The jury was drawn, but as they are not needed, we will not publish the list.?Saluda Standard. E&rro's Picnic. J Invitations are out to the liih an- j i nuai picnic at Barre's upper mill naar j I Lexington, on Thursday, July U9rn. < j Five hundred invitations have been j sent out and it is expected that a large , crowd will in attendance. These j gatherings art; always looked forward j to with a great deal of pleasure by I people far and near. Pinckney's | band from Columbia has been en gag- j ed to furnish music for the occasion, j Dr. Bidgwll to Speak. Dr. E. C. Ridgell will speak on. pro- ! hibition in the Baptist church in this place on the first Sunday in August, at 8:30 p. m. Dr. Ridgell is well-known throughout the county, being a member of the legislature. It is expected that a large crowd will be out to hear 1 him, J DBS CONFAB I"* JE., roil age. Polite and Pro Albert Hartley Gestured I After Long Chas\ Albert Hartley, the young white man who so mysteriously disappeared from the home of his brother in Gaston two weeks ago while Deputy Sheriff Miller was waiting for him to come out, was captured by that officer on the 6 o'clock train yesterday afternoon ana lodged in jail here. Yesterday afternoon learning that ! Hartley bad gone into Columbia on the 11 o'clock train from Gaston, Mr. Miller left lor Columbia in his buggy, covering the distance of twelve miles ( in exactly 65 minutes. Arriving at Columbia, Mr. Miller boarded a car for the depot and reached there in the nick of time. Concealing himself in one of the rooms at , the union station he saw Hartley and | his companion purchase tickets from J the agent and get aboard the Augusta train. Mr. Miller bought a ticket too j and rushed for the train. When th [ train had crossed the river, and at a point on this side of Cayco, Mr. Miller J came upon the young men sitting in I the smoker. Both were thunder, struck. Their plans had been foiled, and they found themselves facing the brave and true officer that had been on the hunt for two weeks. Hartley denied that he was the mau wauucu, as uiu uis ^uuipaiiiuji, but Deputy Sheriff Miller was Dot to ' be fooled, and he took the young man iit despite his protestations. Hartley was under the influence of whiskey and When searched two bottles of dispensary booze were found on his person,.* v\ItJ.will be recalled that Hartley and Grdyer Goodwin succeeded in making the# escape at the time the other six young men were arrested two weeks ago. Goodwin is still at large, but it is almost certain that he will be ceptured by Mr. Miller before many day s longer, if he does not surrender. Prohibition in Greenville. Greenville, S. C., June 21, 1909. Dr. Eh C. Eidgell, B&teaburg, S. C. My dear Sir : In reply to your inquiries of recent date I beg to,say that in my opinion 5i i 'the voting out of the legaLaale.of liquor has been of groat benefit to the maseeaof our people. While it is true that the law is not obeyed by some, both white and black, and situated as this city is on the main line of the Southern Railroad causing a large floating population, it makes it very" difficult to thoroughly enforce prohibition. Of course there is a sentiment in the county in favor of the sale of liquor in some form, both in order to get stimulants easily and to make money out of it, and threats are made by the liquor advocates that it will be voted in when the opportunity presents. I do not believe it. It is now nearly four years since we i have had prohibition, and under the Brice law an election, by petition, could be again held this fall, but as the advantages ar6 so patent in ftv >r off*x>ur present condition I do uot . think there would be any .change. Our taxes are no higher in the county than when we were in the liquor business. Like all other ill earned money, it came easy and went easy. To ni) I mind those most helped by pruhibi- ( tion have been the poor people, the ^ laboring people, who formerly squandered their earnings for mean liquor c when it could be easily obtained, now t that money goes for the comforts of c life instead. Iliad formerly had some doubts as to the practical effect of r prohibition, but I voted for it in this c ecuuty lour } ears ago and after cur \ experience I should vote tor it again j more readily. In any community where there is a healthy and hones* sentiment in opposition to the sale tf ^ liquor proiifbition can be made uselin and effective, and what is lor the good of mankind should receive our >up- s pore. If liquor is not a curse to hu- s inanity there is none. If it eoul l i .... j : J i.: -v 1 ustru in moderation auu ju - 1 ance there migm be an excuse in ja?- 1 tificutiou for its legal sale, but now > few can do thai! I It was claimed that the disjrensarv ? system would solve ma !i pior qii - * ti on/ make money and reduce tn?-. ? drink habit. It did neither, but oe- i bauciied our people irom every point i of view, and s ained the nam.' ot I he ; State. I am not sure whether ilw : venture was more iooiish <.r m >re 1 wicked. I liopayo.ir people will co n > } out or this sini'nl ou*ir.ess. With Iks* wishes and kind ivtraids, ; 1 a.n, I i Very truly yours, j : \Vr:i. L. .WinId in. J ; j i Qozzmizttt App:i^tod. Chairman Leapliart has named i * r t* t\ /Mi />i v t ^ _ I .ue?srs. ri. u. cmirae, ^narue -a. i ei and John J. Taylor as a committee j , to secure the necessary signatures for ! j ordering an election on the "waterworks , j proposition. Everybody should sign j these "petitions as soon as they are pro- J seated, ; 4 ? Muls and His Eider Killed. While returning home from his i farm at Washington, Ga., Tuesday ! . night, riding a mule, lightning struck 1 John H. Amoson, a prominent young farmer, killing him and trie mule. , 1 I Gr 23IE3, COLUIVTBIA, H. C. mpt Attention, a fin I I An la fm*wm A uuLLAn ii *s w?rth only half as much as h there is at least twice in the t :;:?L i;- ^ut temptation out of your w -;v,m cash in V Citizens Bank oi \ BATESBURG, : vCjL J 2^ It's afer there any way tha ^ox* Start y?ur account tod fJteSy ^have. Make it a rule to depoj fMp 'JA pay all bills by check. You'll |gB^V|rafiH left for yourself every time yoi UmHH We pay interest on time de^ IJ. X. GUNTER, Pres. MsSt ! > ( A. C. JONES, Cc 1 T^-\ WM. M. CAE1 1892. Lexington Saying LEXINGTON, Capital, Surplus and Undivided Proi 5 per cent, interest paid on savings being computed semi-annually, Deposits received. Commercial accounts alio given specia Ample facilities for handling your 1 account will be appreciated. Safety deposits boxes for rent, $1.00 p< W.P.BOOr, Preii DO YOU PRACTICE There are very few who oould not lay soraethin pay day for the possible "Rainy Day." TRY IT. It paves the way to success, and you'I That you did ne t begin sooner. WE PAY 4 per cent. INTEREST on Saving Dep Don't put it off, but begin now, by opening an ac The Bank of Si R. L. LYBRAND, President B. I Farmers' Institute. ' Every farmer in the county that can PU i 0 M| >ossibly do so should atfcenl the UlI/iU# H Ulemson college farmers' institute to >s held in the courthouse here on Fd- RE* lay. Everywhere these institutes have >een held they have been productive Bought, >f much material benefit to the farner. Some of tbe best speakers in tie COL jountry wiirbe here, and will give any nformation desired. Let there be a Good farm , . ? nr.les southv argo attendance of farmers. cultivation acres bottom Jlaude Esdd Died Last Kiffht. fa a^re'" Claude Redd, the sixteen-year-old Batesburg on of Capt. L. W. Redd, the popular 12(5 acres a operintendeut of the Lexington Man- Good land. \ lfactnring Co., died at the home of at once, lis pa- ents in tiiis tcwn this morning ?> lot- a: P; "-?te i ..iie and two o'clock, after a cost $7.30, wi ,vry l>ri<-r ill; ess, of congestion of the ? .ISA acres, - rant. The young man was taiien i lumuw wu 'iok SafurcJa}' night, and in spite of j Ridpewood I ill the love ana lender care of his i buildings, aai'ly, skilled physicians, compan- | One nice 1; ons and mend-, he gradually sank i Colnnibia, f? nail the end came last night. Bright j 8-300 cash, ba i:id mil ut pr*. m sc, he has been cut I One large j lowst in his \outh to shine upon some , 8310 cash, 'uirer .shore, lie is survived by his Modern up arents, four sisters and one brother. don. Large i'he ivmtins will he laid to rest at i soil at once. J ixc-t n?! h.i this afternoon ar 5 o'clock Two lots. 1 ,s ilh l?in-?ral-ervices conducted from i bia 8100. lie church by the Revs. ,J. K. Steele. [ \Vaureri a i.id T. S. liiOA M. To the bereaved County wis h oniiv The Dispatch extends its ; Columbia. iee{)e.-t sympathy. ' fast your i mav sell it i 1:0 charge 112 Duncan Fined. I W* ' ;ire n John T. Duncan, the Columbia law- j ProPert.> ^ yer whe was forever disbarred from j Wiite o practicing law by the supreme court a j FLOOR MI3 few months ago, was fined ?f>0 for fail- j _ ire to comply witii the courts ruling. j *110116 *?4 i Family Eeun'oa. I Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Harman will hold j i family reunion at their residence, ( One 6 hoist iboufc three miles from Lexington tomorrow, to which a number of their and cotton sec friends have been invited. 39 D. J. J it i HAND j one in the bank. For emptation to spend it ay by depositingjyour r Botesburg, : : S. C. '.'SV $Hfi ; n in your safe or cash lay with what; you sit all your cash and I find you have more 1 balance your books. >osits quarterly. . ishier. FEE, Asst. Cashier. 1 O AO 1 js Bank, S. C fits $30,000.00. deposits, interest of 81.00 and over il attention, jusiness, and your 3r year. dent and Cashier < SAVING? g by each month, each L have but one regret, viz: 3sits calculated quarterly, iconnt with us. wansea. B. CRAFT, Cashier. '.CROMER SCO it ESTATE Sold, Exchanged. (JH3IA, S. C. t, containing 63 acres, 3 rest of Irmo; 34 acres in balance in wood, 12 , good 5 room house anp gs. good water. Chead. 3 miles southwest of Part open. djoiuing town of Pelion. )art cleared. Must go irk Place in Columbia, II sell for $o4C. 1 miles northwest of CoMonticello road. Near hirk dwelling and out irge lot at Elnnvood in icing Lincoln St., $1*250 .lance one and two years, lot at Cok>nial Heights to-dite home at Shanlot. roomy house, must 00x105 in North Colum<:o"<l farm in Lexington in a mains of S miles of >rop.?rtv with us. We for you. There is jless we do. gents for College Place v'c us before buying. see us at SECOND ,1XAU(JH BUILDING. 0. Columbia, S. C. ro: Salo ) power gasoli:.e engine, ?hre<lcier, both u*ed one lliug saw table, cne com ?d ernsher. KNOTTS, Sw: usea, S. 0^