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" The Lexington Dispatch Wednesday, July 28, 1909. G. M. Harm ax, Editor and Publisher D. R. Haltiwanger, Assistant [.Editor. Entered at tne Post Office at Lexington, S. C., as second class matter. The subscription price of the Dispatch ls$i a year; 50 cents for six months; 25 cents for three montluj?invariably cash In advance. CIRCULATION 2.325. The Dispatch is receiving so manj . communications on the question o1 prohibition and dispensary that it is impossible to print them all. We want to be absolutely fair to all oui correspondents, but many of the articles are so lengthy that, with oui crowded columns, it is doubtful if we will be able to publish them all before the election. In discussing this question we beg that every one be as brief as possible. We have no lynotype machines, and there is always a s certain amount of news matter that we are obliged to carry. MMM?M???? | . Lexington Farmers Meet. Clemscn Agricultural Institute Held Here Fripay. The Clemson College professors held a Farmers' Institute here on Friday, which was largely attended by many " ' * 4 ? i. J of Lexington's most prominent anu progressive planters. The Hon C. M. Efird presided over the meeting. The speeches of the various professors were clear and helpful. Prof. H. W. Burre ably discussed plant diseases giving the causes of many diseases, and suggesting curative and preventive methods. This being Mr. Barre's home town, he was well received, and made a g'>od impression. He is one of .? the brightest young men ever reared here, and his friends predict greater things for inm in the future. Prof C. M. Goodrich, of the agricultural department at Washington, made an admirable address, in which, by means of charts, he showed clearly the great advantages of rotating crops and the importance of keeping humus in the soil. Prof D. X. Barrow, who is the direc\ tor of these institutes, and who is well equipped, both theoretically andpractieally, held the close attention of the farmers as he ably discussed the improvement of plants by an intelligent selection of seed. He hnpressed upon his hearers the importance .of breeding seed just as live stock is bred, and for the greatest success the planter must have pedigreed seed. Taking a corn plant, he explained just how thi9 could be done. Prof D. W. Daniel gave an earnest and lively discussion of the question of industrial education, showing to , what a great extent indivdual success and community progress depend on the education of the working classes. Prof Daniel is one of the most entertaining speakers in the party, and was enthusiastically received. He was at one time head of the Batesburg High School, and i9 well known to the people of Lexington. Dr. E. Barnett, in a very instructive manner, discussed the care of live stock on the farm and called special attention to the fact that live stock show a double profit on the farm as, besides paying a handsome profit on the feed, the fertilizing material obtained from them i9 the mo9t valuable that can be used in building up depleted farms. Prof A. F. Conradi verv forciblv dis cussed the necessity of individual judgment in the treatment of insect and pests, injuries to cultivated plants. The rules that are given for the control of pests must be adapted to the particular conditions. He illustrated this by takiDg as examples the cotton boll weevil, and the cotton web worm. He fully discussed the effectiveness of intelligent rotation and general farm management for contrcling insect pests. He said that where an insect can be controlled by farm management it is an advantage to the owner while, when it is necessary to use sprays, they give nothing in return except the control of the pest in question. Not all insects can be controlled by cultural operation, and it is ~ * ~ IT <-? nloil \7 0"V_ y IU ^ U1 Cl J V/4X/U1 i y VaX plained the various sprays, giving the cardinal points in preparing and apply ing them. the conclusion of the speeches, Col J. Brooks Wingard offered a resolution thanking the institute workers for the very helpful instruction they had.given, and inviting them to return. Much lasting good was accomplished by the institute. Severe Storm in Texas. Texas and Louisiana were visited by severe storms last week, causing property loss of several hundred thousand dollars. Many lives were lost, and crops in the storm district almost totally destroyed. ! PROHIBITION PROHIBITS IN NSWSESRY. Strong Letter From Ex-Mayor John W. Earhardt. To the Editor of The Dispatch: In the last issue of your valuable paper in a letter from Mr. W. M. Wilqati r% f this r?it,v. amons other things ; t V' ; the following appears: i "I am living now in the town of Newberry, county of Newberry, which r is a 90-called dry county, where 10c beer sells for 20c per bottle, and old North Carolina white corn, that costs $1,50 per gallon, sells for $1.25 per quart." My object in writing this is not to ^ contradict what Mr. Wilson says, but 1 from the fact that Lexington county J is so soon to vote on the question of trdispensary" or "no dispensary," ' and also being a citizen of "South Carolina and a native of dear old Lexington, and proud of it," and for fear ' that Mr. Wilson's statement, in the face of the fact that the election on the whiske3T question in that county is so near at hand, may be (uninten' tional I know) somewhat misleading, in the fact that some may infer that whiskey and beer are being sold promiscously in Newberry under our prohibition law. That some whiskey is illegally sold here I shall not question. But I want to say to the people of Lexington county that today the city of Newberry is as near "ideal" from a prohibition standpoint as it is possible to make it?so much so that one never hears mention of going back into the liquor business?such seeming to be foreign from all intentions. In 1833, when only a boy of 16, I left Lexington and come to Newberry to cast my lot with her people, who have treated me more than kindly and honored me to every position to which I have aspired. I have seen Newber _XJ UliUCl IUC U1U UKI j. ~ , j through the days of the dispensary, and for the past three or four years under the prohibition law as now administered in this State, in those j counties which see fit to adopt it. I ; am not a fanatic on the question of prohibition?in fact have never been 1 strongly inclined in that direction, , and my only object in writing this is 1 to state the facts as I see them. Under the old dispensary law, and > while Newberry county had dispensa- 1 ries, during the years 1903-4, I was mayor of the city; for several years 1 previous to that wa9 alderman. Un- ] der my administration as Mayor, . while the dispensary was was running, the mornings after Chri3tma3 in 1903-1 it took about hours to hold the ; Mayor's court?between 20 and 30 j cases?mostly for drunkenness. Tne , Christmas la9t pa9t, on the eve before, under prohibition, scarcely an arrest was made for drunkenness, and the morning after Christmas the mayor had a very light court. The chief , of police of this city has recently got- : ten up a statement which shows that , the first three months of 1905, under ( the dispensary law, 171 arrests were j made, 40 of which were for drunkenness, and for the first three months of 1909, under prohibition, 57 arrests ( were made, 4 of which were for drunkenness. These figures themselves tell , wonders, and for any one to be here and see for himself the improvement < in the peaeeableness and good order ( of the town, I am free to say that I ( do not see how there can be any com- j parison of conditions at present with those under the dispensary law. True, my observation is confined alone to the city, but one hears little or no complaint from the country, and there is no reason in the world why condi- f tions should be any worse in the coun- * try under the prohibition law than it was with a dispensary in our midst, c Only about ten days ago secret de- c tectives were brought to Newberry * and kept here for several days and made every effort to catch all the blind tigers they could, and as a result a only two negroes were caught. That doesn't look like the illicit sale of 1 i /inc-it Jc nor-rior? /in In anv rrroat, V- E tent in Newberry! Only a few days ago an excursion from Columbia brought four carloads <, of negroes to Newberry, and a more quiet and orderly day nas never been A seen in the city; not a one was seen , intoxicated and not an arrest was t made. One of the officers of the city j in complimenting one of them on the ( good behaviour of the crowd, was . told: "Boss, you got a dry town; if you had liquor here you sure would j have 'rested some of us." We have in Newberry a splendid , set of officers?police, constables, magistrates, and Sheriff Buford, who as a sheriff , ha3 not an equal in the ] State, unless it is my old friend, Hen- ] ry Corley; and they are all good men, . all violators cf the law steer clear of them. Therefore, we have compare- i tively few violations of the law. There will always be some, of course. < I have not written the above to influence anyone's vote in Lexington on the liquor question. I have no property ties there, only kindred and friendship and a feeling lor "my dear | old home,'' which I shell never forget; , ' :: I and a desire to state the facts as regards prohibition in Newberry as far as I know them, and having done so and wishing the dear old county well, J I am, Most respectfully, 1 Jno. W. Earhardt. Newberry, S. C., July 26. , A Card. ' To the Editor of The Dispatch: Several articles have appeared in your paper referring to the case of State against A. H. Goodwin, Wm. P. Goodwin, C. C. Goodwin, Jr., Cre9 ? t-v tt t s? a /"i cni JtiUttO, W. v. ? ise anu vrcuigc x^m9or, charged with conspiracy, riot and assault with intent to kill, at Gas- J ton, S. C., on July 5th, last, C. S. Goodwin being the prosecutor. The J case is very much magnified and is given undue notoriety and the articles < written are evidently intended to be harmful to the rights and interests of the defendants. In the prosecution recently commenced by the defendant A. H. Goodwin against C. S. Goodwin et al, the prosecutor expects to prove ^ that C. S. Goodwin, in company with W. F. Mack and Joe Glover, sprang ( upon him from the darkness on the streets of Gaston, and struck him sev- ( eral blows on the head and arms inflicting serious injury, and that the j attack was made without the slightest provocation while prosecutor was on his way to church. It was stated in your paper that the rumor wa9 that the last warrant sworn out was for the purpose of effecting a compromise in the first. There is no such rumor here but on the other hand many people believe that C. S. Good- j win procured a warrant for A. H. j Goodwin for the purpose of trumping j up some excuse for his own lawless- I ness. Signed: C.H. Hartley, P. M., J. H. Price, B. M. Goodwin, Burt G. Fallaw, j M. H. Sightler, J. C. Sightler. > Gaston, July 19. We publish the abcve gladly, but j we wish to point out two facts, name- 1 ? ? - >- i * --x -,.t. i i ly: First, The uispatcn nau nut pu.>- j lished but one article on the indict- j ment of these young men at the time j the above was written. Then we stat- ; ed the facts as given by reliable par- j ties. Second, the above does not re- j fer to Albert Hartley and Grover J Goodwin, two of the parties named in ! the indictment, the former being a j fugitive from justice for two weeks, j I being captured on a passenger train _ by Deputy Sheriff Miller a week ago. Grover Good- u win is still a fugitive from justice, <so far as our information goes. We deny that anything has been published in this paper for the purpose of prejudicing the case against the defendants. For Sale C&eap One portable 18-horse power engine and 20-horse power boiler, Tozier make. Two 50-saw gins, feeders, condensers and presses, sawmill, shafting, etc- Apply to W. H. Wannamakcr, Swansea, S. C., R. F. D. 1. Protracted Meetings. fo the Editor of TheJDiepatch: t51qoco armnnnoe in vour naper that JL ?.. . ? ^ i protracted meeting will begin at A.ntioeh Baptist church on the first Sunday in August and at New Hope )n the third Sunday. Rev. W. R. border will assist the pastor at both places. Everybody cordially invited" T. J. Cupstid, pastor* Unclaimed Mail. List of letters remaining uncalled or in this office for the week ending . Tuly 26, 1909. 1 Gentlemen?Socrates I. Dent. ( These letters will be sent to the iead letter office Aug. 8, 1909, if not ] lelivered before. In calling for the . tbove, please say advertised, giving 1 late of list. S. J. Leaphart, P. M. ( IN MEMORY OF CLAUDE REDD. Whereas, God in His all-wise provilence has seen lit to enter into our ( Sunday School, and take from time to * iternity our beloved Claude; and vhereas, we will miss his presence, is a scholar, and a pupil always ready :o take his part. And we feel that in lis death the Lexington Baptist Sun- < lay School has sustained an irrepar- j ible loss. Therefore, be it resolved, 1st. That this school pay tribute to lis memory, whose form is 110 longer ieen, but the influence of whose life ivc trust will inspire in our Christian mdeayor. 2nd, That we bow in. humble submission to tlie will of our Father, who nas removed him to the great school above. 3rd. That a page in our minutes be inscribed to his memory. 4th. That a copy of. these resolution be transmitted to the bereaved family, and the Lexington Dispatch for publication. Adopted by the school. H. W. Powell, Secretary, Lexington Baptist Sunday School. July 25th, 190th \ FIIZIMK'S THREE-ARCH STUB 1704 and 1706 MAIN ST. COLUMBIA, S.< Prnni fMnnrnnnn OnSn lint; modi uicdianuc odiG uiii August 1st. Beginning last Monday we inaugurate a great clearance sale to last through th month and we are making things hot fc dry goods buyers. Every l!em at Gost and Less. We must prepare for our fall an winter supply. Any odds and ends mu; disappear from this store. Come and b :onvinced. * 704-1706 Main St. FITZMAURICE'S Columbia, S. ?nwamaewmp? ?MO?m?IIIHI.?.i Again THE PRUDENTIAL Has scored, and scored well. A year of magnificent progress was 1908. The hi amount of increase in insurance in \ \ / force was the greatest of any life inX surance company in the world. X^gss Here are the figures: Increase in paid-for insurance in force, over 07 million dollars. Assets, end of P>08, over 171 million dollars. Liabilities, end oi' 1008. less than 1 o<> million dollars. Capital and surplus, end of 1908, over 18 million dollars. Paid Policyholders during IOCS, ocer 10 million dollars. Life insurance issued and paid for during 1008, over... .300 million dollars. Number of Policies in force, over 7-1 million. Paid for Insurance in force, over .". .$1,434,000,000 j. t. coLEMAx, Mgr. ALFRED J. FOX, Special Agent, Charleston, S. C. Lexington, S. C. THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Incorporated as a Stock Company by the State of New Jersey. Jchn F. Dryden. President. Home Office, Newark, N.J. MEET ME AT TAPP'S "Make Room" Sale All This Wee Summer Goods Must Go! Hundreds and hundreds of bargains in timely goodsgoods that must be moved quickly to make room for 01 incoming fall stock. You will find this a most helpful sal and in every department prices are far lower than a tri valuation of the goods involved. It will pay you handsom ly to shop here this week. MILLINERY Never was there such an opportunity to buy beautiful trimmed and becoming hats as is offered here this wee Our fall goods are coming in and we need the room to di or?rl fnrmor cpllinor nnVps 3T*P of sm? jiay mem. venue; cmvu. nuvi ~? ? import in this department just now; space is the foremo consideration. In order to make room we are offering u precedented reductions. Don't miss this unusual opportunit SHOES! SHOES! Sensational selling in shoes, for men, women ar children. The prices are very low. * JC NEW FALL SUITS We are showing for the first time this week theadvan 3d styles in Ladies' Fall Suits. They are beauties, rangir in price from $25 to $30. See them here. BARGA8NS EVERYWHERE You find special bargains everywhere and it will pa you to visit our store this week. ORDER BY MA9L. We prepay mail, express or freight on all purchases of So.00 or more shi ped to any point within a radius of 000 miles of Columbia. Tiir 11lire i tidd rnuDiir ML JiiifiLJ l. i/irr uumrmv 1635 to 1646 Main Street, Columbia, S, C. 1 E | Alfred J. Fox, | o- 1 Real Estate : 4 i j and Insurance, > || j LEXINGTON, S. C. | ! ! ( One-half acre lot in Lexington, > j 3 room dwelling. J < 29 4-10 acres near Lexington, > J timbered. > d( 124 acres, mils from Barr; | j 50 acres open land. 8 Room i ( dwelling, 2 barns and other out j < buildings, easy terms. > IS | 26^4 acres near Saxe-Gotha, > { mills, 6 room dwelling, outbuild- [ < ing. good orchard, plenty water. > 1 J 108 acres 4 miles from Barr > { 12 acres open land T.ear church [ < and school. > < 1 Stationery engine 12 H. P. > J 1 Boiler, IS H. P. \ \ 1 Saw Mill & Fixturs. > J 391 acres near Saxe Gotha Mills i y-3 j 165 acres one mile from Lexing- | < ton depot; 75 acres cleared: young > J orchard; creek runs through > | place; fruit never fails. | < 20 acres near Lexington. ( ip \ One lot in town of Lexington. > ^ j 60 acres within one mile of j < Arthur, 2 acres open land. Plenty ) < cf water on the place. > | One lot on Main street of Lex- | ( ington; good building. > Q, < 80 acres 2 miles from Lexington ) Plenty water. Fruit never fails. * > i So acres near Lexington. Good > j for truck. Fruit never fails. > | 250 acres 21 miles from South- | j < ern railway. 60 acres open land. > | * Fruit never fails. Good orchard I on the place. Two buildings. \ I 9 - J A. T > | ZD resilient iuta xu iuw U ?JI JL^CA- ^ J illgtOli. ) | ; 45 acres,3 miles from Lexington, > J < 9 acres open land. Plenty water. \ 95 acres, 7 miles from Gilbert > j < 25 acres open land, 35 acres | < round timber, 35 acres boxed > timber, 2 4-rcom houses, > 4 barn and stables. Church and 1 4 school house within 2 miles of > < J place. > 5 | One large lot, (broom dwelling [ ? c and barn on Main Street, Lex- > | | iugton. > I | 100 acres, 30 acres open land, f ' j ? dwelling and barn, church and \ I ? school within one mile, 5 miles t ? j | from Gaston, 6 miles from Swan- [ I 2 sea. > j J 3 acres, good dwelling near > \ I Lexington. [ / I { SO acres 31 miles from Chapin. > J < 5 room dwelling, and outbuildings > e | 40 acres open land. | J Write or call to see me j ?AT? > i THE HOME ij - NATIONAL BANK, ! i i < Lexington, S. C > 1 THERE'S JTUST NO GETTING g AWAY FROM FACTS. UT 9 When I stand square on both feet 0 I and tell you I am selling better ' | harness for less money than you * 1 ever paid before. I'm telling facts 0- | ?and I can prove it. 3 Neighbor, don't buy a thing in \ the harness line 'till you get my prices. Here are a few: Plow Collars at 30c. }y Plow Bridles at 75c. k $2.50 Leather Collars at.. .SI .50. si LET'S HELP THEiMULE ill st WILSE W. MARTIN, q 1118 Plain St., Columbia, S. C. i i - -- SUMMER - , Refrigerators, Coolers, Ice Cream Freezers, Hammocks, Lawn Mowers, Rubc~ ber Hose, Sprinklers, Noz l? zles. Full stock of all sizes and prices. Hardware of any kind. Come or phone. 5 W. S. STEWART, . 1526 Main St. Columbia. S. C I 1 r St. Stephen's Lutheran Church. 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