The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, July 28, 1909, Page 4, Image 4
" 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.
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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
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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
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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 ;
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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
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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;
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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 :
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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, !
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< 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.
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- -- 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
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St. Stephen's Lutheran Church.
St. Stephen's Bvaugolical Lutheran jn
Church, Rev. T. S. Brown, pastor, service
every Sunday at 11 a. m. and 8.10
p. m.. Sundav School at 9:45 a. m.
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