The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, August 11, 1909, Image 1
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. vnt yytty ~ LEXINGTON, S. C.. 'WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 11, 1909. iT"
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I FARMERS7
I We give particular attention
I A checking account with a h
. I er should be without.
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g ing, as it does, the privilege ol
g the advantage of interest on yo
1,,. Our commodious offices a) wa^
ers.
We cordially invite the farm
Home.
The HOME NA
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FRIEND!"
Pick your Teeth.
Then pick your Dentist,
And in picking pick
DR. e. R. HARDING,
Hear Hyatt's Park* Phone 612.
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EXTRACTING TEETH AND ALL
DENTAL WORK PAINLESS.
Boat material and good work
at jnqderate price. , Come and
? see for yourself.
BIDGEWOOD and COLLEGE
PLACE CABS BOB BY
, THE OFFICE EVEBY
15 MINUTES.
EUA CLAIRE, . C.,
R. F. D. No. 11. COLUMBIA,
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Sawing lgaotinea.
The Davis Unique and other sew
improved drop head machines; nicely
finished in oak; easy running and per4
feet sewing; fully guaranteed; for
sale at factory prices for cash, or on
easy payments, at The Bazaar,
tf Bice B. Harman
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Reader, have you paid for your
oaDer? If not. why not? Remember
we need the money.
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to the business of formers. |
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NGTON. I
Coagrossmaa Lever Sere.
Congressman A. F. Lever and hi3
private secretary, Mr. B. J. Wingard,
arrived from Washington on Saturday
morning. Mr. Lever will make
Lexington his headquarters this sumer,
much to the pleasure and delight of his
friends. Mr. Wingard has been working
unusually hard during the last session
of Congress. In addition to his
regular duties he has been taking a
law course at Georgetown, University
and took a high stand in his class.
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iXir. TYlU^Mli WU1 UUIU^lOfC IUC UUUlDO
in two more years.
fluiiwiDs
are the most interesting
ofall Jewels. -> They have
figured in history poems
and songs; been tne cause
of deaths without num* j
her. provided ready money
-?all the while serving as I
beautiful ornaments.
Buy Diamonds from us
and receive beBt value for
for you money.
SYLVAN BROS. ,
Jewelers, SilversmithF, Opticians
Ccr. Main and Hampton St.
Columbia. S. C.
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Clearance Sale
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5 of Your Valued Pal
Senator Crosson Speaking For
Prohibition.
| Senator Cro98on made one of his
strong characteristic speeches for prohibition
at Addy's barbecue last Sat}
urday, with telling effect. He will
i speak at Summeriand next Wednesday
and at Edmunds and Summit on
Saturday. He is invited to deliver
the annual address at the reunion of
| old soldiers at Prosperity on August
26th and to address the Pythians of
j Ethereugt. at their annual picnic on
! August 14.
I Senator Crosson says, "that the
statement made by those who do not
I favor prohibition, 'that prohibition
will not prohibit,' is but an assertion, a
I travesty on our government, ludicrous,
a jaded spavined hobby, incredulous
by the liquor element and disprovened
by the records in the treasurer's
office. As the United States
government recognizes today and informs
us, that the prohibition States
have prohibited to the amount of seventeen
million dollars of revenue.
Such 'twaddle' is too weak for argument.
They tell you also, 'There will
be more liquor sold in dry counties
and states.' Why then are the liquor
houses, breweries, and distilleries
fighting prohibition and spending
thousands or dollars to aeieai. prooibition.
You may be assured, that
they are open-eyed, as to their business
interest. They stand on the side
of their own sain. Time and legislation
will remedy this. The amount
that has been spent, or sent out of
Lexington county, since the war,
would have built forty-four one hundred
thousand dollar cotton mills, or
at least one mill in each school district
in the county and would have educated
handsomely our children, made as the
most prosperous people on the globe,
but where is our money to day? Gone
to enrich Western, Eastern and Northern
liquor houses, brewers and distillers
and been squandered and has debauched
our people and left them uneducated,
poverty stricken, weak
minded and very dependent." Is this
not food for thought? In the face of
this, is theye a man so dereleot to his
duty, that will not bo at the polls on
August 17tb, and vote for prohibition."
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. Annual Piomio.
The Hilton Farmer's Union will hold
their annual picnic at Hilton tomorrow.
Congressman Lever, Mr. B. Harris,
Commissioner Watson, Prof. Ira W.
-Williams, Mr. J. P. Campbell and.
Prof. D. N. Barrow, of Clemson will
make addresses. We regret that we
received the program too late for publication.
Fine Swot Potatoes.
Mr. John C. Dooley has our thanks
for a mess of sweet potatoes. They
were verv larere indeed for so early in
I the season. Mr. Dooley is a fine track
farmey and a mighty clever citizen.
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TEHPEBANCE BALL?
LABQEL7 ATTENDED.
Messrs. Cromer, Featherstone and
Smith Made Excellent
Speeches.
A ciowd estimated to number between
four and five hundred gathered
here on Saturday to hear the prohibition
speakers, the Hon. Geo. B. Cromer,
the Kon. C. C. Featherstone and
the Hon. Mendel L. Smith. Of this
numbr several were ladies. The meeting
was presided over by the Hon. E.
C. Ridgell. The Rev. B. W. Cronk of
the Lutheran church offered a fervent
prayer. Solicitor Geo. Bell Timmerman
introduced Mr. Smitn, the first
speaker, paying a high tribute to his j
ability and to his worth. Mr. Smith I
discussed the liquor question from I
three, standpoints: First, personal I
duty, which is purely a moral duty; I
second, a relative duty, and third, a
political duty. Mr. Smith reviewed
the condition which brought about the
establishment of the State dispensary
aud followed it up through all the
years until its final overthrow. He
deolared that the State dispensary
was the strongest political machine
ey^r established in South Carolina.
He touched on the scandals which
were brought out by the investigating
committee and stated that in his opinion
in less than five years the county
<4{ayianaai?ioa TOnnlrl hnr?nmp iiiof, aa rwr.
; rupt as the State dispensary, their
father, was. He citad figures to show
that drunkenness and crime have decreased
in all the prohibition territory.
He said that the liquor question is the
greatest problem with which the farmer
has to deal and urged the farmers
to vote out whiskey and improve the
negro labor. He said that immigrants
would never take the place of the
negro on the farm. He closed with a
beautiful and touching appeal to the
audience to vote for prohibition on the
17th of August.
Dr. George B. Cromer was the second
speaker. He.was introduced by
Prof. 8, J. Derrick, of Newberry College,
whois spending the summer with
relatives in this his native county.
, Perhaps no higher tribute has ever
been paid any man in so few words
as was paid Dr. Cromer by Prof. Derrick,
who declared that of all the men
with whom he had ever come in contact
there was none whom he admired
more than the man whom he was
about to introduce. He declared that
Dr. Cromer never discussed any question
without first solving it, and he
never spoke anything but the truth,
the whole truth, and nothing but the
truth as God gave him the light to see
the truth. Dr. Cromer declared that
ir. it miMf.inn that demanded the
best thought and the best talent of the
best people. He said he had been
working for prohibition for more than
thirty years. He said he was not
working for money, he was not work*
ing for political gain because he never
had offered for i iblic office and never
expected to enter the political arena,
but he is working for the education of
the boys for the betterment of societj'
and tor a higher standard of citizeuship.
Dr. Cromer's address throughout
was a masterful one, coucht.d in
the choicest language and he was well
received.
The next and last speaker was Mr. ;
Featherstone, who was introducad by
R. W. Frick, of Chapin, a graduate of .
Newberry College. Mr. Featherstone !
stated that as the other speakers had
covered a great deal of the ground he
would discuss the matter from the
standpoint of the church member's
duty. Mr. Featherstone made a telling
speech and at the conclusion of
his address, several persons were
heard to say, "that Mr. Featherstone
should have been a preacher instead
of a lawyer." Mr. Featherstone dei
clared that he was not going to give
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up me ngni until uie wuoieoi America
was won for prohibition. All of the
speeches were conducted upon a high
plane and all received a generous round
of applause. By a rising vote the
thanks of the house were extended
the speakers for coming to Lexington,
and their able presentation of the prohibition
subject. Ail in all, it. was the
greatest meeting ever held here.
There was absolutely no sign of whiskey.
Boturaed From Hot Springs.
Messrs. Thos. P. Meetze, C. S.
Rauch and F. E. Dreher, returned 0:1
Sunday morning from Hot Springs.
Ark., where they spent three weeks.
It will be gratifying news to the many
friends of Mr. Meetze to learn that he
has entirely recovered from his recent
attack of rheumatism. The party enit?vpH
f.hpir jfav anrl t.hp manv etn
ries thev tell are interesting indeed. |
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The First Open Bell.
The first open boll of new cotton
was sent to this office a week ago bv
Mr. George Fields. If the present
good weather continues it will not be
long before the fleecy staple will be
very much in evidence.
The shortage of Treasurer Detyens of |
Georgetown has been confirmed. It
amounts to $6,800. J. A. Hemingway,
ha9 been appointed to succeed Detyens. i
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COLUMBIA, H. C,
ompt Attention.
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$*1?^ ty ^ worth only half as n
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:\*k !; vilv*;-!' Put temptation out of;
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vv i \ Citizens Ban
BATESBUB
^ (Sji. ^'s afer there any w
j . XJ box. Start your accou
/ have. Make it a rule t
j IIHr - pay all bills by check.
eB^MI left for yourself every t
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LEXINGTON, Capital,
Surplus and Undivided
5 per cent interest paid on si
being computed semi-annually. De]
received. ?
Commercial accounts also given
Ample facilities for handling 3
account will be appreciated.
Safety deposits boxes for rent, $
W. P. ROOF
DO YOU PRACTI
There are very few who could not lay s
pay day for the possible "Rainy Day."
TRY IT. It paves the way to success, ai
That you did not begin sooner.
WE PAY 4 per cent. INTEREST on Sav
Don't put it off, but begin now, by openi
The Bank of
R. L. LYBRAND, President
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n We Wnt your business. It is our <
A youqf money with us until you need it
yj times a year.
E J. C. CUICNARD,
j7 Vice-President.
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The Bank That Act
This bank aims to give you good serv
checks for you?furnish drafts for sen
always glad to assist you in business mi
wir-h this bank, which makes a point o
Spositors. Our certificate of deposit be
We cordially invite the farmers as we
their banking with us.
^ J. S. WESSINGER, President. J.
Crcp Conditions. &0V
! The cop conditions in this county, ! The
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j e^oecially coiton, is said to have great- '
ly fallen ofT during the last week, due take r
to the ex?essive rains. A great deal i Meth<
of fodder is ripe and the farmers are a^n!
. , r i at f> ty
experiencing n great deal of diliieuUy 0j jyjr!
in saving it. There has been entirely ' tion o
too mueh rain for everything and un- voma
les? jf. holds up soon ther-* will not be heait.
, : pasto:
a vers' large yield, as a rule. : pbue,
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Miss Biser Won Scholarship. ; V,,'
To the Editor of The Dispatch: ; event.
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l'resirient u. u. .i< nuson 01 win
throp College, lias reported to me that The
Miss Lucye Riser won the vacant j ?trers
scholarship from this c-onntv. j
A. D. Martin. j
County Supt. Education. |
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IR IN HAND
iuch as one in the bank. For
n the temptation to spend it
pour way by depositing|your
k of Batesburg,
IG, : : : S. C.
ay than in your safe or cash
nt today with what ' vou
0 deposit all your cash and
You'll find you have more
ime you balance your books,
ime deposits quarterly.
s.
rES, Cashier.
. CABTEB,!Asst. Cashier.
1909.
tags Bank,
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1 Profits $30,000.00.
ivings deposits, interest
posits of $1.00 and over
special attention,
ronr business, and your
1.00 per year.
, President and Cashier
CE SAVING?
omething by each month, each
ad you'll have but one regret, viz:
ing Deposits calculated quarterly,
ug an account with us. '
Swansea.
B. E. CRAFT, Cashier.
iBANKri
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lesire to please. Leave W
We pay Interest four ^
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L. S. TROTTI, j|
President ^
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iommodates I
ices. We cash out-of-town 3
ding money way. We are ff
liters. Make your deposits H
f good treatment of its de- B
ar interest at 5 pHr cent. B
11 as the business men to do B
F. HONEYCUTT, Cashier I
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. ueo. w. iNeexsy to wea.
engagement of the Rev. Jno.
to Miss Ella Cornelia Move
?en announced, the marriage to k
tiace. i:i the Wa^hinuton Street A
xiDt church, Columbia, on the
ooii of Wednesday. August 18,
clock. Miss Move is a daughter
*. E. C. Move, of the lower sect
this county, and is a young
ii of many graces of mind ana
The Rt v. Mr. Nee ley is the
r ot the M< thr dist church in this
and is < ne of the most widely
ii ministers of the South Carolina
i < nee. T he Dispatch extends coniMunein
&u\Mceof the happy
notice!
chairmen of the boards of inanfor
the election next Tuesday
ill as soon as possible on the un ed
and get boxes, blanks, etc.
J. Brooks Wingard,
Clerk of Commissioners,
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