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F * I ^ |t Representative newspaper. Severs Lexington and the Borders of the Surrounding bounties fcihe a Blanket. V VOLTXXXX! LEXINGTON, S. C? WEDNESDAY JULY 13, 1910 37 ^?????? ?fcrnmiM?nrm?MMtrnmi? i?i?im 11?w?? BMBWffiM? > ? r & \\ I MO E" B A C I T IT | i# Ei r v a i 9 WHEN I YOU HAVE A I SURPLUS, WITH I HOME NA1 I OF L 1 TO DEPOSITORS t | We offer the best seci [:'o U time deposits and sav I TO BORROWERS E We furnish the "neec n I] estate security at che /? Collicutt's An Industrial I Home Office 1207 G( Which pays $60.00 Imnie old for 6 cts a weel ^ years the policy is * the age of 35 years week. fWhe League undertaker agrees to express tfc cash and prepay th Applications are made dire be furnished with a D. F. COLLICUTT, bti ? bT ' {J With a co ? Belting, Valv I Whe ^ Ami Leave Your Ca SB for FREE of Charge IlVyjl Filtered Gasolii IWI canno* ^upl ly|| We call spe O Tires, Lamps, ?[ efts, P K | A full line of E ||| I We keep an Ai ? I answer calls, day or H I Special attentk X I Gas or Steam Engir !#| I care will receive pr< s | Lexingto TXT. 2 l&ao MAIN 8TKI Solicits a Sha NEY ~ $ BORROW IT $ WHEN $ IN NEEDt $ FROM THE 10NAL BANK EXINCTON arity with liberal rates of interest 011 ings accounts. iful" at all times on personal or real iapest rates and on easy terms. Ss Burial League nsurance Company ervais St., Columbia, S. . diate Benefit on a child one year w. When reaching the age of 15 j worth $110. Any one joining at j i and over, draws ?110 for octs a ! n the distance is too far for the j to reach the body the League [] le casket and robe and ?10.00 in || r\ nvrvrooc J I ict or to an agent. Blanks will ny information neccessary by Mo.* COLUMBIA, S. C. Office Phone 619. ^ mplete line of Engine es, G-uages. and everyt Our Automobile Supply A n In Town r at our Garage. It will be ca k ie, from a Bowser Pump, at pr icated. ieial attention to our line of Horns, Whistles, Claxti umps, Jacks, Etc. )ry Cells always on hand. itomobile and our machinist night, to any part of the county )n given to out of town work les. Any work entrusted to ompt attention n_ "J 3L0BE DRY 0( S. IviEOiTOIjlTO^ 3ET, ,re of Your Valued Pa I ; Large Audience Greeted the State Candidates On last Wednesday the candidate for governor and other state office addressed a large audience in tfc court house. Many ladies graced tt occasion with their presence. All < the candidates were present excej Mr. Hyatt for governor and Attorne j General Lyon. I There were no special featun j aside from the tremendous and heart ! ovation given Congressman A. I ! Lever, who is being opposed for r< I! election by Dr. W. W. Ray of Kiel land. Mr. Lever spoke for more tha an hour and was repeatedly cheere throughout his speech. When h concluded there were lusty shout i from all over the building, which eel j oed and reechoed for several minute: j It was a little after 11 o'clock whe i County Chairman D. F. Efird calle the meeting to order. The invocatio was offered by the Rev. B. D. Wessir ger of Gilbert, after which the cand - dates for lieutenant goyernor ac dressed the audience. E. W. Duva i led off, followed by C. A. Smith. Th former stands for local option and th latter for statewide prohibition. Attorney General Lyon being at sent his opponent, B. B. Evans, wa introduced. The speaker entered int a scathing arraignment of the attoi ney general, charging that office with not living up to his promise j made four years ago, and with squai j dering the people's money. He sai that the attorney general had eve / charged the State for his shoeshine I and for a boy carrying his grip on th j streets of Columbia. He read from I list of figures which he had compile showing how much money had bee spent for attorneys hire outside of th State. He received applause. The candidates for railroad com missioner?G. H. Mahon, O. C. Scai borough, James Cansler and McDuffi Hampton?next addressed the voters each iaying claim to the office by rea son of his qualifications. T. G. McLeod was the first of th gubernatorial candidates to speak m W m ' *m?? J 9 n ?W* ? w m > X^*X*^X^eX*^oX*^*% > II iigfii ii ?Wtn?. tt V *1V? nt,^ .-rfftn. jjriii m i and Boiler Fittings, G-t liing usually carried in Department carries everything h utomobilists are Invited to Ca ... MR. ISA ices Is OUr machi of the Machine a ment, you will fir anRIGHT MAI I UN win R f i' on If your machine our f tor or p H 55555$555$555$55#*e$55 *r, Tie., itronage. Polite and Pre He is running: on a local option platform and made a telling speech. He ? was applauded. Jg John G. Richards, Jr., told of his ^g j work in the legislature during the last [e : twelve years. He favors 9tate-wide ie j prohibition because he believes in ma-vf iority rule. "The time is ripe for proJL 1 - - * TT .3 3 .tL hitntion," ne said. ne aiscusseu uuiy er issues and was applauded. John T. Duncan criticised the news;g papers, claiming that he was not bev iug given a "square deal,'' and told how he had saved the state a large sum of money in an alleged "asylum j. j deal." There was some applause. n | Cole L. Blease was the next speakd j er. He thanked the people of Lexinge j ton for the very large vote he re 9 | ceiyed two years ago. He is running j. on the same platform practically now, , but believes in letting the liquor situn ation remain where it i9. He ded clared that he took a drink whenever n lie wanted it, but had never been drunk in his life. Mr. Blease received j_ generous applause, j. C. C. Featherstone, who ran on the 11 prohibition platform twelve years age e when it was not popular as it is today, e was greeted with applause. He at once entered into a discussion of the liquor question, 9tating that he had g no appologies to make for his posi0 tion. It was the paramount issue and he proposed to stick to it even if he r went down in defeat. He favors bi(S ennial sessions of the legislature and i- stands for four-year terms for all state d and county officers. He closed in an n eloquent plea for a Christian mants hood, and wa9 cheered to the echo e when he took hi9 seat, a After dinner the candidates for Cond gress spoke, Mr. Leaver leading off u in what was generally termed the e "best speech ever delivered before a Lexington audience." i- He was followed by Dr. Ray, who - attacked Mr. Lever's vote on lumber, e but the crowd soon began to dwindle j, away and the speaker concluded. L e Remember that Jefcoat and Crout's ? barbecue at Swansea is on August lSih. ' yj t m >w?" j:j >%*; ft * ir~r v.; iKi ifirri fiiA ?<l Tn? lia? r ft m-z: isoline Engines, Piping, a first class hardware st Jecessary for the motorist, OUF .11 and Examine This Deparfcn IAN HALL I nist and has charge nd Repair Departld him to be the S ar N I es THE jgi GHT PLACE " w gets wrong send hone him. bI W V ft B fl BH B W 1 Y & ; L,Q-IH3IEw, COLUMBIA, >*. C >mpt Attention. October v ???a?mmo??a?i ARE WE JUS1 Perhaps we ought t achievement. But, you kno more he wants.1' This bein in soliciting new business; a are so well equipped to banc Batesbur 1892. Lexington Ss LEXINGTON, Capital, Surplus and Undii 5 per cent, interest paid t bein computed semi-annually, received. Commercial accounts also g Ample facilities for handl: account will be appreciated. Safety deposits boxes for re W. P. I HMnaMMMMMBMnaaiMMani u in w m -ijnf v w w w ?j|x? w ' >Me^cX?^eX?^9?C?^?X^cS <i* aflnii in fi ->?<v. ^rt^. ? Injectors, Ejectors, P ;ore. ( PRICES ARE RIGHT. lent. iLAGKSMTH MENT Mr. Sam Lybrand is in charo id giyes Special Attention to Shi Replacing and Repairing R es. We have special machines i for setting steel tires without heel. This Department is as acksmith shop in Lexington South IFIED? :o be satisfied with present w "the more a man gets the g true, we are then justified nd especially so, since we lie it. of Batesburg, g, S. C. 1910. tyings Bank, S. Cj tided Profits $35,000.00. m savings depots interest Deposits of 81XC ?nd over [iven special attention Lng your business, ujk! youi nt, $l.UU per year. 100F President and Cashier Wtth >W ?> 3 $1 tl M - k< S?w mi HI .Mmnmi | 0 umps, Roofing, v] S h| #1 DEPART- 1 jctf ca phi a vj j tl ;e of this Department $j Deing mules and hors- $jfj ubber Tires on Bug- :^S for this work as well t^| l$t I removing from the , I If i H complete as any X ? J County. H ? * i ? pq Carolina, w ' * ?x?S