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/ THE LEXINGTON DISPATCH. V v}*S-m.- _ ____ . ; ?? ? > & Representative Betvspaper. Severs Lexington and the Borders of the Surrounding Sounties Like a Blanket. 4-, VOL. XXXxT LEXINGTON, S. C.. WEDNESDAY AUC. 31. 1910 44~ - "Z~ GLOBE DRY GOODS COMPANY, T Jm "W- 'H- MOITCSITOIT, JR., 3sdLA.:N"-A.G-:E3I3, f PPfW 10A20 MAIN STREET, COLUMBIA, 8. C. ^L# 1^? ; r Solicits a Share of Your Valued Patronage. Polite and Prompt Attention. - ' October istf h- ?^i??^^^^i^???? ?????? j -j ilMLOli DEPOSIT IT $ WHEN $ YOU HAVE A $ SURPLUS, WITH $ THI HOME NATIG OF LEXII TO DEPOSITORS We offer the best security 1 time deposits and savings a TO BORROWERS >, We furnish the "needful" e gj estate security at cheapest I Plant Your Dol 8 i They will yield a sure hs I SAVINGS DEPARTMENT, I good or bad, and, if the "RA I the principal as well as the ii I mediately had. Only a small amount is 1 Let us start the Saving Habit THE STAT COLUMBIA Wm. Barnwell, President. John T. Meltoi . . ?I Lexingto nrvrn UtlU I The Create? SB ?m n Sal nHHWHEKH 1| Reduced rates on raili ? B attractic m EES KMHiBHBBKIMHnBnBBBDa Rp BBfflHBWMSIImMHIWIWBlHTOEM I Prepare Youi r:'.' ;^B' Premium lists SB I W. Q. M. BERl 1 I Pres v v' New Fall Goods at Win. t Piatt & Son's. f S We direct attention to the advertise- 3 4- ment of William Piatt & Son, of Columbia, in this i^sue. This firm is true and tried, having conducted a ?j successful business in Columbia for a number of years. I ** 3, u Their stock 01 ran gwus arc arriving by every freight and express, a Their dry goods and notions have been 9 selected with the greatest care and e with an eye single to the best interest J of their customers. All they ask is a e careful inspection of their stock be- j fore you buy elsewhere. They want c all of the ladies of Lexington county I to see their millinery before they buy c their new fall hats. Mrs. Allen has t had years of experience and knows just ^ what will please the trade. They c have the latest styles in pattern hats and you will have no trouble in being suited if you go to Piatt's. In every department you will find all of the season's newest and best f ? j i.i -Jnoa within the reach of all. ^ HUU Ifiio (/livvu * In order to make room for the new j $ Rivals they are selling off their en- ' x wtHmmmmammssBBseaaEasssm r?2 Y S BORROW IT c WHEN C IN NEED, ? FROM g E b iNAL BANK 1 ? NGTON | r liVkA-wol rnfoo rkT inf.tfirpst', OTl ill 1 W it'll ilUCiOi. AOtVU V- _ ccounts. Is a it all times on personal or real L rates and on easy terms. J F i [ I - t liars With Us ! T irvest of interest in our i whether the season be c INY DAY" should come, iterest earned, can be imI reeded to open an account. ' : for you. i E BANK I ; L S. 0. It Geo. L. Baker, V3#e President I i, Oaskier. | n Count) BER 25,26 an< st County Fair! roads. Many new exhibit ins. Amusements for every r Exhibits Now, = THE FAIR == ; now ready lor HnHBnflHHHBDn sam'l! ident. 're stock of summer merchandise at ,Teat reductions. Lexington people hould always visit the store of Wm. <3 Piatt & Son, before going elsewhere. a i [lie Palmetto Collegiate r s nstitute will open on Monday, Sept. 5. ^ The first bell will ring at 9 a.m. nd the opening exercises will be at i:30 a. m. There will be devotional sxercises and several talks and music. U1 the patrons and the public gen- 0 irally are most cordially inyited to be a >resent. Every student who possibly p an should be present on the first day. t ^et's have a good opening. The stu- ^ lents will please bring such books as hey have for their respective grades. York will begin in earnest on the first lay. New Cotton. The first bale of new cotton for this a iounty was marketed at Swansea last t veek, selling for 15% cents. Swansea g s usually in the lead when it comes to i aieing cotton. ? Death of Mrs. Frye. Mrs. Sarah Frye, the beloved wife f Mr. John Frye, the well known } ontractor. died suddenly and rather j nexpectedly, at her home, about six iile9 below Lexington, on Sunday \ lorning. Sue had been a sufferer for ^ everal weeks, but wa9 not thought to f e any worse/ When Mr. Frye awoke unday morning he was shocked to f :nd his wife cold in death. 1 Her remains were laid to rest in St, f )avid'e church yard on Sunda}'- after- 1 oon at 5 o'clock. .'he deceased was about 45 years of t ge and is survived by her husband j nd three children. s few Business at Gilbert. 1 On the first page of this issue Mr. ). E. Hammond, of Gilbert announces hat he has just opened up a complete ine of furniture buggies, wagons, etc. < ie also carries a full line of general , nerchandise, and you will find his < >rices the very lowest. Give Mr. i iammond a trial on your next pur- i :hase. < Notice, Veterans. i You are requested to meet at your 1 espective places of meeting in each 1 ownship, on Saturday the 17th day ^ >f September, at 3 o'clock, for the mrpose of electing a representative o meet at Lexington, 0. H., on Satirday, 24th day of September at 12 ( 'clock to elect a Pension Board for he year 1911. S. M. ROOF, Ch. Pen. Bd. Lex. Co. < Aug. 24, 1910?3w46 j I Fair] 127. I Ever Held. |; features. The best m cc body. g| n and be at 1 distribution. I I 8. GEORGE, I Secretary. | ' Reunion In Chapin. The annual reunion of the old solders of the Dutch Fork will be held ,t Chapin on September 15. A numier of prominent gentlemen have been uvited to make addresses. A big piciic dinner will be served on the ;rounds, and the public is most corlially invited to attend. Children's Day, At Pelion M. E. church, on the 10th >f September, 1910. We desire a large .ttendance on that day. We are exipr?tinor T)r. W. W. Dnnipl and nfbprs o give us a talk. Let's give them a rood audience. Mr. Editor we give 'ou a cordial invitation to be with us. Pelion Sunday School. L. W. Gardner. Up-to-date Stables. The Caughman-Harman Co. Stables Lre now completed. This is one of he most up-to-date stables in the Jtate and is an ornament to the town. K carload of fine horses is expected to irrive at an early date. Lexington County Fair. The Lexington County Fair will be leld this v ^ar on Oct. 25. 26 and 27. Hr. Samuel B. George, the efficient, mergetic and popular secretary, has >een working hard for the past several veeks in the interest of the coming air. He is very optimistic over the jncouraging prospects for the best air in the history of the association, [he people eyerywhere are talking the air and are making preparations to lave an exhibit. The premium lists will be ready within the next few days and will be ilaced into the hands of the people as loon as possible. Get your exhibits ready now and neet your friends at the fair. Campaign Closed Here. The Lexington County campaign ;ame to a close here on last Saturday, kbout 350 people were present, many >f whom were ladie9. The meeting was presided over with fairness and ibility by Mr. B. H. Barre, local exjcutive committeeman. Thfi nandidates for the house SDOke n the following order, all of them naking about the same speeches as leretofore reported in these columns: [saac Edwards, W. R. Lowe, Capt. L. W. Redd, R. L. Shuler, Col. J. Brooks Vingard and Toseph L. Amick. The candidates for the other offices lid not speak. The Bank of Pellon. The Bank of Polion has received it's iharter from the Secretary of State. Mi a meeting of the stockholders held >n last Saturday a permanent organzation was effected by the election of he following officers: President, L. V. Wyse; Vice-President, Danl. F. ;IiULUpUil I ^UU T iv;c-x icaiucui/) \-/? JLV? iish; Cashier, J. D. Haltiwanger, Che Hon. W. H. Sharpe, of Edmund, vas elected attorney. The bank will ommence business as soon as possi>le. Shool Supplies. The Bazaar has just received the argest stock of school supplies ever pened in Lexington, consisting of lank books, memorandums, compoition books, examination tablets and ablets of every kind; pens, pencils, rayon, ink, etc. Pocket books, ombs, brushes, and hundreds of ovelties in Yankee notions. Come o the Bazaar for your school supplies. Warning. My son "Miller Smith," left my ome without cause, on the 19th of Lugu9t, 1910. He is about fifteen ears of age, and I hereby warn all iersons not to employ or harbor him, .9 I will enforce the law against any isrson violating this notice. pd-46 S. D. SMITH. j R. F. D. 5, Lexington, S. C. [forme, I wish to announce to large stock of General | Furniture, 1 | Bridles, I guarantee every Article I sell, ar / My stock of General Merchar etc., is complete. My prices perfectly satisfied. D. E. "1 GILBERT, = w be satisfied with present "the more a man gets the rue, we are then justified especially so, since we it. if Batesburg, s. c. ARE WE JUST11 Perhaps we ought to achievement. But, vou know 1 more he wants." This being t in soliciting new business; and are so well equipped to handle Citizen's Bank i Batesburg, 1892. Lexington Sat LEXINGTON, Capital, Surplus and Undivid 5 per cent, interest paid on bein computed semi-annually. I received. Commercial accounts also ^iv< Ample facilities for handling account will be appreciated. Safety deposits boxes for rent, W. P. RO( The people of Lexington are very mj much indebted to Mr. Frank W. wa Shealy, for the excellent manner in dai which he gave out the election returns Br< last night, The Citizens' Telephone cia Co., i9 also to be congratulated for wa the most efficient service giyen. Mr, mc Kinsler Roof, the night operator, was 1 kept busy until late in the night, on passing the returns all over the lines, spe aft Li9t of letters remaining uncalled ^ for in this office for the week ending " Aug 29, 1910. Ladies Carnal, Mrs. Mary. offi Cox, Mrs A Fletcher. nig Harrison, Mi99 Dat. Sui Howell, Mrs Carrie. aid Smith, Miss Daisy. wa Stack, Mrs J F. C Sanders, Mrs Julia. a r Men. too Crawford, Cicero. f^ai Cooper, Mr Calvin. ln8 Ellis, Mr. Hugh E. These letters will be 9ent to the dead anc letter office September 12, 1910, if ^r.c not called for before. In calling for the above please say advertised giving ' date of list. &ia hig Charged With Bigamy. ^ Deputy Sheriff Sim J. Miller returnpd from Washington on Monday, | whither he had gone on Saturday armed with a warrant for Butler ij Grimsley, alias Harry Timmons, a young white man charged with biga- the BUGGIES MP the public trade that I have addec Merchandise a complete line of Stiggies, Wagons, I T<m m_ -r mips, Lap Muaji id the prices are as low as you wil find in tl General Merchandise idi9e, consisting of Dry Good9, Notions, Stu will please the closest buyers. Yonr , HAMMOr lie Leader In Low Prices." - - Si 1910. rings Bank, S. ci ed Profits $35,000.00. savings deposits, interest )eposits of $1.00 and over m special attention, your business, and your r $1.00 per year. )F President and Cashier r. On the 17th of Angust Grimsley s married to Miss Ella Earhardt, lghter of Joseph Earhardt, of New jokland, the Rev. C. A. Waters offi fcing. The marriage certificate s issued in the name of Harry Timins. ?he young couple left the next day the exc irsion for Washington to md their honey moon. A few days erwards a sister of the bride began receive telegrams from the bride :iog for money. The father of the mg woman came to Lexington and ,ced a warrant in the hands of Depr Sheriff Miller for service. The cer left Lexington on Saturday ;ht and arrived in Washington on aday morning at 9 o'clock. By the of Detective Berman, the couple 8 located in less than an hour. Jrimsiey was in bed suffering from elapse of typhoid fever, aud being ill to be brought back to South rolina, he was placed in the Washi tt r a. _ l r ton nospitai lor me insane wiicro will be kept under close surveilje. Should he recover he will be ught back to Lexington to stand il. Griinslevis said to have anothwife and one child living in Coium)eputy Sheriff Miller speaks in the hest praise of the courtesies exded him by the authorities at isbington. 'he television, an apparatus enabling operator to "see over the wires." mm) 1 to my already larness, jjj || :s, Etc. HI ie stats. Ciye me a trial. >es, Hats, Groceries, money back if not W, mi tli Carolina. I I ?)