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VT-^v- "-4- ' >' - ", 7v ; : *\ / . v.v>. s .' -V ..i' V * -ST : V.rf-v THE LEXINGTON DISPATCH. / . -iN -A; ^ Bepreaentatice fSetuapaper. Sonera Lexington find the Borders of the Surroondinp Bounties Lihe a Bianhet. . ' . '? ? ? " * _ t ? VOL. XLI. ~ LEXINGTON, S. C.. WEDNESDAY JAN. 4, 1911 9 < ? / . * V. . ' . - * \ * " ^ - f ' \V?* j, %J 3 Q THE HOME NATIOMAII SSSiSBM m B HOW WE I SB Organized No?. 13, 1908, with Dep 5Z KoT8miier 13, *e Bad " fiB November 13, 1910, We Bad 1 * ^B ^ur "Sai - Besesamsae 69C969QQC369( (r = CALL A UNION NATXO Columbia, I Direct) A. F. LEVER JOS. NORWO( Xi __ _ I J. H.M.BEATY C. L. KitfLftJK G. P. LOGAN J. W. NOR WO AARON DAVID D. A. SPIVE1 IBank of < : : : CKAPIN, I The Bank That Ac This bank aims to give yon good se: checks for you?famish drafts for se always crlad to assist yon in business i (with this bank, which makes a jx.jit positors. Onr certificates of deposit 1 We cordially invite the farmers as v their banking with as. J. S. WESSINGER, President. gg= * Unwritten Law Saves Bu mm- Negro From Gallows Qovernor Ansel has indicated by ommntnj? to ten years' imprbon- stoi ment the death sentence of John Cuf* Hrs f*y? a negro, that he does not, believe j Ool. > "unwritten law" to be applicable, . WKetasively, to white men. Onffey kHlec in Greenville, on December 12, coa] 1908, his wife, bat the fatal shot was in p a K?i? Knh a white man. k^* MVU) ? ?? , Jmki Fuller, who had established a wju \ griminal intimacy with Coffey's wife. an(j '* Fuller was afterward tried for martar in another case and acquitted on an alibi. Onffey was to have been hanged in Qreenville on January 5. An appeal to the 3apreme Court was ^ taken for Onffey, but was later with- fcOQ drawn, and Cuffey was resentenced in . . November. In his order of commutation, Governor Ansel says: "I must uar ay from the evidence, I am very Bre much horrified at the part taken by he white man, Jesse Poller, who was mei one of the players in this horrible han ease." , % B; Shoots Two Brothers. J*--. ' - , In Swaine County, North Carolina, j on Christum* Eve Oscar Clarke shot and killed S. J. Calhoun, and then T turned his revolver on A. H. Calhoun, Chs a brother, inflieting wounds from &I? which the latter died. Whiskey is Par said to have been the motive power ^or ?t'-L tWo Hnnhlo tpftffAflv. the yoiuu VCIUOOU VUV ? . ' J. I Drunken Negro Kills Two in Greenwood. Roger Andrews, a negro, in a drunken rage shot and killed his wife, his L< wife's mother and then himself, at last Kinety-Six, in Greenwood county, on folli Tuesday night at 7 o'clock. There Mat were no eye witnesses The negro F was seen up town in the afternoon 0 ppjfernnk and nothing farther was seen J( of him until he had committed ths S? [ murder. .. f F 61 T77". S3! SO MAIN 8TKEJ1 Solicits a Share eesfissssssa I BAHK 8a & SROW S3 S3 OSlt of $46,914.44 60 . !?MIMi5E? 5*050,081 n . i lety Before Profit" larowwww 'i ==^ T HTALi BANK S-c-. Drs )D |. H^IGQERS OD ! W. P HAMRICK r E W.WILSON ?s_ /J Dhapin 3* v? * icmomodafes rvices. We cash out-of-town >nding money away. We are natters. Make your deposits i of good treatment of its deDear interest at 5 per cent, pell as the business men to do J. F. HONEYOUTT, Cashier illet For Husband Kills Wile Instead. fhile bending over the kitchen re preporiuK kuo vjuriviuias uiuuur, i. Maggie Roberta, of Greeley, ,, was fatally wounded by a shot I through the kitchen door at her te in Fredericks, a neighboring I mining camp, where a strike was rogress. The shot is believed to e been intended for her husband, > is foreman of the Evans mine who, it is said, has had frequent he* with the strikers. Bovlston lodnp. regular communication of BoylsLodge No. 12& A. F. M., will bo Ion Saturday, the 14th day of Jany, 1911, at 2 o'clock p. m., sharp, thren be prompt. Work in the F. and Sublime degrees. Refreshits will be served. Our latchatring gs conspicuously on the outside to ting brethren, y order of the W. M. ' *; T. H. RAWL, Secy. r _ i m. * ? - ? " - luiiii council 10 ineei. he joint council of the Lexington irge will meet on Saturday, Janu14th, at 10 o'clock a. in., in the soaage at Lexington to call a pasfor the charge. All members of council are urged to be present. J. S. Hendrix, Chairman. 3. R. Kyzer, Secy. Masonic. exington Lodge A. F. M., at their meeting in December, elected the owing officers for the ensuing ionic year. rank J. Kyzer, W. M. . E. Leaphart, S. W. )hn J. Taylor, J. W. ?ett Hendrix, Treasurer. , E. Dreher, Secretary. LOBE BBT GO . 2v?Ojtrc:Erz:?3^ :T. of Your Valued Pat: Monday's Sales. There was not a large crowd in attendance upon the public land sales on Monday, due t-.? the inclement weather and to the fact that the counftr nf rnmmioairtnAra wan nnfe ill session. The sheriff sold the following tracts under foreclosure: In the*case of J. M. Hite vs Mrs. Mary Rhoden, et al., one house and lot iD the town of Batesburg, was bought by J. M. Hite for $300. The Rowe lands near Steed man, 50 acres, was sold to E. L. Asbill, attorney, for $75. Clerk of Court Shealy sold the following: The Hill lauds, tract No. 1, containing 100 acres, to J. F. Hill for $376; Tract No. 2, containing 30 acres, to B. S. Mack for $550; Tract No. 3, containing 80 acres, to J. F. Hill for ftfUD. The Ohewning lob in the town of Leesville, sold under foreclosure, was bought by Dr. L. B. Eiheredge for $760. The lot of R. L. Shuler, in New Brookland, which was sold ULder toreclosure, was bought by 0. B. Roman, the price being $303. County Commissioners to m m M. m iueei lumurruw. The county board of commissioners will meet in annual session tomorro v, at which time all claims will be co sidered, and such other business trans acted a9 will oome before the body. Death ol Mr. and Mrs. Noah Rish. Mr. and Mrs Noah Rish, highly respected citizens of Black Creek, have died since our last issue. The husband passed in!o the Great Beyond yesterday a week ago and the wift died yesterday morning at 4 o'clock? just one week after her husbands demise. Pneumonia was the cause ol ooth deaths. Mrs. Rish will be buried beside her ousband in the Florence church yara cod ay at noon. Several children survive the couple Ends Winter's Troubles. To many, winter is a a. ason of trouble. The frost-bitten toes and fingers, c japped hand* and lips, chilbla us cold-sores, red ai d rough ssius, provt this. But such troubles fly before Buckleu's Ami a Salve. A trial convinces Greatest healer of Barns, Boils, Piles, Cuts, Sores, Bruises, E< z ma anu Sprains. Only Hoc at all Druggists. To Hold Examination. A competitive examination of alt applicants from the Seventh Congressional District for appointment to a vacancy at the United States Naval Academy, which occurs on the 4th of March next, will be hold in Columbia on Saturday, January 286h, 1911, at 9 o'clock a. m. Those desiring to compete for this appointment should write me at once for a copy of the rules and regulations governing the aamission of candidates to Annapolis, <*r?/S normiajinn +r\ offHirl t.liM MUV? &V1 W KMV WU* petitive examination. Very truly, A. F. Lever, M. 0. Washington, D. 0. Debtors and Creditors, Thi3 is to notify all persona holding claims against the estate of 3. Luther Smith to pre??at same, properly attested, for payment, aud tlio?e iiiileh;,ed in any way to make payment on or before February 1. ISii, <o the ain>n,"i/l T I Qu iLifl fltlO Oi^UUU* O U Ji^liruiiu-7, [ 3wl0 C. 7v\ Smith. Executors. ? ? Give Your Old Address. Subserioera wishing their papers changed should always give name of old address as well as the new. By so doing it will save ns considerable trouble, and, at the same time, insure nror?.r?f. rlpljwrp r>f vnnr *r? t - ' - - ? - w - - -* Final Discharge. Tbis ia to notify all persons that we will apply i\> tho Hoc. Geo. 8. Drafts, Judge o*" Probata for Lexington county, S. C., on the 1st, day of February, 1911, for a dis-d* v?v i~r' - r cf the estate of 8. Luther Smith, deceased. J. J: Ballentfne, U. W. bmitft, Exeoutors. A i ? i ?i ODS COMAS r, Tie., ronage. Polite and Pre ??OH????????? Court Next Week. The cjurt of general 8t ssions for this county will convene on next Monday, with Judge T. S. Seaae, of Sparfc .nburg, presiding. The following jenbra for the first week have been drawn. Grand Jurors: Joe W Wessinger, M Luther Slice, Tally R Keisler, Marion F Derrick. Jesse R Lee, A Burt Keisler, Jesse E Sharpe, Paul J Wessinger, Levi Poole, L W Wise, Webster Price, B B Pounds, Win J Huffman, W K Hook, Grover Ooiium, Juo J Youuginer, E Meltou Shull, J S Boozer. Petit Jurors First Week. Walter J Frick, S Perry Corley, John 0 Bayly, Wilbur E Fulrner, J Beunie Oxuer, B Eugene Oxner, W Josh Guuter, W Lee Shealy, A Le9ter Haruian, W Marion Day, F L O'Brian, Virgil A Calk, C Sotirfer Shealy, Tnos 0 dhealy, J ?b J Onapman, L L Glenn, Wnber R Lucas, John P Price, H Miry 0 Saealy, E G Dreher, Perry T Fallaw, Jonn H KeJsler, _ J A Watson, John J Fiiok, J W.sey Price, N Moore Jefcoat, 8 in N Swires, U Press Taylor, J ZdnOi Jefcoat, Isaac Alewine, Louiiie T Weed, Pink 0 K >on, J ?hn K Carter, Rjwell Mathias, Mazoiia Howard, Press B Liuiler, . Mr. Rawl Loses by Fire. The Hendrix homo, near Lexington, -ecently purchased by Mr. D. B. fta*', of Batosburg, from Mrs. Jessie Hendrix, was totally destroyed by fiie one night ia*t we<.k. The building was occupied by Mr. John Aughtry and family, and they barely escaped with i heir lives. The loss is estimated at about f600 with no insurance. Tl e dre is supposed to have originated in m old cellar beneath the kitchen. Senator Crosson's Barn Burned. . The barn and stables of Senator D. '?!. Crosson, on the Augusta road, iear Leesville, were consumed by fire >n Sunday night about 1 o'clock. It is said that the fire was evidently of incendiary origin, as it had been r lining practically all night, and the odor of kerosene was d^tinct. Tbe < as is said to be about $500 with no insurance. To Begin Revival. Evangelist W. P. Yarborongh will assist the pastor, Rev. J. 0. Counts, in a revival meeting at Horeb Methodist church, beginning on Sunday, January, at 11 a. m. Everybody in frt ftunrl maafinna libUM vv wv*V'i*\? v?4vag Meet the Editor. Editor Harman will accompany the County Auditor on his annual rounds over the county taking tax returns. We are desirous of getting every sub3 riber on the essh-in-ad vance system and to this #md we hope our readers will assist, us. Our collections two months ego were net np to former years, many farmers having not disposed of their*."cotton at that time. We arc always indulgent and extend courtesies whenever possible, but there saould be no excuse n?w, and we hope to .be able 10 collect from every subscriber in arrears. We need th* money"to meet our obiigatiohVand by paying up promptiy ^ ou wili greatly ooiigo us. ileec tiio euiLor at Gaston on Tuesday and at ail of the other appointments in the county. rOH, SALE A t public auction on the premices at Gilbert on Saturday lien January a" iO i.'clock a. m. one large mule, one floe milch cow, one good buggy and harness, a tbree horse lumber wagon almost new,2 one horse wagons and gears, one farmers portable black smith outfit,some funning implements and many other articles to) numerous to mention. Terms Gash. W. H. DONLY 'iwll Gilbert, S. C. Meet editor G. hL. Harman on his rounds with Auditor Dent, and renew you* snbbCription. T, i.G-E!ES, COLUMBIA, m, <J. I?y? *>4- A 4-4-Ar?4i/\? FUipt ill'tciltiUli? October I3ti ABE WE JUSTIFl Perhaps we ought to be achievement. But, you know "tl more he wants.'' This being trm in soliciting new business; and es are so well equipped to handle it Citizen's Bank oi Batesburg, i ??????a 1892. Lexington Sayi LEXINGTON, / Capital, Surplus and Undivided 5 per cent, interest paid on sa bein computed semi-annually. Dep received. Commercial accounts also given i Ample facilities for handling y account will be appreciated. Safet~ deposits boxes for rent, $1 W. Pr ROOE I^BROOKLANE) >|i? NEW BROOLKANI fl/v We Want your business. It is our d< /// your money with us until you need it times a year. M J. C. CUICNARD, Kk Vice-President. Marriages* AIV On December 22, 1910, at the home The of the bride'i father, Mr. Cephas oldest - vr- ? ton CO ocase. ueai vjui/erb, xui. i>ucu rv.ei3icr sound* and Miss Lula Seaae were happily jU8t ^ married, Rev. B. D. Weaoinger per- ^ formug the ceremony. friend " a com Married, the lat On n-fi^mh^r 14. 1910. at the real- I ha8 be dence of the bride'* father, Mr. Wade . a Hook, by Rey. J. A. Cromer, Mr. e!n^, John Hendrix, Jr., and Miss Blanche caef tt i a lot o Hook. a. Sine ^ Lexin* Married. leadin; On December 13, 1910, at the real- the tod^nceof the bride'* father, Mr. Jamoa ty gen Earhardfc, by Rev. J. A. Cromer, Mr. phenoi Marion Mathia* and Miss Willie Ear- of goo< liardt, all of near New Brookland. holds t . high e Mack-Fry e. the 3CC both ii On December 29, 1910, at the resi- g^^ 1 dence of the officiating clergyman, ^ ^ the Rev. J. A. Cromer, Mr. John W. ^ Frye and Miss Fannie M. L. Mack. . , bank v _ M ? of thes Capt. L. W. Redd. officers After having been a resident of Lex- them c ington for the past twenty years, card. Capt. L. W. Redd has accepted a position with the Calhoun Falls Mills in U Anderson county. No man has more personal friends in the town than Capt. ^ Redd. Ke is a cotton mill man of more than ordinary ability, and that he will "make good1' in his new field ^ goes without saying. It is pleasing to state that Capt. Redd's family will not move to Calhoun Falls for the _ preseiit at least. Jubgoi _ A Chri Parson's Poem A Gem. Bllt From Rev. H. Stubenvoll, Allison, la., in praise of Dr. King's New Life Thatn Pilis. "They're suck & health necessity, you 1.s,.^ plIL thoulu I;-. : If other kir you.ve tried in vain, USE DR. KING'S 1 And be well again. Only 25c at all Druggists. You Sf tyy satisfied with present le more a man gets the e, we are then justified ipecially so, since we ? ; Batesburg, IS. c. 1910. .ngs Bank, - S. C] Profits $35,000.00. vings deposits, interest osits of 81.00 and over Bpecial attention. our business, and your i ..00 per year. ... President and Cashier banO D, S. C. || Bsire to please. Leave vjl We pay interest four g; L. S. TROTTI, J? President nt ^y ^ f\ i^i^ i a * lagnilicent Calendar. Lexington Savings Bank, the banking institution in Lexingunty and one of the safest and est banks in the Oarolinas, has ad issued a magnificent calenr the benefit of its hundreds of s and patrons. The calendar is plote map of South Carolina, jest and most up-to-date that . en published by the Rand, Mo'Co., of New York. Besides an ornament in the home, the ar is most usefal, as it contains f valuable information, e its organization in 1892, the fton Sayings Bank has been a g factor in the development of wn of Lexington and the coun* erally, and its growth has been ninal. Headed by that prince 1 men, Mr. W. K Roof, who he supremest confidence and steem of every person within >pe of his wide acquaintance i and out of the county and this bank cannot but continue iper. ere is a single patron of the rho has not as yet received one e handsome calendar-maps, the i will take pleasure in mailing >ut upon receipt of a postal nder the Mistletoe. ILbi. stmas kiss! Just one, my dear; e here, beneath the mistletoe. tow I kissed you once last year, that was iong; long, long ago. tfow, don't be cry? 3ome kiss your boy? ie, oh, please, just one, dear Flo! 8 HE. stmaskiss! Jnst one, yon say? Will, I'm so much older now? lakes a difference, by the way, certainly must this allow. nThat will you do? Well, er?er?take two? ie, I'm 80 much older now!