Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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"CENTRAL" SPEAKS* Call me not with scoruful number?, Like 4'fcwo-seven-O-ring-t'nree!'' * Snapped out in disdainful accents? Pray, be courteous to me! Would ou like to sit here with a Telephone strapped cn your head, ^Lll day long to answer summons? Wouldn't you wish that you were . ^ f dead? When I say the line is busy, Honestly, sometimes it is, Why do you get so indignant When you hear the buzzer's whiz? And wrong numbers?naturally Sometimes I am at a loss; *E?ufc. in fact. 1 give them mostly rTo subscribers who are cross. Be polite. It will not hart yon, E^en tfaoagh Pm in a box, 1 am human?although hidden? > And an sensitive to knocks. Be polite. Do unto others As you'd have them do to you. TR's a good rale to observe?and YoaUl get better service, too. ?The Somervilie Journal. Moles! Moles! \ Caoghman Bros., of Colombia, have the finest lot of malera that we have -ever seen. They are right fresh from j the Btaegrass regions of Kentucky and ! all sizes are represented. Their prices ! are always right and their terms easy, i /I- />i T? r 1- . I: ' - ! Iron Piping. If you need Iron Piping of any kind and size for almot-t any purpose, cheap. Apply to J. OfreDStine, Columbia Junk Co,, 805 Gervais street. - I LEXINGTON'S Five Hundred Peo] Celebration of i Ir Engineering m Lexingt I In celebration of the completion of the steel bridge across the Saluda riv'er at Wyse's Ferry an old-fashioned : country picnic was given on last Sat- ! orday. About five hnndred people? j jmen, women and children- -represent- j log nearly every section of grand old i Lexington, were present to do honor j the occasion. . - 1 Ii There was do speech-making; the ! people came, viewed the bridge and I partook of a picnic dinner, the. kindj that has long since made the women ! of Lexington famous. The long table \ was arranged along the valley on tbe j Bootfcside of the bridge, in the open, | whore the bright ray9 of the noonday i ran could shine in all of its glory upon ! fhe mighty throng. It was entirely a social gathering, j Ajher dinner the young peo- j ole?callant young men and handsome j Iromtg women?gathered together in j itUe groups beneath the tali pines j md stately oaks, and the scene re- ] < ninded one more of an August sum- j ! ner day than the 2och of February. It j i ras the greatest day in the history of [ ?te county, made so by the fact that- , t was in commemoration of the great- j ?t achievement of her citizenship. Tbeteidge, towering above the wa- j * a nf k>3 anrl moflcnr. \ Mf tit O v? ?V *vvv ^Bag475 feet in length, ie a magnificent j I^Kiece o( work as weH as a most sub- j ^Htaatial structure, It was built by the J BBaroIina Engineering Company, of ; ^Bjcriington, N. C., ai -a. coat to .the ) ^Homity of 911,0*0. - j It will be rooafeed that the contrac t 5 Hftrtbte hrldge was first kft during 1 N jgro's Dastardly Crime. While alone at ber home on Union street, Spartanburg, on Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock, a well known , ! and prominent white woman of that ; ] city was assaulted with criminal in- I | tent by a negro,, who immediately ! I made his escape bob was soon captured | ! by a sheriff's posse and lodged in jail, j | The woman's two children?one I j three years old and the other an in- | j fant of three months?were in the i i room at the time and when the older | one cried ont the brute cfeoked it and : with his finger nails cut deep gashes ! on the little one's throat. ; A nearby neighbor heard the child's j cries and rushed into the house in time to prevent the assailant from ati his DUrDOse. ; ~ w ? r o r r i The negro was a hack driver. Disposed ol Property Under Mortgage. Henry Rawl, a negro* wa9 arrested I and lodged in jail on Thursday by | Sheriff P. H. Corley upon a warrant; i sworn out by Mr. F. G. Hartley, a ' merchant of Summit, charging Raw! | with disposing of property over which ! there was a mortgage. m m 9 In Knowlton's Hospital. Mr. r. .Fierce bbealy, or rreeUoma, former magistrate, was carried to Knowlton'* Hospital in Columbia, on Thursday for treatment. Mr. Shealy lias beei* suffering from a serious stomaclitrouble for several months, and it 9 feared thdt an operation will be necessary. It is sir.ceiely hoped by bis many friends that his restoration may be speedy and permanent. ; ' '<;:v" A SS * v^%v?:'&v?: * ?. tj- >?$$$ sagf'V ?? '.. ? , .. vj'Aggjw;.:|-S ? ' < <?: v . .?: J'. :j. > < .,, rX Courtesy of The Columbia Stat* \ MAGNIFICENT S pie Attend Big Pici its Completion. Buil "V f r\ m nnnt? of r\rf *-\\ ^ v-iwiupaii^ at v>u3i uj on's Greatest Achievi 1908, the price being $18,500. The construction of the bridge had already been begun when Supervisor Lang- * ford served if?tine upon the Carolina s Engineering Company to cease opera- 1 tions; that the county would not pay * the bill. The order wa6 obeyed. It was learned, upon investigationy 3 by Messrs. Eflrd & Dreber, attorneys i1 for Supervisor Langford, that the con- c tract was null and void in that no T provision had been made by the legis- c lature for the payment of the bill, a*d that, at the time the eontract was j 1 awarded, there wa* rot a cent in tha j \ treasury with which t? meet the obli- ^ gation. % . * At the next sitting of the legislature 1 the Lexington delegation made provision for the building of the bridge, i ^ the sum of ?12.000 haviug been sot i aside for that purpose. Bids were t again asked for, and for the second 0 time the contract was awarded to the { * Carolina Engineering Co., the second bid, however, being $11 >5*80, instead of ' i $18,500. I s Sinr<a tlit> oa?aW!ipf eif to(>An^ i V. ? vn^fjjLVA ? J contract there have been many minors ] s as to the kind of bridge that would bo ! < built; some expressing the belief that t much lighter material would be used, j < The following sworn statement, given voluntarily to Supervisor Laugford by \ E. E. Hanks, general manager of the Carolina Engineering Company, \ sbauJdforeveraet .at rest. these ro-~ ] mbtsr (' '*- * '* " " 4 ' ' j "This i# to certify that the super- < etamctttie of the bridge built by wi ?t k j Insurance Inspector Wharton Coming. The following letter has been handed The DispaK-h: Colombia, S. C.. February IS, 1PU. I Hon. Chief Fire Department, Lexington, S. C. Dear Sir: At the request or nor. r. tj. mcMasttr, insurance comniissioner,. I will begin the spring inspection ot all baild'ngs and premises in the State j March 1st, and hope to be in your j city on or about that date. I will thank you to advise your people of j this inspection in order that conditions may be improved and that I- may be able to make a good report on your city. Thi9 is a matter of the greatest importance to your people from a fire waste point of view, and I hope to have the hearty co-operation of your department and your people in this work. Your9 very truly, B. A. Wharton, Deputy Commissioner. Inspector for Hollow Creek Township. In the list of township road inspectors as provided for in the bill of StateSenator D. M. Crossen, which apnparpd in thpup p.nlnmns last wnalr Hollow Creek township was omitted. Howeyer, Mr. Emanuel Long, of Gilbert, has been named for that township and his name should have appeared along with the rest. The error, however, was entirely our ow;i, and we take pleasure in making the correction now. % TEEL BRIDGE nic on Saturday in it bv Carolina ! $11,980, ement. I Wyses' Ferry, across the Saluda. Riv :r, ill JjVAUlglUU UOUQty, J30UU1 U&TO- I ina, is of the same weight and dimen- | ions as that of the first bridge con- j racted for in 1905, for which we were J ;o receive $18,500. "In the fub'Struoture of tfce bridge ust completed there are. approxinatety, ">5.7 cubic yards more eonsrete than m the first bridge, which cas put in without extra cost to the j jaunty.*' According to this statement from j he general, manager, the, second j >ridge has been built at, a cost of J 17,070 less than the first contract called j or, the extra work amounting to $550 ] n round figures. Supervisor I*angford is nat urally | ?ery much elated over this great sav- i eg to the county in the construction ; f the bridge, which, as he says, is j more than enough to pay for the conn- } y's entire roadbuilding outfit. | The two sections of the county aro \ low bound closer together by ties of ! *tee! and there is much cause for con- ! t gratulation. It is the greatest i icbievemcut in the history of tho i scninfcy and will be a living monument to the present supervisor and county j sommissionerH. j The completion of this bridge means ihe opening of a highway between j. Columbia and Newberry and to the j ip-country of South Carolina. The ! K>ad'ftpEb Columbia Sue and the road from "Lexington $6 Sbapin h excel'e.if, sime the chain- { pang hat ftohl ed ite w orb. \ 278 Pensioners. T!:c- Count v Pension Board in or on "i Men dry and completed itV work rcr ; th-year. According to rhe statement | of the chairman. :tS deaths have oc, curved since the last pension roil: j J then- ha3also boon one transfer and | one removal from the State. SevenI teen new applications were approved ! by the board, making 2 total for the | year of 2?:. Lasr year the roll con| tained z90 names. The board is composes! of the following gentlemen: C'apt. S. M. lioof, chairman; Paul P. Clarke, D. J. Haiti wanger and Tillman Har^. ? r. J. J. "Wiugard, of Lexington, is medical examiner for the board. Items From Cherokee. To the Editor o>f the Di&patch: The farmers are busy getting ready for planting. Mr. J'acob W- Leapharfc, of Augusta, spent Sunday wifci his sister, Mr?. M. L. Kleekley, in Columbia. Mrs. M. R. Nichols was lhe guest oi Mrs. W. A. Leaphart,. Sunday. Mr. J~ Ed. Kaiser and family spent Saturday night with Mrs. Kaiser's mother,. Mrs. Janie Ballentine. Mr. A. E. Rawl of Columbia, spent Sunday with his parent Mr. and Mrs. P. I. Bawl. Mrs. Carrie Rawl and children were the guests of Mr. W. A. Leaphart and family Sunday. The Cherokee school closed Fridav afternoon. Feb. 24th. The term was taught, by Miss Nettie Amick. She returned to her home, near Leesville, Saturday. A School Girl. Fruit Damaged It is generally believed that the fruit crop, especially peaches,, has been considerably damaged by the cold leather of hist week. In some sections il e trees were in full hlooni, while in others they were just budding. QUEEN OF ACTRESSES "/ am glad to write my endorsement of the great remedy, Peruna. I do so most heartily. "?Julia Marlowe. Any remedy that benefits digestion strengthens the nerves. ' The nerve centers reqnire nutrition. If the digestion is impaired, the nerve centers become anemic, and nervous debility is the result. Noticfe, Trespassers. All persons are hereby forbidden to trespass on my lands by hunting, hshing, hardiog straw or wood therefrOm and allowing stock to rim at large. L. J. Sbraly, Lexington, S C.. Feb. 10. 1911. Is It Furniture I Yoji Want ? o r I want to inform my Lexington friends that I am now with the TAYLOR FURNITURE CO., 983 Gervais Street, Co. lumbis, S. CM and am prepared to give the lowest possible prices. R. B. Cromer * i \ ? i Bscs Your Baby Suffer j From Skin Disease ? j He wauld he a heartless latoe- irt. j deed, v/ho did not allay baby's suffer- j jag ps did Mr. E. M. Segau cf Enter- j prise, Miss. K e says. | "My baby was troubled with break- j ina out, something like severi-year j J itch. We used a!l ordinary remedies, but nothing seemed to do any good until I fried HUrtT'S fcURE and in a few days a? symptoms disappeared and now baby is emoying the best el t health." Pr ?e 50? p?c &?* v ' v; For Sale by J. R. LAlfGFORD, Swansea, S. C. W. A. OXTTOR, Oil vT , 8 C CAtrrVANX DRUG CO. I Warning to Hallroad Men. Look out for severe and oven danger ous kidtu y and bladder tronble resnU ng from years of railroading;. Geo. E. Jif-1 T'oird S". Fort Wayne, Intl., I '.res many year*, a conductor on vhe Xickoi P-at ?>. ?in says: '"Twenty years of railroading left my kidneys in terrible condition. There was a continual j pain across n.y back- and hip* and my I kidneys gave me much distress, and' the action of my bladder was frequent i and ruost painful. I got a supply cf ! Foley Kidney Pills arid tlie tirst bottle f made a wonderful improvement and j four bottles cured me complete!?. , Finec being cured I have recommended ! Foley Kidney Pills to many of. my railroad friends.'' * Lands Sola l&Qk Clerk of Court Prank W. Shealy j sold yesterday at Chapin the Bundrick I estate lands, containing 107 acres.. j The property was purchased by Dr. L. ; L. Toole, of Columbia, the pricn being. I 13,355. The land in question liee about' j three-quarters of a miie from Cha-- J pin. This is considered a high price J and is but an index tcr the real value of Dutch Fork farming lands. ' I = > .? Av'x ' .' ' *,> '^-s *' . . - **' *'' ' < " X , ^ ^ ^ ^^ " iL ^Brabham's Mules? I Sell For Cas "JLXJL That's rny trade, and i ever brought to this count from St. Louis and tney ai bought. If you need a mi My motto is a square deal in need of horses and mul< L. D. Br j Batesburg, Horses, Mar ^ Koro Ci'jrw \^on \1 I >V V U* v 1 K'l V ? w may want, at right prices. See Us Before Swygert ai LEESVILLE, I Pension Money Not Yet. j# ''I wish yci would say for me." } said Clerk of Court Shealy to 'cha * i newspaper man yesterday, "that tho j money for pensioners ha? not y et arj rived. I am almost daily in receipt of : lattery from tijceo accustomed . to drawing pen.-u.ns wanting to know j when they can tupeet their money. Ai a matter of fact Jhe money lias not been sen? out to the counties ytt. and J have yo i lea wi.vn it will \>e. Ali pensioners may res? assured, how ever, met just as soon as ir arrives tie money wi!> be paid onf. a-; rapidly as possible." A Mother s- Safeguard, Foley's- Honey and Tar for die oiiildfeen. Ls best and safest Sor all coagKs, colds,, croups, whoopiag ccugh and b rachitis-. ICo opiates-. j .... * Ash Services-To-night. < Services will be held at St. Stephen's Lutheran chnrch this evening at So^fclock. The public cordially iimted to attend. a Mules! Brabham's! >hor Credit. CJL im selling the best mules :ry. Have a fresh bunch re the best that can be ;le, you need to see me. f to everybody. When es, call to see abSiam, . . 5. C. I es | Mules. I ^ We have in our I S Pnrcpc \InrpQ /J f- lt? .//A. t.' A AV* ? W V ? j and Mules suitable for- 1 q any and all purposes, ? j) Come in and make | ? your Selection. | n\h just such stock as you I i You Buy. I nd Smith, I . . S. C. I HavamBMHt '