The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, September 20, 1911, Image 4
I be Lexington Dispatch
Wednesday, September 20,1911.
& 3d. Harmax, Editor and Publisher
D. B. Haltiw anger, Assistant Editor.
Entered at tne Post Office at Lexington,
S. C? as second class matter.
CntCTTLATIOK 2.300.
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Notice Su'bscri'bors,
A R*?d "5T on vnni* nanpr denotes vcnr
subscription expires in the issue crossed.
A Blue X shows that you are in
arrears. Please make settlement.
Judge Memminger, who is presiding
over the general sessions court at this
term, has the reputation of being one
of the very best judges on the bench,
tfhi) is his second visit to Lexington,
and he is making new friendships every
day by his absolute fairness m all
matters pertaining to his duty.
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And "Uncle'Jas" is coming back!
It is dollars to doughnnts that he will
he going back before the campaign i9
over next summer. The people of
South Carolina are going to "stand
by" Ben Tillman against all comers,
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notwitnsianaing nis jeeuiv wuuiwuju.
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There is an ordinance requiring residents
of Lexington to keep the sidewalks
in front of their premises clean.
How many Lexingtonians are obeying
. ibis law? The weeds and grass are
taking possession of the side-walks in
nearly every part of town, and there
. should be a general cleaning up. In
fact, there are other improvements to
be made, and it is hoped that every
one will get bu9y without delay.
It is now "up to" Governor Blease
to make good his threat to pardon every
convict confined in the hosiery
mill. The Ricl^and grand-jury, which
made atborouyainvestigation of the.
building, failed to find where it is
unsanitary and injurious to the health
of the prisoners. On the other hand,
their investigations showed conclusively
that Capt. D. J. Griffith is looking
after the prisoners with an eye
single to their welfare, and that the
number of deaths from consumption
la greatly diminishing every year. In
the face of the adverse findings of the
p Richland graud-jury, it remains to be
I men if Blerse has the nerve to carry
i est his threat.
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Sol: offer George Bell Timmerman is
one of the ablest prosecuting officers
in South Carolina. The way he is
handling the cases daring this court
demonstrates that fact. Strong and
fearless, quick to grasp a legal point,
ha Is one of the most convincing advocates
the State has ever produced.
Without casting any reflection whatever
on the solicitors of other distadets^
it may be said that if there
? were more solicitors in the State posseMiagtbe
ability of George Bell Timmerman*
there would be les-s crime
and ear ooonty chaingangs would never
lacks foslabor.
. The announcement that Chief Jus
> tlce. Ira B* Jones will be in the run
iiag for governor next summer against
Cole L. Bleasehaa been received with
f aye? by thev people throughout the
State. There are a great many people
i Who hope that no^ other candidates
will enter the race, so that it will be a
?aee-ffcr-all fight between the two men. ,
Mr. Jones is certainly making a sacrifice
by resigning the most exalted position
in the State's judiciary?a position
he could doubtless have held for
; life, paying a salary equal to that of
: governor. His action, therefore, is
.nothing short of patriotic.
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location of Bridge
Warmly Discussed.
For six hours Friday the county
- "-hoard of commissioners heard argu
meats of attorneys in the matter of
- the location of tne new steel bridge to
* be erected across the S&lnda river by
-> the county. The case was started od
the first Monday, when Attorney E.
L Asbill. representing D.. L. Eptiug
.and others, appeared before the board
and asked that the petitioners be heard j
before the matter of location was de- |
eided.
A? the hearing Friday George B.
Sromer, of Newberry, and E. L. Asfcill,
of Leeaviile, appeared for the petitioners;
and Messrs. Efird & Dreher.
H7. H. Saarpe, Col. J. H. Frick and
Col. J. B. Wingard represented the
taxpayers of the county at large.
The two points at issue are Amick's
Ferry and "Sa.i Water,-' the latter!
being a fraction over a mile below !
Amick's.
The act of the legislature providing
i>r the const'action of the bridge,
reads "at or near Anrck's ferry."
Just what the legislature iLteuded by j
"at or ne.-f," t ;ere wa> a diherense of j
?pinion; the att >rnevs for the petitioner!
claimi ig tnat, under tne act, j
fee bridge must oe ouuc a*, a, I
ifce attorneys on the other side b'Jng J
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of the opinion that the bridge may be
built at "Still Water" without violating
the statute.
Three representatives of bridge companies
were present with plans and
specifications for both sites. According
to their figures, it will cost something
like $7,000 less to build a bridge
at "Still Water" than at Amick's
ferry, the bids for the two places being
as follows:
The Carolina Engineering Co., of
Burlington, N. 0., suhmitted bids as
follows: At Amick's Ferry, $19,062; at
"Still Water," $13,459.
The Roanoke Bridge Co., of Roan
oke, Va., hid $19,200 on Amick's, and
$9^585 on "Still Water."
Austin Brothers, bridge builder3 of
Atlanta, Ga., bid $11,000 on "Still
Water,' offering to build a bridge at
Amick's for an additional $7,000.
At tbe conclusion of the arguments
the board announced that further action
in the matter would be deferred
until the second Monday in October,
when the bidders will again appear,
and the location of the bridge will be
decided upon.
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Grand Jury Reports
On Hosiery Mill.
The Richland county grand jury
does not agree with Governor Biease
in his oft repeated statement that the
Hosiery Mill at the State Penitentiary
is a nuisance The grand jury's findings
arb as follows:
"In accordance with your honor's
instructions, and the performance of
what we conceived to be our general
duties and within the authority invested
in as, we have made a most careiui
and exhaustive investigation and ex
amination of the alleged nuisance existing
at tbe hosiery mill, devoting
much of our time at this session of the
court to this particular matter.
' "We beg to report that we first
made a personal examination of the
hosiery mill, inspecting each of the
departments therein, and also the hospitals
and other buildings at the penitentiary.
Thereafter, we summoned
betore us and examined the following
witnesses: Ool. D. J. Griffith, .superintendent
State penitentiary; Dr. Robt.
WilsoD, Jr., chairman State medical
board; Dr. W. M. Lester, member
State medical board; Dr. Jennings,
present physician at the penitentiary;
Rev. Mr* Abney, chaplain at the penitentiary;
J. M. Graham, who operates
the hosiery mill; Dr. Boyd, the health
officer of the city of Columbia; Drs.
Pope, Harman and Butler, former
physicians at the penitentiary.
"We find tbat many of the convicts
worked in the hosiery mill are those
who can not be worked either opon
the public highways or upon the State
farms, and we also find that quite a
number of convicts are sent to the
penitentiary from the county jails and
ch^ingangs wno are sick and frequently
horribly diseased and are unfit for
work on the county chaingangs or
elsewhere.
"We made especial inquiry as to
the number of deaths from consumption,
and were agreeably surprised to
find that the mortality . from this
dreaded disease had greatly decreased.
We found thatrthe number, of deaths
from consumption from 1900 to 1905,
inclusive, was 58; from 1905 to 1910, it
was 22; and during the year 1911 and
up to the present time ouly three bad
died of consumption, and two of these
had the disease when they were
brought to the penitentiary this year.
"We beg further to report that in
our opinion the sanitary conditions of
the hosiery mill are g >od and just as
nearly perfect as possible; the floors,
m&chinerv. fixtures and other depart
ments being neatly and cleanly kept,
and we do not fiud" any conditions existing
which are injurious, either to
the health of the convict9 or to the
public at ?arge, or any facts warranting
us in liyding a true bill charging
the maintenance of a nuisance at said
hosiery mill.
"The only improvements we think
could be made would be the installation,
on the third floor, of exhaustion,
or exhaust- fans and ceiling ventilation,
and we would recommend that
the proper authorities be requested to
look after fhese alterations and improvements.
"In our examination of the penitentiary
buildings we were shown every
courtesy by the superintendent, Col.
Griffith, and we find that he is rendering
the State valuable services in the ;
discharge of his duties, and that the j
prisoners are humanely treated and
are as well kept as could be expected
under the ciieumstHnces.''
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Cedron seed, a rare
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Cubebs, valuable in nasal catarrh
and affections of the kidneys and
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the nerves, mucous membranes
as well as in dropsy and indigestion.
Red Shiris to Organize.
The old companies of Red Shirts are
requested to organize to attend the
celebration of the great Democratic
victory of '7(5 which will be held at
Columbia on Sept. 27th and 25th.
These companies can fill in with an>
persons acceptable to :hem. Uniform
of officers will be black broad br;m
hat, black pants and red shirt.
No person will be admitted to the
line of parade without a red shirt.
Exercises will be as follows: Oil the
evening of the 27ui a conce.t at Columbia
Opera Hon e at 7 o'clock.
Miss Grace Lumpkin will deliver the
address of welcome far the city of Columbia,
aud John Sharp Williams,
senator from Mississippi, will be the
orator of the occasion.
CnnfnmKa. Oftfh Tlvfioo hflnfl nnnnpri;
wvuu uou t/uuu VVMVVAV
at 9 a. m., and parade at 10 a. in.
Those who attend, other than organized
companies, will be assigned to
companies.
Special railroad rates will be published.
Let us properly celebrate one of the
greatest epochs in the history of onr
State.
John G. MobJey,
Commander-in-Chief.
Sewing Machines.
1 NEW HOME, 1 NEW ACME, and
1 NEW DAVIS UNIQUE Sewing machines,
all improved drop-heads, will
be sold cheap, either for caah or installments.
RICE B. HARMAN.
All road3 lead to Lexington these
days. It is refreshing indeed to know
that oor cotton buyers are making this
old town famous as a cotton market.
More cotton is being sold here than
ever before. According to the ueports
of the daily press, Lexington is leading
every town in the State. With
good roads leading to Lexington from
every section of the county, there is
no reason why any farmer should not
get the most for his cotton.
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Alfred J. fox,
Refit ESTATE HDD INSURANCE
LEXINGTON, S. C.
For Sale.
128 acres 3 mi'es from Steedman,
land gray with clay sabsoil,
plenty oak and hickory, some
pine. Land adjoining makes
from 1 to 2 bale cotton per acre.
y2 acre lot with (> room Dwelling
a barn and Stables, good well,
on Depot Street, in Lexington,
S. C.
105 acres five nnles South of
Chapin, known as the "Billy
Rish Place,"about25 acres open
land, some timber, plenty water.
This place must be sold quick.
It's a bargain. Answer quick.
103 acres 5 miles from Gaston,
30 acres in cultivation, gray soil,
some pine timber.
11 acres on the Augusta road 2
miles from Lexington, 6 acres
cleared, 3 room cottage.
140 acres near Maeedon. 22
acres open land, Price $700.
One lot in Batesburg 84x200 feet,
4 room cottage.
275 acres 3 miles from Pelion,
50 acres in cultivation, 4 room
dwelling, a barn and stables,
plenty water.
110 acres 5 miles from Lexington,
40 acres in cultivation, 7
room dwelling, barn and stables,
plenty water, near church and
school, R. F. P.. telephone.
98 acres 2 1-2 miles from Lexington
on the two north road.
97 acres near Lexington.
71 acres 3 miles from Swansea,
40 acres in cultivation 4-rocm
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?uod for oorfen and grain. j
162 ? ? a ens 5 miles from Steedman.
2<> acres open land, 4-roam
dwelling, a barn and stable?,
plenty water, pray soil.
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Write or call to see me
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national bank,
Lexington, S. C.
At Hopkins.
The store of J. L. Hopkins, Main
street, Colombia, is crowded day afu*
day with busy shoppers?shoppers who
are taking advantage of the very low
prices he is oft'eriug on new wearing
apparel. He has the prettiest selections
of dry goods, notions, ladies'
dress goods, etc., that he has ever
shown. He cordially invites the Lexington
trade to make an inspection of
his stock before buvin<r elsewhere.
Label Cases Next Week.
It is said that the label cases, involving
transactions of the old State dispmsary
board, will be called for'trial
i i the Richland county court, on Tuesday
morning next. Those under indictment
in this case are: W. 0.
Tatum, L. W B>ykin, John Bolt
Towill, Dennis Wtiskolf ai d M. A.
Goodman. They will be called to
answer the charge of conspiracy to defraud
the State of $22,500.
"No BosSt"
We wish to inform the people of
Brookland and vicinity that they can
find bargains in dry goods, n'orions,
millinery, shoes, hat-, etc., at P. H.
Stallings storp. He has a new stock
of everything up-to-date and the prices
astonish the closest buyers. Go and
inspect the goods and yen will be
pleased.
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Ginnery Notice.
I wish to notify all persons that I
will run my gin only three days in the
week?Thursday, Friday and Saturday
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? -<SI> Town
Registration Notice.
Lexington, S. 0., July 23, 1911.
Books for Town Registration now
open at my place of business. All
persons wno intend to vote in tne
coming Town election to be held on
November 2nd, 1911, will have to register.
Books will close October 23, 1911.
H. N. KAMINER,
*14-17 Supervisor of Registration.
Length of years i9 not tlr m total j
of life.
Notice.
Notice is hereby given to all parties
concerned, to make payment, and
those having demands of any kind
will present 9arae attested, for payment,
to the undersigned administrators
of the estate of Job A. Swygert,
on or before the 1st day of October,
1911.
S. F. Shealy,
W. C. Swygert,
Sept. 4. 1911 3w46 Adms.
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