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i i I H7 THE LEXINGTON DISPATCH. * i +. * . * A Eepresentative Newspaper. Covers Lexington and the Borders of the Surrounding Counties Like a Blanket, p VOL. XLII. LEXINGTON, S. C.. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1911 2 : , GLOBE DBT GOODS COMPANY, . IffeiV AK TXT". S. IvdlOn^TCSZTOI^, JE., ^ .tJ . LOAJO MAIN STREET, - COLUMBIA, 8. C. fcJ Ja : , Solicits a Share of Your Valued Patronage. PoKteand Prompt Attention. October IStf ; 1 WE Fay You to Save. I 1 The I sS I Best I I Recommendation I Yoti can have is a g I Savings Bank Book I ' I in your pocket. It bricgs the | 1 smile that stays. i I rtttTouc Rank- nf Rafpshllfff. 8 VlUAVAlll^ VUftMli vm _ BATESBURG, % / S. C. I Resources ... $175,000.00 | OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS: i U. X. CUNTER, Pres. A. C. JONES, Cashier. | M. U. BOATWRJCHT, Vice-Pres. L. W. FOX, Asst. Cashier i GEO. BELL TIMMERMAN, Attorney. | ??? 'A CALL AT . UlfflOIff Iff ATIOIVT ALB AWT K . . Columbia, S. C. * ' * H'G > ' A. F, LEVER JOS. NORWOOD N. H. DRIGGERS J. M. BEATY C. L. KIBLER , E. G. COOK G. P. LOGANa J. W. NORWOOD W. P HAMRICK E. 0. BLACK D. A. SPIVEY C H. BARRON ; JJ 1 Special at ? I J. L. HOPKINS I i For the Shoppers of Lexington 1 IB ' ? El IMtttiaaaathgaaiaiBBNaaiiaMaiRiaBBaaacBBaBBaBBai H 1 Yard Wide Bleaching . . . 5c. g i - See Our Outing only, yard . . 8c. I im __ | 1320 Main Sr*t, Columbia, S. 6. I 1 "I!" T" Parlor ResfanraaL , Bay from ttioM who adrerbM la tea ^ Btapatck. [> < , I Ladies'Bleach Fleece lined Underwear 29 c. 1 I 3 Paire good Hose, Children's, Ladies' | or Men's : 25c. | . 54 inch Broadcloth . . _. 44c. f See our Sweaters . 25c to $2.50 | Ladies' Coat Suits See them at $3.98, I $4.98, $6.98, $9.98 and on up. I One Table Outings, Gingham and ? J Calicoes at yard . : . . . 4c. 1 fYard wide Percales . . . 7c. | Cotton Blankets pr. . 4:8, 69 and 89c. p I Bet Brogan Shoe on earth at . 98 c. | j I J. L. HOPKINS. I 1616 Main Street, Columbia, S. C. I MB?B??MM?BBM?ipaa??Ba?fcr mnBBMWSBMBMBDI Hook & Lay ton, f ] Staple and Fancy M. WEISS, 6 r ocarla a, Hay, -WATCHMAKER? ^naiii if I ViRMini ?and? and all kinds ! mhr?d J E W ? L ? R tends s spssiaHr* Old Geld and Silver Bongbt. tfL?t Us Feed Your Stock.11 We Handle Watohes and j J Jewelry. All Work 1103 Gtrftit 8l?i Colu!iBWfl? Guaranteed. PHONE 241 s ?? j ' Court Proceedings. . When The Dispatch went to press last week the trial of the case of Mrs. Tilla Bacon Livingston, of Columbia, against the Southern Railway Company, was in progress. The case did not go to the jury until Friday at noon, having consumed practically four days. After remaining in the room for about two hours, the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the j sum of $2,500. Mrs. Livingston sought I to recover $50,000 damages for the alleged killing of her husband, J. W* Livingston, by a passenger train on the 3rd of April, 1909. The feature of the case was the powerful presentation of the defend * i cn T.i. i. ant's case oy <joi. u-^orge jonuswiie, the brilliant attorney of Newberry. In a speech of more than two hours Col. Johnstone made an argument the like of which has never been made in a Lexington court room in a damage suit. Col. George Bell Timmermau, leading counsel for the plaintiff, made a masterful argument for his client. Assisting Mr. Tin: merman on the side of the plaintiff were: Efird & Dreher, T. 0. Callison, and J. Wm. Thurmond. Col. George Johnstone, Ex-Senator Sharpe and Col. J. Brooks Wmgard represented the railroad. This was the only jury case tried last v t j */r ? "u weeK. uuuge meminiuger, iiuwever, disposed of a number of other cases. THIS WEEK. On Monday the case of G. E. Eleazer, of Richland county, against the Southern Bailway company was begun. The plaintiff is represented by Nelson, Nelson & Gettys of Columbia, and Messrs Efird & Dreher of Lexington. Col. Johnstone appears for the railroad. The plaintiff is seeking to recover ?25,000 for injuries to his eyes alleged to have been received in the city of Rock Hill on the 23rd of January, 1909, while the plaintiff was employed as a member of a wrecking crew, which was clea.i.ig i wreck in the yards at Rock Hill. The case will be concluded with the arguments of counsel and the Judges charge today, the evidence having been completed at the hour of adjournment last night. Come To Ttie Teachers Meeting Saturday. All teachers should be sure to attend the meeting at Lexington school building on Saturday, tli.j 18th, at 11 o'clock. One of the most prominent school men of South Carolina has been invited to be present ah&- address the meeting. The teachers of the county ought to m? ec and become acquainted with eachother and discus*.subjects ot vital interest to all of them. An interesting programme has been arranged for the occasion. Tax Collections Good. According o the statement of County Treasurer E. L. Wingard, the tax collection* have so far this year been fa r y goo 1. Many farmers are holding their cotton, however, and a result some are not paying their taxes. Death ot Mrs. Meetze. Mrs. Sallie Meetze, beloved wife of Mr. Adam R. Meetze, died suddenly and unexpectedly at her home in this town on Friday morning at 7 o'clock. Mrs- Meetze had been in failing health for several months, bit it was thought that her condition was much improved. Only the day before she was out walking with hor daughter in the yard. The cause of her death was heart disease, from waich she had long bean a sufferer. Mrs. Meetae was $9 years of age. She is survived by her aged 'husband and two daughters?Mrs. A. &I. Har ma* f r Laxington and Mrs. Wallace 0. Lorlck of Imo, One laughter, BCra. F^ubft* Haraaa, lied abaat a year ago. Via* deceased waa a nwter af the Methodist okaroh and a dereufc christian woman. Her remains were laid to reet in St. < St3phen'a cemetery on Sitarday ?orniug at 11 o'clock, the last sad obsequies being conducted by her pastor, the Rht. J. C. OooBtB. ? Subscribe to The Dlspatoh and the Home and Farm. Only $1.9? a year. Man, 71, Kills Wife, 70 Woman Slain while Asleep, Slayer Refusing to Giy Cause. Macon, Ga, November 12.?Mrs Lizzie McCall, aged 70 years, was shot and killed by her husband, Roger McCall, aged 73. years, wnile she lay asleeD in her bed at her home. 4th and L ' Mulberry stre- ts, this eyening. McCall then barricaded him?>f If iu another bed room, and when the sheriff arrived on the scene and broke down the door, he was iound lying on the bed sound asleep with a shotgun by his side and on the fleer lay a half-pint bottle, j which had contained whiskey. McCall told the sheriff that after he fired the shot he crank the contents of '? | the bottle and immediately went to sleep. The old man declines to make a statement. He is known to have been drinking heavily for two or three days. The only words he uttered before he was confined in a cell at the jail after being told that his wife was dead, were: "Well, I'm d n glad of it, for she was mean as h- 1 to me.'' The couple are said to have rrelled during the afternoon about utiDg j a room to a couple of young men, the aged husband protesting. His action is attributed to the fact that he was crazed with drink. The dead woman and her nusoana h&a oeen meiong residents of Macon and the family is wpII known through Middle Georgia. Mrs McCall had been an invalid for twelve years and had been confiued to ver bed for several weeks. Two sons, C. L. and R. M. McCall, live in Macon. The other children are R. A. McCall, of Milledgeville, and R. N. McCail and ^ Mrs Irene Mangum, both of Jacksonville, Fla. Work Commenced on New School Building. Yesterday the contractor commenced work on Lexington's new ten thousand dollar school building i<? the eastern part of town, on the magnifi cent site donated by the Anderson Real Estate and Investment company and the citizens living in that portion t i. T i J3 1 _ .1 or town, it is nopeu to nave me uunuiDg completed wi'hin four months. The school is growing every day, tli" attendance being record breaking. The people of the district as well as those in other parts of the county are taking advantage of our excellent school facilities, and are rushing their children this way. When the new building is completed there will be plenty of room for all, but until then it is doubtful if the old building will suffice. Farmers' Meeting Called. Ah Farmers in Lexington County who wish to hold their present Cotton by storing same in a warehouse at Lexington. S. C., will please meet at Lexington S. 0., on Saturday November 18th, next at 10 A. M. We hope all farmers will turn out and take interest in this movement. It is understood tliat reasonable storage and insurance rates can be had and that; loans op the Cotton so stored will be made to those desiring by The Heme National Bank upon proper warehouse receipts. J. T. Kaminer. Sheriff Miller Rounds Bunch of Gamblers. ' On Monday nignt Sheriff Sim J. Miller rounded up a bunch of gam- biers at Sacs Walker's house on the outskirts of town. When the officer appeared upon the scene the negroes were in the act of playing that t'aoi- 1 nating little game, commonly known as "akin." A aam at money and a deck otf oarda were seised. ! Those arrested were: Nat Holmes, "dug" Battles, Henry Leaphart, Tom Sober, EJarly Rish, Jmdaon Jones and Tyler Hill. Magistrate Herman will giva these a hearing soon. * V * Whife Man La JalL John Bllisor, a young white man, was lodged in jail last night by Constable L. L. Roof, of Ohapin, upon the charge of housebreaking and larceny. It is alleged that young EUisor entered the home of a relative and stole W in real money and a lot of Confederate bills. It waa the conspicuous handling of the Confederate money that led to the yonng man's arrest. , Watch Us Grow Organized as a National Bank under Government Supervision on November the lb, 1908 with deposits of $ 46,914.44 Nov. 13, 1909 we had 81,916.70 Nov. 13, 1910 we had 108,050.00 Nov. 13, 1911 we had 150,481.33 Our Resources Nov. 13, 1908 $79,481.06 Resources Today $216,731.86 km We Pay Interest on Savings Accouts Quarterly. ? 5 per cent Interest Paid on Certificates of Deposit THE HOME NATIONAL BANK LEXINGTON, . . S. C. BW?M?B?OWBa?BM?B? ?H?MB?row Financing the Farmer THE wonderful developments in intensive, scientific planting in the last few years have placed the farmer in the class with the great captains of industry. He applies his experience, knowledge and intuition to his work in much the same manner as the manufacturer or merchant plane and so exact is his science that he can calculate to a nicety what the harvest will be. : The only uncertain element?one which often upsets his plans and calculati .ns?is the fall of the seasons. This he cannot combat, but like other far sighted business men he can anticipate failure and be prepared to overcome it if need be. These who have shown themselves willing and able to repay have established a credit at this bank which is liberally extended. Every farmer in the county may fortify himself against failure by starting an account with U9?the first step in the building of this credit. You will need it v betber your crop be good or bad and a small deposit may be the foundation of a big credit. f BANK OF CHAPIN CHAPIN, S. C. J. S. WESSINGER, President- J. F. HONEYCU IT, Cashier. 4S32 4944 \ ^ezcnpton, ^9. r CA A OP,,.AAm?r,J ?jAis/'n/sAs/ C (, f*f ^ C C'f f */' W/f'W t/fz/.t/W f w /j?,000.00 5 pet cent intete^t paid an caOintj depo^iti', interest fceincj computed Aemi-afinuaiyij. 2)epa4itA $/,00 and o*2et received. (^ammetciaf accounts afaa cjiden Special attention. Qmpie |act&tieA |ar itanBltncj ijaut (m&me6&, and ^cut account n2iif l>? appreciate*). ?a|ef^ depa&tt &oxe6 fox lent, $ 7.00 pet ^eat &*e<l/c/en/ an*/ gas^^g^gwst^tricscsi^i wiwMssssysMSsesgses [bank by mail: | I Just as Easy to Open an Account With Us as I I Though You Lived Next Door. t V DEPOSIT part of youi eaniingi TODAY. Bring it, tend it or mail it. Jj I Brookland ,Bank f 1 New Brookland. 8. C. ? I WE CARRY FIRE AND BURGLAR INSURANCE. ?