Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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iff E * /, . > # " . I FRIC This prope Railway in th< ? * i i House ana 101, '' ./ ; l r v, .- . r i H * .. -5 * j " * 1402 MAI 1 ga ' 1 Correspondent Pleads fai* Cono* Thnnnhfc A* VJL iJUUVI ahvuj|J?*W? To the Editor of The Dispatch: r We see so much trashy literature nowadays that tend to debase rather { than elevate the young mind, sucb as political dirt, free bridges and one and a thousand things. Now, Mr. Editor, let's see if we can't change t-lu tide somewhat, or at least to some extent. \ I am writing this from the old home ?not the old homestead of my grandfather, the memories of which are till fresh and fills my heart with gladness?but the home which my father bought in what is known as the sand hills more tban a half century ago ' after coming from the famous old ! ounty of Newberry, where he lived 1 sad died in said sand hills. It belongs mow to my brother next oldest to me. i Many changes have been wrought in } these many years, yet there are many j familiar old land-marks. Small bashes have grown into large trees, which furnish a friendly shade daring the hot summer days, and a shelter for the sparrows who fight among their, branches ior a roosting place as the fading light of day kisses a farewell to the shadows of the night. The roads are nncliangt d and along ; their sides are the great oaks, familiar land-marks of the past. But the p?ople, oh, the people who lived there then! where are they now? Where we the children who came school to me nearly a half centur}" ago? Some have moved to distant lands, others have died and others are left to greet I zae when I go there. There are only a few of the old residenters left; the yonng people of the :jji past QT6 me niiQiuc*<igou auu tuc mu j of the present- Another generation j hag taken their places. Thus the mul- j titude goes like a flower that withers i away to let others succeed. Thus the multitude come?, even those we behold, To repeat every ?ale that has ever 1 been told. There is no death! The stars go down To rise upon some other sh<-r<?, And bright in heaven's jeweled crown They shine forevermoie. There is no death! the leaves may fall, j The flowers may fade and pass away, j They only wait through wintry 1 ours, j The warm, sweet breath of M.^y. Yes, Mr. Editor, I spent all my life in that community with the exception ~m - T qr?pnt in the Civil ! Si m ivw War, as you know; for you and I 9tcod | i km^B^EH >AY, C ( rty lies on the pu 3 heart of the tow and two dwelling cxi Asri TERMS: One % OWARD N STREET, V 1 shouldet to shoulder in some, of the bloody conflicts of that war. A few years ago I movpd and am now living on Hollow Creek, in this county. A\conp3e miles from the old homestead stands the old church where father and mother, worshipped as they had been taught by their parents before them. Nearby is the family cemetery where, side by side, rest all that is mortal of their bodies. I stood by their graves in mute silence and my mind ran bacfi: to the time when tliev were young and engaged in lire'? fierce struggle. I remomber that it was a straggle, but through it all they brought us up and gave us good, religious training, which I am and ever will be proud of. They survived all the panics and misfortunes that crossed their path and lived through a happy old age until the summons came for them to cross over the river into that crrpat hevnnd. wliieh thev did in *he fall hope of a better life. The old home, oh. the old home! Wha? a joy to visit it! Many scenes loomed np before my mind and caused it to ran back and recall many scenes and recollections which happened on our childish play-grounds. Then the brothers and sisters; where are they? Some are still living, while others are dead. Well, Mr. Editor, for fear I may take np too much of your valuable space I will close, and it this don't find its way to the trash basket I may come again. I would li&e tor other readers of The Dispatch to write a similar communication, though better. 1 think it would relieve the burden of the editors and prove interesting to the readers. Now, Air. Editor, shall I sign my real nar .e or a fictitious one? I Imagine othe.: people are like myself, when they see anything in the paper they are as anxious to know who wrote it as they are to read it. Therefore, I think I will sign my real name and hope to see something soon from some other reader with his or her real name signed to it. Come on, friends; don't be afraid to expose your ignorance, annch out like me. With many good wishes and much success to The Dispatch, I am, P. Wash Sbealy Gilbert, December 4, 1911. The Bazaar has the largest assortment of toys, etc., for the children tkat has ever been shown here. The people are buying fast and yon had better come now. igfeggs ? *> HMJ n!U blic road between n. This property < s. THISPROPEI ? BRIN4 -third cash, balanc Caldw 'Pho D. J. GRIFFITH, A MAN. Anderson Mail Pays Fine Tribute to Lexington's Honored Son. Lounie Hall, the man whom Gover| nor Blease paroled, received his prison j sentence about as much on account c f | his general reputation as on account ot j the evidence in the particular case. If j Governor Blease had wished to hear all i the matters bearing on this case, lie J | might have got seme enlightenment j I from Detective Ford or other officers ! ? - ~ . -r r 11 i or me uoiumoia ponce iorce. nan i had the name of being a hard man to handle, a trouble maker and a stubborn person in combat. The charge against the penitential authorities made by Morgan Thrailkill and Lonnie Hall was hardly worthy of credence, but now that it has been made an issue, let the responsibility be f laced. If Capi. Roberts and Dr. Jennings are as lacking in the ordinary elements of manhood as these convicts allege, let them be punished. The law surely guarantees even a convict some rights. But it is rather difll- ' cult for us to consent, to consider this j matter seriously. ff he penitentiary ad- j ministration of South Carolina has for , five years or longer had the respect of | the humane people of the country. I Capt D. J. Griffith received on all , sides congratulations upon being the ! first to construct a tuberculosis bos- | pital tor a state prison. It was Capt. Griffith who tore down the bleak and damp and deathly building with cells exposed to wind and rain and had it replaced with a modern buildirg all of whose cells open upon a comfortable central court. Capt. Griffith found the institution bankrupt. He has made improve merits gradually. All of these things Cifiuot be done at once. The transmogrification of the State prison is a gradual process. There is one custom which is said to be permitted in rare cases, to use a leather strap upon rebellious and recalcitrant prisoners. It sounds barbarous?but what is to he done? We cannot believe thnt ilie prisoners are injured. With all of the terrible beat ings that Lonxiic Hal! is said to lmvo received, it does seem that some marks on his person wo aid show. And yet the governor does not say of his own observation that Lonnic Hall was mistreats t. If there ie a man in South Caroliua the Seaboard A consists of resideo ITY MUST GO. 3r YOUI e one and two yes ell & ne 237 mmmmmmmmmammmmmmmwKmmmammmmmmmammmmmmmmi wmmmmmmmmmmwmmTmmmmmmmmmmmi whose face is the very finest type of gentility, high character, integrity and 1-inrllinAca if i<3 T) .T Oriffifll of Lex ington. The State of South Carolina has groat reason to be proud of such a man, not for what he has accomplished so much as for what he is. Thtre is no alloy in his soul, it is pure gold. As he stood fearlessly in front of his company at Gettysburg, a b )v captain at 19, with his own father a private in his company, I). J. Griffith excited the admiration of Geo. J. 13. Kershaw, the brilliant fighting Kershaw, who turned to one of his aides and said: "There is a man whose every deed in lito will reflect honor upon South Carolina. And in all the years that have inter vened, we feel sr.re that not one man has for the least part of a second had any thought of D. J. Griffith except that lie was and is a man above reproach.?Anderson Mail. The Dutch Fork* Barnwell People. The Dutch Fork in Lexington county is said to be the most independent section of the State. The people are of German decent and keep up the thrifty ways of their ancestors. In some neighborhoods tney raise oil their own farms all home supplies and buy none of the substantiate from abroad. They raise wheat and have neighborhood mills to grind the golden grain into pure, sweet flour. They contribute nothing worm wmie to rue $20,000,000 other South Carolinians pay annually for foreign Hour. White Plymouth Rocks. Our latest triumph was at Spartanburg last week, where we won 1st Cock, 1st Cockerel, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th Hen; 1st, 2nl, 3id and 4th Pallet; 1st and 2nd Pen; also President Can lion's $20 Silver Loving Cup for best display in the show, and Mansfield's Silver Loving C.ip for best pen of White Rocks, and six specials for the most meritorious birds, besides the White Rock Cluo badges. S. A. MATHIAS, Iwp Irmo, S. C. *. To Preach Here Suaday. \\r I> cn.;th ? liu n . u. niiiuiu v?a. Awiv.fc v Spring, Aviil preach in the Lexington Baptist church on next Sunday evenin*; at 7 : >') o'clock. The Kev. Mr. Smith is a forceful, gifted speaker, aud doubtless a lar^e crowd will bo oat to hear him. \ dr Line Railway .tial and business & FHIE] irs at 7 per cent. COLUItf I TAX RETURNS. r i | In accordance with the law in refj ence to the assessment, and taxation of { real and personal property, the Aud! itor, or his assistant, will be and at! tend the following named places for [ the purpose of receiving tax returns ! for the fiscal year 35H2, and in order I to meet the next appointment, the j hours of closing w?ll 11 o'clock in the | morning aud -i o'clock in the ai'tor j noon. Taxpayers win, tusreiore, oe i prompt in meeting the appointment?, ; so as not to cause delay. Taxpayers will please come pre! pared to give the name of the townj ship and number of school district ! wherein they reside; number of acres, lots and buildings, with value of taxation : Gaston, Tuesday all day, Jr.11. 9. Reader's Cross Roads, Wed. a. m., I Jan. 10. ! Jake Mack's, Wed. p. m., Jan. 10. | Swansea, Thurs. all day and Friday i a. m., Jan. 11-12. ! Calvary School, Fri. p. in., Jan. 12. i Pclion, Tuesday all day. Jan. 10. ! rii. - _ ? _ ___ T ? fcceeaman, wea. a. m., uan. j<. Samaria, Wed. p. m., Jan. 17. Batesburg, Thurs. a'I day, Jan. Is. j Leesville, Friday all day, Jan. It). | Summit, Sat. a. m , Jan 20. Gilbert, Sat. p. in., Jan. 20. I Irmo, Monday p. m. and Tuesday a. | m., Jan. 22-23. ; Ballentine, Tuesday p. m.. Jan. 23. I White Rock, Wed. a. m., Jani 24. Hilton, Wed. p. m., Jan. 24. Chapio, Thursday and Friday, Jan. 25-26. Peak, Sat. a. in.. Jan. 27. - Grout's Store Tnes. p. m., Jan. 30. Ed. Addy's, Wed. a. m., Jan. 31. FranklynKeisler, Wednesday p. m., January 31. Edmunds, Friday a. m., Feb. 2. Brookiand, Saturday all day, Feb. 3. a a. r : ? r-\^ ~ a /vi Vyuuru .rxuiiae, <ux iidjs rot included in above schedule, from January J, 1912, to February 20, 1912, when the books will close, after which 50 per cent, will be added for failure fca make returns. Tax returns sent in by mail are not legal unless sworn to before an officer qualified to administer oat lis. All male persons ar<> subject to p- 11 tax from 21 to CO ye:ir>. of aire, except those exempt by law. ruder the new law all malt* persons are subject to commutation ruiia tnx. except thos; oxeniDt bv law er arc resideuts o: in I Irnm II mm h and Southern lots, one store 1B1AS S. C. ? =# ?????I? corporated towns where street daea are paid. , All dogs are subject to a capitation tax of oO cents, and must be returne d at the same time other property is turned. W. D. DENT, A nrl 1 T tirvf r.n Pati nf w -rk UUA luii v>vuuir, December 11, 1911. | Notice Roail Overseers. | All overseers in Lexington County | ar-^ requested to order out the hanrhs on their respective sections and put j the roads in firstciass condition without delay. Overseers arc required also to secure a list of those who have paid the commutation road tax in lieu or working the roads, and hire hands ta the extent of the funds thus received, and have the clainr approved by the township commissioner, who will forward the same to the county board of commissioners for payment. LOUIS J. LANGFOKD, Supervisor Lexington County. Dec. 11, 1911. ; ! SHE GOULD SHOUT, SftYS MRS. JOHN W. FITCHFORD i of Aspen, N. C. i ! I will always use Hunt's Cure for itching trouble, and tell aU I see about it. I could snout now to know tha: we are all well of that dreadful trouble. The lirsi of last fall my little bc.y broke out with some kind of itching trouble. Thinking his blood was bad I gave him a blood tonic, but he got worse, and could not sleep at uignt. j Some said he had itch, and told ! what was good for it. I used what i people said would cure it, but nothing i did any good. My other two children I and mvMPlf fcnnlr tlifi rli<ipa?p frnm him | in January, 1911. I saw Hunt's Cure ! advertised and I purchased a 50c. box. ? It helped my little boy 90 much I got a box for each of the family, and now we are all well of that awful trouble. Hunt's Cure will cure itch in a short time if you will go by direction*. We had it in its worse form, and uswi Hunt's Cure, and we are now all wall. Thanks to A. B. Richards Mfdicino Co , of Sherman, Texas, manufacturers of such healing medicine. Mrs. John W. Pitchford, Aspen, N. C. | Sold by: 1 J. R. Langford, Swansea. S. C. ! \V. A. Oxner, Gilbert, S. C. Kaufmaun Drug Co., Lex. S. C > i Everything suitable for Christmas, New Year and "Wedding presents, can be found at The Bazaar. Come and l^t us help you make your selections. No need to go elsewhere.