The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, May 29, 1912, Image 7
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iiJlie New Perfectio
i Suits'Eve
v It suits die most rrarfing French
ts found in luxurious villas?in campsEverybody
uses it; everybody Hkes it
"the year round. It bakes, broils, roasts
It is equipped with a special hearing p
faction oven, broiler, toaster, and pan
^signed for use with the
iVcw Pier/Set ion.
Oil Cook-stove
v All dealers sell the stove. It is handsomely
finished in nickel, with cabinet top, drop
shelves, towel racks, etc. Long chimneys, enminded
turquoise-blue. Made with 1, 2 or 3
burners.
STANDARD OR
(Incorporated in N
NEWARK, N. J.
^ Dream of Death Came True
Mrs. R. L. Clay, of Atlanta, Ga., ?
dreamed a week ago that her hasband
fired at her with a revolver, after fail- -y
ing to effect a reconciliation with her.
The dream came true within a week.
He shot her three times when he came
to see their boy at her home. She
I died shortly afterwards at the hos|
pital.
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Pay Up Please. 8i
a We are greatly in need of money to
r just now to pay paper and other bills, ti
and will, therefore, greatly appreciate e
l it if those of oar readers who are in
L arrears will call or send by mail and 0
K renew their sabscriptiasdat'once. We
don't want to stop anybody's paper.
W ibis is campaign year and yon will it
need The Dispatch to keepyooposted 11
^ i i ii n Fifteen
Drowned. a
r A wireless from the steamship A. W. u.
|v Berry indicates that Use schooner with T
I which the steamer colided Thursday, a;
f 5L'$., weBt down with all on heard,
oanbabl v IS men.
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fObas. W. Cromer. 4 03
C. O. Misenheimer. 0
Cr#Bief|il?Mh#imtr Agency *
Re a! Estate. Bents and S
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& Business Opportunities.
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I FARM AT BARR, S. C. =
Farm of 220 acres near Barr, |
high state of cultivation, 75 t
acres pasture, both winter and ?
I summer; 60 acres open, some |
timber, plenty water and a
good orchard. Price $15 the
acre. Terms arranged to suit.
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Eoom 9, Mimuaogh Buildin j,
Columbia, S. C.
' TO BUT, SELL OE BENT REAL
ESTATE, SEE US.
THE MOST COMPLETE LINE WE
HAVE EVER SHOWN IN o.
HARNESS, T
SADDLES,
COLLARS, f
| BRIDLES,
* ROBES.
HORSE
BLANKETS,
ETC.
We have a special home-made slip
Harness for one-horse wagon at
$5a00i
A Set of Baggy Harness for
$10.00.
Webjy Hides, Furs, Tallow, Beeswax
and pay highest market prices. |
WHse W. Martin, |
1118-1118 Plain S;rc-et,
" COLUMBIA S. C. V
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n Oil Cook-stove j
anybody' ;
chef.T It suits the housewife. It
?in farms?in humble city homes.
It is the all-round stove for aQ
and toasts as well as a cod range,
late, and we sell the New Per- g
cake griddle?each specially de- c
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Book with
every stove. *
anyone sending ]
5 cents to cover J ' | ^
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ew Jersey)
BALTIMORE, MD.
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The New Woman.
Oh, Mother, may I go out to vote?" ^
4'Oh, yes, my darling Ruth, dear;
fear your best hat and your ponyskin
coat,
But don't go uear the booth, dear."
?May Lippincott's.
nTnvrlmflr Tn Ccnono
niIKU 11JAUJI iu uovapv*
Walter Frady, a prisoner at Fort
IcPherson, Atlanta, was shot and intently
killed by a guard while atampting
to escape from the reservaon.
Fred B. Jones, another prisonr,
was working with Frady on the
amp piie, succeeded in escaping.
Col. Leon M. Green has become edor
of the Anderson In elligencer.
A. W. Perry, of Yong's Island, has
atered the race for sheriff of Charlesm
county against J. Elmore Martin,
his is the fourth candidate that haB ,
anouncecl, the other three having
ithdrawn.
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John Cole and Isaiah Butler, ne? <
roes of Charleston, will be the first
riminala to be electrocuted in South
axplina. They are sentenced to die
n (he 21st of June. Cole is to die for
inrder, Butler for criminal assault on
white woman.
Detroit is playing again. Let the
. I
oriel revolve once more.
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WARRANTED FOR ALL TIME.
If yon purchase the NEW HOME you will
ivc a li fo asset a t the price you pay. * 'id will
at have an endless chain of repairs.
Quality
Considered
^ tobuy. |
If yott want a sewing machine, write for
nr latest catalogue before you purchase.
he New Home Sewing Machine Co., Orange, Mass,
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A Watch is
Valuable
When it Keeps Time. If
you want your watch to
keep Correct Time, see
M. WEISS,
Watch Repairing a Speciafy j
Also Dealer in Watches
and Jewelry.
1320 Main Sire t, Columbia, S. C.
Opposite Palmeiro Nation il Bank j
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Both Legs Were Cut Off.
At Greenvill J. J. Moore, a GO-yearold
white man, had both legs cut off
by the motor car which operates between
Greenville and Anderson.
Killed By Fast Train.
Henry Powers, a well known young
farmer, was killed near Mars Bluff station
by a fast train. It is supposed
;hat the young man was dazed by the
electric headlight, and as there are
;wo tracks on that section of the road
le got on the wrong one to let the
jain go by.
It would surprise you ito know of th
?reat good that is being done by
Chamberlain's Tablets. Darius
Downey, of Newberg Junction, N. B.,
vrites, "My wife has been using
Chamberlain's Tablets and finds them
7ery effectual and doing her lots of
;ood." If you have any trouble with
four stomach or bowels give them a
;rial. For sale by All Dealers.
"He Will Be Me."
Roosevelt served notice he would relist
any compromise at the Republican
national convention. "There can
>e no compromise," he said. "Some
)f our opponents are saying neither
raft nor I should be nominated. I'll
iame the compromise candidate. He
vill be me."
Bishopville Merchant
Committed Suicide.
AtBishopville, J. D. Stoke9, who
jonducted a fancy and staple grocery
>tore committed suicide in a vacant
room over hi9 store by shooting him3elf
in the mouth with a 38-calibre
Smith & Wesson pistol.
Cleaning, Pressing
and Dyeing
The Lexington Pressing Club is
ready to do your fall cleaning, pressing,
dyeing, etc. We have a competent
force and all work promptly and
neatly done. Let us fix up that old
last year's suit for you. We make
* specialty of this clas9 of work.
Lexington Pressing Club.
Lem Sox, Manager.
Foley's
Kidnfkv
Pills
What They Will Do for Yon
They will core your backachef
Strengthen your kidneys, cor*
reet urinary irregularities, build
up the worn out tissoes, and
eliminate the excess uric acid
that eausea rheumatism. Pro*
vent Bright's Disease and Diabetes,
and restore health and
strength* Refuse substitutes*
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For Sale By Kaufmann Drug Oo.
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Shoes! Shoes!
For Every Member
of the Family.
Our Standard Brands in Men's
Shoes are as follows:?
W. L. Douglas, Alden, Walker
& Wilde and Leonard, Shaw &
Dean. Prices ranging from $2.50
to $1.00.
In our high grade line are the
Torrey and Nettle ton, which sell
for $5.00, $5.50 and $6.00.
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We also handle the very bestgrades
of Ladies Shoes that can
be bought, for a reasoTiable sum.
< and our Fail and
Wiiitci* Stock.
T, A. eOYs^E,
1738 fcfcfo 3J.,Columbia,S. C.
Oppos ;* p<wt Office. I
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Wehave just added this line to our bi
over our vast line of Bedroom Suites, 1
Ranges and Stoves, and all other articles g
STALL I NIGS &
NEW BROOKLAND,
Tha house that sell9 MORE G
SAME G
JUT HAM A
And the "Happy 1
X SHAN'T never fergit the time young Dc
was a hifalutin feiler, an' afore hard 1
he'd figgered out more ways o' makin' a
The Doc thought he was jest a leetle
jgSSL do fer his outfit but the fanciest thin
ver-top bottles?fancy piug hat?fai
Not bavin' the money to put in
3 sition by throwin' away soc* . of hi
S:;>undin' name. Sorter uck up 1
5me'' money.
vVei!, after takin' one look at t
/ affair with ail sorts o' gingerbread v
thing for the sorter roads the Doc'd be
jffljbt ^ f This wagon foolishness was over '1
J\ Doc projected. The first time out, his 1
w l| J[ to fiinders. The next thing, he discover
iV W / thing after every trip. The dust an' gr;
\ ) i do. Kin'by, in ccmin' down bill one <
L\' j then ? YYho-o-sh! 'Twas ail ever with
h. ; ? The Doc cussed consm'abJe. He
s' fl \' W 0"'y satisfaction he got was in their
^ Is ' V' some rrore' was a!1 artist in his wa
A R : ' y,ckaf an' I b'lieved that whereas he wc
a ;y open to conviction ;:szc\ io, i
Company, Watertowr., N.V., an' git c
I've got a "Happy Thought" myself?a Con
bought it about six months afore the Doc come to us.
it fer a spell, to see how he liked it. I told him if he
nin' vehicle he ever stepped into, he could call me a
The Doc'd been too dum stuck-up at first to eve
take an int'rest in things. He looked at the "Hap
powers!" sez he. "It's an easy chair, a cradle an' a
Then he examined the Bradley shaft couplin's,
teetered for a while, an' then sez: "Is she 'iledup, rea
Well, the Doc tried.her fer a couple o' days, an
an' sez: "Say, Jotham, what'll ye take fthat wag
"She ain't fer sale," I sez. "Wouldn't sell it i
f 1' what'd be the use in my doing that, secin' I'd h
Li 'nother jest like it?"
"Yes, that's so," sez he. "But how'ci ye wnow
it? This one's the finest wagon I ever rid in. Why,
almost! An' they ain't no rattle or squeakin' to it, ar
eerns to fergit he's hitched to anything, it comes 'Ion
"That's all right, Doc," sez I. "You needn'
'ere 'Happy Thoughts'?they're all alike, so fur as e;
cock Company g'arantees em. They've ben a-sell
vehicles in this neighborhood nigh onto forty years?ai
find no fault with the way H. H. Babcock Company <
Well, the Doc got a "Happy Thought" pi
Tickled? Why he was the happiest feller ye ever seen
to mine on the road. That was about four years age
anything 'bout the Babcock "Happy Thought," jest
drivin' in that same wagon today, an' the only thing h<
new set o'tires put onto it. Mine's got the same tires yit
v^va j vvw^
COLUMBIA
"Our Guarantee Me
To See Oui
BUGGIES and WAGOfl
we have all grades ? ~~ .....
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II'vPSLrSt. :c ;U v.J*
from the medium
to the^best that
is made arid the
price iisj[right. \^rjj
Columbia,
i". nauiu-wimm
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isiness, and it will pay you to look
Wardrobe, Chiffoniers, Parlor Suites,
o with the Furniture business.
e ARMSTRONG,
? 3b Ca
rOODS FOR SAME MONEY
iOODS FOR LESS MONEY
ND "DOC"
rhought" Buggy
>c Armstrong first located in this deestrick. He
knocks had driv' some hoss-sense into his head
blamed fool of hisself than Adam ever dreamed of.
: mite better'n the rest of us. Wouldn't nothin'
igs money'd buy: Fancy medicine case with sillcy
shiny leather shoes?an' so on.
to an autermobile, he kinder straddled thepropys
good dollars fcr a fancy wagon with a higf
lis nose at our "Babcocks" 'cause they didn',
ha? wagon, I jest grinned. 'Twas sure a purty
vork onto it. But, Great Scott! 'twan't no fit
'blecged to travel over.
x>ut the quickest of all the fool things that the
h.oss stumbled an' fell in the shafts an' broke 'e
ed he was 'bleegcd to clean an' ile the blamed
it'd sift into the work in' parts, 'spite all he could
lay, the wheels struck a stone in the road?an'
i, 'ceptin' clcanhi' up the rr.uss!
writ to the makers, but as r.ear's I kin calkilate,
a.?!:in' what did he expect. Then the Doc cussed
y?the Doc was! I felt sorter sorry fer the skee;u!Jn't
a-listened to reason afore, he was probsuggested
that he send to the H. H. Babcock.
ne o' their <lHappy Thought'' wagons,
ning, with phaeton seat an' spring back. Had
An' so I scz to him that he might hitch onto
didn't find it the easicst-ridin', smoothest-run
dough-head an' I'd answer to it.
n look at my "Babcock." Now he begun to
py Thought" gear, an' blurted out: "3y the*
hammock?all in one!" "That's herV' lez I.
sec-sawed the shafts, clurrb inter the seat an'
idy ferbizness? I may want to use it several days."
' then he come 'round to me
nohow fer less'n it cost rr.e?
lave to send off right away
ye can git 'notber jest like BRjBkCK
tf'? lilr^ flnafirv in fhp air
i my hoss sometimes actooaily
g so easy an' still-like!" .jtfraSWlfBBrrfn
t have no fears 'bout them jiT Klf
asy runnin' goes. The Bab-/?* iff
[in' their wagons an' other Ql
n' I ain't never heard nobody * I
ano box wagon, an'?.ray/ . i? )
when he found 'twas equal ^ VJy>?an'
if ye want to know ^K?ask
Doc Armstrong. He's '
; ever done to it was to have
. An"tain'tfer sale, neither. '/x?!er
Mule Co.,
, s. c.
sans Something."
* Line of
rS when you go to buy,
? fi/Mlf In r!^ VAIttIO