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The Lexington Dispatch Wednesday, August 7, 1912. (3 M. Harmas, Editor and Publisher 5>. B. Haltiwangeb, Assistant Editor. Sntered at the Poet Office at Lexington, S. 0., as second class matter. CIRCULATION 2.300. - The Lexington County Candidates Are OIL V | (By D. R. Haftiwanger.) The Lexington county campaign is in earnest The first official meeting was held at Swansea on Thursday, where the candidates were greeted by an audience of about five hundred and i where they were well deceived. In j she absence of County Chairman D. F. Sfird, Mr. B. H. Barre, secretary of the Lexington county democracy, opened the campaign. Mr. J. * J. v Boeder, of Swansea, having failed to trie his pledge and pay his assessment within the required time, was disbarr <ed from entering the race for supervisor under the rules of the party. The meeting wa9 presided over by *nat, nouular and big-hearted gentle man, Mr. R. L. Ly brand, who introduced tiie speakers. It is needless to -say that he made a most excellent piesiding officer?that goes without saying. Having been delayed in reaching Swansea, and most of the candidates having already spoken, no attempt is 2nade here to give a synopsis of what the speakers said. All of the candidates made good speeche *, it is said, 4wid but little, if any, mad-slinging was indulged in. State Senator Crosson, who is seeking re-election, was the first speaker, and he pitched his campaign upon a Ibigh plane, as did those who followed diim. All of the candidates were pres<en& at the first meeting and most of them addressed tbo audience. Swansea is a live, progressive town, And her citizenship is composed of saany of the very best people in the county. The day passed off without a -single incident to m ir the pleasure of Any one. On Fridav the candidates spoke at aa unofficial meo-* iug at Gaston, where that prince of good fellows, Mr. Castillo Goodwin. served a splendid barbecue dinnc" The crowd here was not- as larg as at Swansea. "jam? Felix" Has .Passed Away. The Rev. W. B. Fallaw, known to the readers of The Dispatch as "Billy Felix," died at Knowlfcon's hospital in Columbia on Sunday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, where he had gone several viays before to have an operation performed. When the surgeons made an incision, however, it was found that Mr. Fallaw was suffering from cancer tke liver and that an operation wvouid <*aly hasten the end. -Mr. IF at law was 48 years of age. He vwts-at the time of his death pastor of IS?eiv Hope Baptist church, about three miles from Gaston, wh< r 3 he had been located for-the past two years. Previous to this he served the churches of Sardis, Harmony, Red Bank and Conweat. all of Lexington county. He V3S born and raised near Gaston and "has been a most faithful servant of the Lord. 4 Surviving Mr. Fallaw are his widow, Kvho was Miss Adele Fallaw, and five 'children, three boys and two girls; his mother, Mrs. I\. J. Fallaw, and the following sisters and brothers, Airs. J. F. Sturkie and Mrs. H. M. Martin, /I? am \f?j A unifc VoPsii 1 itt>n R Ct * iflio* AU1IIV A1VVWV I . J. Fall aw, J. G. Fillaw, J. F. Failaw, I <3aston, and Rev. K. N. Fallaw. He-was a'Kuight cf Pythias and has saost efficiently served a9 B F. D. carrier on route Ke. i, Gaston, ever since >the route was established several years In the deaths Mr. Fallaw the couii ty has lo9t one of its best citizens. To his loved one Trie Dispatch extends T*ts heartfelt sympathy. The Enterprise Hardware Company. The Enterprise Hardware Company as to fee the 9tyle or the new firm, wa>h?eh will go into business in Lexington within the next few days. Mr. W. J. McCartha, well known to everybody in this section, will be the manager, and Mr. J. B. Holmao, will be iwresident. The now firm will open np in the building now occupied by the Harmon Drug Co , and will handle a complete line hardware, farming implements, buggies, wagoug, etc. Mr. McCartha will mske arrange x?eats to move his family to Lexington at an early date. ? ? County Board Met. Thai conn y boar 1 of commissioner* faeid their regn t.r monthly meeting on j McMidaj'. The board uo?s kept busy approving and $nyivg eft' claims, there i being no o her matters of importance j *? diepo.se of. # Candidates Speak To Brookland Voters. (By D. R, Haltiwanger.) The second meeting of the Lexington county campaign was held in the . beautiful and growing town of Brookland, on the banks of the Congaree, on j last Saturday. When the meeting was called to order at 11 o'clock there was less than one hundred persons present, but the crowd gradually j Bwelled until it reached eight hundred in the afternoon. Many handsome j women, for which this little town is far famed, graced the occasion with tht ir presence, and the best of order prevailed. Here, as perhaps at no other point in the county, the lines are tightly drawn between the Blease and anti-Blease forces; and it was evident from the opening of the meeting that the interest in the governor's race overshadowed county politics. While the Blease forces are largely in the lead at Brookland, it cannot be said . that the people are so prejudiced that they do not accord to every man the right of free speech, and each of the candidates was given the closest attention. The meeting was held in the beautiful park, the candidates speaking from the veranda of the Assembly hall, one of the most magnificent buildings in the county. Mr. G. A. Gnignard presided with fairness and ability, holding each speaker down to hi9 allotted time. The candidates for the house spoke first, the Hon. Isaac Edwards leading off. All of the candidates stand opon practically the same platforms. They all favor an economical administration and the curtailment of taxes; fayor catting down appropriations to State institutions and giving more j money to the free public schools; favor bettor roads and more roads. Col. : John Boll Towill favors making every rural mail ronte a public highway and that the same be kept up by the gov! erument. Mr. Edwards advances the idea that the equalization laws should I be changed; that a commission should be appointed to assess all lauds equallv. fchft rich and Door alike. - J ? X The members of the old delegation use most of their time defending their r< lords. Col. J. Brooks Wingard made a strong and eloqnent speech in defense of the old delegation, explaining in detail the various tax levies, aDd showed by the record that the people themselves were responsible, in large measure, for the increase. He pointed out that the people had voted to tax themselves to help free the Congaree and Broad river bridges, and these debts had to be paid. He pointed ont also that the cost of living is higher now, and it necessarily requires mors money to run the county govern meet. All of the candidates for the house spoke, except Mr. E. L. Lybrand, who said that Brookland was his home town and that he would give his time to the other speakers. The three aspirants for the State senate made good speeches. Dr. Etheredge spoke first, Mr. Sbarpe second and Dr. Croason last. Dr. Echeredge said he was running on no man's coattail, but on his own merits as a man. ? it ... ? r 4? 4-U^v Ail uiree 01 me cauuiua.u:s iur me senate favor lower expenditures, economy being their battle cry. Mr. Sharpe told a number of anecdotes and kept the crowd in a good liumor. He told of his efforts to secure the free bridge over the Congaree, claiming that he and the Hon. O. M. Elird were responsible for the freeing of the bridge and not the present senator. Both Dr. Etheredge and Mr. Sharpe declared for Governor Biease. Dr. Crosson made his best speech at Brookland. He vigorously defended his record in the senate, and pointed out that it took money to run a progressive government like ours. He said that thirteen years ago he agitated the freeing of the Congaree bridge, long before Mr. Sharpe took up the fight. Messrs. Wessinger and Buff, candidates for clerk, spoke. Clerk Shealy and Mr. George did not speak. > r r-l .... a tr__ Jiysoio. r tin cinu. uiai - j maci, for superintendent of education, made pood speeches: Mr. Lindler did not g on the stand. Mr. H. D. Lybrand, Mr. Wingard and Mr. Derrick, seeking the treasurer's office, addressed tiie voters; Mr. T. R. Keisler did not speak. Messrs. Hayes, Wingard and Dent, for coonty auditor, made brief speeches. Sheriff Miller was the only candidate for sheriff to speak and he was appended. Mr. Ilarnian and Mr. Clarke did not speak. All of the candidates for comity ?.uperyisor, except 11. II. Dreher, bri< tiy addressed toe audience. To* candidates tor eonnty commission* r and coroner did not speak. When the county candidates had concluded. Governor Hi ease speke, a synopsis of his speech appearing elsewhere in this issue. Ooeot the most pleasing features of , the Brookiaud meeting was the splendid barbecue dinner served in delightful R yie I'.V the veteran 'cnist, Mr. J. A. Ssay. Th j caudulaits speak at Irmo on Thursday. I Governor Blease Spoke To Large Audience. (By D. R. Haltiwanger.) Governor Blease spoke to an audience of possibly eight hundred peopie at Brookland or. Saturday afternoon i?^n^iofoiTT of fro* candidates for iUiUiC'UtOkCiJ U1VVJ V*>w ? _ _ county offices had spoken, and was given a rousing reception. His appearance on the grounds was the occasion for an outburst oi applause, which lasted for several minutes. The governor was accompanied to the veranda of the assembly hall by a bevy of pretty girls, who carriod a large bouquet of flowers, and red, white and blue banners floated in the air. On a card attacned to the basket oi flowers was the following inscription: "Welcome. We are your friends. God bleesyou. Presented by the mill overseers and operatives." Governor Blease was introduced by W. H. Sharpe, who stated to the presiding officer, Mr. G. A. Guignard, that it was the governor's own request that he be introduced by Mr. Sharpe. Mr. Sharpe paid a glowing tribute to Governor Blease, saying, among other thing9, "that he is the - it* only governor tne great masses 01 wie people of Sooth Carolina has ever had." "We, the great people of this county believe." said Mr. Sharpe, "that if this State goes to hell it will go according to law." "In conclusion," said the speaker, "I now have the pleasure of introducing to you the champion of the great toiling masses of South Carolina, the Honorable Coleman Livingston Blease." After the cheering had ceased, Governor Blease said that it was a pleasure for him to have an opportunity to address the people of Brookland, yho were near and dear to him because they represented the laboring class? the people who had always stood by him, and who had been responsible for his success in politics. He de* ? - v ... I J I ciarea uiai> 11 il uau uui uccu iui wc | mill boys of Newberry be never would | have been elected to the legislature S and to the State senate, nor mayor of I Newberry; and that if it had not been ! for the mill boys of South Carolina he I never would have been governor. Governor Blease said that the campaign this year had been one of "vituperation. abuse and slander," and that the people had not had the opportunity to hear a single issue discussed; and therefore had not had an opportunity to judge for themselves who is the best man for governor. He said thac those who had come to Brookland for the expressed purpose of hearing him assail his opponents would be sadly mistaken, for he never spoke about his adversaries behind their backs. The governor vigorously defended his pardon record. Taking up the pardon of Wash Rawl, the negro who was tried and convicted of burning the barn of State Senator Crosson, he used about the same argument that lie used at the Lexington campaign meeting two weeks ago. He said if the people did not want pardons issued they must quit signing petitions. "Un ' - * 5 K ^ Jess yon send pennons iu mr, nr said, "I assure you that no pardons will be granted." Governor BJease made a bitter attack on the prets of the State, declaring that he was the only governor that South Carolina has ever had who was not guided by the newspapers. lie assailed the last legislature, and to. k a shot at Senator Crossou, of this county. He told the audience that it was needless for them to vote for him for governor and yote to re-elect Senator Crosson. The governor's speech was interspersed with a number of anecdotes, which amused and kept the crowd in a good humor. At the conclusion of his address the people crowded around the governor and he was kept busy shaking hands for several minutes. Governor Blease received a genuine ovation and was carried from the building to his automobile nearby on the shoulders or nw aunuins. It being a Blease meeting, it is safe to say that seventy-five per cent of the audience were supporters of the governor. Negro Quickly Caught. While at Edmund Monday afternoon on a man-hunt mission, Sheriff Sim J. Miller received a message lrom Wagener to the efi\ct that a negro had entered the home of the section master of the Southern Railway at Wagoner, Aiken county, and had gtolen a suit of clothes, a hat and a pistol, and that the robber was supposed to be on his way to Columbia. A few minutes later Sheriff Miller spied a negro walking up the railroad. The officer stepped aside and waited for the negro to draw near. When the negro was captured and hi? person <r>i?rr?hod the suit of clothes. the hat and a pistol wore found. The negro gave his name ss James Hay. He was brought, to jail by the sheriff and will b?i tried in this county for carrying a e mcealrcj ivcfepon before being turned over to the Aiken 1 county author.iiv<. Destroys Dandruff Ayer^s Hair Vigor keeps the scalp clean and healthy, destroys all dandruff, and greatly promotes the growth of the hair. You will certainly be nleased with it as a dressing for your hair. It keeps the hair soft and smooth and promptly checks any falling of the hair. It does not color the hair, and cannot injure the hair or scalp. Consult your doctor about these hair problems. Ask him what he thinks of Ayer's Hair Vigor. Hxle by the J. C. ITU CO.. Lowell. Mm. Serious Crime Charged. Darky Accused of Attempted Assault Captured After Hot Race. Charged with the serious crime of attempting an assault upon the wife of a well-known white citizen residing about four miles from Lexington, Olin Watson, a negro, was lodged in the Lexincton Countv iail late Saturday evening by Sheriff feim J. Miller. The crime is alleged to have been attempted on Saturday, when the negro appeared at the house of the woman and asked for something to eat. Later he returned and asked if the husband of the woman was at home, and upon being advised that he was not, the negro is said to have made advances, whereupon the woman picked up her infant and hurriedly left the house, going to a mill near by, where she broke the news of what had happened. It is said chat the negro evidently feared the result, and left the community, coming to the Court House. In the meantime the sheriff had been notified of what had occurred, and the officer at once went to work on the case. After securing a description of the negro, Sheriff Miller kept on the watchout for the man, believing that he was in the town of Lexington at the time. Late in the evening he discovered a negro passing the jail going toward the depot, and the officer followed. The negro realizing that he was abont to be captured, made a hafit.v run for the deDOt. Sheriff Miller x " in pursuit. For several hundred yards the negro and the officer had a warm foot race, and when Watson found ont that the sheriff was rapidly outstretching him, he dodged behind a large tree on the side of the road. Sheriff Miller ran on by the negro for a few steps, when he suddenly cametoa halt and nabbed the negro by force. So far there has not been any excitement and no fears of summary vengeance is anticipated. Watson is said to be from Saluda County, but has been driving a lumber wagon for the past several weeks for a prominent saw mill man near Lexington. WELL DESERVED I The Praise That Comes From Thankful Lexington People. One kidney remedy has known merit. Lexington people rely upon it. That remedy is Dean's Kidney Pills. Lexington testimony proves it reliable. William P. Steele, singing teacher, Main St., Lexington, S. 0., says: "The passages of the kidney secretions were attended with pain and I knew that I needed a kidney medicine. Finally i got Dean's Kidney Pills from Dr. Derrick's Drug Store and they gave me immediate relief. I recommend this remedy highly, as I know that it is a good one for kidnej' complaint.'* The above statement must carry conviction to the mind of every reader. Don't simply ask for a kidnej remedy ask distinctly for Doan's Kidney Pills, j the same that Mr. Steele had?the r remedy backed by home testimony, j o0c all stores. Foster-Milborn Co., j Props., Buffalo. N. Y. 41 When Your Back is Lame?Remem- j ber the Name. Shot Woman; Then SelL Atlanta, Ga.f Aug. 4 ?\V. Y. Lati- ; im-r, aged 40, today *hot and killed a ; woman known as EmmaCantrell, aged j 2K, and then shot himself, from the ef- j fects of which he died an hour later. J The shooting took place \n a boase | j on Decatur street. Latimer is said to ! haye gone to the house for his wife. | j The Cantrell woman was summoned, j ! and the two engaged in a qnarrol end- j ing in the shooting. At the iuqnefet ' tliis afternoon another woman, claim- | ! ing to ho Mrs. La timer, appeared and ! *l.n ii'jlnl i.-.i/l mm liolnnryitli' j iUCUti-^1 ^ IU' j'l.HUl ur?:?\l luw^tii^ | to h*r htiM^an'1. WAR ON THE BOH WEEVIL; CAMPAIGN FOB (ODD ROADS Interesting Methods for Helping tire Farmers Fight Cotton Foe for Arousing Interest in Road Improvement. Hie advent of the boll weevil into the territory of the Southern Railway System caused it to take up work to combat its ravages. To this end a cotton culture department was organized, with a chief and a force of field agents, each one of whom , has had practical experience in growing cotton nnder boll weevil conditions, to cover the districts of Alabama and Mississippi where the weevil has already appeared or threatens. More recently the work of this department was extended to Southern Georgia -i 11? ii -J ii Dill. alung Lne lines 01 me ouuuiciu way and the Georgia, Southern and Florida. The agents of this department work in harmony with those of the United States farm demonstration bureau and with the state authorities, doing special work, with the individual farmer in instructing him in the best ways to raise cotton under weevil conditions and in showing him how he can diversify his crops to the best purpose. The management of the Southern Railway System has long held that the improvement of the country road meant prosperity and advancement alike to the railroad and the resident of its territory, and especial benefit to the farmer. Ten years ago, in 1901, it started out its first Good Roads train, which spent six months building demonstration roads, holding road conventions and agitating for better highways. There is just ending the tour of another good roads train, also out six months, operated by the Southern Railway System in Co-operation with the United States Office of Public Roads. In the years between, constant attention has been paid to work along this line. EfFECIE ORGANIZATION FOR DEVELOPMENT WORK How the Land and Industrial Department of the Southern Railway Is Conducted. Ab an agency for the solicitation of men and capital for factories and for other industries and for immigration into the Southeast and for general promotion and development work, agricultural and industrial, within the territory of the various lines of the Southern Railway System the industrial department is organized. The Innd and Industrial Department, with jurisdiction extending over the lines of the Southern Railway, the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, the Georgia, Southern and Florida Railway, and the Virginia and Southwestern Railway, has direct charge of matters pertaining to general development. At the head of it is the Land and Industrial Agent, with headquarters at Washington and with a substantial corps of assistants and large j offices located there. Along the lines of the roads are district offices at ^A T * '* ATo /"?/ ?n Dricf nl Pa. DL. ljUI.ua, .uuUJ1C, jiav^uu, Ui uiui, v>v lumbus, Miss.; Ashevilie and Columbia. The agents in charge of these offices give their assistance to all efforts to promote, in any direction, j the growth of the territory adjacent | to the railroad lines, find locations for industries or help in their organization, aid homeseekers or colonizers in securing the lands they wish, work with the farmers and others in solving the problems of markets or crops which come up, gather information about the opportunities or facts which | will advertise their districts and in j every possible way extend their co- ! operation and that of the railroad to the people of their territory in development efforts. The work of these agents, as that of the Washington office, has to do with both the educational and other efforts with the people o:: the territory and in the bringing in of new people and new capital. From the Washington and St. Louis offices industrial and immigration agents travel throughout the North in advertising the Southerns territory and in solictiing farm settlers and manufacturers to locate along its lines. An office is also maintained for this work at liarrisburg, Pa., and for several years a Huropean agency has been established with headquarters in fxmdon. The agents of the company include specialists in timber, minerals and clays, in industrial locations and in other lines. For (he Queen and Crescent Route a similar line of work is carried on by the Agricultural and Industrial Agent, located at Chattanooga, Tenn. In the early days of the Southern Railway System it was believed proper that, while the needs of th? territory in the way of immigration and of the development of the farm resources were not to }*> neglected, special effort should he made to call attention to the immense natural resources and advantages for industries of various kinds. The report? from the com muni ties along the lines represented in the T^and and Industrial department show that in the decade i frmn Iff on to 19.10. jco'.fum.uno were j iriv<?Rl<ni in iMrtosft i >.?. a jrotwf proportion of this H-;m r#pn?j-onti: fh? work of the I Department. i Ar rtreKfien there is fr the eouri* of ermslmotion tv*hwt is saiil to be th* bu?e.~t t;oirxf"r in the rcorld. Thi* fir.'! for iho )no- ' tor of : *? 1r -> > f f ':'?0 hors:t-pon'?r| j aid i.? i-4? * 'Z'a>iv*\j ol ahimiiuna. Card of Thanks. To the Editor of The Dispatch: Please allow me space in your col umns to express my sincere apprecia tioii ^ud thanks to my neighbors, and to the colored people of the community, who so kindly assisted me on the day that the fire destroyed my home. I assure each and everyone of you that your kindness shall never be forgotten. S. M. McCravey. Alfred J. Fox, 8UL ESTATE AID MICE LEXINGTON. - S. C. Real Estate Bought and Sold. I 140 acres two miles south of Barr, 8 miles from Lexington, SO open, 50 acres pine timber, 6 room dwelling, a bam and stables, plenty running water. 62K acres 3 miles we9t of Gas' ton, 0 acres open, 3 room dwelling. some pine timber, plenty 8 oak. | 46 acres one mile from Bdmnnd ? 25 acres open land, 2 room dwel- 1 ling. 1393^> acres 4 miles from Lexington o- the Angnsta Road, 22 acres open, some pine timber, 6 room dwelling. j 270 acres; 3 miles from Pelion, 50 acres open laud, dwelling, plenty water. Fine land for Cotton and grain. 162 acres 5 miles from Steedman, 25 acres open land, dwel- I ling barn and Stables. a 104 acres 1 mile from Edmnnd, | 35 acres open land, 2 room dwel- I ling, plenty water. | SURETY BONDS. Write or call to see me | AT THE HOME NATIONAL BANK, Lexis gton, S. 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