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ME&pW: ? THE LEXINGTON DISPATCH. mM&i: ~ ? A Bepresentative Newspaper Covers Lexington and the Borders of the Surrounding Counties Like a Blanket. * JLmmmvMMH*MMMHhmmM HH MMHHMMMMMM?MMMMm MMaw ? ?v^*-'*/**' -1" ^? ?? ? . . . I I. iS 'VOL. XLIII. MHCTNGTOW. 8 C. WUDffVSDAY, DEC. 25. *912 8 'AV : ' f At* Txr"2 fe' .^W WHO MAIN STH-B Solicits h Shai R&cv; > .; " j ' ii tummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmammmmmmmBammmmmmmmamm I LET US HELP YOU TO | fc I R F CI I M I 8 13 j J8 III 1 ? pnBWBBMBMOBMMBMBBBWMBMMMBOg|liBU5gflKiUJfc?CWMEBBIMttlttai : ^> - I Autumn of life brings only regret to those who I | waste the Springtime of Youth. He who does not I cflvp will cnrelv fall a dead leaf from the tree of I", failure. Begin now by opening a checking account with us, and you will be pleased to learn how mnch you can save for the Autumn of your life. E We pay 4 per cent on Savings Deposits, Compounded Quarterly jj The Bank of Swansea, i CAPITOL 820,000.00. DEPOSITS $50,000.00 I W. H. WITT, PRES. R. L LYBRAND, VICE-PRES. B. E. CRAFT, CASHIER J 1 Call at This Bank And Let Us Present You with a Handy Book Called "THINGS WORTH KNOWING." It t is full of interesting and useful facts for everybody. UNION NATIONAL BANK Columbia, S. C. L- ==: (Bank of Chapin,I Chapin, S. C. 1 I " :l Don't feel that as long as thieves leave your trunk | : ] or safe intact, or your house or store is not burned, jjj ! you are well enough off without a bank. | j | Of equal importance with the security and conve- g .; nience afforded by a bank account, is the business pres- fi I" tige accruing to the depositor. Sooner or later you 8 Vrill need that prestige, and you will then discover S that it has a cash value. Thieves cannot steal it, nor X can it be consumed by fire. t x -1 3-. - TD ,K fi | II you are noi aireauy a uusiuiuer ui uiis i^oia, g> ! call and let us show you wherein an account with us | I ! carries security, convc nience and prestige. ? ^ ! "* i I I g J. S. WESSINGER, J. F. HONEYCUTT, | * 11 President. Cashier. | ATTENTION Mr. Automobilisf Lexington Garage has been opened in the building heretofore occupied by the Lexington Supply Co., under the ' management of Robert Earl, of Tampa, Florida, who is an experienced mechanic and is prepared to handle any .class ? s a - i : L;i_ 3 _i_ __T 1 _ of work pertaining to autumouue ana sieain repair warn., or any other class of machinery. This garage has quite a quantity of piping and steam fittings, also several gas engines which are in first class condition and will be put on the market at greatly reduced prices. We carry a stock of high grade lubricating oils and greases and under our present contract we can make you special prices on gasolene and oil for the next 30 days. All gasolene, oil and repair work strictly cash. We solicit your patronage. LEXINGTON GARAGE. ILOBi; DRY ( a:. Inxeo^tcsi'to; :K/r. pp. of Tour Valued Pi I A Deplorable Accident. The community was shocked 01 Tuesday morning to loarn of the acc: dental billing of Ernest, the hrigb and promising little eight-year-oh I - - ? AnH fin "\T r* To | a >H Ul UUl K'HUW luiruoiuau, ami., w u cob J. Taylar, who resides at the Mill ler place. rt- is not definitely known just ex actlv how the denlorable accid nit oc .curred or in what manner the gun wa discharged, bur ir is learned that h and several other children were in room together playing with a gun am !in some manner the gun was discharg ed, the load entered the body of \ oun; Ernest in the side, a little in the had inflicting a mortal wound from whicl he shortly after died. Medical a-sistanee was immediate]; j s rnmoued and the responding ph> J J sician applied the remedies known V ij medical science but the shot hat touched a fatal spot and the immorta soul of the little fellow took its ever lasting flight to the God who gave it The traeedy has cast a shadow ove the entire community and the dwel - Ier9 of the darkened heme over wliicJ the pall of death hangs during thi time of good cheer, and the sympa thies of the entire community go ou to the stricken family in this the' hour of sad affliction and deep sorrow Lexington's Finances. The autracfc made by County Audi tor, W. D. Dent, shows that the rea and personal property of Lexingtoi county for 1911 was 15,601,897.00, an< that for 1912 calls for a total valuatio , $5,395,317.00. This decrease in valua tion being dne to the fact, that th county lost $288,500.00 in valuatio: from that portion of Lexington whicl annexed to Richland county. The to tal to be collected for the fiscal yea 1912 aggregates one hundred an< .thirty thousand eight hundred an eighty-six and 91-100 dollars, as fol lows: State, mills lory 9 31,023.0 Coonty and past indebtedness, 6mills levy ..... 32,371.9 Speoial county, bridges 1^ mills levy 8,092.9 Road tax 2 mills le vy 10,790.6 School bonds 5,956.7 ? 3 mills Constitutional 9 tax. 16,185 9 Special school 6,512 1 Polls o,58S 0 $3 commutation road tax... 12,342.0 Dogs 2,023.5 * Total $130,886.9 The above amount exceeds thi amount collected in 1911 by more thai $10,000 being largely due to the $3.0 commutation tax being charged alonj with other taxes. K. of P. Elect Officers. At a special meeting of Lexington Lodge No. 134 Knights of Pythian* held on Wednesday of last week offi cere were elected for the ensuing year as follows; H. N. Kamincr, O. C. Ohar. E. Taylor, V. C. Sim J. Miller, M. of W. B. K. Kyzer, Prel. E. Q. Dreher, M. of E. T. C. Callison, M. of T< and K. o ? R. and S. M. M. Monts, M. at A. .A. C. Sawyer, I. G. , B. D. Clarke, O.G. Meeting of Stockholders of i I j Lexington Co. Fair Ass'i * . i i At a meeting of the-Executive Coil . mittec of the Lexington County Fai j Association held on the 1 st. iust it was resolved that a meeting of th stockholders of the Fair Associatio be called for ' January 2, 1913, at th Court House a.t 12 o'clock.. JBusines of much importance to the Associf tion will come before the meeting an every stockholder is urged to attenc \V. W. BARRE. PreS. C. M. EFIRD, Sec. 8 Miss Carrie May Yoimginer a Maxcy Ernest SheaJy, were marrie on Sunday, December 22, 1912, t Nazareth Lutheran Church near thi place. Rev. P. D. Risinger, j;erforn ed the ceremony. IMS COfflPAl "7\ /T A T-.T' m ^ un</Q9BMiiaui?wiN tz atroiMUfe. Polite and P? A Fatal Accident. n I A deplorab'e accident happened in i- | Columbia Monday afternoon in which it | one hf Le^ii Eton's most highly retl | sp"C(C;l citizens and progressive fari mers lost his life while visiting the i I- i M y en the fata! day. The horse which ! Mr. Hsnrv Hire was driving b?-came - ! trig it >ned and dashed * 'IT. Appar - : ei'lv Mr Kite lo<r> control of thea-'i s i pi 11 and was thrown out and rec ived e j injuries \vh ch later on proved fa?a! a ; He was inriiediaUK rushed to tini ho-oiral, wh-r.1 h lingered in great _ j suffering nrt*ii T.ie-day morning tr ! when death came to his relief. Mr -> | ^ j Kite was about years of age and a ^ j man of fine and pleasing address. He resided in the Swizer Neck secrion of :t th ? county where he had many warm . personal friends. He leaves surviving 0 hi in a wife and sev.-ral ehildren, who -j have the sympathy of their frien is 1 and neighbors. LATER?As wo go to press information has been received that Mr. Hite is not dead but is in an unconscious condition at the Knowlton Infirmary k and but little hope is entertained for s his recovery. t John Blake Shot. r Mr. John Blake, a linotype operat or . on the State, wasshot during a dispute at the Seaboard passenger depot in Columbia, Monday night by J. A. Parker and seriously wounded. Whiskey was at the bottom of the trouble. 1 Mr. Blake wa9 at one time an ema ployee of the Dispatch and during his I sojourn here made many friends, n . Notice of Teachers' Examinae - tion. a I wish to call to the attention of the i teachers of this county that there will . be help at the Court House a teach* era'^examination ou the 10th of Jannary next. Examination commences d at 11 o'clock. Very truly. d 7" X. D. MARTIN County Supt. of Education. Dec. 20, 1912. Indigestion Recipe. 0 We offer a valuable Recipe for the cure of Indigestion, for fl, and guarantee to cure any ordinary case of In7 digestion or Castritis and most chron3 ic cases. The medicine is absolutely 2 harmless. After trying tbis receipt, _ if you are not perfectly satisfied with results, we will cheerfully refund 7 your money. Recipe mailed on re0 ceipt of $1 in stamps or money order. n Send today. . u THE UNITED STATES RECIPE & 0 COOK BOOK CO., P. O. Box 116, Aiken, S. 0. 1 - NOTICE GENERAL ELEC' TION s MANAGERS AND CLERKS I am now ready to pay out the claims of the Managers and Clerks in the General Election. If it is not convenient for any Man1 ager or Olerk to come to Lexington, i, if he will send me his name and ad: dress I will mail out his check. N. P. 8HIPP, Clerk. December 17, 1912.?8. r ?j ^ | large ones are welcome here? . I you need not wait until your bus- j ! iness has assumed great propor- j tions before opening a Checking j 8 Account. DO SO TO-DAY. id _ 1. Our patrons regardless of the I amount- of business done, receive every courtesy in all matters of ' business entrusted to us?and there is nothing in safe banking we cannot perform. Talk it over | 11 with our cashier, d _ ... is CAROLINA NATIONAL BANK, 1 COLUMBIA, S. C. IY, # A-gkeies, COLf'MBIA, ompt Attention r>i. Protection j TO Depositors Those who keep their money in this hank while it awaits their use, know positively that 110 harm can come to it, and they can get it when they want it Man} of oi:r depositors have been saved from serious losses \ by consulting our oilieers when rcmi'ttd to "invest" in schemes ! offered b strangers. Managed by men who have made successes in business, this bank offers the highest degree of protection to its depositors, and invite* YOU to become one. V I THE HOME NATIONAL BANK LEXINGTON, . . S. C. Resources . . . $250,000.09. We Pay Interest on Savings Accounts Quarterly. 5 per cent Interest Paid on Certificates of Deposit ? WE Pay Yon to Save. I Small Sums Saved soon grow large?and earninterest all the time. Protect yourself and little ones by opening an account in our "SAVINGS Department" "Have money in the Bank." Start with a dollar or so, add to it weekly or monthly, and you will feel more independent at once * * ' * " r ? , ^ Step in and let us tell you of our Savings Department. Citizens Bank of Batesburg, U. X. CUNTER. Pre*. A. C. JONES, Cashier. 11 H.1U. BOATWRICHT, Vioe-Pres. L. W. FOX, Asst. Cashier 11 CEO. BELL TIMMERMAN, Attorney. j B BHHBOHBHnnBHHBnnHriBHBHi Now Located In Our Permanent Home 1323 Main St.. . Columbia, S. C. Where We Hope To See You Often. StartiSaving Today?and Tomorrow You Will Have Something. Richland Savings Bank & Trust Company 1323 MAIN STREET, COLOMBIA, S. C. BEFORE this BARK got it's CHARTER and btcame ; A NATIONAL BANK it had to satisfy the U. S. Government at Washington that all of thejprovisions of the National Banking Laws had been complied ' with. Every since that time frequent and rigid examinations have ,been - : made by theTiovernment. Every time the Government calls for a report, an accurate statement ot the affairs of the PALMETTO NATIONAL BANK is published in this paper. We want you to know all about rs. When ; you do we believe you will make OUR BANK YOUR BANK The Palmetto .Vitional Bank;! OF COLUMBIA, S. C. Wilie Jones.. President. J. P. Matthews, Cashier --v ii in i ?-?m?? 8*69696969696969696369696969 69696969696969696969 6969 1 BROOKLAND BANK I i UA... DHAAI/Unfl C i fJ IICW III Mvmauu) w? vi tz a | DIRECTORS: I s & J. G. Guignard, E. W. Shull, G. A. Guignard ? | K. N. Senn, Henry Buff, F. L. Sandel ? | A, D. Shull, L. S. Trotti, P. J. Wessinger |