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|Bpp ? THE LEXINGTON DISPATCH. -^m. : ^yps??? ?? ? ???? 1 i" .I, ... ^ A Bepresentative Newspaper Covers Lexington and the Borders of the Surrounding Counties Like a Blanket Hfey^r TT.TTT LEXINGTON, S. a. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 15,1913. 11 ? R JL U JjL /Ir* -w. E . rJF loao MAIN 8TRE ? " Solicits a Shar ...* v . ? - J ? i - 111 11 111 I LET US HELP YOU TO I B E GIN V ' \ $?'*"' '* Autumn of life brings only regret to those who waste the Springtime of Youth. He who does not save will surely fall a dead leaf from the tree of ? 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. We pay 4 per cent, on Savings Deposits, Compounded Quarterly The Bank of Swansea, I ' 17 CAPITOL 820,000.00. DEPOSITS $50,000.00 | I ?. H. WITT. PRES. " R. L. LYBRAND, VICE-PRES. B. E. CRAFT, CASHIER i : i BHHBBBHBBHHHBBnWHBraHwMai T'V* ' v-V"- . A ." - . _ . A" ? Call at This Bank And Let Us Present You with a Handy Book Called "THINGS WORTH KNOWING." It 7 ; . is full of interesting and useful facts for everybody. UHXON NATIONAL BANK Columbia, S. Ci ' iii SSSSSSl I ' I .. ; . . 'I ' , ! ' ' ! 1 I Bank^ Chapin,! I Chapin, S. C. | fi Don't feel that as long as thieves leave your trunk fi 8 or safe intact, or your house or store is not burned, 8 8 you are well enough off without a bank. 8 ft Of equal importance with the security and conve- 8 8 nience afforded by a bank account, is the business pres- 8 ?%- 8 tige accruing to the depositor. Sooner or later you 8 1 will need that prestige, and you will then discover 1 i thai it has a cash value. Thieves cannot steal it, nor i ; v % can it be consumed by fire. * ? X If you are not already a customer of this Bank, g ' I call and let us show you wherein an account with us $ 8 carries security, convt nience and prestige. 3 ' ? , I J. S. "WESSINGER, J. F. HONEYCUTT, 3 I President. Cashier. | issssesfisesfisesesssesssssesesssssssesssssesesssesssJ LOT OF VFine Horses & Mules . - * YkiivnAeiAei nn OUllcluic ?\jjl an uipuouo, auu an ai right prices. Come quick and make I- your choice. MAHHEWS & MIGHT, LEESVILLE, S. C. LOBE BBY 6 L. a^EOILTCKITOI KT," e of Tour Valued Pa ON THE ROM The Editor in the Sand Hills. PAST RECOLLECTIONS The Sand Hills of Lexington Have Helped to Make the County the Banner Agricultural County of the State. The People are Happy and Prosper: u?. I On Monday of last week the Auditor j commenced his annual round of Lex| ingt^n county for the purpose of re1 ceiving the returns of all the worldly good9 subject to taxation belonging to ye,taxpayer, and when the whistle blew we were "Johnny on the Spot" ready to commence our 9emi-annual pursuit of the illusive dollar. The firsG appointment of the Auditor for the year 1913, was in that 9tction of the county known in song and story as the "Sand Hills,,? and when ever business or pleasure calls us there the chords of memory are harmoniously attuned to those of pleasure a9 we recall the happy days in the years that have gone which we spent among the good people, who were the poineers in the devolopment of that seotion and contributed largely of meir inauacry ana menus ?uu piu- j gressive ideas in making Lexington county what she today proudly is, the banner agricultural county ot the State of South Carolina. Gaston was the point of our first appointment and here it was our pood fortune to find a comfortable retting place beneath-the hospitable roof ofF. Fallaw, who generously provided for our bodily wants and' bounteously supplied the inner men | with the good things of this life. Gaston is no boom twn and never was one, but a steady healthy growth has marked its upward and onwared progpress and when the people once having put their hands to the plow in a movement tending toward the upbuilding 1 of the town'they haven't time to look backwards until that which they have set ont to do is acnnmnliaVia/1 T T?fll1oW fir And U71 n . . WUi[/^3UVU? U J. MMM ?f I Tf WW.| Estello Goodwin and Mr. Sharpe are the merchants and all are enjoying a fairly good trade. Mr. Joe Fallaw is the obliging postmaster and handles the mails with satisfaction to the general public. Our young friend, John XX7it"?rrorA af. tViP Vipari rif n.^ flnnriahiritr ? ? V.v W-V- UV.V. ?J school here and he is doing a good work for the educational interest of the town and community. Tuesday afternoon we wereat Swansea. This is a live town, full of en$ ergy, vim and enterprise; the bump of activity is largely developed and what the business interests of the town find to do the business men go ahead and do. They allow nothing to stand between the town and progress, and as a consequence, they keep things on a hum all the time. This place has a splendid back country from which to draw trade. The community is composed of live, up-to-d_te and well-to-do farmers and the lands of the surrounding country are rich and fertile and are very productive. The Bank of Swansea is located here and is strong financially, conservative in policy and its business i9 in able hands. At the winding of business last year it paid a dividend of S per i .... i centum and iett a nice sum ror supius I and undivided profits. This bank conj tinues to grow in popular favor and I enjoys the full confidence of the peo! rln 4.f Inrcrp Thft prln national fnoili j ties are al! that could be desired of a place of the size of Swansea and is keeping up with the spirit of the times. The attendance is large and increasing and is under the efficient management of Prof. Isaac Crickett who is the rig it man in the right place. Smith is the jolly ho9t of the hotel and he gives his guests plenty to eat, comfortable beds aud clean rooms and commercial men and the traveling public are always glad to stop there. Thursday morning we met with the good peop!e of Cross Road. The citizens of this community met the Auditor promptly and after he had listed them for all they were worth they returned home rejoicing that they had conscientiously performed a public OODS COBPAN T, ! CHE3., m *km. tronage. Polite and Pre duty. Johnnie C. Shephard entertained us with a generous hospitality during oar sojourn. Johnnie is a good farmer, grows good crops and raises his own supplies. He has cne son who is,the pride of his father and the joy ofc his mother. That afternoon found us at the nome 01 jacoo J. macs, wnom we found as busy as a bee in a tar bucket. He is one of Lexington county's substantial farmers and is popular with bis neighbors. We are always glad to visit Jacob and he entertains so well that it is with regret when the time comes for us to leave his ho ue. Friday we met the taxpayers of the Pelion section. These people always make fair returns and they never forget the publisher of the Dispatch. The people of this section believe in making their own supplies, live at home and board at the same place. While t^ade is a little dull at this season of the year the merchants are eDjoying a fair patronage. The town i9 growing; some ne^y cottages are going np. While th*>rs it'was onr fortune to fall into the hands of onr friend, Lucius Wise, and we were delightfully entertained with the best the land affords. We met the nsnal crowd of tar payers at Steadman and Samaria. Time and space forbids us to mention these places further at this time. We will; perhaps, refer to them again before we finish our round of the county. I i News from Pleasant HilL Bear Mr. Editor: 0 We are having unpleasant weather for the past few days. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Long have been ill for the past few days bat, are improving. . Mr. and Mrs. Ernest H&llman visited their, father, Rev. J. D. Taylor, Saturday night and Sunday. Mrs. Elisabeth Hallman and her son, Mr. Evins visited Mr. Oladia Taylor Saturday afternoon. Mr. Carl Taylor and family visited his father, Rev. J. D. Taylor, Sunday. \Tr TJVinlr an/1 tuifa wioifi/1 j AAA** A A*V<A UUVA T? j T ADA WVt Mrs. Elizabeth Hallman Sunday. Mr. P. Leaphart will soon have his new store completed. Mr. Oallie Taylor visited Mr. D. L. Taylor Sunday evening. Mr. Eddie Taylor spent aJ short while at Rev. J. D. Taylor's Sunday afternoon. There will De Sunday School at [ Pleasant Hill Church Sunday at 10 o'clock and preaching at 11 o'clock by Rev. J. D. Taylor. A PLEASANT HILL CHUM. "s. . . \ Butesburg Personals. T^e State. i Batesbnrg, Jan. 11.- Mr and j&rs. Legare Harden of Columbia were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Bates last wenk-end. Mrs. W. A. Cooner, Evelyn and I Jnliene Cooner returned Tuesday from a visit to the formers' parents in Anderson. Mrs. B. F. Allen and son, Franklin returned Friday from Denmark. Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Kernaghan and Lois Kernaghan have returned from New York and other points north. Mrs. W F. Sheppard returned Wednesday to Savannah after a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Stead- | j man. Mrs. Lois Ford Jones, of Marion, is 1 visiting her sister, Mrs. A. C. Jones. j Mrs Geo. Coney and George, rc- j turned Saturday to Charleston They j were accompanied by Mrs. A. C- Bouk j night and childrcd. whom they have hpprt visitinor Mrs. Claude Roper returned Teesday to Atlanta. Miss Annie Leo Elheredge is visiting Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Etbersdge at North. Mrs. E. O. Pen and family came Monday from Ward to make Batesburg their home. Miss Jennie Ruth Able, of Leesville, i9 visiting her sister, Mrs. V. S. Wall, this week. Mrs. Jno. Clay has returned to Bennettsville after a yisit to tier brother, J. C. Glover. C. L. Jones hss returned from a trip to Greanville. t I A COLUMBIA, H. (J. J ?mpt Attention. n- -jnpr D-#*/a4 TO Depositors Those who keep their money in this bank while it awaits their use, know positively that no harm can come to it, and they can get it when they want it Man} of our depositors have been saved from serious losses by consulting our officers when tempted 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 invites YOU to become one. THE HOME NATIONAL BANK LEXINGTON, . . S. C. Resources . > . . $250,000.00. We Pay Interest on Savings Acconnts Quarterly. 5 per cent Interest Paid on Certificates of Deposit. 11 WE Pav You to Save. 11 There's A Nice Little Fortune Due you which can be secured by small weekly or monthly payments. Invest a dollar in our Savings Department, add small amounts each week or monfh and you will find yourself rapidly gaining a comfortable income which will lead to fortune. Start the account, the rest will be easy. ' " ' r3 . i -??-? ? / ? ? ?. ... . / . I Citizens Bank of Batesburg, I I U. X. CUNTER. Pres. A. C. JONES, Cashier. I I M. U. BOATWRICKT, Vice-Pres. L. W. POX, Asst. Cashier I I CEO. BELL TIMMERMAN, Attorney. I j Now Located In Our Permanent Home 1323 Main Si.. . Columbia, S. C. Where We Hope To See You Often. Start Saving Today?and Tomorrow You Will Have Something. , Richland Savings Bank & Trust Company I 1323 MAIN STREET, COLUMBIA, S. C. r 1 ' BEFORE this BARE got It's CHABTER and Raima A NATIONAL BANK it bad to satisfy the U. S. Government at Washington that all of ^ the^ pro vision s of the National Banking Laws had been complied ? with. Every since that time frequent and rigid examinations have been made by the^Government. ij Every time the Government calls for a report, an accurate state- ! ment of the affairs of the PALMETTO NATIONAL BANK is published in this paper. We want you to know all about ns. When youdo we believe you will make ; OUR BANK YOUR BANK I The Palmetto National Bank, OF COLUMBIA. S. C. Wii.ie Jones. President J. P. Matthews, Cashier | BROOKLAND BANK 1 $ New Brookland, S. C. | | DIRECTORS: j | J. G. Guignard, E. W. Shull, G. A. Guignard & S R. N. Senn, Henry Buff, F. L. Sandel 8 | A. D. Shull, L. S. Trotti, P. J. 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