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. Missionary Movement. STUDY CLASSES. There were six normal study classes as follows: One each on China, South | America, Mexico, Immigration, Upward Path and a class for men only on "The Call of the World." There was also a special two hour normal class on methods only. In the graded mission study classes ; were arranged to assist the teachers of special Sunday school. There was one on junior works, two on intermediate and one each on community Study and the Bible. Then there were , two classes arranged for the younger delegates of the conference, one on j methods of teaching and one On study ' nt aarv&nts of the Kinsr. ! OPEN PARLIAMENT. There were open parliament sessions for the whole conference together for those especially interested in Sunday school work, for those especially in* terested in men's work, among ministers, for women, for yonng people's societies and they covered in all twenty different topics. ADDRESSES. The addresses of the conference v are as follows: Friday evening, "Impressions of the Far East," W. D. Weatherford, Ph. D., student secretary of the Y. M. 0. A. in the South. Saturday evening, "Christ," President J. H. Harms of Newberry Col. lege, Newberry/ Sunday morning, "Stewardship," the Rev. Egbert W, Smith, Nasheville, Tenn. Sunday evening, "Negro in America," Rev. John Little, Louisville, Ky. Monday evening. "Immigration," Rev. J. M. Moore, D. D., Nasheville, Tennessee. Tuesday morning, "Africa," Bishop W. R. Larabeth, Nasheville, Tenn. Wednesday evening, "Africa," Rev. W. M. Morrison; "The New Era in Missions," Mr., H. W. Hicks, New York City. Thursday evenihg, "South ? - ?. *> m TV T> TV T\ America," jttev. ?. .d. .rvay, u. u , Richmond, Ya.; "China," Rev. H. F. Williams, D. D., Nasheville, Tenn. Friday evening, "The Call of Oar |Home Land," Rev. M. Ashby Jones, Augusta, Ga. Saturday, evening, "The Education of the Negro," Rev. James G. Snedecor, president of Stillman Institute, Tuscaloosa, Ala. Sunday morning, sermon, Rev. Robert Strange, . D. D., Wilmington, N. C. Sunday evening, farewell sermon. EXHIBIT (LEAFLET.)' - ; One of the special interesting features of the conference was the literature exhibit arranged by Mrs. E. C. Cronk, Colombia, S. C.f comprising leaflet literature from all of the mission boards. Several thousand leaflet* were taxen away oy me aeiegates. i - a- jf" * * EXSEBIT (CUBIOS.) J ->*> ? ? The exhibit Of curios in the auditorium arranged by Mrs. G. W. Whitsett. Greensboro, N. 0., comprised enrios from China, Japan, Africa, India and the home land. The Japanese scene which has been so largely used In local "churches for small edn- , catiooai exhibits of missionary work was placed in the lobby and three little demonstrations of missionary work in foreign lands were given in connection with it. The demonstrations being given by delegates in the conlerences and were prepared after their arrival. The conference is the largest since the burning of K3nilworth Inn more than four years ago, which shows that the permanent location of the conference on the spacious grounds and de light ful buildings of the Blue Ridge Association means added permanency for the work and there is no reason why we should not have a larger delegation next sammer Two of the delegates who were at the conference last summer were present this summer, each one of them having given some time to securing other delegates with result that there was about a dozen in each party. MISSIONARY EDUCATION^MOYEMENT. The missionary education movement is a clearing house of educational departments of the mission boards in the United States and Canada; forty-seven different boards working in cooperation and using the materials fhn mnvpmftnt. Thfi hoard man agers of this movement is composed of fifty-two men, one-half of whom must always be secretaries of mission boards and the others are men whose term of service la. approved by mission boards and churches be closely correlated with the wishes, plans and objectives of the mission boards. Temperance Meeting. The Woman's Christian Temperance Union, of Chapin, will hold their annual Temperance Union at the Methodist church July 24th. Mis. Mary Hams Armor will deliver two of her famous .addresses, one in the afternoon and one ia the evening. Among other -speakers invited are ! Mrs. Joseph Sprott, the state presi- ' dent, and the Hon. Mendel L. Smith, of Oamden. Both musical and oratorical contests will be held that evening. The public is cordially invited to ^attend. The exercises in the morning :Wil! begin at: 10:80jiud.in the evening ;at 8 o'clock. Dr. Voigt to Preach Rev. A, G. Voigt, D. D., L. L. D., dean of the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Columbia, will preach in St. Stephens E. L. church at the evening service next Sunday, July 20. The fact that he is an able man and preacher is well known in Lexington and it is expected that a large congregation will come out to welcome and hear him. The regular morning service at 11 a. m. will be conducted, as usu>l, by the supply pastor, Rev. G. H. C. Park. Sunday school at 10 a. m. Everybody is cordially invited to all these services. At Georae's Pond. Mr. W. Sanders Hook and daughters, Misses Florence, Lillian and Nellie, of Columbia, accompanied by Miss Maude Oothran, have taken up | residence at George's pond for the summer. They are quite popular in this vicinity and George's pond is greatly enliyened with their coming. Mr. Hook was in town Saturday afternoon and purchased 35 chairs to accommodate their guests. Timely Discourses. The discourses delivered by Pastor G. H. C. Park at the Lutheran church last Sunday were on most timely subjects and were expounded in a masterly manner. The subject for the morning service was "The Good Shepherd" aDd for the evening service "Prayer." Rev. Park is one of the promising young student divines of the State and has greatly endeared himself to the Lutherans of Lexington annng me short time he has been here. PROCLAMATION. State of Sonth Carolina, / County of Lexington. ( WHEREAS, a petition has been filed with me, from which it appears that 2073 electors residing in Lexington county have signed the same, praying for an election upon the question of "Dispensary" or "No Dispensary7' in Lexington county, in accordance with an Act passed by the General Assembly of this State at its 1912 session, * rrrrrnnn a a J xl : J AJM L) wn?iA?<AO, unuer cut) saiu act I am appointed to investigate and report whether or not the petitioners constitute one-third of the qualified electors of said county, AND WHEREAS, after a full and careful investigation I am led to believe that this number would be onethird of the qualified electors of Lexington county,' NOW, THEREFORE, I, G. E. Corley, Supervisor pf the county of Lexington, in the State of South Carolina, by virtue of the power conferred upon me by the Act of the General Assembly oi this State at its 1912 session, do hereby order, 1. That an election be held in Lexington county on the third Tuesday in August, (the 19th day) 1913, upon the question of "Dispensary" or "No Dis?pensary" and at the said election the qualified electors Within the county shall vote upon the question, those favoring the Dispensary shall vote ''For sale of Alcoholic Liquors and Beverages,?' and those opposed, "Against the sale of Alcoholic Liquors and Beverages." 2. That the commissioners of State and County Elections of Lexington county do make all necessary arrangements for holding said election at the polling places now established by law in said county, and do all other things necessary and required of them by law for the .holding and conduct of 9aid election; 3. That said election shall be held and conducted under the same rules and regulations that are provided for by law for regular and general elections in this state; that the managers of aairi <a1or?Hr?r? cViall mafco a wrir.tpn re. tarn of the number of votes cast for | and against the Dispensary and together with the ballot box, ballots and poll lists, the same shall be turned over to the Commissioners of Elections for Lexington county as required by law; That said Commissioners of Elections shall in accordance with the law, tabulate the votes and declare the result of said election and make proper returns thereof as required by law, to the Governor of the State and to the Secretary of State, also file copies of the same in the office of Clerk of Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions for Lexington County. IN TESTIMONY' WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Supervisor to be affixed at Lexington, S. C., this the 30th day nf Jhnft. in fSe vear of our T/ord. one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, and in the one hundred and thirtyseventh year of the Sovereignty and Independence of the United States of America. C. E. CORLEY, Co. Sup. Lex. Co., S. C. By the Superyisor: J. BROOKS WINGARD, ' Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners. The Markets. Lexington,?-Cotton, middling, 12c. Savaanak,?Turpentine 37c. m Mrs. Jay McGee.of Steph- m In enville, Texas, writes: ' For " !nine (9) years, I suffered with A womanly trouble. 1 had ter- W rible headaches, and pains in Kj my back, etc. it seemed as if ml I would die, 1 suffered so. At K last, I decided to try Cardui, A] the woman's tonic, and it m\ helped me right away. The 91 full treatment not only helped WA me, but it cured me." M TAKE 11 I Cardui ? m The Woman's Tonic a If Cardui helps women in time 3] k of greatest need, because it SI IV contains ingredients which act VJ fi specifically, yet gently, on the J| /I weakened womanly organs. Pi I So, if you feel discouraged, El M blue, out-of-sorts. unable to El y4 do your household work, on J A account of your condition, stop Al W worrying and give Cardui a VI E trial. It has helped thousands VI B of women,?why not you? VJ ?j Try Cardui. E-71 Pi Fighting Dispensary. Abont 100 representative prohibitionists from all sections of the county met at the Court Honse Monday to discuss ways and means to oppose the efforts now being made to get a vote on the whiskey question. Following | the instructions of the recent statute on the subject, several petitions were circulated over the county asking for the election on the question of the dispeu&ary 01 no dispensary. Within the proper time these petitions were filed with the supervisor, said petitions purporting to contain the names of the necessary one-thira of tbe qualified electors of the county. After investigating thesb petitions, Supervisor Oorley ordered election for August 19. J. S. Harley of Spartanburg, president of the State Anfci saloon League, called the meeting to order. He explained what is meant by a qualified elector?quoting from the State constitution. After a lengthy discussion a permanent organization was made, resulting as follows: Rev. P. D. Risinger, of Lexington, president; Rev. J. E. Rushton, first vice president; G. A. Guignard, of New Brookland, second vice president; C. P. Robinson, of Ohapin, third vice president ; W. C. Bates, of Batesburg, fourth vice president; Prof, Thomas M. 'Seawell, of Batesburg, secretaiy; Rev. A. E. triggers, of Leesville, assistant secretary; Col. M. D. Harmon, of Lexington, treasurer. A committee consisting of E. L. Asbill, L. S. Trotti and M. D. Harman wa9 appointed to check the petitions with the registration books of the oonntv. This committee is to make its report to the executive committee, consisting of one member from each township in the county. This committee is designed to take over the management of the field|work. President Risinger appointed the following gentlemen: R. G. Able, Black Creek; Albert Wingard, Boiling Springs; C. P. Robinson, Broad River; C. H, Corbett, Bull Swamp; E. C. Ridgell, Chinquepin; P. J. Wessinger, Congaree; C. W. Burgess, Fork; Dr. D. M. Crosson, Gilbert Hollow; T. H. Shull, Hollow Creek; M. D. Harman. Lexington: R. J Fallaw. Plait Surings; N. B. VYTauiiamdkcA, sa^dy Run; James Hilier, Saluda. A committee consisting of the Revs. N. N. Barton, J. A. Cromer, E. A. Driggers, Prof. W. E. Black and P. J. Mims wa9 appointed to write an address to be published to the people of the county. Notice. Lexington County Union will hold its 2nd quarterly meeting with Piney Woods Local Saturday, July 12th, 1913 Delegates going by rail please notify L. B. Frick, Little Mountain, S. C. T. H. Shall, Secretary. June 30, 1913. Barbecue. I will furnish a first class Jtfarbecue with refreshments at the Steel Bridge (Wyse's old ferry) on the 4th Saturday in July, the 26th. Oo T YWATTT TXT l_i A DimXT oo. *v . nAiwuuj. We Guarantee Satisfaction. Place your orders for Job Printing at the Dispatch office. We do all kinds of commercial printing besides we are prepared to print anything from a visiting card to a wedding invitation. Quality the highest, prices the lowest THE DISPATCH OFFICE. Jacobs Inquest Reopene The inquest of the Jacobs fam; was reopened Tuesday. Following t tragedy an inquest was held and verdict was returned that the Jacc family came to its death at the han of unknown party or parties. The inquest was begun at 12 o'clo and at 6:30 last night the taking testimony was not completed. 13 the original jurors were present, a with the summoning of an additior juryman, the panel .was complete 13 witnesses took the stand and we thoioughly questioned, but the tes monv disclosed little additional fac The most important testimony w given by Dr. H. G. Eleazer, who amined the bodies and the position which they were found. His tes mony, while given in more deta;1 practically a confirmation of the su ment contained in an interview ] cently published in the Dispatch. 1 H. Brown, a veterinary surgeon, t< tilled that he was on the road frc Columbia to Newberry and at 3:45 1 his watch he saw a light on the rig of the road in which he was drivii It looked like a small light at fi; but as he drove up it became lar^i Before he saw the light he met ti negroes in a buggy going to Columb Sheriff Sim J. Miller and G< Bell limmerman are representing t stare at the inquest. The jury reassembled at .9:30 aga this morning to attempt to returr verdict throwing light on the case. Moonlight Picnic. Miss Alline Harman entertained large number of her friends at moonlight picnic last evening at ] Corley's spring in hon^r of Mil Josephine Brown. After the picnic many , interest)" games were played after which eve one returned home, each expre9si their best wishes for the hostess. Barbecue. We will furish a first-class Barbec and refreshments at J. B. Sox's o famous barbecue ground on Satnrds July 19, 1913. There will be music a: speaking. Come and enjoy the da 37-pd. J. B. SOX & SONS Dental Notice I will be at Chapin Wednesday each week. Office hems 8 A. IvI. 5 P. M. DR. TOOLE. 1623 1-2 Main St. Columbia, S. C. (Alfred J. Fox, REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE LEXINGTON, - S. C. Seal Estate Bought and Sold. 35 acres 5 miles north of Lexington on the Cherokee road, 30 acres open, 2 room house, well watered. One lot on Main Street, Lexington, dwelling, b^rn, deep well. Three large vacant lots on Main Street, Lexington. 250 acres on Black creek, 6 miles from Steadman enough pine timber to cut 500,000 feet of lumber, juniper, oak, hickory and dogwood in abundance. 63)4 acres miles from Shumperts, Plenty running water, 9ome pine timber, plenty oak. 1000 acres 4 miles from Eimundon Congaree creek Dwelling and Tenant Houses, Fine Water Power, Pine Timoer. 250 acres 5 miles from Leesville, timber, 2 rural routes, telephone, good school, near church. 216 acres 5 miles from Edmund, 20 acres open, 2 room dwelling, plenty water, good no of n ro 105 acres 7 miles from Pelion 7 miles from Gilbert, 4 room dwelling, a barn and stables, plenty water. 140 acres two miles south of Barr, 6 miles from Lexington, 30 open, 50 acres pine timber, 6 room dwelling, a barn and stables, plenty running water. 62>? acres 3 miles west of Gaston, 9 acres open, 3 room dwelling, some pine timber, plenty oak. 270 acres; 3 miles from Pelion, 50 acres open land, dwelling, plenty water. Fine land for Cotton and grain. 162 acres 5 miles from S<*eedman, 25 acres open land, dwelling barn and Stables. 104 acres 1 mile from. Edmund 35 acres open land, 2 room dwelling, plenty water. 150 acres 7 miles from Lexington, 50 acres in cultivation 9 room dwelling. 2 barns tenant house. blacksmith shop good water nower, corn and wneat mill, cotton, gin and press, telephone, daily mail, near good school and church. Easy terms. SURETY BONDS* Write or call to see me AT THE HOME NATIONAL BANK, Lex;i2gton, S. C. d* Mr* Caughman's Barbecue. 17 Passes Examination* Mr. Walker Caughman, who runs a Spartanburg, July 10 ?The State saw mill three miles out of Lexington, board of pharmaceutical examiners k0 ga>e a barbecue in honor of his many announced last night that of thirtya friends Sunday. Mr. Caughman is. a three who were examined yesterday good, wholesoul fellow and all who as to their qualifications to receive ds were there had a good time. Mr. p^a aci9t8' ficen3es' ouiy seventeen Caughman was in town Monday and * paid our office a pleasant call. Land fOP Sale. of Children's Day 1 bave a larf?e tract of *ancl for 8ale * at a very low price. Only $3.50 per nd Children's day exercises will be held acre< Address ,al at Mt. Hebron Sunday afternoon, July ^ RISER d. 20th, at 4 o'clock 3?-pd. Whitemire, S. C. >re The public is cordially invited to at- - a C3 ri 1? T"1a? r?loa XAl n 1 llCl-nnr Follinrr Hair! er, a well-known vefceranfrom Charles llJiuudiaiiiirciiuii | ton, died suddenly at the Confederate . . \n Home last week. He was 72 years old, J8}} 8 I^newer certaillly stops tl" and was a member of Companv A, -alhnghair. No doubt about it what3 Hampton's Legion. lever. You will surely be satisfied. re- ? : We will sell the by ht I Majestic Range he With ware tor $65.00 i a See us before you pay $79.00 for n; some other range. We will guaran ry tee ours to be as good as the mark- f et affords. Terms can be arranged. ue v! Cnlnrnrifln Unrrliunrn PnmnQnu LiiiGt|J!idG naiunaiG uunipanj W. J. McCAPTHA. Manager. : 1l2TH ANNUAL EXCURSION "j TO I 1TI I KIT I ni AI LAW A, liA. VIA C. N. U and SEABOARD TUESDAY, JULY 22,1913. Columbia 10 00 a. m. $3.50 Prosperity 11.21a.m. $3.5q Iimo 10 24 a. m. 3 50 Newberry 11.39 a. m. 3.5 Ballentine 10 33 a. m. 3.50 Jalapa 11.56 a. m. 3.50 White Rock 10.40 a. m. 3.50 Gary 12.03 p. m. 3.50 Hilton 10.44 a. m. 3.50 Kinard 12.10 p. m. 3.00 Chapin 10.53 a. m. 3 50 Goldville 12.17 p. m. 3.00 Little Mountain 11.05 a. m. 3.50 Laurens 8.20 a. m. 3.0) Sligks 11.13 a. m. 3.50 Clinton 12 30 p. m. 3.00 Arrive Atlanta 5.15 P. M. Tickets good to reach starting point returning not later than midnight of July 26th, 1913. For detailed information call on nearest agent or write E. A. TARRER, Com. Agt. J. S. ETCHBERGER, T. P. A. nr?lnmhia Npwhprrv and Laurens Rv. ' Seaboard Air Line Columbia, S. C. Columbia, S. C. Phone 1040. Phono 574. 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