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THE LEXINGTON DISPATCH. - . ' ' ' A Representative Newspaper Covers Lexington and the Borders of the Surrounding Counties Like a Blanket. VOL. TT.TO f.. LEXINGTON, S.C.. "WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24. 1913 47 A 6 AN s |J 10?0 MAIN 8TRK] , Solicits a Shar< I Home Makina I The first step in buying or building a home is . the Savings Account Everyone should have a home of his own. A savings account with this . : bank, with regular deposits from the income, will provide the money for the first payment upon ' one. The sooner you begin, the sooner you will live in your own home. . THE HOME NATIONAL BANK LEXINGTON, S. C. Cj". Capital $25,000.00. Resources $25(^906.00 r TV-. l * * '* v . '" ; Samuel B. George, Pres., Jas. J. Wingard, V.Pres. Alfred J. Pox, Cashier, Karl F. Oswald, A. Cashier. - <S -> - ?????????M?? ?m?g???WOi1????I? INII^NI .11 F1BF^kland"?ANX'1 I New Brookland, S. C. j - 1 DIRECTORS: 8 i J. G. Guignard, ?. W. Shull, G. A. Guignard 8 | R. N. Sena, Henry Buff, F. L. Sandel * - | A. D. Shull, L. S. Trotti, P. J. Wessinger 1 I ADVISORY BOARD: - 9 I Tnak W. Shealy. James A. Summerset, 6.6. Moseley 2 U' / , < ; , JPHH CHLORAZONE MALARIA jg Rheumatism attacks the bones mad muscles of the human system, jg B Malarial Just a*-serious as any disease on the human calender. H BB 8ome of the symptoms are lassitude, a yellow tinge to the sldn, the B fl whites of the eyes slightly tinged With yellow. Poor digestion, B B. lack of appetite, oonstipation, any of these symptoms are a warning . B B and yon mrst keep off chills and fever, with CHLORAZONE. B B Every bottk sold on a guarantee to cure, or your money back. B "S Price, 56c Bottle. I HUDGINS DRUG STORE, H OPPOSITE POST OFFICE. I '? AGENT AGENT AGENT IB For Dr. Hess For Penslar Remedies. For Belle Meade B J Stock and Poultry Sweet Candies, B B Remedies. the only candy that B passed the pure food law. H B When yon have a prescription to fill yon will not make a mistake B B by trusting it to ns. K I Columbia, S. C. fl II shoes: SI > The fall of 1913 finds us wi B 1 in February and March [wh B I -, -Leather Shoes at last fall pr B I to sell every pair of them at B a guaranteed as represented. at the price, in the State. J Farmers' Idi | JE3. P. 4c P. A. : LOBE DRY G MOUCKTO] ET, 3 of Your Valued Pa Court Proceedings. When we went to press last week the Lexington county courtjof general sessions^was engaged in the trail of the case of Levi Gunter for the alleged murder of his cousin, Lester Gunter, near Steedm&n on Sunday evening, October 27,1912. The case consumed Wednesday, Tnursaay ana moss 01 Friday, every inch of the ground being contested by the attorneys interested. The jury after remaining ont for nearly five hours, returned ^rcith a verdict of not guilty. The State was assisted in the prosecution by E. L. Asbill, Esq., of Leesville; Messrs. Efird & Dreher and Senator W. H. Sharpe represented the defendant. The next case called was that of the State against Monroe WiH^ms, a negro charged with the miirder of Mack Hill, another negro, at the saw mill of Mr. D. B. Rawl, near Lexington some weeks ago. The jury was * I - - tA not oat over an nour wnen a veraci* of not guilty was reached. Senator W. H. Sharpe assisted the solicitor in the prosecution and E. L. Asbill represented the defendant. The last case of the week was that of Doll Summers, a negro, charged with assault and battery jwith intent to kill, it being alleged that he shot mioses Jiles, another negro, at the ool. ored. Baptist church in this town some weeKs ago. A verdict of not guilty was rendered in less than fiye minutes. The defendant was ably represented by T. C. Callison, Esq. On Saturday morning Judge Wilson passed sentence upon Elliott Pound, the young Gaston white man convicted earlier in the week of obtaining goods under false pretense, the direct charge being that he cheat the purchasers. j 11 This 23rd day of September, 1913. j I || G. M. HARMAN. I i*j SHOEi ik of Shoes we have ever carried now] for the fall and winter ing for those who trade with us low market price when we bougi y and friends with you and get 1 rHER SHOES ot and every pocket book /y Work Shoes 1710 MAIN STB 9d s&d defirauded hit cousin, Mrs. lCi&^ie Btnoden, in a hone trade. A * severe lecture WM given tbtf-ypung man by Judge Wilton More sentence ^ was pronounced- Thessnteius nat -* 'little peculiar in its n at are, and waa made conditional. Pound waa teheed to pay a tine of ffifrandssrv# three months at hard labor j the tentence as it refers to labor to be suspended daring good behavior, provided that the young man return at once to Mrs. Sannders the -mule in question, or in lien thereof pay to her the sum of |50. B. L. Asbill, attorney for the young man, gave notice of intention to appeal to the State supreme court, and Pound was released on bond. Tom Warren and Ben Warren, two young white men, entered a plea of guilty to carrj ing concealed weapous, and each was sentenced to pay a fine of |25 or serve thirty days. THIS WXEK. Court convened promptly on Monday morning of this week, and the first case called for trial was that of the State against Zellie Smith, a young negro charged with the murcer IOSS! th the Best and Largest stoc ile leather was cheaper than ices. That mecais a big sav] ; a small profit based on the Come and bring your famil SOLID LEA1 V size and style for every fo in and fa rOODS COMPACT >T. JI2., 3^C-A-3ST-Aitronage. Polite and Pron of Willie IyenB Boaknight, another negro, near Irmo, a few weeks ago. By order of the conrt, Smith was repreee nted by Col. E. L. Asbill, of Leesville, andT. 0. OsIHson, Esq., of Lexington, both of whom made a strong fight for the accused. A verdict of not guilty was rendered in short order. Ben Lee, a negro, entered a plea of gnilty to the charge of assault and battery with'intent to kill and carrying concealed weapons, and was sentenced to pay a fine of $*0 or serve thirty days at hard labor. Fred Jackson, a negro, was tried and acquitted on Monday alternoon on a charge of murder, it being alleged that he killed Fred Summers, also a negro, at Ohapin daring last December. A verdict of not guilty was rendered. Jackson was sentenced to pay a fine of $50 or serve thirty days for carrying concealed weapons. The fine was paid. The only case tried yesterday was of the State against Charlie McNnre, a white boy of abont eighteen years, on a charge of assault with intent to rape, his alleged victim being a little girl less than ten years of age. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty. McNnre was remanded to jail by order of Jnd^s Wilson, there being another case o? criminal assault and rape : against him. J. Perry Steele, a white man, enter- , Mi- 1 - - -S - - M 11 1 eel ? pie* di gniiDj to a cnarge 01 sea- 11 ing whiskey, and was sentenced to pay 11 ft fine of $100 or serve three months at hard labor. The fine was paid. i? The court today is engaged in the ~ trial of Oleo Shnll, a young white boy, ? charged with killing last winter of hi? schoolmate, Harvey Shnll. He was acquitted. *DieXM XXISLEB SENTENCED. "Dick? Keisler, a negro, was senfenced on Safefd*y to pay a fine of 9000 or serw^dfeen months at hard IftboT'on tl?i fililiii winks of Lexiog- 'S ? . fcoaewmiy ..or a like period in the ; State peniteiffciiky.bd barring beenT- " convicted during the week on five counts of an indfttment charging him with violating the dispensary law. x- \ Harman Bazaar Sold. This is to certify that 1 have this day sold to M. G. Barrett and wife the stock of merchandise in fnll contain ed in my store, in the front room of The Lexington Dispatch office, receiving fall payment for the merchandise and good will of the said business, and I fnrther certify that there is no hypothecation on the samo. The purchasers to have the use of the fixtures so long as they shall continue to conduct the business at the said staDd. All parties indebted to the said firm a.TA ronnflfltfid tr\ matfl Sfiftlp.mAnt', with A O-BZS, 30LTTMHIA, k. c\ apt Attention. ^/>?/%nor mrt BEFORE this BANK got It's CHARTER and bseama A NATIONAL BANK it had to satisfy the U. S. Government at Washington that all of thermovisions of the National Banking Iaws had been complied with. Every?since that time frequent and rigid examinations have .been made by theJGovernment. Every time the Government calls for a report, an accurate statement of the affairs of the PALMETTO NATIONAL BANK is published in this paper. We want you to know all about us. When you do we believe you will make OUR BANK YOUR BANK The Palmetto National Bank, OF COLUMBIA, S. C. Wilis Joins. President. J. P. Matthiws, Cashier. == . Call at This Bank And Let Us Present You with a Handy Book Called "THINGS WORTH KNOWING." It is full of interesting and useful facts for everybody. UNION NATIONAL BANK Columbia, S. C. ; 9 BANK OF CHAPIN CHAPIN. SOUTH CAROLINA. II .. . , i| m ......... , . J. 8. Weanoger, Pres., A. T. Mayer, Cashier. % DIBECTOBS: J. 8. Wessixiger, A J. Clark, r> ~ W. B. Williams, H.C.Shealy, P. M. Prick, V. Z. Sease, C. P. Robinson A. T. Mayer. * ' ? "? We Solicit a Share of Your Banking iicinAfifi 4- Per Cent. On Savings Accounts. g Per Cent. On Time Certificates. hl d IHBHHHnMHHBIHBHBHBHHBHHBnHHf 3! SHOES! II || [. We bought our stock I S i ii n i*^ B &2 ana can sen you oona ra this winter. We are going B ht. Every pair will be Jf^B^ B a Specialty. ;EET. COLUMBIA. S. C. II " .