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<: ^ ij-:xixc;tox. south cakoldta, wkonkshay. janta ry n. 1020. 1 ^ xumbek 12. ?^!ShonI * . ; fcolumfcia, January i4.?The second f vision of the seventy-third general - ^gemWy of South Carolina met at |>n yesterday for its annual forty-J - stay *** Columbia. Junius T. idles, ~ * *y n?r&hurz. lieutenant governor, :. jpsidea p*jer the senate, while Thorn* f P. cotftran of Greenville, speaker, ' ' iHdedthe gravel In the lower house. ? overnor Robert A. Cooper delivered s annual message in person, at noon tSPpj^nes^ay. the two houses meeting # ?joint session in the hall of the1 "ilise. A synopsis of the governor's; * ^ Commendations are given below. W*th the coming together of . the neral assembly the annual question1 ^.what will he done is being.asked on Jt' would be W; sliding r V: ^ ?yen a first class prophet to give A C( rreci prognostication of the workAt the legislature will do. Suffice it '% * %f% ttJjere * i^eaty out for ^ The two most important ques-: .hps. that will likely come up for dist~ jfeKtoJa- .,thts year will be good roods f suffrage. Active work f tne r&ttxicanon ox tuc Vented bv both sidea The tight on .is Question is likely to call forth W ^ ^^^i^d^shioned oratory anxi some ail probability the question o. roEu2s is to coDae to the early in the session. There is jfeady on the house calendar a' bill * '4 ^ch passed the senate last year pro ^verAor Cooper, in his annual . ffla.de a good many -iniport^1?* * fp^S radical chafes of policy.; ^ it-'* -M&pg others the governor- y<!r?c<5ih-; alp the abolition of "free scholarand the creation of a loan fund ? % heftgy and worthy persons desir9E,pb$Se^;e eduction, tlie beneficiary | ; fitsfc, tlie institution of his choice - Ijjmgns^gk. to repay the loan. %e. governor compared the finanSsj-stein of the State to that under average tyiant fanner was for * ^o^dile^4(> operkffe^iWtere the -~ -ipts of one year were use4~to pay. debts of thn^year and .the $Bcomf iJyear. was, tinapced with borrowed. jey. t Jrle . advocates: the changing he fiscal .year to make it rbn from : & . ^ r tQ- july instead of with the cal r. T ^r-Vea?- ' " I nether departure which the gov- ! , * >r -urg^s isMhe abolition o? the. ? dty. chaing-angs and the .sqbsUtu- : ofi.a-State.gang. 1. - ceotnal board for all ed^catio^l L itutions with a purchasing agent, r er their direction are also recomL ^ **bcL : Summary. . svmmarj- of the govemor'js recaaendatjpns in part is as follows: f liat^cduaty officials he required to frtt a budget aimilarto the one seated by the State offfbewL i? /i ."hat the wadt of the -comptroller ?; .eral's Office be eniarged so as to | uire M to check aU county offiI rl": 1 f w% -f -'hat the fiscal year be made to roil n f&j to July. K." ""hat the question of calling a conr ational question be submitted to 5 x people: Vft hat ohe central board he created - all penal and charitable instita\ $ ' That a grere&ai board , of education s :ake the place of the state board of | r o cation be created, with power to | Jiae t$e. education policy of tho L. the abolition of free scholarships If". *gr the creation of g. loan fund inB -d* Ail increase of pay for teachers. jHThat something' be done to improve roads of the state. -'vr'**"' r Substitution of a state chaingans I ??unfcy system*. . | & complete survey of the state to - K* i MR. CHAS. K. TAYI/OR .1 HAS SSRIOCS ACCIDENT j - , : Mr. Clias. E. Taylor, a promiaent businesinnan Of L?exington, was seriWrkn^nv morninsr) iUUOI^ ?? VUUUVNA AM. - w when a. shotgun that lie was attempting' to shoot bursted. Mr. Taylor and .] a negro, Tim Suber, had driven out in : an automobile a short distance from < Mr. Tay.or's home to shoot a hawk, i and when he attempted to shoot both' j barrels of the gun bursted at the ? * ' ' breech, in some mysterious way, a i large piece of the metal striking the 3 left arm, cutting a considerable gash s and severing the muscles. The wound 3 is a bad one and may partially disable < permanently'. Dr. <5. F. Hob-. 3 erte attended Mr. Taylor. 1 Tom Suber, a negro, was also hit on 1 the knee and arm with pieces qt fly- j ing met?.!,, causing painful bruises, but i neitlier pieOe penetrai:ed the skin. i j "Vtlvu caused the gun to burst is not! known. rf?i .... il MR. JOHN T.KAMOTKR J WRITES OF GOOD ROADS ' Editor Dispatch-yews: i A little warning to the public about ( tSiS good roads question. I cannotL agree with Dr. Ridgell on his plan. I taink it is more or a poutcai scnenu: ( 1; ja;. auythng else: One part of his t theory;'lb aJl^ghtr?that about the ntatixinery tb keep up the road. That is Tx hat we need. Br 11 cannot agree with him when he wants to have the 3 supervisor appointed by the delegation and the commissioners appointed 1 by circuit judge. If we are going to ] live under a king, let us have one and \ \ ,1" *. * '->Syg$k. _ be done with it I have not found 1 a single man that agreed with him on \ that point. I think that the super- j , -j -Viscr and the comm issioners should 1 be elected by the votira of Lexington , I'. Iboks like he is working a/schcme | to ake the road question, from the 1 voters ^ so that dollars' cn taWe fre ] same as the commuta tion tax, and go 3 direct to the upkeep of the roads. .1 Nbw so much for that, s All we need on the red roads Is ma- : cpiner - to scrape the roads at the i "proper time,, and here is what I want, to say: If Dr. Ridgeli gets through his i f^r^^mr whea J your road worked.you will have to go to the State highway commission and get down on. your knees and beg for it J It will take about one thousand dollars to pay bookkeepers to-run this. ' business, and what we want is our 1 money spent direct on. the rpad. We ^ will never have good roads as long as 1 the road question stays in politics. 1 " JOHN T. RAMINEK. . i ''V. ' T' . . COUNTY AGENT SHEADY OPENS ItEXINGTON OFFICE > \ i V . vi- f . | ^ , County Demonstration Kgent J. W. 1 Shealy is this week opening his office in Lexington, in Home Na%onal Bank ; building," second floor. Hereafter Mr. 1 Shealy will "be in his office every Sat- 1 1 t' " *. . r .' > urday, at which time he - wishes, the farmers and -business men of this sec- 1 v "t v .? : tion to confer with . him On . matters pertaining to better and more profit- < able farming. He wil have at his of- < 'fices bulletins of all kinds for.free dis- J tribution, which will be of general in- J terest{ to the farmer?. . . V ' , While Mr. Shealy will only be in his office on Saturays, the place will be J kept open and the people of this sec- 1 - i* . : > * , tion are invited to make it their head- 1 quarters while in town. c v r 1 PHONIC AT A. TAYLORS. i A r>ipnic will be given at A. Taylor's home' dn January 18, to which ev- i erybody invited arid asked to bring baskets and enjoy the day. I; ' ; ascertain afoount of property escap- ; ing taxation, \ ] Erection of ^a state administrative \ .building. J 1 ; ; A central piarch^*hg agent for the < State, ; / 1 Authority to from 50 to 75 < constables / to /enforce the gme laws, liquor law/ and ott er laws, with an I. appropriation of frcm $75,000 to 1 $100,Cd0 for their maintenance. Liberal support for the National AGuard. i Creation of a board of censors for : moving pictures, to jjerve without pay. 1 Enlargement of the duties of the i board of public service commispionera < BOLL WEEVIL MEET JAN. 22 ' ? '; V -r . The boll weevil conference to be field in Lexington Thursday, January 22, under the auspices of the extension department of Clemson college, svill be one of interest and doubtless lasting benefit to the farmers of this - ?* - in seticon. 'me "weevu mts> ... raded a great portion of South Carolina, and they "have been found in several sections of Lexington, and the purpose of this meeting is to enlighten the people of this community as^to aow best to combat the pests. - The methods to be used and the best crops ;o plant will be tojd by men of expedience, who. have seen the work of the veevil and who have had wide experence in this line of work. All the citizens of Lexington should: ivail themselves of this opportunity to earn from the experience of others iust what this insect has done and vill do again unless he is checked, >r unless somle precautions are taken* n the way of substituting some other | ;rop for cotton, to a more or less de.. - ' . . . .. . rree at least. . . ' ' . .The meeting will be held in the; county court house here on Thursday, Januarys.;. ; 11 . ? ? MR. MONTS ON <500I> ROADS. " . -i i" / ? Sditor The Dispatch-News: A great deal is being said about good *oads" now? and how to build them. Tow can you build good roads and keep hem when the county truck never nakes a trip on the clay roads until hey arc in such a soggy and wet shape that they will not hold, up p. ragon, let lone a five. ton truck. Xowv"Mr, Ridgell, how about that? build a road that will st^nd frhen ft is used that way? I say W do xpt care-a snap what yon say. As to building and maintaining .hem, that is out of the question, for here are no three miles of clay road ' V - * 11 a. stretch that can be worked and mainUtip^ed ralike; There are places nat will be no trouble to build and seep; up and others that you cannot seep up at all. Take, for instance, Pinder Ridge: there is but one way to build a road through there that wit itand, and that will be to grade it out ibout, eighteen inches or two feet deep; usd fili with rock and cement; "With best wishes to Mr. Ridgell, Supervisor Corley and Commissioner [>exTick. BD P. M&NTS. m ? ; I N ORRIS-WIXGJVRD. y* Miss Marie Norris and Mr* Herman iVingard, both of Lexington, were r" '* " . - . **. , married on Sunday afternoon.-at the home of the Rev. J.A. Cromer,, who "Lnrfni-mwrl . + Vic? ^remftnv T'ha roar. riage was witnessed by & large congregation of friend^ and- relatives, all ?omg out in automobiles. Th'e^teide, ;a. beautiful- #oung woman, was never more lovely than in tier wedding dress of field mouse vith accessories to match. Immediately Rafter {the ceremony, iccompanied by a few close friends, :he bride and groom drove to the iome of the groom's father, Mr. W. 3anders; /Wingard, where a most deightful repast was served. Mrs.. Wingard^ as Miss Norris, was >ne of this town's most, popular and ittractive young -women,- ahd her le. X ' , * zion of friends wish fot her a life of jnalloyed happiness and bliss. Mr. PHngstrd is one of the most successful roung farmers of this section, and he itnd his lovely bride will be at home to their friends in their handsome new home near toWn. tXAVCIXC CLASSES* TWICE A WEEK A dancing class has been organized in Lexington with Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Poat. of Columbia, as instructors. Regular dancing will be held every ruesday and Friday nights in the big hall upstairs in the Corley building. It is expected that much interest will be shown by the young people of the town and the entire community. Mr. and Mrs. Poat are expert dancers and experienced teachers. The larger the class the smaller will be the charres for each individual dancer. ? \ HOT SUPPER AT STT1WY SOUTH SCHOOL The School Improvement L?eague of Sunny South School will give a hot supper on Saturday, January 31, for the benefit of the school. Everybody is invited to attend, and help a good cause. . J : COURT MEETS NEXT MONDAY THe "trefrulUr. term of the court of general sessions for^-Lexington county will convene next Monday. January 19. There is a very h'eavy docket set for this term, including: several" imporb.uU cases. Judge George E. Prince of Anderson will preside, and the following jurors have l>een -drawn for. this, terip.: j ^ r' ' * -v _/ " J. B-. Adams, James W. Lever, J. H. Hite, Ollie O. Summer, C. Abner Long, Samuel E. Taylor, Morgan I. Bickley Job J .Chapman, L JereM3hh Spires, Carroll A. Shealy, 1L lather Lybrand, Otis A. Kirkland, J. Collins Price, Henry N. Sharpe, D. Leonard Jefcoat, G rover P.; Geiger, John" "WV RJcad, John 'A. Roberts, J. R, Senterfeit, W. Lhwrence Smith, J. R. Hester, Joseph E. Hite, Lewie T. Cutnalander, C. W. Smith, C. C. U.Y Summer, G. W. Whtts, R. Lester Price, C. E. Wesisnger, Sidney O. Hook, John HL Amick, Emanuel L. Taylor, C. C. Cannon, R. JU Harmon, J. Keith Haltiwanger, J. Lomas Lindler, Reed JS- Kyzer. ? ? ? HAS RETURNED PROM BOWj WEJSYLh smiU^S * . ilr. W. Noah ?pires, one of the largest planters of the Gaston section, J * * "s ' was here last Friday. Mr. Spires has just returned from an inspection trip to the boil weevil sections of Georgia and Alabama: and was very enthusiastic over what he saw and learned about the weevil. Mr. Spires says that the destruction wrought by the pests is certain and sure. He does not think that the appearance of the weevil in this State, will do a great deal of damage this year, but now is hV&ys, to make preparations for the future. He Would advise all farmers to start to experiment with other crops this year, and above -. all. to plant enough foodstuffs for man and beast, so that cotton will beeame altogether a. surplus crop. : BUZZARD COMING SOON, . ' SAYS UNCLE JAKE Mr. Jake Snelgrovc. Lexington's well-known w eather prophet, has sent the fd!owht= reply to ,4lTnole Henry." who had something to'say ahout Uncle Jake'8 predictions in last week's Dis patch-is'ews: "In reply to Uncle Henry of last week, who said it was getting so cold that he wishes I would stop, let me say that the winter has just started. A blizzard will sweep over this entire section within the next few days. Uncle Henry, just stop; I will give it to you later so hot that you will whistle for a cool breeze and ruri for a: shade. Watch this paper for my February calendar. "JAStB." ? ? : 2 JOSEPH MEETZE. Mr. Joseph Meetze, well known farmer, died at his home near Irmo on yesterday afternoon, following a long and painful illnesa ' Mr. Meetze was one of the oldest and highly respected citizens in his community and his death has caused a pan or sorrow throughout the community. The remains will be buried this afternoon, with Masonic honors, many persons. from Lexington having gone over for the ceremony. OYSTER SUPPER AT - <;. t XOR/13I EBISTO SCHOOL -tv Jt, >. .S . ?wt ierySehool Improvement League will give an oyster supper at the North Edisto. school' house, district No. 87, on Saturday night, January 24, for the .benefit of the school. The ladies are going to make an effort to serve the supper in the* new building. The public is cordially invited to attend. BOX PARTY AT GASTON. There will be a box party, cake walk and chicken stew at Gaston ' school house on January 17th. Everybody is invited to l>e present and the ladies are asked to bring baskets. The proceeds will go for the benefit, of the school. A. S. FRICK DEAD. Abraham Simeon Frick, aged 73 years, died at his home near Chapin on January 6. He leaves a wife and seven children, four brothers and one sister. He was a faithful member and officer of St. Peters (Piney Woods) congregation. Mr. Frick was a Confederate veteran. His funeral was attended by a large, crowd of | sorrowing relatives and friends. I a ' TEACHERS OF COUNTY MKT HERE SATURDAY Dr. J. K. Mills, professor of chemistry at the University of South Caro lina, addressed the meeting- of the County Teacherls Association' on last Saturday, January 10. Doctor Mills was a major in overseas chemical service in the army and came back determine^ to do everything possible to better j educational conditions in the i State. , He- has made a study of conditions since his return has advanced ^somo very interesting statistics showing that only .three ;per cent.. -61 the people in our state ever enter college and only six per cent enter high school. He also stressed the fact that - the common unskilled' and illiterate jlaborer is paijl higher wages than the trained teachers required to teach, the great majority of our people. He . urged the teachers to work for an educational reawakening which will produce higher salaries for teachers and thus check the present' drift of - - "* 3 ?ViTL'Otr prepared ana qiuuuicu j^cibviw ?.** from the profession. - Previous to the address an interesting discussion on the subject of .spelling was-held. A resolution endorsing a better system of examination, a higher standard of general requirements and higher salaries for teachers was introduced and passed. The resolutions being in rough draft it was suggested that a committee be appointed to revise and expand upon them. 'Prof. Wl E. Black. Miss Ethel Dreher, and J. S. Schneider were appointed on this committee. The resolutions will be ready for publication at an early date. The.next meeting of the association will be held in the court house at Lexington on the second Saturday in February. o ? MR. R. W. I&ED ON SATURDAY. Death has cldSmed anot^^jallant ?'S^g^ier in the person ^^^ansom W. Shull, who died at his^Jphe four ihiles from Lexington on S^rUrday at the advanced age of S4 years. Mr. Shull had been in ill health for several years, but not until a short while , f ; ago did his condition, become alarm ring. 1 Mr. Shull was a gallant soldier -in. the War Between the States, serving throughout the entire, . conflict. He was a." hian of the' highest type, and numbered hjp friends by the score. The deceased leaves surviving his aged widow, two daughters and two sons in his immediate family. The remains were laid to rest in the family burying ground, near the late home of the deceased, on Sunday afternoon in the presence of a large gathering of sorrowing relatives and fricnAs. The funeral- services were conducted froni the home by the Rev.;; J. A. Cromer, pastor and lifelong friend of the deceased. SWANSEA NEWS. The Swansea Bpworth League, will i meet as usual on Wednesday night Jan. 14th and again on Jan. 21st. Everybody invited to attend. Mr. T. TVL Cooley the popular carrier on route I made a brief business trip to Eexington one day last week. Mr. B. T. Rish from over on route 2 has moved near town. Miss Eilia King was the guest of Miss Mary Jefcoat Sunday evening. ? J 1 " i * '' ; Mr. Jacob Arant visited his father and brother Messrs. A. A. and M". M. .^rant on Sunday. Messrs. "VV. C. Wiliiams and George ? - + ISturkie, wno nave oeen 10 x/euun, Mich., returned home Monday. Mr. G. I). Hooker and family visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hooker on Sunday. Wonder what has become of the crowd that used to linger around the store of Rubin & Peskin ? Thanks, awfully, listen! someone has just informed me that they have been seen farther up street, well business will be sure to "pick up" at Riley & Haigler's. Ha! ha! Mrs. N. W. King visited Miss Mary Jefcoat Sunday. Wonder if a "cough" is contagious over a telephone? if it is we're all goners. Ha!, ha! Mrs. A. M. Kirkland and son of j Charleston are visiting relatives and I friends in the Swansea section. Mr. A. A. Arant, one of the oldest and best citizens of this section is sick at this wrting. His many friends wish for his speedy recovery. . Quite a number of young people en-; joyed a social at Mr. Albert Williams' on Saturday night last ,.( v Eest torishes to the .Dispatch-News and it's jnany readers, ?? yr v- - - ! - - \ - MINSTREL BY LEGION ON 22D Much inte/est is being centered in' '-.A ^ * - . N , if. . ; the approaching1 mjinstrel to be given, on the 22nd of this Tnoh'th by the local Post of the American Legion./The :_ v.^ r> m n"vin p* sr. his UUtIII UUJCVI. VI wiv wj ^ 0 0 show is to raise a fond with which to buy furniture for their club rooms in thevCorlcy building- anil at the same time to give the people of the town and community good wholesome amusemJent. In adidtion to members of the Legion the cast is composed of old minstrel stars "who are renewing their youth in the merry songs and fancy steps and dances of the present time and in 'joke-telling in such pre ifiier style as would do Credit to the combined qualities of ' Billy Beard, Bert Swoir, Lasses White, and Sugar-. Foot Gaffney, all of national minstrel t fame. In fact, one of the shiniiie* lights on the local program has been for years an understudy of these famous comedians and by general consent of those who best know his ability > he has a decided edge on these arch performers in most of the features en-' trusted to his correct interpretation. Although intimately known to everybody in the community, he is being run in as a dark horse until the night of the show, when those who witness the exhibition will have no trouble in solving his identity. Then there are . boys unknown generally to the community who will have a large part in the production, especially in the music and ftm-making. From'bull frogbuss'to lyric tenor the whole range is comprehensively covered and the new * songs and ensembles selected for rendition will be heard here for the first time. The costumes will be bright 3IW4 OWV4 fc**v twmvw T- ? -? and full pf "pep," just, as the boys were taught ,Jn the arpay to do things. The cast is^hade up Of thirteen mea which, though usually ^considered an unlucky number, the bbys propose to show is just "the contrary this (leap) 5?r- % v t :jj ' year. , v * V ^ The curtain will rise promptly at eight o'clock and all thos^ not in their ? seats by that time will be held at the ^ door until after the opening act so that those who are there on time may not be'annoyed by peppic pass5^fc^5^B^B and fro between them and formers, so it is respectfully by the management that those 9 H intend to patronize the boys infl B laudable undertaking be in their^^BBH^H -before the hour set and not be held up at the door for being :B B The success of the show is quite evBBHfifl dent and-those who are helping to it on have been so highly gratified the progress made by the whole cas^BBBB that they have answered the call for^ffifl wholesome amusement in other parts of the county, which is especially ap propriate since the^ Lexington PostH B takes all of the county, and have con-^mH seated to give a performance in at BBS least two other tenons, which in all * ^Hfl9 probability will be Chapin and swan- WSBBR sea, during the week following the per- JHgfi formance here. Prom, the three per- Honj formances the boys expect to realize H| a tidy sum for the furnishing of their UgH ci}&" -is . If you want to see the best show that's been in these parts for many a IBn moon be on band at the Lexington | | school auditorium, Thursday, the 22nd, 8 before eight o'clock. No seats '! reserved, first come, first served, ' '7 1 The seating capaicty at the scihodl/ 1 auditorium is limited, so in pn^er to be sure of seeing the show be on hand eariy. Prices: Adults 50 cents, child- . > ren 25 cents. ' + + m .JUDGE DRAFTS ILL. The many friends of Hon. Geo. S. Drafts, the veteran Judge of Probate, will regret tol earn of his illness. The popular county officer has been confined to his room for the pa^st several days suffering from, a severe cold. H5s condition at this time, however, is very much improved, and the Judge hopes to be back at his office in the court house within the next couple days. FISH FRY AND OYSTERS v AT MACGBDON SCHOOfi There will be a chicken stew, oyster supper and fish-fry and other amusements at Macedon school house Friday, January 23. Everybody *, come and have a good time. ; THE BON HEUR CLUB. | Mrs. 8. J. Leaphart will entertain the Bon Heur club Friday afternoon at four o'clock. v '