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^Ridfeath of Mrs. Iiangford, esteemed j HHB^>^;''';' 'A--' "?*' * i S - ^fe of Dr. J. R." Langford, who died | &P^Wat'her home here in the 58th year of] |p her age. Funeral services were held ' h|||.- hConday, conducted by Rev. J. R. Mc- I BpP\ Kittrick, pastor of the Swansea Bap- j S|p :. tlst church, of which Mrs. Langrford . was a devoted member. The body was i laid to rest in the church cemetery, j Bpj^y, hi the presence of a large congrega- | tion of sorrowing friends. Cultured, J Ip.o refined and of pleasing and attractive j is!;" manners, she had gathered around : Bras r T".'_ , her a host of admiring friends'. She1 I gfev was an active member of the Swansea I--' Baptist church and was generous in , her contributions and her constant j |fl attention to her Christian duties. She i j?^ was before her marriage Miss CatherBp ;. ine Virginia Johnson of York county j j&kV and leaves to mourn her loss her be- j gT. reaved husband, two brothers, John ; :> M. Johnson and William S. Johnson ! of Georgia, and two sister.% Mrs. Mary j Johnson of Montana and Mrs. J. J. ; r* Young of Swansea, and many rela-j Pv4 tives and friends. A serious and perhaps fatal acci- \ dent occurred about two miles from J -Swansea Friday evening, when Miss i 5||^yvJanie Hutto and Miss Carrie Lloyd j ">TV were burned while preparing to cook I >.'supper. The fire being a little slow, j , they threw in some kerosene. In the t*-' sejcplosion resulting Miss Hutto was j (ft- so badly "burned that her life is de- j ; - spaired of, while Miss Lloyd was also i 'seriously though perhaps not fatally} . -burned. The house also caught on! fire, but fortunately the blaze was ex- i tinguished before any great damage -was done. the Swansea law and order league { is becoming very active in its efforts ife' to suppress -the illegal manufacture ! f aiKi sale of liquor, and the members .are pledging themselves, to aid the * law enforcement officers i?? every possible way to suppress the trallh . . LEXINGTON MILL DOTS. Mr. Charles Norris has returned home to see his mother, brothers and sisters, having joined the navy, and been to South America. He is looking well and says he enjoys a seaman's life. Mr. and Mrs. Julian Sox have re- | turned home after spending Saturday and Sunday with Mr. Sox's brother at Red Bank, Mr. Ollie Sox. *WKS ' y/tL I Thrift} M' !* /.. ; ^b V/ MB Bj H * - " rB bsei KBU HBj I^H^B^^B ^B mv n I The entire stock of H. IP? ever) Km - B To those who I if you buy $50 \ 1 and purchase $2 I from your home I lutely Free of cl I Sale Opei I Thursday, Feb. 1 9 A. M. She now, after siif^ering with 3 severe 1 stroke of tjlieumatism. Ktopei he will continue imffccoving. We had some good preaching at our j Baptist church Sunday night by the j Methodist pastor, Rev. Whitten: Sun- j day morning by Dr. Burts, Saturday j night by Rev. Haggard. We sure en- j joyed these sermons. May God's bles- j sings be with them and everybody { who worships God. Mr. and Mrs. L. W..Redd of Edge- I 1 field spent Sunday with Mr. Redd's j daughter, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Wilson, j Mr. and Mrs. Goodwin and family j and Miss Berdie Day worshipped at ! the Baptist church Sunday. Mr. .John Lambert and Mr. Clarence Sharpe were visitors to the Bap- j tist Sunday school and preaching last j Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Berly Roof spent Sun ? ' * AT..' day with .Mis. Koors oroiner. .m. , Jake Hite. There was a party given at Miss ; Burneese and Thelma Ayers in honor i of Mr. Charles Xorris. who has been j: in the navy. Everybody enjoyed the j occasion. Mr. Fred Miller has moved in his i new home, next door to .T. E. Bar- ! rnon's store. ! Lexington council participated with ! Hampton council Tuesday night and j enjoyed the meeting, as they carried j Mr. Bub Roling through. Every Junior of Hampton and j Brookland Council is invited to par- ! i ticipate with Lexington Council Jr.. j O. V. A. M. 'Thursday night. February 1 3. 1921. j NEWS ITEMS FROM AROUND ST. JOHNS, i I We are glad to know that the little j son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Ballentine is getting along nicely. We are sorry to learn that Mr. Gei - j I skin Keisler is suffering with a boil ; WTex hnno bp will SOOn ! XII IJIIO 1IUI1U. If V ?.V1/V ^ be able to resume his studies. Mr. and Mrs. S. Ed Hendrix spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. i J. H. Raw). Mrs. Ann E. Rawl spent Tuesday with her sister, Miss Amanda Hook. ! Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Hook and fam- ! ily spent a short while Sunday with Mrs. Ellen Keisler. 1 [ t Misses Gladys and Virginia Ballen- t tine spent Sunday with their cousins. Misses Julian and Mertie Kaiser. | 'Aesses Homer and Floyd Hook t Saving P A. Taylor, Inc., consisting c thing in the entire store to 7tQ b reel m ar come and buy \ vorth we will refun( !5 worth or more of During this sale large to you, every! irp 1722 Main Street iieioiex. ji Mr.iClyde Rawl. the son of Mr. and t Mrs. J?. H. Bawl, is at home for a 1 few days, but expects to return to France shortly. ' Mr. S. 0. Hook of Barr spent Sun- t clay with his mother, Mr. D. M. Hook. . Messrs Jesse Ballentine and Clyde I Rawl, accompanied by Mr. Rawl's sis- s ter. lone, called on Miss Thelma Hendrix Saturday night. 1 Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Amick and fani- ji ily spent Sunday with Mr. Amick's t mother. ? Miss Ruby Hendrix spent the week- I1 end with Miss Olga ltawl. the assist- I ant teacher of this school. Messrs. Ralph and Raymond Hi n- j drix, Lewis Davis and Jesse Ballon- j< tine spoilt Sunday afternort with Mr. i1 Clyde Raw I. Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Rawl spent Sun- J day with Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Leaphart. .? Mr. C .H. Livingston and son. Her- < bert, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. |t W. L. Smith. it Mr. and Mrs. J. Willie Leaphart 1 spent a short- while Sunday afternoon i with the latter's mother. 1 Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Keisler and 3 family spent Sunday in Gilbert. 1 Mr. and Mrs. J. Ed Kaiser spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. \ J. A. Ballentine. ] Miss Thelma Ilendrix spent Sunday , a'iernoon with her cou-d::. 7vli?s [???!e i Rawl. jj WILSON-STEELE. L' ~ ! 1 New Grookland. Jan. 31.?At the I Lutheran parsonage in Lexington on I Thursday evening. January 27, at \, 7:30 o'clock Miss Mattie Wilson,', daughter of Mrs. J. E. Koon of Cha- , pin, and Mr. S. W. Steele of Xew . Br-ookland were married in the presence of only a few near relatives, the | Rev. O. B. Shearouse oflieiating. The bride and groom were attended : by Miss Rosalie Stockman and Mr. ! Willard Wingard. the bride being at tired in a midnight blue serge with ? accessories to match. ] Immediately after the ceremony < Mr. and Mrs. Steele returned to the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Roof of New Brookland, where they were met with a warm reception. Mrs. Roof as- < sisted by Miss Rosalie Stockman ; served a course of cream with cake. The dining room was attractive with ; its decorations of ferns and other potted plants, the lights being turned low and shaded in colors to match > eople Rea< ock of ist to 1 if fine Furnitnre of every kn be thrown on the market m cJ ailroad Far vorth of merchandis 1 your railroad fare merchandise we wil we will pack and sh thing you purchase. 4 mil Jit# . s.n In the center of tho Xtuic VV?M) arranged a OccLUtiiUi feiU md around this/ fern several beauti*ul decorated cakes were arranged, s Mrs. Steele, who is the daughter of Vlr .J. E. Koon of Chapin, has been a caching for the past two years near ; \Tew Brookland. After returning to c Vlr. Steele's home she will resume her fi :ohool work. Mr. Steele is one of Xew Brook- s< land's most prosperous young farmers, and is well thought of bv all I ;rho know him. j;: IYOI"LI> PI T TAX Is ON* COTTON FACTORS, i 1 ! Columbia. Peb. 1.?The Lexington a delegation has introduced a bill which a vouid impose a tax on cotton factors. 1 rhe bill is as follows: c "Section 1. Hereafter every per--' >on. firm or corporation engaged in his State in buying and selling cotton 3r otherwise handling cotton as fae- 1 or, broker or on commission, be, and :hey are hereby required, to make re- x Lurn to the auditor each year showng the volume of business, as appears 1 Irorn their books, done during each month of the previous year, ending ' he 1st day of January. * See. 2. That every said person, inn or corporation shall pay the following graduated tax u^on the vol.ime of business done during anv i rear on a basis of from one to twentyive thousand dollars, one-half of one per cent: from twenty-live to fifty rhousand dollars, one per cent: from fifty and up to two hundred thousand - I sonars, one unci one-nan per cent; <? i g ibovo two hundred thousand dollars, ! 11 l\vo per cent, which tax shall he paid j r.s and when taxes are now required i i c to be paid by law. with like penalties t and forfeitures." ' ? O?Q S It Works Both Ways. * "Statistics prove that marriage is x preventative against suicide." said Mrs. Gabb. ( ;'Yes," growled Mr. Gabb. "And statistics also prove that suicide is a preventative against marriage."?Cin- v sinnati Enquirer. c c SUPERIOR FLOWER SEEDS 1 Maudeville & ' King. Ferry and ? Orosman Superior flower seeds, a big s assortment all well known flowers c suitable for our section in popular si"c r ind price papers. s Garden seeds of all kinds. HARMON DRUG CO., t- ?. o r* JUUAiiigLun, o. v^. Fine Fi lowo description?Rugs, Stov )w at prices usfeelievable?a 1 ?2^ llr3^ t?iihs ^ wwwwagmrarayirMBPiM p????w? ???? ?MM QAVIV^U MW? JO?OBBB??? ?I 111 I I I HI Mi T oca? ?? Ossolio?9 ;e, we will refund y( up to 100 miles. r ] give one gallon of ip to your town by ] 9 facts about witox. t r About 6'0 per cent of the world's upply of cotton is gTOwn in America. Cotton is indigenous to all tropical 1 nd semi-tropical countries. Sea Islands, grown off the Atlantic oast of the United States are the nest cottons in the world. Boll weevil has about destroyed thej sa island cotton industry. Boll weevil first appeared in the 'nited States at Brownsville. Texas, 18.02. A single pound of cotton has been pun into a single thread more than aai. ,l?uu III IVII.,111. The prospect is that there will he n un'spun supply of American cotton t August 1, of O.GOT.OOO bales. T-leorc the war the average amount of r otton on hand at that date was about, .200,000 be lea. The "visible supply" of cotton, and j lie total supply rn any given date are j wo entirely different things. ?.lnmu'a lure oi cotton goods is tin* j cry foundation of British wealth. there- is now enough unspun cotton ; n the world to last about two years. ! The average price of middling rot- j on a* 10 lea ling . otton markets :n | he Smith Sa'a-day w.n i 1 Go con Is. j Yno statistic*! year for < >lton fi;i ? rom August 1st. to July 21st. j. S. Census Bureau reports 12. j ? i * aa/. v .. i i ( miifi rv 1 il l H I HD.UUU iMica c^&iiuvu iv tiiuiuui j . wV... i fhe next ginning report will be pub j ished March ibtli. ? THE HONOR ROM;. s i i The following have paid their sub- ; criptions to The Dispatch-News since j he last issue: A. M. Lewis, .Jno. A. j jewis. .Mrs. Ma$ Taylor. Leroy Lu- j as, .1. 1.. Berry, W. i\ Corley, P. J. ,indkr. J. \V. West-inger. G. W. Wes- i inger, E H. Addy, J. \V. Lever, L. J. .lartin, L. S. Smith, S. C. Gantt. Ben C. Hook. Baehnian L. Dreher. Mrs. j rEXriXE THERMOS BOTTLES AT REDUCED PRICES New models, genuine Thermos aeuum bottles, easily taken apart to lean or replace fillers. They keep ontents hot 24 hours and cold 4S lours. We offer strictly new. first :rade "Thermos," several styles and izes at 25 per cent reduction. Buy >ne for "baby's milk" or your do- ! nestic needs, now under our special [ ale. HARMON DRUG CO., The REXALL Store, Lexington, S. C. ' urniture if Wine res, Ranges, Dishes, Phone g gigantic 15-day selling evei 1111 ? mm ii i m?? 11 w 1111 mm 11 11 nun _au unm i m i m* wwn Freight >ur railroad fare u] Pn fVinQP wVin pnmp JL V UIIVU'l/ T \ JLiV WlJLi V gasoline for each 1 prepaid freight or <><?>>^?> I FOUR. Columbia, S. C. l , m ' [ ?M. . i- . J- ?., ;\ (J. srta"?r-. F. ' isoukmght, Geo. A. ^ouknight; Cockrell, W. L. MrCartha, Seber F. Amick, L. K. Sturkie. W.A. Gscntt, X. S. Geiger, Calvin Price. . , Subscribe to The Dispatch-News, $1.50 pei; year. ? ? ' ) FRESH HIGH GK.\1>K CAXDY AT REDUC ED PRICES Xunnallv's'. the candv of the South, * and Block's high grade candies, in standard and fancy packages. many sizes and kinds, at reduced prices?' guaranteed* absolutely high grade and fresh stock. .Just giving you the advantage of low priced sugar. Take "Her" ;i package "Sli" will hki- h. HARMON DRl'Or CO.. The KKXALL Store. Lexington. S. C. "Indispensable" After 9 Years of InternaJ Baths / Mr. Addison 1. Williams. l)ox 1054. Sanford. Fla.. writes Tyrrell's Hygienic Institute ?>r New York as follows: "Regarding tin- *.I. it. L. Cascade,* i feel it is one of the indispensable articles and should be in every home. I have not taken $10 worth of medicine since obtaining it?about nine years." You can be free from biliousness and constipation, with nil the ills which they produce, by an occasional internal bath. The "J. C. L. Cascade" administers these scientilieally, it being an invention of Chas. A. Tyrrell. M. D., of New York, for 2." years a specialist on internal bathing. By the proper application of Nature's cure?warm water?it keeps the lower mtesune irce v. an pwsunous waste, and permits every function to work in harmony and without clogging?hence makes one consistently bright, capable and well. A. J. Maihias will be glad to show and explain the "J. B. L. Cascade" to you, and will also give you free or request an interesting and authoritative book, "Why Man of To-day Is Only 50 per cent. Efficient," written by Dr. Chas. A. Tyrrell. Ask for it to-day while it is fresh in your mind. SISiiiiSEBg onghly! I raplis, Lkokams, Etc., ^ ?it!! ^ j| fflk fm m r^k? l^Jl? 'i t':r-?? ? /... u.u..x.j ./v*- aa?Wirrr./r:ww?ea ) to 50 miles--^ 1 : in automobiles 1 0 miles traveled 1 express, Abso- 1 EXTRA!! IS 1.00 Brooms for 1 lejit E3 lirst ON K HUNDRED AOm enter our store. Thursday |jg t at 0 a. m. when we open our fin n this hig1 sale, we will soil ?t jaB iAK CLEAR HANDLED SB ROW. STITCHED. BROOM ?& ur best stock for Ira JUST ONE CENT. fe|