Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ffSEf election ' cotton weigher burg resulted^ in ir D. Oswald, who led his competitor by 6 votes. -There were four candidates for the position. Rev. Dean Crane, of Greenville, a preacher of statewide reputation, will begin a protracted meeting at the Batesburg Baptist church on Sunday, September 5th, and will likely continue about ten days. The public is cordially invited to attend any and all these services. Dr. E. C. Ridgell, ,C. W. Hallman, * J. W. Cooner, J. M. Malpass, Edgar P. Watson, Mrs. E. L. Hartley, Mrs. A. L. Ballenger and Miss Sallie Burton attended the Baptist association held with the Spigener church in Saluda county, as delegates last Thurson /I "EVidflV. uaj UMU * . The Junior Order recently organized in, this town is in a flourishing condition and rapdly gaining in membership. The lodge holds its meetings in the masonic hall twice during the month. The Democratic club for this town was reorganized Monday afternoon by electing Dr. W. P. Timmerman, president; S. T. Altman, vice president and Hon. George -W. Wightman, secre' | tary. It was decided at this meeting to hold the primary election for the ~ nomination of mayor and aldermen of the town on September 27th, unless a different date would be decided on later. The executive committee is to be composed of three men and two women. This is the first time in the history of the town where women have been assigned to duty of this kind. All the enrolled women voters of the town will be allowed to participate in this coming election. Hon. George W. Wightman, senator from Saluda county, delivered a short ( but stirring address to the members of the Middleburg Sunday School NOTICE OF SALE. State of South Carolina, 1 County of Lexington. In the Court oH Common Pleas. Marsh Furniture Company, Plaintiff, vs B. E. Wessinger, N. L. Wessinger, A. A. Wessinger, H. B. Wessinger, P E. Wessfcger'and C. S. Wessinger, as co-partners doing business under the name and style of . ' -Leesville Furniture Company, De? fendants. ,By virtue of an execution to me directed in the above entitled cause, said judgment being dated the 28th day of April, 1921 and enrolled in .the Clerk of Court's office for Lexington County in Judgment Roll Xo. 3659 for Ihe sum of two * hundred and seven and no|100 dollars ($207.00) ' and costs, I will sell at public auction during the legal hours of sale to the highest bidder for cash before the court house door in the County of Lexington, town of Lexington, State of South Carolina, on Tuesday, September 6th, 1921, (Monday, September 5th, being a legal holiday) the following describe'd property: "The entire stock of merchandise and furniture in the store formerly occupied by. B. E. Wessinger, N. L. Wessinger, A. A. Wessinger, H. B. Wessinger, P. E. Wessinger and C. S Wessinger, as co-partners doing business under the name and style of Leesville Furniture company, in tne town of Leesville, County and State aforesaid, consisting of iron and wood bedsteads, chairs, stoves, crockery ware, tin ware, wooden ware, water coolers,; room sets, bureaus, tables, linoleum, rugs, brooms, buckets, pitchers, picture frames, hat racks, wardrobes, side-boards, household and kitchen furniture" The above described property being sold as the property of B. E. Wessinger, N. L. Wessinger, A. A. Wessinger, H. B. Wessinger, P. E. Wessinger and C. S. Wessinger, as co-oart ners doing business under the mme and style of Leesville Furniture Company, in the town of Leesville, County and State aforesaid, to satisfy judgment and costs in the above entitled action. E. A. ROOF, Sheriff Lexington County. Dated at Lexington, S. C. This 16th .day of August, 1921. - NOTICE TO PATRONS OF LEXINGTON SCHOOL. - f f All parents of children without Lexington school district No. 1, who ^desire to send their children to the Lexington school the coming session must make application for admission .to the Secretary of the Board of Trustees, Mr. Karl F. Oswald. Over'crowded conditions make this necessary. Unless this application is made it may not be possible to care for all the children from out of the district. H. N. KAMINER, tfARL F. OSWALD, Q. E., CAUGHMAN, % *- 1 i BBBBBsiBSBBHSfiHBHBHKSSBtBSSSBBSBBHBBB (Sunday afternoon. Rev. and Mrs. W. M. Craig", of ^Wilmington, N. C., spent several days -last week with Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Cullum. f Mrs. L. H. Wright and son, Leon. I /returned Tuesday from an extended !visit to relatives at Burnsville, X. C. Mr. C. E. Jones made a business /trip to Orangeburg one day lastf j week. |' | Dr./and Mrs. Theo A. Quattlebaum ijof Columbia spent Sunday with rela-'; itives in Batesburg. [ Mrs. J. H. Hope and son of Spar-1 tanburg are the guests of Mrs. W. P. I Timmerman. < Mr. and Mrs. Broadus Edwards of Augusta, Ga., were visitors to our i town Sunday. j/ A. D. Martin ,a leading member of the Lexington bar and a candidate for i probate judge,- was in town Friday. | Miss Mary Whitten left last week! for Greenwood where she will spendj ^several days as the gugst of friends. I \J. E. Buff, candidate for probate | 4 \ judge, was in town Sunday as the J guest of Mr. Walter J. McCarthy. , SAMARIA NEWS. , We have been having some rainy i days, but the farmers are almost t through pulling fodder. And some ihave already started picking the scat- ' tering bolls of cotton that. Mr. Weevil has .left for them. Messrs. J.. B. and W. S. Johnson Lspent Sunday with relatives near Aiken. Mrs. F. S. and J. B. Burgess vis- ; ited Miss Trottie Mae Corder last 1 Tuesday, who is in Leesville Hospi- ] tal, and they dined with Mrs. Alice j Havard of Batesburg. Mrs. Tom Hall and children have ' \ ' returned from a visit to her daugh- ' ter, Mrs. W. A. Rawl, at Bates- ! burg. % | Mrs. Eveline Burgess and Mrs. , Pauline Johnson spent Friday after- r noon with Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Gantt. ; Miss Sallif Wheeler spent Saturday 1 night with her cousin. Miss Ruth J Rogers. | Miss Ruth Rogers and Miss Eva) Burgess visited their friend, Miss! Trottie Mae Corder, Saturday after-1 i noon. j, . Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Boatwright. \ and little son, J. P., spent Sunday af-i ternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. | R. V. Gantt. Mrs. L. M. Fox visited Mrs. Mae Burgess Sunday. i Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Parrish and little daughters, Sarah and Ida. spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and. Mrs. W. S. Johnson. Little Ruby Burgess and T'nelma Fox spent Sunday with little Lois Price of New Brookland. who is visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.! R. V.. Gantt. Little Jefferson Burgess celebrated his ninth birthday on last Friday and had a nice time. Well, it's a pity that the Lord can't take the people out of this life fast enough by himself that some people have got to help, but I am proud I ..haven't time to help Him. But all better be ready to meet Him is what I think. t ? i Thp A vpi Does not realize all that a B It is a friend?and then sor A Real Is a financial institution tha of the community it serves, for the solving of all the fin; tele. Saving the F Xo matter how splendid yo may be, if you have not will not bring you the rewa riea out, the man who has behind your idea, is the one Let Us Hel| TP!*/* Oa^yia \| Hit 1IU11IC 11 Lexiogto Capital, $50,000.00 Member of Federal 1 POSTMASTER CONGRATULATED | FOR DOING EXCELLENT WORK i ? I Postmaster Frank George at Lex-! ington, S. C4, has received a letter J commending his activity in the sale J x>f Government Savings Securities recently from Howard T. Cree, director of the Savings Division of the Treasury Department in this district. "Your office is one where exceptionn'l" n-Avlr Viic l\oon rlnna dnrinc i an,) 5uuu ? vi iv nc*o i/vvii uvtiv ...0 , the last six months in the sale of j Government Savings Securities," the I \ letter states: and goes on to say "by encouraging people to save money you have helped to create the newcapital necessary for business expan- j sion and commercial development." The postmaster is in line for a * place on the honor roll of those who are rendering special service in the popularizing of Government Savings Securities, which is to be made up by Treasury officials in the Fifth Federal Reserve District the latter part of the year and sent to Washington. rHe is anxious to win one of the bronze honor pins to be awarded at that time, and is calling on the patrons of his office to help him place enough Government Savings Seeuri-1 'ties in the next three months to gain this recognition. The letter is as follows: My dear Postmaster: Your post office is one in South Carolina where exceptionally good work has been done during the last six months in the sale of Government Savings Securities. I welcome this opportunity to send you a word of appreciation and thanks. It is a matter of exceeding ,regret on my part that I have not the pleasure of a personal acquaintance with you, but my congratulations for the good work you have been doing are none the less sincere. Every one of your patrons will "have occasion to thank you for interesting him in an investment which is absolutely safe and means money in his pocket.* In disposing of these securities you have helped finance the government of the country. You have helped the Treasury Department to meet its obligations. By encouraging people to save money you have helped to create the new capital necessary for business expansion and commercial development. Please accept my cordial appreciation for your co-operation in this District. 1 am proud of you and the 'work you are doing, and I wish you to know it. Yours sincerely. ) i HOWARD T. CREE. i Director, Government Savings Organization. Richmond. Ya.. Box : * 1798. ' Mr. Yauglian. Farmer, Tells How He Lost All His Prize Seed Corn. "Some time ago sent'away for some pedigreed seed corn. Put it in a gunny sack and hung it on a rope suspended'from roof. Rats got it all? how beats me, but they did because I got 5 dead whoppers in the morning after trying RAT-SNAP." Three sizes, 35c, 65c, $1.25. Sold and guaranteed by Lexington Pharmacy and Harmon Drug Co. 'age Man ? /" ank means to a community, ne. I Bank it functions for the welfare It has machinery at hand ancial problems of its clien/ irst Essential ur idea or how practical it j ^.VED something your idea ,rd it deserves. If it be carsaved and whose money is who will profit most. ) You Save I i j ational Bank -or I II, 0. I;. j ! Deposits, $600,000.00 Reserve Association i OAK GROVE NOTES. The meeting at Oak Grove church ; wafe very fine the past week. Large crowds attended. People who had never been there before came. Some were a little late getting there, having to come in wagons, their cars were broke down, but they came just the same. Mr. Lucious Williams was the guest j of Miss Ruth Rast Sunday night. Miss Ethel Mack spent the past week at Gaston with her uncle, Mr. Jackson Mack, and sure did enjoy herself while up there. Mr. Ralph Spires was the guest of Miss Ethel Mack Wednesday night. Miss Hazel Poole spent Friday nifrhf with Miss Ethel Mack. . Mr. Talriiage "Wannamaker was the guest of Miss Kthel Mack Sunday | night. A man only understands what is l akin to something already existing in I himself.?Amiel. "Rat-Snap Beats the Best Trap Ever] Made," Mrs. Emily Shaw Says. "My husband bought $2 trap. I bought a 65c box of RAT-SNAP. The trap only caught 3 rats but RATSNAP killed 12 in a week. I'm never without RAT-SNAP. Reckon I couldn't raise chicks without it." RATSNAP comes in cakes. Three sizes, 35c, 65c, $1.2a. Sold and guaranteed] by Lexington Pharmacy and Harmon ] Drug Co. - : ] A/ERY-^Jeweler COLUMBIA, i5 .C JL ' 1508'Main St. Moved I fn uv 1619 Main St. Columbia DESIGN'S, mmmmmmwmnmr- ,~r Wedding Bouquets, FLOWERS, For all occasions shipped anywhere. CHAS.'L. SLIGH FLORIST. 144ft Main St. Phone 27?i COLUMBIA, S. c Our Accuracy Quality Service give you "Well Fitted Glasses' ELMGREN Optometrist and Optician 1207 Hampton St. COLUMBIA, S. C. MHUtittlilAMtmi <k Mklhk Sanitary Meat Market and Restaurant Fresh native meats always on has*. lea sold im any quantity from 0c a* Our restaurant is prepared to fumiik j mealx at all hours. First class meals | prepared by experienced eooka. CAUGHMAN & SOX MEAT MARKET Neat Doer to Postofilco. LEXINGTON, 3. C. j PLEASANT HILL DOTS. i Mrs. Callie Taylor and little son, C. L. are spending the week with her father and mother Mr. and Mrs. R. B,. Rawl. Mr. James Sonly and wife spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr. Marion Derrick and family. Mr. John Monts spent Saturday night and Sunday with his sister and | brother, Mr. and Mrs. Cornell Taylor. | - - rr?_ . 1 ^ A. rt- a I J\lr. JbJaaie layior spent ^uriaay evening with his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. J. Z. Taylor. Mrs. Reuben Taylor spent a little while with Mrs. Callie Taylor last ' Friday evening. Sunday school at Pleasant Hill Sunday at 10 o'clock. Preaching at 11 o'clock by the pastor. Rev. Mr. Shepherd. il Dodson's Liver Tone Instead of Calomel jj. :: :: 1 Calomel is quicksilver. It attacks the bones and paralyzes the liver. Your dealer sells each bottle of pleasant, harmless "Dodson's Liver Tone" under an ironclad, money-back guarantee that it will regulate the liver, stomach and bowels better thin calomel, without sickening or salivating you?15 million bottles sold. PROFESSIONAL CARDS DR. O'NEILL Announces Office Practice Exclusively. Suite 5, Carolina Bk].Bldg.> r* ^ C DL 1/?1 O ^uiuHiwia, w. rnone | 1. FRANK KNEECE Real Estate and Insurance i BATESBURG. S. C t Drs. BOOZER, DENTIST. will be out of the city from June 15th to July 10th. ' B. J. WINGARD ATTORNEY AT LAW I .No. I'l Clark Law Building I jaw liange Telephone JXt i i COLUMBIA. S.C. " | BERTHA SCHRANER Chiropractor 1511 Main Street COLUMBIA. S. C. Hours 9-12, 4-r Phones 3100 or 1933W ! _______ ?j i I -^r | Money witnout question j \lif HUNT'S GUARANTEED \ I SKIN DISEASE REMEDIES /lay Kjy (Hunt's Salve and Soap), fail in f #1 IV the treatment of Itch, Eczema, W, g/\ Ringworm,Tetter or other Itching skin diseases. Try this treatment at our risk. HARMON DRUG COMPANY. EVERY ONE LIKES 1 Do not forget to remembei acount with us It does not gifts but increases in valuev a which we add to the deposits. Accounts are invited. The Palmetto COLUMB RESOURCES 4 Per Cent Interest Paid on | = I ARE YOU W0RKIN( Work of any sort ii pare drud yoar existence. But "with r, purp for a reward at d it lightens yot pleasure. Have t parpoie in life! Make DUMttiXJg up a raviM^t attvuut iu ya* with the means to attain yot independence, wealth?t'jey all < peniitently save. Same rate of int^r^st <4 per cei scconnts. THE OLD The Carolina Nation; IW. A. Clark, President. T S. Bry?n. V. President How's This? i HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE trffl So what we claim for it?cure Catarrh or Deafness caused by Catarrh. We do not claim to cure any other disease. HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE is a liquid, taken internally, and acts through the blood upon the mucous surfaces of the system, thus reducing: the inflamm?> tion and restoring normal conditions. All Druggists. Circulars free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio. C. COULTONl OPTOMETRIST. Eyes. Glasses Examined Fitted I 1423 Main St., Colombia, S. C. j Tired ! "I was weak and run-down," JO ? relates Mrs. Eula Burnett, of 4b m Dalton, Ga. MI was thin and B Just felt tired, all the time. 9 1 didn't rest well. I wasn't M ever hungry. I knew, by H m this, I needed a tonic, and B jm as there is none better than? Wk jCAKDUII S The Woman's Tonic! _ . . , I began using Cardui," SSjn continues Mrs. Burnett jp "After my first bottle, I slept M iQ better and ate better. I took M A four bottles. Now I'm well, A ! feel just fine, eat and sleep, K my skin is clear and I have M gained and sure feel that S Cardui is the best tonic ever m p made." R H Thousands of other women M M have found Cardui just as A 9 Mrs. Burnett did. It should R II help you. A At all druggists. 81 H.87 K CONTRACTORS SUPPLIES-. Machinery Castings and Repairs. Steel Beams, Rods, Ropes Tackle, Wheelbarrows, Trucks, Wire Cable, Boilers Tanks, Stacks, Etc. Ventilators, Grating, Etc. Lombard Iron Works & Supply Co., GEORGIA Ford Suooti'i and Repaid* in Stock. 0 BE REMEMBERD the children with a bankj depreciate like many other ided by the liberal interest National Bank IA, S. C. $10,000,000.00 Savings Accounts ; WITH A PURPOSE aery if it meana merely earning ose back of it you are working tr tasks and makes work a real ? your life a success! Start by this institution. It will furnak ir object. A comfortable home, come within your reach if to* it.) paid on both large and emal? RELIABLE al Bank of Columbia Jo*. M. B?Ut Cashier. j Jno D. Boll, Aut Casnut. 1