The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, October 12, 1921, Image 4
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1921.
THE NEXT CAMPAIGN.
* Distressed and harrassed, first by'
a calamitous decrease in the price of
their chief product and then by the|
almost complete destruction of an-|
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other crop by the boll weevil, the,
people of this state will be in a frame |
of mind next year which will make
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it easier for them to be misled. The
glaring inequalities of the tax system
and the unscientific method of secur-!
in'g the tax money make it easy to be- j
**" lieve that there is great extravagance
;:i our state government, niat there
has been multiplication of state offices
witnoui Denent to txie peopie aim to
the great confusion of the taxpayer.
Doubtless there is some extravagance.
It is hard to run any kind of business
without little extravagances creeping j
in here and there. But if the taxpay- j
ers will stop to inform themselves and !
refuse to be carried away,by emotion,rj
' 'Xfcey will find that in the main their
state government is pretty well and
pretty economically administered. It
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' is, all too true that state taxes have
increased tremendously in the past,
fe\v years, but it must be borne in
mind that most of the increases that
really amount to something have been
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interred for the education of the
masses. Some of this, like for ex-1
ample, the expenditure of vast sums!
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for the building of the greater CitaHpI
werp in nur hnmhlp inrierment
unjustified and unwarranted under
^the circumstances, but in the main
? : the educational program of the state
.has so expanded and the vision of the,
taxpayers themselves has so widened
that very little complaint is registered
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against money spent for this purpose.
Proof of this statement is to be found
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people all over the state have voted
r- ' upon themselves taxes for school purposes.
As a matter of fact, the taxes which
are paid to the state government are
by no means the* greater part of what
? " we pay. Lexington county last year
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paid 12 mills to the state government,
?>. N amounting in moiiey to $91,256.99.
She received from the state in aid of
her schools, $46,367.85, leaving her
net contribution to the operation of
the state government, $44,889.12, as
11* against'$322,041.90 paid for the purely
local purposes of county activities
And the common school education of
f he^ children In other words our
state taxes were little more than one\<f
eighth of the whole.
And results are beginning to show
. for the money expended. Gradually
we are getting away from the foot of
the column in illiteracy, the last census
showing that we have made
marked progress in this respect in
fcj- the past decade. We are still far
from being a- universally educated
people but it will not be many more
years before every person who attains
the age of maturity will start in
life with at least a rudimentary education.
And there are many boys and
girls in college today?the sons and
, daughters of comparatively poor men
?who under conditions prevailing 20
or 25 years ago would never have
had an opportunity to adequately pre.pare
themselves for college, much
less round out their education in an
institution of higher learning. Some
10 or 20 or 25 years more and those
who' are fortunate enough to be
sparbd that long will find that divi- j
dends will be cashed on the invest&
ment which we are now making in
education.
The problem of taxation is a bothersome
one?bothersome because no
system has ever yet been invented
which was absolutly equal and just.
Certainly there are grave abuses ^in
our present system, glaring inequalities
which ought to be remedied. A
way must be found to shift some of
the burden from the shoulders of.
those who own the land and houses
and tools and implements of production
and place it upon the shoulders
of those who take their toll of production
without contributing little to
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| the public welfare, or who share in
the general benefits derived from
government without making a corresponding
contribution to its administration.
The man who will confer the greatest
blessing upon South' Carolina will
be the one who will find us ways to
more nearly equalize the impost of
taxes and yet preserve sufficient reve|
nue to allow the state to keep abreast
j of its neighbors in the development
of educational facilities. But we are
afraid that such a man would be too
| much of a statesman to be apprej
c-iated. If by chance one of this kind
be elected in the next campaign it
| will be a miracle that will surprise
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The prospects are now for the kind
I of campaign in which most people delight
to revel?with lots of mud slinging,
plenty of pep. "a great big fuss
and nothing done."
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HOW TO STOP MOB LAW.
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The Abbeville Press and Banner
! heads an editorial, "Judge Prince
j Talks."
! He surely does! Judge Prince is
I noted for talking on the bench. His
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orations not many years ago from the
bench on the duty of school trustees
will be recalled, no doubt.
For our part, we do not believe in
much talking by courts. It is too |
much like the threatening parent orj
school teacher?the threatened ones j
get so accustomed to it that they
laugh at it and lose respect for the exercise
of that kind of "authority."
Judges are on the bench to construe
the law, and that only?all their
other functions are immaterial, compared
to that. And the closer a
judge sticks to that theory of his office
the greater will be his influence
in behalf of law and order. When he
goes outside of that charmed circle
he is bound to awake in the minds of
people some doubt as to the wisdom
of what he is saying, and thus lose
,that feeling of awe and reverence
that should attach to the bench. To
illustrate:
There are hundreds and hundreds
of level-headed, well-meaning and
highly-respected citizens who do not
believe that a sheriff is in duty bound
to sacrifice his life to the frenzy of a
mob?and they will say so! No
doubt in the discussions that followed
the judge's ''charge" at Hampton
many such men felt it incumbent on
them to take a. different view from
the extreme view uttered from the
bench and so the impression springs
up in the popular mind that judges
are not infalible; that they may be
mistaken as well as other men. No
sensible man really believes a judge,
or anybody else, is infalible; but a
judge is presumed to know so much
more about the law than other men
that the people at large have, in the
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cuurse ui ^caciauuno, c^u. mv
judge's decision on points of law as
sound as gospel?almost like the
oracles of God. That is why people
submit their controversies to the
courts and why they abide so quietly
by the decisions and judgments of
the. courts. If the judges begin to
discuss all sorts of questions from the
bench they raise issues in the popular
mind that will inevitably lead to
a lowering of the reverence and respect
and confidence that the common
people have for them?and for the
courts?which, in the course of time,
will interfere seriously with the administration
of justice.
The constitutions of most states
forbid the judge on the bench, in the
trial of a case, to comment on or discuss
the facts. That is a wise provision;
and we believe it should be
'supplemented by another that would
prevent his discussing extraneous
matters from the bench.
The old way is the best way, when
the presiding judge spread the dof'cket
before him, saw what offenses ivere
to come before the grand jury, and
gave the jury a plain and simple explanation
of what constitutes each offense
appearing on the docket; that
and no more. He left the discussion
of moral and social questions and
current events to the lecture platform.
And it sems to us the courts
got better and quicker results that
way.
But we have failed to answer the
question that may be in some minds,
namely, whether a sheriff owes it to
his state to sacrifice his life to an
angry mob when he is convinced it
would not save the life of a prisoner?
We are not going to undertake to
answer it; but, as a practical proposition,
sheriffs with wives and children
to care for are not going to dp
it?and it docs not show lack of courage
either.
If the courts insisted on speedy
trials and if they imposed sentences
that would strike terror to the hearts
of criminals, the people would have
less cause to complain, and there
would be less provocation for the
people to take the law into their own ;
hands.?Newberry Observer.
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ST. STEPHEN'S EVANGELICAL
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Mr. B. H. Barrc, Supt. of Sunday
School.
Sunday school at 10:00 a. m.
Divine services at 11:00 a. m. and'
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7:30p.m. - . j
The morning theme on Sunday, October
the 16th, will be: "One Who
Calls Himself Chief of Sinners Is
Saved." The evening theme will be:
"The Joys and Adantages of The
Present As A Result of The Work of
The Past." To all the services the
public is very cordially invited.
ARTHUR B. OBENSCHAIN, .
Pastor. j
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St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran
Church.
On Sunday, October the 16th, there
will be Sunday school at 1:30 p. m.
And divine services at 2:45 p. m. The
theme will be: "The Unseen Food of
A Christian." The Lord's Supper
will be administered at this service.
The Cathechetieal Class will meet
after the service. An invitation is
extended to the public to attend this
service.
ARTHUR B. OBENSCHAIN,
Supply Pastor.
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ASSOCIATION PROGRAM
The Lexington Baptist Association
will meet at Oak Grove church, October
21. The following 'program
has been arranged.
Friday.
10:30 A. M.?Devotional service.
10:4 5?Organization.
11:15?Introductory sermon.
12:00?Missions; State, Home and
Foreign.
12;50?Appointment of Committees.
1:00 p. km.?Dinner.
2:15?Song and prayer.
2:30?75-Million Campaign and
Conservation work. #
3:30?Religious literature.
4:00?Miscellaneous; Adjournment.
Saturday.
10:30 A. M.?Devotions.
10:4 5?Education.
11"; 4 5?Temperance and Public j
Morals.
12:30?Woman's Work.
| 1:00 P. M.?Dinner.
2:15?Song and Prayer. j.
2:30?Benevolences; Orphanage,
Aged Ministers, Hospital.
3:15?Report of Executive Committee
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3:30?Obituaries.
' 3:45?Miscellaneous: Adjournment.
Sunday.
10:30?Devotions.
10:45?Sunday schools, B. Y. P.
ju., and Colportage.
11:3 0?Misionary sermon.
Final Adjournment.
JAS. R. McKITTRICK,
Clerk.
v FOR SALE
We, the executors of the deceased
Daniel Shealy and wife Sally, offer
for sale to the highest bidder, all
the personal property and real estate
on the 27th day of October, 1921, at
the old home place, at 10 o'clock.
The real estate to be sold as follows:
The Stingly tract No. 1 containing
39 1-2 acres; tract No. 2 con;
fair-line- 5...1 Thf>S^ tr&CtS
are bounded by lands .of L. C. Shealy,
S. C. Fulmer, J. C. Shealy, D. I.
Epting. Piney Woods or Koon land,
Tract No. 1 containing 70 1-8 acres;
Tract No. 2 containing 65 5-8 acres.
These tracts are bounded by lands of
S. C. Epting, Samuel Wiggers estate
and P. E. Lindler.
Terms of sale.?Cash.
JAMES E. SHEALY.
JOHN C. SHEALY,
PAT W. SHEALY,
W. KILLIAN SHEALY.
L. COHEN SHEALY,
3t-c-51. Executors.
SALE OF LAND
Notice is hereby given that on
Tuesday, the first day of November,
1921, between the hours of 10 a. m.
and 12 noon, at the J. Luther Shull
homeplace, I will sell at public auction
to the highest bidder, the following
described real estate, sold for division
among the heirs of J. Luther
Shull: Eighty-seven acres more or less
(with good dwelling and some outbuildings)
in Lexington township,
about four miles southeast of town
of Lexington, bounded as follows: On
the ea^t by Daniel Koor estate, soutn
by O. Steele, west by Dalton Shull,
north by Mellie Shumpert and Lee
Shull.
Terms of sale: Cash, purchaser to
pay for papers.
W. MOODY SHULL.
Administrator Estate of J. Luther
Shull.
Lexington, Route 4.?4t-c-C?3.
CHURCHES ji
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LEXINGTON CIRCUIT.
Appointments for Sunday, October [
16th/1921:
Shiloh?Sunday school at 10 a. m.,1
S- P. Holiday, superintendent. !
Preaching at 11 o'clock, subject: "Is,
-v. /\f Vauv Rosf Silt)- i
Llie V.UU1W1 "UHI.J- Wi ^ ~ .
port?"
Hebron?Sunday school at 3 p. m.,
'"R';<N. Senn. superintendent. Preach-,
ins at 4 o'clock. J
A full attendance of the member-!
ship is desired as this is the last ap-1
pointment for the conference year, j
Lexington?Sunday school at 10 A/.
M., W. D. Dent, superintendent, i
Preaching at 7:30 p. m.
The fourth Quarterly Conference j
of the charge will be held at Hebron i
church, Friday, October 21st. Preach-.!
ing at 11 A. M., by Rev. J. R. T. I
Major. Dinner to be served at the I
tchurch followed by the business session
. Officers for the new church
year will be elected. A full attendance
is desired. The public is invited
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H. A. WHITTEN,
Pastor.
PELION FIELD '
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Key. W. II. Whalcy, Pastor. I
Services at Pelion ith Sunday j
morning and night. Also 2nd Sun- j
day night.
King's Grove?1st and 3rd Sunday
mornings.
Florence?2nd Sunday morning!
and 4th Sunday, 4 p. m.
Red Panic?1st and 3rd Sunday
nights.
I was glad when they said unto
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me, let us go unto the house of the |
Lord. Come and worship with us. |
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PELION MISSION
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Rev. B. J. Wessinger, Pastor.
Services as follows:
Holy Trinity, Pelion?11:15 a. in.
first Sunday; 4 p. m., third Sunday.
St. John's (Black Creek)?11 a. m.
third Sunday; 4 p. m., first Sunday.
Church of the Good Shepherd,
Swansea?11:15 a. m., fourth Sunday;
8:30 p. m., second Sunday.
Orange Chapel, Springfield?11 a.
m., Second Sunday; S:30 p. m.; fourth.
Sunday.
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IXTIIEIIAN YOUNG PEOPLE |
TO HOLD CONVENTION)
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The eleventh annual convention, of L
the Federation of Lutheran Young'
People's Societies of South Carolina
will be held at Little Mountain, S. C.,
October 7, $ 9.1 The convention
theme will be "Our Need of Jesus,",
which has been arranged in a benefi-l
cial and interesting way by the prograin
committee. All societies are
urged to send their delegates so that
this will be one of the best conventions
ever held.
James Stucky Says, "Rat Cost Me j
$125 for Plumbing Bills."
"We couldn't tell what was clogging 1
up our toilet and drains. ' We had to j
tear up floor, pipes, etc., found a rat's
nest in basement. They had choked
the pipes with refuse. The plumber's j
bill was $125. RAT-SNAP cleaned j
the rodent out." Three sizes, 35c,
65c, $1.25. Sold and guaranteed by
Lexington Pharmacy and Harmon
Drug Co.
FINAL DISCHARGE
Notice is hereby given that Martha j
Sulton, as administratrix of the es-!
tate of Simeon Johnson, deceased has!
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this day made application to me for;
a final discharge as such dministratrix,
and that Thursday, the third;
day of November, 1921, at .10 o'clock
a. m. at my office has been appointed ,
for the hearing of said petition.
H. \j. HAKA1UA, U-?- &-) !
Acting1 Judge of Probate, Lexing- j
ton County, S. C.
October 5, 1921.?4t-c-1.
ESTATE NOTICE
The creditors of the estate of En- j
oeh Swygert, deceased, are hereby
notified to render to the undersigned,
or his attorney, Cyrus L. Shealy, Lexington,
S. C., an account of their demands,
DULY ATTESTED; and all
persons indebted to the said estate :
are notified to make payment likewise.
YODER J. SWYGERT,
Executor of the Estate of Enoch
Swygert, Deceased.
Leesvllle, S. C.?3t-c-cs-51.
TO RENT OR SELL
r will rpnt. or sell inv nlace, near
Hoyes' Bridge on or before October
22, containing sixty acres of cultivated
land; good eight room dwelling
and two five room tenant houses.
Write me at Elliott, S. C. or meet
me at the above , lace Saturday, October
22.
2t-c-52 S. S-. LIXDLER.
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TAX NOTICE.
Office County Treasurer
T ,/?vi nrrf nn Pollntr
Lc-xinston, S. C.f Oct. 11, 1021.
Public notice is hereby given that J
state, county and school taxes for j
Lexington county will be received by j
me from October lf>th, to December;
f 31 st, 1921, inclusive.
The levy is as follows:
For State purposes 12 mills
For County purposes ..7 1-2 mills
For Int. and Prin. Highway
loan 3 mills
For past indebtedness. . 4 mills
For Constitutional school
f tax 3 mills
For weak schools .... 1-2 mill
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Total .. .. 30 mills
1 Special tax as folows:
District Xo. 1. Special and bonds,
12 mills.
!- District Xo. X. Special and bonds,)
14 mills.
District Xo. 14. Special and bonds,!
? 8 mills. i
J District Xo. 15. Special and bonds,
34 mills.
District Xo. 18. Special and bonds, I
36 mills.
i District Xo. 25. Special and bonds,
12 mils.
District Xo. 29. Special and bonds,
16 mills.
District No. 36. Special and bonds, j
G mills. i
District No. 37. Special and bonds,;
14 mills.
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District No. 60. Special and bonds,!
12 mills.
District No. 66. Special and bonds,
X mills.
District No. 76. Special and bonds, j
12 mills. j
District No. 12. Special and bonds,
10 mills.
i District Nos. 9, 10, 11, 13, 16, 21,!
'27, 32, 34, 35, 38, 40, 42, 43, 45, 50,
53, 59, 61, 63,64, 69, 71, 77. 78, SO,
' 83, 84, and 87?8 mills.
/ Dstrct Nos. 41, 79 and 82?6 mills, j
i District Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 17, 19, j
<'20, 22, 30, 31, 33, 39, 46, 48, 49, 55, j
62, 75, 88?4 mills.
i District Nos. G, 23, 24, 26, 28, 44,1
(47, 51, 70, 72, 74?2 mills.
Capitation Head Tax $5.00, option-j
al upon all male citizens between the'
ages of 18 to 55 or work 5 days in j
lieu.
Poll Tax $1.00 upon all male citizens
between the ages of 21 to 60.
Dog tax $1.25 for every dog over G
.'months old.
In remitting your tax money please
state whether you wish to pay road:
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tax or work; also, state how many j
dogs you have. In order to avoid any!
'confusion as there are many other j
'Smiths, make your money order or j
cashiers check payable to W. J. j
Smith, Treasurer, and address your!
yetter to W.J.SMITH, j
tf vTreasurer Lexington County, j
TRESPASS NOTICE
This is to notify all persons not to
hunt, day or night, or trespass in
any manner whatsoever as the law j
'will positively be enforced against all |
trespassers on our lands.
HARPER BELL,
THOS. FERRELL,
FRANK FERREL.
October 12, 1921.?4w-2-p.
lie Ilatl a Lot of Sense.
There was an old geezer and he
had a lot of sense. He started up a
business 011 a dollar eighty cents. The ,
dollar for stock and th.e eighty cents
lor an ad brought him three dollars
in a day, by dad.
Well, he bought more goods and a
little more space, and he played that
system with a smile on his face.
The customers Hocked to his twoby-four
and soon he had to hustle for
a regular store. Up on the square
where the people pass, he gobbled up
a corner that was all plate glass. Hefixed
up the windows with the best
that he had ,and told them all about
h in a half-page ad.
Soon he had 'em coming and he
never, never quit, and he wouldn't cut
down on his ads one jit. And he's
kept things humming in the town
ever since and everybody calls hint
the Merchant Prince.
Some say it's luck, but that's ah
bunk-?why he was doing business
when the times were punk!
People had to purchase and Geezet
was wise?for he knew the way to j
get 'em was to advertise.?E. F.
Mclntyre.
IAIMIMKI
Mori Km
Name "Bayer" on Genuine
WANTADS.
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FOIt SALE?One 530 Gallon underground
gasoline tank one galloh
stroke pump hasn't been filled with
gasoline but one time. Will sell a:
a bargain. Phone or write J. L.
Hartley. Lexington, S. C. lt-o
FOIL YOVli FRUITS, CANDIES,
fancy or staple groceries, never forget
to <-u.il at the Wingard-Roberts
grocery.
THE PLACE while at the County Fair
next week if you should need a pair *
shoes,* hat or any article WingardRoberts
is the place to find it.
LOST?One pair of spectacles. with
silver frames between the school'
house and the Harmon Drug Store.
Finder please return to Mrs. Ellen
Sharpe, route 1, Woodford, S. C..
and receive a reward of one dol
lar. ltp
FOR SALE?Steam tractor 18 H. P.
saw mill with Simon No. 9 blade,
one timber cart. H. C. Wanna maker,
Sandy-Run, S. C. 2t-c-52
FOUND?Between Fourteen-mile
Creek and P. L. Harman's, one
auto lock. Owner can get same by
applying to Clyde C. Hendrix and
paying for this advertisement.
THOSE that have bought coupons
why not use them Fair week.Blanchards
Studio, Columbia, S. C.
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WELCOME TO OUR STORE?While- '
at the County Fair next week, makeour
store your headquarters. Any
article you may need we have it.
Nice ladies' hats; shoes for yourself,
wife or children. CaughmanKaminer
Co. :
FOR RENT?The G. W. Kyzer place
about 45 acres open good for cotton,
corn, potatoes and grain. Apply
to Hamp L. Roof, Lexington (
Route 2. > 2w-p
FREE?One mule in fair condition..
Apply I. A. Lindler, Lexington.
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ASBESTOS RUBBER SHINGLES?'
40 squares of jstos Rubber
Shingles 7x12 seconds, suitable for
covering houses, outbuildings or
sheds; fireproof; at half cent a
shingle. Mrs. G. M. Harman, Lexington,
S. C. tf
FOR SALE?An Ajax 8h. p. engine.
- - - - ? i-i 1 ?11 I- ?? ?
snmgie mm ana diockci-, an m guuu
condition, for sale at a bargain to
a quick buyer. J. M. Kleckley, Rt.
one, Lexington, S. C. 4t-p-l
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LOTS FOR SALE-p-Four good building
lots conveniently located on '
Harman street. All four lots, three
and half acres in one, or separately
-?s desired. Sold on .easy
terms. O. M. Harman, Lexington.
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YOUR FUTURE FORETOLD?Send
dime, birthdate for truthful, reliable
convincing reading. Hazel
Hause, Box 215, Los. Angeles, Cal.
4t-p-53;
FOR SALE?200 bushels Fulghum:
seed oats. Price reasonable. H. C-;
Hendrix, Lexington, S. C., Route<
2. 2t-p-lj.
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WANTED?You to bring your clean-ing,
pressing and dyeing to Joe
Davis, Lexington, S. C. Only first
class work done. Give me a trial.4t-c-51
WE GUARANTEE $36.00 per week
full time or 75c an hour spare time
selling guaranteed Hosiery. Agent**
making $75.00 to $125.00 a week.
Good hosiery is an absolute necessity,
you can sell it easily. Our
Fall lint- ready at prewar prices.
Eagle Hosiery Company, Darby,
Pa. 3 Ot-p-58
FOR SALE?Bagging and ties. See
us before buying. Sam P. & *W. P.
Roof, Jr., Lexington, S. C.
FOR SALE?Bagging and tires. See
us before buying. Sam P. & W. PI
Roof, Jr., Lexington, S. C.
TRESPASS NOTICE
All persons are hereby warned not
to trespass on lands of the undeiv
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signed by hunting or otherwise, under
penalty of the law.
G. E. HARM AN, '
4t-2-p .Lexington, Rt. 1. ;
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TRESPASS NOTICE.
All persons are hereby warned r.ot
to trespass on the premises of the un
derslgned by fishing or otherwise, unr
der penalty of the law. .
J. L. TAYLOR.
1SIAH TAYLOR.
Gilbert. S. C.?lt-2-p