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fjprl BispatJt|-5fetus VOLUME NO. 52. . LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, NUMBER 33^ 'ftfAJCTS INFORMATION ABOUT EMILY GEIGER. ,;^We arc in receipt of'the following : jitter from C. J. Ramage of Saluda; reh is self-explanatory; "Saluda, S. C., June 2, 1922. ^Editor Lexington Dispatch, y ^Lexington, S. C. "gDear^Sir: V .1 " \ "I wisn to get some information | *fc>m all parties who know anything ; " a^oirt Emily Geiger, where she lived, 4c4d4Vhom she.married, etc. Anybody. jfaio knows anything about her and ^a heard anything about her, please yrtite the undersigned at Saluda, S. to that I may reach a conclusion < icL regard as to what is defintiely ' idfcwxi Of her or'what tradition says ^ S$>ou - her and her famous ride. It is 1 generally stated that she lived in the Vouuhtry on the Enoree river in , /'.*?$Bfebari?y county. My theory is that lived at all, she lived in the ^^eripart of Lexington county, where the Gaiger family has been known for ?WTbnil time. In this theory I am : ^a**ne out byDr. T. H. Dreher, editor Calhoun Times, who agrees ' . this view of the matter. I have ^ tfjeal desire to get at the truth of matter and will thank any and *&||Scy person to write me fully in regafd to it and I will make my con " clj^doris known wheh I have gone though the letters. \!i l^sase publish this in the interest .Ofthe history of South Carolina about ' / v. % | . * i CONGRESS RACE. - r ;"r ^X<w J. Bethea yesterday withftpni the governor's race and fT" reTr! 'health of this community has ilfiMKved eaceDtfrnr Mrs. Draton Tav lOsjjfctd-Mr. Colie Taylor, The WTitjir does not know whether Colie haflr^pppcndicitis or not. Also Mrs. Fomr I^aphart and little Miss Sara IiOfJM^'Wre HI with typhoid fever. We j wtsl&for them a speedy recovery. and /Mrs. Talmage Dong from; >neaj$Lee?viHe spent Sunday' and Sun- j jday ?ght with his parents, Mr. and', MraJ^Tom Long. J Eddie Taylor spent Sunday j whh#y parents, Mr. and Mrs. George . Taylfifj . j Mlg Ruben Taylor and family, also Mr. jpmmie Gillian and family spent [ Sunder With parents, Mr. and Mrs. j - Luther,Shealy of Hollis' Ferry. ] - M'l^/^efT Rodgers and family and TjfTmflBlIh Steele spent Sunday with Mrs. ^lodgers sister, Mrs. J. Z. Taylarir j Mi^t Viola Rawl is spending a while With her sister, Mrs. Bertha Taylor. - Mnlt Nettie Taylor and children spentshort while Sunday with hef parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Taylor. Mr^jCallie Taylor is all smiles over Jhis bj^thda^T^resent, "a little boy", whici. fhe stork left on May the 28th. ) y ReVJC. W. Jones of Columbia, delivered^ most i?teres;^S serm'ofi Sunday afternoon at feasant Hill church. His ten befog Amos the fourth Chapter asicftwe fth verse. BROO*LANI> MAX APOPLEXY VICTIM. ?f J. A* Rabon of ^Brookland was found $ead Tuesday- afternoon beside ?. a turpfentine still near Brookland. g ^ Death .lt is thought, was due to apo1 . -*7 plexy. ?; K. - ? I Mr. Rabon was 60 years old and had lived f&'L.ex.nston county practically, his en$i*e life. He leaves a large f i numbe&pf friends to mourn his death. | x Survfflng him are: Two brothers,; p * " T. Ratyan and W. D. Rabon of Co- { v. lumbia,find oriflfoiirer, Mrs. Florence | Marsffc'&f Columbia . . - Arrangements for the funeral hadi 1 ; '.V p" not bee4 jcompleied last night and will " be ajinm^iced later..?The State, ISHOSPraAI..^ ; MrJf;#^hn T. Kaminer irju*carried; Xf> the-<3?*uxnfria hospital iaftt rteelt to uadergdVan o]>eration. .Her friends hope ict recovery. I I l \U 3 ' ' ARTHUR HARMON GOES r HIGH IN ALABAMA. ( < The many relatives and friends of Arthur F. Harman, son of Cot. and Mrs. Marion D. Harman of Lexington, will be gratified to learn of the wonderful success he has and is making as an educator in Montgomery, Ala. Mr. Harman left Lexington a number of years ago to accept a position as teacher in the public schools of Alabama and by hard work and attention to duty has risen to the responsible ..... i. postxion of superintendent of schools i* o^MContgom^ry county, only recently . hayng^e^ti'Selected for a term of five yearsa salary of $5,000.00 a year. ~ ., The following paragraphs are taken from a recent letter'from Prof. Harman to his parents: , ' "You will both be interested to know that the Montgomery county board of education has recently unaniI mou-sly re-elected me for a term ot j five years commencing July 1 next. My salary is to continue $5,000.00 per year and I aim to have my automobile ( and its upkeep in addition. The . president of the board said some very kind things when I was re-elected. However, I do not let things of this kind turn my head: for I know that a man in such a position as mine can say the word or do the thing r that jinakes his usefulness end and his'resignation necessary. I have a very dif( ficult position but I think I have ''every feature of it in hand unless it is the financial ! side of it. We think we can clear up all our debts and have the schools on a good 1 footing in five years but sometmes I 'get greatly discouraged over it. * "I made the graduating address at the closing exercises of the Ozark ( high schoor about eighty miles southeast of Montgomery last night. Had to get up at four-thirty this morning ' at nay addree? but I will tell you hay ( subject was "Turn on the Lights?I Don't Want to.go Home in the Dark." I tried to teach, them that tie home is > " " " J the hope of civilization; that- life is just a journey home; and that educaton is the great light, whereby we ] ' v * ' k travel safely and joyfully home." "il- u m m 1 HELPING FARM WOMEN. < r > j ' I ^ i (Thi3 article appeared in The New i York Times, May 4, 1922.) Products which brought farm 1 women $99;715.64 were marketed in ; South Carolina during 1921 through associations aided in their organization by extension workers with women, according to reports sent to the Department of Agrculture by the South Carolina State extension workers in various counties de- * scribing the ways in which club mar- ] kets and sales organizations were or- ^ ganized and what was accomplished. ' Realizing, that the need of the Coun- 1 try women was . to dispose advantageously of farm products Which would increase the small amount of 1 availale cash ;during the period of fi- J nancial depression, these ^extension workers endeavored to promote two i : ^articular phases of .extension mar- 1 keting. *. ' ? * '*i 1 r %*he sale of specialized products put j ' up by recipes tested by the State food 1 conservation specialist, was conducted through the South Carolina Home Producers' Association. This association limited the number of standard products to ten, which would be [ . I ui cue outie, inciidi cu j cial labels and attractive contaners, and handled the sale^-through a paid secretary. Contracts were signed by I j women who desired to become mem- j ! bers, obligating them to supply a cer-! j tain amount of produce, prepared ac-| ' cording to recipes and packed in j standard containers. TJa^s sales as-! socation is being developd. in aimost j every county in South Carolina, with ; continuously increasing membership. . The other phase or marketing de-; teloped was the establshment of club \ markets at which the producer may j sell direct to the consumers. Production^ "campaigns \^ere put on in which people were encouraged to raise vege- j and chickens; to make butter, : "tp bake cakes arjd bread. The ex- i , tension agents''tjfef^-orked to secure < use of public squares, vacant 1 'Vtere#r and halls', in which to establish i markets were established during the i ? ? f 1 . |? TEACHERS ELECTED . I FOR NEXT SESSION. The board of trustees of Lexington g school met last week and reelected all - - i- -i ?:4-1- *.-u * ot ine present teaeners wiui tuc exception of Miss Pearle Caughman and Miss Susie Lown, teachers of the fifth and sixth grades, respectively, who did not apply for reelection. These two places have not been filled as yet. J a The teachers elected at the meeting ^ last week are: Principal, Prof. L. E. j Whittle: first grade, Miss Mary Win- n $ard; advanced first grade, Mrs. Ethel Sease; second grade. Miss Vera Corv, V . .. U ley; third grade, Miss Ann;e( Lou Tay- p fourth grade, Miss Kate Shull; n seventh grade, Miss Modenia Bigby; ? eighth grade, Miss Ethel Dreher and , Misfc^Margaret Milhouse; ninth grade, ^ ^i^Ellen Hendrix; tenth and j eleventh grades, Prof. L. E. Whttle; agricultural teacher, C. S. Addy; t( music teachers, Miss May Boozer and _ a Mrs. E. B. Roof; expression teacher, e Mrs.- Jno. D. Carroll. _ - n MIHTTING OF R. L. C. V"; ftfl : . The; J^xington-Kichland R. L. C. ^ Assoo;a^>^*held lis regular annu-il p meeting air Lexington,-b. <J., on May * *.... rj 30th. . . a e: Between 30 and 55 carriers attended . ll and an invitation having been extend- . A ed to the ladies also, many of the car* ^ riers brought their families, and the St entire assemblage numbered from 75 to 100. f It There was nothing special in the 0 way of resolutions. The regular rou- V( tine business showed the association to ^ be in a very healthy condition, 80 per q cent, organized with prospects bright r) for "going over the top" this year. President Gunter of the Aiken jj County Association was present and ^ made ?a short, talk. His county was organized this year and as a result 'of pne meeting is already 50 per cent ^ The' neit meeting will be held in ri Columbia on May 30th, 1923. ir The delegates to the state meeting a it Gaffney, S. C., on August 14-15th areW. H. Hare, J. E. B. McCartha, 3. C. Younginer, LeffieC. Shealy,\S. F. Shealy, and Clarke Langford. G The Lexington carriers entertained c< . the assemblage to a first class barbe- u cue dinner which was supplemented ZJ pvith much picnic accessories brought in by the good ladies and the occasion ^ was passed very pleasantly by all. ? Preparations are already under way for a general family mee^exl' ^ rear and a big basket;-^ ' Rev, $[. "A r Kistler of Pomaria"'s. h 2., h^ba^accepted the call extended n; hihn from the Zion Pasto* ate will hold fi his first, service at Pilgrim church, s Sunday, "llube 11. His family is expected to .arrive aout the middle of ^ JuneV, pi. . For the present he will live in the resident^ of "the late Rev. Daniel Erird.^% ' . f( We jipelcome Pastor Kistler in our midst and bespeak for him a hearty hand shake from all his new neigh- , d t>ors and feel that he will soon be a ^ factor of great good in our commun- ^ Lty life. ' ' ^ D. F. EFIRD. BUYS COTTON BUSINESS. / Mr. Sam P. Roof has purchased the m interests of the Lexington Cotton & Jv Fertilized Co. and will continue the a ktieina'co Kilt ll'l'll ViaV'A t.he- offices at I ISUOU4VO*?. wut ?? *** . w <x his niace" of business on upper Main d j street. The Lexngton Cotton 8c Fer- . tilizer Cq. was operated by Messrs. 3. J. Leaphart, E. J. Corlev and ^ T. H. Wingard. and was disposed of because of Mr. Leap hart's appointment to the office of United States marshal for the Eastern District of south Carolina. Mr. Roof will also d< .' ontinue his former business. u EXERCISES AT POND BRANCH * NEXT SUNDAY, 11TH. Sunday^chool Day exercises will be , ?iven by* the Pond Branch Sunday' R school next Sunday. June 11, begin- D ling promptly at io o'clock. Imme- p. iiately after the exercises ther?*will tt be a family reunion at Mi*. G. W. b Smith's residence, to which' everybody C is cordially invited. aiut? do not forget to bring a well filled basket. >OISO\ED Dn|H| M^LLS TWO MEN. Walter S. JaMy of 419 Hampton treet and JottMBftges. Sr., of 1507 Villiams street||^E$tead and John V'agres, Jr., of|^B?kiand is seriously 11, all three pol^H&hy denatured alohol, used as*alj^^flrage. Mr-. Jones icu at luc at nuuxi esterday and i^^KpVages, Sr., died t his residenctijj^Mjirilliams street at o'clock MondJ^HnLt. John Wages, a-53> r., is gradual^^Mjproving and it is ow thought tt$^^Brwiil recover. One bottle ofJ0p|enatured alcohol, ccording to JsHEWages, Jr., was urchased frotfj^jMwig store Monday lorning. ThisjjMHfettle, labeled poison," with J05$itle taken from Ir. Jones, is jcij^^R|he possession of )r. Watson TSSB^E-'city physician, ohn Wages, Jr^^H^is still suffering rom the effec^^^Hfe poison, admited that he. had^^^K a drink of the Icohol. "I cajj^Hrad," he said in xplanation of tM^Hr.Vthat he had igSpanish-Veteran. Mr. Jones w^jjj^^Kienly taken ill londay aftern&j^^Kgr drinking the oison Monday and was takn to the hospitfa^^Hr o'clock yester- j ay morning, a^B^ffi>lind from the i ffects Of his dr*^^^lFwo hours later i e died; Mr. a native of n ^ orcrvw a v* A n ? ? /\l/1 Ua Liivfwi^uu anu Uiu ? nc ad been a resijj^^M^ Columbia for pproximately zj^^H^nd had workd here for sei^^^^Mrs in the Colmbia duck was a veteran f the Spanish'^^^^Ki war, having olunteered Aurf^H^Hg98. He served tiroughout theftj^^Hjjhs a private in ompany F, Stt^^Hspth Carolina sgiment, to be^^^^Hnly discharged i 1899. ' His.relative is is sister; a. Mi Bp. living now 1 Walhalla. Mr. Wages of Richmd coun^ . Colum[onday night^. Mr. Wagfes was forlerly employed as a crossing watchman for the Southern railway and had lso at one time worked as a carpenir. Surviving, him' are: , Two brothers, ackson Wages of Sampson, Ala., and S. Wages* Sr., of Richland 3unty; two sisters, Mrs. Binner Adison of Sampson, Ala., and Mrs. Lizo .fitorlincr nf Pinhlotii? AAiintv onJ'i1 >v VA AV*V*AiUiiU VVU11VJ, C^llU / hi saiil, 'ill w^uld old an nquests Deaths from -de- atured alcoholic poisoning- are of equent occurrence,he said.?The tate. tISS EVANS ENTERTAINS FLAPPER CLUB. 1 The Flapper. Club, composed of the )llowing young girls: Bertha Sue erly, Gladys Harman, Martha Kyzer, irginia Evans, Ruth George, Bertha aughrnan, Christine Roof and Blonelle Harman, met at the home of irginia Evans Friday morning. Af?r an interesting game of cards, a ilad course was served. SCREW PROPELLERS. i ! The screw propeller, the instru-j ent that made steam navigation real- j * efficient, was invented in 1804 by i i n American named Stevens. It did1 * way with the clumsy paddle-wheels, j nd thus increased capacity, effi- j iency and sailng qualities of steam.-! **) rs to a point where they could com-' ere with sail craft. I : PLAY AT MIDWAY. There will be a play "oSuthern Cin- j erella," at Midway school house. Sat-, rday night, June 10th, beginning at! :30 o'clock. Come and enjoy the j irii RED BANK. The Methodist Sunday school at j .ed Bank will observe Sunday school ay exercises, consisting of songs, |. rapers, readings, and. recitations by? le pupils of the school.'' Th^se to? i?-? ^ f T wn Cnn/io\r Ttma 1 1 tV> I Cq All au [i ? in., u unv ***-* orae and worship with us.. [ J. F. SHARPE. ( . Superintendent. I I H ^ ... v-fir DEMOCRATIC CLUB ROLLS NOW OPEN'. . All democrats of Lexington county, both men and women, who expect to vote in the Democratic Primaris this Summer are urged to enter their names on their respective club rolls on or before the last Tuesday in July. The enrollment is expected to be heavy and every one is asked to enroll early. Below is published a list of the clubs in the county with the secretary of each club, to whom the voters may go for information about enrolling. Batesburg?J. B. Ballentine. Boiling Springs?J. S. Miller. Boylston?W. H. Hook. Brookland?R. L. Shuler. Brook?F. L. Addy. Cayce?G. T. McDowell. Chapin?R. J. Frick. Cromer?Julian Cromer. Crout's Store?Walter Seigler. Edmund?Julian Sharpe. Gaston?V. L. Goodwin. Gilbert-1?R. L. Price. Hollow Creek?Jno. C. Price. Irmo?Jno. W. Younginer. Irene?J. F. Sharpe. Leesville?H. A. Meetze. Lexington?W. D. Dent. Macedonia?L. Derrick. Magnolia?C. W. Smith. Mims?A. S. Clark. .? Oak Grove?Charlie Gunter. Pelion?M. A. Sharpe. Pine Ridge?P. B. Lindier. Pond Branch?J. M. Sharpe. Pool's Mill?E. A. Poole. Piney Woods?J. D. Bickley. Poplar Springs-^-B. O. Smith. Rishton?B. F. Berry. Ridge Road?John Sw-ygert. Samaria?R. V. Kirkland. Sandy Run?T. L. Williams. St. Matthews?L. M. Steele. Steedman?R. G. Able. St. Andrews?C. D. Meet^e. Sharpe's Hill?J. E. Sharpe. Summit?W. A. Hare. PERSONAI/S. Mrs. Q. E. Caughman, Mrs. H. R. Addy and Mrs. C. L. Sox of Columbia are attending the Winthrop commencement. Mrs. Caughman's daughter, Bruce, being one of the graduates.' Mr. and Mrs. M. , O.,^ Miss Mattie Po^y&'jsmd of Grariitevi &Si& Mastics ' Utvf^s Steele,. ^Harlin^^gconipante^ th^^^me, for ,a.wfcifef^r VyMisuses Aunai-^W^Efertha ;Shj&?r of ^annon, DeJawa^;aife .visking/Mrs. T. R. KeisiierJ^^g^Mary* Caughman and Miss Sara^Js&fty... ;;"This bevy admired young ladiesfrom Winthrop College to ehjb;$fche comforts and pleasured of'hoirfe'h.nd the dear folks here: Misses. Kattiryn Berly, Blossie Clarke, Bruce . Caughman, Gladys George, Margaret. Hartley, Annie Corley,.Bedie George, Chicora Caughman. Miss Sarah Berly leaves Tuesday to attend the Hook-Reynolds wedding, which takes place at New Brookland on the evening of the 15th of June. Miss. Sara Meetze has returned from college and is at home to the delight of her many friends. Miss Corine Fields is spending a few weeks in Columbia. Miss Leila Meetze Fields is at home after a week's visit in Leesville. Miss Myrtle Rawl and Neita Lee Harman are taking a business course at Draughon's Business College, Columbia. Mrs. S. B. George is spending the j week at Winthrop taking in the finals, j and for the graduation of her daughter, Miss Juanita George, from there they go to Henaersonviue ana ^aiuaa, | X. C.. for a few days. Miss Marie Stork of Summerland ' I College is spending her vacation with ! i her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Abram j Stork, on Route 3. Mr. and Mrs. Julius E. Sharpe spent the week-end at Sally with Mrs. J Sharpe's parents. Senator D. M. Crosson was in town i Monday on business, shaking hands j with friends, etc. Miss Essie Rawl. of Columbia, is visiting her aunt. Mrs. Alrna Geiger. and other friends here. ATTENDING CHARLESTON FEDERAL COURT. Sheriff E. Austin Roof and Rural Policemen Freshley and Lown are in ( Charleston this week attending federal court as witnesses in whiskey cases sent up from tais county. TAX BOOKS CLOSED FIRST. Tax paying closed June 1, and those who failed to get in before that time will have to pay a penalty of 8 per cent together with one dolla - for the execution. Treasurer Smith stated today that just as soon as the books are abstracted, which work will hike about two weeks, he will mail tp the nearly four thousand who have not paid their taxes a statement showing the total amount due the county, and in the meantime he ask3, that those who have not paid dq not^do so in the two weeks, that"he ai^'Auditor Dent may have ample tirrifc in which to get their books straightened out. Executions will not be issued until August 31, so it will not save the taxpayers anything by paying now. The law in reference to taxes follows: A Joint Resolution to Extend rhe Time for the Paying of State and County Taxes for the Year 18,21 until June 1st. 1922, With Certain Penalties. Section 1. Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: That the time for the payment of the taxes for the year 1921 is extended to June 1, 1922, with the following penalties: Add for taxas paid during January, one per cent.; during February, two per cent.; dur-. , . ing March, three per cent.; during April, five per cent.; during May, sit per cent.; and on taxes paid after June 1st, 8 per cent.; and that said penalties be not cumulative. And immediately after June 1st, 1922, the County Treasurers of the various counties of the State, respectively, shall write up executions for all unpaid taxes and hold the same until September 1st, 1922; at which time they shall turn over to the Sheriff for collection all unpaid executions.- Ancl . any delinquent taxpayer shall havo the right to pay his taxes, covered by without an additional cost, other than the penaltie^jherem provided for, and the usual one dollar fee allowed the Treasurer for preparing md issuing execution. And the Treasurer shall be entitled to credit for such executions on hand in his annual settlement wiffiiUhe Comptroller General. i Sec. 2. That the payment of taxes any time within the time herein provided shall be deemed and taken as payment within time allowed by law and any4 one paying taxes within said time shall be allowed to vote in any general, primary, municipal registration, or specal election thereafter during 1922. BOX HBUR CLUB. Mrs. C. E. Taylor will entertain the Bon Heur Club Friday afternoon at 4:30. SHERIFF MILLER LOSES AUTOMOBILE. S. J. Miller had the misfortune to have his Haynes touring car stolen, 4 wrecked and burned Monday ' night. He had parked his car near the Jerome hotel early in the night and when he went.for it about 10:30 o'clock it was missing. Tuesday morning the car was found about five miles out of Cayce, wrecked and burned. FIVE TURNIPS IX OXE. Marshal Clemens sent to The Dis patch-Xews office this week a turnip having five perfect and distinct tops and five roots. In other word3 five turnips in one. ^ AT GILBERT. The Ladies* School Improvement League will furnish a first class barbecue with refreshments at Gilbert, July 4, 1922. cooked by a well-known cuest. THCD. This impressive word was first coined by anEnglish newspaper writer and used in the London "Times" in a description of the bare-knuckle fight between Heenan and Sayers. It is. %,; purely a descriptive sound, not being . derived from any root. Who fira? added tahe adjectives "dull", and cue tvciuu^ 43 nut zvuvv\ u . Possessor Xot Brave. Sapleigh?A little. .J^ming $k* a %dangerous thing. %; ;?.'* 1 Miss Keen?Yes. but that fact doesn't justify some of us in being proud of how little we know.