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BgisaSfcfi' '- - . - V- ' ' . _____ ^ ^ - LEXINGTON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, DEC. 19, 1917. El#! <^.., N. ?. ? | SIMPSON-TAYLOR. I A coming marriage of statewide -interest is that of Miss Katherine -Simpson of Richburg, Chester coun1 L tys and former Mayor Chas. Edwin1 | Taylor of Lexington, which is schef ?dnled for December 31, at the home *?f the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Simpson, at *Richburg. The bride-to-be, for the past two years * ~ j p?/?Viaa] $ head of the teacner-trauimg SlUVVi ? -at Lexington, is a young woman of brilliant literary attainments; and, t, not only in Lexington is she well and fg favorably known, but she is loved and esteemed for her many excellent |: traits all over South Carolina. She comes of one of the oldest and most honored families of the section in which ahe resides* and the announcement of her aproaching marriage which will mean her permanent resi dence in this town, will be received - t I ?p ?wrth interest and pleasure oy ner lost of friends and admirers. Mr. Taylor is a.born and bred Lexington county young, man, and is widely known and deservedly popular in f$- the business and social life of the county and state. He is at present lead of one of the largest furniture establishments in this section of the atate, is president of the South Caro lina Embalm er's association, and is also widely known as a secret order man. His marriage will occasion far Teaching interest and will call forth t. many sincere congratulations and the "heartiest of good wishes. The mar riage wil be a brilliant society evpnt in Richburg. LEXINGTON CIRCUIT. Preaching appointments are as fol lows: Hebron: First Sunday, 11:00 a. m. third Sunday, 3:30 P. M. F?reb: Second and fourth Sundays, 3:30 P. M. T?exington: Second Sunday, 7:30 ? M. fourth Sunday, 11:00 A. M. Sunday School, 10:00 A. M. every Sunday. Red Bank: Second Sunday, 11:00 .A. M. Fourth 7:30 P. M. Shiloh: First Sunday, 3:30 P. M. third Sunday, 11:00 A. M# ? * * ^? -j? j-V The annual meeting 01 me ? of Stewards wil be held at the Parsonage Friday, Dec, 2T75S^H :00 A. 34. The Board of Trustees will meet "sat the same hour. FOSTER SPEER. ???????? , -AUTOMOBILE OCCIDENTS DURINCi FREEZE w "Tuck" JWarring, a well known negro transfer driver of Lexington, narrowly escaped death on Sunday night while enroute to the Depot. "While going down the long hill on Depot Street, the car sliped on the >v ice and turned* completely over bev^ ; - side the roadway. Fortunately the -driver was not pinned beneath the (machine, and other than the top to the machine, it was not injured. Sher iff Miller's transfer car also turned - -over with the driver on Monday morn ing completely demolishing a portion of the machine, but the driver was unhurt. EXERCISES AT OAK GROVE. There wil be a Christmas Cantata entitled "Santa's Messengers" given hy the pupils at Oak Grove school house Wednesday December 26th, be ginning at 6:30, P. M. A small admission will be charged for the bene ht of the school. The public is cordially invited. ~ CARD OF THANKS. tl take this means of thanking my friends and neighbors for the kind ness shown me at the time of my misfortune last July. I appreciate ~ *1! that was done for me from the bottom of my heart and will endeavor to show my appreciation whenever an opportunity presents itself. <S. BUFUS SMITH. BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL CHRISTMAS TREE. The Baptist Sunday School will have ite annual Xmas tree, Dec. 24, a! 7:80 P. M. in the Lexington Baptist church. Everybody is invited i'. V ' , < onH pniov the evening with W VV>A4V> ^ - ^ us. The offering will be for the | benefit of suffering humanity through the charity fund at Baptist hospital 8?'/ 'at Columbia, S. C. Let us remember p> . our masters words "Go thou and do likewise." D. Z. Swygert, a good farmer from Gilbe1^ was a visitor in Lexing ton yesterday. gite ? Subscribe v for war i CHANGE IN THE DRAFT RULES 1 Washington, Dec. 14.?Beginning tomorrow voluntary enlistments in the United States army, of registered ' men, will be forbidden, except as to certain medical and dental students. 1 Uncle Sam win seieci, ms ugiiwug men from the list of nine million men 1 who on tomorrow will answer 148 t searching questions the answers to i which will determine his liability to i i . | < j military service. i The questionaire automatically jJ | revokes all exemptions and dh- 1 | charges under the first draft. Failure 1 to return his answers in seven days { ! after he receives the questions makes the registrant liable to a year in' 1 prison. Mailing of the list by the:1 local board constitutes legal notice to j( the registrant. His failure to receive ' it does not excuse him. j! The questions are framed to draft out every bit of information that may 1 be of value to the boards in iixingi the class to which a man is to be as- j | signed. No details of the status of dependents, or of possible or actual outside sources of income, has been overlooked. The registrant .after filling in the inside of the questionaire, indicates on the front the class to which he believes he should be assigned. If the board agrees, there is no further , action necessary by either party until the individual comes due for military service and is called up for phy sical examination. If the board dis_ agrees and places the registrant in another class, the machinery for appeal to the district board is set in motion automatically. SOME FURLOUGHS TO BE GRANTED CHRISTMAS. ' Washington, Dec. 17.?Secretary Baker today denied reports that com manding officers at camps and can tvriments have been ordersi to refuse ? -t-_r^^cfmoc "f11 '.nnorhs UJL Ulliuvmw M. V. v?3..w. Thev were told, however, he said, to discourage the granting of unusual numbers of furloughs at the holiday time.' The chief reason given for the or der is that transportation facilities of the country have been taxed to their utmost and it is felt that to send the j great numbers of men home from! camps for Christmas would be too heavy a burden. It is also stated that the training of the men might be seriously affected if many were absent. . AMERICAN TROOPS HIGHLY . COMMENDED With the American Army in France ?A number of well known war correspondents of important French newspapers have visited the American troops and followed the lines of communication from the sea to the advanced camps. After interviewing pen. Pershing, who expressed . to them his unalterable confidence in an allied victory, the journalists summarized their impressions in the following statement: "We have come to a striking real ization of American power. We have the fullest confidence in the aid which America's army will render us and we are more than ever convinced of victory. We have been struck particularly by the brotherhood in arms of Americans and Fren chmen, and. nothing rejoices us more than the vigor, high spirits and enthusiasm of our, allies from overseas." The party made a long visit to a camp of former national guardsmen where they partook of the soldiers' mess. They also visited and had long talks with the troops returned from the trenches, especially those who were wounded. CHRISTMAS CARDS, SEALS, ETC. \ We are showing the largest and prettiest line of Christmas cards, booklets, seals, tags, fhoily, crepe and tissue paper ever shown here. Read our advertisement elsewhere in this issue, and call to see our dis-play of holiday goods before buy ing your gifts. 1 " HARMON DRUG CO. BOX PARTY AT LONG BRANCH j There will be a box party and cake walk at Long Branch school house; Saturday night December 15th. The. i 1 ^/-I!urill ooyt-o vo^vocVimonfc n iC'.U 1C."? n III ^ A JL VkUiliiViA Vw> ?*?v* ^ i j good time is promised all who at-; i tend. The proceeds wil go to the j benefit of the schooi. The public ' ic cordially invited to attend. j j\Ir. Delton D. Shumpert, a leading farmer and good citizen of Gaston : Itoute 2, while in town Monday gave ! us a pleasant and profitable call. VEW ORDER FOR EXEMPTION BOARDS ro All Local Boards of Exemption: The Governor has received the fol owing telegram and order from the; Provost Marshal .General and has i )een requested to communicate same; ;o all Local Boards of Exemption. "Voluntary induction of certain reg! strants is provided for in Sec. 150 j Selective Service Regulations. This; section requires Local Boards to send; the applicant for voluntary induction to the nearest mobilization :amp. To provide a flexible system svhich will permit men to be sent to places other than mobilization camps the following will govern as to the iisposition of men applying for induction under Section 150. This section must be strictly complied with in all respects, except that men should be sent to places herein indL cated instead of to the nearest mobilization camp. Attention is directed to the fact that no man in the curpent, quota may be voluntarily induct ed and that credit for men so induct ed wfil be given on the quota eallad for after their induction into milita^F service, and not on the cur ren^-quota. While registrants desiring voluntary induction into the varies branches of the military service hereinafter named will be sent by JLecal Boards only to the points designated, as follows: Aviation Sec tion Signal Corps, to Kellyfield, San Anteaioi Texas; Land Division, Signal Corps* to Fort Leavenworth, Kan Medical Department, to Medical Offi cers' Trianing Camp, Fort Riley, Kan by Local Boards west of Mississippi, and to Medical .Officers' Training Camp, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga? by local Boards east of the Mississippi; pAmo trt P.nmn .Tn*_ ^ UOTVCiuiaowci W v/vM.r w ? eph Johnston, Jacksonville, Fla.; Ordinance Department, to Raritan Depot, Raritan, N. J.; Infantry, by Lo cal Boards of Pacific Coast States to Fort McDowell, Cal.; by all other Local Boards, to Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. C. ? BOOTH-WHITTLE WEDDING IN COLUMBIA THURSDAY Wilmington, N, Carolina.Dec. 8? Mr. J. W. Booth, of the Star mechanical force stole a march on his friends Thursday afternoon, and slip ped away to Columbia** * where he was married to Miss Veo Whittle, of that city. The ceremony was performed in the pastorium of the first Baptist church, Rev. Mr. Denham, officiating. The bride is a native of Columbia, and was a student at the Columbia College for Women. The groom is originally from Aiken S. C., but for the past several months has been connected with The Star, coming here from The State. For the pres ent they will make their home at the Wilmington Hotel.?Wilmington Star Mr. Booth is well known in Lexing ton, where he made his home for about two years, (being connected 4-1.^ T ovinnrfnji Dicnfltcli nnd The Witn tiiC JLA/AU40 VV** -AS * .! .. ? Lexington News. He is a capable and energetic young man of sterling character and the girl who won him, is indeed fortunate. He has a large circle of friends here who wish him happiness and prosperity. DEATH OF MRS. SOX Mrs. Charlotte Sox, wife of Lemuel Sox, one of the oldest and most high'y esteemed residents of the Emanuel Church section, died at her home on Sunday morning, following - 1:-??: ? ? a/ mnva an nnp 21 uiigeriug ijixncoo v/L uiuiv M.MM w?v year's duration. Mrs. Sjx was more than 70 years of ag*.i and had lived in the immediate locality for all the years of her existence. Site leaves her aged husband and five children, the Rev. Charlie J. Sox, of this town; Messrs. Jesse and Julian Sox and two daughters. For many years the deceased was a devoted member of Emanuel's Lu. theran church, and untill her health declined she was a regular attendant upon all church services. * " * * 1 1-.1 9 The funeral win oe conducted irora Emanuel's church at 10 o'clock Tues day morning by the Rev. J. Albert Cromer, after which the body will be laid to rest in the cemetery nearby. FEARFUL COLLISION. Washington, Dec. 14 ?In ?, col-j lission on the Southern railway this | morning near Calhoun S. C., between; northbound local train No. 46 and I southbound express and mail train' ivO, 'I "), IMi? rtliu mao i ter of the express were fatally in-1 jurod anil several passengers were slierhtly injured. Accident was caused by the failure of the teleeraph opera ' tor at Seneca, S. C. to deliver orders j to the engineer of the local. BELOVED CITIZEN DIED |>UN-! I DAY FUNERAL MONDAY i Gen. Ulysees Robert Brooks, for ^ many years clerk of the South Caro! j lina supreme court, died early Sun i < i ? x. !_ _ 1 ? ?i. ill 1 t day morning at nis nume aicei ail m j ness of several weeks. He had been j in -bad health for some time, but was t taken ill several weeks ago and dur- ? ing that time his condition has been * serious, although at intervals he ral < lied. With the death of General it Brooks passes one of South Caro- f lina's distinguished and prominent fi ^ gures. He had made a large number of friends throughout the State be- i cause of his long association with the 11 position he had held in the State cap itol and also because of his prominence as a writer and speaker. He < was a man of genial disposition and < those who knew him became attach \ ed to him. He numbered his hosts of friends both among the older citi zens of the State and the younger ] people. He was ever ready to greet ] a friend with a smile. ' The funeral services were held Monday afternoon at St. Peter's Ca < tholic church at 3 o'clock, conducted by the Rev. Father T. J. Hegarty. ^ Interment followed in the Catholic cemetery at Elmwood. General ' Brooks was a faithful and active meinber of this church for a number of years. The honorary pallbearers for the 1 funeral will be the members of the : - *?n?f nomolv P.Viipf .TllS SUpiCIUC VVUXby iiawyy tice Gary, Associate Justices Watts, 1 Frazer, Gage and Hydrick. Other honorary pall bearers will be Gen Wil ; lie Jones, B. L. Abney, Col. J. Ful ' ler Lyon, Judge J. W. Devore and ' Dr T.' M. DuBose, Sr. Active pallbearers are: E. J. Brennen, J. C. Otis, D.* C. Ray, W. H. Townsend, H, F. Jennings and Dr. F. W. P. Butler, i Members of Camp Hamton, United Confederate Veterans of which Gen eral Brooks was an active member up until his last illness attended the funeral in a body, as several representatives from the Confederate soldiers' home at Columbia, an insti tution in 'which the deeased was always interested. The Daughters of the Confederacy and th?* 'Girls of the 60's. of which Mrs. Brooks, Widow of the late Gen eral Brooks was an active worker, iHanflo.A .Ov-. funeral CLliDXJ OliVW imyw v.* w ? # ME \NS ACQUITTED ON MURDER CHARGE Concord, N. C., Dec. 17.?Gaston B. Means was .acquitted here yester day of the murder of Mrs. Maude A. King, a wealthy widow of New York, whose business affairs he had handled. The case went to the jury last night at 7 o'clock and as Presiding Judge Cline had ruled that a verdict might be rendered on Sunday, the jurors-, sent for him today and returned the verdict shortly after 10 o'clock. I After the foreman of the jury had formally pronounced the verdict of "Not guilty" counsel for Means asked r, the court if it had any other charges ' against Means. Judge Cline replied i there was none and Means was given i his freedom for the first time since , last September, when he^was arrest ' ed on a warrant charging him with having shot the woman, who met death near here in August. Means always asserted she shot herself acci dentally. TREE AND ENTERTAINMENT AT CHARTER OAK SCHOOL The ladies school improvement lea gue will give a Christmas tree and entertainment at Charter Oak school house, Friday Dec. 28th, 1917. The exercises will begin at 2 p. m. There will be fun and amusement for chil dren and all who may attend. All desiring to help in the improvement of the school are asked to bring a "pound" to De aonawju w uic ovuw* whieh will be used in raising funds. A cordial invitation is extended to all to be present and enjoy the af. ternoon with us at Charter Oak. BROKE HER HIP. Mrs. John Rish, wife of a well known farmer of the Edmund sec-; tion, accidentally fell upon the ice j on last Wednesday (morning and; broke her hip, causing great pain for; a time. Dr. Roberts of Lexington was of nrwl ffflvp tho unfortun v ancu uu vuw ^ w ate woman all possible medical and surcncal attention. Mrs. Rish, ho\v_i ... ever, is up in years, and it will dou-j ! >less be several weeVs before she w:i be able to acyiin be out. Subscribe to The Dispatch-News. -EGAL ADVISORY BOARD j i FOR LEXINGTON COUNTY j By virtue of the authority vestedj n us as the duly commissioned Le- j ?al advisory Board (for Lexington T lonntv under the rules and reemla?i ( ions governing the Selective Draft | . ^aws we hereby appoint the follow- ] ^ ng named persons as assistants to: lid the Legal Advisory Board to aid1J md assist the registrants in their re < I spective communities in answering j j he questions contained in the official j ^ iuestionaire mailed to each regis-? rant by the Local Exemption Board ( .'or Lexington County. | ] Peak:?W. H. Suber, W. M. Wilson j 1 ras. B. Addy, Jno C. Swygert. Chapin:?Harry Wessinger, R. i iVilbur Frick, Jacob Roberts, M. P. Landler. ' 1 G. W. Mills. E. H. Addy, T. Has- 1 cell Shull, Jesse S. Ballentine. Lexington:?G. H. Ballentine. Karl Dswald, H. L. Harmon, W. D. Dent, jeo. Bell Timmerman, T. C. Sturkie 1 D. Martin, S. J. Leaphart, W. E. J lawyer, Henry D. Lybrand, Frank 1 George. I Batesburg:?Barrett Jones, W. S. < Hite, Ira C. Carson, C. E. Ridgell, J.; M. Malpass, C. B. Kneece, Baxter,; 3. C. C. W. Calhoun, Ab. Jones. E R. Steedman, Cullum. Leesville:?E. L. Asbill, Henry Bo iie, D. M. Crosson, F. Hamp Hendrix E. :P. West, H. A. Meetze. Gilbert:?R. L. Keisler, Ioor Hayts, I Pelion:?J. D. Haltiwanger, L. W. Wise, D. R. Kneece, D. I. Wingard. j Swansea:?B. E. Craft, S. J. Der- I. rick. E. W. Burnett, C. L. Rast, Bert j Williams, L. C. Brooker, L. 0. Rast. I Brookland:?W. W. Hawes, L. S. l{ TI?li.: o?J J T?tv^b T3 ! i rot LI, OitllUCXS uuignaiu, uaiuco xs. Mims. Irmo:?J. W. Hook, R. E. Mathias. All registrants in the vicinity of j the above named persons, who mayj. desire aid in answering the questions are earnestly requested to apply to j one of the above named parties for j aid and advice in preparing their j answers. C. M. Efird, T. C. Callison. J. B. Wingard. Legal Advisor' 3oard. LEXINGTON EXEMPTION , BOARD VERY BUSY. The Lexington County Exemption Board, D. Frank Efird, chairman; Dr. (W. Price Timmerman and William H. Witt, are a very busy body nowadays. John D. Carroll, clerk of the board, has been busily engaged in sending out the new questionairs to all registrants in the county; and the answers are expected to commence to arrive at an early date. The | board appointed to assist registrants! consists of* Judge* C. M. Efird, J. j Brook Wingard and T. C. Callison,1 all residents of Lexington, and these!' gentlemen are already performing; their patriotic tasks 'willingly and! freely. Lexington county registrants! are always on the job, standing ready at all times to respond when duty calls. IMPORTANT NOTICE TO REGISTRANTS Under jurisdiction of this .Local Board whose order numbers are be tween No. 1 and No. 635, inclusive There has this day been mailed to j you a questionaire which you are re j quired by law to execute and return i within seven days from date hereof.j Failure to do so constitutes a misdemeanor punishable by not to exceed one year's imprisonment; and such failure may also deprive you " o,f valuable rights and results )n your immediate induction into military service and trial by court-martial W. H. WITT, Member of Local Board. Date Dec. 19, 1917. nrtv n 1 nTV A wrv r AVP U/AI K" DUA r rtl\ 1 I AMV vnnb If There will be a box party and old time cake walk at the Pelion school house on Friday night Dec. 28th, The public is cordially invited. There will be music furnished by Miss Rean Fort. i A good time assured to all. I The young ladies specially invitee to come and bring a. box. BOX PARTY AND CAKE WALK. There will be a box party, cake walk and other amusements at Sharp's Hill school house New Year's night. Everybody come^ An excellent time is promised all. V - .11 M I ll CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT AT ST. PETERS. There will be a Christmas tree etc rendered by the children of the Sunday school at St. Peter's cftuxch w. Wednesday Dec. 26. Beginning at: 1 .p m. Everybody is cordially in-, a _ -1 vitea. 11,000 ENLIST IN DAY. J Washington Dec. 13.?Nearly 11, 000 men were listed as accepted yes | < terday for the regular army and re-j norts showing an additior>al 2,000 came in too late for tabulation. The total war volunteers now is i. 313.852. War department pffic.ials e:r,ect an o* < renter showing to-, morrow t rrday, the last day when men of draft age may be tak' >n 4ero* ' 5;- recruit:;": station. FORCES OF PROHIBITION VICTORS IN HOUSE TEST Washington, Dec. ,17.?Nat$o*vide prohibition won in the house to lay and only the adjustment of a slight difference in resolution be ween the house and senate now stands in the way of submitting to . State legislatures an amendment to ;he federal constitution forbidding die manufacture, sale or importation if intoxicating liquor for beverage purposes in the United States or its territories. The vote in the house, taken after i day of debate before crowded galleries, was 282 to 128, with the par ties dividing almost evenly. The mar ?in for prohibition was just eight irotes more than the necessary twothirds of the membership of the house required, for adoption and 26 more tha ntwo-thirds of those voting. Both wets and drys had been predicting victory all day and it was pot * t _ # 1 J an til tae last iew names nau uwu called that the anti-prohibition forees conceded their defeat After Spea- . ker Clark announced the result the victors were joined by the galleries in such a demonstration as is raielgr permitted in the house. Former Secretary Bryan, an interested spectator nearly all day, appeared on the floor and joined in receiving congrat. ulations with Representative Webb of North Carolina, who had led the fight. The resolution passed by the house is identical with that passed by the senate last August except it gives the States seven years instead of six in which to ratify the amendment. Senator Sheppard, author of the resolution, predicted tonight that the senate would accept the amendment tomorrow. He said he had assur ances that the seven years period would be approved and that he did not believe a roll call would be necessary. The president's approval is not required and the State legislatures may act as soon as they please after the signature of the vice president and Speaker Clark have been attached to the resolution. "It will be submitted tomorrow as a Christmas present to the America* people," said Sheppard, "and I believe it will be ratified within three years." Every atempt today to put -o* amendments to except -light wines. ^ and beer was beaten and 141 'Democrats stood aligned with 137 Repubh* cans and four independents to win the final victory for the prohibitionist focres. . / PROGRAM LOWER DIVISION OF LEXINGTON BAPTIST ASSOCIATION. The lower division of the Lexing A'-X nrill Tn H71 fV> ton .Baptist assoLiiiLiuii win XUW V VTX?M the King Grove church on Saturday before the fifth Sunday in December. The following program has been I arranged: . Meeting called to order 10:30 A. M. 10:30 to 11:00?Devotional service. 11:00 to 11:30?Enrollment of delegates and reports from the churches. 11:30 to 1:00 P. M.?First query "A live church and how to keep it so"?Rev. J. R. McKittrick and R. J. Fallaw. 1:00 P. M. to 2:00 P. M.?Recess for dinner. 2:00 to 3:00 P. M.?Second query? "What is the meaning of the 6th verse of the 11th chapter of St. John"?By Rev. W. B. Fallaw and J. D. Moore. 3:00 to 4:00 P. M. Third query? "Owe no man anything but to lore one another" Romans 13-8-11?Rev Carten and B. C. Herlong. Sunday?Meet at 10:00 A. M. 10:30??11:00?^Devotional Service. 11:00?11:30?Sunday school work by union. Sermon?By Rev. W. B. Fallaw or M. O. Owens. Miscellaneous and adjournment. J. G.Fallaw, Swansea, S. C. MISS. TAYLOR UNDER KNIFE. Miss Viola Taylor, daughter ef Jacob Taylor and a very popular young girl among her acquaintances was rushed to the Baptist hospital in Columbia last night suffering with an attack of appendicitis. The young woman was taken ill suddenly on Sunday, and the attending physit tt Mnfhias at once diag L Kill, JL/A . v. nosed the case as appendicitis. The malady failing to respond to heroic treatment, the young: lady grrew worse and an operation was advised. She stood the operation well, it is said, ar.d no serious developements are anticipated. The operation was per formed by Dr*. Harman and Math;as at midnijrht.