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- v lL. ? AUTOMOBILE WRECK NEAR EDMUND. ' I ' i Fred Lucas suffered a double, fracture of the left arm at and near; the left wrist and also internal inju-! ries; Govan Sharpe suffered the loss; f several front teeth, and Joe: Knight received slight injuries about; the body, when the car in which they j we^e.riding left the Orangeburg; roar, near Edmund plough its way! thrc ugh a corn-field for some 50 yarcs or more and turr.d turtle, late Sunday afternoon. Taimage Sharpe the fourth member of the party was uninjured. The machine was wreckThe men were apparently out on a , joy ride, all of the occupants admitting that the car was speeded to the highest. m 1 j 1 J rne accident auu.jeiicu ncai home of a farmer, to where the in-1 iured men were carried. G. Frank j Roberts, M. D., of Lexington; who] was summond by telephone stated; tiwt the extent of Lucas's injuries! ^ I could not be determined for several j H ; days.. ' TEACHERS ASSOCIATION WILL MF17T JTAA~?4-J A $ The Lexington County Teachers, Association will meet in Lexington High School* building on Saturday the 13th inst. at 11 o'clock. Piano Solo: Mrs. W. W. Caugh man. Address: iprof. V. E. Rector of the University of S. C. Vocal Solo: Miss Christine Frazier. Address: Dr. R. H. Folk Subject: Bmrr.l Sanitation.. , ]' Business. j: Every teacher should be present Hi XX V CIVtA \I&Ob / * "|: MAKE THE OLD NEW. Colcrite straw hat dye will make yoi r old hat new and save the cost of i new one, all popular shades or coYrs. "> utnam and Diamond dyes, in endk variety for coloring anv kind of f .brie.' Save the cost of a new dress z " :! clothes. Ask us about them. "VVV.l give you the. information. l-v. Harmon Drug Co. EAT LENfiNE CAM? BUYS BOND. Ballentine Camp No. 868 W. 0. W. Y. -z ^ought a $50.00 Liberty Bond. IL^ientine- Camp has 63 members and has only been organized about 1 yea". The camp is in a flourishing condition and has shown its patriot. irm bv sharing prosperity with Uncle Sam for the boys in the trenches. ! f i SERVICE METHODIST CHURCH. I . i There will be preaching services fhp I.e^infrton Methodist church Sunday night beginning at 9 o'clock j (new t'Me.) Foster Speer, Pastor. >*" I I , IF I WERE A FARMER. If I were a /armer I would keep at j hand a few reliable medicines for mi- j nor ailments that are so serious as! i I to require the attention of a physi-, clan, such as chamberlain's Colic and j; Diarrhoea Remedy for bowel com-j plaints. J Chamberlains Cough Remedy for ccughs, colds and croup. Chamberlain's Liniment for 1 sprains, bruises and rheumatic pains. { Chamberlain's Tablets for stomach;' ! troubles, bliousness and constipation, j This v.ould require an outlay of [ only $1.10. By having these artic- 1 les at hr.nd it would often save the : | . trouble of a trip to town in the busiest season or in the night, and wouldj enable ran to treat slight ailments as soon as they appear, and thereby avoid the more serious diseases that, EgEfc- :-r'" , j so often follow. j J&. ijj I-' I . I Inv I And Ge ?: if I | li" if ill | K-: * BW ' ' DEMOCRATIC CLUBS ' 1 MEET ON APRIL 27 I he Stat?. ? Democratic clubs throughout the ' I- te vvill be' called together on Saturday, Apri: 27, for the purpose of decline: officers and selecting deleraU's to the various count;.' convention?. Every county convention in he State is scheduled to meet on Monday, May C, at noon. The State Democratic convention v:l] assemble in Columbia on Tuesday, May 15. A to the I*uISS COVCmin?" the State primary the clubs in Colum bia and throughout the county will be called to rheet Saturday, April 27 by R. Beverly Sloan. The county chairman. Each club will be entitled to one delegate to the county convention for every 25 members on the club roll or a majority fraction there ct. The officers of the various clubs will issue formal notices calling on the clubs to gather at the usual places to select their officers, executive committeemen and delegates to the ooiintv convention. A number cf Richland counrv officers are to be elected this yen and the contests will be interesting. The county treasurer, supervisor, judge of probate, auditor, master and coroner ore among the many offices to be filled. It is thought that the several coun ty officials will seel: reelection, and no doubt others will enter the race. Good salaries are attached to the various county offices. The county executive committee will have to elect a secretary to succeed Waller Bailey, who has become a lieutenant in the army. Beverly Sloan has beer, the efficient county chairman for several terms, and his friends will insist on him allowing his name to be used for reelection. SUMMONS. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA County of Lexington. Court of Common Pleas. F. A. Refo, Mae Bates, and W. Q. Roundtree plaintiffs, vs. Freddie Drafts, Fred D. Roundtree and G. Olin Smith defendants. To the defendants above named: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the subscriber at his office, at Lexington, South Carolina, within TWENTY DAYS after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintifs in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint C. M EFIRD Attorney for Plaintiffs. NOTICE. To Defendant, Freddie Drafts, Please take notice that the Complaint in this action is now gn file in the Office of the Clerk of The Court of Common iPieas for said County. C. M. EFIRD, 3t26. Attorney for Plaintiff. GARDEN AND FIELD SEEDS. Wood, Ferry and Crosman Gardenj Seeds, all varieties of popular gar-j ien vegetable seed, new crop, true, and reliable. L/ai-raii mmet, rape, cane auu ovas;humnEarly Dent corn, Ky wonder beans and other field seeds. Onion: sets and cabbage plants. Headquar-, ters for seeds. lw.. Harmon Drug Co. j 1 Mesdames S. J. and C. E. Leaphart will entertain the Bon Heur Club Friday afternoon at 5 o'clock. MBMBSHHMHMBBHKIdMnHBBBflBnMnMHnBBUHMna est it in 1 it Behind t\ Buy Lil: HANI ? mt ^ -?s *3. i li Act Atfhoriziag fy. * t>. ? ? felfiC7pC! L? i v? iL>-i ? U .s-1/ u -> The Pi<natch-Ne\v$ prints below the act authoi-Li'nf? the con struct'oil of tvco free bridges over Saluda river. 1 ha bill introduce--: ::i the Senate by Senator Riddel" on Feb. ?.. and soon thereafter became u lav.*; 'the ^:rc huv vr bee"* agreed to by: | every rv:.r of th > Le\":-von de'e. gut oh. The b fo'lows in full: j . Art ACT. To Em rover the County Board of Comm. ha; oners of Lexington Coun-j ty to Issue and sell ?50.000.00 of j Serial Coupon Loads for the Pur pose of Building Tvc Steel Bridges Ciii i'? Jll\ Ci, n-.?'U CV/ v -L^v.v,^ j for Their Payment With Interest at -vlaturity. Be it enacted by the Genera! Assembly'of the State of South Carolina: SECTION 1. The County Beard of Commissioners of Lexington coun ' ty is hereby empowered to issue and sell $50,000.00 in serial coupon bonds of fhe said county to mature ?. twenty-five years from date, at a rate of interest not to e'-'ceecl si:: per cent per a num: J^rovuied, 1 lie saia bonds snail be subject to call for re: tivemcnt r. hereinafter provided; the ' ,%roceeds of the sale of said bonds shall be expended to construct two : steel brid res over Saluda River of. not less than fifteen tons weight as follows: One west of the Wyse steel, bridge over said river and one east, ; thereof, to be located by the County | Supervisor and County Board of i Ccmmissicners in conjunction with the Slate Highway Department: Pro; I vided, further, That there shall be appointed by the Governor, upon; the recommendation-of the legisia-; tive delegation of the County of Lex;' i ir.gtcn, six freeholders of said couni ty to cooperate with the County: | Board of Commissioners in the locat:on of the said bridges. Four of whom shall be from the locality north of the said river and two of whom ; shall be from the south of said river. A majority of said freholders so appointed and County Board of Com- i : missioners shall control in the loca; tior. of said bridges. Fee. 2. That said bonds shall be . executed by the County Supervisor signing the same and Clerk of? the County Board of Commissioners sign . ing them, and issued in denominations of $100.00 each:Provided, the i i signatures may L?e ntnograpnea upon the coupons. ; Sec. 3.?The said bonds shall be sold to the highest bidder after at , least three weeks' advertisement in | one county and one daily newspaper I of statewide circulation: ^Provided, No bid shall be accepted at a price less than par, and the proceeds of such sale' shall be deposited with the 1 County Treasurer, and by him heldj ! subject to the warrant of the County : | Supervisor for the purpose herein-j ' Ari G VI r? A AfVim* | UClUIt: lncuciuncu auu liv vvuvA* j Sec. 4. To retire the said bondsJ at maturity and pay the interest! when due the County Auditor be, and " 7 he is, required to enter hereafter up- i on his tax duplicates a sufficient amount of mills to raise fully the ! sum of $3,560.00 annually, which shall be applied first to the payment of the interest accruing annually, j and the balance thereof to the retire! ment of said bonds, which shall be' subject to call for said purpose at par! after two weeks' advertisement by; numbers beginning with the highest number and annually to continue seriatim to number one: Provided,! i 7 I That interest shall discontinue upon the bonds so called for retirement; from the date of the first advertisement. and the County Treasurer be, and he is hereby, required to collect; the Safest ie Governm Derty Bonds -:-FOR Si w OF WEST ? mil i ii ?1 the said taxes as other taxes are collected. SEC. 5. That all Acts or parts of Act?, in Conflict with the provisions ~.f th"Act am hot - bv rcoealed. SEC. 0. This Act shad take ef; ^ .a lipon a or ova.. ^; 'TGVCi. '--i day of i corur.ry D. 1918. STEVEDORES WANTED. ?"c DArrcricns ha *e been received by the S ivannah. Ga., army rccrait' y L -tior. which >s heaflo'.-'.uyers J I* v " ''' T. j ... .. C ...t' ".- v.- ' jt'.e ce-Icrc Fc.-v'mcnts of colore:I men. : < pies; disC ' ' -h I P. : . ;."0 rev.'lay. accoc !I:\v; to iufoi motion received from -bo Savannah main station to :*r . I:, reference to the press Ay at. he--, which stated that the War Department v.'-l rot prosecute further recr iiiiny for this branch of che s?"" icc in the Southeastern states the recent tiny officials stated that the article, as far as their kncv/ledye - - ? ex the i'-.i-rcs >< concern ecu is erroneous rad Attempts to obtain a acrihcniiovi from the War Do; r.vtment vere of no avail. ' Such ;.item orts cro o-i inj istice to the :v--:-ru:tiV.; service," it vras c-ta ted the official?, " orwecbaly at :h's time when extraordinary effort' rro beinc made to -veri-it colore-:! men for Stevedore and labor units. A special advert; iuer cam.paic.Ti is new on, as may he seen by the hand painted posters in towns and cities ? , - i. ~ 4.* r,i- .e " "* *-r-i o* -f AV l/iil'UUJiiiUUc. vll" Uiailivl/ v-c.; > m JL ^. colored vounteers for the army. An unlimited number of colored men are wanted for this work and any between the ayes of IS to 21 and 30 to 40 who are physically qualified j may enlist at the nearest army re-; cruiting station. "In order to clear un the doubt! which such statements have caused/'! the statement continues, "the array j recruiting officials request the news; papers, postmasters, and city cffi-j cials cf every town and city in South j Carolina and Southeast Georgia toi nost in conspicuous places posters and notices informing colored men that they are still wanted in the See-? vedore regiments of the army." tun r/>ow irni inlj t'Jiln n ILL j nrri vjnu? AH??' i b?.L iviUiSi L'i'f! j "Gets-It" Makes Corns come Off The "Banana-Peel" Way! Why have to flop on the floor,: squeeze yourself up like the letter "Z , and with bulging eyes draw; your face up into a wrinkly knot; while you gouge and pull at thej "quick" of a tender corn? That's j i 2 or 3 Drops Applied in a hew ?>ec- i onds?Theres no Fussing or Cutting.; "Gets-It" Always Works! the old savage way. "Gets-It" is the modern, painless, simple way. Lean over and put two drops of "Gets-It" on the corn, put your! stocking: and shoe right on again, 1 and forget the com. Pain is eased. "Gets-It" has revolutionized the; treatment of corns. It never irri-j tates the true flesh. You'll stop limping on the side of your shoe, and do away with greasy salves, \ bundling bandages, thick plasters and painful methods. Use "Gets-It. It's common sense. LlM.XJ'jk V & < Security i: ient ; and War & I F. A Jfc, n, 41 X i&. A, -JS ERN CARO Lexln READING MAT I V.P. FOR THE SOLDIERS. The Eir-te Council cl Defuse is hchift* pressed to ca'I rt.ta.Hicn to all the neonlo of the need for rending rnattai* a or fna scioicis n ca-itps tt.d at the front. It rests so little to send p o r. ^ j; ?>/, "> r* ? ^ ^ st* for csc.'i. .\o wrnrw'nr.r. no &<ld?es> : i. r s o '. 'ihe thin-r is to. 2 0 S ' 0 i" . J \\0 I' 0 '.''-Si il. 1 Ci to ?. r :ir?i *'0v * vriowis ' we!!. And ' " . : . , while they are i <' : i *' .* 1' ''. * yo " ' t le- -i; :s". "e .ill yy that how a - , t. J ew "vone yo:i wr .\;.d cvere - o;: don't know to * rt a sv"rv?p or. thorn uinji'iizines ! w. thorn k. the mail box. I? vc"1 cosee how the-e men stand wornd the moil room v., it n? for the ntr.oMishres i-'o.i % o '.:I -reo-iise how vvwr* do-lars worth cf pleasure a stamp can <rlve. Svmetiir.rs they rend even advert iscmsnts when there is nothing else.'' _ on all mm vnzD?R nmcn-fi or -i :x I-HZAI IXCtH BOE. EKJIUSE ff-fg&Pv' YOSJ KUSr BUY ALSO M BQCSL U/jjfll: If A30QKI GF OIHH CIZEAIS V';: r \ m i - i i r - - K I ! '-T --i 'wm.* ***/'?. -J V3 f&i^-.2-xY?'.tnrc< A?i/Va>W> ifc W / j ^ ,, j r rr>r>rr ?vr f; *>\ J FOGGS CON^IKiN'G t. | ^?|P CUR BOYS "OVER TT^?V> ENJOY TOASTED CIGAR? "IS3. Through the r" the citizens o' this country the Jof smoke kits j-s h. ; *r" d'e ' a-hot d iO Americansoicrrr ir. Vr~a A;:therities agree that men ?-i o ' enchea need cigarettes r.inxvL as iv.-..oA' sus food and Doctors. nuv.-?s ascf:icers mi jou*'. ;i Lac ofciruno wji.cn has awakened :n tabs cornet:;" a great movement to keep our togs applied v;i:h smokes. Millions of the fern cms LUCKY STRIKE Cigoreucs are ''going over" 2II th'J t - 'I'-" o b' 'n* Zli.y.' about the irk a cf the toasted c::~arAUi f>-.->nr>p?5 tn -rr->n spend their lime in cold, vet trenclus mid billets. Then, too. the rep' Kentucky Dur'ey tobacco of the LUCKY STRIKE cigarette gives them the solid satisfaction of a pipe, with a lot less trouble. Take SulphjirBaths ^ Rheumatism Gout, Eczema, Hives, etc. Right in your own home and at trifling cost, you can enjoy the benefit of healing sulphur baths. Hancock Sulphur Compound nature's own blood purifying and skin healing remedy?SULPHUR?prepared in a way to make its use most efficacious. Use it in the bath; use it as a lotion applying to affected parts; and take it internally. 50c and $1 the bottle at your druggist's. If he can't supply you. send his name and the price in stamps and we will send you a bottle direct. HANCOCK LIQUID SULPHUI. COMPANY Baltimore. MtL Har.ctci StJfhur Ctmftund Oint! runt??Z and SOc?ftr tut xcilh At Liquid CtMftMd. tax w* n?S nut mi? n?nw.iwiiDM?id? ? i i?MPMt?a?a?aoMM i T TIA1II n the W< n C Savings o LINA S. C. III MISERY if _ rtr-* r; *T f p' ^ -; '? oils How^ne v "-J Lyc!:a E. Vc "kzble was 0S3 SAi'l .. . ?* n d , -'l 10 -f- ^ ' . ' me . a E. : . 7 ' - ;oge r.; -ound. I c:ot re away. I I ' v/; cn a certainly re' - rr.enu this vaiu' .. ; madicins to v.-y. ^Y>W i other women who ; suffer, for it, ha3 ~~ co.v? such ffO0 ,j work for no rood I know it will help i: they will give it a fair trial." ?h'rs. LirfliZ Couhtnzy, 1C3 Stn Ave., W vbcen. Iowa. Why w.ff women drag along from day to -Vy y ar in and year out, suffering i - :.h misery undid Mrs. Courtney, when h 1 .iters as this are continually being ' -'dished. Every worn on who suffers t'rem displacements, in: mnrities, inflammation, ulceration, backache, ner . less, orwfl'j as pissing uuvujiu lhu of Life fehcuid givo this famous rout and herb remedy, Lydia L. Pinkr-^ro*?. Vegetable Compound, itrial. For x advice u-"T i;e twdiaE. Pinkham . Mc'icine Co., Ly;.n, &ass. The result its len?e::pe. e ?s at i"ourservice. REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. 1 valuable building lot 1-2 acr-e. 2 acres good farm or truck land, : or would make 4 good building lots. ! Located on Harmon street, next the j old Methodist church, Town of Lexj inytcn. Vv ill be sold for cash or on i good terms.. i 114 acres 4 1-2 miles west of i Swansea at the Cross Roads on Ori angeburg .road 70 acres in cultiva! tion. Good 8 room dwelling prac ticallv new that would cost at least I 88.000.00 if built now. Three ten| r.nnt houses. Two good wells on r Tor .-? Half cash, balance on easy terms, j S. J. LEAJPHART, i i Our Accuracy j. Quality Service | l ' ffive vo'j " "Well Fitted Glasses" ELMGREN Optometrist and Optician 1C07 Hampton St. ! COLUMBIA. S. C. i ~ _ . I STOP THAT COUGH | THIS IS THE DANGER TIME j of the year. Pneumonia, tubercu! losis, asthma, catarrh, bronchitis I and other kindred diseases may be traced to their first cauae, a neg! lected caugh. MURRAY'S HOREHOUND MULLEN AND TAR Stops coughs and relieves colds, influenza, croup, sore throat, whoop ing cough and all affections of the throat, chest and lungs. A purely vegetable preparation, pleasant t? take. Acts as a laxative. Highly commended by physicians. Sold by druggists. Price 25c. MURRAY DRUG CO Columbia, S. C. >r!d I ' i tamps I ^oo.ocS"' I I / V*