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^^bfiWiE No 48. * LEXINGTON, S. C., \VK!>NKS?)AV,'Ai*G. 28. 11)18. No. 44.
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( RETURNS PRC
COUN
Dr. Dreher, Derrick and Wingard
Elected to House on First Ballot, j
Bob Leaphart Re-elected Treasureir
and Dent Re-elected Auditor \
By Large Majorities. Drafts and
Shealy Run!Second Race.
Returns from the election *he!d yesv
terday, show that Dr. L>. E. Dreher. D.}
- J. S. Derrick and Col. J. Brooks Win^ard
have been elected to the House i
.. . of Representatives on th first ballot. J
C. E. Leaphart, has been renominated ;
i ~ nf County Treasurer by J
K/ IV V*4*vv
. - an overwhelming vote, and TV4. D. !
Dent has been re-elected county audiv
tor by an avalanche of votes. For
- " Judge of Probate Geo. S^ Drafts, in- j
-cumbent, ana Cyfvs L Shealy will i
V make a second race, this being the ,
only office in the county where the!
results wero not declared by the bal- J
lots.
** . In the race for Conaress A. F. Le- 1
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; ver and George Bell Tim merman ran
neck and neck the votes so far report- j
-ed giving Lever an advantage over:
Timmerman of a very few votes j
The remarkable feature of the elecV
. tion was the very short yote cast, the
totals for the County, having fallen .
off about 1,000 from the election 2 j
years ago: and around 1,200 votes less '
than the total registration.
For Congress.
TP. F.. Brantley * 82 j
A. F. Lever.:.... 1805 j
T. G. McLeod .... 171
G. B. Timmerman 1779'
P:V: For House of Representatives
D. J. S. Derrick 1923
1m E. Dreher 1862
T. Haskell Shulll 1628
H. D. Shumpert 1273
. & E. Smith, I. 1503 <
A J. Perry Spires. 523
p|. J. Brooks Wingard. 1817
r ' For Jndge of Probate.
Geo. S. Drafts 1765
Cyrus L Shealy 1362 J,
jg; % S. Kufus Smith.: *. 607
j,./-. For Auditor.
d. Dent 2427 .
D. L Shealy.... 1312
For Treasurer.
fe 32. Leaphart 2530
Heriry D. Lybrand 1152
J. FRANK KAISER.
If'- , ?" J. Frank Kaiser, Confederate vet- '
> eran and prominent Liexmgromau,
'died at his home about six miles east
Of Lexington at an ealy hour Sunday
snpming, at the advanced age of 74
y^ars. The funeral was held from
St-David's church Monday at 11 o'V
iclock conducted by the Rev. R. K-'-Livingston,
after which the " body--was
laid to rest with -^Masonic honors,
members of the Lexington lodging
participating in a body. s
,r / ,Mr. Kaiser was a gallant Confeder-i
at^ veteran, and had been a..teachei}
I in the, schools of this cofinty.fOr 4^,.
\ , . years. He was alsc* superintendent of ]
Education Tor Lexignton county for j
one. term. He was. one of ..the most |
I.-.. ' "highly esteemed men in the county,.},
numbering his friends fby the score. ;
Mr. Kaiser is survived by his wife1
?* and seveal children, together with
: brothers and sisters. '
I The pallbearers were members of,
lodge as follows: Jno. J. Taylor, Geo.
E. Roberts, G. M. Harman, W. F. Corley,
,H. K. Kaminer and Eaile Seay.
MISSION BAND TO MEET.
I The Childen's Mission Band of St. j
Stephen's Lutheran church will hold ;
a public exercise in the church build- j
ing next Sunday night, to which every
v 'body is invited.
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- Soldiers and sailors training in
/ ^Southeastern camps . are^ some sport, ;
according to statistics compifed by the '
j* ' &my and Navy Y. M. C. A. Physical
dfepatrment. Either as spectators or
players nealy two million men?to be
exact, 1,9*6,6*4 enjoyed the athletics
promoted in the camps of seven South {
ecu states durinsr June.
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Waldo Lowman, P. B. Lawman, and !
J. L. Aniick A. H. Smith, and Colie i
B. Lowmar., came over from, the!
Dutch Fork to hear Coley speak Mon '
day night.
FOUND?One sack of flour near the j
14-Mile Creek about two weeks ago.
V; Owner can have same by paying for j
this advertisement and calling at W. ;
D. Franklow'Ss Route 2, Lexington.
The dove of Deace is still flvinerj
around, but finds it difficult to find a
place to alierht.
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Men who ask. "Whv are we at war
micrht as well, ask whv we resist robbery
and murder.
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Another sroodNvav to win this war!
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is to support the American cause sol- j
idly at home as well as at the front, j
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TY PRIMARY
DIAL ELECTED
OVER BLEASE
The latest returns from, over the
State indicate that Dial has been
elected to the United States Senate
by a large majority. The vote was
exceedingly light.
The vote as it now stands is as
follows:
For U. S. Senate?Long Term
Blease, ..., 30,957
Dial 51,418
Rice 3,598
For U. S. Senate?Short Term
Benet, ..... 22,517
Peoples, 24,053
Pollock, v . . 25,440
For Governor.
Bethea, ... . 8,052
Cooper 45,245
Deschamps, 345
Richards ? 22,4 50
Vote in County
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The vote in Lexington county for ,
the State offices and U. S. Senator
were as .follows: '.'M
'Blease ^ 1380
Dial 1662
Rice.;.. 90 ?
Short Term Senate. J
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Benet 380
Peeples .. ' 832
Pollock 609
Bethea 155
.Governor. .
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Cooper 815
Desehamps 48
Duncan..^ 30
llichards...... % - . 701
Lieut. Governor.
Cohen 259 J
Liies. . .- ' 829 I
Wightmar. 810 V
Supt. Education.
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Rector.... .. .. 694
Swearingen 1082 !
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Attorney General
Sapp .... 814
Searson 526
Wolfe .. 647
Commissioner of Agriculture.
Harris ;.. 874
Garrison..! 640
Morrison 347
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Railroad Commissioner.
Arnold. 219
LL-Tj*. . i-f 1
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McLaughlin .. .. 360
Smith... N 489
Vowel!.. X . ..;.. 240
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LEVER RE-ELECTED "
According 'to latest reports A. F.
Lever, liai been re-elected to Congress^
in 7th district. Fred Domineck
goes; back from the third district and
Byrnes has been elected over his opponents.
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v^Under the new ginning Tates there j
will be a few bales of cotton weighing
less than 500 pounds this fall.
According to an exchange, when
a widower begins to comb his hair so
as to cover the bald snot, he has decided
to find another Victim.
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Worldwide democracy and the \
habit of growing one's own garden!
truck are well " worth while. That's:
us.
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What has become of the old fash-1
iorpd tailor who sewed on buttons sc i
that they stayed on?
That talk of eef?s at $1 a dozen
next winter sounds a srood deal like
fried mush for breakfast for most of
us.
When a man's wife eroes to the
country the man hardly ever tells the
truth about hi| lonesomeness.
"When this war is over the v> arid
will be a fool if it does not take meas!
ures to make absolutely impossible a:
repetition of the bier horror.
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The man who has been brought up :
on rve bread isn't worrviner about"
how the war bread will taste.
Wonder if the old dictionary hasn't
been worn thin by those lookiner tr,
find oat iust what exemption means?;
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SHARE OUR SUGAR
Wfm THE ALLIES
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British Get Two Pounds a Month.
French Pound and Half,
> Italians-One Pound.
GERMAN SUPPLY PLENTIFUL
All Nations Permit Use of Sweetening
for Home Preserving Purposes.
America's n^w sugar ration of two
pounds a month per person is equitable
when compared with the sugar ration
enforced by rigid governmental
arder in England, Franceand Italy, nations
with which we are sharing sugar.
Each Allied nation?in the matter of
sugar consumption?is sharing on nearest
possible equal terms the hardships
Imposed by greatly altered conditions
In the world sugar situation.
Formerly classed as a luxury, sugar
Is nc t a war time essential. The fair
and just division of this essential is
in the hands of the various Allied
food controllers.
The United States Food Administration'
has ashed this nation to observe
a voluntary sugar ration of two
pounds.per person a month.
In the other countries at war with
Germany sugar Is one of the scarce
artSdeo on every menu?whether in
the households of both rich and poor,
or Jr the hotels.
England today has a sugar ration
of two pounds per month per person.
In France the ration is a pound and a
half and in Italy It Is one ponnd a
month. And the prices in allied countries
are from two to three times as
high at in America. v
If you so to a hotel in England or
France these days and order tea or
coffee they serve absolutely no sugar
with It If you want sugar you must
bring It with you.
In England It Is allowable to use
one-seventh of an ounce of sugar In
the preparation of each luncheon. In
France many persons carry little saccharine
tablets about with them for
use In hotels and in England rich and
poor must take their sugar with them
if they wish to have sweetened tea
while visiting friends.
Before the war started Fyance had
625,000 acres devoted to sugar production.
By 1917 the French sugar acreage
had decreased to 180,000 acres.
Today the French man or woman with a
ifugar card has no assurance whatever
that he or she will be able to actually
buy sugar. ^ buy It, one must first
find It s
Italy Has "State Sugar."
Especially drastic regulations govern
the use of sugar in Italy. Its manufacture,
distribution and sale are closelv
controlled, and in part actually
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taken over by the state.
Saccharine Is permitted to be sold
and used as a substitute for sugar and
the government manufactures a mixture
of saccharine and sugar called
"State Sugar," which Is largely used.
German Sugar Ration Adequate.
\ Germany, before the war, produced
a great surplus of sugar and exported
large quantities. Today the Germans
haVe virtually gone out of the export
business, but have plenty of cheap
sugar, for home use.
Wholesale prices prevalent in the
Allied nations, according to information
received by the United States
Food Administration are as follows:
England, .10 cents a pound; France,
12 cents; Italy, 26 cents.
While these high prices are being
pai^ abroad the American wholesale
j>rire is being held at 7J,? cents.
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ISOLDiERS CAMP
! AT'TINE CAMP"
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i Groupe "A" of the Stable Sargent's
I School field artillery from Camp
1 Jackson are in Camp at Laurel Falls
t near Lexington. The groupe is com
posed of 58 men and are in charge of j
Lieutenant Tugman. There is a ra- |
dio station in fine working order and !
communication with Camp Jackson is J
easily had.
Tomorrow morning at an early hour j
there will be a mounted drill without;
saddles, the exhibition to be on the J
high school grounds. In the afternoon
there will be afull pack inspection at:
the camp.
Lieutenant Tugman is a former
. Newspaper man, and is one of the
most capable men in the service.
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THE BOYS WHO REGISTERED
LAST SATURDAY?-1
Gillie Altman, Brookland
Arthur Eugene Amick
Earlie Anderson, Batesburg
Herbert Andeson, Batesbug
Paul Anderson, Batesburg
Herman Wyse Boozer, Leesville
Mike Bouknight, Brookland.
McRoss Hudson Boyd, Brookland
Eddie Cannon, Pomaria
Henry Ollie Clark, 'Chapin
William. Claud Crouch, Brookland
Erska Davis, Leesville
Marion Derrick, Gilbert
j' Oscarr Dreher, Irmo
Josepn urener, irrao
Melvin Bryan Farr, Lexington
' George Berley Fuller, Peak
Olen Gletion, Pelion .?<; .'.eG.
M. Goff, LeesvillSr h- . 5, -S ~
Edwin Caleb QiuniQr,,. LeesyiHe
Ceron Clifton Hall, Steerdman v
| Julian Clarendon I|aU,. $?e?draaiv
William Albert Hammond, SteecJ}
John Bernard Hartley,, Ratesby-rg;. j,
Havey Albert Hopk,. Lexingt.ory.V ?
William Nevins Hook, Brpqkland
| Walter Bellinger Holley, ^Gilbei.t? '
Otis Jenkins, L^esville-'
i John Henry Johnson, Brookland .
Otis Odello K el fey, LeesyiAe
j William Clarence Kpon, Gilbert
; Hobson Goan Lee. Lexington
\Villic Long, Leesville
j Wilford Leon Mack, Swansea
; William Tillman Mack, Brookland
Charley Maddox, Steeman
Otis Matthews, Swansea
John Henry McFee, Batesburg.
David Rufus Oswald, Gilbert
Per Lester Oswalt, Gilbert
James William. Riser, Brookland
Hqnry Rister, Chapin
Willie Thomas Sharp, Gaston
I Henry Walter Slice', Lexington
'' T Cmith T onc\*i 11 r*
?-j\j y vjatu uiiiii/ii, ? 4iji
Webster Matthew Steele, Lexing- J
ton x
Marion ^>togner, Lexington
John Arthur Taylor,. Golbert.
Lawence Franklin Taylor, Gaston ;
Xelson Thompson. Pelion
Ed. Tobe, Pomaria
Henry Tucker, Irmo
Willie Wannamaker, Swansea
George Lester Whitman, Bates
j burg
j Julius Eugene Wingard, Lexington i
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HAI/n\VAN GER'S
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We call attention to the advertise- ;
ment in this issue of Haltiwanger's in j
! Columbia. This is the largest exclu- j
| sive woman's store in South Carolina |
, and is operated by Mr. J. W. Haltiwan ;
ger a Lexington county boy. He is j
now conducting a sale to make room j
for his large full stock and has some
wonderful values to offer the public.;
! Visit his store and see for yourself.
"BOB" HOOKS r.or\M\G BOY.
lioh Koof is !:;< happiest man in
i this town, all bwauso of the late arI
rival of a 1 i-yourui boy in his home.!
j The youngs!( N . : gay a peacock
and nan shout as loud as his daddy, j
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LEXINGTON SEN {
TO DON KHAKl!
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Big Bunch of Boys Left for Camp
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Jackson This Morning
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Ti;e Local Board has called the following
4." registrants from this county!
who will leave Lexington August 29th (
for Camp Jackson.
Allen Julian Connelly.
Charlton Eugene Miller.
Charles Elton Derrick.
Curtis Roy Goodwir
George Eddie C u .
James Charlie Muier.
Arthur Jones Amick.
Jas. Haskell Amick.
Wilbert Earle Swygert.
Leroy Watts.
Jas. William Lorick.
Early Clifton Schumpert.
Marrall Elurcd Hallman.
Jas Eugene Grooms.
George Russell Furtick. '
George Clifton Barefoot.
George W. Willis.
Fred Burton Setzler. i
Daniel Webster Senn.
Tom Lee Bush.
John Benj. Gunter
Willie Smith. r.
Roy Sam'l Lorick
Silas Jethro Hallman.
Frank McLaurin Lever
Cyrus Fayette Rish.
Elon Craps
Adam Clifton Shealy.
Benj. Lawrence Frick
Lonnie Alexander Sox
Harry Ethelbert Wessinger.
John Shelton Franklin
Ollie Steele '' v""'?
Edwin Clair Floyd.
Roy H. Thompson , ;
Julian Jeffcoat
Bennie Carwile Derrick.
Franklin C. Cromer v
David Lovell
Olin Richard Stockman
Eugene Wilton Long.
David Leroy Frick
Pettis 'Eugene Derrick
Leroy B. Eargle
Jesse Marion Roof
Cephus Berley Derirck
ALTERNATES. j
Jesse Theodor^ Harman.
Benj Bryan Wingard
Jno. Brian Price
CHAPIN
LOCALS.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Lever and
daughters, Misses Eva and Lillian, i
spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs
Jas. W. Lever, near Irmo.
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Haltiwanger
and Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Lever motored 1
to Camp Jackson Thursday.
Sergt Irving W. Hunt, of Base Hos.
pital, Camp Jackson, will return fromj
a visit to his home in New York city, j
and will spend the week end with
Miss Eva G. Lever near Chapin.
"^SCHOOL ELECTION CARRIED.
By ..a, vote of 18 to 4 the people of,
uTz-uimi/ frpoV -Kclmol district No. 8, in J
an election held last Tuesday voted j
an extra levy of 2 mills for school pur?
poses. t >
The trustees of this district are: i
S. D. Price, P. R. Shealy and J. M. j
Price ; .... . .
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*5 c , PATR&S MEETING.
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: There wityc a patrons meeting at
Charter: Og.k sohool: house Wednesday
September 4th at 1 o'clock P. M. for
the purpose. of-jOrganizing a Community
Fair-for -School District No. 4. All I
patons and friends of the school are J
urged ^to attend this meeting.
TRESPASS NOTICE.
All persons are hereby warned not
to trespass upon my lands by hunting
fishing making paths or in any manner
whatsoever. The law will be
strictly enforced against all persona .
violating this notice.
W. B. Roberts,
4t4 7pd. Lexington rt. 2
FARMERS RALLY
Piney Wood's Farmer's Union will!
hold their annual raly August 30, 191S
in front of Piney Wood's parsonage, j
Te public is cordially invited to attend j
come ureDared to spend the day asj
there will be two addresses in the mori
ning and two in the evening a picnicj
dinner will be served on the grounds j
MEX CALLED FOR LIMITED
SERVICE MOVE SEPTEMBER 5. i
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The local exemption board has certified
twelve young men for limited
military service, and they will go to !
Camp Greenleaf, Lyttle, Ga., on the j
5th of September: j
Trby Seay
Mose William Hartley
Morris Fulton Gunter
Robert Ililliard Dyches
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.\. Jasper rtooi. v ^ (
N. K. "Wannamaker
W. h. Roof !
Barnwell Williams
Joseph Ebbin Mayer
Hammie Spiuener
Talma so T. Hall
K. L. Sox
F< >rxi>?Antonio! i'e license number
49al0. (Hvncr < an have same i.?y j
call in?; at Dispatch-News office ami,
paying the finder ami fo this advertisement.
Crashing the Ikes
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With litasiic forces
Frenzied counterattacks by the foe
have fa Hod to hold back the British
and French armies who are hard af '
r (' r nans on the 7." mile battlcfront
from the north of Arras to
1'r! r>T SniQ^or^
All along the front the German line
has given way before the pressure of
the British and French troops at .
points where the falling back of the
enemy or the captue of towns and
roads running eastward adds greatly
to his already serious predicament
from the standpoint of victory.
Numerous towns, villages and ham
lets have fallen into the hands of the
British and French in the. continuation
t.-f the fighting, and scarcely anywhere
along the battlefront have the
Germans been able to do more than
delay the .-Flies when they knock, for
admit*am--: to the German line. Rear
gtt'.'.r-l aoF'-ns in which Innumerable
machine warns are used also are serv
ing nii.r- ly to keep the allied advance
slowed "own as far as possible while
the main German bodies make their
way crs'ward in retreat toward new
positions.
AT GATES OF i TIRO WE.
In the region around Arras, the Brit
ish now are well astride the roads
leading to Douai and Cambrai, and
further south along1 the Sonune they
have pressed forward until they are
almost at the gates of Peronne.
Between the Someme and the Oise
the French have broken the backbone
of the German resistance at
Roye, capturing this pivotal point to
an invasion eastward of the plains of
Picardy and' advancing their lines
north and south of the town over a
front cf about 12 1-2 miles to a. depth
of more than 2 1-2 miles at certain
points.
-North of Soissons, the French, although
the Germans are fighting
them bitterly, again have advanced
slightly their line in the outflanking
movement both against the Chemin
des Dames region and the Noyon sector.
Everywhere the Germans have lost ^
heaviv in men killed or made prisoner
and in additon the allied troops again
have captured numerous guns, machine
guns and war stores. The pris- .
oners taken by the British from last
Wednesday to the present week aggre
gated 21,000. In fighting Tuesday
around St. Mard. west of Roye, the
French secured i,iuu captives.
The Canadian troops are fighting
in lively fashion between the Sensee
and Scarpe Rivers, and to them have
fallen numerous German held villages
and many prisoners.
DR. DREHER THANKS PEOPLE*
To the People of Lexington County:
X wish to thank you cordially and"
sincerely for the splendid vote given
me on Tuesday, which makes my elee
tion sure. I made a clean and an
honorable fight for the principles of \
genuine democracy, and it makes me *?;
feel good to realize that the people * > v
have endorsed my course. ? *?: :
When I go to the general assem* bly
I will go with clean hands; and.
shall ever strive to conduct myself in ' ^
such manner as to-win the continued
plaudits of my fellow, countrymen.
L. E. Dreher.
Leesvllle, Aug-. 28, 1918.-:
LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
WILL OPEN' MONDAY
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The Lexington High School will
open- Monday morning, Sept. 2, at 9
o'clock. All students who possibly
can should'be. on hand ready for work
Parents are invited to be present.
Opening exercises will be held with
short talks and announcements. The
teachers will be as follows; high
school, W. E. Black, Miss Ellen Hendrix,
and Ethel Dreher; seventh grade
Mrs. Bessie Black; sixth grade, Mrs.
W. H. Riser; fifth grade, Miss Lula
Mae Epting; fourth grade. Miss Kate
Shull; third grade. Miss Annie Lou
Taylor: second gade, Miss Alline Harman;
first grade Miss Mary Wingard;
Music, Mesdanies E. B. Roof, MayLois
Van Omer, and W. W. Caugiinian;
elocution Miss Ruth Efird.'
FLAG RAISING AT RED BANK.
The Junior Order has donated a flag
to Saxe-Gotha school and it will be
raised at the school building on Labor
Day Sept. L\ Mr. Webb is expected
to be present and if the candidates
in the second race are invited to be
present. There will be dinner and
refreshments served on the grounds
by the Missionary society. Everybody
cordially invited.
FREE CONCERT NEXT
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
The Boys' Dum and Bugle Corps of
the Mumford Orphan's Home of Macon,
Ga.. will give a free concert in
the Lexington high school auditorium
Wpdnesdnv right. These boys will
give you a pleasant, evening and probably
surprise you with their music.
Xo admission will be charged and it
is hoped that a large crowd will encourage
these boys with their presence.
\r< tm:\ r\n.y shot.
Frank Drafts, son of Mr. t. p.
Drafts, while playing with a. shotgun
;.? -lay*, accidentally discharged
the gun. The middle finger on the
i< it hand was shot off by the charge.
The voting man is getting along nicely
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