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I ?T* %/? fflpil.f1 sia HS%1 I li^O fe /f (r,.l_l%! fU III 1^ M 9 1^15 ?aa' lj S . If ? "^1 1 B % [?; ' J-% II H -1 %| If* Wff t. jl |||vC _ - g? :.* .' ' * . r' " ?- r " R- . LEXINGTON, S. C.. -- .. ^ - . . :..r :>. ?<)is. No. 50. jpg -VOLUME No. 4S. . _____ - ?: SCHOOLS CLOSED BY RIGID ORDER * * Sheriff Miller Puts Into Effect In(structions From State Board of Health?Churches Too Must Observe New Ruling. ! Every school in the county is: closed by order of the state board j of health on account of the vio- j ? i lent epidemic of Spanish influen-1 za, which is sweeping the army \ % camps, Cities, towns and rural! -districts of the entire country. j The order closing the doors of, | every school in the county was' | received by Sheriff Miller yester> day morning, and in a little fj > while the Sheriff notified all I schools to close. The order received by the sheriff read: >' 4'Under authority of paragraph m 1614, South Carolina code, you are hereby directed to close all schools and other institutions of | : learning, churches, picture shows, and all other places of , public gathering in your county, i See that there is no crowding in stores and public conveyances." , The order is sweeping and the O Lexington sheriff is expected to see to it that it is strictly and I impartially obeyed. I Services Suspended lit At Mt. Pilgrim. jE pn account of the recent order | the State Board of Health fork bidding public gatherings of any m kind, there will be no services at1 c Pilgrim Lutheran church Satur iy and Sunday next. . CRAFT-SPIRES. Mr. Arnold Craft of Pelion and lss Eula Lee Spires of Gaston, >re happily married on Sunday ternoon, September 29tli, at r busy little town of Pelion. ! The bride is the charming .ughter of Mr. and Mrs. Noah ires of Gaston and the groom! a son of Mr. and Mrs. Archie aft of Pelion, and is now servl his country in the navy. 5PRADLEY-GOODWIN. Mr' Lewie Goodwin and Miss la May Spradley, both of Gasi, w7ere married Tuesday afteron, September 17th, at the piiome of Mr. and Mrs. uaniei S Shumpert. I The bride is the charming and ? . accomplished daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Spradley, while I the groom is a son of Mr. and pR Mrs. Frank Goodwin and is a young man of force and charac.J v ter. |We wish for them a long and Jv liappy life. ' 'Brown Eyes.'? || NEW CROP RICE. The scarcity of rice has creat r ed a great demand and we are ^ giad to inform our people that p?they can now get new crop rice, |jSk either at retail or wholesale, at D. Kenny Co. sugar and Ip <A7JL1.CC 3LUXC ill WiUinuui. J.UI. fc ^Roberts, the manager, is as clev er gentleman as you ever met, | I and always has "sugar for you" h "fxand the best brands of coffees, | < teas, etc. ]L- WE SERVE THE PUBLIC. ,. "Everything in dru^s and medicine?, ^ we have them. Ask Rice, he knows % about it, twenty years experience. I, 2t HARMON DRUG CO. * J? * piry WP ; Win liia WAi\ TP A ?Fi m F? r> T 1.7 ^7 FAIR 3ii5i m I ! Greater County Show tc Have Nu| merous New Features, Including Fine Attractions. The Lexington county Fair promises tob e a big event this year. Messr Thos. L. Harman, president, Sim L. Hendrix, general manager and S. J. Leaphart, secretary, are working every day sending out premium lists and answering inquiries concerning * 1 lme the. fair, jne premium i:&?> j:?.o just been completed and are be in.? mailed out to exhibitors every clay. A big interest is being- shown by people from every secton of the comity and i the present indications are >at the I attendance this year will be the lar! gest in several years. The managcj ment is offering special inducements to exhibitors in the Swine, Cattle, | Poultry and Field .crop departments. J Because it is largely from these sources that we get our food products to i feed ourselves and army during the present "World war." Also several Community Fairs have pomised to ! bring their entire exhibits and compete for the cash prizes of $70.00, $60.00; $50.00; and $40.00 offered by the Fair association. Y. M. C. A. Secretaries from Camp Jackson will be present and have erected a "Y hut" and trenches just as they are in France and show how the sick and wounded boys are cared for by the Y. M. C. A. and Canteen nurses. Smith's Greater Shows have contracted to come and bring a strong ; line of shows, riding devices and con I cessions. Also a 12 piece Italian Band I to furnish music for the occasion. All I of these are clean, Moral and refined j shows that ladies and children can at tend. One of the riding devices will be "The Whip" which pleases old and young alike, Get yourself ready and spend at least one day at the fair. It will be well worth the time and money spent for here you will^eceive information and ideas that will prove beneficial in every day life. FAIR POSTPONED. As we go to press we learn that the State Fair has been ordered postponed by the State Board of Health, until the present epidemic of Influenza ceases. While the management of the County Fair has not been officially notified still it s expected that it will be and that the County Fair will also be postponed until some future date. CHARTER OAK COMMUNITY FAIR POSTPONED. | I On account of the recent, order of ! the State Board of Health, the Cliari ter Oak Community- Fair will not be i held on October 17th as previously an : nounced, but will be held at some fu j - -> - ? ture time tne aate tu uu lumuuuvcu later. ALBERT LESTER CORLEY. Albert Lester Corley oldest living i son ol" Mr. James W. Corley died at Camp Sevier, Greenville, S. C., * Sunday right at 10:05 o'clock from pneui monia, following an attack or Spanisn ! Influenza. Mr. Corley had entered the military service of his country on ly a short while ago and has been stationed at Camp Sevier, training for overseas service. Mr. Corley was 32 years of age and was a young man of strong character, loved and admired ! by all who knew him. Quiet, unassuming and unselfish by nature and ' manner, he held the true friendship land respect of everybody who knew j him. He had not an enemy in the ; world, because he always attended tc ; his own affairs and had a smile and i a good word for all whom he met. Ir j the loss of "Bud" Corley, as he was known to his friends and associates j Lexington loses one of her best young i men; one whom had his life been spai ed would have made a valuable anc useful citizen, for in all his transac tions in life his conscience was hi: guide, ever striving to do the righ thing. The funeral services were held to j day at 11 o'clock from the residence land at the grave in the Lutherai 1 Cemetery, as the recent order of tin j Biate Board of Health prohibits an; service in churciies. The popularit; and esteem in which he was held \vu ! demonstrated by the lafge attendance I and profuse floral contributions a his grave. One a design of bcawtifu i fiov.i-r^ bearing the inscription in sil vo>- letters "Bud in lite Servcc" v.'a 1 emblematic of tlie love and admira i thm of his friends and comrades. II leaves surviving hint 'tis father Jam ! is \v. Corky and step mother Mrs ; Bonnie Porley. six sisters anil on brother Hobert OorJcy now scrvins with the American Bxpeditionur; forces in France. CAili) or THANKS I e as mem I vrs of the family o ; the late William Blherl Black, decca led wish to thank <: .? !i and e,,-.y cm tboth at oar bo a in .\Y\v Brooklar.; (and at Bo.Jab < (i:.rrh for < sc. 'of kindne-.y. shown -is cjiu i' > j ness : nd de.it h o." < r f.-? j May gods 'richest Mewing- re:i with each of you. Mr. vv .Mrs. .T. I-;. !:i. ? :. Neve jjrookla. ml S. < r IT ETTERS from our be from the women war work, all bring 1 sage?SEND US NEWS World news is all 3 want NEWS OF THIS the home newspaper. P from sending their pape boys in the service. C< movement has been sti Boyce Thompson of Neas President of the H< America to give the boy; for. Every community is Let us see that our boys j Ij Send to the publish f whatever amount of I cents or $50.00. We each week of those c amounts contributed. I Every cent receivet 1 ? this paper to our boys the end of the war, th I will be turned over to Committee. There is no profit in even in normal times, su] at a pro fit. With war pr: high rate of postage on our cost will scarcely b subscription price. j Remember that over j V soldier or sailor from th: c<r\lnnrlirl urnmyn v.r VT vxxiuii *? the guns?is depending < HOME LOVE KINDLE] i Th ey are calling to YOl GIVE. WHAT MISS EFIRD NAMES j! COMMITTEES! | Patriotic Women to Do The Work (1 in Fourth Liberty Loan Drive. \ < t The following have been appointed j ! by the Chairman, Miss Ruth Efird to; work this district and they will ap- i ' ' point others to help tliem whenever i needed. St. David and vicinity?Miss May j 1 Corley, Captain. I; 1 ! Mt. Hebron and vicinity?Miss Dot; 1 j tie Cromer, Captain. 5 Pisgah and vicinity?Mrs. John M. > j Taylor, Captain. > i Midway and vicinity?Mrs. Chan. I I KlCK-kley Captain. L Midway school.?Miss Ethel Price j * Captain. s j "Wise Ferry Road and vicinity?j 0 Mrs. Hendrix Roberts, Captain. Provdence church and vicinity? - i Mrs Sam Raw!, Captain. : | Pilgrim church ami vicinity?Miss j 11 Kalhcrinc Efird, Captain. Loaphart Koad ami vicinity?Miss j 'j Annie Caughntan, Captain. y \ Method's; church Lexington?I \s- I j dames. J. J. Y\ inward tVc S. P. George Paptist church Lexington?Misses' w j Sud m Floyd <Sc Grace Powell. Lutheran (''siah, Lexington ? Miss"I'* <?] Parrc & Mrs. Van Oriucr. s ! . l.'^ingtoii flKrh School? Mrs. W. VI I hue].:. .Mrs \Y II. Itiscr. Miss*".s Kate i c , Shall, Mary Wingard. J^J'en Ih-mlrix. , " | Flh: 1 hivlicr, Lala May Fpling, Al- j ' iliim il irnuin, Annie I.on 1 >?*. j Fvory unit is requested to report to 1 iir j tV.c ' iuiii iitan at tie cr.d oT each, w eek ^ j'lic pledges they nave received. Ponds ? Ponds ?iti < v-ry home?re. ' I !'oi::i'fnlicr we are a: k? d to invest all j we <-:11 in Ihe sa'.<:t Pan!: i:i the (world, to care for mtr hoys, j- i Miss iiuth Ffir.l, < 'ha inn;: n s Mrs. \V. F. Humphries. Fx. dir. J ' j .Mrs. J. A. Mailer, Pub. Chr j I ' tj J;? v. C. WessingcT. "j* Little' - I Mountain s? ? ' ???:. was in town < n busiie in the court house t ; Monday, and did noL J'orgxt the prist- , u-rs. lie is: one ??f the g* "d citizens i t his set lion and v. e arc ah'a.ys glau j ' *o see him. I >ys in the trenches and in canteen and other ^ 1 to us the same nies- 'a! FROM HOME. M right, but OUR BOYS ; ! TOWN. They want : ublishers are prevented , rs free to anyone, even f ; onsequently a national 11 irte 1 by Col. William % 4 w York, who is acting j| Dme Paper Service of il s what they are calling U | 5 joining the movement* ?> 11 ire not forgotten. . ^ g ler of this newspaper | | money you can?5 | i i will publish a list I ?j ontributing, and the, 11 i will be used to send cj ? ( at the front. If at ? ? ere is any surplus, it % | the local Red Crc&f |] I this to the publisher?- ; Dscriptions are not sold ices prevailing, and the 1 papers sent to France, e covered by our full | j in France, some brave Ijf is town?perhaps even V orking within sound of Dn you to "KEEP THE 3." LJ from " Over There" YOU CAN . 9 \TI7UrC VATFC ATU IWVTCUlUlfiO1*!!! LIBERTY LOAN (By Miss Ethel 3. Brooker, Swansea Publicity Chairman). ??;io of the most patriotic am enthusiastic meetings of the whoh count;. was laid at Xew Brookland Monday oven in.? September ."Oth. A h?>ut twenty men and a large numbe of w.-mcn were present. Mrs. Backer county chairman wa there, and perfected a good organiza tion among the workers. Mrs. How aid Smith is chairman of tHe commit tee and sends in fine reports of th good work they are doing?"W are storming the evenings fort she says. The sale of bonds goe well forward and this township wil be one of the first to report victory. Good reports are coming in fron the diffecnt township chairmen am the first week's work shows up ere ditably, but every citizen of the coun ty is askd to remember, he give <"a-nc <-inir?klv :ind there i aid and comfort to the enemy in cue <!a>";> delay, while every hond sol hrinas nearer the hour of victory wit risldeous peace." Following is a list of the Townshi chairmen of the Woman's committo for the county: Fail! h'wamp: Mrs. 15. 11. <"raf . ' van c.;. S. i i >oI' i*" i' i'11"s:* ^! rs. ' I! * * t* falmund. 'do!: Check: Mrs. Le:sie 11. J'oi I\ lion. ! : 1 I:i\ < >*: Mrs. it. W. F: icl f ' ! 1! 11! J1. > m:-n.vt : Mrs. l|o\.a.rd shall! X' v Ih'oohland. (M;?niii!0]iin: Mrs. W. 1'. Tim met ran. i5at'shiuar. i'ork: Miss. J'carlo Hook, litim. i t I follow: .Mi-. U in Manh-. v ! / sville. M1 i?.?w ? hack Mrs. J.'. '<1. Jiammon Hilhert. Ivoxincton: Miss lassie Kfirs. inm<?n l'latt Si>rinys: Mrs. (;.>o? v in, < tastoa. S: i' 11 i 11 i ! X 71; ... ! I. X. '' ii; i < !'. e'. a ; 1 :1. X'ahida: Mrs. Jim ililler, j :ii It is a iih.a: ;iio to report thai Mm i * : p f } i u a i' 14 1? t-i . ' \i r f-' ? * i's J hil! i v. I L.' * / . *wf ii. _ i^Lxr. tl/ ?. Z A ^ ? i. ? i 7ft toff* f* k ! s5 OtfeMkdii) ! i i i i ^air to Be Successfully Pushed by I? Leading Members of Race and Big Meet Held. A number of colored citizens of I die county met in Lexington on | i j Monday and organized a County |! Colored Fair Association. It is1 |; the object of this organization to I? holil an annual exhibition of live ! stock and agriculture. |j For the present'the Colored |' Fair will use the grounds of the I L xington County Fair Association on Saturday following the | County Fair. 11 At the meeting held here MonI j day the following officers were ! elected: Rev. J. A. King, president; J. P. Glasgo, vice-presiident; J. H. Leaphart, secretary; P. M. Summers, S. R. Drafts, J. j | F. Wise and G. I. Richardson, : ! executive committee. PULL DOWN MOUNDS FROM PEACH TREES PULLING MOUND DOWN?The mounds should be torn down from the first to the fifteenth of October, and the trees examined for the borer. The presence of the borer will be noted by the exudation of gum, and may be easily removed with a small knife. Af ter the trees have been wormed, a sec ? i ^ ?c . t. u A ~ una I'OJll, <)JL li mm vviiBii liiaut a.i kui ted. should bo applied. It is very important that this mound l>e pulled down, otherwise, it will he very deterimcntal to the growth of the trees as it furnishes an excellent place for the borer to work. | STANDARD TRUNK WASH Lump Lime 20 pounds. Soap (Whale Oil, homemade or ' <ndry) 3 pounds. Sulphur 4 pounds. Wa tor 2 o gal 1 o n s. I urge on the farmers to take heed to this warning, as the success of the orchard, decpnds on the care that lias i been taken of 1he trees, i MA KINO THE WASH:?Shave the ! soap finely and dcsolvo in three gal- ; ! Ions of hot water. Make a thin | paste of sulphur and add to the soap ! j solution, and while the lime is slaking j j tin half barrel), the solution of soap land sulphur is poured over it and the j whole quantity is diluted to twenty| five gallons, which Is a sufficient i ( quantity to wash 200?200 trees, G to j S years old. ! This wash is very inexpensive, and | I may be easily applied by the use of a : | paint brush. J. W. vSHEALY, Balloentinc, S. C. County Demonstration Agent. ! the work of the Council of Defense j is better understood the women ! practically all over the county are J patriotically doing their bit towards j the winning of the war. > "While the Liberty Loan drive has the right of way at present, the re| spouses to the Red Cross appeals 1 have been intensely gratifying, and 21 the women have quickly and gener, ously filled all orders received. -i It is impossible to itemize the work l*,done by any particular branch, but j suffice it to say that the slacker is no s longer known among he women of " Lexington County and freely are they " ; doing their best for freedom's cause. | The colored women under the leaG S dcrship of Mrs. G. E. Wiliams of G : Swansea are helping the Red Cross ' | work and sale of Bonds. vS I Below is an important notice about I j the nut shell campaign which we j hope will enlist you. II How Wo Can Help Protect Our d ; Soldiers Overseas From Gorman " i Poison Gas. ~ ' At least our scientists have found s an almost sure protection for our s soldiers overseas from the awful poih Son gas (>f the Germans which in ^ tlie early days of the war laid waste so many thousands of brave young lives. P Every member of our community G can Judp in this groat work if they will. < 'ur boys and girls, our young t, n and v.onu n. even the aged in our : can come fo our aid. 'J'bis is a KM a!;i 1 KX< *V 'ALL for ludp? n S. ' '. S. from our soldi-rs to our ; . 111?11 . _\ J!'. 1 HO! :>> moiiet nwi . i Vl. vc,-\, in thi-;: merely i?y ; ' * ?:*_i.t : !!'] .are ami hy always le. I'llli" ! - tile need, h <>;>, < h>v< man ill wants every fruit ijit. t.vyvy fruit stone and tlio she!! 01 every :it en.ten hy our people. The i:? ! 'ross (Minuter he.ys you never tu ,i. i ;iwe> a sinul one of these needed s ipidm: is? > on nl ways thought they t re just "waste:" so did we. hut v.'t know liciii r now?they mean Lii'lf I'll1 TKCTI' >.\ and a safe return to n?.f i.ur soldiers from overseas. We, t:ie lied Cross Chapt- ask yot !o save every oih1 of these ariieles; in home liave a haii" or hoy mnven11 11 n; and when it is fail h i i n a it to us; .a d i he lied Cross r wi'l y! to 111.? i*ei 111 i l'e( 1 destination Tills is help i hat eaeh of us ear . *.? yi\e--may we eount >.-!i Y<d_'; T.-. v ~ < . vr? vri vn r /'\ T/ l ut'l $.' >, ' J_/ ?il i.K.1 ii A 1 " i~V 3.JJ? li^FliKlNG AiD State Boaro1 cf Health Requests Reports 0-3 Influenza. The state Board of Health. is [supplying medical relief io those communities in the State which are in most need of aid on aci count of the present epidemic of [influenza. Dr. J. A. Hayne, secretary of I the board, has sent out the following notice co all local boards | of health with the request that : this information be furnished [promptly by every community ; where influenza is prevalent: Notice to Locai Health Board You are requested to telegraph : the State Board of Health, Columbia, collect, the following information : 1. Number of old and new , cases Influenza. 2. Number of new cases oc; curing each day. 3. Number of physicians in active practice. 4. Number of nurses available. 5. What aid, if any, is needed from the State Board of Health? TAX NOTICE. I Oflicc of County Treasurer of Lexington S. C., October 1, 1918. I ti..- i: f'n'nn fhnt ! i'uoiic iiuiai; 10 jiucu.i Bi<vi> v.Stat, County and school Taxes for | Lexington County will be received by | me from October 15 to Idee. 31st. [litis inclusive. ' The J-cvy is as follows: State ....$ 1-4 Mills Ordinary County 6 Mills Roads 2 Mills Court House Improvement 1 Mill Weak Schools 1-4 Mills Constitutal school 3 Mills TO TAT, 20 1-2 Mills Special schools and Bonds Nos. 1 ' and 25 8 mills Special school and bonds No. 15 12 mills I Special schools and bonds Nos. 18, j 29, 37, & 06 10 mills. ; Special School No. 13 S mills | Special schools Nos. 12, 35 and 82 ! 6 mills j Special School No. 2. 4, 11, 16, 17, [22; 27; 30; 32 33, 34, 38, 40, 42, 43; ' 45; 46, 50, 61, 63, 69; <1; <6; 71; 83; j S7; 88; 4 mills. Special schools Nos. 6, S, 9, 14, 19, 20; 23; 26; 2S; 31; 36; 41, 44; 48; 48, : 51, 55, 64; 70, 12, 73, <4; 75; 78; <9; [SO 2 mills. Capitation Road tax of S2.U0 upon all male citizens of tlie county between 21 and 55 years of age, poll tax of ?1.00 between 21 and GO years and j capitation dog1 tax of 50c*. All papable ; at same time and charged in tax receipt. i Schedule wil' appear later. C. 1*2. Leaphart, Co. Treasurer, ST STEPHENS SUSPENDS SERVICE In accordance with orders issued j by the State Board of Health there i will be no Sunday School or services i held in St. Stephen's .Lutheran church j Sunday. This order prohibits all (churches, schools etc., from holding nice bigs while tlie present epidemic of Spanish Influenza is raging. There ; fore there will bo no further service until this order is rescinded. I CITATION NOTICE. ; STA7! : < >F Sol'T11 CAROLINA CtUWY (T LKXIXGT'>N. By Ceorgc S. Crafts, esquire, Probate Judge. W i! IGIiMAS, Jno. A. Brown made si!ii to iii!', t.> grant him J.otters of Ad niinbtrat am of tile Instate of and efforts of, Jno. It. Brown. TilBSX ARC TllKltK'TtHK to ' it" and admonish all ami singular tile kindred ami evediors <>f the said ! ,Tm. It. Brown deceased, that they and :?pi>o;>i* before n>.< i:i ii:-1 court of Probate. io l)c held at Lexington ' t\ II., S* on 1 s tiny < >ei 1018, next, ! after publication lntof nt !1 o'clock hi 11)t- forenoon. to >'no\v cause. if any liny !i;n why tiic seal Aduiiriistrn; ton sin .;!(! not be n: nt d. <;; \ PA undo/ n:\ Hand, this ' ) day of i 'ct. AniM I >otnini ! 0 I v. < : :<?. S. I: IJ A 1,VL\S, ( t U S.) iYoo. ;? .hii'yc in-xington <'ounty. 1l-ii: . ! "Mi 1 lie mil day* of < lot. l:?i. in i lie l?? N?ni;? 'it ! dspatch-Nc-ws - weeks. I ( ~~ Subscribe to The I'Msy. Ateh-NeYrs. 1 I