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^^^CllSL* man
B One o^f the Democratic nominees
?i gressraiah Lever in' the Seventh Dis'L
trift Was opposed;^ R. H. Kichard
fcon, negro, of Wedgefield. ScatterKt.
in t^e sir counties eompris- j
!|f Interest in" the election in the Fifth
| 3odici&i circuit composed of Richland
||,;ja$u| Kershaw Counties, was enlivened
office over James H. Fowles of
TO TRAINING CAMP.
friends of Mr. John D. Carroll
..> 21 be interested to learn that he
Ipfeft I^exington last night for LouisAille,
Ky. to enter the Officers Train,y
5lag Camp at Camp Zaachary Taylor
he will stand the examination j
a commission in the army. Mr.
ft%C&rrott has been chief clerk for the
1 - fLoc&i 3oard since Sts organization
and has rendered accurate and effi<cient
service. He is a young man of
^ ritronsr-character, of attractive persony
alitv and his friends here feel confi,that>he
will make as efficient
,r Officer in the army as his work and
has been in civilian life.
D. JELLIS EFIRD TO ENTER
TRAINING CAMP.j
y D. Ellis Efird, son of Hon D. Frank j
f'% iEfigtf .chairman of the Local Board,!
vT jhaS made application for entry into i
% the Officers Training School at Camp!
gpfopemont, Cal. and will leave Hexing- |
?|$&h a'bout December 1st. to begin his i
^^ourse. * Mr. Efird has been trying j
f for sometime to get into the military ;
y ! service but has been detained on ac- 1
R jcocpit of the fact that he had the ac- ;
Blent of his father's* farm j
>t leave until after har- !
ird is a graduate of New !
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iraLe an efficient officer.
THE OPENING OF
IS OF SUBSCRIPTION
o a Commission issued
signed by the Secretary
ce is hereby given that
Subscription of the
of tAe Bank of Gilbert,,
tanking: ^orppration un-i
of the St^te , of Sotith
he capital ^tock" of
id (tSkOOO.'y d&l^rs, di
: hundred shares of the j
fifty dollars each will,
the sttfre room of D. E.
ilbert, S.^CJ., on the 8th
?>er, 191JJ; and / .remain
d capital stock or a suf-.
^ sacie -has been sub
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^ w&Gmam Wlioni These . Presents May
aBgaB^?^.^ . Mr.
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. "'Vp- & &&&, F. "i. Breftser -lxas made
ijth?~ estate
P -. d ali kindred, creditors, or
- y>A "Tec-interested, to show cause heSouth
Car^i:r
?^ ^ischar^e."'-hj)MW^. teorgc
&. traits,
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to'- his iScUier. and other relatives,
aid friends called to see us while in
towfc'E&turday.
, Mr. "Wallace B. Lwc-I:; county co^tmJ83ioner
from the was here
Monday. y
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Mr. R. B. SharpeV -^ritli his bride of
a few weeks, accompanied by Mr. and
Mrs. W. F. Sharp? of Columbia, and
Mr. Wingo 'of Newport NeWs, Va., mo
tored-from Columbia Sunday in Mrs.
JR. B. Sharpe's Hudson-Six and spent
the day at the home ? of Mr. R. -CJ.
Skarpe of Swansea. .
FOR SAJLE?12 fine pigs 8 weeks
old, half DUroc and half Berkshire.
H. C. Dreh.er,
Chapin route 1.
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Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Chas. E. Taylor.
Monday night Noverfiber 4th. a
lb lib girl baby.
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Mrs. B. E. Little is quite ill at her
home near Lexington from an attack
*>f influenza.
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A. D. Caughman' and son
Chrstopher who. have been ill with
influenza have sufficiently recovered
to again be able to be. up.
D. J. Caughman who has been confined
to his room for several days
with an attack of influenza is steadily
improving-.
Jas. "W. Nipper who has been very
ill with double pneumonia following
an attack or lnnuenza is sun uuiumed
to his bed and improving slowly.
Chalmers E. Wessinger who was
operated on for appendicitis sometime
ago has sufficiently recovered to
be able to walk around with the aid
of a stick. He has also recently had
an attack of influenza.
B. K. Kyzer is desperately ill at his
home with double pneumonia following
an attack of influenza.
J Hoy Wessinger, who has - been
very ill with pneumonia is slightly
improved, but is still a very sick
man.
Oscar Ic Derrick of Atlanta, Ga.,
is spending sometime with his mother
on Main street.
Mrs. I. V. Wessinger on route Xo. 2
is confined to her bed with an attack
of influenza.
Robt. Harman U. S. N. arrived in
Lexington yesterday wnere ne win
spend a ten day leare of absence with
his father, R ."D. Harman. Rob was
on board the U. S. S. America when
she sank at her pier in Brooklyn harbor,
and although he was not injured
in anyway he lost everything he had
on board when she went down.
Robt. Cook, U. S. X. is at home on
I a furlough with his parents Mr. and
Mra P. H. Cook. Rob is looking fine
' and says the Navy is the only life.
Attorney T. C. Sturkie is able to be
out, having been confined to his
bed lfor several days.
v , $Irs.
John A. Griffith and two atfradtrve
young daughters from near
Edmund, were here Saturday.
.Mr. Ernest Shumpert from near
Pelion was a visitor in Lexington Mon
day, and told of a wonderful potato
grown on his fathers farm. His po[
tato patch was near the branch and
one day he noticed the branch had
stopped running and upon investigation
found that a potato had grown across
the branch and completely stopped
the1, flow of water. He immediately.
went to the house got his axe
and chopped a section out of the potato
so that the water could flow.
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i FOR SALR-^Selwood Poultry
! Farm some fine S.- C. 'Red Coc kerels
| for sale $<?; $4; $5: each.
]. s K. L. DR E11 ERr iMTOr S. C.
| 3"0R SALH^Uej^tered Poland
j China 3 5 months old. Ap
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tijiji lA-xing'on, S. C.
Lost?Between 3x;xington and
'Steele bridge over Saluda river 1
fcranoTttr -Chevrolet lar. Finder please
"return" to Dispatch"-News office and
receive liberal reward.
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WANTED?Several loads of wood
on subscription. Oak and pine cut
| in stove lengths.
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Lexington Ccunty
Men Will Don Khaki at
,t jjtpt 1 -~^y f
v^A1 ylllc* 1.10^*
n ^ntiortnnitv to setVd ?
tiieir country. Those .feav'rtrg were:
.'^Arthur Eugene Amick.
: * McRoss Hudson Boyd.
Cleveland Chaney.
Henry Ollie Clark.
Frank Cockerel. " T '
Allen Julian Connelly.
Butler Grappa
Claude Frank Corley.
Paul Lester Crout. i : " T j
Marion Derrick. (
Irby Monroe Epting.
George Berley Fuller,
Jesse Ganttr '
Ceron Clifton Hall.
Geo. A. Hallman. . ..
Walter Ballenger Holley.
Harvey "Albert .Hook.
Jones Coel Hutto.
Luther William Hyman.
William Seaborn Jones.
Otis Odell Kelly.
Ho*bson Go van Lee."
William Tillman lilack.
Charlie Maddox.
Forest Eugene Metz.
James Moak. :
Geo. Arthur Moore. Roy
Van Burcn Neese.
James Henry Rncker.
Mallie Jefferson Sharpe.
Victor H. T. Shealy.
Henry Walter Slice.
Tannage signuer. i
McLendon Calvin Sturkie.
Johh Arthur Taylor.
Charlie Wesley Wessinger.
Horry Ethelbert Wessinger.
Lonnie Killian Wessinger.
Julius Eugene Wingard.
Leon H. Williams.
George Lester Whitman.
Xcw S<xla Fountain Supplies
* We have received a fresh supply of
soda fountain supplies for use the i
balance of the season at The REXALL j
Fountain.
This shipment consists or new crush
ed fruits and syrups, Ligget's Root
Beer, Cherriade, Orangeade, Grape
Juice, Etc.
We are serving Coca Cola.
HARMON DRUG CO.
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LOST?One lavalier and chain on '
the streets of Lexington. Lavalier is ;
set with pearls and amethysts. Finder
will please return and receive liberal
reward.
Mrs. D. R. Haltiwanger.
NOT TOO LATE TO PLANT
Some vegetables may be planted i
yet. Among them are turnips, early i
cabbage, mustard, collards, dwarf.
Essex rape, lettuce, etc., for .salads, j
We have the seeds in all the standard j
j varieties.
Winter and Abruzzi Rye for fallj
! planting.
HARMON DRUG CO.
SLEEP AND REST.
' 'no 01 tne most cuiiuuuu v.au.ir.o vt i
insomnia and restlessness is indiges- j
tion. Take one of Chamberlain's Tab;
i lets immediately after supper and i
I sleep better. They only cost a quar|
ter.
NOTICE.
j There will be preaching services at
Horeb, Lexington', and Red Bank
Methodist churches Sunday, Nov. 10, |
as follows: 11:00 a. m., 4 p. m., and
7:00 p. m.
Foster Speer, Pastor.
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First Victory Boy's Work.
"Say, I'm wise to you, all right," a
; Western Union messenger boy whis:
pered to one of the directors of the
| United War Work Campaign in the
New York headquarters. The direcI
tor's desk had only just been moved
i in and the work of the big drive had
i hardly begun. .
j "I'm onto your stunt," the boy went
on as he swung a grimy fist over the
j desk; "you're goin* to give us fellows
1 that ain't old enough to go to war a
: chance to earn an' give to back up a
fighter an' help win the war. JListen;
X'xn
Tii^crumpled $5 bill he dropped on
the desk made hira the first of "a mili
lion boys behind a million fighters"
who are to be lined up as Victory Boy?
during the week of the drive.
{ There will be a division of Victory
Girls, too, and every boy and every
' girl enrolled will have to earn everv
dollar he or sh.e gives to the war wori
fund. f
FOR SALE?Maxwell Special Tour
irtcr car in first class condition. Bar"ain
for quick buyer.
W II Riser
j Licxington^ S. C.
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TMASjilrS .
SCHEDULE
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For Tax Collection Begin Next
. Tuesday, November 12.
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I will be at the ?<rF *dng places on
the dates named for Jie purposes of
collecting- State and County Taxes, for
the fiscal year 191S.
First Week.
Tuesday, Nov. 12th, A. M. Trmo S. C
Tuesday, Nov. 12th, P.. M., Chapin,
*iwitt' " *
" Wednesday, Nov. 13th., all day,.
Chap^, S. C.
Thursday, Nov. 14th. a. m. Peak S
C. V ,
Friday, Nov. 15th.f all day, Swansea
S. c. J'
Saturday, Nov. 16th., All sT)ay,
Swansea, S. C.
- ,!? " Second Week.
Tuesday, Nov. 19th, All Day, Pelion
S. C. Wednesday,
Nov. 20th, A. M., Steed
man, SL C. ,
Wednesday, Nov. .20th, P. M., Gilbert,
S. C. ,
Friday, Nov. 22nd, all day, Leesville
SC.
Saturday,. Nov. 23rd, all day, Batesburg-,
S. C.
Third Week.
Friday, Nov. 29th, A. M., Gaston, S.
C. :
Friday, Nov. 29th, P. M. Cayee, S.C
Saturday, Nov. 30th, All Day, New
Brookland, S. C.
C. E. Leaphart,
TREASURER.
Lexington County, S. C.
SALTS, BLUESTOXE, .CHEMICALS.
Pure Needle Crystals Epsom Salt,
highest quality for medicinal use,
Bluestone, true clear crystals, the
nest lor your wneat sowing-, ouipnur,
Copperas, Borax,. and a full line 01
chemicals for everyday home use.
HARMON DRUG CO.
SERVICE THAT WINS
^ THE SOLDIER HEART
Fred Lockley, Y. M. C. A., Tells of
u the Gratitude of the Boys
at the Front. u
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r "One of the discoveries men are
making over here," Fred Lockley, of
the Y. M. C. A. and of Portland, Oregon,
writes from London, "is that
more pleasure can be had out of giving
than getting. Many a man whd;
has spent money freely in the old days
to buy pleasure Is finding that he gets |
more pleasure over here by the spend-;
ing of one's self in the service of others.
"A few months ago I went out with
a fellow Y. M. C. A. secretary to hunt
lip out-of-the-way detachments of
troops. A stable guard here, a machine
gun company there, a platoon
somewhere else. "VVe carried our
goods in an automobile. We had j
plenty of writing paper and envelopes
for free distribution, and chocolate,
cookies, chewing tobacco and smoking
tobacco, cigarettes, razor blades, ]
tooth paste and things of that kind for
sale. American war service workers
were busy everywhere. We found Salvation
Army lassies making doughnuts
for the boys and K. of C. secretaries j
giving help. Books furnished by the
American Library Association were to,
be seen on all sides.
"Hearing firing at a distance, we
L drove down the road and found a
score or so of men at machine gunj
practice. The officer gave the men
half an hour recess to buy goods.
"At another place we came in sight
of a lieutenant drilling a platoon. I,
; said to the lieutenant: 'How soon be-1
j fore you dismiss the company? We
have Y. M. C. A. goods for sale.'
"He said: 'Right now. Sergeant, j
dismiss the companf!'
"And ten seconds later the company!
was in line waiting to buy goods from
our traveling T/ Grateful is no name
for it The men can't do enough to
i show their gratitude."
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' Why You Should Give Twice j
What You Did Before
The government has fixed the
sum needed for the care of the j
men In the service at $170,500,000.
Unless Americans give twice as
much as ever before our soldiers,
sailors and marines in 1019 may not
enjoy their
3,GOO recreation buildings
1.OU0 miles of movie films
100. s&ge stars
2,000 athletic-directors
2,000 libraries supplying
3,000,000 books
hA?focc' liriiicoQ
15,000 "Big Brother" secretaries
Millions of dollars of
home comforts
) Give to maintain the morale that
is winning the war now
INTERESTING LETT'
* .OUR SOLDIER
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Write to Friends and Loved* Ones
aRd Tell of Life On the Front,
Line and of Things that
Happen "Over There."
Below we print several letters recei
ved by parents and friends from some
of our boys who are in France fighting'
for their country:
France, Sept. 22, 1918.
Dear Sis:
I guess you think I am dead, for I
have not avrote you in a long time. ?
have not had much time, but I have
time today and I thought I would
write you. ^
I'm doing fine and hope you all are
the same. I have been to tfte firing
lines and saw the large guns at work
and saw some of the Germans\hells
burst, they bursted close around V us
but did not hurt anybody, but they
sure give it to the Germans they are
capturing them every day by large
quantities. I do not think this war
will last much longer for I think the
Germans are about whipped now. I
guess we will go to the firing lines
soon again; our work is not so danger
ous we go behind and build roads to
get the provisions to the boys in the
front. I will close will write again
soon. Just got eight letters the other
day the first I got since I left Camp
Jackson was sure glad to hear from
home.
Your Brother
Oscar P. Taylor.
Somewhere in France
Oct. 10th, 1918.
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Amick,
My dearest father and mother.
I will try and answer your letter,
which I received a few days ago and
was glad to hear from you all and to
know all was well and enjoying* good
health, these few lines leave me enjoying
the best of health and just as
happy as can be I would have written
you all before now, but I have not
had any paper to write as I am in the
trenches fighting with the rats and
bplipvp mp. I sure am eniovinc beiner
in the trenches as it is great sport for
me. Mama you can tell Ethel and
Houseal that I will write to them just
as soon as I can. As paper and envelopes
are scarce over here in the
trenches, hut you can tetl them if they
send me a sheet of paper and a envelope
in their letters I can answer
every letter. Ethel ask me>.if the peo
pie raise cotton and corn ovVr here, I
have not seen any co rn no\ cotton
over here. They raise wheak oats,
Irish potatoes and grapes only; tell
Katie M. and Janie Lee C. that f\>vill
answer their letters just as scon as' I*
get paper, you ask me if I had recei-i
ved any letters. Sure I have received
all you all have written. Say have
Mrs. Mary E. ever heard from Marion
E. Since he has landed over here.I
have not seen him at all nor none of
the other hoys that I know- Dad I
guess you is having,a time by your
self with the crop are you not, when
have you seen Mr. Swygert, give him
my best regards wgpen you see him.
I will ring off hoping all well, I am
enjoying the tegfe of health, give my
love to all, your^on as ever.
Me#h. John . Amick,
C. C. M. G. Bri.
./American E. F. in France
U. S. A. P. O. 791.
Somewhere in France
Oct. 3, 1918.
Chas. E. Taylor,
Dexington, S. C.
Dear Brother:
I will write you a few lines to let
you hear from me I am doing fine
and have good health, and I hope this
letter will find you and all at home
well and enjoying life well.
* I do not think it will be long more
until we will be home 1 think the
Dutchmen are about whipped. I am
sleeping in a Dutchman's dugout tonight
we are with Jfee Inft. we stay
two miles behind me lines and bury
the dead, and we are burying more
dead dutchmen than Americans too.
It is wonderful how those Dutch
have dug oula arranged and trenches
built it looked as if they thought they
would live in them for ever, 'but
Our Boys put them out and we are
now using them ourselves well 1 will
close, write me soon.
Your Brother
Private o. P. Taylor.
?'o.' E. 53 Pionier Infantry
A. K. Forces.
France, Sept. 39, 191S
My dear mother:
1 wonder what you all are doing
tins Sunday night, I wish I could be
with you all tonight, it is raining nere
I woiuh 'r it is raining where you
all arc 1 T am not out in iL I am
doing line tonight I have been sent
down to the Hospital I came Wednesday
night I -was up to the front and
got some gas, but not so much 1 am
getting along all right, now. got some
in my eyes and some on my leg, mj
; eyes are about all right, but. my lep
is blistered yet; a place about as bit:
! as my band just burns a little. Now
: dont think that 1 am seriously hurt
i for I am not. I am doing fine, 1 got
! oft" light, dont worry, let not. yoiu
j heart be troubled for these things arc
j to be, 1 suppose, or they wouldn't be
. I would not liaev wrote and told yot
Jail about rue getting hurt but J
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EES FROM t , *
BOYS IS FRANCE.
STATE FAIR WILL .
NOT RE HELD.
j Definite announcement was uiad?
last night that no State fair will be
held this year.
In giving a final decision in the mat
ter it was emphasized by D. F. Efird,
secretary of the State Fair Association,
that three different phases of
unfavorable circumstances had to be
considered.
The firsa was general demoralization,
incident to the> prevalence of
Spanish Influenza, which caused indefinite
postponement of the faiir several
weeks ago, the original dates for
the annual event being October 23,
November 1, inclusive.
Another was the congested condition
of the railroads, which precluded v
the possibility of assembling the exhibits
with any degree of satisfaction. "
The third and equally convincing V' /"
reason for annulment of the plan for
a fair this year was the general unrest
of the people on account of the war *
and pressing shortage of labor.
EFIRI) AND JONES
Announcement is made that C. 1L
Efrd and Barret Jones have formed
a copartnership for the practice ot
law at Lexington under the firm name K
and style of Efrd & Jones. The continued
patronage of their respective
clients and the public is solicited.
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CITATION NOTICE!
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of Lexington.
By George S. Drafts, Esquire, Probate
Judge.
WHEREAS, S. B. Younginer made
suit to me, to grant him Letters of
Administration of the Estate of and ! "-<
effects of W. R. Younginer.
THESE ARE THEREFORE to
I cite and admonish all and singular
J the kindred and Creditors of the said
I W. R. Younginer, deceased, that they
j be and appear, before me, in the j
j Court of Probate, to be held at Lexixtg
ton, C. H., S'. C? on 20 Nov. 1918 next,
after publication hereof at 11 o'eloClg .
' in the forenoon, to show cause, if any
they have, why the said Administra- - v .:v:
' tion should not be granted,
i GIVEN under my Hand, this.--5tb
! day of Nov. Anno Domini ifriS. .
GEO. S. DRAFTS, (U S.);
Probate Judge Lexington County, S. C
Published on the 6th day of Nov.
11918 in- the Lexington Dispatch-Nejfs
2 weeks.
I>r. Hess Poultry Panacea.
.
iK Makes your moulting hens lay. ther
i "golden eggs."
J Guaranteed to keep the poultry.
} healthy, to help young- chicks grow,.
and make your hens lay. It solve?
I the problem '^How to get more eggs"'
New stock, paj^ges 30c, 75c and
,$1.50, pails 53.00*. . i
H&RMON DRUG CO- /
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CARD OF THANKS. *
We take this meaufe of thanking
our friends and neighbors "who" so
kindly aided us during the illness and
at the death of our wife and mother.
Everything that was done for us was
highly appreciated by afl of the family
and our earnest pfhyer is that
Xlrtoo oo/>h on/I at'arv nnA flf
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J'OU.
h. J. Harling & family.
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thought that you all might see my
name in the paper and think that I
was badly hurt so I thought I would
write and let you all know about it*
so I am getting around here, I am not
in the bed; just walking around hear,
i there are American Red Cross girls
! hear they are so kind to us chaps,
[ seems like when I was in the states,
| well I started this letter yesterday*
! but I didn't finish it, so I will try andr
| finish it now. I am Heaving the hos~
I pita! this afternoon am going to a
? rest camp for a while, so you all
might know that I am not hurt much.
Your loving Son,
C. E. NEESE.
Somewhere in France.
Oct. 7, 1918.
Dear mother:
Will write you all a few lines this
Sunday afternoon. I am getting a
) long fine now and hope that you all
are tlw same. I am having a good
time since 1 come from the front a- >
bout two weeks ago, its lot 'better
i where I am now than up in the line.
: j I am expecting to be here a few
j weeks dont know how long, but I hope
' that I can start back home belore long
. j I am hoping so a?y way, well it is
; I not cold ovr here yet, but it. never
gets hot over here like over there it
l j is cool in the summer and I suppose
l j it is very cold in t he winter dont
> I know, but 1 am hoping that I wont bo
tt,(. winter dont mind l>e
; in;.;' hoc if dent ho out in the cold?
Well t guess th;it you :ill are just
r | si 1 iji;yr eotton long now hope it. is a
; j gootl price. ! dout got any papers
; from the states to tell what it is
worth, well I have nothing much to:
write so 1 will close with ;J1 good.
. wishes and best of love to you all tell
i j all hello for me. T am as ever, your
I j| son, C. JE. IN'ccsc.
W