Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, August 13, 1919, PART ONE EIGHT PAGES, Image 8
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Misses. Caro and Ruth Enrd, attrac- I
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tive daughters of Judge and Mrs. C.
M. Efird, and William Charles Haltiwanger
returned on Sunday after having
spent a month in Xew York city,
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. j
Bowe.
Mr. J. Koy Wessinger of Roum was
in town Friday. He is one of the
leading young planters in the county.
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spending' the week villi her son in '
x-exmetozi. Mr. J. 7). Joroan.
Mr. TV. M. Jordan of . Ovcnr ~<vi ,
v, was hero on a visit to ? ' " . v r. Mr.
J. t). Jordan.
'A> M, Mifys, Essie Ravi ' M
a Attractive guest of her aunt, Mrs.
- Alma Geigor, or v .street.
Mr. John TV; Ko-:f seemed to b x ;':?
champion melon grower on the Columbia
market Saturday morning. Mr. j
'..Roof is one of our thriving farmers of .
4 C.the Switzeneck section j
"Nothing- here but near-beer,"
writes Mr. S. J. Leaphart. former j
business manager of The DispatehNeVrs,
to a member of The Dispatch-News
force. Mr. Leaphart is spend- i
ing sometime in New York, but he in'
timates that he might sail for Ouba
v; at an early date.
Misses Sarah Sorley and Peorlej
ytdaughrnan. two of Lexington's most
popular youAg women, have returned
from a delisrhtful visit to friends in
Columbia.
Mr. John T. Sox. the popular and i
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efficient manager of the Bank of
s ^Western Carolina, is spending his vaK
- cation in the mountains of North,
J V r Carolina. ' He made the trip in his,
^ automobile. /
Mr. B. L. Caughman of Columbia, a ;
,-A former railroad commissioner, is;
/spending some days in Lexington, vis- j
f... iting his brother, Mr.' John M. Caugh/
man, who is quite ill at his home on
Main street.
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Mr. and. Mrs. A. Lucas of McCormick
are spending several days with
relatives in the Pelion section.
Mr.. R. L. Lybrand. a prominent
merchant, banker and cotton buyer of i
Swansea, was a pleasant caller at The
Dispatch-News office Monday.
Mr. C. C. Justice, a leading planter
of the Pool's Mill section, was in town
Monday.
f' -Mr. R. Stoudemire, a progressive
planter of the Peak section, was a
business visitor in Lexington one day
last week.
Mr. Levi Wheeler, of Little Mountain,
one of the best men in the county,
spent a few days here this week,
the guest cf his kinsman, Hon. Geo.
S. Drafts. - J:
M^^Iijah Hall of Mims, one of the
jgp laTgeft'.-nhvpl stoVes dealers in the j
v county," was here on business -Monday, i
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. ingi planters ar?d successful business
menSgf^Jhe .Irmo section, was here
Monday.
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Mr. A. B. Quattlebaum, a splendid j
young farmer and business man of
Steedman, was in Lexington Monday.
Mr. A. Taylor, well known miller!
from near Gilbert, was a business
visitor in Lexington Monday.
Prof. L. A. Sease, one of the leading
educators in the State, having
been a teacher of English in Clcmson
college for a number of years, spent
the week-end with his aunt, Mrs.
Fannie Taylor, in the Hollow Creek
section. "While in town Monday greeting
his friends he called at The Dispatch-Xc-ws
office.
Among welcome visitors at The Dispatch
-News office Monday was Mr. J.
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S. Wessinger, a progressive merchant
of Chapin.
H. F. Rawl, carrier on motor Route
8, left Saturday morning with his
family to spend his vacation in the
mountains of North Carolina. They
made the trip by motor.
Mr. Luther 1.. (imtl, one of the
lending rdanters of the RIack Creek
section, was n welcome visitor at our
office on Thursday.
Mr. t. w. Fubnor of Charlotte. X.
tion. ITo i.? a popu?:ir ./!*j] ciyriv. v
WilC-'O J10 .* j. f ' ' ? ':: a'' 1 ? :..
iars, he hi'-3. ThoDispatcTi-Xov.n to follow
htrn.
INj Thor. F. Fpt Iry of X 'wberry.
riuht-ol-way 2"":'" . r the Southern
Bell Telephone Co., was :n town last
Friday.
Mr. John J. Leaphnrt, one of the
progressive farmers on Route 2. was
tiorr> Satnr'.hv ;irwl CM VO lis a lllons
ant and profitable call.
Hon. Geo. S. Drafts. , the veteran
judge of probate, is spending' the
month of August with his son. Dr.
Andrew D. Drafts, in liordorsenYilio.
X. C.. taking- a much needed rest.
Rev. T>. D. Wessinger passed
through town this morning" and did
not forget to call in to see us anil give
us a clever handshake.
Air. Job C. Swygert. a prominent
business man of Leesville, was here in
attendance at the political rally today.
Afss Lucy J).- Wngard s on a few
Aveeks visit to friends in Clyde and
Asheville, X. CMr'.'
Thos. F. MacXally of Columbia
was in town Wednesday to hear the
congressional candidates speak.
Col. J. P>. Wingard has just returned
from'Virginia where he went-with |
Airs. Wingard. Airs. Wingard Aviil I
spend a few weeks there, her old j
home, visiting relati\-os and friends. \
Air. D. Z. Swygert, one of the best J
citzens and sueeectful farmers. Lees- !
villo. R. F. P., was here at the polit- j
ical meeting, and renewed his paper'
for another year.
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A FALSE REPORT.
aai^U) me puun^ ikj i\nu\v tiictc
there is no foundation in fact for the
rumor that my mill was put out of
commission by heavy rains. I am J
still doing business at the old stand, j
and will ?be glad to- have my custom- I
ers bring their wheat . and corn for!
grinding. A. Taylor. j
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Chapin, S. C.
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[ GREAT RIVER OF DEATH
FLOWED FROM VOLCANO
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Roiling- Mud and Lava 10 Miles Wide
and Four Feet Deep?Thousands i
of Victims. 1
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Singapore, Au;,r. 10.?The awful <
J scenes which prevailed when the \w?T- (.
j cano of X.'iinl in Java burst into j <
j eruption on .May 20, destroyed 20 vil- U
iajres and caused a loss of life csf:-|<
I mated by some at Jo.000. arc vividly j j
: describe''! by Miss II. W. t'i an<-n. who j *
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pants of the hotel at Ulitar that the
riven oi lava. and mad was approachi:
I ill A'- "Wo were almost beside our-j,
I solve.-; as to what to do to avoid a|
hideous end." she said. Twenty-four I
! of those staving at the hotel escaped
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'death in the boiling i..ub hy llceing I.
j aboard a motor ear driven by the wife!
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According to Miss Crancn, tr.e river
of mud ran for three hours and
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j wrought fearful damage to life and
I property, it covered too railway sta- | t
tion. buried the locomotives and cars j <
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.and destroyed virtually every house m j.
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j .Mr. rirockliont nrafuiged to rescue j 1
| his wife and some of his children, but
lowing to the velocity of the mud river 1
:was unable to sa.' o two of his little c
! ones who perished before his eyes.
! One European, while in bed in his
! house, was carried away and deposit!
ob. miles distant.
A Sourabaya paper which places
| the total loss of uifo at 50,00d.. says
th:v 15 Europeans perished, and that
after the volcano subsided the arms
cl nil KJ i. \\ ci OV_,\_J 1 j/ 1 \y ? v.
truding through the moid all over ?
Kediri district, in the vicinity of Kalut. r
Many thousands of persons arc report- c
ed missing.
It is learned that three lava streams
flowed from the volcano, all taking
the same course as in the eruption of j E
1901. One of these destroyed Blitar. j
Government geologists who ascended j ?
to the crater of Kalut after the erup- : ,
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tion found it empty. ' r.
The dutch governor of the devas- j >
tated district reported that 5,109 per- j !
sons were killed in the eruption or ;
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is specially and c; m; letly equipp< d
eases of Stomach, Kinney and bhuu- i h
5 and Skin, Rectal Conditions, Flies n
tinlessly Without Operation.) 11
u Want to Know: Can you be cured? | lj
vill it take? Will it be permanent? {
t cost? C nsult me free;
ff rt is made to avoid unnecessary t
nding out of town cases,
vidually in charge of my office, havical
assistants or associates. There:ase
if blaced in my hands, rec; ives
ition and you achieve results as rap- j
sible um'er high class'treatment.
ly examine every patient thoroughly, j
ty when necessary.
a, m. to 7 p. rn. Sundays 10 to 2.
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faix fitisir iVnwj oi:s. 1
Tt is possible to get a good crop of
fall Irish potatoes if planted within
the next few days, iiest results arc
obtained if the seed arc potatoes held
over from the last yar's crop, but if
these are not available seed of tho
current, season's growth can be used.
\ gn>at diffi<'M!!y in growing a second
of i?olato?>s !.- i i
4t:ui?1. i'Ni this c-:m i>o owi-comm- .uvn;-rallv
l-.y <' ii? fiil j'h'oihv; ;:n<! proper
t! of th j Loo"'jut
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in u \v-;?.sls m p.easing p.uuoi'n-i ur.U ' ' j
;! :f''S that >11 will lik". 1 UlV sCir": |
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oiling' them cheaper llian you can
,u y them e! so wo ore. Don't take our j
were for it: come and see for your:olf.
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Tn order to provide for the lvgistrn.
i-.n t;/ voters for the general election j
o be held (October 7 to fill the vacan- '
y caused by the resignation of Hon.
\. V. Lever, as Congressman from the
seventh District, the County Board of
: legist a r-tion have arranged to be at
ho following precincts on the dates'
>e)r>\v for the purpose of registering
ill qattlified electors.
Chapin?August 21.
Caycc?August 22.
Brook 1 and?August 2.1.
Swansea?August 25.
Batesburg?August 2G.
Leesville?August 27.
In.addition to the above dates the
>ooks of registration will be open at
he court house on the first Monday in
September, which will-be the last op>ortunity
to register before the gen- j
ral election.
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TV. B. Tthoden, j j
J. TV. Addy,
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