The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-12-11
The Lexington Dispatch.
Wednesday. December II, 1901.
State N ews.

US mas given C@'OOo w
lege at Due West.
D. ". Ramage sold two hogs at
Laurens recently for So5. This beats
seven cents cotton.
The Grand Lodge Of Ancient Free
Masons of South Carolina met in
Charleston yesterday.
Ben Tillman says the roasts he
gets from the newspapers advertises
and advertising pays"
Earthquake tremors were felt in
various parts Of the State last Sunday
evening between 7 and s o'clock.
Eighty thousand dollars worth of
paintings arrived in Charleston from
New York recently. These are for
the Exposition.
W. R. Bradley, principal OF the
Abbeville city schools has resigned
and will go to the Philippine islands
it is presumed to ''teach the natives
how to shoot"
Governor McSgeeny has denied
specifically and emphatically that he
will be a candidate for Congress from
the Second District. Is there an
other "bee" singingits seductive song
in his excellency's bonnet!
Two Judges will be elected by the
Legislature this winter. They have
good material to select from. but will
they select the best pieces of timber
is horse of another color.
The contract for wiring the public
buildings in Columbia has been let,
and will aggregate $4,000 When
the work is completed there will be
'.nore light on the subject.
Smith and Dennis, two white men
charged with burning the town Of
Timmonsville recently, have been
granted bail i'll the sum Of $4,000
each. Public opinion as to their
guilt is about evenly divided.
Columbia is considering the advi-
stability of supplantiDg its efficient
and excellent volunteer FIRE depart
ment with paid one. One by one
the habits and customs of the past
are giving way to new ideas.
Lieutenant Richmond P. Hobsop,
the hero of the Merrimac, but better
known to fame as the hero of 'kiss-
ing bees" is in charge of the naval
exhibit at the South Carolina Inter
State and West Indian Exposition.
Two trains ran into each. other-a
head-end collision-at Jonesville near
Union. recently. Five persons were
slightly hurt-no one seriously.
Damage suits against the railroad
company for permanent injuries are
now in order.
The war department announces
that the magazine rifles are available
for the MALTA of South Carolina and
the exchange of Sprinefelds will
commence as soon as possible. There
will doubtless be great rejoicing in
the camp of the "bandbox soldiers"
over this glorious news.
Ten arrests have followed the kill
ing of Mrs. Rachel Powell and de-
molition of the home in the mount
aims Of Oconee county. Ihe accused
parties are connected with we'll
known families, and this fact lends
additional blackness to the crime.
A mother in one of the counties
of the State wrapped her babe in
blanket, shut it up in the oven of her
stove to keep it warm, and then went
out after more fuel. When she re-
turned in about half an hours time,
the babe was cooked to crisp.
The Supreme Court of North Car
olina has just rendered an import
ant decision as to certain gold brick
operators which will prove of inter
est to some people in this State. The
decision is against the swindlers and
they will retire to the seclusion of