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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-04-09

been quite sick for several weeks, we
are glad to say, is up again.
Mr.. John Busby accompanied by
Mr.. Jim Chapman, was the guest of
his aunt, Mrs. Ann Coogler, last
Sunday.
Mrs. 81. H. Eleazer made visit
to relatives in the sand hills last
week.
Misses. Bessie and Tillie Coogler
visited their sister, Mrs A. A. Meetze,
last week.
The school at this place is progress
ing nicely under the care of O. T.
Nunamaker.
Mrs. Ann Coogler is spending a
few days with her mother at Selma.
Mr.. N. L. Bouknight, who is at
tending Newberry college, has come
home to find the rabbits.
Misses. Myrtle and Eva Bookman,
accompanied by their escort, Mr.. b.
E. McIntire, attended the Easter
hunt at Irmo.
Mr.. Johnnie Bushardt of near
Newberry, is keeping a cattle farm
on Broad river and resides with his
aunt, Mrs. Sellie Bookman.
Misses. Lottie, Carrie and Ssllie
Eleazer attend service at Shady
Grove last Sunday.
Success to the Dispatch.
Puer.
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White Rock Whittlings.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
Superintendent of Education, Jno.
S. Derrick, and wife and Misses
Maggie and Eva Derrick, worshiped
at their old home church, Bethel,
last Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Greever. of
Columbia, visited at the parsonage
last Wednesday.
The road from White Rock to
Levers Ferry is still in bad condi-
tion.
Farming operations are backyard
on account of cold and rain.
Rev O. B. Shearouse has accepted
a call to the st. Jacobs pastorate,
and will take charge of the work the
first of May.
We enjoyed the closing exercise of
Mr.. R. P. Sites school at Spring
Hill last Friday night. 1t was truly
creditable.
By some accident, little "Cincsy"
Riddle was severely burned one day
last week. She has been doing badly
for some time. 5. G. 3.
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Secretary, with US. Both very intel
ligent, noble, Christian ladies and

ligent, noble, Christian ladies and
are 30 full of missionary zeal.
Mrs. Humbert gave US several in
teresting talks on the great need OF
foreign missions. There is much to
be learned from all she says. One
of the visible results was the organi-
zation of nice Juvenile society
among the children, and few new
members to our ". F. NJ. Society.
The children seemed to be deeply
interested in everything Mrs. Hum
bert said to them, especially one little
boy, (Thomas Shealy), who seemed
to drink into his mind and soul every
thing she said. I think he is going
to make q splendid worker.
DR.. W. W. Daniel, Of Columbia
Female College, gave us fine mis-
sionary sermon Sunday morning and
Sunday night he seemed to be so
enbued with the Spirit that he sur
passed his morning sermon. He
was perfectly eloquent and held the
congregation almost spellbound.
We are much indebted to Mrs. G.
D. Stanley, of Columbia, for most of
our music. She very kindly consent
ed to help, and she plays well. She
with one of our members gave US a
solo and duet, both of which were
very much appreciated (so I am told).
Our Epworth Orphanage was rep
sented by Miss Ethel Jackson. We
learn from her report that they are
doing good work among the children
there in many ways. They have a
Juvenile society among the children,
and some are very much interested.
One little girl has expressed her
great desire to be Doctor in some
heather land. I hope that she may
some day go and carry healing to the
body, and show them the one who
heals the soul, while she ministers to
their bodies.
We hope much more good may
come out of this meeting than has
been shown.
We will be glad to have another
meeting OF this same kind when our
sister societies see best to give it to
US. One Who Attended.
Irmo, S. c., April 7, 1902.
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NO. %
Party Instructions.

%s nsSS VI ~ eSSA6Ss
The following circular has been
issued to Democrats in the State by
Secretary Gunter, of the executive
committee, explaining the mode of
reorganizlng the party, as required
by the constitution:
Columbia, S. G., April 4tb, 1902.
To the Democrats of South Carolina:
For the benefit of the Democratic
voters in reorgapiziDg the Democratic
party this year the following infor-
nation is given:
The State democratic executive
committee has instructed the county
chairmen ID issue call for meet
ing of the respective townships and
ward clubs to be held on the fourth
Saturday in April. When convened,
these clubs shall each have a. distinct
title, "The--Democratic club" and
shall elect president, one or more
Vice-presidents, a recording and cor
responding secretary, and shall have
the following working committees Of
not less than three members each: a
committee on registration, an execu-
tive committee and such other COM
mittees as may be deemed expedient.
Each club shall elect member of
the county executive committee, un-
der the control of which the clubs
shall be held together and operate.
The county executive committee shall
elect it's own officers, except the chair
man, who shall be elected by the con-
vention. These officers need not
necessarily be members of the COM
mittee. The clubs shall elect dele
gates to the county con7ention-one
delegate for each twenty five mem
bers and one delegate for a majority
fraction thereof.
The county convention, when as
sembled, shall be called to order by
the chairman of the executive COM
mittee, and the county convention
shall proceed to nominate and elect
from among its members president,
one or more vice presidents, q secre-
tsry and treasurer, and shall be
held on the first Monday in May.
The county convention shall elect
delegates to the State convention,
each county being entitled to double
the number of delegates as it has
members of the general assembly.
The State convention has been called
to meet on the third Wednesday in
May in the city of Columbia at II m.
Each county convention must, at
the meeting on the first Monday in
May, elect a member of the State
Democratic executive committee.
Each county delegation to State
convention shall have power to fill
any vacancy therein. The State con-
vention shall be called to order by
the chairman of the State Democratic
executive committee A temporary
chairman shall be elected by the con-
ventiop, and when organized shall
elect president, vice-president from
each congressional district, two Sec
retaries and q treasurer.
Z. X. Gunter, Jr.,
Sec. State Dem. Ex. Com.
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News from Gala.

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
The weather is quite changeable.
There is some sickness in this COM
munity.
Farmers are busy preparing their
land for crop.
Easter was very dul! with us. 1t
seemed as if the hers were on q
strike.
Mrs. Frances Coogler, who has
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-04-09
The New Mail Route.

A letter from Congressman Lever
says that the Inspector in charge of
laying out 8 second rural free deli7-
cry from this post Office, will reach
here about the Goth inst. This route
will go from here towards Mr.. y. @.
NJ. Berley's.
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Buckshoal. \. O.

Buckshoal, n. G.
Four years ago I was helpless
with a misery in my back. 1 could
not turn myself in bed. Twas treat
ed by my physician, but he did me
no good. I took one bottle of DR..
Bakers Female Regulator and it
cured me. I think there is no medi-
cine on earth like it.
Mrs. Emma E. Myers.
For sale at the Bazaar.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-04-09
New Communication Road Law.

New Communication Road Law.
To the Editor of the Dispatch.
Please allow me space in your
worthy columns for a few words con-
corning road work.
Some of our Legislators are always
making bad matters worse. It was
a hard matter to keep our public
highways in a good condition before
the last session of the Legislature
cut the Communication tax to one dol
lar. Now it will be worse. No one
can blame the hands for paying one
dollar in order to rid themselves of
eight days road duty. Their work
is worth lot more than twelve and
a half cents per day at home on their
farms. But who will get the cursing
for bad roads, the Legislators or [?
Mr.. Editor, I want to know,
through your columns, from our
Senator, or from our Representatives,
who introduced such bill. We are
anxious TO know that far sighted,
large minded fellow, who can see how
al the public roads can be kept in
good condition with the meagre sum
that tiDgles into the Golfers of the
Board of Commissioners from the
zone dollar" Communication tax. Sup
pose all the hands in Lexington
county pay this one dollar tax, how
many miles of road can we hope to
'put in good condition" with so small
an amount? Aside from that, the
road law says that it shall be the
duty Of the Commissioners to ap-
point Overseers, and these Overseers
shall warn out all who are eligible to
road duty and shall put the roads in
travelling condition. If all those
who are eligible to road duty are
exempt from eight days labor on the
public highways by paying one dol
lar, how many hands can we expect
to hire TO fill their places at 121 cents
per day? I should say it would take
quite fnancier to work out the
problem upon such basis-pay out
a dollar to get rid of eight days work
and then work eight days to get it
back. That's wise legislating.
Since this road law has been
changed to what it is now, it would
be the means of teaching those
who introduced and supported it, a
we'll learned lessop, if they were
forced to take charge of the roads all
over the State and keep them in a
good condition on their twelve and
a half cents per day system. Ifthere
should have been any change in this
law it would have been wisdom if the
tax had been raised. Such q pro-
cedure would have been the means
of better roads. Next year I reckon
it will have to be changed again,
for I know the established precedent
of annual changing cannot be broken,
less the Solons have nothing to do.
I have received several cards and
letters from Overseers saying that if
it were necessary for this tax to have
been changed at all, it should have
been raised to four dollars. It is
certain that such q change would not
have put the Board of Commissioners
in such an embarrassing position.
How the roads are to be kept up now
under such measly legislation I can
not see. We call on the wise author
and supporters of that bill to explain.
P. H. Craps,
Supervisor Lexington County.
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Annual Missionary Meeting.

The Columbia District Foreign
Missionary Society has just closed it's
annual meeting at Irmo in the III. E.
church, April 9Th. 1t was certainly
a blessing as well as pleasure to
attend such meeting. We had our
State Secretary, Mrs. J. ". Hum
bert, also Mrs. Tony, our District
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-04-09
WHY Take ANY Chances

With some new and untried medi-
cine for such serious troubles as diar-
rhoea, cramps, dysentery, when you
should know that for over half GEN.
tury Painkiller has cured millions Of
cases? Look out for limitations, there
is only one genuine, perry Davis
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A Negro Desperado's Deadly
Work,

Tuscumbia, Ala, April 6.-In a
desperate battle, fought near this
place today between a sheriffs posse
and Will Reynolds, a negro desperate,
two members Of the posse were killed
and seven wounded by the deadly
fusillade of the negro, who afterward
was killed and his body thrown in a
burning building. The dead: Hugh
Jones, Bob Wallace, Will Reynolds,
colored; The wounded: Sheriff Gassa-
way, mortslly; Will Gassaway, NOR
tally; P. A. Prout, fatally; J. K.
Payne, seriously; Jessie David, Jim
Finney, Robert Paterson. Early to-
DAY, accompanied by Will Gassaway,
a deputy sheriff went to negro set
tlement "Krardtowr," to arrest VIII
Reynolds, on charge. Of obtaining
goods under false pretenses. The
negro was barricaded in house and
opened ire with Winchester, NOR
tally wounding Sheriff Gassawsy and
Will Gassaway, who was some 300
yards away.
As soon az the news of the encoun-
ter reached Tuscumbia, posse left
for the scene. Owing to the location
none of the officers could venture
within the open space. Dynamite
was procured and the house in which
the negro had fortified himself was
fred upon but to no effect. At 1
o'clock Capt. Simpson Of the Wheeler
Rifles arrived with IL guns and 1000
cartridges which were distributed
among y picked men. This COM
pary was stationed around the house
and riddled it, but the negro had
taken refuge in the cellar and re-
turned the fire, killing Jones and
wounding Finney. Coal oil was then
procured and after four hours Of hard
work the adjoining houses to that in
which the negro was were fired. At
o'clock tonight the house in which
the negro was located was fired by
the Wheeler Rifles, who had arrived
on the scene. The negro fed to
shed and reopened fire, killing Wal
lace and wounding Davis but fell in
the next volley from the posse and
militiamen. The crowd, numbering
1000, seized the riddled body and
threw it in the burning building.
Wallace was killed while advancing
on the negro, who shot him through
the body. His body fell in the burn
ing debris, but was recovered. Davis,
Wallace and Fslkner were the men
who fred the building.
Relic seekers badly mutilated the
body.
Three houses were burned in the
efforts to reach the negro and several
horses were killed in the battle.
Tonight it is reported that the
sheriff: and his brother have no chance
to live. So deadly was the negros
aim that it was possibly an hour be-
fore the body of Prout could be re-
covered. Not 8 shot was fred by
Reynolds that did not tell when those
whom he was firing on could be seen.
The excitement all day was intense.
Fully 1000 people from Florence and
Sheffield we're here and every surgeon
in the town was pressed into service.
No uprising among the negroes is
articinate6
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Mothers! Mothers! Mothers!

How many children are at this sea-
son feverish and constipated, with
bad stomach. Mother Grays Sweet
Powders for Children will always
cure. If worms are present they will
certainly remove them. At all drug
gists. 25 cts. Sample mailed Free.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy,
n. Y.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-04-09
You Know What You Are
Takine

When you take Groves Tasteless
Chill Tonic because the formula is
plainly printed on every bottle show
ing that it is simply Iron and Quinine.
in tasteless form, No Cure, Nc Pey.
soc
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DR.. F. C. GILMORE,

7 COATED AT NO. 1910 MAIN STREET.
IL over HuSemann's Gun Store, Colum-
bia. S. c., where be will be glad to see his
former as well as new patients.
DR.. Gilmore will be at Drafts Hotel in
Lexington on Tuesday and Wednesday,
May 18th and .4th, to accommodate
patients who find it inconvenient to call at
his Columbia office.
January %, l9O1-tf.
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Please settle for your paper.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-07
crusoe Kept GOOD Frlday.

There was once woman in Albany,
prudent and cautious about the litera-
ture read by her children, who ap-
pealed to Bishop Doane for advice and
instruction in the matter. They con-
sidered and discussed many juvenile
books, the bishop either approving or
cOndemning them as they came up for
judgment. until finally Robinson Cru
soc" was named.
do you think it suitable for my
Tommy" asked the woman.
"Oh, yes" replied the bishop. at is
quite Il harmless narrative and has
pleased boys for ages. Besides. you
know, there is some reason to believe
Robinson CrusOe was an Episcopali-
an" And the bishops eyes twinkled.
"Indeedr' exclaimed TOmmy's moth
er. "Why, 1 never knew that"
YES" continued the bishop; "you
will remember that he kept good Fri
day"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-07
HedKehOEs.

Hedgehogs are very strong in the wa
ter, swimming with ease against a
rapid stream, and with their muscular
claws they turn up the nests of trout
or salmon and make a goodly haul
therefrom. They will breast very
rapid stream. and cold water, as near
the freezing point as may be. seems to
have no terror for them. The eggs Of
the salmonid@ are welcome prey to
nearly every animal that will face wa
ter. Aquatic birds, rats Goth house
and water), hedgehogs, beetles and
their Larvae, the so called fresh water
shrimp, are deadly foes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-07
How It Happened.

at was kinder funpy-that is, over
lookin' the seriousness of it." said the
landlord of the Pettyyille tavern You
see. Miss Babriella Lanks. who has
not meanin' any disrespect to her. you
understand-been an old maid so long
that it's generally believed to be chron-
ic, approached the railroad crossin',
and a brakeman waved red flag at
her to warn her of the danger. She
thought he was tryin' to fiirt with her
and advanced toward him with smile,
and n caboose that was bacl1in' up
struck her good and plenty. Luckily
no bones were broken, and the first
thing she said when she recovered con-
sciousness was oh. this is so sudden! !"
Smart Set.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-07
MAGNETISM FOR RAzoRs.
San Francisco Man Patents Novel
Idea to Keep Them Sharp.

San Francisco Man Patents Novel
Idea to Keep Them Sharp.
One of the queerest patents ever
granted has just been placed on record
by a San Francisco man, says a Wash
ington special to the New York World.
He thinks he has found Il way in
which the lazy or the inapt man may
have sharp razor without breaking
his back stropping it. He proposes to
do it by magnetism.
His proposition is that if a magnet
is kept alongside the cutting edge of a
razor or any other fine edged tool the
teeth will be drawn out by magnetic
force so that the edge will be compare
lively even and much sharper.
In order that man may not forget
to put the edge of his razor against a
magnet the inventor has contrived a
bar magnet that is to be placed within
one side of the ordinary razor handle
so that the cutting edge will be in con-
tact with the bar all the time the razor
is not in use.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-07
Only Very Few PublIshed.

1t is not possible for the proprie-
tors to publish more than very few
of the numerous letters received in
praise of Chamberlain's Collie, Chol-
era and Diarrhoea Remedy and tell
ing of its remarkable cures. They
come from people in every walk in
life and from every state in the union.
The following from II. w. Greathouse,
of Prattsburg, Ga, speaks for itself:
Il would have been dead now but for
the use of Chamberlain's Collie, Chol-
era and Diarrhoea Remedy. 1t cured
me of. chronic diarrhoea after seven
years of suffering. i can never say
too much in praise of that remedy"
For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-07
Rich Man Wants to- Carry Mail.

General John Breckenridge Castle
man wants to be messenger for the
government between Pleasant Hill. IN
Mercer. county. Ky, and Brugin. He
is a rich man. full of honors in life and
owns a fine farm at Pleasant Hill. He
wants to be appointed mail carrier and
promises to use coach drawn by four
FLOODED horses. He thinks the mail
service is poor in his district and is
bidding for the appointment in the
hope of improving it. s.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-07
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.
Today's Quotations CD Provisions, Live
Stock. Feed and Fuel

Today's Quotations Cd Provisions. Live
Stock. Feed and Fuel
Rock Island, Oct. Following are the quo
tations on the local market:
Provisions.
Butter-Creamery 22c, dairy lsc.
Eggs-FreSh 1Sc.
Live poultry-Spring chickens - so to S3
per dozen. hens SC per pound, ducks SC.
observation-disclosures 35c to 40c-
Fruit-Apples SOC to 60c per bushel
Live Stock.
Cattle-Steers $3.50 to 500. cows and
heifers s.. 90 to $500. calves $50 to $3.50.
Hogs-Mixed and butchers $3.50 to O. .
Sheep-Yearlings or over, per cwt. 60 90 to
Is so, Lambs per head 1915 tos5.OO
Feed and Fuel
Grain-Corn 6S070c, oats, new 80 to 35c
Forage-Timothy hay. 90 to sI2. prairie
50 to $40, baled prairie 80. oaled timothy sl2.
Woodland, per load $500
Coal-Lump per bashel le5 slack, per
bushel SC.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-07
TODAY'S MARKETS

Chicago, Oct. Following are the open
ing. highest, lowest and closing quotations
In today's markets; -..
Wheat.
Dec Dec. 0s SIS: es; i,'i e 81 eos.
May. 7Uaa; II; 7UH; 7oa-.
Oct, 59sl: 59al: 50; SOS.
Dec, $50; $50: iS94: 4s5s-
May, 422l; 431s; 1926; 427s
Oats.
Oct. Blk; BIZ: 3l5; 3lzs.
May, So; sSss; 1 So; $50: .
Oct, 1900; II 90; 100: Il co
Jan, l5.s5; Is 30; 1850: 1870
May, 1850; li.9o; 4.75; Il a.
Lard
Oct, 10 %: 1927; 10 Is: 1925
IAN s97: 600: SS7: SS7
May, AZ; SAP; s.S2; s.S5
Ribs.
Oct. 114o: 1L4o; lao; lao
May, z 50; z 80: : IS; 7.S5.
Receipts TO-DAY: Wheat 245. corn l72, oats
l6Ii hogs l5.o00; cattle 5000, sheep 10000.
Hog market opened generally strong.
Lign5 81: o6 Ixe a o dn@ ao 2 ponah
heavy, s7.O00T2O.
Cattle market opened, including 5000
westerns, slow and steady.
Union stock yards $40 a. m. q
Hog market opened steady to Iec lower.
Light. S7.O007 60; mixed and butchers, g. 10
@zs5; good heavy, S7Oo97S5 rough heavy.
s.. Quar- 90
cattle market slow, steady to a shade
lower
Sheep market weak to IOc lower.
Hog market closed weak.
Light, 50 90Sl76O; mixed and butchers, g.. 10
@7s5; good heavy, s7c0G7.so rough heavy,
S7.o00!5.20
Cattle market closed slow and weak to
a shade lower.
Sheep market closed fat.
Estimated receipts Wednesday: Wheat go
corn 20, oats los, hogs $4,000.
New York Stocks.
New York. Oct. THE following are the
closing. quotations on the New York stock
exchange:
So. Pacific 70ss, sugar I1s5s; c. & A. com. "a
gas l0l%, Penna. 1905. b. s .. 1904. @. r. |. s.
P. -. c. NJ. & St. Paul 1885, Manhattan 1921
Pacific Mail 40H. Atchison com soy, w. U.
Tel. Co. so4: N: Y. Central I5sA: L. 8 N.
1855. b. r. Il. 6l1s, Rdg. conn., OK. leather
com. 1874, copper 6Sss. Atchison pfd. 80. y.
$. Steel pfd IS. U. s Steel common 80,
Missouri Pacific 1925. Union Pacific common
lGzSs. coal and iron 621f. Erie common. S7sl.
wabash ptd 46Ss. Can Pacific 1928. Republic
Steel common 20&, Republic Steel ptd. a.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-07
ontnfneath.s .Iaws.

"When death seemed very near
from a severe stomach and liver trou-
BILE. that 1 had suffered with for
years. writes p. Muse, Durham, N.
c., ''Dr. Kings New Life Pills saved
me and gave perfect health Best
pills on earth, and only 25 cents at
Hartz & UIlemeyer's drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-07
It's too small.
A Cruel Death

''Norah." said her mistress. 81 want n
chicken ,smothered in onions for this
evening"
''If yez want it killed in as cruel a
way as that, men," replied the indig-
nant kitchenmaid. "yez'll hev to do it
silf."-Chicago Tribune.