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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-12-31
A Church W edding.

Ooe of the most pleasing and beau
tiful incidents which happened dur
| ing the Christmas festivities WAS the
| pretty church wedding which united
| 10 th4 holy bonds of wedlock Miss Hat
tie Virginia, daughter of Mr.. and
MIS-. Eli L. Corley, and Mr.. Walter
sou of Mr. G M. Csugbmsn, which
| took place in St. Stephen Evangelical
Lutheran church on December 25th
| 1902, at half past seven o'clock.
| Tue church was elsborately and
tastefully decorated by the loving
friends of the bride elect and pre-
sented a picture Of bewildering splen'
dor and happily blended the whole
scene into harmony Of bright colors
that reflected radience in perfect
accord with the happiness Of the oc-
casiou. Tue building was crowded
with the friends of the contracting
parties who had assembled to wit.
ness the tieing of the G"rdon knot
which would link two loving hearts to-
gether for life.
The bridal couple we're preceded
BY two charming flower girls, Miss
Elenor Corley and Miss Ernest'ne
Graicben, who scattered the pathway
with bright flowers to the strains of
the wedding march, and the couple
slowly wended their way to the cbancel
where they we're met by the Rev. j.
G Graichen, and we're made man
and wife according to the ceremony
of the Lutheran church. The we'd
ding mach was rendered by Miss
rAns Meetze and the organ pealed
forth it's low, sweet notes continu-
ously from the time the couple en-
tered the church until the congrega-
tion went out.
An elegant dinner was served at
the home of the groom on Friday
where beauty sst as queen of the
hour and happiness presided at the
banquet table.
Tue newly welded pair carries
with them at the beginning of their
new relations in life the beet wish OF q
large circle of relatives and friends
for their happiness and prosperity.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-12-31
Masonic installations.

The following officers were duly in
stalled at an extra meeting OF Lexlng-
ton Lodge, No. 152, A. F. NJ, held on
December 9Th, to serve the ensuing
Masonic year:
Thomas L. Harman, W. M.
John J. Taylor, s. w.
Samuel j. Leapbart, j. W.
Thomas E Wlngard, Treasurer.
Samuel B George, Secretary.
Alfred J Fox, S D.
Scott Hendrix. j D.
T. @. Sturkie, Steward.
J. West Harman, Steward.
Theodore s. Harmsn, Tiler.
At q regular communication OF
Cedar Lodge, No. 1S4, A. F NJ. held
at Wagner on December 18th, the
following officers were duly elected
and installed to serve the ensuing
Masonic year:
J. @. Courtney, w. NJ.
Fl. G. Scofiu, s. W.
John J Jefcoat, j. W.
J. E. Watson, Treasurer.
L B. Etheredge, Secretary.
Jesse Brown, Tller.
j. B Kitchins, 8 D.
j. w. Broody, J D.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-12-31
Marriage at Swansea.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
Quite pretty wedding took place
last Monday, the 22d instant, at the
residence of Mr.. W. L z johnson.
His daughter, Mics Lizzie, one Of
Swansea's fairest flowers, was married
to MIR. W. G. Rodgers, of Savannah,
Ga, Rev, Poston officiating. The
attendants were Miss Clara, sister of
the bride, with Mr.. Conrad Pierce, of
Savannah, Ga, and Miss Mary
Farmer, of Florida, with Mr.. Hamp-
ton johnson. The bride looked alto
gether lovely, atsired in a becoming
suit of tan and white, holding a
beautiful bouquet of hyacinths. The
groom is one OF the Sssboard Air
Lines best locomotive engineers, and
q gentleman Of fine character and
standing. Only a few friends and
relatives were present, among them
were the groom's sister, Mrs Farmer,
and her daughter from Taler, Fla.
After sumptuous spread of all that
is nice aud palatable, the happy pair
were escorted to the train and amid
showers OF rice and best wishes for
the future, they departed for the
"Lsnd Of Flowers" where they will
spend the holidays. Mr. and Mrs.
Rogers will live in Savannah, where
they will be at home to their friends
after January 1st-
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-12-31
County Alliance.

The First @ larterly meeting Of
Lexington County Alliance for 1903,
will convene at Summerville aeade my
near Peak, Friday, Ja1us1y 9'b, at
II a. m. Subject for discussion,
Good roads. economical construction.
Speakers: DR.. J. J. Buckley, Hon. j.
w. Dreher, D A. Kleckley.
a. S. Frick, President.
DR.. J. J. Buckley. Secty.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-12-31
Homicide in Swansea.

A tragedy occurred at Swansea on
Christmas Eve that is deplored by
all. 1t appears that MFR. R W. Nc
Daniel, who runs merchandise
business in that town. snd Mr.. j.
Lee Neese, the town Marshall, be-
same involved in difficulty during
which Mcdaniel shot Neese, the bali
entering the right eye and passing
out st the back OF the head, from
che effects of which wound Neese
died after lingering sometime. The
origin OF the difficulty, which ended
In the death of one of the principals
and placing the other behind the
bars TO answer to the charge Of muir
der, is about as follows: 10 the
evening of the fatal day, Mcdaniel
was firing gun in front of his store.
Some three or four shots had been
fred when Neese appeared and
attempted to arrest Mcdaniel. Nc
Daniel eontended that be had done
nothing for which to be arrested, as
he was only shooting blank cartridges
Neese attempted to arrest Mcdaniel
when scuf1e ensued in which Nc
Daniel threw Neese, falling upon
him. In the fall Neese's pistol
dropped upon the floor. Bystanders
iuterierred and separated the bellig-
esants.
Here there is a conflict in the ver-
zion Of the eye Witnesses Of the sad
sfEsir and % the case is to undergo q
legal investigation, further comment
Of the affair would be improper and
entirely ont Of place. Neess wss
shot with bis own pistol.
Mcdaniel came to town Friday
asd surrendered to Sheriff Caugh-
man and is DOW in Jail. Magistrate
Marehant, OF BrcokIsnd, went to
Swanses and held an inquest. The
verdict OF the jury being as follows:
THAT we, tho juross selected to
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-12-31
Masonic Notice.

n AREGULAR COMMUNICATION
Nv Of Lexington Lodge, No. 152,
" A. F. H., will be held on
Saturday, January 10th, 1908. at Z
o. m. Brethren are earnestly re-
quested to attend promptly, for work
lu the 3rd degree. Final settlement
of dues, etc.
By order Of the W. n.
g. n. HARxAs, Secretary.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-12-31
DRESS GOODS.

SO pcs Half Wool Henrietta. only ,0c I'D
80 pcs Fine Plaids, 3O-inch, on,y l0c I'd
20 pcs Fancy 40-ipch Suiting. zoe yard
30 DOS 36-inch All Wool Henrietta. Csc vd
a. pcs Whip Cords. only &C.,, sold at 75c.
20 pcs All Wool GRANTEES at SOC.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-12-31
ADVERTISING RATES.

Regular Advertising. first insertion, IS
cents per inch; each insertion thereafter,
so cents per inch. Local notices scents
per line each insertion; no local accepted
for less than Is cents for first insertion
Obituaries charged for at the rate Of one
cent a word for every word over 100
words. Marriage notices inserted free
and are solicited : Rates tor contract ad-
vertising will be cheerfully furnished on
application
ANONYMOUS communications will receive
no attention Rejected manuscript will
not be returned unless accompanied by
stamps for the purpose
For sny further information call on or ad-
dress.
G. M, HARMAN, Editor and Publisher.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-12-31
DENTAL NOTICE.

DR. L. L. TOOLE, of North. 8. G. will
~ be at swansea, 8. c.. on the second
Wednesday OF each month, aud at CASTOR,
8. C. on Thursday following.
Oct, @-6m
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-06-05
MlsDEE0s AND PENALTIES.

John King, Jr., was in Burlington
city court May 26th, charged with
stealing a setting hen. The boy Is only
eleven years old, but is out of the in
dustrial school at Vergennes on parole.
Dennis Hart of Ira, an inmate OF one
alay at the Brattleboro retreat for the
Insane, knocked his keeper senseless
and made his escape from that institu-
tlon May 25th and has not since been
heard from. Hart is the son of John
Hart, a farmer living between Castle
ton and West Rutland. He is about
twenty years old and is a graduate OF
the Rutland Business college.
Miss Sarah Hungerford, "a years old,
living near Browns Corners in Frank
I'm, was assaulted at her home on the
night Of May Path and is in serious
condition. Next day Henry Pelkey
was arrested for the crime. He was
brought before a justice OF the peace
and was identified by Miss Hungertord
as her assailant. The evidence was OF
such a nature that he was bound over
ior appearance before the grand Jury
IN the sum of 81 900. He pleaded gull
" 10 charge of intoxication, and was
Aned s. and costs or 10 days in jail.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-06-05
Class Feeling Causes a Tragedy.

The intense rivalry which has exist
ed since the beginning Of the college
year between the two lower classes of
the University Of Vermont was the
cause of the drowning at Plattsburg,
n T., May 26th, OF Nelson Pease
Bond Of Burlington, treasurer OF the
freshman class. The accident was
caused by an attempt on the part Of
the sophomores to kidnap a leading
freshman and keep him from his tel-
lows.
The freshmen were to hold their an
nual banquet at Plattsburg that
evening, and, after the familiar college
fashion, the s0phomores tried 10 break
it up by Kidnapping members OF the
class A hand-to-hand fight occurred
on the dock at Burlington between
the classes, but finally most of the
freshmen GOT aboard the steamer and
reached Plattsburg. a party Of sOph-
ignores went to that city by rail and
overlook Bond on the street. They
secured him and three of them cot into
a boat with him and rowed ont into
the lake. intending to keep him
prisoner until after the banquet.
Bond jumped out of the boat aud
tried to swim ashore. The Others ran
the boat in shore, intending 10 head
Bond off when be landed but he was
drowned in the attempt, while his pur-
suers were out OF sight
The sad event completely unnerved
those involved in the class fracas. II
is probably the end Of this business.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-06-05
RECENT DEATHS.

Chauncey L. Baxter, one Of the old
es. residents of Castleton, died at the
home of his daughter, Mrs Vim. Wood
bury, May %.
Bollin NJ. knight, an inmate of the
soldiers home, Bennington, died May
25d. He was 65 years old and was adj
mitted % the home from Cavendish
last August. Deceased served in the
Sixth Massachusetts, battery in the Re-
beIIi0n. and previous to that fought In
dams on the plains while private in
the regular service.
Aaron J Piper, a longtime resident
and prominent business man Of Mid
dlebury, died May "a Mr.. Piper was
born in Salisbury Ga years ago. lie
enlisted in Co. c, 9TH Vt. Vol, Dec. u.
1861, and served with his regiment I'M
u Sept l3, 1862, when he was honor
ably discharged, having lost an arm at
the battle OF Baton Rouge, ka. His
experience there was peculiar and
showed the characteristics and courage
OF the man. He was pronounced dead
by the surgeon and put in the dead
house, but during the night regained
Consciousness, crawled from under the
Pile Of bodies, reported TO the doctors,
and Insisted upon an operation The
arm was amputated at the shoulder,
and Mr.. Piper returned home TO an
active and useful life.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-06-05
Hen Adopts Family OF Kittens.

A venerable hen in the flock owned
by Earl Wyatt, of Tattsville. recently
appeared determined TO "set, and al
though she had no eggs to care Tor
had made herself a comfortable nest
in the corner of an old manger in the
barn and here she was quite content
to STAY day after day. At length Mrs.
Tabby. the cat, thinking too that this
was good place in which to rear a
family. with her several small Kittens
took up her abode in the other corner
OF the Manager. II was then noticed
that the old hen objected to the pres
ence Of the intruders and tried to drive
Mrs. Tabby from the manger at every
opportunity. Wishing 70 see what
really occurred, watch was kept.
The eat entered the manger TO care
Tor her family, a fight ensued, and the
poor mother was driven away and
Madame Hen remained in tull posses
sion of the manger. She then also
possessed herself of the little kittens,
and tucking them underneath her wing,
She settled down in perfect content
ment. Whenever one OF the kittens
crept from beneath her wing II was
promptly tucked back and the happy
mother sang and crooned to her queer
charges Just as If they had been her
own children. IL is not known how
well the kittens would have been rear
ed. as they were at once restored to
their own mother and removed 70
place of safety.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-06-05

farming Tor several years after his adj
mission.
Mr.. Stanton represented Roxbury in
the general assembly in 1884 aud 1886,
and was assistant Judge of Washing
ton county court from 1884 to 1883 in
elusive He was states attorney OF
Washington county from 1890 to 1896
and railroad commissioner from 1896
to 1898 and chairman of the board the
major portion of the time. He was
elected senator in 1900, serving as
chairman of the committee on corpora
tions and of committee on state and
court expenses and member of COM
mittee on railroads and the judiciary
His services have since he attained
his majority been constantly in de-
mand by he town as town officer,
he having repeatedly held nearly all
the different offices and for sixteen
consecutive years has been moderator
in town meetings. Mr.. Stanton much
appreciates the fact that Norwich
University conferred on him the hon
orary degree of A. NJ in 1895.
Since Stanton was made states at
torney, and as a competent critic has
said, Washington county never had
a better one,n his work as a lawyer
has been marked with success and his
services have been in constant demand
by large and increasing clientage in
his own county and he is often called
upon to try question OF fact rs referee,
commissioner and special master in
his own and other counties OF the
state.
In the public positions he has held his
course has always been marked by a
steadfast devotion to what he thought
was right whether others thought so or
not, and his independency is and has
been a marked feature of his career.
Early embracing the doctrines of the
Republican party and long and ear
nestly a close student of the political
history OF his country he is a firm be-
lever vet in those doctrines as the
best for the nations welfare, and is
devoted admirer of such great leaders
in political thought and action as were
Hamilton and Webster and Lincoln
and Mckinley. He loves his friends,
his family, his town, his county, his
state and is ever devoted TO their inter-
est and welfare.
Few men have achieved success in
our day with as little encouragement
at the beginning as Zed Stanton had.
He had none of the environments until
long after he came to mans estate that
tend to plant the seeds of culture and
but he had something that
for him may have been rs good
His friends appreciate his worth and
have this year proposed him as a can
didate for the position of lieutenant
governor with the hope that his nomi-
nation and election to that important
office NAV follow.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-06-05
Allen viii Settle For sic, 900.

The receiver of the Farmers Nation
AZ bank, Vergennes, has been made an
0SHer Of $4,000 by Lieut-Gov. Martin
/ Allen Of North Ferrisburg, formerly
Nice-presidont and director OF the in
slhtution, and others in settlement of
5ne claims OF the bank against Mr.. Al
zen and members of his family. The
Total Indebtedness is $40, 2S5. In adj
:, there is an apparent overdratt
oy III. +. Allen of $40, 800. OF this
amount S6,1s9 is claimed to be ac-
counted for by the manipulations Of
cashier Lewis and his clerk, Repre-
sentative j. W. Ketchum, both OF
Nhom are now serving sentences for
WSrecking the bank. 1t is claimed that
ele balance is Offset by credits, which
should have been made. but which
were never made. The offer of SIC, 200,
4 Is thought, will be accepted.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-06-05
VERMONT FIRES.

The farm house and adjacent build
inps of Bliss d. Beede OF Orange, were
burned with their contents May 26th.
Mr.. Beede was absent at the time but
mon his return was told by his house
keeper. Mrs. Foster, that she set the
building atire. It appears that she
had threatened to do so. She Is an
unfortunate woman, who was found
wandering the streets OF Montpe her
not long ago and was then thought TO
be mentally unbalanced. There was
$500 insurance on the buildings, which
will partially cover the loss. No I'VE
stock persisted. Mrs. Foster was
bound over Tor trial and taken 70
Chelsea Jail.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-06-05

Zed 5. Stanton, the youngest son OF
George Berry Stanton and Lucretia
| Silloway stanton, was born in Rox-
bury May 1, 1913. and his home has
always been in that town. His father
was a farmer, owning a billy farm in
the north part OF the town, and here
Young Stanton passed his bOyhood and
youth, attending the small district
school in the neighborhood where he
lived three months in winter until he
was eighteen years old and working
on the farm the rest of the time.
AT the age Of nineteen he obtained
the reluctant consent OF his parents to
"strike out for himself, and having
but little opportunity to make selec-
ton OF an employment he entered the
service of the Vermont Central railroad
as freight brakeman and continued
in that work nearly year and a half,
excepting about two months that he
s'laid Off the road and attended a dis
trict school in Mortified.
Stanton's experience as freight
brakeman was valuable one to him
as it educated him more with the
world than the old hill farm did, and
made it plain that he might work hard
but without education or influential
friends, his ambitions to better his
condition would not soon be realized.
He determined to obtain a better ed
ucation and so quit railroading.
For two years afterwards his SER
vices were again required on the home
farm, but at the end of that period he
began work for a lumberman and con-
tinued in such work until he was a
wears old when he began attending the
Mortified Graded school
This was his first real work as a
student. He had been accustomed
from boyhood to read much in gen
eral literature, particularly IN history
and fiction. and being possessed OF a
retentive memory had quite an extern
sive knowledge of books relating to
those subjects but his association had
been with people OF limited education
and the possibilities open to one to
obtain a classical education were
seemingly beyond his reach.
He continued at irregular intervals
to attend the Northfeld school until
the tall Of 1874 and also began teach
ing common schools in their winter
terms. He longed to take collegiate
course but believed it too late to at
tempt it as he had only his own eXer-
tions to rely on and so began the study
OF law, keeping up at the same time
his line of academic studies and con-
tinuing to work as a farm hand as well
as teacher.
The prospect was not encouraging,
but stanton persevered and March ID,
1850, was admitted to the bar and
since then has practiced his profession
at Roxbury, bus continued to teach
and AT intervals in summer work at
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-06-05
state of Vermont.
"a. VIEWS Condensed and Rewritten
for Our Readers.

over an inch Of snow fell in Wood
Gard on the night of the 2Sth.
Rocker T. Washington will lecture
/. y Johnsbury June is. There is
a ~ a great demand for tickets.
The eleventh case of smallpox since
,be scare first began in Rutland was
rr po May 26th. Mrs. j. I. Nichols.
rv.Gov. Roswell Farnham, who is
seriously III at his home in Bradford,
i reported as slightly improved in
condition.
The total amount oftaxable property
tste5 in Bennington is 1895, AS.
Tbe total number of polls in the town
i giS, a gain OF 80 over the former
year.
Mrs. Lizzie Harrison has leased the
old commercial House at Rutland, and
amer newly fitting and furnishing the
interior. has opened it under the name
ofthe Killington hotel.
In a family of kittens recently born
AZ The home of l.. X. Webster, of South
Wardsboro, was one having two heads,
with two mouths, noses, etc. IL took
nourishment like the rest, but died at
the end of two days.
In the case of several Guiliord tax
payers, who recently appeared before
The board of civil authority OF that
town and claimed that gasoline en-
zines we're not taxable, the board held
fbat they are taxable as personal prop
efty.
The annual Julia A. Spear prize
reading tor young women of the Uni
yersity OF Vermont, Burlington, was
held At the Billings library May goth.
The prizes, S25, S15 and $40, were
won by Misses Harding, 5. L. Dean
and Miller, respectively.
Ills now thought that John Murray
ofWest Rutland. who is at the Proctor
hospital as the result OF a knife wound
received in a quarrel May 18th, will
recover. The states attorney will not
call O hearing in the matter until Muir
rsys condition can be determined to
certainty.
The Montpelier city council has
adopted a new ordinance which for
bids the keeping open Of any saloon, /
billiard saloon, yictualling house or /
lunch wagon between the hours OF II I
o'clock in the evening and o'clock iuI
the morning Also no saloon, billiard +
saloon or bowling alley shall be kept |
open sunday.
The debating team, representing the /
University of Vermont Debating soci-
ETY., defeated St. Lawrence University /
in an intercollegiate debate held at
Canton, \. H., May Esd. The team,
consisting OF J. A. Teller. II. j. Adj
ANS and j +. Donahue, with G. K.
Peck as alternate, defended the mega
tive of the question. Resolved, That
the Fifteenth Amendment to the Con-
sitution Of the United States Has Prov
en- Jnwise.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-06-05
ACCIDENTS.

Marshall W. Buxton of DANNY was
kicked in the groin by horse May
25d. The doctor was called at once
and it was thought Mr.. Buxton would
get along all right. but he became
worse in the night and died next morn
ing.
Teddie Mcbride Of Swanton en-
ployed in building the new railroad
bridge over the Missisquoi river at
Sheldon Junction, fell off the bottom
girder of the bridge Nav 9th and was
drowned. He was TWENTY-FIVE wears
old and unmarried.
Myron Mack of Bennington loaded
shot gun with a charge of giant DOW.
der. When he fired the gun ii ex-
ploded and his left arm was badly torn
as the result. His right hand and his
face were considerably injured. It is
expected that the arm win be saved.
A serious accident occurred at the
American Wooden company's mills,
Winooski, just before closing time
May Path. Hubert DeRoesch, a car
penter, who was at work on the first
floor OF the former Colchester mill, had
occasion to go to the second floor and
entered the elevator, and in descend
ing lost control of the guide rope and
elevator and man were dashed to the
bottom OF the shaft. Mr.. DeRoesch
was picked up unconscious and taken
TO his home, where he was found 10 be
suffering from three broken ribs and
cash about three inches long on his
head, besides having been badly shak-
en- M.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-06-05

White River Junction, Rev. c. E.
Petty. White River Junction, before
Hartford Soldiers association.
Williamstown, Rev Z. ]. Ranslow,
Swanton.
Wilmington, J. II. Goulding, viii
minCtOn.
Windsor, William w. Lapoint, Bar
re.
Wolcott, Rev. 7. F. Davies.
Woodbury., Rev. j. A. Dixon, Hard
wick.
Woodstock, K. L. Smith, Wells Riv-
er.
F.. ID. Hale, Lunenburg, at Auburn,
Me
Gen. @. o. Howard of Burlington
delivered an address at the unwilling
of the soldiers and sailors monument
below General Grants tomb in New
York