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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-09-02
A Card.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
7 hear that some one said that I
had not been in the Fork but one
time since I have been elected. I
have been over every mile of public
road in the Fork, some not more than
one time; some, time after time. 1
have tried to get tools in the hands
of every overseer and copy Of the
road law and have urged them to
work their roads, and I have given
the bridges my personal attention
when possible.
As for the chaingang, 1 did not
work all of your bad roads. I went
to the worst places and worked until
my time expired. I did all I could
and still stand ready to do what 1
can to put the roads in better con-
dition. I thank the people in the
Fork for their kindness extended me.
I was never treated better than I
have been since I took charge of the
Fork as my part of Lexington county
to look after. I also have part of
my beat on this side of Ssluda and
have been treated kind and cour-
teously.
Now, as for the good roads con.
vention at Lexington on the goth. I
was deprived Of hearing but very
little of the speeches, but what I can
understand there were some good
speeches made on the subject.
Friends, it will take money to
build good roads. How much are
We concerned in good roads? Are
we concerned as much as our manual
labor on the roads or one dollar, or
three dollars and 80 many mills on
all taxable property? These ques'
tions are asked 80 that We can get to
work and build good roads. Wind
work alone will not build roads.
John W. Fry.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-09-02

Dirty streets and dirty politics are
twin evils.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-09-02

ing sister, Miss Marie, have returned
from a visit to their friends and rela-
tives at Newberry.
Mrs. Ella Lowman of Prosperity,
spent some time with her sister, Mrs.
G. W. P. Shealy. She left today for
her home.
Thanks are generally bestowed on
Mr.. J. W. Fry, County Commissioner,
for sample of work done by the
chaingang. We hope the overaeers
will visit it, take look at it, and act
accordingly.
Misses Bessie and Lille Younginer
have been spending some time at
home. These charming young ladies
will soon leave and many of the
young gentleman will be sad, sad
indeed.
There is some sickness in our
naighborhood. Mrs. Sallie Huffman
and her daughter, Miss Ella, alec
Mr.. A. S. Nunamsker, also MIR. S. j.
Metz. MIR. Metz is quite feeble and
being old, great uneasiness is being
felt.
Crops are looking pretty we'll.
Fodder has been gathered and cotton
picking about to begin. Our tobacco
friends have finished gathering and
curing it and are now waiting for
the almighty dollar to move it. May
they realize their expectations is the
wish of their friends.
The old coon stays treed long
time. Maybe he has escaped mo,
he'll come down when it gets colder
and simmons are ripe.-Ed. Disp.
Hoping the Dispatch every success,
I am, IL.
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Dots from South Fork.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:


To the Editor of the Dispatch:
Your humble servant, after silence
| of some weeks, again resumes his
pencil to give you few dots from
this section. The Summer School
has been in session at Columbia for
the past few weeks and I have been
in attendance. I returned home
Saturday at the close of the school.
It won't be amiss to say that there
were about forty teachers in attend
ance. The school was presided over
by Prof. Wallace, Supt. of Education
for Richland county, assisted by Mrs.
Watkins of Columbia, and Prof.
johnson. The teachers were we'll
pleased and cannot help but extend
to Prof. Wallace and his corps of
assistants our thanks for the instruc-
tion given and are all better prepared
to do justice as teachers.
Miss Ella Huffman and her sister,
Miss Carrie, have gone on visit to
the mountains in Virginia. They
left last week. We hope for them a
pleasant time.
Mr.. J. 81. Huffman spent month
with his family. He has gone to
Savannah to resume his position on
the Southern road.
There was quite an enjoyable time
on Thursday last. The St. Andrews
Sunday school gave picnic on the
heights near Broad river bridge.
The view of old Broad river and the
fourishing fields of old Richland was
quite picturesque and everybody en-
ioyed themselves, so reported, your
scribe was not present.
On Friday, Goth instant, there was
sociable at Mr.. W. W. Spence's. A
goodly number of young people,
| few old ones and a widower now and
then like commas in complex sen.
tence, gathered and had a pleasant
time. The may dance of course
music on the violin and organ. Mr.
W. W. Spence and Mr.. Jake Grim or
the former and Miss Maud Spence
on the latter.
Mr.. J. r. Barr has been on visit tc
his father, Mr.. Tom Barr, at Stead
man. He looks as pleasant and
handsome as ever and rumor says he
had splendid time.
Mr.. j. W. Younginer paid flying
visit to Columbia last week and, al
! though his time was short, he did moi
forget his friends and relatives in the
! Fork. Johnnie is looking we'll and
seems to be enjoying life.
Mr.. Newton Lorick and his charm
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-09-02
The Road Question.
% the Editor of the Dispatch:

TO the Editor OF the Dispatch:
I am truly glad to see that you
and Mr.. Rseder spoke out so plainly
on the good road question, which I
consider one of the most important
questions before the people of this
State. Its Importance can scarcely
be understood without long and care
full study. If We could get the
amount and cost of all Of the haul
ing on public highways, at least from
one third to one half Of that amount
would be the cost of bad roads.
Then put down all the vehicles and
harness broken by rough roads, with
the wear and tear of the weak stock,
some of US could hardly compute it,
not to say anything about worry of
the teamster, who are often found
in the predicament of the teamster,
a preacher found stuck in a bog
hole. After helping him for long
time the wagon was gotten on good
ground. The preacher, knowing his
disposition to swear, said "Bill, why
is it you did not 'cuss2" Well, I
just saw I could not do justice to the
occasion.
Our good roads meeting was d
failure as to action, but there was q
deal of an exchange of opinion,
which I think will result in good.
As to the National appropriation, we
are not ready for that yet. What
we want and are able to make is the
best road bed We can make. What
will it cost? An average mile can be
made for ten dollars:
One overseer or contractor, 3 days
$1.OO per day-$3.0O. Three hands,
3 days, at SO cents per day-S4.5O.
One mule, 3 days, at so cents per
day-$1 so. Total cost 50 90.
I don't say that We can dig down
the hills and blast out the worst
rock places for that amount, but we
can go around them and it would
not take an experienced engineer to
do 90, either. Any good level headed
man who has the courage to say
what will benefit the public and not
be looking for vote next time can
do it. Now, Mr.. Editor, I am sick
and tired of speeches that say 1 am
opposed to your measure, but if you
are in favor of it and will vote for
me will support it, right or wrong.
Let us rise above that and have
the manhood to say a question is
right or wrong. Don't act 80 much
like a spoilt child. I will do any
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st. Matthew Chips.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
The weather has been very favor
able the last week for fodder pulling
and most of the farmers of this
vicinity are about through pulling
except the late corn, which will be
ripe in a few weeks. The crops are
pretty fair in this section consider
ing all circumstances.
The death angle visited the home
of MIR. Stanmore Hayes on the 18th,
inst, clipping the brittle thread of
life from his daughter, Miss Sue.
She has been in very i'll health for
about three years, which she bore
faithful until God said its enough,
come up higher. She was about q
years of age. The bereaved family
have our deepest sympathy in their
sorrowing hours of distress.
The funeral service Wa conducted
by Rev. W. S. Henry. Her remains
were laid to rest in St. Matthew'S
cemetery. Peace be to her ashes.
The protracted meeting will COM
mence at st. Matthew's the second
Sunday in October instead of Sep
tember. All who expect to attend
this series of meetings will please
bear this in mind and govern them
selves accordingly. Also singing at
the same time and place, which will
be the last time of this session.
Everybody invited.
Mr.. Benjamin Harman returned
from Denmark on the 18th inst. He
has gladdened the heart Of one young
maiden of this vicinity by his arrival.
Mr.. 81. Steele's turpentine still is
kept busy manufacturing the naval
stores.
Miss Virgie Steele spent Saturday
night with her grandmother, Mrs.
Eliza Keisler.
Miss Pillie Harman attended sing
ing at St. Matthew's Saturday eve
ming and spent the night with Miss
Annie Steele.
All OF our young folks attended
the cue at Lewiedale on the 22nd,
inst. Most of whom reports pleas
ant day.
Success to the Dispatch and it's
many readers is the wish Of
Tommie Humpback.
August 3lst, 1903.
FOIEYSKIDNEYCURE
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-09-02
BLACK DRESS GOODS.

45-inch all wool sponged and shrunk
Cheviot in black and blue; 75c. value.
Special at yard soc.
4S-inch wide Mohsir, guaranteed fast
black: makes popular skirt aud one that
sheds the dirt. Special at yard so cents.
56.inch black Sici.ian, guaranteed to
wear and color the best: its popular fabric
worth 100 Special price yard rs cents.
56-inch wide black Thibet, very heaey.
the very thing for walking SKIRT: worth
S1.50 sphcial, while it last, yard Sl.00.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-09-02

thing you say if you will give me
your vote. I am advocating what I
think is right and will benefit all of
the people. From one, to one and
half mill tax will not hurt anybody.
Yours for good roads.
J. 81. Counts.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-09-02

The thread of a love story usually
winds up with tie.
Mustard plssters come under the
head of drawing instruments.
There wouldn't be much room at
the top if those who reach it were
half as big as they think they are.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-09-02
Dots from Derrick.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
The health Of our community is
very good.
Miss Beulah Bouknight, Of Florida,
is visiting relatives in Lexington
county.
Miss Corrie Amick, Of Newberry,
visited Mr.. J. J. Epting and family
Monday night.
Mr.. J. O. Eargle and sister visited
MIR. W. W. Fulmer and family Sun
day.
Misses Mamie and Cora Eargle, OF
Richland county, are visiting relatives
and friends in Lexington county.
Blue Eyes.
Dirty streets and dirty politics are
! twin evils
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-09-02
SILK DEPARTMENT.

s6.inch wide black Peau-de-Sole. beauti.
full black. high sheen. good value. at yard
sl.25. Our price 81 90
Black Japanese Silk, 27 inches wide,
guaranteed not to spot from water or change
Color from perspiration: one of the best
silks known! worth sI.25. Tapps price
yard Sl.OO.
Remember We are sole agents for the Gel.
brated Hodges Fiber Carpet Carpets and
Rugs. Every rug and yard OF carpet
guaranteed to give satisfaction; beautiful
color and elegant designs.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-09-02
THE JAMES l. TAPP GO.


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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-09-02
DIR. F. c. GILMORE,

DENTIST,
II COATED AT NO. 1910 MAIN STREET.
over Husemann's Gun Store, Colum.
bia, s. c., where he will be glad to see bis
former as well as new patients.
Dr.. Gilmore will be at Kaminer Hotel IN
Lexington on Tuesday and Wednesday.
September 9Th and 9th, to accommodate
patients who find it incopvenient to call at
his Columbia Office.
January %, l901-tf.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-11

prices temporarily. The market is feel ing the effect of a very heavy movement and as receipts are expected to be heavy for some time anxiety to secure high prices will probably exert a depressing influence. Shorts covered pretty freely when the market opene1, but even then first prices were 10 to D points lower. Savannah receipts were so heavy as to cause 8 rush to sell, the expectation be- ing that the ports would beat the record in the matter of receipts. Spots covered soon after the opening and this led to a temporary rally. Wall street sold some and houses with southern connections were very heavy buyers. Port receipts pointed to 1O2,000, against 5000 last year. People of reputation and experience look ed on the market as favorable for bulge and regarded the top as far from having been reached. There was feeling that receipts are now at their best on account of the great rise and that the movement will fall off before long Cables were quiet but steady at to 9 decline. Man chester was quiet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-11
LOCAL MARKETS.

Cotton closed steady yesterday with no change in quotations. The market continues dull and quiet.
 Local stocks and bonds were quiet and closed firm with two exceptions.
 Morris avenue continues to groan un- der the burden of apples. The street was lined with barrels in front of sev- eral places and the stocks did not seem to diminish very rapidly. New ship ments of oranges also came in to one or two dealers. The fruit was very fine and in fair demand.
 All straight produce lines were fairly plentiful with a fair volume of business
 Eggs are up in the air and the canded variety bring 24c Uneandled sell for 23c. Poultry closed steady.
 No change in staple groceries was re- ported.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-11
Curious Prediction.

Nostradamus, who lived some centuries otis predictions, and now his admirers claim that in one of his celebrated qua. trains he clearly foretold the exact date of the death of Leo XIII.
 In this quatrain, as M. Henri Douchet a French occultist points out, Nostrada- mus predicted that during the twentieth century a pope would die on the same day that "a hairy star" vanished from the sky.
 M. Douchet maintains that Nostrada- mus had a comet in mind when he wrote and that the prediction had been liter ally fulfilled, since the Boreli comet, which was discovered at the observatory of Marseilles, vanished from the sky on the very day of Pope Leos death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-11
New York Stocks.
The Live Stock Market.

Chicago, November -Cattle-Receipts 4000, including 1900 westerns. Steady Good to prime steers, s5 525M$5.65; poor to medium, $3. 3.25@$4.75; stockers and feeders H.751$4.25; cows, $125ds425; heifers. s2d s4.5O; canners, sl.25@$2.25; bulls, $l.75d$42 2, calves, $2al$3.50; Texas steers, S2.75d$3. 30, western steers. s3d$A25.
 Hogs-Receipts. 2S,OOO 15 to 25 lower Good to choice heavy, $46OdS495; light $4.5061$490; bulk. s4 450ds475.
 Sheep-Recepts. 1s,0O0. strong to 15c higher. Good to choice wethers, $3. 256S4.- 25; fair to choice mixed $2.5Od$3.25 west ern sheep. $3@s4.1O; native lambs S4dS5.75 western lambs, $425d$5.10.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-11
.UNDERTONE WAS
 GENERALLY FIRM. Bull Leaders Support the New
 York Cotton Market SHORTS TURN TO COVER Asserted That Philadelphia Spot Inter ests Were Heavy Buyers of Late
 Winter and ,sprins Months
 to Hedge Contracts.
SHORTS TURN TO COVER

New York November 10.-The cotton market opened weak at decline of 5d16 points under lower cables the outlook for. tremendous receipts. good picking weather and further liquidation in connection with heavy unloading by Wall street. The low est prices of the day, however, were reached on the call when December sold at 107O, January 1O.12 March 1076, and May at 107S. This represented net loss since the high level of the previous morn ing of. about forty points and seemed to represent the bulls idea of reaction for immediately afterward prices were rallied.
 For time the market ruled very ner- vous and rather irregular. with fiuctua. tions comparatively narrow, prices being influenced first this way and then that, as buying and selling orders for the moment predominated. Generally speaking, how ever, the undertone was firm, and in the afternoon room shorts turned to cover and the bull leaders supported the market. 1t was asserted that prominent Philadelphia spot interests were heavy buyers of the late winter and spring months as a hedge against contracts to deliver cotton to the mills. It was also reported that New England spinners were heavy buyers, reaching total larger than ever before recorded for any one day, but this was claimed by the bulls to represent the de- mand for actual cotton and the heavy ex- ports were pointed to as well as the heavy offerings of cotton bills. which were claini- ed to be the cause for the decline in ster- ling exchange, as a confirmation Of this vie en prices, which reached the highest point of the day in the last half hour.
 January sold at 10. 9S, March 11.02, May 11.03 and July 11.03. Just before the close there was reaction of 3@5 points from these figures under realizing, but the mar ket was finally firm at a net advance of to 10 points. Sales were estimated at 100000 bales.
 Receipts of cotton at the ports today were 102. .193 bales against S9,9S3 last week and 69,066 last year. For the week 40 900 bales against 412.217 last week, and 346.oSs last year. Today's receipts at New Or leans were 30,509 bales against 21, 902 last year. and at Houston 40.0S0 bales against 19,994 last year.
 New York, November 10.-Cotton quiet, middiing ills; gross receipts, 2426; sales, 1902; stock, 73,S90; coastwise, 9O6; France, 22s1.
 Total today at all seaports: Net. 1o2193 Great Britain, 35,114; France, n; conti- nent 39 752; stock, 691,2
 Consolidated at all seaports: Net, 239,- 635; Great Britain, s5,09O; France. 21.ol0; continent 67221 Mexico, 14O0.
 Total, since September l, at all sea- ports Net, 2.614569; Great Britain. 7s9,- 222; France, 261,063; continent, 719,740 Mexico, 1928; Japan, 36s0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-11
cothran 6 Co.'s Cotton Letter.

By Gilbert & Clay.
 New York, November 1O-Liverpooi opened disappointingly with spots down 20 points and futures down 10 points. About 8 points of the decline in futures was re- covered before the close which was quiet. New fork and New Orleans opened about 10 points off with a further decline of a few points, but later recovered and sold 10 to 12 above yesterdays close on Decem Der option. Port receipts today are excep- tionaly heavy. Indications point to in- creases tomorrow over same date of last year. The big bulls seem disineined to allow prices to react much just now, and it looks as if their power is greater than the weight of receipts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-11
Southern Railway Co.

Schedule In Effect May 24, 1903. Trains leave Birmingham as follows: s:1o a. rn.-No. ss. for Atlanta, Wash. ington, Baltimore. Philadel- phia. New York and the lsdat. Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Car. Birmingham to New York. Dining cara ego a- m.-No. 1s for Montevallo. Ma plesville Selma and way sta. tionn
 t3sz5 ?. m.-No. s5 for Columbus. West Point. winona, Greenwood and Greenville, also Sheffield and Florence and North Ala bamn points.
 $40 D. m.-No. 15. new train for Cor dova, Oakmsn. Corona and way stations. Also Blossburg GAS ?. m.-No. % for Anniuton and way stations: also Tailadega. t:io p. m.-No. se for Atlanta. Jackson. vile and all Florida points. also Charlotte. Richmond. Washington. New York and the East. Pullman Sleeping Car Birmingham to Jackson- vile: also Birmingham to Richmond. Va
 i0;2o D. m.-No. T rpr Columbus. West Point. winoua, Greenwood and Greenvilie. Puil...an Drawing Room Sieepi'ig Car Birmingham to Greenville. i0:35 D. m.-No, 2 for Selma. Mobile and way stations. Pullman Draw ing Room Sieening Car Bir- mingham to Mobile. tf:so D. m.--No. 9s-New train-for Allan. ta. Anniston and way sta. tions. Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Car Birming- ham to Atlanta. Sleeping car can be occupied at Union sta- ton 9,s0 D. m.
 For detailed Information and sleeping car reservations apply messenger office. Morris Hotel building. Telephone 61f. !. O. LUSK. Dist. Pass Agent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-11
rhe Metal Market.

New York, November 10.-Spot tin was IS. 3d. higher In London at ZIG 2s. Sd. and futures los. higher at e1l7 5s. Locally unchanged and quiet at $25. 5.25qS25.50. Cop per was firm at f1 higher in London, spot closing there at 959 2s. Cd. in futures at f5s 2s Cd. Locally quiet Lake, $l375. electrolytic. s13.6 62]A and casting si3.50. Lead steady at 450 locally; declined Is. 3d. in London at R11 Is. 3d. Spelter declined 10 points in New York to s590 but was un- changed in London at f21. Iron closed at 4ss 3d. in Glasgow and at 42s. 10d in Mid dlesboro Locally, quiet. No. 1 foundry, northern s15.OOas1600; No 2 do. s1425@$i5.- %: No. foundry. southern. and No. do soft. $14.0Gg$14.25.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-11
The New orIean, Cotton Market.

New Orleans, November 10-When the spot cotton market opened today, prices were easy and very quiet, but during the last three hours of trading a brisk de- mand developed, resulting in sales of 9200 bales, including 6100 to arrive. Quo tations unchanged. Under the influence of lower Liverpool, futures opened g to 10 points lower. By some traders it was considered that the local market showed surprising strength in not going lower under the tide of selling orders, which continued to flow into the ring. In the early hours prices fuctuated between the opening level and the close of yesterday. The heavy port receipts for the day. 102,- 193 almost record breaker, was the weightiest bearish factor. Later in the session the bull element was again evil dence, and prices were gradually ad- vanced to the close, when the list showed net gains of 10 to 17 points.
 New Orleans, November 10.-Cotton fu- lures steady. November 10.67@10.6S; De- cember, 10.77@iO.7S: January, 1O.S3G1o.s4; February, 10.94d10.96: March. 10.99G11. .00; April 1114m11.15 May 1116d11.17; June, 11.19dt11.21; July, 11.2S@11.30.
 New Orleans November 10.-Cotton opened easy and closed firm; sales, 92OO bales. Ordinary, 15-16; good ordinary, 9A low middling. 1oA; middlng, 1Oss good middling, 10 1916; middling fair, Il 3-16; receipts, 40 bales; stock, 193, ,314 bales.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-11
The Coffee Market.

New York, November 1O.-Coffee, spot Rio steady; No. invoice SIS mild, firm. sCoffee futures opened steady, 5@10 points higher, following higher European cables continued smali-receipts. and bullish ad- vices concerning the growing crop, but the deman swas limited and soon after the call prices began to sag off and in the last few minutes the market ruled very weak under liquidation and closed weak net 5m15 points lower sales 95.000 bags. December, 5.75: January, 5.s0GB5S5; March, 5.s5d605 April, 6.10; May, 6.0oa6.20; July, G. 1ode.3O September, 625q6.4o; October, 6 45
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-11
EIverpooI Market.

Liverpool November 10, D. m.-Cotton. spot quiet, prices 20 points lower. Amer ican middling. fair. 616; good middling. 59S: middling, 5.90: low middling 5S4; good ordinary, 5.74; ordinary. 5.54. The sales of the day were 5000 bales of which 800 were for speculation and export and included 400 American. Receipts 41,0O0 bales, in- cluding 32,0OO American. Futures opened easier and closed steady. American mid ding, g. O. C.: November, 5.7S; November December, 5.7265.73; December-January, 57O; January-February. 56sQ5.69; Febru- March, 5.6SQ5. 69 March-April, 5.6S; April May 56s; May-June. 5.67d56S; June July, b.67; Juiy-August. 5.66.