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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-10-21

An elaborate programme for the
entertainment of visitors to the State
Fair has been published and from it
we are informed that the efforts that
have been put forward by the bust
ness men of Columbia, in connection
with those of the Fair people, to in
duce people from q distance to visit
Columbia during this occasion of
fun, pleasure and business have been
successful, and the Fair will be better,
the attractions more numerous and
the fun more varied than heretofore
and the prospects for a. larger at
tendance are bright.
As has been the case heretofore
Lexington people will predominant,
many of whom will take this oppor,
tunity to ''see the sights" and do their
fall and winter trading. This being
the case, our advice to our readers is
that before leaving their homes for
the city to consult the advertising
columns of TIE Dispatch and visit
the stores of those merchants who
invite you to visit them and assure
you that your trade will be ap.
preciated.
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The State of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF LEXINGTON.
Court of Common Pleas.
John I. Laird Plaintiff.
C. s. Root, Defendant
Partition Real Eslate.

HarL1tlOn Zeal EState.
TN OBEDIENCE TO THE DECREE OF
L the CONT herein. signed by Frank B.
Gary, Special Presiding Judge. and dated
October Bird. 1903. I will Sill to the highest
bidder. at public outcrv. before the court
house door in Lexington. s. G.. dnring the
legal hours of sale, on the first Monday in
November. 1908:
All that tract Of land situate in Lexington
county, Congaree township. containing
Q56) one hundred and ifty.slx acres more
or less. known as the Jesse Sox's Place,
near Kennerlie's Bridge. and bounded on
the north by lands OF Henry E. Sox. and
Enanuel's Church; on the south by lands
of E. Kinsler; east BE- lands OF Lem Sox.
l.. L. Root. and Eli Weston, and on the
west by lands of Frank Hampton.
TERMS OF ShLE-All the purchase
money thereof to be paid in cash. Pur-
chaser to pay for papers.
SAMUEL B. GEORGE.
CLERK OF Court.
Lexington. S. c., October 9th. 1903
W. II. Sharpe, ESQ, plaintiff S attorney.
3w52.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-10-21

The Seventh Annual Fair of the
Lexington County Fair Association
is now being held. The attendance
yesterday was satisfactory to the Of
fcers of the Fair aud was very en-
couraging. The exhibits in the vari-
Gus departments are numerous. and
many of them are of real merit and
creditable to Lexington county. The
stock exhibit equals. if it does not
surpasa, anything Of the kind ever
seen in the State. Lexington county
people are great lovers of good horse
flesh and will have nothing else than
fine blooded stock.
The attendance today is larger than
at any previous fair. People repre-
senting every section and corne Of
county are in town wearing smiling
faces and having on their holiday ap-
psrel. Everything is going on as
merrily as the tinkling of marriage
bells.
The Fair will come to q successful
close tomorrow, which will be "Old
Soldiers Day" and the crowd is ex-
pected to be even larger than it is
today.
One of the features of the Fair is
a detachment of a military company
from Brookland, under command of
Captain R. L. Shuler, who will gave
exhibition drills on the Fair Grounds.
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Election for Dispensers.

A PUBLICATIONS. FOR TEE POSITION
II of Dispenser at Lexington. Lewiedale.
Chaplin and Peak will please file their appi-
cation, with j. Weir Addy, Clerk Of the
Boardof Control before October 10Th, 1903
No applications will be considered from
persons who are related to either member
of the Board within the sixth degree.
Application blanks can be bad by calling
on Samuel B. George, Lexington, S. C.
Names of bondsmen must accompany
applications. The Board reserves the
right to reject any and all applications.
J. WEIR ADDY.
Clerk of the County Board of Control.
October 9TH. 1903. 3W50.
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TAX NOTICE.

r WILL ATTEND THE FOLLOWING
L mentioned places for the purpose OF
receiving taxes tor the fiscal year 1903:
Lexington C. H.. from 18th of October
to 7th of November, 1903.
Josh Shealy's, Monday evening, Nov. 9.
Chaplin, Tuesday morning, November ~.
Cross Roads, Tuesday evening, Nov. 10.
Peak, Wednesday morning, Nov. II.
spring Hill, Wednesday evening, NoV.'ll
Hilton, Thursday morning. Nov. IL.
White Rock, Thursday evening, Nov. II.
Mrs. Busby's. Friday morning, Nov. -.
Ballentine, Friday evening, Nov. H..
lrmo, Saturday morning, Nov. IA.
Edmund, Monday morning. Nov. Is.
Castor, Monday evening, Nov. IL.
Joe Readers, Tuesday morning, Nov II.
j. J. Mack, Tuesday evening, Nov. II.
Swansea, Wednesday ali day, Nov. Is.
Red Store, Thursday all day, Nov. -.
w. N. Martin. Friday morning, Nov. 20.
Brookland. Saturday all day. Nov. 81.
Pelion. Monday all day, Nov. %.
JACOB Williams, Tuesday morn'g, Nov. "a.
Steadman, Tuesday evening. Nov. "a.
Wm Westmoreland, Wed. mig, Nov. 25.
Batesburg. Thursday all day. Nov. 26.
Leesville, Friday morning, Nov. 81.
Summit, Friday evening. Nov. 81.
Lewiedale, Saturday morning, Nov. %.
Crout's Store, Tuesday evening, Dec. l.
E. 81 Addy. Wednesday morn'g, Dec. 9.
I G. F. Keisler, Wednesday even g, Dec. 9.
Red Bank. Saturday evening, Dec. 5.
The balance OF the time at Lexington
Court House until December 3lst, 1903,
after which time the following penalties
will be added by the County Auditor and
collected by the County Treasurer:
On January 1st, 1904, l per cent, penal
ty will be added to those who have not
paid.
On February LIST. 1904, an additional l
per cent will be added to those who have
not paid, making 2 per cent. tor February.
STILL an additional 5 per cent penalty
will be added on March Ist, making Z per
cent penalty to be paid by those who have
not paid by March lst, 1904.
Tax books will close March 18th, 1904.
The hours for closing the tax book will
positively be at II o'clock Tor the morning
and 4 o clock tor the afternoon appoint
mentS.
LEVY.
For State Purposes. Mills.
For Ordinary County Purposes 81 Mills.
For Special County Purposes .....3 Mill.
For Constitutional School Tax. 30 Mills.
Total - Mills.
Special School Levy District No. 1873 Mills
Special School Levy District No, 37-2 Mills
Poll Tax. ST. 90.
Communication Road Tax Sl.00. payable
from October 18th to March lst, 1904.
Parties owning property in more than
one township must so state to the Treas
urer. When writing Tor information con-
corning taxes always give name in full.
FRANK W. SHEALY,
Treasurer Lexington County.
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Woman's Benevolent Association of
Chicago.

Woman's Benevolent Association of
Chicago.
Mrs. Henrietta A. S. Marsh, President
Woman's Benevolent Association, Of
sN Jackson Park Terrace, Woodlawn,
Chicago, ILL.,, says:
81 suffered with Ia grippe for seven
weeks and nothing helped me until I
tried Peruna. I felt at once that 1 had
at last secured the right medicine and
kept steadily improving. Within three
weeks I was fully Observation-Disclosures
A. S. Marsh.
Independent Order of Good Templars, Of
Washington.
Mrs. r. w. Collins, Treasurer !. o. G.
T., of Everett, WASH, has used the great
catarrhal tonic, Peruna, for an aggra-
waited case Of dyspepsia. She writes:
"After having a severe attack of la
grippe, I also suffered with dyspepsia.
After taking Peruna I could eat MY reg
ular meals with relish, my system was
built up, my health returned, and l
have remained in excellent strength and
vigor now for over a year."-Mrs. T.
w. Collins.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving a
full statement OF your case and he viii
be pleased to give you his valuable adj
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, q.
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STATE Or SOUTH CAROLINA.
COUNTY OF LEXINGTON,

Cou of Common Pleas.
Caroline Lybrand, tt. al, plaintiffs.
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spirit of the prosperity of a neighbor
is a relic of barbarism and should
not be allowed to find lodging place
in our community. Let us all get
together and with one fixed purpose
in our minds and with united effort
work for Lexington and it's upbuild-
ing.
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Wednesday, October II, 1903.
Let Justice Be Done Though
the Heavens Fall.

the Heavens Fall.
It was our purpose to content our-
selves with a simple statement of the
verdict of the jury in the %illman
case, but the particularly severe, un-
reasonable and even unjust criticism
of some Of the press of the State, of
Lexington county and it's people
on account of the acquittal of
Colonel James n. Tillmap, of the
charge of numbering Mr. N. G. Con
zsies, late editor of the Columbia
State, leads US to change u MIND
in this respect, and give a calm, cool
and unbiased resume Of the position
OF Lexington county in reference to
the trial in question.
The case did not originate in Lex.
ington county but was forced upon it
by a decree of Judge Townsend
against tbs expressed wishes of u
people. The case was Of such a
nature that, no matter what the YER
dict of the jury might have been,
there would have been dissatisfaction
from one side or the other and We
desired to have nothing to do with it
at all. Yet we are a patriotic people,
law abiding and peace-loving, and
when the court decided upon Lex
ington as the trial county for this
deplorable affair, and the case
docketed upon the calendars of our
court it vas the purpose of everyone
to render a true verdict according to
the law and evidence submitted to
the jury. After listening to the evil
dence, as it was developed from day
to day, by both the State and the de-
tense for two weeks and three days,
and a fair and impartial charge from
Special Judge Gary-one 'that won
the respect and approval and CON-
msndasion of both sides,' the jury
retired 20 it's and after carefully
and thonghtfully considering the
m ASS of evidence that had been sub.
mitted to it, concluded that in this
case at least ''the liberty of the press"
had been abused and that Col. Till
man was justified in taking the life
of Mr.. Gonzales in protection of his
character and his own life. As to
the righteousness of this finding it is
nosfor Us to say. Twelve true, loyal
and fair minded citizens Of Lexington
6 unity, whose character for truthful
ness and integrity is above ~reproscb,
have spoken mi that is sufficient for
Ms to know.
This talk about the jury being
packed to aequit Colonel Tillman is
the purest nonsense. At the begin
ming OF the year the jury list is made
up containing the name of every
citizen of the county who is subject
to jury duty, and from this list the
yenire for the several terms of court,
authorized by law to be held in the
county, are drawn. Now, when this
list was made out and locked up in
the jury box, Colonel Tillman had
not then shot Mr.. Gonzales, SO that
the claim that this list had been
tempered with, bears on it's face all
the evidences of falsehood. The
Yenire drawn to serve at the late
term of court was done so in strict
conformity to law. The drawing
was public and anyone who 30 de
sired could have been present and
witnessed the drawing, and there
we're parties present in interest,
and even if there had been the
le st semblance of fraud it would
hive been detected and brought to
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-10-21
Public Sale.

ONSAIURDAY, OCTOBER THE oath
" 1903. I will sell at public auction for
cash at the late residence of Mrs Martha
A. Kannaday. near Pond Branch church,
one horse, one wagon. one buggy, a lot Of
corn, fodder. peavlnes, farm implements,
household and kitchen furniture and other
things usually on a farm.
MRS. MARTHA KANNADAY.
September 2S-5Opd.
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For Sale.

TWO VALUABLE TRACTS OF LAND.
i containing IS and So acres in each
tract-the same will be sold as a whole
or in separate tracts. Situated on the
Two Notch Road. adjoining Paul Corley's
land between Red Bank factory and Barr's
Landing or the Southern Railway. The
above land is considered good for tobacco
culture. 1t is near market facilities and
will be sold cheap. For further particu-
lars call on A. j. FOX,
Cashier of The Home Bank,
Lexington, c. g., S. G.
Or-rHILJP EPSTIN,
1909 Gervais street,
Columbia. S. G.
September 30-tf.
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For Sale.

MY PLACE, THREE MILES FROM
Nl Swansea. containing 352 acres. l25
under cultivation, balance wood lind.
Good for cotton, corr, grain, etc. Good
two story nine room dwelling with four
tenant houses, NV barn and outbuildings,
good water. schools and churches nearby.
For terms, &c, apply to
G.. j. ROCKER,
Swans a, 6. G.
September 80 = If.
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Lizzie Miller, ct. al. defendants.
Partition of Real Estate.
TN OBEDIENCE TO THE DECREE OF
i the cour: herein. signed by Frank r
Gary. Special Judge Presiding. and dated
October 6; 1903. l will sell to the highest
bidder at pnblio outcry. before the court
house door in Lexington. S. c.. ing the
legal hours of sale on the first ,lday in
November, 1913:
All that. piece. parcel or tract of LAM.
situate. living and beinr in said county and
State. cont4ining eighty.nine and one. fourth
1921 acres. more or less, adjoining lands
now or formerly. belonging to Daniel Gro
mer. Martin Sox, Godfrev Lybrand, John
Shull. Levi Lvbran6 and Barnett Lvbrand;
being the land conveyed bv Evans Permen-
ter to Lawrence Hartman. Feby Q, 1916; by
Lawrence Herman to Martin Lybrand,
October %, 1894, and by Martin Ly-
brand to SimeoniRoberts Lybraud, March
1a, 1853, and shown by the plat of JOSH
D. Sharp, Surveyor, dated March Is,
1853.
TERMS OF SALE, -Ore-half cash bal
ance on a credit of tu elve months, with
interest from day of sale. secured by bond
of the purchaser and nortgsqe Of the prem
ises sold, with leave TO pay anv or ali credit
portion in cash. the sum of $1,000 to b.
paid down forthwith. or a resale. is direct
ed at the expiration of one hour. without
further notice
SAMUEL B. GEORGE,
Clerk Of the Court.
Lexington. 6. c. October 9Th. 1903.
Joknstons & Wingard, Plaintiffs Attor-
news. 3w52.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1903-06-05
TORNADO LEAVES
TRAIL OF DEATH,

A tornado of terrific force struck
Gainesville, Ga, Monday almost out of a
clear sky, causing fearful loss of life in
that city and New Holland and White
Sulphur. AS near as can be calculated
the results are 100 men, women and child
rem are dead, forty probably injured, as
many more or less seriously hurt and a
property loss of something like 100000.
The death list is yet imperfect, not all the
bodies having bccn recovered and identl-
fled. Many Of them were mangled be-
yond recognition, the only means of iden-
LITIGATION being the records of the two
cotton mills in which most Of the victims
worked.
The death dealing storm appeared sud
denly a little before 1 o'clock, and within
two minutes it had killed scores of people,
torn two stories from the five floor brick
factory of the Gainesville Cotton Mills,
demolished 200 cottages, RACED two brick
stores to the ground and blown down in
Vulnerable out buildings. The winds fury
was confined to the outskirts of the city,
the main business and residence portion
not being touched. Torrents of rain ac-
companied the wind, but within five min
utes after it's first onslaught the SUI was
shining upon a scene of fearful desolation.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1903-06-05

erly they were intense anti Hanna men.
Hanna has surrendered, but their loyalty
was to any opposition to the President,
not to Hanna. Will they now surrender
too? They will make trouble for the
Ohio boss if they are strong enough. The
attitude of General Grosvenor is attributed
to his desire to keep a man named Jones
in Office as pension agent at Columbus, a
man whom Hanna endorsed, but whom
he would now supplant with General r..
B. Kennedy. There may be trouble in
the Ohio convention yet.
Some encouragement is CLEANED from
United States Minister Baupre's cable
gram that General Pinto has been APP.
pointed Secretary of government for
Colombia. General Pinto, whose present
position is analogous to that of Secretary
of State in this country, is governor of
Cauca, the province which borders on the
Pacific and which, more than any other,
would benefit from the construction OF the
Panama canal. 1t is not denied that there
is still strenuous opposition to the con-
struction of the canal by many influential
Colombian politicians, but it is argued
that the influence which Pinto must have
had to secure his present appointment
will insure the ratification of the Panama
Canal Treaty.
Comptroller of the Currency Ridgely
has returned from his extended European
trip and reports a most unsatisfactory
situation in European business circles.
He says there is great hesitation on the
part of capitalists about going into new
projects. They all seem to be waiting, as
if expecting something to happen. There
is marked confidence in Government
paper, hut there is a disposition to await
the "digestion' of present securities and
the waiting attitude Of those who have
money to invest is aiding the 'indiges-
tom Generally speaking, MIR. Ridgely
believes that the English banks are pros
porous.
CONSERVATION has been caused in the
Census Bureau by the announcement that
on July 1st one hundred clerks will be
dropped from the rolls. No announce
ment Of the identity of the employees
whose services will be dispensed with has
as yet been made. This action is made
necessary because of the limited appro-
priation of Congress, but it is admitted
that the number remaining will be amply
sufficient to perform such work as will
devolve upon the Bureau hereafter, at
least until the time arrives for another
census.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1903-06-05
CONDITION OF CROPS.

The Weather Bureau Tuesday issued
the following weekly summary of crop
conditions:
"The States of the Lower Missouri Val
ley and portions of the Mississippi Valley
have suffered much from heavy rains, es-
pecially Iowa, the eastern portions of
Kansas and Nebraska, and Western Mis-
souri,. Drought continues in New Eng
land, the northern portion of the Middle
Atlantic States, and in Florida, and rains
are needed in portions Of the Central
Gulf States and in Southern Texas.
Drought conditions have been wholly re-
lieved in the Ohio Valley and over the
greater part of the Middle and Southern
Atlantic States. The latter part of the
week was unseasonably cool in the Lower
Missouri Valley, West Gulf districts, and
New England, damaging frosts occurring
in the last-named district. Very favorable
temperatures prevailed in the Ohio Val
ley and South Atlantic and East Gulf
States. More favorable conditions than
III 1uC pACf1OuS WCSh dlO 4SpOACSo
the Pacific Coast State, much needed
showers having occurred in Oregon and
Washington.
"Wet weather has caused further delay
in corn planting in the Missouri and Up
per Mississippi valleys, where much of
this work is unfinished, and the early
planted is becoming weedy. In the east
ern portion of Kansas and Nebraska and
in Iowa corn fields nave been badly wash
ed out and much replanting will be neces-
sary. In Iowa the acreage will be materi-
ally reduced. In Illinois planting is
practically finished, and an excellent
stand attained. In the Central and Upper
Ohio Valley planting is also delayed and
early fields in some portions are suffering
for cultivation. In the Southern States
corr has experienced a very favorable
week and is largely laid by.
winter wheat on low lands in the east
ern portions of Kansas and Nebraska and
Northwestern Missouri has sustained in
jury from floods, but on the whole the
crop has made satisfactory advancement,
an improvement being generally indicat-
ed in the Ohio Valley, Lake region. and
Middle Atlantic States. Harvesting is
general in Texas and has begun in Ar
kansas and North Carolina. Winter
wheat has made slow growth in Washing
ton and Oregon, and the fields in the
eastern portion of Oregon are unusually
weedy. In California the outlook is not
promising and much late wheat is being
cut for hay.
"In Nebraska, the Dakotas, and North
ern Minnesota, spring wheat has made
splendid progress, but in Southern
Minnesota, Wisconsin,, and Iowa the crop
Oh low lands has suffered much from
heavy rains. In Washington and Idaho
the crop is greatly improved.
The week has been very favorable for
tr~ansplanting tobacco, and this work has
made rapid progress in the Ohio Valley
and Middle Atlantic States, where the
bulk of the crop will be set during the
present planting season.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1903-06-05

There was a time says tie Baltimore,
"Herald", when farmers were disposed
to make fun of agricultural colleges.
The practical tillers said the methods
of the scientific men were too expen-
sive to be attempted hy the average
farmer.
But opinion is changing. Farmers
now see that agricultural schools, and
especially the government expert
ment stations, are doing a gieat work.
Hundreds, of farmers visit the Mary
land Agricultural College every year
and hear discussions and get points
about crops, tilling land, fertilizers,
&c. A meeting will be held there the
latter part of this month which will
probably be well attended.
The government experiment sta
tions all over the country are of great
advantage to the farmers. The bulle-
tins being issued free, farmers can OBJ
tain them by simply asking and get
the benefits of all recent experiments,
especially as to fertilizers and i'm
provements in species. 1t has come to
pass that the young men educated at
the agricultural colleges are not book
farmers, but we'll trained, scientific
men, able to put into practice the best
theories about tilling the soil. They
know how to avoid waste and utilize
time and also the value of improved
machinery-things many Of the old
farmers had a tendency to disregard,
The outlook for farming in the United
States was never better than at pres
ent.