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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-01-13

FOR SALE-Oae good tree dog,
years old guaranteed to be first
class in every respect, apply to Dis
patch Office.
He-But I'm afraid I am not good
enough for you, darling. She-Of
course, you are not. Bat you arc too
good to be thrown away on any other
girl.
Why not buy your graiD, hay and
other necessaries from T. B Aughtry
& Co of Columbia They sell cheap
and keep everything you want.
Mr.. John George and Miss Maggie
Livingston have returned to their
home in Nowberry after spending a
week with relatives and friends in
and around town.
n, one can beat T. B. Aughtry
& Co., of Columbia. on prices of bug
gies, wagons, harness and farming
implements. Give them cali before
you buy.
Mr.. S, A Carter has applied to the
Hon. Gao. S. Drafts to grant him
Letters of Administration of the
estate Of G. o. Corley on the 2sth
day of January next.
We wish to correct the pograph-
ical error in the obituary of j. E.
Ricard on page 2 of this issue. 1t
should read 'born December %, 1913,
instead of December %, 1904
Delinquent tax payers will please
take notice thst the one per cent.
penalty for the month of January
has been added. And that an ad-
ditional one per cent. will be added
the first of February.
T. W. Wood & Sons, Of Richmond,
seeds and grain for planting have
been tested by our people for years
and they have been pleased with
results. Sse advertisement in
Mr. S Preston George, who resides
just below us, and by-the-way me-
chanic that knows all about water
wheels, coff=r dams, etc, is now in |
Augusta doing some special work for
the Augusta Lumber Company.
Mr.. Lee Muller has sold his place
at Sandy Run to Mr.. Herbert Geiger
aud be will go near ST. Matthews, in
Orangeburg county, and engage in
farming. Lee no doubt, will make
success as he is first class farmer
and business man.
Prof. John Ei Hood will leave
Parksville, December 81, to the regret
of many friends. He goes to accept
a position in a high school in Green.
vile county. We wish for him much
s.-Parksville Cor. Augusta
Chronicle.
Mr. E. R. Steadman has bought
out the interest of MIR. G. G. Riley
ard the firm name will be changed
from Steadman & Riley to E R. Stead
man. We wish MIR. Steadman all the
success that 1904 may bring him
Batesburg Advocate, Jan. 7.
A final Discharge has been applied
for to the Hon. Geo. S. Drafts of the
Estate of D. D. Long on the 18th
day of February next.
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
COUNTY OF LEXINGTON.

F, W. Shshane. Plaintiff vs.. Andrew Err
sary. Defendant.
Magistrate eCou-t-Summons.
To the defendant in the above entitled
cause of action:
You ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND
l. required to answer the complaint in
this action. OF which copy has been fled
with the Magistrate at New Brookland, 3.
c.. and if you tail to answer the complaint
within five days the plaintiff will apply to
the Court tor the renet demanded in the
complaint. F. W. SHEHANE, Plaintiff.
New Brookland, $. c., Dec. %, 1908.
6W.l3
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PENCIL AND SCISSORS.

dlgn cOttOn ana SoOc tlnes III 'ue
south.
Send Us the news from your
section.
How about our electric lights and
water works?
Supervisor G. A. Shealy was on
our streets Monday.
Cotton reached fourteen cents in
New York last week.
The town council held it's regular
meeting Monday night.
Cold weather saves many people
from freezing by not going out in it.
County Commissioner George W.
Reeder, was in town on business
Monday.
MIR. S. A. Carter, of New Brook.
land, was in town Monday and called
in to see Us.
Mrs. Laura Monts, of Columbis,
visited relatives in this vicinity Sun
day and Monday.
We are sorry to learn that Mrs.
81. A. Meesze is q ute ill at her home
near The Lexington depot.
Some of the old folks say that up
to date this has been the coldest fall
and winter since 1868.
Misses Lena and Annie Lou Har-
man, of this place, have been visiting
relatives in Columbia.
See the change in the ADVERTISE
ment of n. A. Young, the popular dry
goods man of Columbia.
Evangelist Marlborough will com.
mence series of meetings at Horeb
church next Sunday morning.
Mrs. Louisa Shealy, the mother Of
Magistrate Pierce Shealy, died last
Monday and was buried at Cedar
Grove.
j. 81. Frick, Esq, Of Chapin, wes
in town on professional business
Saturday and before leaving called
in to see us.
Make resolution to work and talk
for Lexington during the year 1904
and We can afford to forgive your
other sins.
A very good way to start the year
and to issue good luck is to get
square with the newspaper man.
Just try it and see.
Horehound, Mallein and Tar re-
lieves that hoarseness and prevents
an attack of LaGrippe and pneumonia.
There is nothing like it. Large bot
ties only 25 cents. Murray Drug Co.
Mrs. W. E. Lorick and Mrs. Warren
Weed, of the Irmo section in the
Fork, visited relatives in town Sat
urday and Sunday.
Look out for the CJunty Auditor
and the Editor of the Dispatch and
assess your property and pay your
dues to tie Dispatch.
Rev. Mr.. Keel, of Columb bia,
preached an excellent sermon in the
Baptist church at this place, last
Sunday evening.
Mr.. J. 81. Price, of the Rocky Wei!
section, while in town yesterday
called in and renewed his subscrip-
tion for another year.
You can have the Le9iagton
Dispatch and the Home & Farm
sent to your address Qpe year for
81 25 cash ID advance.
MIR. Henry b, Smith, a prominent
citizen and mill man, Of the Bars
Landing section, paid our Office
pleasant call last Saturday.
MIR. John NJ. Stewart, the popular
clothing clerk of J. L. Mimnaugh 4
Co., of Columbia, visited his old home
in this place one day last week.
Read the Clerk of Courts and
other sales in this issue OF some
valuable property to be sold on the
fret Monday in February.
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Wanted.

Persimmou, Dogwood, Hickory
and Holly Logs. Freight paid Oh
carload. James Ccckshott, Charles
ton, S. G L.
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Executors Sale.

Dy virtue Of the authority vested in me
Dby the last will and Testament of Mrs.
Cnrlstena Corley, deceased.-the said will
being OF record in the Probate Court
will sell to the highest bidder, at public
outcry. before the Court House door, in
Lexington, s. c.. during the usual hours
OF sale, on the first Monday in February
1901:
All that piece. parcel or tract Of land
situate, lying and being in the County OF
Lexington and state aforesaid, containing
sixty (60) acres. more or less and adjoining
lands OF Roof Il Barre Lumber Company,
George Nj. Corlev, J. D. B. Harman, and
being originally tract C. of the same Corley
fore, on file IN the Clerks office, IN the case
Of Nancy Corley VS., J. L. Corley, et al,
Terms:-One half cash, and ba.erce in
one year, with interest from day of sale,
secured by bond OF the purchaser and
mortgage OF the premises sold. Purchaser
% pay tor all papers.
& W. CORLEY, JR.
Executor.
January II. 1904.
Dy virtue OF the authority in lie Yes ed,
Doy the last will and testament. OF Mrs.
i>ancy Corley, ed.-which said VIII
is of recold on the Probate Court,-l will
sell to the highest bidder. at public outcry,
before the Court House door, in Lexington,
S c., during the usual hours Of sale, on
the first Monday in February 1901;
All that piece, parcel or tract Of lard.
situate. lying and being in the county
OF Lexington ID the Sta;e aforesaid. con-
tanning Ninety 900 acres, more or less,
aud djoining lands OF E. J. George; Misses
Annie 3. and Mary Corley; the night Of
Way OF the Southern Il. K; j. D. B. Har-
man, J. u. Zenker; being the western part
of the Samuel Corley homestead. and
shown by the plat on tile in the Clerk $
Office, in the settlement of said lands: the
division line run as by the will divided.
Terms, all cash. Purchaser to pay for
papers.
G. NJ. CORLEY.
Executor.
January, 1lth. 1904. 3wl2
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-24
Governors Secretary Chosen
Delegate to Irish
Convention.

HONOLULU, June 1o.-Frank D.
Creedon, private secretary TO Governor
Carter, viii leave here on the Alameda
June Is for San Francisco and the East
He has the distinction of being the first
delegate ever sent from Hawaii 10 a
national convention of the Ancient Or
der OF Hibernians, for he will represent
the local division of the society at St
Louis on July I9.
Creedon was born twehty-nine years
ago at Clinton. Oneida County, New
York State, where Secretary Root also
first saw the light OF day. His parents
who are now living at San Mateo, Cal,
were born in Ireland.
When Governor Carter was in busi-
ness here Creedon was his private
stenographeT. He also acted in the
same capacity for the Republican Ter
ritoTial Committee in 1892, Carter loan
ing him for the campaign. Creedon was
installed as the Governors private sec
retary. a Federal position. in Novem-
Der. 1908. He expects to be back in
Honolulu early in August.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-24
GRAYS STAND
FIRM ON COLD
Hold Certificates of Assay
of Precious Metal Found
Beneath City's Streets

George f. Gray OF Gray Bros. not
only maintains that the find Of gold
on Castro street. between Thirtieth.
Thirty first and Diamond streets. is a
fact, but is surprised that in certain
quarters the Information should have
been doubted
Speaking OF the discovery 10 a Call
representative yesterday. Cray said:
some morning papers insinuated that this
is not q bona hde proposition. but We hold
certificates proving that We are sincere in cur
fling 0f TIE claim.
years and al the time We bought IL We knew
that there gold bearing rock there. How
ever never attempted 70 begin mining
operations. for at that time there was not the
extracting gold and silver that there is to-
day
We intended working il as a quarry until
such time as the method should be discovered
for extracting gold as cheaply as possible.
Since We commenced operating the quarry,
within the last two months. We have sunk a
shaft on the property 10 prospect and see II any
other veins Of ore were present.
In doing this in depth OF about twenty
feet we discovered ledge OF free milling gold
quartz, which We know is about six feet
thick and viii average about SO per ton. Any
specimen from this shaft yields free gold in
a horn spoon
On Wednesday we took cut mining claim
covering this property. which we own One
OF the assays on the property. as IS shown by
certificate, is So IL per ton, made by Thomas
Price & Son; another assay 81 sS per ton; an
other 81 50 per ton; another 81 g.; one other
s. 30 per ton and one assay made By Weiss
bein Bros. & Co. 81 95 per ton
These assays from various parts~of the
quarry, but that in the shaft runs about $40
per ton. / do not see why there should not
be gold in san Francisco as well in Alaska.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-24
MANSON PLACES BLAME ON
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
Declares Board of Works Did Not APP
point Alleged EmbezzIer White
as Cashier.

Marsden Manson saddles upon the
Civil Service Commission the respon-
sibility for the loss 10 the city of
sS3I6 through the alleged embez-
Element Of ". ]. H. White. who was
cashier of the Board Of Public Works.
The city brought suit against White
and his sureties. Manson and the
Board OF Public Works for the
amount said 10 have been taken by
White.
Yesterday Manson fled a demurrer
10 the complaint. saying first that it
did not appear that the money alleged
10 have been appropriated be
longed 10 the city and also that the
complaint was uncertain in that it did
not show from whom White collected
the money nor for what pretended
purpose he collected it.
Then the demurrer asserts that
White was not selected or appointed TO
the position OF cashier by Manson or
the Board OF Public Works and that
the board had no authority 70 appoint
him under the charter but he was ap-
pointed wholly by the Civil Service
Commission.
On that ground Manson contends
that the persons named in the city's
suit are not responsible for Whites
defalcation-
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-24
CITY ATTORNEY
FILES PROTEST
Asks Supervisors to Over
ride Mayors Reduction
of Funds for Litigation
FULL AMOUNT NEEDED
Water Rates of Spring VAL
ley Company Depend Upon
Having Expert Testimony

City Attorney Long sent cOmmuni-
cation 10 the Board Of Supervisors
yesterday in which ne asks that the
Mayors veto Of 1900 Of the appro-
priation Of S25.o0 for paying the city's
costs in the two actions brought by
the Spring Valley Water Company be
not sustained Long says that $4,000
viii be entirely inadequate TO q proper
presentation OF the city's side of the
case and that he cannot believe that
the Mayor was fully advised on the
subject II he had been fully cognizant
of the facts and the Importance OF the
case the Mayor would have sanctioned
the expenditure, says the attorney.
Long says the reporters fees for tax
ing the testimony alone viii amount 10
az least $1,000 and that il will be i'm
possible 10 make any showing against
the Spring Valley company unless he
can continue the employment of ex-
pert engineers and accountants. He
says the services OF Messrs.. Dock
weller and Fitzgerald in behalf OF the
city have been valuable. although
they have met with difficulties because
no one appears 10 know anything defin-
tie about the company's properties
Even these experts have found il i'm
Possible 10 get accurate drawings Of
many OF the cOmpany's works. Longs
letter concludes:
would respectfully urge upon your honor
Z able body the great Importance OF this Itiga-
ton % the city Of san Francisco. The bill of
complaint fled BY the water company both
E this year and iast year. not only seeks 10 en-
[ JOIN carrying cut the rates fixed by the
. board but aims a blow at the constitutional Il
Z provision itself
More than that the company seeks in this
Z litigation 70 have the value OF its properties
z fixed az immense sum The bill itself al
leges that the values or its works is far in ex-
/ cess Of $40. 600 COO while Mr. Schussler in his
affidavit puts their value az So, 600. 0oo. Your
+ honorable body hzed the rates upon the basis
/ a. 81 coo 600 Il takes but little cousidera
. tiou therefore 70 show that II the value in
+ sisted upon BY the company should be accepted
by the court the rates would be fully twice
( what they now
This Is q matter that should not he ap-
+ preached II a partisan personal spirit but
/ upon The broad plane Of the interest OF the
general public. Il would be a matter of re-
I grer il the future II the city should now be
niggardly in It's appropriation for costs and
the result OF the litigation should Be uufavor-
able
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-24
TAX COLLECTOR
IS RESTRAINED
Wells. Fargo Co. Not to Have
Delinquent Laid Against
Its Name in His Books
INVOLVES ASSESSMENTS
Company Objects to Paying
Thirty Thousand Dollars
on Claim Alleged Unjust

Wells. Fargo & Co. object to paying
taxes on the assessment levied on their
franchise by the Assessor of the city
and county of San Francisco on the
ground that it is unjust. The same
plea has been made for several years
and in a number OF instances has been
taken into court. This year the matter
has been brought before the United
States Circuit Court in an application
for a restraining order which was
granted yesterday by Judge Gilbert.
The complaint sets forth that the
company's property has been assessed
for s5So,5s0 and an additional assess.
ment of s450,0 900 for the franchise.
The right of the city's Assessor to
place any valuation on the franchise
is denied and the amount named for
the other property is claimed TO be ex-
cessive.
The restraining order issued by the
court prohibits Tax Collector Edward
J. Smith from making the usual en-
tries in the tax books as taxes de-
linquent" 1t is customary TO place
such entries on the delinquent roll and,
If the taxes are not paid within the
time limit, to mark opposite each en-
try sold 10 the State" The order of
the court prohibits that practice being
carried out in this instance until after
the suit for a permanent injunction
h-s beer heard.
The company alleges that the amount
claimed bv the Tax Collector as de-
Iinquent for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1904, is $50 479 o3 and the order
of the court prohibits any collection
of that amount by the city and county
officials while the hearing is pending.
Tax Collector Smith is ordered to ap-
pear in the Unied States court July IL
and show cause why the injunction
prayed for should not be made per-
manent.
The injunction granted by Judge Gil
/ bert is similar to that granted in the
case of the Southern Pacific Company
] by the Superior Court.
In accordance with the prayer of
[ the Southern and Central Pacific
Railroad companies. Superior Judge
Sloss yesterday morning issued a tenn
porary injunction against Tax Collec-
/ tor E. ]. Smith. restraining him from
/ selling certain lands belonging TO the
railroads for delinquent taxes The
/ Tax Collector is cited TO appear in
court next Tuesday TO show cause why
/ the injunction should not be made
permanent. The railroads alleged that
/ the amounts charged against the lands
were liens for assessments against the
( ferry franchises. upon which taxes
have been paid to the State.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-24
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
TO BEGIN SWEEPING
Will Rent Apparatus From Contract.
ors for Cleaning of the City's
Streets

The Board of Public Works yester-
day completed arrangements to do the
street sweeping during the next fiscal
year, beginning July l. President Her
bert Schmitz of the board was dele
gated to arrange with the contractors
who are now doing the work for the
renting Of their entire street sweeping
apparatus.
The men composing the street sweep
ing force will be taken over by the
Board of Works and continued in their
employment. The work Will be largely
experimental during the month of July,
but commencing with the first of
August the board expects to have it
well in hand.
Only those of the street sweeping
force who are found competent to do
the work will be retained and those
who are dispensed with will be sue
ceeded by efficient sweepers. Schmitz
says that the work is impossible un-
der civil service requirements and no
steps will be taken in that connection
until the board is sure of its position
in the matter of the city doing it's own
street cleaning.
Schmitz says that the body is handi-
capped with the smallness OF the ap-
preparation made by the Supervisors.
The board asked for an amount in ex-
cess Of $500 600. part Of which was for
the construction of a municipal street
cleaning plant. The Supervisors saw
fit TO allow but s215,00o and the board
does not desire to be hampered with
civil service regulations in the work.
Schmitz says that If civil service men
are employed and any of them are
found unable to do the work, either
on account of age or physical debility,
II will necessitate the bringing Of
charges involving much red tape, which
will further hamper the board.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-24
T0SANRAFAEL..
ROSS VALLEY.
MILL VALLEY,
CAZADER0. Etc.
VIA sauaalito rsrr1.

SUBURBAN SERVICE. STANDARD GAUGE
Depart from san Francisco. week days a.
$50. 7:io. las. $50. s.l5 1000. II 20 a m
Qi 40 a. N. Sausalito only). 1920. las. 3:i5.
4:oO. 4:35. 5.15. $50. e.25. lis. 300 1920
II as D. m Sundays and legal holidays. depart
AZ T:iO. 7.45. $50 s-i5, 1880. II 90. II :40
a m. 40 ! 100. las. $50. asa 400. 4:35.
SIS, 5:5o. s:25. T:16. Sis. 300. to.2o. IL rs
p. m.
200. 7:35 Sis. ss45 o.35 1920. HOS a N.
1905, rs. ESQ. 1885. 4:2o. sos. $40 6:15.
6:s5 7:55 I0:o5 IL IS 2. m On Sundays and
zeal holidays extra trains arrive AZ 12.45.
2:O5 $3.50 p m
For Fairfax week days. depart at 7:a5 a N
a.I5 % m, 5.i5 D. m lex Sat-l. On Sundays
snd iexsI holidays AT 7:45 $50 s:15 1000
iI;oo II 40 a m. 1870. loo. 1:4S. 2:3o. T:I5
~ THROUGH TRAINS
7-R a m daIly-Cazadero and way stafions
e:Is a m. Sundays oniy-For oolnt Reyes.
Sis ,. n. daily except sunday-For caza-
dero. ate
day-For Point Reyes. etc
tbs p m. Sundays oniy-For Point Reyes.
etc
Sis .. m. Sundays onIy-For Cszadero etc
TICKET 0FFTCEEs26 Market 81
EERRY-Union Depot. foot q Aa~hA a
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-24
GETS CONTRACT
FOR LIGHTING
San Francisco Company Is
Allowed Full Amount of
Appropriation in Budget
NO MORE DARK NIGHTS
Agreement Requires the In
StallatiOn of Three Hun
dred Additional Lamps

The joint Supervisors Committee on
Finance and Artificial Lights yesterday
reported in favor of allowing the whole
amount of 100000 appropriated in the
next municipal budget to the San Fran
cisco Gas and Electrical Company for
lighting the streets and public build
ings during the next fiscal year.
The committee imposed conditions re-
quiring the streets to be lighted all
night every night in the year, and that
the company install one hundred extra
arc lights and two hundred additional
gas lamps. Light Inspector Tupper
submitted a list showing applications
that have been made for lights in dis
tricts throughout the city, and the
Light Committee will select from this
list the locations of the new lights
A II. Payson, vice president of the
company, agreed on behalf Of the COR
poration TO light the dome OF the City
Hall for twelve nights throughout the
year. to be designated by the Super
visoTs. The lighting of public build
ings, including the libraries but exelud-
ing the schools, the lighting of which
is paid out of the school fund. is made
part of the agreement, together with
the furnishing of motive power for the
City Hall.
The company had previously offered
TO install fifty new electric arc lights
and one hundred additional Welsbach
gas lamps.
The Light Committee began an in
duiry into the complaint of Lyon &
Hoag against alleged excessive charges
made by the San Francisco Gas and
Electric Company for installing electric
light service in residence on DubOce
avenue. s. l. NaphtaIy. superintendent
OF the company, said he would investI-
gate the complaint and if the charge is
too high il will be reduced.
The committee granted the petition
of the French colony that the City Hall
dome be lighted on the night of July
IA in commemoration of the fall Of the
Bastile.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-24
CONSIDER REDUCTION
OF AUTOMOBILE RATES
Supervisors Inquire Into Operating
Expenses and Reduce License on
Riding Academies.

The Supervisors License Committee
yesterday resumed its inquiry into the
advisa bility of passing an amended or
dinance fixed the rate 10 be charged
for automobiles at 81 so per hour in
stead of IS, the present rate Several
automobile owners reiterated their OBJ
jections 10 the proposed rate, claiming
that il is too low in view of the high
operating expenses of the machines.
The committee postponed action for
the purpose of investigating the books
of concerns that rent automobiles 1t
is desired 10 ascertain the cost of
operating the machines. In the mean
time the companies will prepare state
ments as TO the number of machines
in operation. then original cost and
present value, the earning ca pacity of
each machine per month, the cost of
repairs and the operating expenses as
a basis upon which to fix a rate.
The committee reported in favor Of
fixing the license on riding academies
at 50 per quarter when the business
done amounts to $500 per month and
81 per quarter when the business ex-
ceeds $500 per month. The existing
licenses are SO and $40 per quarter.