The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-01-04
Loci Items.

NI. GllaS MeetEe, Q! Lower
Fork, recently killed nine months
old pig which weighed 254 pounds
and spolher one q little older which
tipped the beam at i52. They were
the famous 0 I c breed.
The two youshfu! Sightler boys,
who are charged with causing the
death of young Lucas at CASTOR 8
month or 80 ago. have given bond for
their appearance s5 eon,t. They
we're represented by ". 81. Sharpe.
You want carriage that will serve
you several seasons We have line
of buggies and runsbouts that you'll
get tired Of before they even need
the repair msn's . attention.
W. P. Roof.
Mr.. Cyrus Shosly who spent his
vacation with bic mother 10 Summit,
was in town Thursday. He with q
number of fellow students returned
Monday TO resume their studies at
the South Carolina College, in Co.
lumbis.
Our young friend Will D. George,
who is the electrician at the Watt
Mill in Laurens county, sends us q
very acceptable and pleasant New
Year greeting in which wss enclosed
dollar bill for another years sub
scriptlon.
Dr. E. J. E:herid2e. Leesville's
popular young dent.st, who was re
Gently elected a member OF the House
of Representatives from this county by
very fatteripg majority, was in
town Menday shaking hands with
his friends.
". Hampton Cobb, Esq., promi-
nent member of the R,onlaDd bar,
was in town Mocdsy representing
parties interested in the partition
sale of the Uzel Lee estate, and gave
US pleasant cell
FOR SALE-O ia Red Pulled bull
will weigh about 500 Iha . one 6 b p.
engine and boiler Oh wneels. Write
for prices, will sell low. ALSO 100
bushels Kings latest improved cot
ton seed at IS cents per oushel. D.
O. Addy, Lsesville, 5 c
The Cotton Growers Of Fork towB-
ship are requested to meet at tie
voting place of said township under
the call of Mr.. Smith, for the pur-
pose of elec:ing ds'sRs ':es to County
Convention of Cotton Growers to be
held at Lexington. J. e, Counts.
The Auditor will start out on his
rounds for the purpose Of receiving
tax returns next week. His first ap.
pointment will he at Gsston next
Monday. The Editor Of the Dis
patch will accompany bim and ex.
poets delinquent 81 baor,bers to meet
him.
We learn from ibis mornings
State that Capt J. (: Bookpigbt,
Col. D. G. Barr and Dr.. d Al Crot-
son. of Leesv;lle, apd Capt. George
r. Coney, all members II the Lees
Vile Gun Club and all experienced
hunters, have gone 10 point beyond
Allendale on 8 several day 4 hunt.
TIE township boDd ssse will be
argued in the Supreme conrt tcdny.
The amount of hopds involved ag-
grega.es $40 GEO. divided ss follows:
Fork, $14 4U0; Broad R.ver, SIS, 100;
Ssluda, SlO,5U0 Tn- intereat due
on these bonds arc: Fork, $3,14I;
Broad River, s. 465: Salada, S3,l86.
At the September Term Of Court,
Judge Purdy heard rhe esse OF s. q.
B.rrs ct. vi. ve. John ). Bsrr- ct. al,
involving the title TO eeres'p lands on
Ball Swamp BE bss ;ass filed with
the Clerk bus decree. r.tos,ng to de-
eide the issue Of fac:, tacause Of the
conflicting testimony, spd tbeiefore
orders it 10 jury.
In addition "a bis t;os 'ine OF dry
goods, notions ard m'i!in.ry, VIM.
Platt, Columbia. hs- in stock large
line of shoes built -s aecially for the
country trade. These sooes are made
to wear and are very serviceable.
They are made oct Of tie best leather
by good workmen ane: are very cheap
at the price asked sJr ID m. When
in the city. call aus see toenl bsfore
you make Jcnr pu'"h.se
. The protected cru'-ef Chattanooga
on July l, comple.ed her two days
speed tris, at Newport. Z l.. on
averaging between 1s and Is 375
knots per hour ever The measured
mile course in Nsrrasspses bsy yeste,.
day. and 1865 KNOTS j'er hour in a
four hcu's -te3f1 ~, + shore '"tay.
She WAN b,iifi to ,ons- III > lut,1e 1,t-r