The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-09-19

For pure red rust PROOF SEED OdCS
call or send your orders to j. B. Fri
day & Co., Columbia.
Lots of cotton is coming to this
market. A number of planters from
| the Fork were here with the staple
Saturday and Monday some selling
and some placing it on the option
plan.
Keep in mind that always have
something good to eat at my grocery,
and it is a great pleasure for me to
serve my customers satisfactorially.
H. M. Wingard.
| T. M. Cassidy, of Columbia, one of
those charged with gambling at Brook
| land some time ago, and who escaped,
was arrested and on Monday gave
bond in the sum of S100 for his appear
ance at next term of court.
Do not leave money in the house or
store. 1t may be lost or destroyed.
Send it to THE HOME BANK where
it is safe and earning money for you.
| You can withdraw it at any time.
The Lexington Department Store
| has just received their fall stock of
clothing for men, youths and boys.
| You want to see this stock before
purchasing your suits and overcoats
| this fall.
In a special to the Charleston News
and Courier, from Spartanburg, Sept.
18th, it is stated that Mr.. William D.
| George, formerly of the Watts Mills
at ,Laurens, had just accepted the
| position of head machinist and engin-
eer of the Arkwright Cotton Mills.
We are glad to see Will progressing.
It is the duty of every voter to have
| registration certificate and turn out
and vote in the general election.
DON'T forget to pin your tax receipt to
certificate when you go to vote, as 1t
is required by law.
The friends of Miss Nellie Edwards,
of Abbeville, are delighted to have
her return here. She can be found at
Mrs. Clark's millinery store, better
prepared to please her lady patrons
with all the newest styles in hats and
trimmings.
The Sheriff has four prisoners in
jail, all colored-two for the chain
gang and one for circuit court; the
other one was captured by the Sheriff
and is for the State of Florida.
Shoes at. reduced prices, because
we must have room for our fall stock.
We are surely closing them out at ex-
tremely low prices, at Roofs store.
We are glad to know that Chaplin
continues to prosper. Her merchants
are doing a good business, handling
considerable cotton. There are now
four new houses going up with other
improvements, and her people are
contented.
The electric power clans on the
Saluda means much for Lexington
county. The interested parties were
up near Amick's ferry few days ago
prospecting. Preparatory work of
location, etc., below Dreher's ferry is
about completed.
Besure and meetus at F. B.Harman's
shoe store for your fall and winter
shoes. He sells same shoes for less
money. Think of it, mems dress or
work shoes from $1.0O up. Ladies
dress or work shoes, 75c up. See adj
vertisement.
Mr.. Job s. Wessinger, one of
Chapin's prosperous merchants, made
us business caH Monday. He and
his family visited Capt. S. M. Roof,
his father-in-law, Sunday, and rela-
tives in town Monday, and they re-
turned to their home at Chaplin.
We were pleased to have call,
Monday, from our friend Simon P.
Taylor, formerly of this county, but
now of Duncan, Ga, where he is
engaged in railroading. He is on a
visit to his old home and friends and
will return to Georgia about the 2Sth.
Mr.. Ernest Long who was unfortun-
ate in losing his house and contents
some time since, and met with loss
of about 81, 200, with no insurance,
has rebuilt and moved in his new
dwelling. He lives just over the Lex
ington line in Newberry, and is a son
of Mr.. Hilliard Long.
To be sure you're right, consult
your wife, then 60 ahead. But by all
that is good go to Roofs store for
your groceries. Nothing but pure
food.
DR.. and Mrs. julius D. Dreher passed
through the city yesterday to spend a
week with DIR. Dreher's mother at
Selwood, S. C. On their return to the
North they will spend few hours in
the city. DR.. Dreher expects to be in
Columbia on Wednesday to hear Mr..
Bryan, whom he knows pleasantly, as
Mr.. Bryan was literary society orator
at a Roanoke college commencement
when DR.. Dreher was president of that