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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-05-29
Col. Hobbs Will Visit Old
iexinrton.

Col. John F. Hobbs, of New York,
native Lexingtonian and grandson
of the late Senator John G. Hope,
will attend the commencement at
Newberry college. Miss Ethel, his
e-year-old daughter, will accompany
him. Mrs. Hobbs and their infant
daughter go to the Colonel's summer
villa in the mountains of New York.
Mrs. Hobbs has been very i'll with
malaria and her physicians forbid her
coming south in summer. Col. Hobbs
expects to spend a month in the
South and will pay old Lexington
court house visit. He is very fond
of the old town, and expects to be
here the first week in June. He has
just been elected chief ruler of the
famous Thirteen Club, of which Pres
ident Roosevelt and Ex-President
Cleveland are members, and VIM.
Jennings Bryan is an honorary mem
Der. The Thirteen Club has over 500
members. Four hundred of them
took special train to Washington on
April 18th and were received at the
White House.
Lexingtonians will be glad to see
again the face of the man who is the
most noted traveller of this day, who
has been around the world nearly five
times and who has done most of this
exciting globe trotting since he was
last i'm Lexington.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-05-29
To the Editor of The Dispatch:

10 Une EutOr Oh 1He DlSpdGcH.
Fine rains in this section which we
are very glad to see.
The truck farms in this section are
rather poor. Early Irish potatoes are
almost complete failure, the April
freeze and continued cool nights nav
ing done much damage.
Oats have improved wonderfully in
the last few weeks; wheat is spotted,
part of field being ruined entirely;
the other part good; however, we
are still in hopes.
Our new church building at Hebron
is nearing completion. We have en-
joyed having our good friends, John
J. Taylor and Simon P. Little, with
US while working on the building.
Work has been suspended for a short
time, Mr.. Taylor going to Richmond
to enjoy the reunion:
Oh! for good roads! But can we
ever have the roads we need without
some uniform system Of taxation?
Then you say our taxes are high
enough now; but what could pay the
people better than little tax money
rightly applied on the roads? II the
people generally would take an in
terest in better roads, as some few do,
we would have good roads all over
the county. No supervisor can &c
his besC without the cooperation q
ali the people in the county. Let
everybody DO their whole duty in this
matter OF good roads. j. w. Il.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-05-29
Dr.. .. q. Thompson Commits
Suicide.

Fort Mill, May N.-Dr. David Glenn
Thompson ended his own life here this
morning about o'clock by cutting
his throat with a razor. The deed
was committed in rear of his home in
a back lot. :.
His devoted wife is FRUSTRATED and
a heavy gloom is cast over the entire
town by the death of this popular
young man and able physician. He
was so devoted to his work that he
became slave to it and, through
laboring night and day to keep up
with his large practice, he began TO
resort to stimulating drugs to keep up
his strength and this led to his final
undoing. He had a noble heart and
friend to all and could never say no
to a supplicating hand.
He was 20 years of age and was q
Mason, Odd Fellow, Knight of Pythias
and Woodmano He was married
about four years ago to Miss Effie
Culp, daughter of the late T. g..
Culp, and she has been a constant
and faithful helpmeet to him in his
work, and now, in her hour of saddest
bereavement, the hearts of the entire
community 60 out to her as one in
their feelings Of deepest sympathy.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-05-29
Drowned at Eh,e Locks.

Mr.. James Drennen, an employee
Of the Southern Bell Telephone com
pany in Columbia, was drowned III
Che Congarae river near Columbia,
Saturday morning, at the upper gov
eminent locks on the canal.
lii company with TWO friends, both
linerren, Drennen went to the canal
to fish. The door of the lack bridge
was locked, and they went up the
river to Smiths branch where Dren-
nen undressed. His friends begged
him not to 60 into the water, bat he
decided to swim across and come back
on the bridge and unlock the door SC
he and kEs friends could set the hefshing
lines. His friends knew nothing
more until they heard his cry fos
help, which owing to the treacherous
waters, they were unable to give, and
he went down in despair.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-05-29
Injunction Asked Fer Richland
Board.

A hearing will be had before the SUI
preme court next Monday on request
for permanent injunction restrain
ing the Richland county dispensary
board from bottling beer in competi-
ton with H. E. Watts and J. B. Let
ton, who were licensed as bottlers by
the board when the county dispen.
saries were first established.
This is probably the final step in the
fight for control of the beer trade in
Columbia and will result in an inter-
probation of the right of board to
bottle beer, which is of general in
terest throughout the State. Chief
Justice Pope yesterday issued a rule
TO show cause why permanent injunc-
ton should not be granted, but no re-
straining order was issued State,
2Sth.
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and elegantly gowned made indeed a
striking picture on the stage.
TTIESDAY EVENING.


TUESDAY EVENING.
The exercises were opened with
PRAYER by Rev. A. S. Leslie. The
following young men and young wo-
men delivered their graduating ad-
dresses and received diplomas. The
program follows:
Miss Florence Corley, Salutatory;
Gussie Barre, america a World
Power;" Perry Corley, "What Amer
ica Has Done for the World;" Miss
Hessie Harman, "Hampton;" Miss
Minnie Kleckley, '.To the Women OF
the Confederacy;" Miss Sudella
Keckley, ''The Light on Deadman's
Bar" Walter Leslie, intellectual
Progress;" Miss Vernice Meetze,
"Carolina;' Miss Grace Redd, 1.-The
Story of a Stowaway;" Miss Bertha
Seay, "Retrospection;" Jesse Win
gard, "Value Of Reputation;" Miss
Erncstine Barre, Vsledictory.
All of the young men and young
| women handled their subjects 50 we'll
that it would be hard to even try to
make distinction between them. The
young ladies were handsomely gown
ed and Il more beautiful SET cf young
| women could not BE- found in South
/ Carolina We feel that these young
4 graduates will he eio to make the future
1 destinies of our country, and il they
continue to follow the good ts9aning
they have recsivedeat the Palmetto
Collegiate Institute SUCCESS WiH sure
! " crown them
The diplomas were presented to the
graduates by Eev. w. II Hitler, in
an appropriate address, In which ne
gave them some good advice. He
pointed out to them the all i0 portant
Thought of higher and nobler ,annbi-
tions, that this is only the beginning
of their education; that higher eds-
cation is what the country demands,
and especially is this + in the South
where great demand has arisen for
men and women who have reached
the top of the ladder in their Varioas
1callings in all walks of life.
The exercises will come to a close
this evening with a play entitled
1.-The Deacon" which Will be the
| best yet.
! The commencement will be eontinu-
! ed in our next issue, as it is inpossl-
BILE to get all OF the program this
! week.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-05-29
Woman Kills Ecx.

Last week Miss Lou Duabar of Black
creek, shot and killed Il fox, the
second of the kind she ever saw, and
the first gun she ever fred. Foxes
BAD been catching chickens, carrying
away about twenty-five ia one night.
Finally they come in the day time,
when Miss Dunbar picked ZIP the gun
and with successful shot stopped
this fox's depredations on their poul-
try. How many young ]adies can
boast of equal courage and bravery?
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Wessirgsr Dots.
To the Editor of The Dispatch :

To the Editor of The Dispatch:
The small grain in this section is
better than we expected sometime
ago. A fairly good crop will be har-
vested.
The farmers are up with their work,
having about finished planting.
A large crowd went from this sec
ton to The commencement exercises
of the Little Mountain school. The
exercises by the students were good
and the speech of CongrC 7smsn Lever
was greatly enjoyed by everybody in
attendance.
The Bank of Chaplin is nearing COM
pletion.
Mr.. H. B. Wessinger is having some
improvements made on his dwelling
house. W.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-05-29
PROGRAMME
Of Commencement Exercises OF Lees
vile ColIeue, June "a. 1907,

Friday May 81, 1880 p. m.-Primary
Department exercises.
Sunday, June 2, II a. m.-Bacca-
laureate sermon, Rev. w. I. Herbert.
$3.50 p. m.-Sermon, Rev. w. H.
Hitler
Monday, June 8, II q, m.-Alumni
exercises.
instrumental Solo-Miss Mary Der
rick.
Address-Prof. Jas. L. Mann, Ph.D.
Vocal Solo-Miss Mayme Padgett.
Essay-Mrs. W. P. Marlborough.
$50 p. m.-Address, Hon. E. D.
Smith.
Tuesday, June 4, 1o:3o a. m.-An-
nual concert; Senior class.
Graduating exercises.
Miss Celestial Ruth Able, A. B.;
Miss frankie Elizabeth Herlong, A.
B.; Miss Maude Lenore Spann, A. B.
Miss Minnie May Croach, Art; Miss
Cecil Mitchell, Art.
Award CT Medals; Delivery Of Di'
plomas.
$3.50 p. m.-Address, Col. ]. J. Dar'
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-05-29
70 Store Cotton.

Mr.. E. D. Smith, president of the
South Carolina Cotton Growers as
sociation and Southern organizer, has
issued an important address, in which
he urges the need of warehouses in
which to store cotton, and for lending
money to all members of the associa-
ton. The matter is, indeed, an i'm
portant one, and should engage the
attention OF every farmer in the South.
When the farmers learn to stand to-
gether in every undertaking that per-
the thfne COTTON 1T ,et sitnation m we'll IN hand. @
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-05-29
Constable Killed hY Nero.

Mr.. Clarence Gist. constable at Car
Isle, sixteen miles from Union, was
shot and killed by negro pullman
porter, Arthur DAVIS, of the Seaboard
Air Line Railway, last Thursday.
Constable Gist arrested Davis for
being rowdy at c baseball game, and
he became incensed over this and
later met Gist on the street and de-
liberaueIy shot him. The negro fed
but WIS LATER captured and lodged in
5ail.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-05-29
Negro Killed at saiiev.

Melborn Adams, colored, shot and
killed another negro, David Marshall,
in the Vicinity Of Salley, Aiken county, -
Friday. Immediately after the shoot
ing Adams broke his single-harre1ed
gun over the head of Angeline Corley.
at whose house the tragedy occurred,
and she is not expected to live
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-05-29
Transfers Of Real Estate.

The following transfers Of real es-
tate have been recorded III the Clers
of Courts Office since our last issue:
Samuel F. Wheeler anI others, ex-
ecutors, to Martin L. Wheeler, 1,lS1
57-1Cc acres, partly in Newberry and
Lexington counties, for Si6, 723.51.
R. ". aid ?. II. FIck TO J. T..
Koon, lot in Chaplin for 500.
Concrete Stone Contracting c.. to
H. P. Seig!er, lot n Batesburg for
S225.
Il. Belton Roof to Tally r. keisler,
lot III Lexington eor 500.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-05-29
Letter From Arkansas.
To the Editor of The Dispatch:

To the Editor OF The dispatch:
After a very long silence come
once more with my message for the
good old Dispatch: / feel sure that
some of my old time friends will be
glad to know that am still living.
We are having very wet, cold,
backward season for planting all
crops, and it seems that our farmers
can never finish planting. February
and March were ideal farming months
with us, but April and May have been
too wet for farm work.
Gardens are very poor for the sea-
son. but berries and fruits will be
plentiful i'm our section; and in all
probability we will not starve even if
we do make short crops.
The lumber and timber works are
disappearing from our midst and near
" all of the young men are following
after the works. We cannot hire a
laborer for less than one dollar and
six bits, (s1.75} per day and board:
The price of horses and mules has
gone out of sight. A very common
mule will bring $3.50, and team OF
Normans viii bring $500. :,
luC 4OUDO4GAOA4 AeSS~ Wv
of our timber, pines, oaks, hickory,
gum and ash, and in fact they have
gotten all that will square ten inches.
very much deplore the idea OF a
county dispensary for my dear old
Lexington county; but Mr.. Editor, our
condition, after all, is worse than
yours, for we have local option and
jug trade. Cocaine, snuff, whiskey
and q pistol makes up a young mans
outfit nowadays in Arkansas. I am
speaking generally of the public
works. We have very good society in
the country away from the lumber
camps.
I am glad to get the dear old Dis
patch again. It brings a message
from my dear old childhood home
every week, and that will help to
keep me alive and moving around.
I will stop now and write again.
Success to the dear old Dispatch.
J. Pingree Simons.
Eaglette, Ark, May 25, 1907.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-05-29
From Batesburg.
Il Editnr of The Dispatch :

I To the Editor OF The Dispatch:
The Presbyterian congregation in
this town began on Sunday, May 26,
q series of prctfacted services which
will continue during the entire week.
Rev. r. G. McLees, State evangelist
! for the Synod of South Carolina, is
assisting the pastor, Rev. Richard =.
Gillispie. Rev. Frank 81. WardiaW
has charge of the music. Good con,
gregations attend both morning and
evening services.
Messrs. John Bell Towin and w. A.
Cooner are attending the annual ses-
sion Of the grand lodge of Knights OF
Pythias, now in session at Anderson.
Rev. "A. p. Pugh, of Mississippi,
filed the pulpit at the Baptist church
Sunday evening and preached an ex-
cellent sermon to an attentive con-
gregation.
Carroll ]. Ramage, member OF
the Saluda bar, was in town Thursday
on legal business.
M. ). Walter Dreher has repainted
his dwelling house situated on the Mt,
Willing road. This dwelling is one OF
the most beautifully located In town
It takes men like Mr.. ]. Walter Dre'
her to make 3 town, and he is doing
hiG best to maze Batesburg one OF the
best towns in the State.
8 Mrs. DR.. w. p. Zimmerman and
little son are visiting relatives 81
Peak, Mrs. Timmerman's former
home.
Mr.. Rhodes 81. Cooner, student Of
the Edgefield Institute, Is at home FOL
the vacation.
Mr.. NJ. B. Edwards went to Wards
Monday night to hear the address o.
Hon. ID. IS. henderson to the students
of Wards High school. !.
Messrs. Z. D. Cullum and w. G
Bates, Of this place, registered at the
Jerome hotel, Columbia, on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. j.. Cullum, OF Au
gusta, spent Sunday here as the
guests of Mrs. j. G. Cullum.
Mrs. John Bell Towill is visiting
her sister, Mrs. e. D. Blakeney, a
Kershaw, S. G.
Geo. Bell Landrum, ESQ.,, of John
ston, was here on business Thursday.
Mrs. Jesse M. Malpass is visiting
relatives at Bennettsville this week.
May 2S, 1907. Q.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-05-29
si37i4 Shot Desperate Nerro,

Yesterday morning at Cayce Sheriff
Hood of Fairfield county, was forced
to shoot d desperate negro, Frank
Johnson, who was wanted fer assault
with intent to kill, and for whom he
had warrant. The negro was pull
his gun when the sheriff shot 20 save
himself: Johnson will probably Gle,
four bullets having perforated tAe in
testiles.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-05-29
Largest Foreign Trade in zis-
torv cS Charleston.

IT is said That the value of the i'm
ports of Charleston will be the largest
this year in the history OF that city,
aggregating in round numbers about
S., ,o4O, 1000. Tsis shows that Charles
ton is rapidly coming TO the front as
a seaport town and that her business
is increasing in all lines.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-05-29
Snow in North and West.

We notice from exchanges that
snow fell in northern and western
states on the 9th, and this, of course,
accounts for the cool snap in South
Carolina.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-05-29

Large crowds are attending the
commencement exercises Of the Pal
metto Collegiate Institute.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-05-29
PALMETTO COLLEGIATE
INSTITUTE CLOSES.

Largest Crowds in the History Of the
School Attend Exercises-Twelve
Grad yates Receive Diplomas
Rev. Leslie Delivers Fine Ora
tion-Pretty Women and Handsome
Gowns greet the Eye on every side.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-07-27
WHAT CHARLES DICKENS SAID.
Great Writer'S Remark to Small Boy
fingered Long In Memory.

Mr.. Henry C. Robinson, a witty law
yer who used to live in Hartford.
Conn.,. once told the following anec-
dote one evening when he was in
Producing an English authoy to a Hart
ford audience. The first famous
Englishman whom l ever saw was
Charles Dickens, who lectured here in
Hartford when l was a young boy. l
had read some of the stories Of this
great writer, and l was most anx-
ious to catch a glimpse of the man
himself. So on the afternoon when
he was expected to arrive l walked
up and down the street in front of the
hotel where | knew he was to stay.
The hotel was built close to the side.
walk, and the long windows of the
parlor were so low that the passerby
could easily see into the room. l soon
realized that a gentleman was sitting
within, reading a paper. l stepped
close up under the window and
pressed my face against the glass,
eager to get a good look at the
stranger. Yes, it was he! 1t really
was! l had seen his picture often,
and couldn't be mistaken. I stared
and stared, anxious to impress every
feature upon my memory. After a
few moments he turned and saw me
there, the little, eager Yankee boy
gazing up at his face; and then the
famous man, laying aside his paper
actually spoke, so that | really heard
the voice of the great Charles Dick
n himself, and he was really talking
to mel" Here Mr.. Robinson paused
impressively, and some one on the
platform inquired, What did he say
Mr.. ROBINSON" HE said,' replied
Mr.. Robinson, in subdued tones, "GC
away, little boy! go away!'"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-07-27
A BIRD is SHOT.

Inhabitants in the region of lions
Mill, Lee county, Virginia, are
greatly puzzled over the discovery
of a strange bird in the mountains
near by by j. f. Witt, a merchant
of that place. The bird is of great
size, measuring nine feet from tip
to tip. The feathers are perfectly
white, except the tips of the wings,
which are black.
It's head and bill are IS inches in
length, its webbed feet are seven
inches across. A great pouch under
its bill holds a gallon of water, and
this gives the idea that the bird
must be Of the pelican family, found
in southern waters. 1t is supposed
that the bird was driven to the
north by a storm and lost its bear
ings. 1t will be brought to Knox
vile, Tenn, mounted and exhib-
tied.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-07-27
A REWARD OF FAITH.
Conclusion Drawn from the Destrue-
ton Of an Ohio Church.

A congregation in a hilly district in
Ohio bought a small tract Of land and
erected a church building upon II.
says the Youths Companion. Then
the question Of insurance came up.
Mr.. Sipes, the wealthiest member.
who had contributed more than half
the money needed for the new struc-
ture, declared that he did not believe
in insurance. This is the Lords
building. He'll take care Of It," he
said. His view prevailed and there
was no insurance. In a few weeks
the building was struck by lightning
and almost totally consumed by fire.
Another one was erected, MI. Sipes
contributing the greater portion Of
the fund as before. This time the de-
mand was almost unanimous that 1t
be insured, but Mr.. Sipes again OBJ
jected on the same ground. IF It
burns down again, brethren" he said,
I'm agree to rebuild it myself" Again
he carried his point. In less than a
month the new church was struck by
lightning again, and although strenu-
u efforts were made to save it, the
loss was almost total. There must
be some reason for this, brethren"
said Brother Sipes. 81 am going to
find out what it is" Thereupon he
employed a force of men to sink a
shaft on the site of the twice des-
troyed church. Within a few days a
rich vein of iron ore was found and
the church property was sold for
many times the amount needed to buy
land in another locality and build
again. Il tell you, brethren" said
Brother Sipes, 1T pays to trust the
Lord. He's a great deal better bust.
ness manager than anybody in this
congregation"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-07-27
WOULD NOT BE DOWNED
How Henry Plumley Turned What
Many Would Consider Misfortune
Into ellttering Success.

Nothing succeeds like persever-
ence," said Mark Twain at a dinner.
"When the luck seems most against
us, then we should work and hope
hardest Of all. In moments of dis
couragement let us remember my
old friend Plumley of Virginia
City.
Henry Plumley ran a collar fac
tory. Times were reputed to be
hard with him. When his factory,
which was very heavily insured,
burned down, there was every in
dication that he had set the place
on fire himself in order to get the
insurance money. Virginia City
was the soul of honor in those days.
Shocked beyond words, it rose en-
masse, seized Henry Plumley, put
a halter round his neck, and lynched
him.
"But he did not die. The sheriff
arrived and cut him down in time.
He was tried and found guilty, and
he served a term in jail.
con his release you wouldn't
have thought that he'd return to
Virginia City again, Ell? He did,
though. He came back, reopened
his collar factory and prospered.
"What gave him his start was
the odd advertisement with which
he announced his return to business
among us. Preceded by a brass
band, Henry, in a great gilt chariot,
burst upon our streets. He sat on
a kind Of golden throne, and he
held on a crimson cushion in his
lap an cid, old collar. Above the
collar on a crimson banner waved
this inscription in huge letters OF
gold:
"'This is the collar we wore when
we were lynched, 1t saved ou1
life. Be wise in time and use nc
other. At all retailers, ten cents
apiece, three for a quarter"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-07-27
The First Trousers.

Pockets we're one of the great sar.
torial objections urged against trou-
sers, and an English writer or. male
fashions so years ago declared: mo
pockets can be tolerated on any ac.
count whatever; they make a mar
look like a Yankee"
Origin Of Peculiar Name.
The curious name of the anesthetic
"stovaine' is due to its discoverer, NJ.
Fourneau. M. Fourneau was anxious
to perpetuate his own name in con
nection with it, but as the anesthetic
was of the nature of cocaine and no
compound resembling that could be
contrived out of "%Fourneau," he trans
lated the name into its English equiv
alent of "stove" and added the neces-
sary termination.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-07-27
Answer Letter. PROMPTLY.

To disregard letters which we re-
ceive is a source Of keen dlsappolnt-
ment to those who think enough Of US
to write US. We should answer them
out Of courtesy il for no other reason.
After we have made the effort for this
reason several times the chances are
that we will continue the correspond
ence for the pleasure it gives US, for
there is no denying that it can become
almost as much Of a pleasure to write
them as every one owns It Is to re-
celye a bright, breezy letter.