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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-07-31
Swansea Dots.
To the Editor of The Dispatch:

To the Editor of The Dispatch:
The crops are looking fine.
Misses Ollie Smith, Dolly Inabinet
and Mr.. Boynton Craft, of Orange
burg, are visiting friends and relatives
around Swansea.
Misses Ollie Cartin and Annie Jum-
per, of Swansea, have been spending
sometime with friends and relatives
in Columbia and Brookland.
Misses Zadie Cartin and Zadie
Hooker have been spending sometime
with friends on Pond Branch.
Miss Minnie Johnson, of Swansea,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. w. D.
Rodgers, at Savannah, Ga.
Some of the folks from Swansea
and CASTOR spent a delightful day on
July 10Th at J. V. Smiths old mill
pond.
July 20. Sporty Girl.
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Delu,ar Locals.

10 the Editor of The Dispatch:
We have been having heavy rains
since last Wednesday evening, but
they have not washed the lands much
and have beeH very beneficial to all
growing crops. just above here there
was q severe hailstorm on Wednesday
evening that greatly damaged crops.
On last Thursday the annual barbe-
cue was held at this place. There
was one of the largest crowds present
that has ever attended these barbe-
cues, it being estimated at 1000 to
LOO. Addresses were made by DR..
d. M. Crosson, Hon. G. L. Toole and
Hon. A. F. Lever. The speakers
were given fairly good attention and
the crowd was orderly throughout the
day.
Mr.. j. O. Eargle, of Leesville, visit
ed relatives in this section last week.
Mrs. Mary Price is at Ft. Motto
visiting her sister, Mrs. Claffey.
Miss Ella Craps, of Leesville, visited
her cousins, Misses Anna and Elvira
Hare last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Caughman, of
Union, visited the formers parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Caughman, re-
Gently.
Little Miss Ina Werts, of Leesville,
is spending few days with her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Eargle.
Mrs. d. w. Hite and daughter, Miss
Estelle, spent Saturday night and
Sunday with Mrs. Victoria Hite.
Mrs. c. w. Swygert and family, of
Columbia, visited relatives in this and
the Hollow Creek section last week.
Miss Matte Long, of Columbia, who
is spending few days with Mrs. J. 1.
Eargle, accidentally walked out of
the porch Friday night and dislocated
one of her kneejoints. She is doing
as well as could be expected.
July 20. Lloyd.
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BASEBALL.
BrookIand Defeated Lexington in a
Pretty and Exciting Game Saturday
An Error and Wild Throw Lost

Pretty anu ExCitlIlY udt'ie uoJ
An Error and Wild Throw Lost
the Game for the Locals.
In one of the best and cleanest
games of ball played here this season,
Brookland defeated the local boys
Saturday afternoon by a score OF II
to 7 in Thinning contest.
Lexington had the game "cinched"
until the sixth inning, the score being
6 to +, but by an error in the field and
a wild throw four players crossed the
plate. In the ninth inning the score
was 7 to and remained tied until the
Twelfth inning when a wild throw to
third base let in four runs for Brook
land. The two wild throws is what
gave the game away.
The only feature of the game was
the running catch of a long foul by
Wilson of the locals.
There were several kicks as usual
against the umpire by both sides, but
everything passed off quietly and the
winning team returned home rejoicing
that they had taken the second and
the only two games the locals have
lost this season.
The Lexington nine is scheduled to
play Batesburg at that place next
Saturday and an exciting game may
be expected. -.
Batteries: Lexington, Barrett and
Sox; Brookland, Lee and Harris. Um-
pire Dreher.
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Died From Eating Melon.

Elizabeth Brown, middle-aged ne
gress who lives on the Pierce planta-
tion, this county, died yesterday from
ptomaine poisoning as the result of
eating watermelon and drinking whis-
Ky and beer.
She ate and imbibed the unfortu-
nate mixture Thursday afternoon and
became desperately i'll soon after, and
yesterday died in spite of medical aid.
Augusta Chronicle, 18th.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-07-31
Jurors for First Week August
Term Of Court.

JOS. D. Buckley, A. Madison Hutto,
S. Rufus Taylor, J. Larkin Glenn,
David A. Kyzer, Henry J. Summer,
VIM. NJ. Laird, @. F. Haltiwanger,
D. Oscar Spires, Berley A. Gregory,
J. Marshal Roof, VIM. H. Dreher,
J. Frank Lowman, A. A. B. Keisler,
L. Brooks Yonce, Josh J. Shealy,
Thomas M. Derrick,F E. Brodie,
Elisha Jones, G. S. Jefcoat,
Jos. W. Reeder, Jos. w. Arehart,
Paul F. Kyzer, J. H. Cumalander
E. A. Bouknight, J. G. Bedenbaugh,
Simeon M. Gross, John W. Knight,
S. P. Shumpert, Isaiah J. Spires,
Henry J. Sharpe, Willie c.. Sem,
A. R. Sightler, G: S. Goodwin,
John T. Monts, H. Lake Epting.
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IYNcHING FEARED
IN oRANaE3URG.
Constable H. E. Valentine Fatally Shot
81 Negro Makes His Escape.

Norway, July 2e.-About 5 O'Clock
this morning Magistrate j. I. Valen-
tine of Cope sent his constable, H. E.
Valentine, to arrest Pink Franklin,
alias Porter, colored, on a charge of
larceny. Franklin lives on Mr.. E. S.
Spires place about four miles from
Norway. Constable Valentine pressed
into service to assist him Mr.. w. N.
Carter and both went to Franklin's
house to arrest him. On arriving at
the house Valentine went to the front
door and Carter to the back door.
Valentine knocked at the door and
was admitted. just as he got in the.
house the negro drew his pistol and
fired at him. The ball entered his left
side and penetrated the stomach. In
the meantime, the negro wrenched
Valentines pistol from him and, it is
supposed that in getting the pistol it
fired, striking the negro in the shoul-
der, also one ball striking his wife on
the arm, making flesh wound. DR..
Able of this place and DR.. Jennings of
Cope and DR.. Burton of Cope attended
the wounded man, giving him all the
medical attention possible.
Z Mr.. Valentine is about ~ years of
age and single. He is graduate of
the Osborne Business college of Au-
gusta, Ga. Mr.. Valentine is fatally
wounded and at this time he is not ex-
pected to recover. Should his strength
hold out he will be taken to the Co.
lumbia hospital this evening.
The negro Franklin is still at large
and is being chased by a posse of men,
who think they have him located in
swamp near the place of the shooting.
His wife was arrested and brought
to Norway this afternoon. It is stated
that she started toward the wounded
man with an axe to kill him while he
was on the ground.
Norway, July 20. Two negroes who
accompanied Franklin to the swamp
have been caught and both are in the
Norway guard house. onewa severe
II whipped TO get information, but
this failed.
Valentine died at o'clock tonight.
The negro is still at large. The swamp
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Lexington County Dispensary Board.
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STOCK PURCHASED
List Of Whiskey and Beer Purchased
BY Lexington County Dispensary
Board on July 80, 1907.


BY Lexington County Dispensary
Board on July 80, 1907.
RICHLAND DIsTILLING CO.,
Columbia, S. G.
K Corn, 374 gallons, $3.50 rs
243 dozen quarts 1,268 IS
L" 423 dozen pints 1,175 "a
" 7O5 dozen q pints 1,O76 IS
x Gin, "a gallons 400
% dozen quarts 147 90
" 81 dozen pints ISL 80
&c IS dozen x pints 115 so
x Rum 1s dozen quarts "a so .
&c 3e dozen pints 100 a
" dozen u pints 1s se
Xxx Corn, 72 gallons 127 A
" 80 dozen quarts 15s 80
% 81 dozen pints 155 O4
" IS dozen q pints 81 so
Xxx Gin, IS dozen quarts SO %
" 42 dozen pints 121 80
90 35 dozen p pints 55 65
STATE DISP'Y COMMISSION,
Columbia, S. G.
x Rye, 80 cases quarts 1921 90
" 80 cases pints 231 so
80 cases pints PIG 80
xxx Rye, 25 cases quarts 225 90
g 25 cases pints 225 90
&C 10 cases 15 pints IS 90
Old Dixie, Is cases quarts 12O 90
q" 6 eases pints .4S 90
J. B. LETTON, Columbia, S. G.
Schlitz Beer, $50 crates S2,21O 90
AUGUSTA BREWING co.
Belle of Carolina Beer, 40 bbls 1926 90
SOL BEAR & CO., Wilmington, N. C.
schlitz Export Beer, Is bbls $3.50 90
GARRETT & co.
Port Wine, 10 cases quarts Sal SO
Scuppernong Wine, 10 cases OTIS Al so
Sherry Imp. Wine, cases qts "a 90
Blackberry Wine, cases qts "a 80
Claret Imp. Wine, l case cts 450
Virginia Dare w, s cases qts 36 90
A. E. SANDERS, & CO.,
Richmond, Va.
Possum Hollow Corn, - cases
quarts, $500 per case, S96 90
Possum Hollow Corn 25 cases
pints, $50 per case, PIP so
Possum Hollow Corn 25 cases
q pints, 900 per case, 225 90
ROSSKANN GERSTLEY & CO.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
2 Cases Quarts, Old Saratoga,
1875 per case, S2 so
Cases Pints, Old Saratoga,
14.5o per case, So 90
Gases % Pi,lts, Old Saratoga,
1925 per case,, 80 81
H. A. ROGERS.
Is Cases Quarts, s.75 per case, $131 %
Is Pints, $50 " g 142 so
STRAUSS PRITZ & CO.,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Cases Quarts, "Lewis &c."
11.5o per case, S46 90
6 Cases Pints, Lewis &C.,"
11.5O per case, SO 90
Cases h Pints, Lewis 66,"
1880 per case, Is co.
1s Cases Quarts, Primrose Tom
Gin, 500 per case, S144 90
Is Cases Pints, Primrose Tom
Gin, 500 per case, 120 90
IA Cases 1a Pints, Primrose
Tom Gin, 900 per case, 126 90
Cases Quarts, McGuffy's
Malt, $50 per case, S6S 90
6 Cases Pints, McGuffy's Malt,
$50 per case, 81 90
Cases 119 Pints, McGuffy's
Malt, 1880 per case, 21 90
The above goods bought subject to
increase or decrease and to be Or
dered out when needed. To be paid
for in 80 days.
R. L. KEISLER,.
j. w. ADDY,
J. L. SHULER,
Lexington County Dispensary Board.
Died From Eating Melon.
Elizabeth Brown, middle-aged ne
gress who lives on the Pierce planta-
ton, this county, died yesterday from
ptomaine poisoning as the result of
eating watermelon and drinking whis-
Ky and beer.
She ate and imbibed the unfortu-
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F. E. Dreher, Esq. spent Friday at
Saluda on legal business. ,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-06
WILLIAM
 IS HAPPY The German Emperor is De- lighted at Outcome of the
 Recent Elections
GOVERNMENT UPHELD
Procession Formed and Forty or Fifty Thousand People Marched and Sang "The Watch on
 the Rhine" !"

Berlin, Feb 6.-Emperior William to-day is described as being in great good humor over the result of the re- balloting in the reichstag elections which occurred yesterday and which emphasized the government victory of January 25. His majesty had never witnessed such spontaneous en- thusiasm for himself as he did last night when procession was formed, 10000 or 50,00O strong, and marched through the streets to the palace, singing "The Watch on the Rhine," and other patriotic songs, nor had he felt such unity of pur- pose between himself and the people. The emperor was returning to the palace, shortly before midnight, after hearing a lecture on turbine engines, when he first met the enormous crowds heading towards the palace.
 The people followed the emperor's automobile to the palace, where thou sands were massed in the Lustgarten, fronting the castle. In perfect order the people waited for the emperor to address them from the balcony, which he did, as cabled last night, his re- marks being received with prolonged applause.
 The government now counts upon 187 to 10 members of the reichstag to support the colonial policy upon which the house was dissolved. The present position of the parties is as follows: Center 105, conservatives so, agrarian and anti-semitic group 29, national-llberals 55, radical groups 46, socialists 43, Poles 20, AL sace-Lorrainers 2. independents 10, Guelph party 1, Danish party 1.
 The defeat of the socialists in the kingdom of Saxony.. where they lost thirteen seats, caused astonishment.
 Among the new members of the reichstag is Lieutenant-General Won Liebert, conservative, president of the Imperial league against the so- cialists. which has nearly 100000 members. Next to the naval league the imperial league is the most pow erful organization in eGrmany.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-06
BISHOP STANG BURIED.
Funeral Service Attended by Many at
 Fall River To-day.

Fall River, Mass, Feb 6.-Differ- ences of creed found no place to-day in the general manifestation of mourning at the funeral services over the body of Bishop William Stang of this city. who died at Rochester, Minn, last Friday. Representatives of every denomination were present at the cathedral to pay last tribute to the distinguished prelate.
 In order that sectarian lines might not be drawn and to make possible the attendance of friends of the late bishop who were not members of his church, the priests of the diocese in charge of the funeral reserved only enough seats to accommodate the vis- iting clergymen, among whom were representatives from all parts of New England. All other seats were held open for the general public regard less of faith.
 A solemn high mass which was celebrated at s o'clock was followed immediately by pontifical high mass of requiem.
 Right Rev Bishop Harkins of the diocese of Rhode Island was the cele- brant at the pontifical mass. The funeral mass was sung by a grand choir. made up singers from every Catholic church in the city.
 Every department of the city gov ernment suspended work during the hours of the funeral services and many business firms suspended.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-06
GETTING IT BACK
Railroads of the Country will Make Shippers Pay For Inc
 Raise in Salaries
INCREASE 10 PER CENT

Chicago, Feb 6.-The Record Her aid to-day says:
 By action taken yesterday the rail-
 roads of the country have paved the
 way to drag back to their coffers the
 millions they recently handed out to their employees in the way of in- creased wages. The shipper is to pay.
 If vote now being taken on the proposition to increase the rates on
 nearly all of the main commodities
 10 per cent by increasing the mini
 mum which it is permitted to load into a car goes into effect, millions of dollars yearly will be added to the
 revenues of the traffic lines. The first active steps were taken yesterday at meeting held here which was attended by the executive officials of railroads east having a
 total of more than 100000 miles of lines. The roads initially interested extend throughout the territory east of this city and north of the Ohio river clear to the seaboard and north into Canada.
 In this territory freight rates are controlled by the Central Freight as- sociation whose jurisdiction extends to Buffalo and Pittsburg, and by the Trunk Line association whose juris- diction extends from those cities to the Atlantic ocean.
 It was stated last night that if the plan met with any opposition 1t would not be carried out.
 The meeting which was held yes terday, however, is the outcome of we'll aid plan which originated with the eastern presidents and which was passed on by them to their executive officials for perfecting and placing before the various lines for adoption.
 If the plan is successful in the east 1t undoubtedly will be followed by the lines south of the Ohio river and then by the lines to the Pacific ocean.
 It is difficult to estimate how much the proposed increase will bring the railroads in added revenue. hut the sum will be large one. Traffic offi- cials, however, state that it will rot be sufficient to offset even the in- creased expense to the railroads oc- casioned by increased wages and es- timated at between $100,0O0, ,000 and annually.
 Prominent officials explain that the increases in the minimum weights allowed in cars will be such as vii result in benefit to the entire coun- try and will give the railroads, in effect, the use of from 20 to 30 per cent added equipment. This increase in equipment efficiency will be brought about by an increase in size of the loads in freight cars.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-06
Steam Lighter Rambler Rammed the Joseph McAllister This
 Morning
CAPTAIN WAS INJURED
Crushed When inc Boats Struck The McAIliSter Sank Four Min. uteS After Being in the
 Collision.

Halifax, N. S., Feb 6.-The New York coal steamer Mystic which was reported in distress off Ketch harbol last night, with another steamer in tow, arrived at this port to-day. The steamer Mama which had been in tow of the Mystic, also arrived be- ing brought into the harbor by tugs. The Mama had broken shaft, hay become disabled off Cape Sable, last week and the Mystic which struck on shoal but quickly foated had a hole in her bottom.
 The crews of both vessels were saved.
 Captain Abbott of the Mystic, at S:30 n. m. last Monday fell in with the Mamma 20 miles southwets of Seal island, in distress with her tail shaft broken. In heavy sea the Mystic got tow line aboard the Mamma and headed for Halifax. Of Cape Sable the cable parted, but the Mystic pick ed up the Mamma up again. Early yesterday morning. off Chebuctu head in n gale, the line parted again, and while the Mystic was trying once more to make fast to the Mama both steamers were driven in among the shoals. It was showing hard and the northeast gale was terrific. To avoid striking both steamers let go their anchors. All day long and all last night they remained there. tugging at their anchors. In heavier gust than usual the Mystic dragged her an. chors and struck. A hole was driven through her bottom forward. Her forepeak was flooded but she quick ly worked of the shoal. Early to- day she cast of the tow line and making her way out of danger ran for this port.
 Meanwhile word had been received here of the danger of the two vessels and tugs and the government steamer Aberdeen had gone out. The tugs were able to pass lines aboard the Mama and bring her into port, though twice on the way the tow lines parted.
 The Mamma is a Norwegian steamer and was bound from Halifax for New York with lumber.
 The Mystic is owned by the Bow rings of New York and was bound from Boston for Louisburg, c. E.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-06
ONE MAN DEAD Bad Fire in Boston Which De. sroyed About s1oo.o0o of
 Property MOTHER AND BABE

l Boston, Feb Gone man was kill
 ed and at least 13 other people were injured in fire that destroyed the
 block occupied by Hunt Brothers de
 pertinent store and several tenements
 at 1275-1277 Fremont street in the
 ROxbury crossing district early to-
 day causing monetary loss upwards
 of $100,OO0. The dead man Is Jacob Gold, who was overcome by smoke
 and died before medical assistance could reach him. Two of the injured were taken to the city hospital ill q
 critical condition. They are Mrs
 Kate Glass and her baby, only two days old. The mothers condition
 was serious and it was thought the
 shock might result fatally while fears
 were felt that the little one could not recover from the effects of inhaling smoke. The fire department was hampered by the huge snow drifts that blocked the city streets and the apparatus summoned from long dis tances by four alarms had a hard time in getting to the scene. Many thrilling rescues were made by the police, firemen and members of the Shawmut Athletic club which was holding a meeting in the block at the time the flames were discovered.
 The blaze started in the department store which occupied the first floor of the brick and wooden block which runs from Fremont street back to Columbus avenue. On the Fremont street side of the building the tene- ments were occupied by twenty fam lilies totalling about 120 persons and many of these were taken down lad ders and down the stairs Gold was overcome while attempting to make his way down the stairway, his un- conscious body being found and car ried out of the building by fireman. Party walls and the determined work of the firemen saved the adjoining structures which were used as tene- ments but the occupants were driven out by the smoke. St Johns Episco- pal church nearby and houses beyond the reach of the fire zone were thrown open to the homeless people but many suffered severely from the bitter cold.
 Four laddermen were hurt by be- ing thrown from their ladders by hot air explosion but none of the in- juries are considered esr acially se- rious. The flames once broke away from the firemen after the third alarm had summoned additional help and a fourth alarm was necessary be- fore the flames could be confined to the Hunt block.
 The building was owned by Hem rletta Goldsmith, who places her loss at fully $25,0OO and the department store conducted by Thomas r. and Henry Hunt sustained damages said by the fire to amount to over $75.OOO. The blaze was discovered at about 1 o'clock and the .'all out signal was not sounded until after o'clock.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-06
BUSY REPRESENTATIVES.
What the Waterbury Lawmakers Are
 Doing at Hartford.

Senator Hurley presented bills
 yesterday in the legislature requiring
 trolley companies to properly heat
 their cars in winter and providing for a forfeit of $10 for each failure 1;
 requiring legible signs on street cars ! showing destination of the cars and providing $10 fine for every failure;
 increasing salaries of mayor of Wa terbury to $3,000, controller to $2,-
 900, treasurer to S750 and city att
 torney to $3,000; giving Waterbury aldermen power to require seven minute service from 6 a. m. to 6:3O lp. m.; authorizing Waterbury to is- sue bonds for street Improvements; authorizing Waterbury to issue $400,000 water bonds.
 Representative Goodrich-Exemp- ting from taxation the Southmayd home of Waterbury.
 Representative Hayes-Requiring owners or persons having custody of ferrets to take out licenses at $5 each: concerning the bar library at Waterbury; imposing fine of not less than $7 for each rabbit in the event of a person having in his pos- session rabbit or rabbits and fer ret: to prevent sale of quail. wood- cock or partridge before October 1, 19011; giving game wardens the power to arrest, without warrant, in their respective districts: making the close season for pickerel or wall-eyed pike from November 1 to April 1, both inclusive. providing for modern methods in care of records of courts; amending section 313s of the general statutes by making possession of trout less than six inches in length prima facie evidence that they were taken and so possessed: for protection of any person or ward under care of a guardian, etc, an violators of the act guilty of misdemeanor: making the record fee on appeal to the supreme court s25; amending the charter of the city of Waterbury as regards the city court.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-06
them a6 opportunity now to with

them an opportunity now to with draw"
 The Countess of Yarmouth and Mrs George L. Carnegie quickly left the court room.
 Mrs Evelyn Thaw and May Mac Kenzie arrived at the court house some time after the morning session had begun.
 Mir Jerome for the better part of an hour questioned the witness, Bo- man closely, as to his employment and places of residences the past five years. He said that he had lived in Long Island and New Haven. but mostly ill New York.
 William c. Howard, a piano dealer was next called but he was tempor- arily withdrawn and Martin Green, a newspaperman was put on the stand. He was present on the roof garden the night of the shooting and described what he had seen.
 As soon as the afternoon session opened Mir Jerome took up the argu- ment against allowing reporter Green to answer as to whetherinhis opinion Thaw'sma nnerafter shooting White was rational or irrational. Justice Fitzgerald Oyerruled MT Jerome and Green was ordered to answer the question. "Thaw's manner was ir- ratiOnaT he said.
 Thomas McCabe was the next wit ness examined. He was with Thaw and his wife on the night of the trag- edy. He testified that he saw Mrs Thaw pass her husband a note while they were in Martins cafe on the night of the killing.