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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-08-07
Mr.. and Mrs. Wessinger Wis.,
itjar in Virginia.

The following is from the Shenan-
6oah Valley, of New Market, Va:
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Wessinger, of
Chaplin, S. c., reached the home of
his son Rev. E. L. Wessinger, in this
town, last Friday, for months visit.
This is the first visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Wessinger have made to their son and
family since they located here about
four years ago. The elder Wessinger
campaigncd through our Valley dur
ing the war between the States, be-
ing one of family of seven brothers
who fought for the cause Of the Con-
tederacy- Of this remarkable num-
Der, four survived the casualties Of
war, but three lost their lives in the
contiict-one killed in the battle Of
Gettysburg, another died of wound
received in that battle, and still an
other from sickness contracted whilst
engaged in the active service Of the
army. Our people are glad to well
come Mr.. and Mrs. Wessinger in this
territory which he and his brothers
fought to protect against a common
enemy also great a cost and with
such signal sacrifice.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-08-07
County Fair.

The premium list committee and
the committee on fair grounds and
buildings Of the Lexington County
Fair association, met in the law cfi-
ces of Messrs. Efird & Dreher on Mon
day. The premium list for the CON-
ing fair was carefully revised, several
new premiums added, and everything
put in shape for the secretary to press
the publication Of the premium lists.
The questions of reduced railroad
rates and transportation from railroad
station to fair grounds were discussed
and referred to committee for action.
The committee on fair grounds and
building decided to recover 80 stalls
and the poultry ard pet department
house.
Everything, even at this early date,
points to one of the largest attended
and best fairs in the history of the
association.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-08-07
Pond Branch Dots.

To the Editor of The Dispatch:
Mrs. Efrd Ballington has been
quite sick for sometime. We hope
she may soon be on the way to recov-
cry.
Master Archie Lewis has been spend
ing several weeks with relatives in
Sumter county.
Mrs. J. M. Craps, of Lexington, is
visiting at her fathers, Mr.. George
w. Lewis.
Mrs. Davis D. Smith was seriously
burned Saturday evening while can
ming fruit. A quantity of steam hav-
ing collected in the can, causing it to
explode, thereby the contents of the
can were blown into Mrs. Smiths
face. DR.. Oxner was summoned and
she is now getting along nicely.
Misses Ethel and Inez Rikard, OF
Summit, spent las5 week with rela-
tives here.
Mr.. Rufus Koon, of Swansea, spent
Sunday with his parents. G.
Gilbert, S. c., August 5, 1907.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-08-07
News from. Near Peak.

To the Editor of The Dispatch:
Mr.. and Mrs. H. W. Counts and
little children, of Bessemer City, N.
c., are visiting at the formers par
ents, M-. and Mrs. H. H. Counts.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Chapman spent
Sunday with Mr.. H. H. Chapn1an's
family.
Mrs. Kate Lucas and her charming
daughter, Coy, of Columbia, are
spending sometime with Mr.. George
Fulmer's family and other relatives
around Peak.
Messrs. ToIand and Cohens Fulmer,
of saluda, spent Friday night with
MIR. John F. Chapman's family.
Mr.. W. E. Counts, who flags on the
Columbia and Spartanburg division, is
spending his summer vacation at
home.
Miss Jamie Fulmer is visiting at
the Chapin hotel.
Mr.. George Cumalander, one OF Mr..
Suher's clever clerks, spent Saturday
and Sunday at home.
Miss Minnie Lindler, of near Co.
lumbia, is spending awhile with Mr.
John Cumalander's family.
We are glad to see Miss Violet Sum
mers out again after long spell Of
sickness. She spent Sunday with
Mr. Walter Summers family.
Protracted meeting will commence
at Capers chapel Sunday, the 11th
Service at 5 p. N. and at night. Rev.
McFarlane will assist Rev. Wayne.
Papa's Two Boys.
August 5, 1907.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-08-07
Swansea Notes.
August 5, 1907.

Mr.. Will Haigler, of Cameron, has
accepted a position here with the firm
of W. II. F. Rast.
a protracted meeting is in progress
at the Baptist church this week. Rev.
W. W. Williams, is assisted by Rev.
S. F.. Bass of Brookland. -.-
Miss Leila CAN'T returned Monday
from an outing at Asheville, Il. c.
. < Miss Ethel BROKER has returned
from few days visit in Columbia.
Misses Rawl and Lila Hook, OF
Lexington. are visiting at the home
Of MIR. and Mrs. S. j. Derrick.
Mr.. W. B. Rast was out Of town on
business last week.
Rev. J. G. Abney and wife, Of Co.
lumbia, are visiting relatives neal
here.
Mr.. E. H. Smith has accepted po'
sition in Florida and LETT last week tc
begin work.
a protracted meeting at Calvary
Methodist church near here closed
Sunday with quarterly meeting ser
vices.
A large crowd from town went anc
enioyed an excellent Sermon by Rev
Mr.. Kilgore. Tip.
Aug. 5, 1907.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-08-07
Declines to Teach.
To the Editor of The Dispatch:

To the Editor of The Dispatch:
Let me say to my friends in Lex
ington and surrounding counties that
my election to the Wagener High
school was without my consent and
while am very grateful to them for
the honor thus conferred on me, am
compelled from a sense of duty to
respectfully decline. The above, l
think, is due my friends or else it
would not have been written. :.
I am for the present acting as Mis-
sionary Colporteur for Lexington
county and am anxious to spend all
my time preaching the gospel. For
this work I have tried to prepare my
self.
have just had lot of books, $50
worth, stolen from the depot at Lex
ington. Among this lot of books one
I prised very highly.
Yours truly,
NJ. J. Kyzer.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-08-07
Dots From Rocky We'll.

To the Editor of The Dispatch:
The health of our community is
good at present.
We have been having very nice
rains and the crops are generally very
good, especially corn.
Master John Shuler, of Batesburg,
is on few days visit to his friend,
Guy Taylor.
Mr.. D. M. Hook is erecting a hand
some dwelling.
Quite number of young folks from
our community attended the reunion
at Little Mountain. Guess they had
nice time.
Miss Mandy Taylor is spending a
few days with Mrs. Sarah Shuler, at
Batesburg.
Fodder pulling will soon be the Or
der of the day. Papa's Boy.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-08-07
Delnar Locals.

To the Editor of The Dispatch:
We have continued to have heavy
rains during the past week and cotton
and corn are doing well.
Messrs. Gordon and Harold Shealy
spent a couple days with friends near
Pomaria last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. T. Hare, of Sum-
nit, visited relatives and friends in
this section Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Craps, of Lees
vile, attended divine services at Mt.
Hebron Sunday and spent the evening
at Mr.. w. II. Hare's.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hutchinson, of
Union, are visiting Mrs. Hutchinson's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Caugh-
man.
Mr.. J. L. B. Oxner and children,
Master John Lester and little Mabel
and Ruth, visited relatives in Colunl-
bia and Brookland last week.
Anumber OF people from this section
attended the reunion Of Newberry
college at Little Mountain last Fri
day. They report pleasant time.
The reunion of Newberry college at
this place will be held en- the Delma1
school grounds Friday, August Sth.
An interesting and instructive pro-
gram has been issued.
Messrs. T. G. and John T. Moore
and Presley Shealy will attend court
at Saluda this week as petit jurors.
Messrs. E. W. Shealy, J. L. B.
Oxner and J. Lloyd Eargle will go to
Saluda today as delegates from the
Delmar local Union F. E. c. A. to the
Saluda County Union.
Lloyd.
August S, 1907.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-08-07
Transfers Of Real Estate.

The following transfers of real es-
tate have been recorded in the clerks 9
Office since our last issue:
Elizabeth Hooker 80 D. j. and NJ
E. Jackson, 1923 acres in Bull Swamp
township for $1,96S.
E. G. Ridgell to John Bouknight,
lot in Batesburg for $3.50.
James D. Langford to D. Pickens
Sease, ST 56-1OO acres in Hollow Creek
township for 1866.
Maria A. Holzhauser to John Homer
Matthias, lot in Irmo for S1OO.
Onarias Steele to w. E. and Rora
c. Shull, 1O3 acres in Congaree town.
ship for 500.
John A. Wise to Mrs. Lessie H.
Fort, 29T acres in Boiling Springs
township for $16s.62.
S. J. Clark to -, lot in Chaplin
for 500.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-08-07
Court.

The summer term of our court will
convene Monday morning with Judge
Charles G. Dantzler, of Orangeburg,
presiding. Since the change to
August there has never been a full
term and already the Judge has mott
fed the attorneys that he will only
hold one week of each court, when
We are entitled to five weeks, and the
work to do would consume the five.
The jail is frll, as the saying goes,
and many defendants are on bail.
In the civil court seventy-four jury
eases are on the jury docket and about
five of these will likely be tried.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-08-07
5atesburg Defeated Lexington

In fast and snappy game of ball
Saturday afternoon Lexington lost to
Batesburg at that place by a score of
7 to /. Although good game there
were no special features except the
fielding of Buckley for Lexington. In
the sixth inning Sox, Lexington's
catcher, had his finger broken and
had to retire from the game. The
game passed off very quietly, there
being few kicks against the umpire.
Lexington will play Batesburg again
tomorrow at that place, and it is
hoped the boys will come out winners.
Batteries: Lexington, Barrett and
Fallaw and Sox and Rish; Batesburg,
Jones and Raborn.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-08-07
Gilbert News Notes.

To the Editor of The Dispatch:
Cloudy and warm today. Rains
have been plentiful and crops are
fine, though cotton is shedding many
forms the prospect is good for heavy
crop. The Williamson corn is a fine
success. Peas not doing well, per-
haps too much rain for them. Water
melons excellent. Gardens scarce.
Several new buildings are going up
near town and many wells to be
driven.
Theolog M. G.. Riser preached an
excellent sermon in the Lutheran
church last Sunday, pastor Wessin-
ger being absent to administer the
Holy communion at Nazareth.
Lumber is being placed on the
ground for improvements on Mr..
Keisler's dwelling. He is always on the
look out for such improvements, as
will lead to pleasure and comfort.
Dispenser Hammond is off sight
seeing at the springs, the exposition
and some of the large cities. During
his absence Mr.. Grier Taylor is act
ing.
DR.. Oxner is kept very busy looking
after the sick. His practice reaches
out so far that he has but little rest
day or night.
Messrs. Kirk Donly and S. S. Lind
Ter were elected last Sunday to repre-
sent the Lutheran Sunday School at
the St. Peters (Pineywoods) Conven-
ton.
Signs of improvement in town by
the recent elect fathers are plain in
the shape of straw, rocks, etc. Let
the good work go on until every street
is macadamized and every sidewalk
paved. S. S.
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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-08-07
New County Commissioners to
Meet Monday.

The commissioners for and against
the proposed new county of Calhoun
will meet in the court house here
Monday, the 18th, for the purpose OF
ascertaining the amount of taxable
property in the proposed cut from
Lexington county, and the amount
left in the old county.
The commissioners are: Opposed
to new county,. Stokes Sally,
Orangeburg; N. B. Wannamaker,
Lexington. In favor of new county
M. D. Keller, Orangeburg; John j.
Muller, Lexington.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-08-07
Committee at Work.

Col. john Bell Towill, foreman, L.
B. Frick and S. I. Hook, the commit
tee appointed by the grand jury at
the last term of court to examine all
the county offices, poor house, court
house and jail, with their expert,
Barrett Jones, Esq, were engaged
with their duties Monday and Tues
day, in order to make their report
when court opens Monday.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-08-07
Obituary..

Elsie May Risinger was born Decem-
Der 25, 1905 and died July IS, 1907,
age months and % days. She was
the daughter of Thomas Risinger and
wife, of Irene, s. G. A. R. T.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-08
Senate Bill Partially NuIIifies
Statement Number One.
BLOW AT. DIRECT PRIMARIES
Measure Pasc:a by Senate Pledges
Members Of Legislature to Vote for
Choice Of Party for United
States Senator.

SALEM. Ore. Feb. 7.~~Governmen.
for Republicans, with Republicans and
by Republicans, instead of by the peo-
pie, was the expression of the Sem
ate this morning when Miller Of Linn
made a minority report on Seate bill
l12, Bailey, by which statement one
was nullified 50 legislative candidates
of their party for United States sem
ator receiving the highest vote, in
stead of for candidates receiving the
largest popular vote. The bill was in
tended to prevent Governor Chamber
lain being elected senator by q Re-
publican legislature, no matter how
much he might defeat an opponent
and was a direct blow to the primary
law.
The vote to adopt the minority re-
port, preventing a change to the di-
rect primary law, follows:
Ayes-Bingham, Caldwell, Coshow
Hedges, Miller of Linn, Multi, Noting
ham, Smith Of Umatilla, Haines.
Noes--Bailey, Beach, Booth, Cooke,
Coles, Hart, Johnson, Kay, Laugharty,
Laycock, Mcdonald, Miller of Marion,
Scholfield, Sichel, Smith of Marion.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-08
Must Contribute Ten Dollars to
State and Gives Bonds.
DO NOT HAVE TO Be LAWYERS
Original Bill Providing Persons Hav
ing NotariaI Commission Must Be
Admitted TO Practice Before
Supreme Court Amended.

SALEM, Ore, Feb. 7.--occasionally
a joker Is pruncd. Northup has de-
cIded that notaries public do not have
to be admitted to practice TO the su-
preme court, and when House bill 800
comes up for consideration again 1t
will be somewhat different meas
ure from the one that went into the
revision of laws committee. The
original bill made 1t necessary for
every man having notarial commits
sion to be admitted to practice before
the supreme court Of oregon. The re-
vised bin viii drop this provision en-
tIrely and will only make the appli-
cants for this commission pay II fee
of $40 and give heavy enough bond
to insure their being responsible per-
sons.
When Portland discovered that
about three -fourths Of Its notaries
would be robbed of their commissions
If the Northup bill became an act, q
protest went UP that reached Salem
and after standing the siege for a
couple of days, Northup gave in and
removed the obnoxious clause.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-08
PASS INDIAN BILL.

WASHINGTON, Feb. THE In
dian Appropriation bill received rough
handling by the Senate today. The
amendments Of the committee, espe-
cially those suggested by the special
committee which went to the Indian
Territory last summer to investigate
the conditions, were nearly all reject
ed on points of order The provision
which allowed full blood Indians to sell
their surplus lands was defeated
which leaves in force the law prohibit
ing the alienation Of such lands for
25 years.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-08
- -
HOLDS UP BIT 4
Government Delay , by Opposi'
tion Of Ene.ser Stevens.

WASHINGTON. Feb THE nd
mniatratlon has been brought face to
fnce with the alternative of rejecting
all bids FOR tho construction OF the
Panama canal by contract or losing
the services Of Chief Engineer StrV-
ems. aud this IN the cnusc Of the de"
lay OF tho President, Secretary TAFT
and Chairman Shonts In acting on the
oliver bid An EFFORT hhs been made
to get Stevens 10 change his mind.
but he has continued obdurnte and In
dicntionH are that the administration
will ncceIc 10 his request and that
the construction will DO continued by
the government This information
caused some surprise M Stevens tcs-
tined before tho Senate Canal Com
mI,tec iha, he favored building the
canal by contract.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-08
Thaw Reaches Eastern Oregon
lust in Time to Save
Live Stock.
ROADS RESUMING TRAFFIC
Flood Along Willamette Has Been Very
Free From Serious Damage, Most
Serious Loss Being Big Log
Boom.

PORTLAND. Feb. AT midnight
tonight II is expected that the crest Of
the food resultant upon the recent
haw In the willamette Valley will
have passed Portland and thence forth
Il IL predicted that the river will fall.
In eastern oregon and along the Co
lumbia, the rivers were bankfull to-
day. but no danger OF serlous floods is
anticipated. on the other hand. the
thaw reached the Eastern Oregon
stock grazing district In the nick OF
time to save thousands OF dollars
worth OF stock from starving. Rail-
roads. too. are slowly getting order
out OF chaos and everything bids fair
for the resumption OF normal traffic
conditions within the next tweny-four
hours
The Southern Pacific has resumed
It's schedules and the O. r. 4 n.
broke u track through to Bonneville
and released all their west bound
passengers who were brought to Port
land today by boats. According to Of
ficials OF the road the only obstruction
remaining between Hunting and Port
land Is a stretch to the west of Bonne-
Vile, which will be cleared by tomor-
row afternoon.
The flood in the Willamette valley
has been singularly free from destruc-
tion, the most serious loss reported to-
day being that of a 100000 feet boom
of logs, which broke from its moorings
near Oregon City.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-08
ASTORIA, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY s, l9C
CONSIDER HOUSE LAW.
Meeting Of Privy Japanese Council
Did Not Concern America.

TOXIC. FEB. 7.--Strlct secrecy In
necessarily observed In regard to all
matters submitted for consideration to
the priyy council, but In order to
clear up any doubt Of misapprehen-
sion at thIs critical time, the AB80-
ciated Press is In a position to state
that the subject of deIiberation at the
meeting Of the council on Tuesday
last was the amended imperial house
law. This measure IN the result Of
years Of hard work by special COM
mission under the presidency Of Mar
quls Ito and the vice presidency Of
Baron Miyojl. Marquis Ito was as-
sisted by several prominent jur!sts.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-08
Commission Has Hearing at Los
Angeles on Hartman Merger.
MANY NEW FACTS ELICITED
Brother of Senator Clark Tells How
Their Railroad Was Forced to Sell
Half Interest in Property to
Hartman.

LOS ANGELES. Feb. THE first
day Of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission hearing in Los Angeles on
the subject of the Hartman merger
was consumed in the direct examina-
ton of a single witness, J. Ross Clark,
brother of United States Senator
Clark, director and second vice pres
ident of the San Pedro, Los Angeles &
Salt Lake Railroad. A great mass of
new facts were elected. Although
hampered occasionally by his lack Of
knowledge of technical details Of the
business, Clark proved a willing wit
ness.
The most important fact brought
out was that showing the reason and
necessity from the viewpoint of the
Clarks for the disposal of one-half Of
their road to Hartman. 1t was shown
llidL WAlIC DulluAll5 IilSll hilS, thC Wv
gon Short Line, a Hartman property,
so harassed and retarded their prog
res, and finally getting possession OF
the only available pass in the noun
tains, compelled Clark's road to come
to terms, sell them one-half of their
property and make an iron-clad agree
ment to maintain the same local
freight rates as the Hartman lines
for a period of ninety-nine years. AS
a final act of coercion of the Clarks,
Hartman interests began a survey Of
a road between Salt Lake and Los
Angeles, and implied, at least so Clark
testified, threat of building paral-
lei line.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-08
PRICE FIVE CENTS

.stantly referred to that blackguard,
who poisoned her as GIRL and say
ing her name was falsely connected
with two others besides, that black
guard
Mrs. Thaw's evidence contained
tribute to her husband. She testified:
He said: You know / never lied to
you and he never had"
She paid her husband another tri-
butte: When I told him the story, he
came to me and picked up the hem OF
my skirt and kissed 1t, and said he
would always love me. He nearly al
ways called me his angel. We sat to-
gether that night until daylight, talk
ing the matter over. The effect on
Harry was terrible"
She next testified to Whites having
sent her to school in New Jersey In
1902-03, of an operation, the nature OF
which the doctors would not tell her,
and when she recovered how Thaw
arranged to send her abroad to recu-
perate.
While the jury was on Its way to
court this morning a snow shoveler
in the street shouted 'Vote for Thaw."
He was promptly arrested and taken
before Justice Fitzgerald, but was al
lowed to go after sever reprimand.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-08
EXTEND LAoTING RAILROAD.

NEW CHWANG, Feb. Land has
been bought from the Chinese mere
under military compulsion By the jap
anese administration and handed over
10 the South Manchurian Railway ex-
tending It's concessions. This road will
be under military rule with ten coun-
cillors to be selected by the governor.
The Loatung Railway IL extending It's
concessions at all stations which WI
injure foreign interests.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-08
DEFEAT COMMISSION BILL.
Railroad Measure Does Not Please So
Ions Of Idaho,

BOISE. Feb. AFTER a stirring de-
bate in the House, the fight on the
railroad commission bill closed this
afternoon with the defeat Of the
measure, 90 for and 25 against, with
one absent and two paired. 1t is stat
ed that another measure will be
brought in that commands the sup
port of some of those who opposed
this one.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-08
ACTRESS WILL NATURALlZE.

SPOKANE, Feb. 7,-Olga Neither
sole, the actress, announced last night
that she is to become a naturalized
American citizen and that she may
take out her first papers in Spokane
next october. She states that she has
invested about $150,0OO in Washing
ton real estate and expects to make
the Northwest her home.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-08
CHINOOK SAVES STOCK.

BUTTE, Mont, Feb. IA Chouteau,
Mont, dispatch to the Miner says that
n chinook or warm wind, blew closely
In the wake OF the terrific blizzard Of
two days ago. This chinook Is blow
ing as far north in Chouteau county
as the Canadian frontier and will DO
much towards preventing further loss
of stock.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-08
sUCCuMBS TO WOUNDS.

CHICAGO, Feb. Another was
added to the list of victims yesterday
of the bursting Of the ammonia pipe
in the plant of Armour & Company a
week ago, when Freeman Hunt, a
brick layer, died at the hospital, in
creasing the number to thirteen.