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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-04-12
To The Rescue!

TO the pastors and brethren of the
churches of the Lexington Baptist
Association.
Dear Brethren: At our executive
meetings which were held in Nov.
1910, at Pelion, and at New Brookland
Jan. 1911, the committee appropriated
70 the various churches to raise for
missions, etc., during the year the
following amounts:
Foreign missions, s261 0
Home missions, 1874 90
State missions, 1928 90
Orphanage, 179 90
/ Aged missions, 12S 90
Current expenses F. University 81 90
A schedule of the above amounts
was furnished to each church and
brethren by the help of God let US
take hold and see that the amounts
are raised and more. Take collection
and especially for Foreign and Home
missions as the convention year will
close now soon, and as we go to
the convention at Jacksonville in
May, may these boards report out of
debt. A long pull, strong pull and
pull all together will win the day.
Will we do it?
w. B. Fallaw, Oh. Ek. Co.
CASTOR, S. c., April 3. 1911.
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PENCIL AND SCISSORS.

MIR. F. E. Dreher, who has been i'll
for several days, is able to be out
again, much to the delight of his
friends.
You can't we'll DO on q farm without
the Carolina and Springtooth Cultiva-
tor. They are almost worth their
weight in gold.
H. N. Hammer & Go.
Miss Fannie Banks, of Columbia,
was the charming weekend guest of
Misses Mary and Katie Bell Caughman.
In passing through New Brookland
remember that you can find anything
in staple and fancy groceries, hard
ware, farm supplies, etc., at D. g..
Georges new brick store, and his
prices are always the lowest. Try him,
lie is always anxious to please.
Mr.. S. Paul Sharpe has returned
frcm pleasant visit to his brother,
Mr.. D. w. Sharpe, who is telegraph
operator atSantuc, Union county.
sour baby cries for Chamberlain's s
Cough Remedy writes Mrs. T. B.
Kendrick, Rasaca, Ga. ''It is the
best cough remedy on the market for
coughs, colds and Group For sale
by all Dealers.
Mrs. w. B.. Gooding, of Charlotte,
has returned home after visiting her
sister, Mrs. G. NJ. Eird.
. See my line of low cut-shoes for
men, women, children and the baby.
J. S. Wessinger, Chaplin, s. c., makes
the price.
Friends will find Thos. Hook and
Layton corner of Gervais and Assem-
bly,, Columbia, S. c., with full line of
Fancy Groceries, Feeds, etc. GIVE
them call. 24
Mrs. Carl A. Roof and little daugh-
ter have returned to Columbia, after a
pleasant visit to Mrs. Roofs parents,
Sheriff and Mrs. P. H. Cooley.
WANTED-Second Hand bags and
burlap, write for prices. Richmond
Bag Co., Richmond, Va. %
MI. J. R. W. Sease, that prince of
good men, was in town last Friday and
gave US call. We are always glad
to see this grand old man.
Ask for our big FREE list of Farms
for Sale. Johnston Realty Company
Johnston, s. G, 20 II
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-04-12

List of letters remaining uncalled
for in this Office for the week ending
April 10, 1911.
Gentlemen: Mr.. w. R. Suggatr.
Mr.. Millige Miley, Mr. Thos Johnson.
Ladies: Mrs. Reba Rawl, Mrs. May
elal Oclens, Miss Sse Marke, Miss Leua
J. Lucinis, Mrs. A. A. Grubb.
These letters will be sent to the
dead letter Office April "A, 1911, if not
delivered before. In calling for the
above please say advertised, giving
date of list.
S. J. Leaphart, P. M.
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Notice, School Election.

Notice is hereby given that an elec-
tion will be held in Black creek School
District No. 26, On the 18th day Of
April, 1911, for the purpose Of voting
a special levy of two (2) mills for
school purposes therein.
The election is to be held at the
school house in said district, begin
ming 1T p. m, and closing at p. m.
S. S. RAWLS,
Clerk Board Trustees
{ April l, 1911-2w23
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Spring ParasoIs.

This is the swellest line we have ever purchased
In this line of Parasols you will have no trouble il
matching any shade of dress In this line as Sprn!
Leader, we will offer very special prices
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-04-12
NOTICE,

Notice is hereby given that fishing
is prohibited on the premises known
as the late Geo. G. Clarke, Black
creek property.
MISS BESSIE CLARK.
26 Gilbert, S. c., April Z, 1911.
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~ Those subscribers who are in
arrears will please hear in mind that
the printer is ever in need of lis dues,
and that we will appreciate an early
remittance.
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Notice Opening of Books
of Subscription.

Notice is hereby given that Books
of Subscription to the Capital stock of
the Lexington Electric Light and
Power Company will be opened at the
Law Office of Efird & Dreher, at Lex
ington, S. c., at II O'Clock d. m, on
Friday, April IA, 1911.
w. W: BARRE,
B. II. BARRE,
Corporators.
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FOR SALE:-Cheap. one light spring
wagon, newly repaired and painted.
In good condition. Rice B. Harman

Mr.. George R. Fields. on Lexington
Route g., and one of our best farmers,
was in town Tuesday and did not for.
get the printers.
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do to Henry Drug Store, Chapin,
s. c., to have your eyes tested for
glasses, Examination free. We
also handle a full line Of drugs,
patent medicines, jewelry. paints,
etc. -
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-06-16
intercollegiate Championships

After months OF practice college ath-
letes are now putting the finishing
touches on their training for the inter
collegiate track and field meet which
will be held in the Harvard stadium.
Cambridge, Mass, May &c and -.
The 1910 meet was productive of
only on record. but in view of the
great performances of number of
men in their preliminary workouts 1t
would not be surprising If records by
the wholesale should so by the board
in the stadium.
Although dual meets have been
scarce so far this season. there have
been occasions on which the merits of
the various teams can be judged.
Nearly all the universities, with the
exception of Princeton and Pennsyl-
vania, have lost heavily by graduation,
but new men from the under class of
year ago have been developed, so
that this meet should be us interesting
as any of its predecessors.
Craig of Michigan, Redpath OF SYRIA
cuse, Berna of Cornell, Chisholm of
Yale, Burdick of Pennsylvania and Joe
Horner of Michigan, all winners of
events last year, are still in competi-
ton, to say nothing of any number of
the men who scored second, third and
fourth places for their respective
teams. AS races on paper do not al
ways come true when the men are
running along on the actual cinder
path. predictions as to the outcome of
the meet seem little out of place.
However, in reviewing the material
that is on hand for this years tests it
Is probably best to begin with Penn
sylvania the winner of the 1910 meet.
The Quakors, despite the loss Of
Ramsdell, who showed up so brilliant
ly year ago, will be very strong in
the sprints. for Minds has been run
ming up to his old time standard.
For the longer distances Murphy has
a lot of good men in Billy PAUL. Boyle,
Foster, Gray, Church, lowering and
Wolfe. On the whole, the Quakers
have good fighting chance to repeat
their victory of year ago.
Yale has been greatly weakened
since the 1910 meet, although George
Chisholm. winner Of the high hurdles
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-06-16

ants first from Rome to Florence for
an official stop, then over the Appen.
ines to Bologna, another official stop,
and thence to Turin.
The crossing of the mountain peaks
called for the most daring exploit of
the whole 1900 miles OF the course,
and great interest in the test had boon
aroused. Throngs were early at the
aerodrome to see the fliers get away.
Adverse weather conditions influenced
Andre Beaumont and Roland Garros
soon after they reached the field to
give up their hope of starting. Frye,
the German aviator, was more deter.
mined and made five attempts to get
into air each time being compelled to
descend. Finding a strong wind was
blowing over the Apprentices. he, too,
decided to quit.
Nidardt, the fourth contestant who
has reached here, did not appear and
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-06-16

route to Madison, were set aflrc from
sparks of the engine. The wind was
blowing a gale and when the train
came to the Union Pacific bridge south
of the city, the first fire was discov.
cred, Water was brought UP from tho
river and the blaze was cvtinguishcd
by the crew. At Warncrvlllc another
car was found burning and u section
crew did the work of fire fighters this
time, Grass along the righturway
burned for some distance.
Mather a Nanscoik, local contract.
ors, were the successful bidders for
the two Carlson buildings, on which
work will commence at once. Tho
two buildings will he located on Nor.
folk avenue and Second street and
each will be % by 40 There were
eleven bids filed. The buildings will
be one story in height, and will be
constructed of pressed brick. one
car of the brick is already in the city.
The Commercial club building will
contain four rooms. The other build
ing will be occupied by Mr.. Carlson,
and will contain five rooms.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-06-16

ed again. But there came no answer.
Only slumber was within. More
knocks brought more audible signs Of
slumber but no further response.
Finally Miss Mckenzie the tele-
phone operator, by strenuous efforts,
succeeded in awakening His Honor.
The license was secured and Rev. j.
+. Poucher, pastor of the Methodist
church, formerly of Norfolk perform
ed the ceremony.
Mr.. Hartford has grown up in Nor
folk and is superintendent of the Asa
K. Leonard drug store. The bride is a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William II.
Clark, 400 South Tenth street, and UNI
til recently was employed in the Office
of the Sugar City Cereal mills as stem
ographer. She has lived in Norfolk
many years and has many friends in
the city.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-06-16

The mercury boiled up to almost
lOl in Norfolk Friday, going slightly
above the 1902 mark on the official
government thermometer. 1t was the
hottest day of the year thus far. At
night came trace of a shower and
later a better one, with O9 of an inch
of rainfall Showers were reported
yesterday from Oakdale, O'Neill, Val
entine and points west.
Showers fell all over northern Ne
braska and southern South Dakota
during the night, according to reports
received in Norfolk at the Northwest.
ern headquarters. The rain was not
heavy at any point, but the showers
were general.
The concensus of opinion among
grain men is that the drouth and the
hot weather have damaged wheat and
oats in places and that the outlook for
corn could not be better. Conditions
are not startling with respect to wheat
and oats, and a soaking rain within
the next few days will materially i'm.
prove the general crop outlook.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-06-16
Is Cobb Worth $4,000 a Year?

Leaving out the thrills and getting
down to hard cases-large round cases
of value of one buck each-what Is
Ty Cobb worth to the Detroit club;
la, ha! Sure you laugh That has
all been thrashed out before. Sure it
has. But still ii offers an interesting
diversion If you haven't anything to
do.
Recently Cobb had real day, whip.
ping the New York Americans prac.
tically single handed. He scored from
first on n single and from second ON Il
passed ball and then capped his base
running feats by rapping out two
Dagger which sent two runs home
ahead of him and scored himself while
Catcher Sweeney was disputing the de-
cison on Bush. On the defense he
made couple OF neat catches, on one
of them doubling the fleet Hemphill
off first.
And now to get down to the mer-
cenary side of the picture. Ty draws
n salary which scars around the $10,-
coo mark, and back in the winter time
when the baseball sCribes are cllnging
to the payroll by their eyebrows ii
discussion was started as to Tvs being
worth 100000 to the Detroit clubs
owners.
There is large number of people
who dispute the fact that the Georgian
is worth 100000 and earns $4,000 per
year In figuring mans earning ca
paclty the only safe way to handle the
dope is to size up the return due di-
rectly to his efforts to his employers.
In Cobb's case this cannot be done
with accuracy, but good line is avail
able. The Tigers have been tearing
up the western teams of the league.
They walked over New York in the
opener, and then the Yanks turned and
grabbed two. What was the result?
The faint hearted ones promptly pull
ed the blue stuff and went around
signing. "Thcy've blown now. The
east will walk through them" But did
they? We guess not.
If New York had made it three
straight the result would have been
noticeable in the falling off of the at
tendance. But the Tigers pulled it out
of the fire, and Cobb was the chief
raker.
What was the result? Cobb's feat
meant in the neighborhood Of an addi-
tiOnal $1,000 III the box Office the fol
lowing afternoon over what would
have been there if the Tigers had lost
: bn DIV loF,rn
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-06-16

President 1'son Chiu Lai of the Wal.
wupu, noticing that the negligence of
duty in the performance of diplomatic
affairs by the various Chinese officials
is caused by their ignorance of tho
science of the earth, thereby causing
complications in settling the boundary
question, has given instructions to the
various subordnates that they should
study geography and bureau for in
vestlgatinS the science of the earth
should be established The boundaries
Of the border of the northwestern por-
ton of the three eastern provinces
should be FIRST investigated and prepa-
ration made to answer the boundary
question with the power concerned.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-06-16

o 1911. by American Press Association.
GEORGE CHISHOLM, YALEs CRACK HUR-
DLER.
at the Penn relay meet recently, and
Robert Gardner, who tied with Bah
cock of Columbia in the pole vault last
year. are still in college. Yale can't
reasonably hope for much this year.
Cornell, as usual is not very strong
in the spring, but has some corking
good men for the distance events
However, with the squad Trainer
Moakley has on hand the Ithacans are
hoping that the Red and Whites
chances in the Intercollegiate may be
better when the time comes around
than they seem to be now on paper.
At Harvard things seem to be little
better than they We're last year, al
though none of the performances in
the class games were especially nota
BILE.
Princeton still has Cook, Dwight,
Spears and SimOns, who scored in the
intercollegiate last year, and several
other men who look very promising.
Michigan has three stars who will
probably show up very well in the in
tercoiegiates. Craig, who won the
900 last year, is running better than
ever HOrner should have things his
own way in the shotput, and Hanavan
will give PAUL the run of his life in
the mile.
Dartmouth has some very good mate
rial this year, Of which Harry Hillman
is making the most.
Harry Babcock, the captain of the
Columbia team, seems to be about the
only man the Blue and White has who
can be relied upon to do much of any.
thing.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-06-16
ATTELL NEAR RETIREMENT.
Injury to Fighters Shoulder viii Pro
vent His Staying In Ring.

Rumors are current in boxing circles
that Abe Attell. the American feather
weight CHAMPION may be compelled to
retire from the ring. Attell's physician
says the champion cannot box again
for n year because of the broken Shout
der bone,
Attell is more than twenty-eight years
old and is said to be rather dubious as
to the future, for he fears a return Of
the injury when he attempts to resume
operations.
If Attel decides to retire there will
be a scramble for his title. Jem Dris-
coll the English champion, may well
lay claim to it, but Driscoll announced
recently he was through with the ring
forever
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-06-16
Oakdale News Items.

Miss Dora Lorenson arrived the lat
ter part of last week to spend the
summer with her sister, Mrs. H. c.
Mcdonald.
Anna Warwick arrived home last
Thursday evening, having completed
a year as instructor at a school about
hVe miles north of Plainview.
Clyde Basket visited home folks
the last part of last week.
Roy Means came up for visit with
his sisters and other relatives last
Thursday, returning to Columbus Mon,
day morning.
Eston f. Erickson returned home
last Saturday, having finished his year
as professor of the Bristow schools.
Ivan Torpin returned home from
Wesleyan last Saturday afternoon to
spend the summer months.
Roy Leach, son of d. C. Leach, liv.
ing three miles south of here, return.
ed home from Chicago last week,
where he has recently graduated from
a dental college. For the present he
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-06-16
This Voice Grew Here.

There's a "man with a voice" in
Chicago, who got his start in Norfolk.
By and by he'll get into the Chicago
papers with big full page feature
story about him, and his picture. That
is, he will if the Chicago papers are
alive.
Ever ride down to Norfolk from Dali
las when Clyde Hayes was brakeman
on that line? Then you know about
it. If you tried to sleep between Spen-
Ger and Lynch, on that old early morn
ing train, you swore to beat the cars
when the brakeman came through at
Verdel and yelled out the name of the
town.
You wouldn't have cared, If the
voice had been just an ordinary every
day voice. But say, when old Clyde
Hayes put steam into those vocal
cords of his, you could have heard
him a mile away in the thick of a bat
tie, with cannon booming all around
him and shells shrieking through the
air.
Some voice, that. But that's what
got him his present job.
Now he's caller at the new North
western passenger station in Chicago,
which has just been thrown open to
the public. And he's made a ten
strike.
A week ago, before the date for
opening the station, couple of dozen
regularly equipped trains were backed
into the station in order to try out the
tracks and get employees into the
swing Of things. And they say that
when Clyde Hayes opened up on that
gang Of trainmen with his callers
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-06-16

woods, the short swamps and the
swamps where they are passable, the
hunt for Alice Graft the girl who dis.
appeared from Bengal last Sunday has
been given up. Only her father re.
tains belief that she is alive Eek.
pert woodsmen, used to the hardships
of the forest, have returned to Bengal
acknowledging defeat. All declare
that she could not live in the swamp
country week without food or shell.
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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-06-16
Fred Thompson.

Winnetoon, Neb., June 10.-Special
to The News Fred Thompson, Win
netoon merchant, died Thursday fol
lowing an operation which was per.
formed after he had been i'll with ty'
phoid fever. He was born November
80, 1877, at Ladora, Ia, and was mar
ried to Carrie Byers May IL, 1904
Besides wife, he is survived by two
small children, mother, two brothers
and two sisters.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-06-16

Voice, he nearly created a panic.
Everybody quit work for an instant
and stopped still, just to turn around
and see what had happened.
Clyde Hayes is a son of c. S. Hayes
of Norfolk. lie is q years of age.
He graduated from the Norfolk high
school in 1900 and obtained distinction
by his humorous readings in declama.
tory contests.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-06-16
HAVE UNTIL JUNE is.

Rome, June 1O.-Stormy weather to-
day caused three French aviators who
have reached Rome in the Paris-Rome-
Turin race to abandon the contemplat.
ed start on the final leg of the race.
The schedule called for concluding
flight of 391 miles, taking the contest.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-06-16

In France tennis Is enjoying a big
boom. The frog eaters will soon be
contenders with the Americans, Eng
fish and Australians for the worlds
racket hOnOrs. The Partisan youths
are making a scientific study Of
strokes and strategy, and the game Is
having widespread popularity.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-06-16
Fleqe Case Argued.

Lincoln, June 10.-The case of the
state against Wilhelm Flege was ar
gued in supreme court. Flege was
convicted Of the murder of his sister,
Louise Flege, on his farm in Dixon
county and was sent to the peniten-
tiary for life. The case of Joe Mckay,
convicted of the murder of Albert
Brown, in Antelope county, was also
argued. Mckay was sent up for life
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-06-16
Sixty Koreans Drown.

Acknowledgements, Asiatic Russia,
June lO.-Sixty Koreans were drown
ed while attempting to escape from the
steamer Muravieff Amurski, when the
vessel was destroyed by fire in Amur
river Thursday night.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-06-16
Hard Time to Get weddIno Lieens.

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hartford will
spend ten days fishing at Wood Lake
They left Saturday for that summer
resort, The tripll be their honey.
moon.
Mr.. Hartford and his bride-to-be
Miss Maude Clark. went to Stanton in
an automobile early Saturday morn.
ing. And they almost didn't get a
wedding license. 1t was because Coun.
ty Judge Cowan is such a sound sleep,
er, that the young Norfolk couple had
such difficulty in securing the proper
legal papers for the marriage cere-
mony.
The groom knocked on the door at
Judge Cowan's office, and then knock.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-06-16

Ping Bodie, who made so many home
runs last year in the Pacific Coast
league that the secretary had to get
an adding machine to keep track Of
them, Is making good with the Chica.
go White SoX. He is singing the ball
at the rate OF 1863 per cent
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-06-16
Laske~ to Visit America.

Dr. Emanuel Lasker, the chess
champion. will visit this country in
October and introduce Mrs. Lasker to
his American friends. Recently the
champion joined the ranks of the ben
edicts.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-06-16
Young lnuerton Looks Good.

InGertOn of the Boston Nationals Is
the most promising third base prospect
that has broken into fast company
since the discovery of Baker. He is a
natural fielder fine thrower and heavy
hitter-at least he is hitting just now.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-06-16
Stork Brinus Three.

Newcastle, Neb, June 10. - Mrs.
Finn OF Newcastle became the mother
OF triplets yesterday - three girls.
Mother and babies are reported as do
ing well.
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sb.onard pIaps Trim Abroad.

Melvin Sheppard is planning Brit
ish invasion the coming season, and ii
looks as II Texas Ramsdell of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania and Harry
Gissing would accompany him.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-06-16
Photo by American Press Association.

Photo by Amerlcan PresS Assoclation-
DEL GAINoR, TIGERS YOUNG FIRST sACKER
Jack Coombs and will be out Of the
game for some time.
Gainor is the best first baseman the
Tigers have ever had. He Is a grand
fielder. fine thrower, a heavy batter
and remarkably speedy. Del was hit
ting at 800 clip when he received
the injury that put him out of the
game.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-06-16
TIGERS MISS DEL GAlNOR.
First Baseman Who Had Wrist Broken
Best Detroit Ever Had.

Although Jennings has a good sub
stitute first baseman in Ness. still the
Tigers miss the services of Del Cal
nor. The latter recently had his wrist
broken by pitched ball thrown by