The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-09-24
FROM THE PALMETTO STATE
Latest News of General Interest That
Has Been Collected From Many
Towns and Counties.

Columha.-A. c. Sigh, Of Dyson.
has been appointed as magistrate for
Greenwood county.
Chester.-The Chester Baptist AS
sociatton will hold ts big annual meet
ing at the Blaokstock Baptist church,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
October 7, and 9.
Columbia. ia.-Litue OF the advance In
the high. cost Of living can be attribu-
ted to the price paid for coal now as
compared with that Of five years ago,
( according to Columbia coal dealers.
Columbia-Commissioner Watson
has accepted an invitation to deliver
an address at the annual fair Of the
Pendleton Fair Association October
8. The fair will be given by one OF
the Oldest agricultural societies in
the South.
Conway.-Moving In a northeasterly
direction and hewing a course about
one-half mile wide, terrible cyclone
! swept North Conway recently and left
ruin and desoiation in it's wake. While
no lives were lost, several persons
escaped as though by a miracle.
Washington.-The house passed
bill introduced by Representative
Byrnes permitting the people Of Beau
| fort to construct bridge across the
! Beaufort river This bridge is much
!, 30 10
!: wanted by tne people OF Ile to"n 'nu
! Mr. Byrncs thouSnl II pest ~ nave
| the bill passed by congress TO prevent
! any trouble hereafter.
SDartanburg.-In the face Of the
positive statement Of a respectable
: white matron Of high intelligence that
! he had assaulted her, VIII Fair, e
! negro, was found not guilty at a s2e-
! cal term OF @C!'e'"I Se@9."H C0A'a
! called foE the 1..'' OF lis C,'S'. ne
jury was CHt - -"',-s. lAe F2TGicc
! caused 70 surprise &AI was Quietly
j received.
! Speaker. w.
=. Stevenson, O: the South Carolina
! l.ouee oi Representatives, on his way
) tc MS home in Cheraws after a visit
. to Atlantic City, y. j., when asked
; about his rumored intention 10 be
candidate to the senate to succeed
! Senator smith, SAID tna1 ne h@u Hos
, yet m2oe up Ms hllhu "na' lie "oulo
90.
| Florence-A bank has been organ
i lied at Pamplico, the most consider
! able station on the new South Carolina
Western road between Florence and
Poston, where a city is expected to
be some day. The capital is to be
$4,000, and it was all subscribed IN
a day oy the men VINO 1--we Ill 'l@t seo.
ton ana 1hose WHO OWL piopei'' ~
Fampllco.
Anderson.-Four new school Dullo-
ngs costing togetner ABOUT 9oo'OoO aio
to be erected mere py tne ISL ol Janu-
ary. Contracts Tor all OF inc puuu-
ings have been awarded ana "orh Oh
the construction OF TWO OF them mas
already been commenced. A new
building for the colored pupils was
competed d slioIt 'une "eo az WV
ol 9o'ooo anu pu' i'p'o O'
e1nn'ne VI 'i'0
Columbia a.-lFaoe opportunity w
South Carolina WIN une score VI 'oun'
tries OF South America anu 'ne GULL
mercial posslbllltles OF 1ne fana"a
Canal were outllneo III an auulesS a'
the Columola Iheatre oy oonn o"i o1''
encouragement OF the ran-Aineta0'n
! Union ana Ut. OiareAce o. o"on''
managing direcIor oI lhe oou'nein
! commercial congress. several Aun'
oreo Colullolans "el0 pi0
Anderson-A Cleveland, ONO, Dank
has made a proposition to the agrlcuI'
tural department Of the Anderson
chamber Of commerce to purchase all
the bonds that might be necessary to
float in order to secure funds Win
! which to drain approximately l,OOO
acres Of land in the vicinity OF ROCKY
River. near the city, and the whole