The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-07-02
NEWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Latest News Of General Interest That
Hae Been Collected From Many
Towns and Counties.

Has Been Collected From Many
Towns and Counties
Darlington.-The following teach
ers have been elected for the term Of
1914 at the St. Johns Gladsd
School. Darlington.
Brlnson--Capt. John. A. Lnglsey,
& prominent citizen and the Oldest
man in the entire community, died at
his home near Brunson recently.
Kinstree. Annie Lee Stack.
Icy has been appointed assistant post
master here by her father, Mr.. Lewis
Stackley, who took charge of the Of
fee several days ago.
Jonesville.-Farmers are consider
ably behind in working their crops
and are having a hard struggle with
the grass. The wheat and oat crops
have been harested and both crops
are fine.
Spartanburg.-Carlisle Wilkins and
Henry Moody of Cowpens, charged
with the abduction of Eva Johnson,
the 14-year-old daughter of Sidney
johnson, a merchant of Chesnee,
were bound over by Magistrate Can't
after a hearing in which much sensa-
tional evidence was Drought out.
McColl-McColl municipal bonds are
being sold, the board Of commission
has made a contract with J. Newton
Johnston, a civil engineer OF Florence
to superintend the work for the town.
Mr.. Johnston comes very highly rec
commended to the commission, and it
is understood that the work will begin
in July.
Edgefeld. this is an off
year Edgefeld is not without some
politics, for an election will be held
here soon for cotton weigher. There
are two candidates in the field, Mr..
]. G. Byrd, the incumbent, and Mr..
John R. Bryan. They are both wide
awake citizens with strong followings
and the friends Of each are doing
active work.
Sharon.-Through this section has
been visited by very heavy and con-
tinued rains recently, still the farm
ers are again back In harness and
rural activity is at its highest point
Cotton and corn are being rapidly
worked and bid fair to improve under
this process and with seasonable
weather hereafter It will recover
from the recent cold snap.
Columbia Wilson ha7-
ing accepted conditionally, an invita-
ton trom the. South Carolina Daught-
ers Of the American Revolution to de-
liver the principal address at the I'M
yelling of the monument in Colum-
bia to the ''Three Partisan Generals"
Sumter, Marion and Pickens-the
date for the exercises will not be an
nounced at the present time.
Aiken--The closing exercises OF
the Granfteville graded and high
school were held at Hickman Memoir
ial hall in Granitevflle, this county,
recently, and were attended by a
crowd that packed the large auditor
ium. The school year just come to q
close has been one Of the most Sue
cessful in the history Of the school,
which is one OF the best in this sec.
ton.
Columbia.-The pure food exhibit
sent to the Greenville exposition by
the state department Of agriculture
is to be installed at the farmers
meeting to be held in Darlington July
2, 3 and 4. The exhibit will be aug
mented by reports on canned goods
offered for sale in South Carolina and
inspected by the department. Far
mers from all counties Of the Pee Dee
section of. the state will attend the
meeting at Darlington.
STANDARDIZATION Gary Evans,
chairman of the city Democratic Or
ganization, called meeting OF the ex-
ecutive committee to determine the
method of placing a Democratic tick
ct in the field for the October city
election. The sentiment for calling a
primary to make the nominations Is
strong, and, according to a leader,
the committee will probably take such
action.
Gaffney. - Mayor Butler burst a
bomb among the 'Sblinde tigers" OF
Gaffney when he arraigned five OF
them in police court and confronted
them with two detectives, engaged 10y
the City Council to put stop to the
liquor traffic in the city. The plain
clothes men had been in the city Tor
a month, securing evidence against
the various and numerous liquor deal
ers.
Sumter.-At a meeting of the Sum.
ter Bar Association held recently
Col. R. D. Lee was reelected presl-
dent and Mr.. Geo. D. Levy secretary.
Mr.. Mark Reynolds, who has acted as
secretary for a number of years, de-
clined reelection.
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