The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-09-03
FROM ALL OVER THE STATE
Latest News Of General Interest That
Has Been Collected From Many
Towns and Counties.


Eexington.-The annual meeting OF
the Joint conference Of the Tennessee
and South Carolina Lutheran synods
Is now being held at St. Johns church,
abous nine miles above Lexington.
Washington. President Wilson
named II. P. Tindall to be postmas-
ter at North Ella ., Arnsdortr has
also been named at Salkehatichle,
Colleton county, this being a new
Office.
Columbia-GoverDoY Cole L. Bleaas
opened hts campaign for the United
States senate for the seat now held
by Senator E. D. Smith when ne
made g labor day address to the peo-
ple Of that section Of Aiken county.
Greenviile.-Jesse B. Walker OF
Greenville, member Of the local mill
tary company, is making fine record
at Camp Perry, in competition with
the best riflemen Ia the world. His
record so far at Camp Perry gives
him q standing of seventh in the hst.
Columbia.-That several meat deal
ers of Columbia have their pens ana
places Of business in excellent shape,
while improvements are needed IN
others, was the statement made Dy
Commissioner Watson, following re-
ceipt by him of report from John
w. Douglas inspector under the pure
food and drug act.
Greenville.The new city directory
Just issued gives Greenville a popu-
lation of $4,000. This includes the
villages of Brandon, CamperdowT:,
Carolina, Poe, Woodside, Vardry, Mon
aghan, Duncan and Westervelt, none
of them being over two miles from
the court house, though several are
outside the city limits.
Spartanburg.-Armstr Mills, a
negro laborer, was shot and seriously
wounded by James Alley, also a ne
gro, at railroad construction camp
near the city several days ago. Alley
was arrested and confessed to the
shooting. Mills, it is said, was caught
picking the pockets of sleeping ne
groes at the construction camp and
was shot when he fed.
Columbia.-That Judge H. A. d.
Smith, of Charleston, is no longer
member of the state historical COM
mission by virtue Of the constitution
al provision against two-oflce ten
ure, but that Mr.. B. Frank Kelley, Of
Bishopville, is the legal member. Is
decision rendered by the Office Of the
Attorney General in a letter to Mr..
Kelley.
spartanburg.-Charles Tinsley, pro.
prietor of restaurant on North
Church street, was convicted Of sell.
Ing intoxicating beverages and direct
ed to pay a fine of 500 or serve 80
days, by the recorder. Testimony
was given against him by j. NJ. Mitch
ell and B. B. Ballard. detectives EN-.
ployed by Moss p. Hayes. chief OF
police.
Observation-Disclosures Of Health
c. E. Smith announced that the local
Board Of Health had made arrange
ments to distribute free in this city
the typhoid serum, and he urges as
many people as possible to take the
treatment so as to be immune from
typhoid fever. There have. been few
cases here this summer, and the COM
missioner wishes this record to be
sustained.
Columbia.-"I find that cotton anth-
racnose IS making its appearance in
a great many localities of the state
and in some cases is causing very ser
ious loss" says H. W. Barre, patho.
Iogist OF Clemson college, in letter
received in Columbia several days
ago. Mr.. Barre has gone to Florence
on official business. According to
Prof. Barre. announcement will be
mae at an early date as to the ap-
pointment OF an expert to make in
vestigation OF plant diseases in Beau
fort connty.
Coiumbia. - Derailing three box
cars, and smashing their ends, freight
train as, southbound. and a switch
ing rain, collided in the yards Of the
Seaboard Air Line railway, at the
corner cf Ham pton and Lincoln
streets. Engineer Robinson OF train
95 was bruised by jump from his
engine As train IS rounded the curve
and entered the cut" which extends
from Taylor street to Lady street, it
met the yard train. with box cars pre-
cedtng the engine, and the two trains
smashed together.
Gatfney.-The Daniel Morgan chap
ter of the Daughters of the American
Revolution made the statement re-
Gently that the local chapter would
shorty let the contract for the Install
alton OF modern sanitary drinking
fountain at the Central graded school
here