The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-10-01
FROM the PALMETTO sTkTE
LsAsst News Of General interest ThSf
i4as Been Collected From Many
Towns and Counties.


Of the organization. .
Orangeburg. Alb Conyers, negro
living near Jamison, on the Columbia
road, while "possum bunting acct
dentally shot off his right hand. He
picked up his gun and a bush caught
the trigger and discharged the gun.
Lexington.-After a deliberation Of
six hours the jury in the case Of the
Summers, negroes, charged with hav.
ing entered the store Of Geo. A. Cum
alander, at Chaplin, a few weeks ago,
returned a verdict of guilty.
Greenville.- new city recorder,
Judge E. Innlan, has assumed the
'.tu 'gment seat" and dispensed JUS
tice like an old hand. City Attorney
Wilton H. Earle was also on hand to
prosecute offenders Of which there
were many.
Spartanburg. city council has
authorized the sale Of 100000 worth
OF coupon bonds for street and side
walk Improvements. Bids will be re-
ceived October 20. The bonds will
run for 80 years and will bear inter
est at the rate Of four an da half
Per cent.
Branehville.-Several days ago the
residence of J. E. Byrd on south
Main street was destroyed by fire. It
originated IN q rear room upstairs and
was not detected until the smoke
broke through the window upstairs.
It must have been burning for some
time before it was seen, as no one
was able to get upstairs.
Spartan nburg.-After a rest Of sew
eral months Spartanburg will engage
in another whirlwind money-raising
campaign Of the kind which has prov
en- so successful during the last few
years. The First Baptist church will
raise $4,000 in three days to pay off
the church debt of s13,5OO and i'm
prove the auditorium.
Greenyille.-If present plans are
carried out, the next exhibition Of the
Greenyille Horse Show association
will be held in October, 1914, instead
Of in June, as heretofore. A number
Of the directors have expressed them
selves favoring the proposed change.
It is argued that a fall exhibition
would give the farmers better oppor-
tunity to attend.
Columbia The debating council Of
the University of South Carolina has
decided that the university will up
hold the Affirmative Of question in
regard to the value of the commts-
sion form Of government to Southern
cities, in the annual debate with Da-
wilson. The debate this year will be
held in. Charlotte on Thanksgiving
might.
spartanburg.-Joh Wood, secre.
tary Of the Spartanburg Chamber Of
Commerce, has returned from Wash
ington, where he held a conference
with officials Of the Southern railway
regarding the erection in this city Of
a union station 1t is understood that
the various plans the railroad engi-
neers have submitted have not prov
cd satisfactory.
Washington-Mayor Grace Of Char
lesion, who fled charges with Speak
ar Clark, involving the right of Rep
resentative Richard S. Whaley Of the
First South Carolina District to hold
III fhnfora
Elections Committee. Mayor Grace
was told that his sworn petition, filed
with the Speaker, was not specific
enough to satisfy the committee.
JohnsonviIle.-The Johnsonville to-
bacco market closed a most success
ful season few days ago and plans
are already on foot foI erlarging the
floor space so that the warehouses
will have more room eor the next sea-
son and new prize houses are to be
zbuilt so that the buyers VIII have ad-
ditional room for handling their TO-
bacco.
Columbia.-Exceeding predictions
In regard to the growth Of the Uni
yersity OF South Carolina is the realiz-
alton of an unprecedented growth. To
date there are in actual attendance at
the University Of South Carolina in
the neigh borhood of over 100 more
students than there were at this date
last year and all indications point to
a continued registratica throughout
the session.
Lexington. That Lexington will
have a cotton seed oil mill in the
near future is the announcement that
was made recently. The Peoples
gsnnery, Of which c. W. Caughman
and E. J. and ). R. Corley are the
managers, will promote the new
enterprise.
. Cartersville.-A very remarkable
old character passed away recently.
= He was Henry Haynes, an old "beto, de
war" darky, who had just celebrated
his 10th birthday. He was no DOUBT
49, ol5aet Dorc0n in Florence county