The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-12-14
BATESBURG NEWS.


robbed last Saturday night Of nearly
$500. The money was in his pockets
and the man says that he remembers
distinctly that some one ran his
hand into his side pocket and pulled
out the money which contained sew
eral bills of twenty dollars and one
hundred dollar bill. The man stated
in his affidavit he went out automo-
bile driving on Saturday afternoon
in company with four other white
men in this community and that the
party drove to Lexington where two
quarts of whisky were purchased an(
the young men in the party became
intoxicated on their return home.
When the car reached Batesburg just
Dental portion Of the town, the car
stopped when the occupants Of the
car got out and it was then that one
Of the party struck him and robbed
him Of his money. One of the occu-
pants of the car claims that he was
doped with the whisky he drank and
he was picked up later near the rail-
ton. Warrants were issued for four
young men who were in the car and
fore Magistrate Steadman for their
appearance at the next regular term
Of court. The young men pleaded
guilty to being drunk in the police
court and each fined $1,000 for this
offence.
The town election held Tuesday OF
last week to ratify the action of the
primary last summer resulted ir
about ~ votes being cast. Mr.. C. E
;. Jones was elected without opposition
a member Of the water works COM
mission.
DR.. E. C. Ridgell was in Greenville
last week attending the Tooth session
Of the State Baptist Convention. He
was. the only delegate to attend from
this town.
Mrs. J. c. Swygert Of Peak is WIS.,
iting her daughter, Mrs. ". P. Tim
norman.
Mr.. T. M. Seawell, formerly of
Batesburg but now of Newberry, was
mingling with his friends lin town last
Wednesday.
T. E. Lagrone, Esq, a member of
the Greenville bar, visited his mother.
Mrs. w. A. Crouch, several days last
week.
The friends of DR.. P. M. Connor,
Of the Sardis section in Saluda county,
regret that he has been too indis-
posed recently to perform his usual
heavy work.
The trustees Of the Samaria school,
located few miles south of Bates
burg, had the pupils examined last
Friday. This is a progressive step
and should be practiced in every COM
munity.
Mrs. George Derrick of Lancaster
and Mrs Sophie sw:ndel of Columbia
visited at Dr. W.. T. Timmerman's
last Wednesday.
MIR. W. Grady Hazel, formerly edi-
to- os the salyiaI Standard at saluda,
was Il visitor TO our town Wednesday
Ut last week.
Mrs. 5 G.. SeigleE and Messrs. Pail
and Cecil :sciglcr OF TT: eka were visi-
tors in town Sunday.
-. The county teachers association
was held in the Leesville- -Batesburg
] High school building last Saturday
and the meeting was an interesting
one throughout. County Superin-
tendent Of Education julius E.
Sharpe, attended the meeting.
The state U. D. c. Convention met
delegates from all over the state. The
program was too long and varied to
admit space in this article. The con-
vention was a success in every par
ticular and the delegates seemed
pleased with the reception accorded
them by the good people of Bates
burg.
Mrs. H. A. Brunson of Florence was
the guest of friends in Batesburg
several days last week.
Mrs. W. T. Gibson and Mrs. c. B.
Sutton were shopping in Columbia
Monday.
Messrs. Frank Crouch, W. D. Hol-
stein and Hon. w. E. Bodie spent
Monday in Columbia on business.
Two young white men were tried
in the magistrates court last Wed