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Wednesday, December 4. lyui.

Still on the Bound.Monday morning, November IStb,

we resumed our tour of the countyin cur hunt for delinquent subscribers,our destination being Pelion.This is one of Lexington's youngtowns aDd we are pleased to say thatit is a progressive one. There havebeen som9 improvements made sincelast we were there. Dr. Kneece, whoenjoys a wide practice in that vicinity,is erecting a large and handsome two

ond nVion nnmrvlofc^3tUX J UWClilU^ auu nutu wuj^/*v«.v%4

it will be an attractive ornament tothe town. The merchants seemed tobe eDjoying a fair trade and the people

happy and contented. While thecomplaint, of hard time?, occasionedby short crops, were heard, yet aboutthe usual number of people paidtheir taxes. Mr. Daniel Shumpertbountifully supplied the wants of theinner man with a substantial dinnerand we departed leaving our benedictionupon the household.Only a few taxpayers met us at

Rishton and the work of gatheringin the sheckles was soon completedand we departed for Mr. John JMcCartha'sintending to meet the Treasurerat the Cross Roads. We alwaysdelight to visit our friend John andtoast our sbios beside his warm firesand greatly enjoy the company ofhimself ond his excellent family.Afcer a comfortable night's rest we

awoke in the morning to find thatsleet and snow were falling profusely.We have stood where a storm ofbullets fell, where steel met

steel in battle's feaiful carnage, andfaced the charge of the enemy unflinchingly,but when it came to

facing that storm of sleet and snow

we begged tc be excused, desertedthe Treasurer in his extremity, anda longing af:er the comforts of our

own home, came stealing over us thatwe could not resist the desire to startfor home. This we did and in themidst of the warring elements, withthe piitiless sleet and snow pelting<U8 in the face at every step we

completed our cold and disagreeablejourney, arriving here about 2 o'clockp. m.

Treasurer Shealy and Mr. Shirey,one being lead on by the love of

money and the other by love of thegentle sex, braved the rigors of the

raging storm and reached the Cros3Eoade, and after found shelter at Mr.Wm. Westmoreland's. We did not,however, envy tbem of their experiencenotwithstanding the kind and-3y?.nu reception they received.Our next appointment was ai

Batesburg and preferring the luxuryof riding in warm and comfortablecar to the inconvenience of an openbuggy ride in the cold morning air,we took the train at Lexington depotand went to Batesburg at such a

rapid rate that we outran our breathand had to wait at the depot some

little time for it to catch up. Ourbreathing apparatus beiDg fully repairedwe started out on a tour of

inspection. The first person to greetus was the accomplished and efficient

postmaster, J. Frank Kneece, whoat once proceeded to an est us andled us a willing prisoner to his elegant

boarding bouse, kept by Mr.Reedy Shealy, where we breakfastedToifVi him was hi/orhiv entertained.""" """ """" ". .o /

Batesburg continues to grow in sizeand business. There is a heap of

enterprise and progress in the placeand her people have an abiding faithin the future of the town and are

putting their money and labor in its

enterprises. At this particular time,however, trade was not very brisk,but this is accounted for by reason

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of the low price of cotton All tl e jstores are neatly and well kept, and

are filled with handt-ome assorted -i

stocks. The business men are live t

and pushing ana its citizenship gei- a

er>illy is of the highest order.Our old friend. Dr. W. H. Tim- £

merman, took charge of us and con- c

ducted our party tohis pleasant home, ^

where we, together with Editor JohnBell Towell, enjoyed a splendid din- s

ner. Miss Silome, the charming andcultured daughter of Dr. Timmerman, (

in the absence of her mother, presidedover the happy home with easygrace and charming dignity whichshowed that she was familiar with

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the exacting duties of a hostess. Dr. j

Timmerman is known almost in every >

nook and coiner of the State and is A

highly esteemed for his high char *

ader and sterling qualities of heart ^and hand, and Batesburg is indeed t

fortunate in having him as a resident. (He is making considerable improvementsto bis dwelling by enlarging itwith a view to comfort and conven-

ience. John .Bell i'owiii is a wnoie

souled young man of studious habits iand moral character that is worthy jof emulation by other young men. (

He is full of business with progres- i

sive ideas and will make us a fine 1

Representative in the House.Next day we were in the beautiful ]

town of Leesville where we found ;trade brisk and taxpayers prompt in t

making settlements. This town has io

made wonderful strides in the directionof development during the pastyear, more so, perhaps than any othertown iu this part of the State. The

improvements are more noticeable inthe suburbs where many comfortable (

cottages have been erected, and oc- j

cupied by families who have moved 1

from farms to eDjoy its social, busi- ]ness and educational advantages <

which are of a superior order. L=es- .

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ville has great possibilities for future

development which are erjoyed but ]

by few towns in the State. It isonrt hoalfr.hfnllv sitnfltpd nn

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the watershed of the Saluda andEdisto rivers; its educational advantages

are second to none, her peopleare generous, social and hospitable, s

making it a very desirable place of (

residence and to raise a family. We !

were elegantly entertained at theKinard Hotel which has been recently ]built and elegantly furnished, and i

the table is supplied with the best \

the market affords.Lewiedale was our next point. ]

Quite a number of taxpayers fromthe surrounding country gathered tomeet the Treasurer and to do theirtrading some of whom did not forget j

lrrofmrto TT7i f Vi f notranonor IILtUll VUil^dUUUO niiu vuq

man. While Lewiedale is quite a J

trade centre, yet it is not what it '

once was in the days gone by. Not 1

so long in the past we can rememberwhen a large volume of business was

done at this place, but the clever and s

accommodating merchants there are ]

enjoying a fair share of the business (

of the vicinity.This completed our week's trip. <

Barr's and Bad Bank we failed to ]

make. JIt

The flattering reception of the ^

candidacy of Col. U. X Gunter for (

Attorney General, by the press and a

voters of the State should be veryencouraging to him and is certainlyvery gratifying to bis friends all over *

the State and particularly to his home *

folk in Lexington county. As we see £

it Mr. Gunter is deserving of the 1

promotion by all logical reasonings *

and has proven himself fully compe- 5

tent to discharge the duties of theoffice. Should he be given the nomination,ability, law, justice and equity *

will characterize his administration (

rather than overdrawn professional *

zeal, partizan and political projudice.£

The Southern Railway's fast train,which has been operated each winterbetween New York and Florida, will

Ua no tlio ^!r»nfVtorn'QlitlfSi ICI UO &UUHU C -J ILlt. IJiJUUUbiU o

Palm Limited and the initial trip willbe made eaily in January. Its [equipment will consist of luxurious- }

ly observation, club, dining and compartmentsleeping cars and it will be (in every respect the most magnifi- (

cent train ever operated in the South. ^

The slanderous Maclav is to be in- 1

vestigated by CoDgress, also the part 1

taken by Crowinsbield and Sampson ]

in endorsing his slander.

December Salesday.Last Mondv, December salejday, was in

nauy respects a genuine winter day, alhoughit was not so coid. The crowd in

ittendauce upon tlie public sales \$as somevhatlarger than for sometime past. Therevas but little money in circulation and

:onsequently there was no perceptible increasein business. The following sales

vere made by the Clerk of Court;The Hirt ey land, near 3at9sburg, con.fotingof 93 acre, was sold to E. F. rftrothtrand W H Lyles for $1110.

Court of Common Pleas.Charley Kicard, plaintiff, vs. Henry S.

Kicard, defendant.Foreclosure ot Mortgage.

All that piece, pared or tract cf land,rontaining one hundred and thirly-Svntcrrs, more or less, situate, lying and beingn the county and State aforesaid. on

vaters of Cotton branch, waters of Lightvoodcreek, waters ol North Edisto river,

idjoining lands ol Daniel Senn, P. W.

shealy. J. C. Hartley, Jasper Taylor andiV. P. Leaphart. Sold to J. A. Muller, atorney,for S'2t»0.

1. S. Kauch, plaintiff, vs. James W. Kestler,defendant.

Foreclosure of Mortgage.All that piece, parcel or tract of land

;itriatp lvinc and beincr in the county of

Lexington and State aforesaid, containingifty acres, more or less, in the fork ofBroad and Saluda ri ?#rs, on the west side>f Dry branch, bounded by lands belongngto D. G. Whites, H. B. Eesler and byands belonging to Mrs. Amanda M. Keser;the same being the tract of lanl con/eyed

to the defendant by Amanda M.Eesler on the 9tb day of August, 1897.This property was withdrawn for satisfac;ory

reasons.

S. R. Bartley, plaintiff vs. Nancy AlmaB.irlley, Jacobs Carl Bartley and D.

Carr'e Adams, defendants.Partitiou of Real Estate.

All that piece, parcel or tract of laud,iituatc, lying and being, pirtly in thetonnty of Lexington and partly in the

tounty of Saluda, containing one huudredtnd thirty-four and one half (134.}) acres,nore or less, bounded by lands of W. D.Boland, E. F. Strother, -J. IjSj Able andHouroe Rikard. Sold to F. H Hendrixor S17G0.

f. W. Long, assignee and in his own right,plaintiff against

P. H. Gross, B F. Gross, E. M. Mack, J.E. Raw), Jake Scelgrove, Andrew J.'Roberts, Laura Monts. IoneMonts, MarrayMonts, Macy Monts, FlemmingMonts and Willie Monts. defendants.

Foreclosure of Mortgage.All that piece, parcel or tract of land

situate, l}ing and being in Lexington;ounty and State of South Carolina, confiningone hundred and twelve acres,

xiore or less, bounded on the north and;ast by lands of P. H. Gross, C. E. Ltap-iiart and George Smith, on the sonth ai d*est by lands ot E. M. Mack, in Lexingtontownship.This property was divided into lots and

vere purchased by the following per>ons:Tract No. 1. to G, T. G/aham for $255.Tract No. 2, to F. E. Dreher for $100.Tract No. 3, to J. 11 Wingard for $50.Tract No 4. the Home Place, to -J. Sol

Tendrix for $415.Mrs. Rhodella Kyzer, Mrs. AnnajLorick,

Oavis A. Kyz9r, Miss Jessie Kyzer, Mrr.Nettie Lorick, R. H Kyzer aud Mrs. L.Jrsie Shealy. the legal heirs and di fstriblteesof the estate of Malachi E. Kyzer,leceased. Sale for partition.All that piece, parcel or tract of land

itaate. lying and being it; the county of

Lexington and State aforesaid, on watersUA/«i Por» OAnfaininri am Knn.

'1 XXVg JL CU JLJa t»ULVU« WUWIUIU^ wn V MMWlredand ninety-seven (297) acres, more or

ess, and adjoining lands of F. A. Derrick,j. M. Caugbman, R. H. and D. A. Kyzer,3. D. Smith, Addv Steele, George Keisler,feff J. Seay and Mrs. Rebecca Seay; being)art of two original surveys, one granted0 John Hendrix, June 3rd. 1793, for180 acres, and the other granted to GeorgeJaughman, August 8th, 1812, for 269teres. Sold to W. P. Roof for $3(X\

The Government estimates thathe crop is 2.000,000 bales less thanihat figured out by the Beare, caused1 panic on the change yesterday andhe price of cotton sprang up full!orty points, which is an advance of?2 per bale.

Dick, of Ohio, has introduced a

)ili in the House looking to a reluctionof southern representation in"i

jODgress.

The State Baptist convention is injession at Florence.

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TAX RETURNS.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWin refrrarce to the assessment and taxijation or property, the Auditor, or his assistant.will be and attind the ;ollowing

named places for tie purpose of receivingtax returns for the fiscal year 1902, and inorder to meet :he next appointment thehoar will close at 11:30 in the morning andat 4 o'clock :n the afternoon; taxpayerswill, therefore, be prompt in meeting theappointments so as Dot to cause delay.Taxpayers will please come prepared to

give the na«»e of their township and numberof school district wherin they reside:Lexineton. C H , from January 1st to

the 13th, 1902.J. J.Wessinger, morning. January 13Josh Shealy's. afternoon. January 13Chapin, all day, JVnuarv 14.Cross Roads, mornim?. January 15.Peak, afternoon. -January 15.Peak, mrming, January 16.Spring Hill, afternoon. January 16.Hilton, morning. Januarv 17.White Rock, afterooou, January 17.Mr*. Mary Busby's morning, January IF.Ballentine. afternoon. January 18.lrmo, all day, January 20.R. T. Hook, morning. January 21.Saxe-Gotba, morning, January 22Barrs, afternoon. January 22.G. F. Keisler's. morning. January *23.Crap's Store, afternoon, January *23.Croat's Store, morning, January 24.Kocky Well, afternoon. Jannary 24.Edmunds, morning. January 27,Gaston, afternoon. January 27.Cross Roads, morning. January 28J J. Mock's, atternoon. January 28.Swansei, all dav, January 29Red >tore. all day. Januarv 30.Archie Wolfe's, morning, January 31.W. N. Martin's, afternoon. January 31.

oil Pahpnavv 1XJ i UUAU1IU. Uli uo* I * vv»«j JU.

Jfeliou. February 3.L L. Gaott's, morning, February 4.Jacob Williams. afternoon. February 4.Samaria, morning. February 5.Batesburg, all day. February HJLee-»ville. all day. February 7Snmmir, morning. February 8.LewiedaJ, afternoon. February. 8Lexiugton. all other davs not named

above until February 20. 1002.Sectiou 270 of the law in reference io the

assessment of taies, (Revised Statutes.)reads as follows;AH property shall be valued for taxatir n

at is true value in money, w hicb in all cas- snot specially provided for by law. shall teheld to be as follows, to wit; For person 1property the usual selling price on theusoal terms of similar property at administrator'sor executor's sales, at the placewhere the return is made: and for real prop-erty. the usoal selling price on the usualterms of similar property at sales for parti- 'tion under order of court, at tbe place |where the return is made If there is nousual selling price, then at what is honestlybelieved could be obtained for the same ata iair sale under the conditions above men- r

tionedIt shall be the duty of each owner of

lands, and ol any new structures thereonwhich shall not have been appraised lortaxation, to list tbe same for taxation withthe County Auditor of the county in whichtbey may he situated ou or btftre the 20thday ol February next, alter the same shallbecome subject to taxation.

Section 6. That from and j'lter the jassaeeof this act. there shajl be assessedupon all taxable polls in this State a tax olone dollar on each poll, the proceeds otwhich lax shall be applied solely to educationalpurposes. Every male citi/.eu betweentbe ages of 21 imd fiO vears, exceptthose incapable ot earning a support, lrombeing maimed or from other causes aud exceptthose who are made exempt by law,shall be deemed taxable polls.

All returns for taxation must be filed withthe Auditor not later than February 20,1£>02, as after that date the law requires an

addition of 50 per cent, to the last year's -jreturn. All real estate to be assessed thisyear.Township Hoard ot Assessors will meet

in some convenient place in their respectivetownships on Tuesday, March 4, 1902.County Board of Equalization will meet at "

the Auditor's office on Tuesday, March IS, "

1901. at 10 o'clock a. m,G. A. DERRICK.

Auditor Lexington County. , 3

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