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Newspaper
The Dispatch News
Location
Lexington, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1920
Page
3
Treasurer C. J. Exaphart and Auditor W. D. Dent visited Batesburg on Friday to collect taxes. Tax burdens seem higher than before and many taxpayers, hit by the national financial downturn, have deferred payments. The article notes the strain on local businesses and mentions Thanksgiving was observed.
Mrs. Anna Harman and Children express gratitude to neighbors and friends who remembered them with a generous Thanksgiving shower. May God bless each of them.
State of South Carolina Lexington County Court of Common Pleas DT Barrs and others sue Eugenia Barrs King. By order of court the real estate described covers ninety two acres, town lots in Ansea and Swansea, with sale set for first Monday in December. Cash with deed. costs and stamps paid by purchaser. SALLY'S, H L Harmon, CcAwCPEGS.
A Kentucky court sale proceeds from the Court of Common Pleas in Lexington. By order of the court the property description includes two tracts in Greek Township and Mellow Creek Township with boundaries to neighboring lands. The sale occurs on the first Monday in December before the court house door, at the usual hours, to the highest bidder.
Closing of banks and principal business houses in town. The post office observed Sunday hours. Rev H R Murchison of Columbia was here on business several days. Miss Kathlene Glover a teacher in the Bureau public school in Aiken Co spent Thanksgiving with her mother Mrs J C Goyer. Mr and Mrs L D Cullim have returned from their wedding trip to Florida. Miss May Copeland a teacher in Epworth Orphanage School in Columbia spent the latter part of the week with her parents at Baxter. Mrs B C Ridgewell has returned from an extended visit to her daughter. Mrs G F Norris of Greenville, Mr M C Palmer of Johnston were in town Saturday. Mr Wulmer expects to move his family to Batesburg soon. Dr Roy Timmerman will leave Tuesday night for Clemson College for a board meeting. Mrs Mary Timmerman returned to her home in Edgefield County after visiting sister Mrs Pliny Timmerman. Misses Helen Edwards and Louise
Notice announces subscription books for 2500 dollars in Lexington Pharmacy to form a corporation in Lexington South Carolina. Books open December 4 1920 at 10 a m with a subscriber meeting at 4 p m that day to organize officers and directors. Corporators will file a Declaration for charter with the South Carolina Secretary of State on December 6 1920 or soon after.
Probate Judge George Drafts cites kindred and creditors of Isabell C. Brooker to appear in Lexington County Probate Court on December 8, 1920 at 11:00 a.m. to show cause why Letters of Administration to W T Brooker should not be granted. Publication dated November 29, 1920.
A Hawk Mount Missouri man touts Dr DeGear Vox Prescription as boosting hog profits. He says pigs gained about 2.5 pounds daily on a monthlong program, with rapid weight increases after starting the feed. The article promotes a livestock veterinarian and poultry breeder as endorsers.
Phlor student2 Winthropealies apent Thinkagivinz in Batesburg Mb. and Mrs Legh Wright Mrs B A Warne and WoW. Crouch returned Saturday from gillalt to relativesi at Billimore Gay.
President Wilson announced a personal mediation offer through a designated representative to halt Armenian hostilities. The move follows a Geneva resolution presented by the League of Nations. The United States pledged to consider but stated it cannot commit military forces at this time.
A 1914 statement from Mrs. R. F. Powell of Lexington praises Dean's Kidney Pills from Harmon Drug Co for quick relief from back pain headaches and dizziness. The notice also cites probate proceedings for Ruth Porter, with a Dec 1920 publication in Lexington regarding administration and creditors.
Several parcels in South Carolina and one in Tennessee are described for sale by a deed of trust. The properties include various tracts in Caw Caw and Ball Swamp Townships in Lexington and Calhoun counties, with stated acreages and boundary references, plus a Swansea Townsite lot in Lexington County. The sale order is staged by tract and will occur at the specified times, with cash or two installment payment terms and a mortgage security, plus attorney fees and publication terms.
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