The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1880-03-31


has left with us several stalks of wheat
p feet high with heads almost fully
developed. Who can beat this?
st. Stephens Church was t~astefully
and beautifully decorated with ever
greens and flowers by the ladies for
Esster Sunday. Maj. Meetze, Super
intendent Of the Sunday School de-
livered an appropriate address to the
scholars in the morning and Rev. j.
H. Bailey preached a most excellent
sermon in the evening.
The Superintendent ofSt. Stephens
Sunday School and his assistants may
well congratulate themselves upon its
prosperous condition, the result Of
their ~unceasing efforts We do not
know of but one or two families within
a circuit of one and a half miles who
do not send their children. and we
are snre that their little ones would
be pleased and become regular atten-
dants if ouce entered us scholars.
Senator NJ. C. Butler thinks that a
campaign Of five months will give the
sore heads, or independent element,
ample time to work up an organized
opposition to tie regular ticket. The
people will hecome wearied and lose
enthusiasm in 50 protracted a cam
paiyn. Besides these disadvantages
a loug campaign will be most disas-
irons to the agricultural interests of
the State. The Senator thinks that
the campaign should not be longer
than six weeks, or two months.
Frequent inquiries have been put
to rs of late if this and that one would
not be Il candidate in the Primary
election for nomination for this aud
that office. Whilst we have received
intimatiuns sufficiently strong to sat-
,sfy US that they would, we have not
felt privileged to answer the questions
au!bolitatively, and the curiosity Of
the public will have to be restrained
for the time. In some instances we
believe the inqnirers had motives for
ascertaiuing the Intentions of the
looked for candidates which would
result to their good if the fact of their
running was certainly known. As
we can see no good reason why those
who intend to run should hold their
announcements back any longer, We
will state for information that an
uouncements of ten lines will be in
serted in the DISPATCH until the pri-
mary election foys3 each Announce
men's Of srexr, !e%s'h1 will be
charged for at Sreguiar advertising
rates.
4 HURrFUL Sw1DLE A man pro-
Tossing to sell "ArnnId's Nickel Plat
iny," 10. plating Brass, Copper, Brit
tania. German Silver and other
metals. is travelling through our coun-
try and imposing upon our people,
1t is warranted mt to corrode or
taruisil." He shonll have left the
WORT not ont of his label, for if that
was "A recommendation of Bis stuff it
conl ! not do its work mor etfectuallv.
Yesterday we SAW some Ct its work
on some show cases in a store on
Main Street, and they have been
ruined by the application of this so
called "Arnnld's Nickle Platlng.'-
Gy~enr1M NeWc3.
THIS fellow was in town on Mon
day and is now working ~ the rail,
road towards Augusta. Our people
are cautioued against him.
ARE You SIcK?-If so, so to the
nearest druggist or store, and buy Il
box Of Dr.. elders Liver Pills. They
will cure you. You can find them in
any store. "a
Teachers institute Of Lexington
Countv.-The third semi-aunnal
meeting will be held at Lexington
C. H., on Friday, April "a, at A. NJ.
PROGRAMME.
8 \. M.-Prayer.
Trials eucunragements and partial
rewards # the faithful scho0l-teacher
o. Roy J MrCartha
M,rrd Training Iii Public Schools.
Il Z. L. Thurman.
Query Box.
II 30 Iutermission.
40 TRANSACTION Of business.
How I acquired my present hand,
| writing j H WySe. Jr.
Einc,tion-Thr interest of Parent
and Teacler D. {. Lake.