The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1880-10-13

FRIDAY. 30, Wits Store.
Saturday, 80, Spring Hill.
We notice from the Register thai
our young friend, johnny H. Wyse
is in Columbia teaching penmanship
Johnny is said to be q of the best
penmen in the State, and we wish
him success wherever he may go.
The Republicans of Lexington
County have billed a grand mass
meeting to be held here on Saturday
week.
Be up and doing; there is no time
to be lost. Indifference or an over
feeling of security may cost you the
battle and all the ruin that would
follow.
A barbecue will be furnished al
Gilbert Hollow, by Hannibal Swygert,
on Saturday, the opening OF the
Cotnty Democratic campaign,
Prominent speakers will be present
and grand ~jolifcatiou may be ex-
pected. Let every body attend and
give our nominees aglorious send-of
The firing of cannon in Columbia
last night was plainly heard in oul
town between 7 and s o'clock.
Mrs. P. L. Hartman has just opened
a fresh stock of candies, plain and
fancy. Assorted stick candy, poles,
bars, balls, cakes, drops and dice, red
and white plaits; plain, fringed, gold
and silver kisses; cocoanut candy,
mint drops, rock candy, gum drops,
sugar plans, lozengers and converse
ton hearts, flirting cards, &c, &c,
A meeting of all the School Trus,
tees will be held in the Courthouse
on Sa,urda, next Teachers are in
vited. ...
We are now connected with the
photographic world, an Office having
been established at our depot, with
Mr.. johnny Glass, of Columbia, as
Operator. He also succeeds our
friend Mr.. john Zenker, as express
and railroad agent. Mr.. Glass seems
to be a clever young man, accommo,
dating and courteous, and posses
considerable business tact.
In the Georgia election Colquiti
has a majority of 54,7S2 over Nor.
wood with three counties to be heard
from.
The various merchants Of Columbia
are sending out to a plumber of on,
citizens, pamphlets of the Board o.
Trade, with their compliments. W.
would suggest that a free use Of
| printers ink in the columns OF the
DISPATCH would prove more beneficial
to their trade.
The teachers of Lexington Town.
ship are rsGEE:eaLnake contracts
with the Clerk of the Board of THUS,
tees, T. S. Arthur, Esq, before they
will be permitted to teach in the pub
lie schools.
The citizens of Lexington will no
tice the appointments of the Demo
cratic Executive Committee for the
county campaign. They have beer
so arranged as to give every section
of the county a hearing. The county
nominees are expected to be present
at each and every one, and prominen'
speakers will attend.
Mr.. George Bruins, who recent,
took unto himself a wife from among
the fair daughters of Columbia, jus
on the eve Of his departure for the
North, has returned and is now dis
playing one of the finest collection
of watches, clocks and jewelry at hi
store on Main street that has been il
the city for years.
At the Teachers Examination helt
/ on last Saturday, the following can
didates received certificates:
First Grade-W. G. Dreher, SO; S
S. Liudler, 81; L. E. Busby, so.
Second Grade-J. P. Simons, S4
b. ". Whites, 81.
Third Grade-A. L.. Hutto, 95
Geo. Sox, So; j. F. Shealy, 81.
It will be seen by the card of Mr.
John G.. Able that he has declined th'
nomination for County COMMISSIONS
in favor of q Commissioner in th'
Fork. Mr.. Able deserves mucl
credit for so doing, and We think tn
Fork boxes alone should decide wh'
their candidate should be-, although
the County Chairman could not d.
! otherwise shan order an election
throughout the county. This leave
IT, B. Shealey, j. S Haltiwanger anc
4. O Wilson in the Fork, to be votes
for Let the people take an interes
in this election as it is not Of mino
Importance.
We were al Summit two days o
last week moving down the C0urae