The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1880-08-11
Three new candidates.

For sewing machine oil, needles and
attachments, call at Kyzer & Sons.
"Let US pass over the river" is his
fayorite tune.
Prof. Riemann, of the Lexington
High School, is one Of the teachers in
the Normal Institute at Spartanburg'
Drummers say that they do a bet,
ter business at Lexington than at any
other place on the &C. & A. R. R.
There are $4,000 900 watermelons in
a single patch in Georgia. This beats
Mr.. Jesse Dooley.
Mr.. John C. Roof is lying at his
home in a very critical condition from
"a strope Of paralysis.
Those who have not The cash to
Hpay their subscriptions can pay in
corn, oats or fodder.
Mr.. L. jeff. Shealey, of Boiling
Springs, killed, last week, five coons
and a wild cat.
The merchant that sent us a water
melon on Tuesday is certainly mis-
taken if he thinks they are like whis-
key-the older the better.
Scott Hendrix has just received five
barrels-not of bug juice-but the
finest corn and rye whiskey and cog
nae brandy. Call and give her a sip.
A distinguished gentleman who was
here on'the 5th fell in love with a
Lexington lady, cat first sight" She
improves on acquaintance, sir; so
come again.
The DISPATCH will be sent, as a
premium, six months to the person
presenting US with the largest water
melon this season. The second best
will receive the DISPATCH three months.
Can any body tell why a certain
young man in town looked so sad,
last Friday. Perhaps this explains
it: mo greater grief than to remem-
Der pleasures past and gone"
Thursday afternoon we had a pleas
ant call from Messrs!&Vm. Steiglitz,
Geo. Bruins, Henry Heitsch and
Murphy, of Columbia. A clever set
of "dutchmen."
Watermelons, peachesand all kinds
OF vegetasaes>aserseBsifu4 -in-the
Columbia market, but the Woman
says they go off at quite reasonable
prices.
Married, on the 5th instant, at Mr..
j. j. Sease's, by Rev. D. Efrd, Mr..
Jas. 81. Sease and Miss Florence A.
Earele, both of Lexington County.
The differences of primary candi-
dates should be like mortar which
separate the bricks that it binds to-
gether.
The State Normal Institute at Spar
tanburg was opened on the Sd. 10
teachers are in attendance. Next to
Spartanburg, Lexington County has
the largest number of teachers.
Many preparations professedly
harmless, prove exceedingly danger
GUS under certain conditions; but DR..
Bulls Baby Syrup is perfectly safe at
all times. Price rs cents. For sale
by all druggists.
Geo. P. Rowell & Co.'S American
Newspaper Directory for 1880 is be-
fore US. It is not only a very inter
esting, but also a most useful work
1t is carefully gotten up and contains
much valuable information.
Col. Jno. F. Hobbs is home again
having been away over a month on 6
visit to friends and relatives in Edge
field. He is looking as well and hap
py as ever, and is already going RICH
ahead at law.
Messrs. Henry E. Hartman and L
q. Seay leave US on Saturday. The
former goes to attend college at Get
tysburg. Pa, and the latter to the
business college Of Poughkeepsie, n
Y. May success attend them.
Mr. F. G. Caughman is now will
MI. B. F. Griffin, the well-knowl
grocery man of Columbia. We tax,
the liberty of saying that calhoun
would be glad at any time to see hi
T.ax;noton frian1s and Hsell then