The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-10-31
Notes Gathered by the Waysid:

You must vote for Stokes.
Don't forget November 9th.
Lcok out for bushwhackers
Did you hear those wedding bells:
Fresh stock Of Medicines. at the Bazaar.
The Lexington Rifles are to meet Saturday
The election is on Tuesday. November 9Th
woman's love is as b ind as tits beautiful.
Delicious Smoked Herrings, at the Bazaar.
The free bridge across the Saluda should
be built.
A nice line of fresi canned goods just re-
ceived. at the Bazaar.
The Board of County Commissioners Will
meet Tuesday.
The Republicans will hold mass meeting
at this place Saturday.
The County Democratic Executive Com
mittee will meet Friday.
Soue of the fruit trees are blooming for
the second time this year,
The burning question is. does Dr.. Pope
now read the Columbia State:
The opponents of the proposed new county
of Edisto should be on the alert.
Find out the precinct on your registration
certificate, and go there and vote.
Senator Butler passed through the village
Sunday on his way to Columbia.
Lexington is perhaps the only incorporated
village in the State without policeman.
Hen. C. N, Efrd returned home last week
after flying trip to Columbia and Newberry
Mrs. Lizzie J. Hardee. of Conway. visited
her daughter, Mrs. James ". Ogilvie, last
week.
Preaching at St. Stephens next Sunday.
both morning and evening. at the usual
hours.
John Dreher is in jail charged with being
implicated in the robbery of the store of Mr..
J. NJ. Craps.
There is no possible chance for the defeat
of DR.. Stokes for Congress if our people will
turn out and vote.
About fifty negroes and three white men
attended the Republican mass meeting az
INDY Run last week.
The Gethsemane Association Of the Co..
ored Baptist church was in session at this
place during the past week.
The Wednesday evening prayer services
at st. Stepher are very interesting and in
structive. Attend this evening.
Information received at this office indicate
the defeat Of the constitutional convention
in this county by large majority.
Mr.. Killian Harman has laid on our table
coupIe Of we'll developed pears Of the
Pound variety. and of the second crop.
Mr.. J, c. Fort has had some iron ore taken
from his place on Cedar creek in this county
which yielded SO per cent. OF natalie iron.
The prospects for fat 'possum crop are
excellent. and we feel happy with visions of
"taters" and 'pcssums floating through our
dreams.
Mr.. Charlie Corley has been quite sick for
the past two or three weeks. We are glad to
learn that he has recovered sufficiently to be
able to be about the house
Owing to the inclemcncy of the weather
last Friday evening. the Good Templars did
not meet. The lodge will meet next Friday
evening when officers for the ensuing quar-
ter will be elected.
Sam Thompson. colored. was committed
to Jail yesterday on awarrantissued by Trial
Justice W. A. Goodwin, charged with house
breaking and larceny.
Mr.. Jackson Counts late Postmaster at
Peaks in this county. was arrested last week
in that town by United States post Office in
sDector Peers. on the charge Of embezzlement
TO gerry. &c. He was carried to Columbia
and lodged in jail in default Of bail.
Mr. J. 4. Lever. formerly of this county
but now teaching school at SiNerton, is in
Augusta, Ga. very sick from being injured
by his horse throwing him from his buggy
and running over him. His mother, Mrs.
D. c. Lever, is now with him.
Since our Editor has lbeen 'gal:vanting"
over the county wjnking at the pretty girls
and feasting on spare ribs and back bones. he
is beginning 10 SHOW his feed and is stepping
around as spry as boy does az the first ap-
pearance of fuz on his upper lip. Lawdy
how he is beginning to spruce upi
The Masons OF Lexington Lodge have pur-
chased lot from Hon. c. N. Efird. next east
OF the residence of Mr.. Z. P. Meetze on
lower Main street. upon which they propose
to erect substantial and convenient lodge
room. with an elegant and commodious store
room underneath. Plans for the building
are being considered.