The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-01-01

At St. Stephens the Brownies histed
up the bricks.
And made the little ones happy for
'96.
The pote again says:
Girls shouldn't marry till they're
twenty-one,
Say their dear old mothers and
their aunts.
But the girls all say That isn't the
fun,
We're all going to marry when we
get the chance"
Was it dispensary or JOY that
walked the midnight echoes Of
Christmas eve with sounds of merry
music and 7ociferous mirth on the
Wyse's ferry road?
Was old Santa limiting about the
time when he left that beautiful sill
yer watch, and did any one ever hear
of smelling a Christmas present?
Dishes and soap, soap and dishes
looks like getting ready for house
keeping.
The genial and popular Judge E.
L. Wingard is acting as MI. Houston
Vineyards efficient and successful
salesman during the illness Of the
latter.
I had the pleasure of melting NJ.
D. A. Kleckly, one Of our promising
young men at Providence. He is
attending Newberry College.
Fellow teachers, come out to the
next meeting of the Association at
White Rock, and, by rousing time,
repay in part the grand treatment we
are sure toreceive from the hospitable
people of the Fork.
The "Boy" Of Providence says that
the speakers at Providence made
''lots of suggestions. Perhaps he
meant gestures, which was true.
Fair weather, fireworks, chickens,
turkeys, ducks, beef, fat hogs, cakes,
puddings, pies, candy and g lot
of other good things would have
made even the petrifed man enjoy
himself this Christmas if his pond
eroaity had tumbled this way, and if
his digestive apparatus was in a state
of reasonable activity.
The graveyard at Providence has
been swept and garnished, showing
loving thoughtfulness on the part Of
those whose loved ones are here in
tered.
Mr.. Otto Hegman has just re-
ceived consignment of trees with
which he is highly pleased.
One young man when he marries
must not plant onions.
Our young men are rapidly becom-
ing good marksmen shooting at the
rolling target. This is right. Our
country may sometime need good
marksmen. Let there be no gam
bling and all decisions of the judges
be fair, just and honorable.
At this time of year the roosters
crow with pertinacity, but two young
men were so absorbed the other night
that they never heard them crow.
Better late than never. Mr.. Al
Meetze has two additions to his
house and to his family. He de-
serves both.
Mr.. Laem Wyse of Newberry is
here on a visit and is highly pleased
with the people Of this vicinity. Look
out for him, girls, he is bachelor.
Mr.. Reuben Harman, in charge at
the poor house, ishaving land cleared
off and is doing his duty in an eff
cient manner.
The meetings at Horeb are well
attended. On Christmas day the
congregation engaged in love feast.
Rev. Mr.. Cromer and Miss Emma
Wingard are teaching highly sue
cessful school at Midway. Miss
Wingard has bright and well
drilled class in calisthenics. Both
teachers are extremely well liked by
the patrons.
I was pleased to meet with old Mr..
Ben Rawl, who is full Of reminis-
censes as an egg is Of meat.
A fox hunt is fun, but there must
be a fox to hunt. Our last fox hunt
ing party we're 'out all night till
broad daylight" but nary fox.
Come on, boys, let's 60 home.
Mr.. George Fields says he has
eaten one meal this Christmas, but
it has been all the time.
FITZ.