The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-03-11
Or. D. /. EOOZER,

| Thursday, March 18th, will be m,
last day in Lexington: SO don't fai
to have your photos taken.
! MULL1KIN, Photographer.
Wonder what young laly that wa
who started out to make a fanc
flower stand and when fnishe'
discovered she had made a chicke,
coop?
What two young ladies were thos
who tried to weld two pieces of wir
| by heating them in the stove, but a
fast as they took the wires out t.
hammer they became cold?
What farmer is that hereabout
| who delights to give his fellow far
| mers advice how to farm, yet it cost
| him 25 cents per pound to raise cot
ton and 50 per bushel for his corn?
The Midway Missionary Societ.
will meet at the school house on th
5th Sunday in this month, at 10. a
m. By order
S. L. RAwL, President.
Soon the gardens and woods vii
resound with the melody of th1
feathered songsters and be filled will
the rich and delightful perfume O.
beautiful flowers.
We are sorry to learn that Mr.
Alfred Fox is still confined to hi:
room with an attack of bloom Ing
measles and it clings to him "closel
than a brother"
We are requested to state that
there will be regular morthly preach
ing at Pisgah church, commencing
on the first Sunday in April next, at
8 p. m. by Rev. J. D. Sbealy.
The contention Of Mr.. D. J: Knots
that John c. Cllhoun was the father
of Abraham Lincoln, has been the
subject of some criticism and much
abuse in two communications in
Sundays State.
All Dispatches are mailed from
our Office by Wednesday nights mail
and if they should not reach our sub
scribers in due time it is not our
fault.
Mr.. Lep. Eptiug says there is no
virtue in the saying that when plum
trees fail to bloom in February the
plum crop will be a failure. He
predicts plentiful crop this year.
On account Of an accident on the
Southbound Railroad trains OF
that road passed over the Charlotte,
Columbia and Augusta road to and
from Savannah several days last week.
Mr.. George T. Ethredge, in COM
pany with two other State Constables.
was in town Saturday, on official
business. Blind Tigers, if any there
be hereabouts, had better retreat to
parts unknown or they might have
their eyes opened suddenly.
Monday Messrs. Tom and Ed
Seay, who are brothers, became in
volysd in difficulty about road work
ing, during which the latter severely
cut the former in several places. DIR.
Hendrix is attending the wounded
man.
The best and cheapest place in
Columbia to buy buggies, road carts,
wagons or any kind of vehicle, all
kinds Of groceries, provisions, hay
and grain, is at T. B. Aughtry &
CO. They sell cheap and their goods
are substantial, reliable and first
class in every particular.
Henry ". Haltiwager, the efficient
clerk of the County Board Of Com
missioners, dropped in to see us
yesterday. He was in attendance
on the County Board Of Equaliza
ton. Henry is good farmer anc
is surrounded with all that make:
life comfortable and happy.
Little Billy Martin arrived in tow1
from his winter home this morning
He isss occupying his goard in th'
rear of this Office. DR.. Spil!ers say
the cold weather will come again NJ
more until next winter, but we ex
pect many a shi7er before We dol
cur linen pants.
The church authorities of St
Stephen are making an effort to re
cover from Uncle Sam" $4,000, th
value of their church burned b
Gen. Sherman during his march t.
| the sea.