The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-04-29
COLUMBIA.

The County Democratic COnVen-
ton will meet here next Monday to
elect delegates to the State Conven-
tion which will elect delegates TO the
Chicago Convention.
The pupils of the Palmetto Insti,
tute are rehearsing for the commence
ment exercises which will take place
sometime about the first part OF
June.
A town election will be held Tues
day, the 5tb, to elect a Warden in
place of Mr.. J. E. Kaufman, who
refused to serve.
See new advertisement of Ramsey
& Reynolds, wholesale liquor dealers
Of Augusta, Ga, and if you use any
thing in their line, give them an order.
There is something in sickness
that breaks down the pride Of man.
hood; that softens the heart and
brings it back to the feeling Of in
fancy.
A bald headed man who has
heard that the hairs of mans head
are numbered and wants to know if
there is not some place where he can
obtain the back numbers.
The rose has it's thorns; and beauty
is never found without one or more.
They may be blunted at the point,
but cannot be extirpated without
killing the tree.
A gentle, drizzle, drazzle for about
three days and a half, would be CRATE
fully received by everybody and evey-
thing in this part of the moral vim
yard.
Our eyes anxiously turns with q
longing for away look to the signs Of
an abundant blackberry crop. We
will then be in the swim and can
complacently grin at delinquent sub
scribers.
Mr.. S. J. Riddle, Ballentine, has
changed his grinding day to Friday
in each week. He will give his flour
mill thorough overhauling and will
be prepared for the wheat crop when
harvested.
We regret to learn that Mr.. Shep-
pard Hays is critically ill at his resi-
dence in Columbia. His father, Mr..
B. I. Hays, and other relatives at this
place, have been summoned to his
bedside.
A lot of beautiful stationery-gilt
edge. illuminated tints, cream and
white linen, mourning paper and en-
velopes in boxes, besides all standard
articles in this line. An elegant as
sortment of inks, pens, pencils, etc,
just opened at the Bazaar. :
The vote on the passage of pension
bill in the House yesterday, resulted
yeas 1877; nays 81, the Republicans
and Populists supporting it and the
Democrats opposed it, six Democrats
however, voted for the bill.
The Chicago and New Orleans
delegation to the south and west
grain congress which convened IN
Charleston to day arrived there at
noon yesterday and are quartered at
the Charleston hotel.
Dera Holmes, a young colored
girl, died last week with consumption.
She was good honest servant, haV-
ing been employed in that capacity
by number of we'll known citizens,
who spok in high terms of her.
WANTED-A reliable lady or
gentleman to distribute samples and
make house to house canvass for
our Vegetable Toilet Soaps and
Pure Flavoring Extracts. $40 to
S75 a month easily made. Address
Crofts & Reed, Chicago, III.
The most remarkable instance Of
absent mindedness on record is that
of a gentleman who, being sent to
the shoe shop to have a p-g tax n
from his wife's shoe, went to the den-
lists instead and had one of his
teeth pulled.
A new road has been opened from
Mr.. S. P. Craps, near Cedar Grove
church, to Mrs. Miley Prices, near
Mr.. G.. F. Keisler's store, on the old
Charleston road, which will be
great convenience to church goers
and the public generally.
Parties indebted to US for sub
scription will please accommodate US
by sending a part Of their dues, if
they cannot send it all. Every little
bit helps, and we do not dispise the
days of small things. If you cannot
come and bring it send it by hand CT
mail.