The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-08-26
Batesburg Notes.
To the Editor of the Dispatch.

EO the Editor OF the Dlspatcn.
1t is exceedingly dry and warm.
Rain is badly needed, still the open
cotton can get along better without
it. But with that exception rain
would benefit all else.
Business is still somewhat dull,
but cotton is coming in now and will
soon put a new face on things.
We regret to chronicle the death
of Thomas Quattlebaum last Friday
night. He was verify a father in
in Israel, truly good man, perhaps
without a fault or an enemy. He
died after a lingering illness Of sew
eral weeks. After his funeral by
Rev John Lake, he was laid to rest
in the family burying ground Satur-
day p. m:
A deplorable accident occurred at
the Mitchell stockade Friday p. M.
One of the guards, an exemplary
young man, Andrew Corder, acci-
IDENTIFY let his rife slip while stand
ing on stump and it was discharged,
the whole load of buckshot shrinking
him in the abdomen. He fell and the
convicts went to his assistance and
started to the house with him, but
he died in FIVE minutes after the ac-
cident. He was buried at Bethle-
hem church, Saturday p. m. Funeral
services by Rev. Evans Hall.
The protracted meeting at the
Baptist church has been in progress
for q week and still continues. Rev.
Mr.. Corr is doing a noble work and
the fruits of his faithful ministry is
the accession of many souls to the
Kingdom.
Miss Martha George Kernaghan
won the grize in Prof. Smiths school
of penmanship for having made most
marked improvement. Miss Mary
Bryce Herbert was a very close
second
Hon. S. P. Wingard came up to
the burial of his life long friend, Mr..
Quattlebaum. He spent Sunday in
town and his friends here were de-
lighted to see him.
DR.. NJ. J. Quattlebaum of Norfolk,
Va, was also in town on the sad
mission of his fathers death
Miss Alice Minis of Lewiedale, is
spending awhile with the Misses
Jones of this place.
David Rawl Jr., returned this am,
from Poughkepsie, N. Y. He has
recently graduated at Eastman Busi-
ness College of that place.
Clarence Burton, son of Rev. n n.
Burton of Hartsville, S. G. is visiting
relatives here.
Batesburg is humming now. She
will soon have twenty-eight stores,
besides a number of wheelwight and
blacksmith and other shops that
turn out considerable business. The
Institute opens Monday week.
Hugh O'Neal has been appointed
agent and operator Of the Southern
Railway, at Monetta, and enters into
the discharge of his duties there on
the 1st.
W.. Cartledge, the efficient as
sistant at the post office, has accepted
position at L. D. Cullum & Co.'S,
and Mr.. Tutt Bradford, late OF
Wards, S. c., has entered the post
office as clerk for Mr.. Kernaghan.
D. F. Kneece is spending his va
cation at home. He took front rank
in the law department of the S. c.
College.
Miss Clara Harsigal of Granite.
vile, is on visit to her brother
MIR. Clarence Glover.
Mrs. Annie Izlar Buist of Black
vile, is spending awhile with the
Misses Perry.
Miss Alice Perry has returned
from q visit to relatives and friend:
at Blackville
Miss Alice Durisoe and Mis-:
Swearingin left for Edgefeld Satur
day p. m.
DR.. E. K. Harden, who went tt
Chester to recuperate, has returned
and resumed his practice.
Miss Hortese Landrum is quit
sick.
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