The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-03-25
items from Chaplin.
To the Editor of the Dispatch.


from visit to her daughter, Mrs
Gregory, at Ssntuck.
Our Doctors, Sandles, Eargle and
Eleazer seem to have good practice,
riding every day and often at night
DR.. J. W. Eargle is fitting up his
drug store for, more drugs and will,
in the near future, have full line IN
stock. He has Mr.. H. P. Meetze as
his salesman and everybody knows
Pink is polite and knows just how to
please, his customers.
Our postmaster, Mr.. W. B. VIII
liams, the prettiest man in town,
gives general satisfaction in the de.
livery of the mail matter. He also
has good stock of goods and does
good business.
The Railroad Company has made
Mr.. Job S. Wessinger agent and tel
egraph operator, which keeps him
busily engaged. He has large and
good stock of general merchandise,
and deals largely in fertilizers. Mr..
Killian Lindler is his assistant sales
man and knows just how to sell
goods to customers to make them
come back again.
R. W. Frick & Son have just
opened up large and well selected
stock of dress goods, notions, mil
linery and other goods. They also
handle fertilizers, dIawed shingles,
etc, and are among the cleverest
gentlemen in the town.
Hope A. Dickert has move to
Columbia and engaged in the wood
business. While we regret to lose
him we wish him success. He is a
hustler and knows how to make
money when an opportunity presents
itself.
Messrs. Shealy & Richardson, our
mill men, and also Clark & CLARK,
have Chaplin as headquarters for
lumber. We Judge, from the quantity
that they ship ship from this point,
that they are doing a good business.
Mr.. B. B. Hitler hands out the
corn and rye whiskey, rum and gin.
Bank is all right and makes a good
Dispenser. He has moved his family
in town.
The town election passed off quietly
on the 3rd Ct this month for Intend
and and Wardens. The following
was the ticket elected: Intendant,
Capt. R. w. Frick; Wardens, H. P.
Meetze, F. S. Buckley, G. W. Lindler,
+. w. HaltlWanger.
Oar school at this place has been
closed on account of measles.
Professor j. H. Frick called a
school meeting in regard to getting
up a bell tower last Saturday even
ing, and from what I have learned, |
the school and church bells have
been ordered, and they have suf-
fcient funds to pay for both. It is
the intention to have the church bell
up by Easter Sunday. This bell is
for the Lutheran church.
In conclusion I will digress little
by giving an incident that took place
here some time back between Mr.. &.
A. Dickert and Stribles, a Dutchman
from Holland, who in 1874 moved to
Chaplin, and concluded TO run farm,
rented land of S. J. Clark, bought an
OK of Dickert to make crop. When
fodder pulling came on Strible con-
eluded 10 haul his fodder in with his
COX, loading the wagon and mounted
the load. lines in hand and away
went the OK at two forty gait, the
OK shaking his head, twisting his tail,
kicking and jumping; all of this
amused Stride until the wagon
suddenly struck stump, throwing
off him and the largest part of the
fodder, and Strible was seen crawling
from among his fodder on all fours
ezclaiuing to the OK, vow! VOW"
yow!I The OK had broken wheel |
and shaft and torn lose, was prarc-
inq around among cornstalks. kicking |
at the trace chains, but finally |
wheeled around fronting Strible ard
the wagon, Strible exclaiming at top
of his voice, "Vow, you bes Won dam
fool''. The OK went to picking grass
and Stride walked up and caught
him and giving him q severe whip
ping which caused considerable
stir and jerk by Stride and his OK.
In a few days after this had occurred
Strible came driving along, Dlckert
said, hello, Strible! how are you get
ting along with the OK? Stride said,
ssTam, he ish no coot." Dickert,
why, when I had him ne was equal
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