The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-02-19
Notes from Boiling Springs.
To the Editor Of the Dispatch:

thorough SOIAS D"eIne''
many talents, who treats his visitors
with large hearted hospitality. HE'S
lust as friendly as he can be and
free as the water that runs
through the branch. He has an IN
telligent family and q wife whose
fair treatment has gained for her the
love OF all. The story and half
house built by the contractors,
Messrs. George Hayes and Charley
Harmap, assisted by Mr.. David
Franklow, is worthy specimen OF
their work, with high ceilings, twelve
feet between ioists, very large win
dows and plastered inside. Such
dwelling is lesson in comfortable
living. Mr. Shumpert has had ex-
perience in building as this is his
third architectural attempt. MIR.
Paul Clark has a similar fine resi-
dence built by the same competent
builders. Mr.. Shumpert believes IN
wide rows, heavy manuring, dltches
round his field to cut off the roots
so that he can plant up to the fence
and strawdams to pesserTe his land.
He also believes in having fine stock,
He has full blood, small boned Berk-
shire hogs, Of which be has lately
sold two pigs two months old weigh
ing seventy seven pounds. He keeps
few old woods roosters to make ex-
periments with. He fattened ten
hogs on ninety bushels of ground
corn in one case where it would have
taken $50 bushels Of whole corn.
His erist mill on Sturdevant branch.
bristles with improvements from his
fertile brain, Here he can grind ten
bushels in 65 minutes into coarse
meal and one bushel of fine mealin S
minutes. He has one of the finest
Chattanooga cane mills in the State
with copper pans and self skinner.
I must not omit to mention that be
does not forgat his clerical calling
and that he edited me with several
lectures during my short stay, an IN
fiction which I bore with heroic
patience and listened to with deep
interest.
Mr.. James Smith of Black Greek,
near Fowle's mill, is prosperous,
solid go-ahead man, and Mr.. Jamss
Smith who lives near Mr.. Paul
Shealy's is of course doing we'll since
his wife is Dutch Fork lady.
Mr. Godfrey Frey who believes in
intensive farming. Instead Of clearing
up land he builds up with pine straw
what he has already cleared. "When
I came here people said I'd perish:
but now I am making good living"
Mr.. Frey has e two hundred acre
pasture with plenty Of water.
Monk is the king Of rabbit dogs
and can go into the woods and get
up rabbit anywhere, or tree
squirrel anytime OF Turkey creek.
lIr. Madison Hutto is young
man of fine promise who besides
teaching evinces much dexterity in
the repair Of watches and clocks.
Mr.. Elliot Lybrand sings merr'ly
as he drives his team along the road
to Bars Landing.
Mr.. Isom Taylor and family are
battling like so many others now
with the prevailing disease. I hope
my friends will pull safely through.
That stirring man Mr.. R. Elmore
Taylor, has a large new ground al
most ready for this years crop.
The aged "Aunt Fanny" Taylor
met with painful accident and is
being carefully tended by her people
who think the world Of the dear old
lady.
So many people, unaccustomed to
the practice hav been compelled to
buy liquor for the sick that it is said
the price has gone up. I've quit
that stuff and would not like to take
it even in sickness.
"King Sol Miller says that six
foot corn rows and Berkshire hogs
will ruin man.
The beautiful Miss. Minnie Shealy
has just returned from an enjoyable
visit to her uncles.
Mr.. Luther Shealy is actively en-
ployed wagoning and log hauling,
The Rev. Mr. Phillips breaches
eloquently and acceptably at Boiling
Springs, and Mr.. Paul Shealy is
doing noble service as the Superin-
tendent of the Sabbath school.
For an example Of complete pre-
occupation and intense mental labor,
watch the doctor" making a bird
trap with a five cent barlow, few
sb;noIoe an1 o niece Of sfripo.