The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-06-24
PENCIL and SCISSORS.
Wayside Notes Gathered Here and
There by q DISPATCH Man,

Wayside Notes Gathered Here and
There by Dispatch Man.
Don't fail to register.
Some old corn is being laid by.
Every man who expects to vote
this fall must register.
This certainly must be the year for
peace, plenty and prosperity.
Sunday was the longest day of the
year.
Col. D. J. Knots was in Anderson
county last week.
We have plenty of indications but
very little rain.
Lemons, lemons, lemons, always
to be found at the Bazaar.
The charge for announcing candi-
dates for Magistrate is $3.50.
We trust that delinquent sub
subscribers will look up our collector
when they 60 to register.
Milk COW and calf for sale, apply
to L. L. Lown, post Office Columbia,
S. G..
Two more candidates this week.
Come, don't be bashful. There is
still room for more.
Alwaysi in season, Hopkins Steamed
Hominy (Hu)led Corn.) Elegant
lunch in milk. Ask your grocer for it.
The initials of MIR. Asbill, candi-
date for the Legislature, should be
"E. L." instead of "E. S. as an
nounced hereto'ore See correction.
Mr.. Arthur F. Harman is with the
supervisors this week in the interest
of the Dispatch. We hope delin-
quent subscribers will look him up
pay what they can on account.
A lot of nice dried apples will be
sold for 5 cents pound, at the
Baza r, Just to close them out. Go
quick.
Nearly all the Lexingtonians who
attended the commencement exer-
cises of Newberry College have re-
turned home and are unanimous in
saying they had delightful time.
Home raised watermelons and can
taloupes have made their appearance.
This is extra soon for them as it is
generally considered pretty early for
them to ripen by the 4th of July.
In a difficulty last Saturday few
miles from Swansea, Mr.. Darling H.
Jefcoat shot Mr.. George Cooper, the
ball passing through the right lung.
The wound is thought to be fatal.
We did not learn the origin of the
difficulty.
Remember that medicines of all
kinds, perfumery, sweet soaps, combs,
brushes, etc., can be found at the
Bazaar.
V. G.. Badham of Columbia, deals
in all kinds of first class machinery
and can funish complete outfits for
ginning cotton, grinding corn, -four
mills, saw mills, engines, etc., at low
down prices. Write for catalogues
and price list.
We are requested to announce that
there will be a basket picnic at
Steadman s mill, on the line of the
new Carolina Midland Railroad, on
July II. Music, speaking and dane
ing will be the order of the day.
Everybody is invited to attend and
carry baskets.
Old type metal, as good if not bet
ter and cheaper than Babbit metal
suitable for mill men, for sale at the
Dispatch Office.
Camp Lexington has received
cordial invitation to atteni a recep-
tion to be given Mrs. Jefferson Davis
at her old home, now the Confederate
Museum, by the ladies of the Con-
federate Museum Literary Society, at
Richmond, June 30th, from s to 10
p. III. The Camp will attend in
body.
If you want high grade piano or
organ at panic prices, call on NJ. A.
Malone, Columbia. He is the agent
for some of ths best known manufac-
turers of first class instruments and is
prepared to sell at factory prices and
thus save freight charges. Instru-
ments will be sold for cash on in
stalment with easy payments.
We have received lengthy anoni
nous obituary signed "A Friend"
As We, as nearly every other news
paper in the State, charge for pub
fishing obituaries, and as no arrange