The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1897-05-26
There is not day in the year but

The place to get the best and cheap
est is T. B. Aughtry & Co.'S, Colum-
5ia.
Among the graduates of Newberry
College this year we notice the
names of the following Lexington
boys: James Calk, J. S. Derrick, P.
D. Risinger, F. X. Roof, E. q.
Shealy, H. F. Wheeler.
We learn that the dwelling of MIR.
John E. Shealy, and occupied by Mr..
Tyre E. Shealy, in upper Hollow
creek, was consumed by an acciden-
tai fire Saturday afternoon, much OF
the household goods were saved.
The commencement exercises OF
Leesville College will begin on Sun
day, June 6, with the annual sermon
by Rev. o. L. Martin. The program
is lengthy and elaborate one ana
we regret that the pressure on our
columns forbids it's publication.
The June term of court will con-
vene on Monday, the 14th. The
criminal docket is light but tie civil
side is heavy and a considerable
number of cases will be carried over
as is usual at this season of the year.
Several dogs alleged to have been
suffering from hydrophiba, or rabis,
or more probably sick with some
other disease, have been roaming
through in as many different sections
Of the county soaring people, biting
animals and being shot.
Mr.. Rice B. Harman left for New
berry yesterday, whittier he goes to
represent the Dispatch at the Press
Association which is now in session
| in that city. he will 60 to Nashville
with the gang.
MIR. Walter J. 'McCartha, one of
Lexington county's accomplished
pedagogues, is taking two weeks
rest at this place, after teaching a
successful and fourishing school at
Ferry Academy, near Mr.. R. 3.
Mack's place.
Mr.. T. Frank Griffith has pur-
chased a lot from Mrs. M. a. Corley
in Ward Craps, just below the Henry
Corley cottage and will erect dwell
ing thereon at an early date. Sur
veyor Samuel B. George surveyed
the lot.
tits time for the people to make
change their household affairs,
and the best place to commence at is
in the kitchen, andthe way to do it
is by buying fresh and pure family
groceries from S. N. Hendrix, Co
lumbia; then you can ''throw physic
to the dogs"
Miss Lima Belle Zeigler nee Spana
! at one time a popular society you1 ID
lady Of this place, b1s since 6
marriage has been residing 10 Alle 4
dale, is in Leesville visiting her
mother and will remain until after
the commencement of the college at
that place.
= There will be another examination
of applicants for teachers certificates
on June rs. It is said that the
examinations are now rigid and that
there are but two grades, viz first
and second. See notice of County
Superintendent of Education Farr,
in another column.
Mr.. w. R. Thomas, who several
years ago was in the turpentine bus
mess with Mr.. Aycock, was in town
last week shaking hands with oldsl
acquaintances. He now resides in
Atlanta, where he has prospered IN
this worlds goods as railroad man.
and an insurance agent.
We will present absolutely free q.
new 1897 bicycle (either ladies' or
gents wheeD in exchange for favcr
we wish attended to in Lexington,
also another for attending to same in
adjoining townships. No agency or
selling business. We prefer those
acquainted with many young people
now studying music. For full par
ticulars write, The Columbia Musi-
ca! Assn, PIG, 2lS South Third
Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
U. X. Gunter, Jr., Esq, and J. W.
Nash have been retained to assist the
Solicitor in prosecuting Ed Greene,
the murderer Of Ben Carson. It
will doubtless be remembered that
Carson was murdered on July 3lst
1896, in spartanburg county and
Greene and the wife of the deceased
were suspected. On their trial both
were convicted and Greene sentenced
to hang and Mrs. Carson to life time
imprisonment in the penetentiary