The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-03-16
Midway Musings.
To the Editor Of the Dispatch:

breaches good sermons at Midway
ard at Zion.
The large Sunday schools at Zion
and Midway have closed for the
winter. Hon. c.. II. Efrd supelin
tends at Zion and Hon. D. 7. Eird
at Midway.
Messrs. John Metz and Otto Heg-
man have both gathered their orange
crops this year. This is not stray
item blown here from Florida, but a
strictly Lexington fact. Good, sweet
oranges can be raised in this county.
I have sampled both crops, hut the
two together don't amount to half a
bushel.
It is said around here that one
gallon of sugar cane molasses is
worth five of sorghum.
Our genial and popular County
Treasurer calls that young man at
his house John Jacob, but Mr.. John
Roberts is still in search of patro-
nymic for his visitor.
Mr.. Frank Corley having finished
it, Mr.. Ed Seay has moved into his
new house.
Boxes are being cut around here
and virgin dip will send out water
white from the stills this spring.
Mr.. Arthur Metz has planted his
place near Midway in fruit trees.
Perhaps he will move across tie
river after awhile.
The Rev. Mr.. Quick breaches
eloquently at the poor house once a
mouth.
Miss Amanda Sharpe visited her
old teacher of ten long years ago, at
Midway last week. The pleasure
was mutual.
Rabbit and chicken eatings in this
neighborhood are all right but per,
haps too pungently peppery.
TX Sheriff Drafts is as proud Of
his talented son Andrew, an indus,
trious disciple Of Esculapius as is DR.
Leaphart of the coming graduation
Of s'our Sammie''. Master Sam Leap
hart is destined to become one of tie
most popular men in cur county.
Mr.. Baylis Wingard, who has been
battling with La Grippe, is no"
stirring busily attending to the many
calls on his time.
The portly Mr.. Z. L. Wingard, iE
having a buggy she'd built. Wonder
if he is going to forsake the vigorou:
activity Of equestrian pursuits for The
luxurious effeminacy Of buggy-lolling
I was speaking Of the wind that
blew down Mr.. Wade Monts fence
the other day, when Col. Lyeteller
casually remarked: That reminds
me CT the zephyr my command en-
countered in the valley in '63. VIII,
sir, that gentle breeze blew a fenc
rail end foremost through a tree
blew all the wells away and ever
blew the loads out of the guns. "Tha
must have been powder storm, sal
castically inteli iected his frien d Capt
Caesar.
Midway school house is, [ believe
the most commodious in the count
and it is to be hoped that soon ii
pupils will be the most advance
country pupils in the county.
The people of this settlement al
clever and hospitablc, and that the
sre neighboriy, is shown by the nun
ber CT hands at log roilings and othc
help gatherings. This is right.
Mr.. Thomas Gable has fine foe
Of sheep. Now that wool is Up PEI
haps sheep can be prcftably raise
in Lexington.
Several farmers are trying a hon
made fertilizer this year. Some
the ingredients are bought, other
are produced at home. Il is an c:
I pertinent. The result will be awaite
with interest.
Woven quilts could be sent fro1
here to the next County Fair.
Mr.. John Corlcy has one Ct tt
finest sugar cane mills and evapor
tors in the county.
Mr. John Lee is stirring spin
among the turpentine men.
Mr.. Eachmaa Metz is iearnlr
rapidly TO cut boxes. lie viii 500
be an expert.
I Mr.. Thomas klecklcy has installt
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