The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-04-26

OF SlUU 1Or Tee ~aFp'eueisi dnu
conviction Of the person or persons
who burned the house and kitchen
Of Mr.. J. D. Lapgford, in this %ccunt,r.
Times are getting easier end we
can sff,rd to supply u tables with
the best family groceries, especially
so when S. n. Hendrix, Columbia,
sells such fine groceries at such a
low price.
The County Democratic Executive
Committee will meet at this place
next Monday for the purpose OF
t~ransacting some important business.
| A full attendance is desirable and is
expected.
Rev. Evans Hall, a prominent
Baptist divine of this county, was III
attendance upon the services at the
Baptist church here Sunday night.
He assisted in the installation of the
| Deaccns of the church.
Last week County Treasurer J. S.
| Derrick, received from the Comp
troller General S2,342 IS, as Lexipg-
toms share CT the States profit Of the
~dispensary fund to be applied to the
free public schools Of the county.
The Supreme Court, through JUS
tice Gary, has handed down its de-
| cision in the case of G. M. E6rd, ct.
al, vs.. the Piedmont Land Improve
ment and Investment Company. The
decision of the lower court is modi-
fed.
It is never too late to do good and
it is never too late to purchase a
handsome and durable buggy, wagon
or road cart. II you want the best
and cheapest on the market, 60 to
T. B. Aughtry e. Co., Columbia.
Rev. J. D. Crout, who is connected
with the South Carolina conference
of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South, and is stationed at WINS
boro, has been on a visit to his
father, Mr.. West Crout, in this
county. He was accompanied by
his family.
Mr.. John J. Muller, a substantial
citizen and a most progressive farmer
and a successful merchant of Sandy
Run, was in town Thursday and
called to see us. He is a son OF the
late Hon. Gerhard Muller, a better
man than he never lived in Lexing-
ton county and his son inherits many
of the good qualities Of the father.
Sim Sox and Lemuel Hite, who re-
sides on Savannah creek in CoDgaree
township, recently killed an owl, a
rabbit and a. hawk in two shots.
They are now receiving the praise
and alteration deserving of so gallant
and successful disciples Of Nimrod
from the good housewives of that COM
munity for having killed those two
enemies of the poultry yard, and
they are wearing their laurels as be-
comes heroes.
Mrs. Myers, the venerable mother
of Mrs. J. j. Fox Of this place, died
at her home in Sumter county last
Supd.y. She is said to have been
a woman of bright Christian expe-
rielc', of lovely disposition and
having implicit faith in the promises
Of the Lord, her Master. Asshe lived
so she died in the full assurance OF a
glorious and beautiful life beyond
the portals of the grave that is re-
served for the people Of God.
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly
for May is on our table and as is
usual with this monthly, its pages
are filled with the choicest reading
matter and is profusely aud hand
somely illustrated. The leading
features of this number are the
United States Army, by Gen. Miles;
Dswey, by Com'r Harden, and the
Fllipinos, by Agoncillo. The SUBJ
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