The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-08-02
Swansea's Dcirgs.
To the E litor of the Dispatch:

TO the E litor of the Dispatch:
Rev. Mr.. McFarlane has just closed
a series of meetings at Cross Roads
Methodist church with great spirit-
ual awakening in the membership
and several conversions and additions.
He had no ministerial help and had
all the preaching to do himself, but
friend Nc. has the spirit and power
to do that.
The Baptist church at Sardis has
also had good meeting. The pastor,
James NJ. Sanford, was assisted by
Rev. Hopkins, Of Jamison. He is a
young man of worth and promise in
the pulpit.
Lumber has advanced considerably
in price and our lumber cutters are
getting orders more than they can
fill and their faces light up with a
smile over the prospect. Where
lumber demand in our State is so
great building and prosperity is
certainly on boom.
Swansea's two aspirants for the
Senatorial crown seem easy and COM
posed and calmly awaiting the
August barbecues to present their
case and their views on the questions
of the hour. Four men are on the
housetop, one will be taken and three
will be left, and each one and their
friends are anxiously asking, Lord
is it r.
Paul E. Hutto is adding an edition
to his store to meet the fall trade.
The new store being built by Mr..
H. R. Goodwin is a two story COM
modious building and will be ready
for James E. CAN'T & Bro, by Sept.
1st. William Furtick is the contrac-
tor and is doing a job worthy of his
we'll known merit here as a 6rstclass
mechanic.
The merchants are all doing
lively trade and our doctors of late
have been much revived in their
gloomy mood by the appearance OF
considerable sickness around. It is
an i'll wind that blows good to nobody.
While every runaway horse that
breaks some poor mans head or
bones, and every one that is shot,
and every time someone falls from a
scafold and dies: bringing sorrows
to the afflicted family it brings Joy to
the medicinal world.
Every time train runs over some
traveller or tramp and kills him,
there is significant smile on the
face of those who stand at the "bar
of iustice'. Oftimes the Coroner and
Magistrates seem to be glad to hear
of death from "causes unknown"
to have a pleasant trip into the
country at the public's expense.
We have had a cool, rainy spell
and water millions" are in slow de-
mand.
On last Saturday evening Capt. j.
c.. I. Wannamaker came to town to
meet the survivors Of the struggle OF
the never to be forgotten long ago.
The camp here is called Camp Kaig-
ler, in honor Of Fred Kaigler. Fred
Kaigler was one who for years carried
the flag of the First South Carolina
Infantry, with credit to himself and
honor to his comrades. The First
South Carolina was second to no
regiment and Capt. Wannamaker and
his gallant fellow soldiers have LETT
record from Manassas and Cold
Harbor to the surrender that is en-
viable and to be coveted. Lexington
county had large share of boys in
these columns.
Paul E. Hutto and Mrs. Hutto
have gone to spend several days holi-
day under the parental roof in
Chinquepin and unite in protracted
meeting at the historical Mt.Ebal
church.
Tomorrow is the time for the
Dispatch to come, and [ "reckon"
more of US 90 for mail that day than
any, except Saturday evening, and
that is a day of general ingatbering
of "as country crackers" to see and
hear tell of something new. We
meet then and tell all about our own
business and find out all we can
about our neighbours doings.
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