The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-12-13
Itemiz;ngs from lrmo.

Itemiz;ngs from lrmo.
To the Editor OF the Dispatch:
As it has been some time since our
town has been represented in the
Dispatch, and as the busy holidays
are dawning upon US, and this will
be our only chance to itemize our
selves till after Christmas, We give
you few locals.
Wood and lumber are the leading
products of manufacture and COM
merce now. The woodmen cut and
haul almost day and night, till the
Columbia, Newberry and Laurens
railroad is lined with it and with
both sawed and hewed timber. The
sidings are so blocked with it that
there is scarcely any room for any
thing else. Shippers besiege the
station agents and officials day and
night for cars and wood trains. The
railroad is handling thousands OF
cords Of wood and millions of feet OF
lumber and cannot supply the de-
mand for cars fast enough. Where
will this thing stop!
The cotton crop turned out about
alf this year, but the rise in price
over last year resulted in nearly the
same money for the farmer. Corr
and potatoes fell quite short. a
g eat deal of rice was planted and
the yield was fairly good, but the
price is low and not much net profits
will be realized from this crop. Peo
pie generally are sowing heavily of
oats. Most every family has some
: nice hogs to kill, and it seems there
...
will not be much of a shortage on
msats. Takir g the county at large
we believe it to be on q better foot
ing than it was year ago, and it is
to be hoped that our people will con-
tinue to trample under foot this OBJ,
noxious credit business which has
ruined so many farmers and broken
up SO many merchants.
Mr.. c. P. R,binson hiss put in
another saving outfit, making three
that himself and brother are running.
He has also enlarged upon his plane
ing mill and has in his employ a
master workman, and will prepare
any and all kinds of lumber, mould
ioes, brackets, etc. Also our Judge,
J. NJ Shealy. has resumed his saw
mill business, and Gardner and
Geiger are siicing up logs with q
syiftness that cannot be discounted.
Some improvements are being
made in cur town in the way of
building and it is rising slowly but
surely.
We have a very good school under
the care of Miss Miles, but owing to
expenses previously incurred the
term will be cut short.
The ladies' prayer meeting at the
Methodist church here convenes
every Friday evening, and seems to
be well attended. Also regular
prayer services are held every Sun
day night by the brethren Of the
congregation.
Mr.. B. F. Derrick, son of MIR.
Walter Derrick of the Hilton neigh
borhood, is with as training for
telegraph operator and railroad agent.
He is a steady young man, and will
no doubt master a situation in a
reasonable length of time.
Mr.. H. Vansant's family has
nursed the third case of typhoid
fever through since the l2:h of
August and are now nursing the
fourth case. Our townsman, Mr.. G.
D. Bouknight, is just recovering from
q spell of the same kind of fever, and
he also has little son down with it.
1t will interest the friends of Mr.. J.
Fl. Nunamaker to know that he is so
much improved in health as to be
out on our streets occasionally.
Union Chapel church has a bell
and an organ added to it's services
now, which seems to indicate that
our town don't intend to be behind
other towns of like proportions and
aspirations.
It will please the many friends and
acquaintances Of Rev. j. S Riddle to
know that your scribe visited his
family at Newberry yesterday and
found them well, cheerful, and happy.
Now, Mr.. Editor, we will have to
eat the gobbler before you hear any
more from US, and after that is over
we will see what We can find to tell
you. We wish you and all your
readers merry Christmas and