The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-07-26

While some sections suffered very
much from the late drought and
crops were ruined other sections
suffered nothing at all and have fine
crops.
G.. D. Barr of Leesville, has his SO
barrel daily capacity roller flour mill
omTl.te and running. Mr.. Barr
has spared no money in buying es
good and as complete mill as built
in the United States.
Friends, you who are indebted to
the Dispatch for subscription, we
stand in need of every cent due US.
Can't you manage to send us a little
on your account. Our pantry is
getting empty and our cook has
commenced to quarrel, our clothes
are getting brown and threadbare,
50 come up and help US out OF our
great tribulation.
The Sunday School Convention,
which meets at st. Michaels church
near Irmo Friday, promises to be
largely attended by Sunday school
workers and Christians generally.
The programme is certainly a very
interesting one and the discussions
Of the subjects will be edifyipg and
entertaining. Those who possibly
can do so should attend.
Yesterday afternoon the long look.
ed for and much desired rain began
falling and We were refreshed by a
nice little shower. It has since been
raining eff and on and the appear,
ance of the clouds indicate that this
season of refre shing showers will be
continued for sometime. The atmos-
phere has considerably cooled and
life has teen made more endurable
and comfortable.
The Chaplin Manufacturing Com
pany of Chaplin, this county, has
been organized with the following
corporators: R. W. Ffick, W. B.
Williams, Fl. P. Meetze, J. H. Frick,
Us. Wessinger, P. M. Frick and s..
J. Clark. The capital stock is S50,-
900. We see no reason why this
enterprise should not be a success.
1t certainly has enterprising business
men at it's head.
Examinations were held in the
court house last Friday for scholar
ships in Winthrop and the South
Carolina College. The following
young ladies stood for the former:
Miss Erin George, Lexington; Miss
Ethel Dreher, Lexingtop;, Miss Mary
W. Lylee, Seivern, and the following
young men for that in the South
Carolina College: Mr.. Jules Brad
ford, Lexington, and Mr.. T. Haskell
Shull, Rocky Well.
There will probably be increased
acreage in small grain in this county
this fall and the wise man will CON-
mence to make arrangement to
harvest the large crop which will be
grown. No better way to do this
presents itself than by calling on
Meetze & Son., at this place and
purchase Mccormick Mower.
These machines are great labor
savers; does their work thoroughly
and gives satisfaction wherever they
have been tried.
Every Democratic voter in the
county should attend the campaign
meeting appointed for his precinct,
and hear the candidates for State
Senator from this county discuss po-
litical and economic matters of in
terest to the taxpayer. There are
four candidates asking for the suf-
frage of the people for this position,
and there is no better way 10 learn
how they stand on public questions
than to attend these meetings and
hear what the speakers have to say
for Themselves.
Our baby has been continually
troubled with collie and cholera in
fantum since his birth, and all that
we could do for him did not seem to
give more than temporary relief, un-
til we tried Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
Since giving that remedy be has not
been troubled. We want to give
you this testimonial as an evidence
of our gratitude, not that you need
it to advertise your meritorious rem
edy.-G. NJ. Law, Keokuk, Iowa.
For sale by j. E. Kaufman.
Whisky, Pistols and Raz'rs.