The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-06-21
Batesbu-r Notes.
To the Eilitor of the Dap tel:

Since my last ne have had refresl-
ing rains ard all feel better. Cd
coin was very much retarded and
gardens seriously damaged, but cot
ton moved on in The ev;n tenor of
It's way and declined to be hurt.
I fear the potato crop will be cut eff,
as plants could not be set and the
late TRANSPORTING may not do as
we'll as early ones.
Business is fairly good, the mer-
chants and farmers are in much
better spirits than before the rain.
Our school exercises were very
interesting and continued two even
ings. The trustees have not as yet
selected the teachers for next scbol-
astic year. We look forward to a
fine school, as there is plenty mate
rial here for me-. The last one gave
employment to four teachers and the
prospects are brighter in the future.
Railroad matters here are progress
ing favorably. The Southern, sill ce
it acquired tie Midland, has been
putting in a track scale and COL
template bringing their southern
business through here for the pres
ent.
I presume you may have read in
the papers of the smallpox il this
part Of the county. A few cases Of
the "eruptive disease" were found
here. The Chairman of the State
Board of Health, DR.. Evane, cane and
examined them. He pronounced
two of them mild cases of smallpox,
and advised how to treat them and
sent an officer of the State board here
to look after them. They made a
camp some distance from town tnd
confined those who had been imme.
diately exposed and those afflicted
Several have been discharged as we'll
and after a sufficient length CT time
the others will be released. All are
vaccinated and there is no possibility
now of any spread Of the disease and
not a particle of danger Of any one
contracting the plague by coming
here. There is no panic. People
here never see any of tie cases.
They are at q safe distance and
guarded day and night. Trade is
moving along aid the people from
the country are coming and going all
the time, ard the public may feel
assured that Bates burg will allow 10
dangerous elements to 60 at large,
whereby their patrons coull STIFF r
hahn 1t seems that very few will
take it even in the same family. The
Young white man that has it is among
a large family and no q ~susp:cioned
what was the matter for qlite awhile
ard no other one in the house has
taken it. They have all been isolated
from the people of the town but
never showed any symptoms Ct tie
contagion. The same rule applies in
the instances among the colored peo-
pie. No ne cases seem 10 develop
and We look for o further trouble in
that line.
The health of the town is good.
The doctors are not rtapipg a rich
harvest this year.
Quite a number Of our young men
who were off to college in differert
sections have returned home for va.
cation and sociables, g., are the
order of the day.
The oint picnic of the two Sur
day schools as a pleasant affair.
The parishioners and friendsi in gen
eral Ct the Rev. A G.. Wilkins Of the
Baptist church we're very much graf
tiled that the degree Of D. D. has
been conferred on him by the trus-
tees Of Furman University. DR..
Wilkins will sustain the honor with
as much ability and as worthily as
any divine in the State. It is only a
just recognition Ct his ,ipe scholar
ship, his brilliant attainments and
his c~onsecrated life in the Masters