The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-09-20
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Reading Matter.

A Palstable Dish of Interesting
Reading Matter.
Work for the success Of the County
Fair.
Everybody in Lexington county
should attend the County Fair.
Col. F. W. McMaster, a prominent
lawyer and we'll known citizen Of
Columbia, is dead.
Work has been begun on the new
annex of the Columbia Duck mill
When completed the capacity Of the
mill will be doubled.
Fighting in the Philippines will be
resumed about October 1st. and by
that time Gen. Otis will have $1,000
effective fighting men.
A Filipino police force, numbering
about 250 men armed with pistols
and clubs, has been organized for
duty in Manila. The force is con-
trolled by the provost marshal.
The Export Exposition was opened
in Philadelphia on Thursday last
with imposing ceremonies and the
"City of Brotherly Love" is now
wearing her brightest colors and hap
piest smile.
It is our firm conviction, publicly
expressed, that persons in search OF
health and recreation, cannot posi-
bly, find more healthier place than
Lexington to locate. Facts and fig
ures bear US out in this belief.
Col. J. H. Tillman, late Colonel Of
the Second South Carolina regiment
in the American-Spanish war, is in
Washington trying to arrange with
the Administration for the organiza-
tion of an independent command of
Indian scouts for service in the Phil
ippines, of which he is to be the Sc
nior officer. This is the second edition
of Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders.
The yellow fever epidemic is sweep
ing over several Southern cities and
towns with deadly effect. This dis
ease is increasing in many localities
and the death rate is alarmingly
large in some places. Hundreds of
people are leaving their homes and
business in the infected district and
are seeking safety in healthier locali-
ties. An early frost is devoutly
prayed for.
The condemnation jury in the case
of the Seaboard Air Line VS.. j. B.
Dent, in Richland, has given the de-
fendant S2,675 damages for 45 acres
of land for right of way purposes,
which is considerably more than MIR.
Dent himself valued the land. The
verdicts of R;cbland county j1ries
are mysterious and past finding out.
They can be relied upon to do the
expected act every time.
The trust and anti trust men are
having a high old time in Chicago.
Their conventions we're organized in
the "Windy City" in the evening OF
the 14:h inst. The issues have been
sharply drawn and the fight is now
on. The result will probably be that
both of these contepding elements
will swallow each other and then the
country will be given a long sweet
rest to enjoy an era Of unprecedented
prosperity.
Clemson College is crowded with
students. There are now over 4OO
metriculated and every room IN
barracks is full. About two hundred
applicants for admission had to be
refused for the lack OF room. It is
self evident fact, which is becom-
ing more apparent each day, that
more buildings are an absolute neces-
sity to extend the efficiency of tie
College. It's revenues are sufficiently
large to warrant an appropriation for
this purpose without calling upon
the State for additional assistance.
Capt. L D. Childs, of Columbia,
the recognized Prohibition leader in
this State, died at bis summer home
in Saluda, n. G, whittier he had
gone in search of health, last week
He was closely identified with the
business interest Of Columbia: de-
vout and earnest Christian of the
Methodist faith, and at the time Of
his death was the beloved Superinten-
dent of the Washington Street Sun
day school in that city, which eIice
he has held for a long number OF
years.
The time for holding the Third
Aonual Fair Of the Lexington Coun,
tv Fair Association is coming on