The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-02-15
Swansea Doings.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:

The plow has commenced and new
ground clearing continue to 60 on.
The Auditor ard the Treasurer
have both paid US their respects and
but few have regretted that they
come so seldom.
! On February 1st, the infant child
of Frank Wilson died of pneumonia,
and it's remains now sleep in Swan
seas cemetery to await its summons.
Mrs. S. B. Sawyer, of Norway. has
been visiting relatives at Swansea.
Mr.. W. E. Bars is building a neat
cottage at Swansea, and Mr.. Lucas,
the son of Mr.. Noah Lucas, one Of
Lexipgton's industrious sons, is as
sisting in its construction.
Mr.. Reynolds is also building and
his house is nearing completion and
is a nice ornament to the eastern por-
tion.
Mr.. Howell Williams is moving
this week from Swansea to Brook
land. Howell has many friends here
who regret to see him leave our town.
Miss Lille CAN'T has had mumps,
but has recovered. A certain man
living some miles from Swansea will
rejoice to hear of her recovery.
Mr.. G. S. Roof has purchased
lot from H. R. Goodwin and expects
to do some improving very soon.
On the night of the 25th Of JAN
uary the barns and stable of Mrs.
NJ G. Corbitt were destroyed by fire.
The fire occurred about 10 o'clock
and the general impression that it
was the work of an incindiary. The
years provisions Of corn and fodder
were burned. DR.. John R Langford
lost the years feed for his buggy
horse also. Over neither party's in
terest was there any insurance. The
barn was very near the dwelling and
was only saved by the hard, faithful
! work of the citizens who came to the
help of the sufferers. Mr.. and Mrs.
Corbitt expressed to the people their
gratitude for this marked expression
! of kindness.
j Our Auditor, G. A. Derrick, has
been down on Pond Branch on sur
vey of dispute between Mrs. Eudo.
liza Mitchell, plaintiff, against John
Barrs, defendant. Scott was the sur
veyor for the plaintiff and came
down to meet the surveyor for the
defendant. There were no jars be
tween the surveyors but all passed
off quietly. DR.. Joe Mitchell, from
Leesville, and Mr.. John McCArtha,
from Black Creek, and other citizens
from the neigbborhood were present
to witness what the famous Pond
Branch had so often seen before
"men in pursuit Of law" The colo
NAL Martin road and Pond Branch
will again be in law, and also the
Job Pond and the farmers Bee
Hunter" branch. History repeats
itself, and it will look more Latura
still when Jefcoats and Kuotts shal
be sworn at the bar at Lexington
and the natural S. p. Wingar(
will take his term as Sheriff il
that nearly forgotten, but interesting
long, long ago. 1t is q portion &
the land once owned by one OF th'
older Jefcoats at whose sale William
Kuotts bought 80 acres for $4,000
Then commenced that series of Law
suits when tLose prince of lawyers
Boozer, Bauskett and Fair, acted a.
Attorneys and when William Knots
Wiley Johnson Jefcoat and Joshu'
Allen Jefcoat an 4 his wife, Marcella,
appeared alternately for nineteel
years as plaintiffs and defendepts
and expended in costs and judg
ments $4,000 on place that cos
$4,000 at the sale, and now Pon(
Branch turns up anew and man.
think that the land the law is in pur
suit of cant even be found at all an.
where on Pond Branch. [ heard al
intelligent man once say that ''Pon'
Branch is powerful queer place.
He bought place there and said b
intended to make Pond Branch "to
: the mark and "walk chalk line,
and in less than a year that sam
man was across the Savannah rive
begging hard for terms of peace.
Spectator.
February End, 1899.