The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-07-19
The only barbecue which will cone

off in the Fork next Saturday viii be
that at Hilton by Haltiwapger &
Amick They will have asplendid
dinner and no doubt will be we'll
patronized.
Mr.. A J Fox is boring deep
we'll at the residence of his father, in
this place and has reached a depth
OF 141 feet and is still going deeper.
Messrs. james and John Fox are in
charge Ct the machine.
G. D. Barr Of Leesville, has his 80
barrel daily capacity roller -four mill
complete and running. Mr.. Barr
has spared no money in buying as
good and as complete mill as built
in the United States.
All the neishbcrs in and around
Lewiedale will attend the barbecue
of Lem Hall & Bro, on next Satur-
day. DR.. Stokes is booked to speak
at this place and will doubtless at
tract large crowd.
Ramon's American Stock Powders
one of the best preparations on the
market for cattle, hogs ard poultry
Is and 25 cents packages, at the
Bazaar. Use this powder once and
You will have no other.
Mr.. Charles H Drafts has gone to
Hendersonville, n c.. On a prospect
| ing tour. II he finds things as rep
resented be will make that his future
home, if not he will return to Lex
ington and take up his abode.
It has been suggested that the
Captain of the chain gang notify the
different Magistrates of the county
through the columns Of the Dispatch,
each week, the location of the gang,
so that Constables can deliver con-
victs without loss CT time and money.
The saw mill, machinery and about
$4,000 feet Of lumber of Mr..
Matthews, located near Mr.. S. j.
Wiggus, on Camping creek, in the
Fork, were destroyed by fire on last
Thursday night. We failed to learn
tie origin of the fire.
We regret to learn that Mr.. Jake
Buckley is confined to his home with
an attack Of sickness. We trust that
his illness will not be of long dura-
ton and hope that it will not be
long before We will see his smiling
face on our streets again.
Mr. John Gray, who is we'll known
to many of our citizens with whom
they have bad business dealings over
the counters of some of the promi
nent dry good firms Of Columbia,
died in that city Saturday and was
bn,ie6 with Masonic honors.
Judge George S. Drafts was En-
gagged Monday in hearing the pro.
ceedings in the settlement of the
estate of James c. Bodie, deceased.
Messrs. G. T. Graham, E6rd &
Dreher and z L. A>bill were the
lawyers engaged in the case.
The grain growers OF the county
should call on Meetze & Son, at this
place and learn all about the wonder
ful Mccormick Mower, the great
labor saving machine. Every one
who plants grain should be the
possessor of one of these machines.
Our baby has been continually
troubled with collie and cholera in
faptum 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 he 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.
Last week we said that the Caro-
| na National Bank of Columbia was
ia sound financial condition, and
this week the bank sends US a state.
ment of its condition at the close ct
business June 3O;h. Read it, for
the figures speaks elcquently in its
favor.
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ALWAYS KEEP on HAND
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