The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-11-08

received from the Comptroller General
a checq1e for 1881 from the dis
pensary funds for school purposes.
While on our rounds it was our
pleasure to stop with Mr.. W n.
Martin, where we spent delightful
time and were Hospitality treated.
MIR. S. NJ. Gross left yesterday for
an extended trip through several
Southern States. He will 60 as far
| as Jackson, Miss, before be returns.
Mr.. Hub Dreher, of Selwood, is
now sending his SOD, Rion, to the
Lexington Classical Institute. Rioa
is boarding with Mr.. West C'ugh-
| man.
Some of our delirquents have been
| lodging cur collector. Don't ID
! that friends, but walk up to him and
plank down the cart wheel, you will
feel better.
| Mr.. Saylor, of Sandy Run, has
caught Fl foxes since the LIST OF
October, and wants to hear from DR..
Leaphart and DR.. Blue Mountain
Joe Harman.
The teachers and pupils of the pub
lie schools of the county should OBJ
serve the 17th day of this month as
| Arbor Day, in which to plant shrubs,
trees and flowers.
Persons writing to soldiers in the
Philippine islands should put the
name of the company and regiment
on the envelope. This will insure
prompt delivery.
The Methodist church at this place
is being painted inside and the
benches are being stained beauti-
| full walnut color. Mr.. P. b. Corley
is doing the work.
Private board, either by day or
month, can be had at Mrs. J. B.
Nunamaker's, Swansea. Special at
:ention given to commercial men and
the public general.
There are large number of trains
passing this place over the Southern
Railway day and night, some of the
trains are so long that it takes two
and three engines to pull them.
Deputy Surveyor, Sam ]. Leap
bart, is out surveying the estate
lands of Drury Taylor. He will
divide the lands into several tracts
and they will be sold next salesday.
Don't forget our collector when
the Treasurer comes around. Next
week be will be in the southern por-
tion of the county and he expects
everyone indebted to the Dispatch
to meet him and settle up.
The train on which DR.. Lewie
Griffith's command was en- route to
San Francisco to take vessels for
Manila, was badly wreacked some
where in Utah and many soldiers
we're badly injured. The doctor e.
capped without scratch.
Messrs. John P. Able and J. S.
Derrick, of Leesviile, have been
drawn to serve as grand jurors at the
United States District Court, which
convenes in Columbia on December
18th, and Frank Thomas and James
W. Waring, have been drawn as
petit jurors for the same court.
It should be remembered that it
is crime against the United States
o place cancelled postage stamps
on letters for transmission through
the mail. The Post Office Inspector
has notified the postmasters to send
all such letters mailed at his Office TO
him as he intends to prosecute all
persons using cancelled stamps.
The following is going the round
of the press: "a Kansas soldier, by
way of illustrating the civilizing in
fuences that are at work in Manila,
says that when the city surrendered
to the Americans there was not q
saloon on the main street of the city,
but that five months later he counted
432.
While in Columbia this week one Of
the many points of interest to visit
will be the large and commodious store
of Piatt, Hook & Shull. You will find
there very fine stock of plantation
and family supplies the like of which
can be found at no other place. Corn,
hay, grain, flour, lard, bacon and to-
bacco, are among some Of the staple
goods which can always be found in
stock. When you want the best gro
ceries for the least money place your
order with this frm and you'll not
regret it.
Miss Steel. died Monday night at