The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-07-25
PENCIL And SCISSORS.
Wayside Notes Gathered Here and
There by a Dispatch Man.

| The military company drills every
Tuesday evening.
Lexington still remains the banner
county for balbecues.
This is the last day for candidates
to pay their assessments.
Fresh and reliable garden
seed for sale at the Bazaar.
Cyl. D. J. Knots announces him
self a candidate for State Senator.
The local weather prophets have
apparently retired from business.
Wanted-A few thousand good
shingles. Apply at Dispatch Office.
The electrical display in the heav-
ems last Monday night was grand,
sublime and beautiful.
G R Rish will give one of his
famous barbecues at his residence on
the 14th day Of August.
The infant child of Mr.. George R
| Robinson died in the Kleckley settle
ment last Saturday.
Mr.. George Price, of Priceville,
has threshed in three weeks 1886
bushels of wheat and oats.
All kinds of materials for building
and repairing buggies and wagons,
at T. B. Aughtry & Co, Columbia.
The festive candidate is abroad in
the land kissing babies, coqueting
with maidens and button holirg
voters.
Farmers needing the best Mowers
and Hay Rakes on the market,
should call and see the Mccormick,
at Meetze & Son.
We are indebted to Mrs. Zinska
Harman for a mess of fine tomatoes.
Many thanks, kind friend, for your
remembrance.
You are simply out of it if you do
not purchase your buggy or wagon
from T. B. Aughtry & Co, Colum
bia.
The outside woodwork on ". P.
Roofs store is about completed and
the painters are giving it it's frs'
coat OF paint.
Drafts & Walker, colored, will fur
nish 8 barbecue at the Rawl Old
Field, three miles above this place,
on the 4th of August.
Ledgers, journals, records, counter
books, memorandum books, school
books, pads, pencils, ink OF all colors,
mucilage, &C., for sale at the Bazaar
Geo. W. Pound is announced as
candidate for Magistrate for the
Townships of Bull Swamp, Sandy
Run and Platt Springs.
For satisfactory work, simplicity
of operation and durability of build,
the Mccormick Mower and Hay
Rake can't be beat. Call and see
them at Meetze & Son.
Hodge & Hutto will feed the
candidates, voters and Gods best
gift to man-womer- and the hungry
ones in general, at Swansea on Cam
paign Day, August 9Th.
Magistrate Meetze gave Green
Richardson, fine of $50 or 81 days
on the chain gang Monday, for in
terferring with contract laborer and
his employer. He paid the fine.
Mr.. L. W. Redd, the retiring
manager OF tie Lexington mill, was
presented with a fine gold watch
chain last evening by some of the
employees Of the mill.
First Grade Teacher wanted, male
or female, for School District No. "a,
near Barre's Landing. Address,
stating salary expected, Jasper Long,
Barre's Landing, S. G.
Prof. Sidney J. Derrick, Principal
of the Preparatory Department of
Newberry College, and his wife, are
visiting the aunt of the latter, Mrs.
Kate Hendrix, and other relatives in
this place and surrounding country.
Last Tuesday Mr.. Dave McCartba,
of the Black Greek section, became
Frustrated from the intense heat.
Prompt assistance gave him relief
and from last accounts be was rapid
ly improving.
Leaphart & Drafts have just re-
ceived a large stock of pants, which
they are selling cheaper than the
same quality Of goods can be pur-
chased in Columbia. Call and see
this line.
The new Assistant Superintendent
Of the Lexington Manufacturing Com
pany took charge of the mill at the