The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-06-20
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Swansea Doings.


To the Editor ef the Dispatch:
The grain crop is yielding we'll and
our threshers and -four mills are now
having their day.
Paul E. Hutto has moved his saw
mill and engine to Bars Landing
where be and his brother, Jno. Hutto,
have gone into the lumber business.
Ebert Hallman, the son of D. j.
Hallman, one of Lexington's worthy
Christian citizens, WAS superintend-
ing the removal.
Oae Of our citizens is trying three
acres of broom corn this year by way
Of small change and variety. So
far you cant detect it from a patch
Of sorghum millet.
Another little citizen has been
added to our census ard another life
has been given to the American Re-
public. He is member Of the
household of F. NJ. Hodge, the agent
of the railroad here. It is said by
the owners of the adjoining house
holds to be matter of great doubt
as to whether the child or the father
can cry the loudest, the longest and
hardest. The neighbors are respon-
sible people and I doubt not the
accuracy of the statement.
The censor Jas. E. CAN'T, is going
his rounds and irquiring about our
families and desires to know all about
our private business. He has the
appearance of being man of great
curiosity and I have no doubt many
wonder why he is 80 interested in
the public's business. The other
night he went into the work train
while the inmates were all at supper
and began by placing his manuscript
on his lap and asking one of those who
sat at supper of his life and where
from and how old and who was his
father aud mother and how long en-
! lloyed by the railroad, and how
many days he worked in the year and
If his mother and father were full
, blooded, of what color and if married
or unmarried, &c, &C., and before
be had finished with him the other
,wenty five had fled to parts unknown
md jim got scant answers cut OF
his customers, and the boss of the
train got mad because his crowd
was 80 scattered by the impudent
and curious intruder and used words
to Jim that had a strong sulphur
smell. But Jim finally reconclled
things with him and made another
engagement by assuring him that his
family were in no danger for be was
not Sheriff CAughmsn nor any one
sent by him with authority.
Silas Hutto attended the Leesville
commencement exercises and has
returned home.
The sister of Joseph Nunamaker
paid him a visit and has returned to
her home at Irmo.
Miss Rebecca Bowling has gone
to visit her friends and relatives in
Columbia, Lexington and Leesville.
Miss Clara Johnson, daughter of
W. L K. johnson, has returned
from her college course at the
Orangeburg Collegiate Institute.
L:nwood D. Corbitt, son of the
postmaster here, has returned from
Furman University tospend vacation.
DR.. Jas. F. johnson from CHARLES
ton, paid his family visit recently
and his wife returned with him to
Charleston.
Swansea sends two more graduates
into the society Of trained minds.
Haskell Brooker, son of DR.. Brooker,
and Archie Martin, son of A. W. Mar
tin, return after four years course
at South Carolina College as Bachelor
Of Arts. These young men have
stood we'll in their classes during the
entire term of their college life and
reflect credit on our community.
Miss Bell Brooker is spending
some days with her uncle, N. W.
Brooker, in Columbia.
By invitation from principal, Spec.
tator, on Monday the 1lth last, visited
the school of Mr. w. d Hill Mr.