The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-12-04
Wednesday, December q. 1901.
Still on the Round.

Monday morning. November 18th,
we resumed our tour of the county
in our hunt for delinquent subscrlo-
ers, our destination being Pelion.
This is one of Lexiugtons young
towns and we are pleased to say that
it is progressive one. There have
been some improvements made since
last we were there. DR.. Kneece, who
enjoys wide practice in that vicinity,
is erecting a large and handsome two
story dwelling and when completed
it will be an attractive ornament to
the town. The merchants seemed to
be enjoying fair trade and the peo'
pie happy and contented. While the
complaint, of hard times, occasioned d
by short crops, were heard, yet about
the usual number of people paid
their taxes. MIR. Daniel Shumpert
bountifully supplied the wants Of the
inner man with substantial dinner
and we departed leaving our bene-
diction upon the household.
Only few taxpayers met US at
Rishton and the work of gathering
in the sheckles was soon completed
and we departed for Mr.. John Nc
Cartha's intending to meet the Treas
urer at the Cross Roads. We always
delight to visit our friend John and
toast our shins beside his warm fres
and greatly enjoy the company OF
himself and his excellent family.
After comfortable nights rest We
awoke 10 the morning to find that
sleet and snow were falling profusely.
We have stood where a storm of
bullets fell, where steel met
steel in battles fearful carnage, and
faced the charge of the enemy un-
finchingly, but when it came to
facing that storm of sleet and snow
We begged tc be excused, deserted
the Treasurer in his extremity, and
longing after the comforts of our
own home, came stealing over US thst
we could not resist the desire to start
for home. This we did and in the
midst of the warring elements, with
the pittiless sleet and snow pelting
,us in the face at every step We
completed our cold and disagreeable
journey, arriving here about 2 o'clock
p. N.
Treasurer Shealy and MIR. Shirley,
one being lead on by the love of
money and the other by love of the
gentle sex, braved the rigors of the
raging storm and reached the Cross
Roads, and after found shelter at Mr..
VIM. Westmoreland's. We did not,
however, envy them of their expe-
rience Notwithstanding the kind and
warm reception they received.
Our next appointment was al
Batesburg and preferring the luxury
of riding in warm and comfortable
car to the inconvenience of an open
buggy ride in the cold morning air,
We took the train at Lexington depot
and went to Batesburg at such
rapid rate that we outran our breath
and had to wait at the depot some
little time for it to catch up. Our
breathing apparatus being fully re-
paired we started out on tour OF
inspection. The first person to greet
us was the accomplished and efficient
postmaster, J. Frark Kneece, who
at once proceeded to arrest us and
led US willing prisoner to his ele-
CANT boarding house, kept by Mr..
Reedy Shealy, where we breakfasted
with him and was highly entertained.
Batesburg continues to grow in size
and business. There is hesp OF
enterprise and progress N the place
and her people have an abiding faith
in the future of the town and are
putting their money and labor IN its
enterprises. At this particular time,
however, trade was not very brisk,
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