The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-05-08

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machines are for sale by Meetze 4
Son, where they can be examined.
DR.. j. ". Eargle, of Spring Hill,
passed through town last Thursday
on his way to visit DR.. Willipgham
at Ridge Spring, who is reported to
be quite i'll. He was accompanied
by his interesting little daughter.
We learn that Miss McLain who
resided with her mother in east Lex
ington, died last Sunday afternoon
and was buried at Red Bank. She
is said to have been young woman
of excellent character and Of Chris
tian disposition.
Mr.. Dempsy George has entered
the employment of the Southern Ez-
press company as an apprentice and
is making the run between Augusta
and Charlotte, and Mr.. Tally Keisler
has taken his place behind the count
ers of NJ. R. Hartley & Go.
A number of farmers from the
Fork were in town Monday and Tues
day selling cotton and buying~gnano.
The ruling price ofcotton was S cents
whereas they could have gotten 10
cents had they sold when the market
was at it's flood.
MIR. John J. Fox is making some
handsome additions to his dwelling in
this place, and when completed they
will improve his property and add to
the convenience and comfort of his
family. Mr.. Guss Lorick is the boss
carpenter.
Quite number of Old Veterans
and their friends left for Columbia
this morning to attend the re union.
Some went in buggies via the dirt
road and many went on the 'C1osson"
via the Southern railway. All expect
to have a fine time
Last Monday was salesday in May.
But very few people were in town,
the farmers being too busy to leave
their work. Only one public sale
was made being that of the estate land
in the town of Brookland of J. H.
Koon which was purchased by Monroe
Shull for $2S5.
The County Board of Control was
in session last Monday but only rou-
tire business was transacted. The
Board of County Commissioners
were also in session at which meet
ing public business was transacted.
Friend Frank Derrick dropped in
to see as Saturday and made broad
grin come over our face which reach
ed from ear to ear when he planked
down two cart wheels to pay his dues
and one year in advance. May his
shadow never grow less and his
pockets always jingle with the sound
of cart wheels.
Mr.. P. ". Barnes Of Ridge Spring,
S. c., is the general agent of the At
ianta Granite and Marietta Marble
Works, which has the best equipped
plant of its kind in the South, and he
is prepared to furnish estimates on all
classes Of cemetery work, plain and
ornamental monuments and tomb
stones, full supply of building ma
terial and iron fencing OF all kinds
and of the latest designs always on
hand. Parties in need of work in this
line should address him at Ridge
Spring.
Mrs. Ethel Snyder, who is one Of
the sufferers by the Jacksonville fire,
having lost nearly all her household
goods, is here with her parents, Mr..
aud Mrs 81. D. Harmsn. She is ac-
companied by her friend, Miss Hat
lie Checkeni, another sufferer by the
same fire.
Truth, honesty and ambition have
been tie mascots which have led
Wm. +. Furtrick OF to fame and for
tune. After business career in the
city of Columbia for fourteen months
his business has increased so as to
compel him to occupy the largest
store room in that city and it has
Continued to grow SO he is forced
! to seek more room to accommodate
! his large stock Of dry goods, clothing
shoes, hats and millinery aud the
large number of customers who daily
shrong his place of business to Sc
cure bargains in these lines. Lexing-
ton people when in the city should
follow the crowd to Furtrick 8 and buy
themselves rich.