The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-01-23

to get cheap board in nice homes in
Lexington and attend Palmet'o o
Classical Institute.
The drop that started Richland
and Lexington vas the drop in the
prices of groceries, hay and grain, at
Ed G.. Shu!l's, in Columbia
The Auditor and those whose
duties it is, filed the j1ry box last
week from which to draw the venires
for the February term Of court.
l. does not take a '.Philadelphia
lawyer" to see than during the next
decade L. xington will make wonder
ful strides along the road of progress.
Anyone wishing an illustrated
write up of the business OF Lorick
& Lowrance can have their wants
supplied by addressing this firm at
Columbia
Have you noticed that the days
are getting perceptibly longer and
that now to the lazy workingman it
seemeth long time between sunrise
and sunset.
The sale of the personal property
belonging to the estate of the late
VIM Langford in the neighborhood
of Ella, was largely attended and all
the property brought fairly good
prices.
P, of. Slice, the Efficient teacher at
the "Tbe STAR was called home last
Friday Oh account of the illness of
his mother. 1t is hoped that she is
not dangerously i'll and that she will
soon recover.
1t has been decided by the town
council to petition the Legislature TO
extend the corporate limits of the
town of Lexington so as to take in
the Fair grounds and the mill of the
Lexington Manufacturing Company
Dispenser McCartha, Of this place,
went to Lewiedale Friday and form
erly opened the new dispensary
which has been established there.
The thirsty citizen can DOW have his
thirst slsckened at the fountain Of
ssfnss X"
The election for cficers of the
IS :ar" Sunday school, in the Ella
settlement, resulted as follows: W.
W. Koon, Superintendent; D. D.
Amick, Assistant Superintendent and
Miss Alma Dreher, Secretary.
We hope that every teacher in the
county, without single exception,
will be in attendance upon the next
meeting of the Teachers Associate n
which will be held in the building cf
the Palmetto Classical Institute in
this place on January 26:h.
We are Informed that the Rev.
George S. Beacden, the pastor,
preached a particularly fine sermon
to large and appreciative cougrega-
ton at St. Johns (Calk r oads) Evan
eelical Lutheran church last Sunday
ard that he made many friends.
The Rev. Mr.. Bearden will preach
at Providence Evangelical Lutheran
church on next Sunday morning at
II o'clock, at which time the rite Of
the Lords supper will be observed
Preparatory services will be held at
that church on Saturday at 3 p. m.
DR.. John NJ. Sease is taking q
special course in medicine in Balti
mo,e and the sick in and around
Little Mountain, Peak and Pine
Ridge will have to consult another
physician when the services of one
Is needed until Dr.. Sease returns t
his practice.
The County Pension Board held {
meeting in the court house on last
Monday. Qaite a large number o
applicants for pensions appeared be
fore tbs Board and filed their appll
cations, which will duly and impair
tally considered. The Board vii
hold another meeting on Februar,
4t5, at which meeting ell appllca
sions must be filed according to tn
rules promulgated by the State Pen
sion Board.