The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-02-20
LEXINGTON AND ITS PEOPLE.
How This Editor Was Received While
on His Tour.

due course of time with right side
up with care. All along the road
we noticed with pleasure the many
signs of permanent Improvements.
what awaited Us on our arrival.
Many OF those who have been sue
cessful in the accumulation OF the
goods of this world met US to give
the amount of their possessions SO
that their names could go upon the
records as contributors to the sup
port of this grand and glorious gov
ernment. When the time for the
dinner horn to sound arrived we
struck a bee line for the lovely home
of our friend, Mr.. E. F. Metz, and in
anticipation of the excellent bill Of
fare which awaited us there we pre-
pared to meet the emergency OF an
aching void in our stomach by loosing
the buckle of our waistband. Mrs.
Metz is undoubtedly one Of the best
cooks and housekeepers in Lexington
county and provides bountifully Of
the good things of this life for the
comfort and pleasure OF the wayfarer
whose good fortune it is to happen
beneath her roof at meal time.
Next morning we closed up the
work of assessing in the Fork at
Captain r. T Hooks, and little after
IL o'clock the weary pilgrims in
search of the Almighty dollar, turned
their faces toward the south side
where the work of gathering in the
cart wheels was to be continued with
renewed vigor and determination.
Havicg turned our backs upon the
classic hills of Dutch Fork We faced
the historic sand hill portion of our
grand old county-the section where
rustling corn hutters in unison with
the passing zephers and the luxuriant
grasses mods and bends to the breezes.
~ The first point scheduled for US to
visit ives the lively little factory vii
lage of Irene, better known in the
historical annals Of the county as
Red Bank. The hum of the ma
chinery of SAKE Gotha was as music
to the soul as it denoted that the
manufacturing interest in that part
of the vineyar5Dwas by no means at
stand still. SThis is a neat and
comfortable little village of about
800 souls with church in which the
different denominations worship at
stated intervals; a school house and
stores for the convenience of the peo-
ple. It's inhabitants are kind hearted,
hospitable and generous to fault.
The morals of the place are of high
repute and piety and deyoutness to
the cause of the meek and lowly Nsza
rene characterizes these people which
makes them happy, contented and
liberty loving and law abiding peo-
pie. Mr. RJbert Hilton, a high
toned and experienced mill man, is
the superintendent and is ably as
sisted in the management of the mill
by a full corps of master workmen.
From thence our road led Us to
Barre, of which place the live, ener-
getic and progressive business man,
MIR. T. W.. Oswald, is virtually the
father. He is a member of q fam
lily whose women are noted for their
charming graeefulness, their intel
lectual accomplishments and refine
ment and whose men for their chiv4lry
and strict business integrity. His
home is typical Southern one aud
has been built with 8 view to cCm
fort and convenience.
That night we stopped with Mr.,
d. Franklyn Keioler, who has
model farm and an ideal country
home. In luxury he lives monarch
of all he surveys. His happiness
is to be envied and his prosperity is
worthy Of emulation. Mr.. Keisler is
the architect of his own destiny and
grandly has he worked out that des-
tiny and now in the time of the sere
and yellow leaf and when the shades
are lengthening on the declining side
of the hill of life his days are pleas
antly spent in the bosom of his re-
fined and intelligent family.
The next morning we were at
Priceville, where we remained until
the afternoon. A. this place large
number of tax payers met the Audi.
tor and made a return Of their real
and personal property. The people
of this community are thrifty and
Industrious class and are the posses
sors of fertile and productive farms
and peace, plenty and happiness
abound in their comfortable homes
We took dinner with that kind,
generous and Christian hearted citi-