The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-05-29
Read the annual report Of the

and this week we give the county
claims. Read it carefully as it is OF
interest to the tax payer. ~
The infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. P E Amick, after brief stay
on earth's tempestuous sea, departed
hence last Saturday and the mortal
remains now sleep in the Lutheran
cemetery at Lewiedale.
It was our pleasure to meet the
Rev DR.. A. G. Wilkins, the beloved
pastor of the Baptist church at Bates
burg. He is pleasant gentleman
of ripe scholarship and sfable man
ners. We enjoyed his visit.
On account of DR.. Dixon's lecture
at .Leesville and Leesville College
commencement the Southern railroad
will sell reduced round trip tickets
from stations between Columbia and
Augusta, June 1st to 4th.
Among the veterans who attended
the re union at Memphis We mention
thefollowing whose names have been
supplied us: Rev. Jcab Edwards,
James E. Hendrix, W. W. Barre,
Oscar. West, E P. Smith, Ezra Smell
grove, Jasper S. Derrick and M. D.
Harman.
T. B Aughtry & Co, Of Columbia,
are the wholesale agents for some Of
the largest and most reliable manu-
facsurers of buggies, wagons, and road
carts in the country, and when you
want vehicle of any kind give them
call.
Miss Ellen Hendrix, teacher of the
intermediate department of the Pal
metto Collegiate Institute, gave her
class pleasant and enjoyable out
ing at Gross spring Thursday after
noon. The young misses and their
gallant escorts spent delightful
time.
Readers of Everybody's Magazine
are delighted with the excellency of
the June number. It contains va
riety of irst-rate articles Of interest
and has nothing within its covers
that is not ably and cleverly written.
The subscription prices is only Sl.O0
per year or 10 cents per number.
We return our thanks to President
D. B. Johnson for an invitation to
attend the commencement exercises
of Winthrop College, which will take
place from June End to 5sh. Among
the young lady graduates is Miss
Ethel Alice, the daughter of our
fellow-toWnsman, Prof. E. J. Dreher.
MIR. ". W. Hawes, one of Lexing-
toms gallant and popular young men,
and Miss Daisy Geiger, one of her
charming and accomplished daugh-
ters, were happily united in the
bonds of wedlock at the home Of the
brides mother in this county on
Tuesday, May 21st, 1901, in the pres
ence ofnumerous friends an d relatives
of the contracting parties.
We are showing a nice line of per.
fumery, extracts, sweet soaps, and
other toilet articles, and when in
need of anything iu this line it will
pay you to see these goods befol e
you buy. Call and see them at tt Q
Bazaar. .
We tender our thanks to the Rev.
S. G Ballentine for an invitation to
attend the commencement exercises
of Roanoke College which are to be
held from the 9th to the 18th of June.
Rev. S. G. Ballentine, of White Rock
this county, is to make an address
before the Alumni Association.
Mr.. S. Luther Smith was in town
Thursday selling cotton. Mr.. Smith
is one of the Forks most substantial
citizens, and besides being a promi-
nent and successful farmer, he has
served his county several terms as a
county commissioner and supervisor
to the entire satisfaction of his con-
stituency and credit to himself.
We have in hand the list Of the
persons entitled to a pension in this
county which was received too late
for publication in this issue. In the
meantime the money for them is in
the hands of Clerk George and those
whose names are on the list can get
their portion by calling on him.
There are 40 names and the amount
each is entitled to is for those in class
B S19 60; c Sl4 10, making the TO-
tai for the county of S2,102 10.