The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-08-28

Mr.. Gus Lorick, our efficient town
| Marshal, is seen out on our streets
again after spell cf fever.
| CIe,k Saml. B. George bas had the
| grass and weeds on the court house
lawn cut down and raked up.
| Prof. Hicks predicts big storm
for the closing days of August and
the opening ones of September.
Judge J. G. Mobley and Mr.. W
c. L7Grone, of Johnson, visited Col.
D. T. Bsrr's family Saturday and
Sunday.
The Lexington Lumber company
is enlarging its plant by putting in
another planer and building lum'
Der kiln.
Anyone wishing premium list OF
the next county fair can get a copy
| by addressing, J. A. Muller, Secretary,
Lexington S. G.
| Senator W. 81. Sharpe, attended
| the campaign meeting at North and
did some very effective work for Mr..
Lever for Congress.
Mrs. O. c. STUART, and her grand
| son, Gordon Leslie, are visiting rela-
| tives at Leesville e-Newberry Herald
| and News, 23rd instant.
A substantial bridge has been erec-
ted over Little Hollow creek near
Mrs. Sallie Drafts. The work was
done by the chain gang.
The reports of the blasts at the
rock quarry can be distinctly heard
in this place and they follow each
other in quick succession.
Mrs. Jennie Holman returned to
her home in Orangeburg county
last Saturday. She was accompanied
by her neice, Miss Mary Graham.
Mr.. John M. Stuart, of Columbia,
made a flying visit to the material
home Friday, returning that night,
taking two of his children with him.
Every Democrat should remember
that he must have his name enrolled
on club list at least Eve days before
September 10th or he cannot vote in
the primary.
Every student loses much by not
being present the first day Of school
for classification. Remember your
school, the Palmetto Collegiate In
stitute, opens Monday, September
9th.
The candidates for the Legislature
will address the people in and
around SAKE Gotha Mills tomorrow
night. They should be given a
large audience and a respectful hear
ing.
Mr.. R. Fielder Able, who holds an
important position in the Auditors
department at Washington, and is
successfully practicing law in that
city, visited the home of his childhood
near Leesville last week.
We call attention to the sale of the
personal property of the late W. B.
Seay, advertised in this issue by the
receiver. The Jack is a valuable ami
NAL and the other articles enumerated
are in good condition.
Messrs. W. P. Roof, of this place,
and G. D. Barr, J. M. Matthews and
Henry Bodie, of Leesville, four Of
Lexington county's most prominent
business men, returned from a
pleasant trip to New York Monday.
The Wagener High School is un-
der the management of proficient
and painstaking instructor and is
situated in a very healthy locality,
making it a very desirable institution
to place your children to prepare for
college.
Mr.. S. P. George, our skillful mill
wright, has accepted contract to
put in cofferdam across Little Sa-
luds river at Cateechee in this State,
for manufacturing company, and he
is now there at work.
Students of the Palmetto Collie
giate Institute who could not attend
the final examinations for class ad'
vancement of last session will be
given an opportunity to stand these
examinations at the opening Of the
school Monday, September 9th.
We are in receipt of a nice little
catalogue of the Batesburg Institute
and from it we learn that Earnest
Wiggins, A B., is the principal; Miss
Robbie Wakefield, first assistant
Miss Mamie Hill, second assistant
and Miss Katherine Gainey Princl
,,ol of tho Music Department. The