The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-07-03

The Board of County Commission
ers was ir session last Monday, it
being the time for the regular quar-
terly meeting. All out standing bills
against the county for the past quar-
ter were ordered paid and consider
able other business of public nature
was transacted.
Several parties hereabouts WHO have
given Acid Mineral Iron a fair test,
speak in the highest terms Of its medi-
c;nal properties. 1t is urquestion-
ably the best medicine on the market
and will greatly benefit those who
give it fair trial according to direc
.ions. 25 and so cents bottles, for
sale at the Bazaar.
Mr.. Manly P. George has accepted
position as manager of the st.
Matthews Flour Roller Mill and has
entered upon the discharge OF his
duties. He is hard worker, clever
and thoroughly trustworthy young
man. He was trained by his father,
Mr.. Erby J. George, one Of the best
and most competent millers in the
State.
A bolt of lightning struck the tele,
phone wires along main street last
Wednesday afternoon frightening a
horse of Mr.. Covar, which was stand
ing in front of Mr.. II. NJ. Vineyards
store, causing it to run away. No
damage, however was done to the
buggy or horse.
Miss Bessie, the sixteen-year-old
daughter of Mr.. J. David Hendrix,
died rather unexpectedly in the Co.
lumbia hospital Sunday. Mr.. Hen.
dirk is son Of the late J. Austin
Hendrix, and is we'll known in this
county where he has numerous fami
ly connections WHO sympathise with
him in his affliction.
Have you an aching tooth and
want it pulled? Do you need any
kind of dental work? if 30 DR.. F. @
Gilmore will be at the Hammer Hotel
on the 9th and 10Th Of this month
prepared to serve you in the best
manner and at the most reasonable
prices.
Apparently the merchants and
their clerks are Willing away the dull
hours of these summer days in the
laborious task of catching flies. One
merchant has the record breaking
number of 1,OOO,O0O,OO0,0O0 to his
credit, while clerk is close second
with record of 999,999,999,999 L
is doubtful who will win the "red
cap"
Magistrate G. W. Pound, who
holds the scales of Justice with an
even aud impartial hand in the iuris-
diction which extends over the town
ship Of Platt Springs, Bull Swamp,
Sandy Run and part of Copgaree,
was in town Monday and handed us
bis dollar and remarked that duns
would not apply to him for while
least.
Politics were ably discussed at
Summit Saturday by Representative
A. Frank Lever and J. Brooks Win
gard, Esq, to an interested audience
of the electors of that section. It
can be appropriately said that the
campaign of 1902 was virtually
opened and the issues coming before
the people then were outlined.
Mr.. Job Sbumpert was it town
Saturday with load of pease. He
made US present of box OF the
finest plums we have tasted this sea-
son. They we're certainly sweet and
toothsome. Job is a hardworking
and successful farmer who raises
everything needed for home consunp-
ton. His cotton is now waist high
and his corn crop is encouraging.
Yesterday Mr.. Paul W. Addy came
to town with piece of his thresbing
machine to be repaired. He wanted
the work done as quickly as possible
50 he took it to Mr.. James Rickard,
who is the macbinist at the mill OF
the Lexington Mfg Go. In surpris-
ingly short time Mr.. Addy was on bis
way back home with his broken piece
of machinery neatly ard firmly mend
ed. Mr. Rickard is one Of the best
machinists to be found anywhere ano
what he cannot do with iron no one
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