The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-07-31


Mr.. Wallace Lorick and family, Of
Irmo, visited relatives in town last
Saturday and Sunday.
The Savannah naval stores market
is quoted as being firm. Spirits 3213;
rosiu steady at 95 to 81 co.
Tue Confederate survivors of the
county will meet next Saturday to
elect County Pension Board.
Miss Della Wright has returned
from pleasant visit to her brother
snd other relatives at Langley.
Mr.. A. S. Nunemaker, cf Lower
Fork. was in town yesterday ehak
ing hands with cid time friends.
Hon. A. Frank Lever is announced
10 this issue as candidate for Con-
gress from the Seventh District.
Miss Blanche Matbiss and Miss
Minnie Smith, of Irmo, are visiting
the Misses Wright, in this place.
It has been remarked that as the
crop prospects increases the CONNER
cial tourists becomes more numerous.
The Misses Wills of Columbis,
grand daughters of Mr.. S. N. Hen
Dirk, are visiting at Mrs. W. P Roofs.
Qaite number Of strangers from
abroad were in town Thursday en-
route for the picnic at Barre's upper
mill.
Miss May Baldwin, of Ridge
Springs, is spending awhile with
her friend, Miss Merideth Muller in
this place.
Mr.. E J. Caughman, from Colum-
bia, is at the home of his sister, Mrs.
DR.. G. E. Leaphsrt, in this place, on
the sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs. JEFF RaWl will keep
house in the Kaufman cottage, next
esst of Meetze & Sons stables. in
the near future.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". W. Barre, after
spending several weeks at Chick
Springs, in Greenville county, have
returned home.
The numerous threshers have
about completed the routes and re-
port that there was a fair yield of
the golden grain.
The farmers should not forget to
save some of the finest specimens of
their grain. It will be needed for
the county exhibit.
Mr.. G. F. Snyder made flying
visit to this place Monday and car
ried his wife and child to visit his
old home in Illinois.
The catalogue of Palmetto Collie
giate Institute is ready for circula-
ton, it having been issued from the
Dispatch Job Office.
Eargle & Swygert will serve a
barbecue on the Delmar High School
grounds, on August s, during the
Newberry College reunion.
Hon. Thomas F. Brantley, of
Orangeburg, is announced in this
issue as a candidate for Congress
from the Seventh District.
One two.horse wagon and one
buggy. both in excellent condition,
can be purchased cheap by applying
to Adam Metz, Lexington, S. @.
Mrs. Lizzie Boozsr and her chill
dren, May and Drafts, are at Hender-
sonville, n. c., visiting DR.. A. B.
Drafts, the brother of Mrs. Boozer.
Judge O. W. Buchanan has de-
cided to enter the race for Congress
from this District, and makes the
announcement in this issue of the
Dispatch.
By the mutual consent Of the par
ties interested, the Estate of the late
Henry Lewie has been satisfactorily
settled and the money divided among
the heirs.
Mrs. Barre and her daughter, Mrs.
Ilmmons, have retured to their nome
in town after months sojourn at
the pleasant country home of Mr.. W.
W. Barre.
Maj. Howell, of Colleton county,
who has congressional aspirations,
was in town last week forming ac-
quaintances and studying the politi-
cal situation.
The local weather prophets have
been tinkering with Old Probability
so much lately in vain endeavor to
make it rain when the clouds refused
to give out their moisture, that the
weather is out of joint and no one
can forecast the signs.