The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-01-16
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year-old son of MIR. J. s. Huffman
of Lower Fork, died Monday from
an attack of Group and was buried
at st. Andrews church on Tuesda,
morning at II o'clock. God tool
the beautiful and tender bud to him
self and it now blooms in the beauti
full city of many mansions.
The Supervisor and the two
County Commissioners have giver
their bonds and took charge Of the
affairs of the county yesterday. j
Brooks Wingard, Esq, was elected
clerk. Mr.. Fulmer was reelected
keeper of the poor house and the
officers of the chain remain un
changed. They adjourned to meet
on the first Monday in February.
The Lexington Lumber Company,
with Messrs J. E. Hendrix and A.
j. Fox as corporators, has been
granted charter. The capital is
fixed at $4,000 and the company
proposes to buy and sell lumber and
timber and do general contracting
and building business.
The Friday afternoon exercises OF
| the Pineville school. which is under
the efficient and progressive tutalage
of Prof. S S.Lindler, are very in
teresting and instructive. The de-
bate last Friday upon the query:
Is the knife more important than
the scissors, was discussed afirma-
lively by the boys and negatively
by the girls.
Mr.. John M. Hendrix, who as been
book-keeper at D. P. Dayvault &
Bros, for several years, has accepted
position as assistant book keeper at
the Concord National Bank, and as
sumed his new position Tuesday.
Mr. Hendrix is one of the best and
most accurate accountants in the
city, and the bank is to be congratu-
lated on securing him.-Concord, On.
G y Times.
Rev. F. S. Hook, who was assigned
the pastorate of Fort Motto Circuit
at the last meeting Of Methodist
Conference, has just completed his
first round and was well received by
the members of his congregation
and those of the other denominations.
The first @ larterly Conference was
held with Mt. Zion church and there
was full attendance of the dele
gates.
|, Mr.. Frank Drafts, son of the late
Thomas J. Drafts, of the Ella Sec
ton, mas an orange tree that bore
six oranges last year. They we're
Of fine flavor and large. Several
ladies in Lexington have orange
bushes, which are now heavy with
the golden fruitage. Nearly every
thing that grows on Gods beautiful
footstool will grow in Lexipgton's
dirt and bear fruit.
Several days ago Rev. James
Hall and Messrs. Andrew B
Goodwin, Joseph Williams, c. S.
Goodwin and Otto Goodwin all went
hunting from Castor to Toms creek,
and killed four rabbits and two wild
cats. Que weighing l9 pounds and
the other 27 pounds. The boys had
great fun in the chase. The cats
were run by Hall and G, G,odwin's
dogs. Both were killed in thirty
minutes. Andrew Goodwin killed
both. Otto Goodwin was run over
By one after his gun failed to fire.
Mr.. L.. A. Sease, of this county, is
q candidate for the Office of trustee
of Clemson college to fill vacancy
caused by the death of Senator
Msuldin. Mr.. Sease is an aluminus
of this college and was a member o.
the first graduating class. Mr..
Sease is naturally devoted to the
prosperity of his alma mater and
his election would mean that one of
its stauchest friends would be placed
in a position to advance the interest
of Clemson, and besides, there is no
more fitting recognition Of the work
of Clemson, than to elect one of its
graduates member Of the Board of
Trustees.