The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-08-27
CAMPAIGN MEETINGS.

Last Wednesday We gathered tn
boys together and lit out for Irm'
where the first campaign meeting II
the Fork was scheduled to take
place that day. After a pleasan
drive we arrived at our destination
The business enterprises of Irmt
seem to he on a standssill, in 80 fal
as building up is concerned. The
only building of any Importance il
the large store house of q. A. and
David Lorick, near the depot, togeth
or with several small cottages. The
business of the place is extensive
reaching far into the surrounding
country, whose lands are rich and
fertile and very productive. TIE
traffic in wood and cross ties is large
besides this the trade in the neces.
saries of life is brisk and active and
altogether the town has possibilities
for development before it. The mer,
chants are John W. Hook, the daddy
of the town. who wears his father
hood with grace and dignity. L. S.
Matthias, the old reliable godfather
who is as proud and happy over the
little bantling as its own father could
be; Hamp and David Lorick a firm
of enterprising and progressive young
men whose enterprise and business
tack have infused new life into the
place; that safe, sturdy and clever
citizen, Elias F. Metz, who is ever
watchful of the welfare of the town
and active in promoting its every
interest, and there is our big heart
ed and jovisl old friend, Marshall
Shealy, with his ginning outfit, who
contributes largely to the prosperity
of the place, and as Intendant looks
we'll after the preservation of the
peace and salty of its people.
That old true and patriu tic citizen,
Jacob w. Dreher, who has been
weighed in the scales of Democracy
and not found wanting, was the
chairman, and introduced the speak.
ers who sang their little songs with.
out much variation to the tune of.
I'm candidate for Office At this
place while all of the candidates for
the House, being in a new field,
seemed much enthused and made
better speeches than before, evincing
great improvement in speech making
each one doing credit to himself.
but John Bell Towi!l made the
speech of the campaign and won for
himself much praise and votes.
The next place reached By the
candidates was Chspip, the metropolis
of the Fork. At this place the party
was met by the largest crowd of the
campaign. This place is unquestion.
ably the coming city of the Fork as
it has been favored by both nature and
art with unusual advantages which
are capable of great Development and
its inhabitants being progressive and
energetic people they will push
steadily ahead toward the accom-.
plishment of this end. Chapin is
steadily improving and some new
dwellings are going up. The mer-
chants are live and progressive and
conduct business on modern princi.
Piles which attracts trade from the
surrounding country and makes the
place an important trade centre.
The merchants are J. S. Wessinger,
who perhaps carries the largest stock
and does the best business; Frick &
Son, who carry a large assortment Of
general merchandise and enjoys a
large volume of trade; W. B. Viii,
liams, the very efficient and polite
postmaster also has q select stock
of goods and is literally pstronized:
the Chspin Drug Co. is an I'm to