The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-07-30
Irene Dots.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:

Irene Dots.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:
I had some spare time this morn
ing and thought I would send your
few dots.
When not busy at work now, the
order of the day is fighting gnats
and trying to keep cool.
Times have been pretty tight with
all of US this year, wages being as
they have been for sometime and
supplies SO much higher. Ia fact
meat has been 30 high this season
that man has to climb tree when
he calls his hogs so as to get on a
level with them, but the "Ole Oman"
and I have been practicipg retrench-
ment-she eats the meat and [ eat
the sop.
Taking all things into censidera-
tion we have as good set of opera
tives at this place as you will fnd at
any mill in the country. Of course
where there are so many gathered to-
gether all will not be "of the first
| water" Our worse trouble here is
that we are not incorporated and oc.
casionally we receive visits from boys
from the country around who some
times act quite ugly. We noticed a
short time since a young man Il will
not say young gentleman) from the
country near here who all the time
of service at church was laughing
and talking and acting as though
be was another brute without a soul
awaiting an eternal destiny. And
let me- say right here, Mr.. Editor,
that this same young mans family
would think it awful if he should
marry factory girl, while We would
pray the Lord to have mercy on the
soul of the poor girl who would be
silly enough to be duped into doing
80.
There is one thing commendable
in the management of this mill
they promote these in their employ
instead Of sending off to other places
for men when vacancy occurs where
the salary is good. We have several
here who have worked themselves up
to good paying positions.
Mr.. Homer Woods, who only few
years ago was between his looms
weaving, now has charge as general
| overseer and has special oversight of
weave room.
MIR. Frank Clark (our Jumbo) is an
other Red Bank boy in fee simple,
who only a few short years ago was
doAing in the spinningroom, now has
charge of the same at night.
Mr.. Will Fields, also another, quite
a young man and former weaver at
| this place, is assistant overseer in
weave room.
We have several who have been
here for quite number of years.
Mr.. Albert Wingard has been here
so long that he has almost become a
fixture in the cloth room. Mr.. Sam
Clark has been here as far back as [
can remember ard has charge of the
spinning room during the day, and
there arc several others we could
mention if space would permit, who,
while they may not be exactly princes
among men, and the moon may cast
her silvery light on some that are bet
ter, yet We ere very we'll satisfied
with them and only wish there were
none worse to be found.
Weddings have become thing of
the past here and the prospects are
bad at present for a revival along
that line. OF course you know, Mr.
Editor, that people like me who can't
read very we'll gain much of their in
formation from pictures, and I have
always noticed that Cupid has his
pictures taken in rather scant attire.
I suppose the weather is so hot now
that he is afraid of getting sunburnt
and so is staying pretty close indoors.
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