The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-01-22

that day and eat like one who was
stranger to dyspepsia and fortified
with q cast iron stomach.
By special invitation We spent that
night in the elegant home OF Jacob
J. Ballentine. Without any attempt
at h4ttery and to tell the naked truth,
he has a home that should make any
man proud to possess. The rooms
are elegantly furnished with carpets
on the f ,or and all the appointments
evidenced q refined and cultured
taste. We were heartily welcomed
and nicely treated.
We were at Chaplin all day Tues
day and a portion of which we spent
in observing the improvements made
since last we were there. This little
town is steadily, though slowly it
may be, improving. The merchants
are enterprising and have unbound
ed faith in the future Of the town.
It's denizens are progressive, indus
trious and law-abiding. Here is the
home of the Carolina News, weekly
newspaper, devoted to the interest,"
of the section in which tits published
During our stay We called at the
Office and found it's Editor, Rev. j
S. Abercrombie hard at work.
After leaving this pleasant little
village, where We have many warm
friends, We proceeded to the Cross
Roads Wednesday morning, where
many true and loyal citizens render
cd unto Ceasar the things that are
Caesars. We then pulled the
bell cord across our horses back
with our faces set Peakward.
Arriving ths1e in due course OF
time, we Immediately entered tht
hotel where we found Mrs. Stuck
awaiting our arrival, and it was not
long afterward that We were seated
at the dining table. The Auditor
elcquently expressed its magnitude
when, with widely extended eyes and
open mouth he exclaimed, ''Gse Josh,
what dinner! Solomon in all biz
glory WAS not feasted like unto us?'
We found trade at this place TO be
somewhat dull for the season of
the year but the merchants we're
hopeful of better times to cone.
Brooks Swygert has pulled up stakes
and has sought greener pastures and
larger fields. He has settled at Laur-
ems aDd is running large wholesale
business. We spent the night a,
the hotel and enjoyed the restful
slumber which is only obtained from
clean linen and downy beds. We
then left for Spring Hill and found
goodly number of taxpayers ready
to make assessment Of their worldly
possessions.
That night We spent with
that whole souled and generous
hearted gentleman, John E Fulmer,
who worthily wears the reputation
of being the best company in the
Fork. We enjoyed our sojourn with
him immensely and reluctantly took
our departure from his domicle, the
next morning.
Our next appointment vas ct Hill
ton, and here We found Bob Hitler
looking as happy as young father
growing over his first born. We
took dinner with him and here the
Auditor let his appetite, (Which is
always an enormous one) get the
better OF his discretion. He just eat
and eat and eat until We thought his
bread basket had no bottom and on
leaving forgot his papers and never
missed them until we reached our
next appointment. He says that it
was the remembrance Of the table
still loaded with good things that he
was forced to leave that caused him
to forget his papers but We will
slways believe that it was Killers