The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-07-15
Mr.. Henry J. Rawl passed through

struction of cotton seed oil mill at
that place. When the mill is COM
pleted he will be the superintendent.
Mr.. David Smoak, of Smoak, Col
Teton county, is visiting his son, DR..
L. E. NJ. Smoak, in this place. He
is venerable old gentleman Of u
years, but is as sprightly and iovial
as most of the young men OF these
days and times.
Work has commenced on the addi-
tion to the building of the Palmetto
Collegiate Institute. It will be the
same size of the main building and
will be modern in convenience and
arrangements. Mr.. John J. Taylor
has the contract.
The prospective candidates are out
in the woods in full force looking for
the sheep to be led to the slaughter a
year hence. You can tell them by
their pleasing smiles, friendly manners
and the warm grip. Nothing is
wrong in this, for it makes man kind
to man, if it is only every two years.
We were pleased to shake hands
with our old friend, Capt. Henry a.
Spann, yesterday, who was here on
business. There is no purer or bet
ter man in Lexington county than
Capt. Henry A. Spann and be served
his county faithfully as Clerk of the
Court.
Col. James 81. Tillman was brought
over Monday and tu,nd over to
Sheriff Caughman. His uncle, Sena-
tor B. r. Tillman, accompanied him
as far as the Depot and then went on
to his home at Trenton. The papers
having reference to the proceedings
in the motion for a change of
venue have been fled with Clerk
George.
Read the advertisement of Palmetto
Bank and Trust Company, of Colum-
biz. This is a safe and sound finan-
cisl institution and invites deposits.
Interest is allowed at 4 per cent. per.
annum, payable quarterly. Your
savings in this bank will be o. K.
We are indebted to Mrs. Adam
Metts for some of as fine and juicy
tomatoes that we have ever seen. The
favor was simply delicious. Mrs.
Metts is an enthusiastic gardener
and devotes a portion of her time to
her garden work. She certainly has
fine vegetable garden and takes
just pride in it.
We have about treed the "Old
Coon," we mean the old widower,
that has been "hying around" the
young girls, widows and old maids
in South Fork. His den is now at
Hilton and he has no longer any
desire to discover a girl of sweet six
teen, but is content to bask in the
smiles of a charming widow.
Last Friday examinations were
held in the court house in this place
for vacant scholarships in Winthrop,
South Carolina and the College of
Charleston. There were Eve appli-
cants for that of Winthrop, one for
South Carolina and none for the
College of Charleston. The papers
have been forwarded, and the result
will be announced later.
Mrs. Henry Muller, relict of Mr..
Henry Muller, died at her residence
in Columbia one morning last week
at an advanced age. Mr.. Muller
was native of this county, having
been born in the Congaree section
of the county, and We believe that
Mrs. Muller was also native of this
county ahd was the sister OF the late
Captain R. D. Sem.
Now is the time to buy goods of
standard quality and the place to buy
them, is at VIM. Platt's, Columbia.
This house is noted for the excel
lency of it's goods in dry goods,