The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-02-18
The Editor on the Rounds.

VI ALlOOu. OA oILifAbS UACAO W.
found Mr.. Bob Hitler, and his indus
trious and wide awake clerk. Johnnie
Green, con the trot" behind the
counters, supplying the wants OF
their numerous customers in consid-
GRAFTON for the exchange of the COM
mon currency of the country. Bob
enjoys good trade, is public spirited
and ''hail fellow we'll met"
We broke the staff of life with our
old friend, D. A. Richardson, OF
White Rock. he has increased his
stock of general merchandise and en-
joys good trade and now occupies
his old stand with a fresh and clean
stock. Our old war comrade and
friend, J. B. Sbealy, also carries a
nice assortment of general merchan-
disc and has fair trade. Winding
no cur work there We soon found
ourself at the home of our friend,
Walter F. Derrick who said it was
an unwise thing for US to drive right
over the puddings and saussges
waiting our pleasure. We enjoyed
his company and the kindness of his
family.
While at White Rock We had the
pleasure of shaking hands with the
Rev. S. G Ballentine. This faithful
ambassador of God is greatly beloved
by the members of his immediate
congregations as we'll as the COM
munity at large for his high Chris
tian character, his open hearted
charity and his genial and sunshiDy
disposition. Not alone is he leader
in spiritual affairs but in the social
department of life he takes an active
and leading part. Prof. Ernest Q
Shealy is the head of fourishing
school at that place. He is rising
statesman and has brilliant future
before him with the laudable am
bit1on of climbing the ladder Of fame
and pIucking the laurel wreath.
Saturday morning, rejoined by Mr..
Hitler, who had spent the night at
bis own home, We resumed our jour
pey over sloppy and dissgreeable
roads or rather what was mud where
the road ought to have been. We
arrived safely at Mrs. Mary Busby's,
our next stopping place. Here We
found pretty near all the taxpayers
of that vicinity awaiting US and who
were turned away rejoicing. 1t was
with sharp appetites that We
promptly responded to the call of
dinner, and We did full justice to
the smosking food placed before US.
The next and last place for the
week was at Bsllentine, which We
made in the pouring rain and having
crossed swollen streams. MIR. Jas. s
Boozer carries nice stock and is
doing fair business. Mr.. Richter
has returned to the place and opened
up in his old stand with 8 stock Of
goods.
This completed the labors of the
week, but alas for the poor Editor,
the mad rushing waters of the angry
Saluaa flowed between him and home
80 near and yet 80 far, we realized
that we were water bound, and felt
like saying something more express
sive than polite, but didn't. We,
however, accepted the situation with
what grace we could and yielded to
the solicitations of Mr.. Banks Hitler
to spend Sunday with him, and, if
the rain did pour and the clouds
hung low in the heavens we had a
delightful time and the day, though
gloomy, was pleasantly spent in the
sunshine of the happiness which
finds perpetual Judgement in this
home.
Monday We reluctantly turned our
face towards Irmo where we arrived
in due time and was taken in charge
by good old Elias Metz who has
never been known to 60 back on got d
friend. We took dinner, supper
Al. Lrcot,