The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-11-25
The Lexington Dispatch
Wednesday, November rs. 1908.
Billy Felix's Letter.

Billy Felix's Letter.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:
Before this reaches the readers OF
the Dispatch you will have passed
through our parts and we trust beam
ing all over with Joy at the good for
tune YOU had in collecting dues for
this paper.
Since our last communication death
passed this way and invaded the
home of MI. W. Andrew Derrick and
claimed for his victim III esteemed
brother, Mr.. John S. BROKER. He
has been in declining health for a
long time and the end was expected.
He was in his 18th year. The writer
has known him since my boyhood
DAYS. He seemed almost q father to
ma. He served in the Civil War and
q drawer and truer soldier never
marched upon the battle field. he
was q farmer and numbered one
among our best. He was a consecrs-
ted member of the Baptist faith and
remained true and loyal to his Saw
ior to the end. He was a devoted
husband, q kind and affsctionate
father, and q faithful child of God. A
loving wife and two dutiful and obe-
dent daughters precede him to the
Spirit Land. One son andt two daugh'
tiers are left to mourn his death and
8 h%alf-brother, our esteemed and
honored friend DR.. W. T, Blocker.
He breathed his last about II o'clock
on the 18th of this month. The
funeral services were conducted by
N. A. Hemrick and Vernon Hanson
in the presence of a large sorrowing
friends and relatives. His remsln
we're laid TO rest in the Swansea
burying ground to await the sum-
mons. Our hearts 60 out in deep
sympathy to the bereaved ones and
we commend them to the loving care
of q gentle Savior.
We understand that the Swansea
graded school will open up on the
18th inst, with able and experienced
instructors. Already the schools at
Athens and CASTOR have opened with
good attendance. Prof. J. V. Smith,
that prince of teachers, has charge OF
the former while w. B. Fallaw has
the later.
With q little pluck, push and
aspondulix" supplemented with the
appropriated money now received,
there can be from eight to ten months
o. school. Good teachers near who
can advance the students to q good
practical education or prepare them
for college. The trustees will do the
right thing to vote a special school
tax to run these schools or any other
for that purpose and give their chill
dren the best possible education.
The school at Athens for instance
has been worked up, some improve
ments made, more are being made
and the writer would suggest tina
under the present management OF
competent board Of trustees and tn
efacient Professor that they woule
do the wise thing to enlarge the room
and expand. A splendid schoo
room is there now, but more is need
ed and needed badly.
At CASTOR We have a splendit
school room 25x40 and with. q littl
more work on the inside it will b.
second to none. With the unitet
effort of trustees, patrons and teach
or it is hoped that a first class schoo
will be built up at this place. LIE
all in the district lend a helping ham
and do the very best you can.
Swansea claims a "Graded School,
Athens a High School, and Caste
we'll the writer will suggest tbs
it be called the CASTOR "English an
Classical Institute"
Our people are preparing to so
small grain. Some has sowed a
ready. Sow plenty, We farmers, an