The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-07-22
The Lexington Dispatch
Wednesday, July p, 1903.
Billy Felix's Letter.

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
We have been having delightful
seasons of late. In some sections
crops are fairly goods while in other
localities they are not so good.
The general health of the ccmmunl-
ty splendid, although there are some
cases of fever and other diseses.
MIR. ". A. Goodwin, who has been
confined to his bed for sometime, is
up and out again to the delight OF
his many friends. Mrs. Annie Husto
and Mrs. J. F. Fallaw are still una
BILE to be up, but we entertain hopes
for their recovery.
Messrs. D. E and D. 81 Graft are
erecting bailding to cure their to-
bacco in. I believe they have some
as fine tobacco as there is in the
county.
There were many 'cues on the
Glorious Fourth ard the people en-
joyed themselves, especially the
young folk. There were variety
of sport and atheletie exercises. We
are reliably informed that at one the
band discoursed it's sweetest strains
of melodious music, while the young
folk, in largs numbers, tipped the
light fantastic toe, keeping time
and pace to the same, 7onder' in an
other part of the scene, some young
men were trying their 'smsn" on the
black-snd-tan, while another scene
brought to view an evangelist mount
ed upon dry goods box in the street
preaching to part of the same
crowd. These events were all going
on at the same place and ct the same
time and by the same people, so we
have been informed.
Mr.. J. G. Fallaw has had the paint
er's brush applied to his dwelling.
1t now has a neat, cool and inviting
appearance. He feels about as proud
of it now as he did when his first
born appeared. W. B. Fsllaw had
the contract to do the work.
MIR. Editor, put Billy down as one
who is in favor of better roads. Some
of our roads are almost impossible,
and some of the public roads are a
disgrace to the county, and many OF
the private roads-well, they are in
miserable condition. The winds
have felled trees across them; holes
have been washed in them in many
places, and to make matters worse
some of the farmers have plowed
across the fields. They will plow out
wit an lS or 20 inch sweep, pile up
the rocks and grass turft in the
wagon ruts, throw grubs and roots
and sticks and limbs in the road, and
as they turn they will start the plow
in before they reach the cotton or
corn row, as the case may be, and
scoop out the dirt, and it mades
fellow mighty shaky to attempt to
ride over such q road. About the
worse piece of such a road I have
seen is along by the side of a cotton
field OF one of our defeated candi-
dates for County Commissioner. He
is going to make the race again in
1904 and Billy would advise him to
be careful as to how he keeps the
roads by his cotton patch.
Well, this has been a pretty hard
time with the farmers in his battles
with old General Green. I have seen
where one folio" hauled the old
General out of his fields in company
with great company Of weeds. A
pretty bright idea. Some spoke OF
burying the old fellow alive and
others of drowning him. One farmer
said he was cutting by paths through
his farm so the bears could travel
without damaging the vegetation too
much.
A protracted meeting is In pro-
eress at this writing.
CASTOR, S. c., July Ii, 1903.
nots from Derricks.