The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-04-13
The Lexington Dispatch
Wednesday. April Is, 1904.
Billy Felix's Letter.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
Delightful farming weather.
Wheat presents verdant aspect
that is restful to the vision to behold.
There will be good crop harvest
ed if no pest infest it before it ma
lures.
The recent cold snap nipped many
tender plum and delicate peach in
the bud; but still there is enough left
to satisfy the appetite Of the most
fastideous.
Corn planting is under full sway.
Early planting is up, growing and
doing nicely. Think the stands will
be splendid.
Mr.. Harry Rowell is now artistic
ally applying the paint brush to the
exterior part of Mr.. ". F. Mack's
cottage.
Mrs. G. a. Goodwin is now in
Blackville at the bedside of her
fiicted father. We hope he may re-
cover soon and that she will soon
come back to the one who is anxious
ly awaiting her return.
Mr.. D. B. Sphaler had a public
auction recently. He sold out his
household and kitchen furniture,
took his good lady and little Alton
to the Land Flowers" where he will
continue to engage in the naval
stores business for the next two or
three years. BE says then he will
come back to the old Palmetto State
and make dear Old Lexington his
home.
The birds are singing.
The flowers are blooming,
The young folks are sporting,
The candidates are booming.
Watch the columns of the Dis
patch. Ere soon they'll be crowded
with the names of the dear vote
seekers. Well, let them come. Don't
be afraid, boys, but come out in time,
stay in the%race to the finish and
Billy's prediction is you'll get thar"
(some where). We are going to put
up some men who are going to make
the boys hustle with double qaick
if they leave them.
We are pleased to chronicle the
good news that our esteemed friend
neighbor, D. A. Shank, who has been
sick with an attack of the dreadful
Grippe, is up and out again to the
delight Of bis many friends. That
hightoned Christian gentleman and
skillful physician, DR.. ". T. Brooker,
attended him.
MIR. 7. B. Sharpe, who is now in
the employment of the Cameron
Furniture factory, is spending the
Easter days with the Felix family.
MIR. Emanuel Sharpe, an aged vet
eran of "a years, was laid to rest in
the CASTOR burying ground here re-
Gently. The funeral grafton was de-
livered by N. A. Hemrick from Job
xiv-14. A large sorrowing congre'
cation had gather to view the re-
mains of our departed friend. Our
hearts go out in sympathy to the
afflicted ones.
The school at Athens came to a
close without the anticipated enter
tsinment.
With the approach of the warm
halcyon days, the noble mocking
bird sits perched upon some eleva-
tion, warbling his melodious lays of
love and friendship, while number
of the famous martins ELL the sur
rounding air with a continual up
roar of twitteripg songs
Miss Dora E. Craft, Who recently
closed a successful term of school at
Oak Grove, anticipates taking the
teachers course at the South Caro-
lima College to better equip herself
for the trying duties of the school
room.
The health of the Felix family con.
tinues excellent, save now and then
an outburst of cold. We feel CRATE.
ful to our heavenly father for the