The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-11-29
Our Trip Continued.

Our Trip Continued.
There were but very few taxpayers
at Edmund and they were soon given
receipts and we went on our way re-
joicing for Pelion and found the latch
string of our friend, Lucius Wyse,
on the outside. We pulled the string
and walked in and found hearty
welcome awaiting us. He has. q
pleasant home and has surrounded
himself and his family with many of
the comforts OF life. His good wife
is pearl without price and takes
pride in making her home one of
culture and refinement. As usual
we met large number of citizens.
The people in this vicinity are in
dnstrious and frugal and always
meet their obligations with prompt
ness and live up to the rule of owing
no man anything, consequently they
pay as they 60 and are under obli-
cations to no man. Pelion will event
nslly become one of the most pros
porous towns on the Perry Extension
of the Southern Railway. TIE mer-
chants all carry large and we'll select
ed stocks of general merchandise and
are: D. f. Skumpert, D. B. Sphraler,
whose interests are carefully looked
after by Lucius Wyse and G. R
Rish, and all of whom enjoy a good
trade. MIR. Best is still the polite
and accommodating railroad and ex-
press agent and Mr.. David Haiti
wanger handles Uncle Sans mail
bags to the satisfaction of the public.
DR.. D. r. Kneece cares for the blind,
the halt and sick for miles around
and has been very successful in the
treatment of all diseases and ills and
pains that flesh is heir to. A young
lady,whose name We could not catch,
is teaching the public school and is
giving satisfaction to parents and
pupils alike.
Tuesday afternoon We arrived at
the < Roads, which was our next
stopping place. We stopped at Mr..
Jacob Williams, and were tenderly
taken care of. The Treasurer waited
upon people there who had come out
to .srender unto Ceasar the things
chat are Caesars" while we received
several dollars and added new names
to the subscription list of the Dis
patch.
Night found us at the home of Mr.
T. W. Qoattlebaum, at Steadman,
into whose tender care we committed
ourselves and were soon provided
with the necessaries of life tempting
ly and invitingly served by that ex-
cellent housekeeper, Mrs. Quattle-
baum. Mrs. Quattlebsum was one
of the proudest men that ever step
ped upon this terrestrial ball and
upon inquiry as to the reason for
this we learned that the cause was
that he was the proud granddaddy
of a bouncing baby boy. Mr.. Wilson
Gunter has built fne two story
dwelling and several cottages have
been erected since We were there last.
We were pleased to notice that the
paint brush had been freely used
and as consequence the place had a
clean snd inviting appearance. Mr..
Lonnie Qusttlebaum is the express
and railroad agent and has won his
way to the hearts of the patrons OF
these utilities by reason of his at
tention and thoughtfulness. The
merchants are Hall & Thornton. B
B. Hall, H. J. Burgess and W. Gun
ter, all of whom are doing fairly
good. The principle commodities
of the section sre naval stores and
lumber.
But very few people met US at
Ssmaria Wednesday and when We
attended to our business there we
hunted other camping grounds and
the Treasurer went to Batesburg
and this Editor put Up at the well
known hotel of J. G.. Kinard, at
Leesyille, where We spent a very
comfortable night.
From there We went to Batesburg