The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-10-18
Castor Gleanings.

I have been absent from the col.
umps of the dear old Dispatch for
some time owing to my press OF
business affairs as we'll as the heavy
strain on your columns for adver'
tisipg at this season of the year.
We are still alive and among the
living, enjoying excellent health with
the rest Of the Felix family. Camp.
ing at home and boarding at the
same place.
The cotton crop through here is
short. Most all gathered and sold,
for which ten cents was realized.
Some is being held for higher price
since the slump.
The Lexington Baptist Association,
which was held recently at Antioch,
was one of the best in the history of
the meeting. Large congregation
and abundance to eat, excellent
speeches and fine sermons. The
next meeting will be held with the
Bethlehem church near Batesburg
on Friday, before the second Sunday
N October, 1906.
Rev. S.. j. Riddle, having declined
TO serve the Sandy Run church at
CASTOR any longer, the church ex-
tended call to Rev. j. F. McGill,
whoshas accepted.
Our esteemed young friend, S.
Frank Derrick, has matriculated at
Newberry College.
Two of the happiest mortals you
ever laid your peppers on are j. f.
Fallaw and F. NJ. Sharpe, who live
on the r T. D, each side Of the
famous Gum pond.
Methinks I scent the perfumes OF
the orange bloom.
Recently Silas Sturkie, realizing
it is not good for man to be alone,
eloped with Miss Belle Smith. G.
A. Goodwin performed the ceremony
making them man and wife and they
went on their way rejoicing. May
happiness and prosperity attend
them.
The Sunday school at CASTOR has
decided to have basket picnic on
Saturday, before the second Sunday
in November. The public is invited
to come with full baskets and stuffed
purses, az the contribution will 60 to
the orphsnage.
Ere this reaches the readers Rev
Henry M. Fallaw will be married to
Miss Helen Hortense McCarrell, Of
Greenville, S. G.. Henry is q grad
uate OF Furman University and the
Theological Seminary at Louisville,
Ky, and Miss McCarrell is gradu-
ate of Cooper Limestone. Henry is
now living at Cameron, Orangeburg
county. serving churches. May
peace, JOY, love and happiness be
theirs.
The school at Athens opened up
today with good attendance. Let
she parents send the children and
cooperate with the teachers and
make it the best school in the county.
With Prof. J. V. Smith and Miss
Rosa Belle Fallaw as teachers it can
be made one of the best.
We are sorry to have our old friend,
John J. Smith, leave us. We miss
him. He is a good citizen and an
excellent man. He was at one time
School Commissioner and also taught
school. The writer is under lasting
obligations to him as he was my
tutor when Learning my. a. B. Cs.
The old blacksmith shop is atill
standing where I learned them. He
is now some eighty odd years old.
A series of meetings will continue
from the second Sunday in No7em-
ber at CASTOR with Henry IL. Fallaw
and J. F. McGill as preachers. Pray
for the meeting. The public is cor
daily invited to attend.
". 3. Fallaw will fill the pulpit at
Convent the first Sunday and the
Saturday before. All are invited to
c,me and especially the members.
The Union meeting of the Lower