The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-01-25
Still On the Bounds

% Monday morning of lsss week
We continued our trip through the
county, primarily in pursuit of the
evssiee dollar, but really to rest and
recuperste from the strenuous life OF
efics work and 81 joy the pleasures
Of meeting our friends. This re-
creation is like passing ''from labor
to refreshments" and We feel much
improved both in mind and body.
We were at Edmund Monday
afternoon, and here We met the usual
Dumber Of citizens who are WONT to
assemble there on like occasions.
Uccle George Reeder was in hne
humor and seemed to be prospering
in his wood, tie and mercantile bus
iness.
Our closing hour, being 4 p m +,
arrived aud We pulled lines for Pelion
by way of Macedon. Here it seems
that the K,zers have q very good
business, the place being conven-
lent shipping point for turpentine,
lumber aud wood We understand
1t is the intention of the parties who
have purchased the Judge Wipgasd
timber, near the Cross Roads, to
make Maeedon the shipping point
for their output when they commence
operations,
We spent the night very pleasant
~ with MIR Dan Shumpert at Pelion
The next day the Auditor was kept
very busy, az this is central point
for large territory and citizens take
advantage Of bis coming to make
their returns in order to save coming
to the Court House to do 80. Pelion
has very good back country from
which to draw trade which is really
the bone, blood and flesh OF all true
progress, but like many other places,
The scarcity of timber, through its
destruction by the manufacturers, the
main support and maintaince of its
people in the future will depend al
most entirely upon what they can
realize from the soil. Mr. Shumpert,
D. B. Sphale. end c. r Rish are the
merchants. Mr.;J, G Fort has q
large turpentine and lumber business,
besides has very fine farming in
teress going on there. While the peo-
pie seemed to be in good spirits as a
rule, yet some are somewhat despon-
dent over the dull trade caused BY
the low price OF cotton.
By special Invitation We spent
Thursday night with Our old friend,
John McCartha. on Black creek,
where We are always delighted to
etop when in that part of the county
His place is almost like home to us
end If perchapce we happen to pass
By without stopping We should never
have tboueht that We had been on
Black creek. On this occasion We
were more than grateful to "Uncle
Ben" and bic faithful dog and the
family for q fine fat ''possum and
tater" supper. which We certainly en-
joyed.
We served the good citizens at Mr..
Luther Gantt's in short metre time
Wednesday and in view Of the long
drive to Summit, the next point, We
were compelled to leave at II o'clock
sharp, leaving the eavory odors Of an
excellent dinner tickling our appetite.
We appreciated the kindness OF Mrs.
Gsott in providing go bouptifully foz
the wants OF the inner man, but we
were reluctantly compelled to excuse
ourselves and hurried Prince onward
After drive Of about sixteen miles
We arrived st Summit, where We
found several persons in waiting for
us. After completing .h1 work
which called Us there and spending
q short while iu pleasant conversation
with the people, we retired to our
resting piaces-tbe Auditor going
with Mr. Joto $ Derrick, who is
teaching fourishing school, while ]
shared the hospitality of Mrs. Elzie