The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-07-29
BAXTER AND HULON.
BARBECUES, MATTERS OF PUBLIC
INTEREST AND OTHER THINGS.
,-o" ovs REGULAR oos.ssponornr.

FROa oUR REGULAR CoRREsPoNoEnr.
The light rain We had last eek is
all gone and the hot winds and hot
sun, IS parching the crops To fearful
conditions; the prospects are very
gloomy and other news is quite scarce.
We hear the breeze of orange bio I'm
I'm our midst, but can't Just locate
the proper direction yet but think |
will, ere / close this letter.
The health of our community is
very good, considering the large crop
OF wormy peaches and watcrmelons
that have to be digested daily.
Our Protracted Meeting. at the
| BatesburS Methodist Church, closed
ON the night 2lst inst, after nearly
week Of hard labor by Revs Trues-
Gale, Hodges and others, with bu,
lIttle demonstration for higher life,
or to closer walk with God. Yet, we
trust the harvest may come in some
way That we cannot now see.
BateSburg seems to he on Il build
ing boom. We trust its people may
live mindful OF that building no,
made with hands. but eternal in the
heavens
We learned yesterday, tina: one Cf
'Gr Advocate Editors was out speech
making. We say hurrah Colonel. w,
need some good leaders i'm our ranks
'nd we don't care whose wood-pile
they come from, so they are of a good
quality.
These are days of barbecues and
hash and an or year for candidates I,
take root in, and, we notice how care
'ul some OF them are preparing soil,
but they seem at Il loss TO know what
seed will bring tie greatest yield
Now let me predict to you candidates.
one variety that will succeed well in
Lexington, Co, and that's prohibi.
bitiOn, strict and pure, and We fore.
tell that the days Of Dispcnsary and
Blind Tiger are being fast brought to
their last numbers in our County and
State; the stencil Of which has, al
most stiflcd the Almighty. The CRY
for Prohibition has ascendpd to the
throne OF God until we feel sure of the
triumphal march TO Victory. God
has started it, we only need a few
, true men and women to circulate pc
hhons in our county to get the old
, putriiied DiSpenSary out OF the way.
, so that we can build bulwa k OF
Prohibition upon the ruins thereof
! Who will Stcp out on the LORD 5 side
and make start in this great cause
there need be no fear, hundreds OF
+ good people will help to hold up youl
hands and in the end you will heal
'oT Jour rev atG from the Master, VINO
temperS the wind to the shown lamb
Well Gone, come up higher, OH
t that the days of Dispensary may die
.fs 4 ehiSiih IL she9 9hIs ssnJSIl $751; SO una, me
Our heaan interesting feature In
for Mr.. Killian Harman and wife, in
the death of their precious child
The Lord hath said suffer little child
rem TO come unto me. He forbid them
not.
Oh. Well those goose Scberry pies are
just fine, if you have learned to love
them.
Misses Amanda and Jane Shealy,
have moved near us, into their new
house, near the old homestead: the,
couldn't get used TO town life. after
having lived over fifty years in the
country. After all there is no place
like Home Sweet Home.
Nh. j. II. Price attended the Cue"
at a TaylOr'S the 22nd. inst and
says the Coloncl made a nice speech.
just as thought. \.