The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-03-22
At Home and Home.


ssan Bear on the trot.
Pstronize those Who help to i'm
prove your town and county.
The broken window in the Depart
ment Store has been replaced by
. handsome plate glass pane.
Lsmuel M. Sox, from the Emanuel
settlement, was in town last week
and added his name to our subscr'p-
ton List.
The backbone of winter has not
vet been broken. Blankets and
e7ercoass will come in mighty handy
bye and bye.
DE-. Julian E. Kaufman is making
arrangements TO build handsome
and modern residence on his lot IN
rear of his drug store.
Some cotton is being sold in this
market. But the bales are like an
gels visits in that that they are few
and far between.
Mr. c.. s. Rauch has had his hand
sone residence on Upper Main street
sepainted, which makes it one of the
naost desirable residences in town.
Mr. J. A. Calk, who resides on r.
Ed. No. 2, out from this place,
sailed in Friday and went on his way
rejoicing after leaving his cart wheel.
Lexington needs system of water-
wsserworks for domestic and sanitary
purposes, as we'll as protection against
FIRE, and an electric plant for light
and power purposes.
Mrs. Maggie Hsrman has returned
TO Lexington. Sae has been spend
ing sometime in Batesburg with her
grandson, MI. Killian Harmon.
It our people would only get to-
sether snd work for Lexington there
would besuch improvements in the old
aewn that the people would scarcely
recognize it.
Friday was St. Patrick's Day ''in
The morning" and in commemoration
Of the occasion, the Charleston News
aad Courier of that day came to this
o6ice printed all over in green.
Mi. Harry Roberts, lately clerking
.fee Fl. III. Wingard, has given up his
position here and accepted one with
the Augusta Lumber Go. In other
words be has hung the ysrdstick on
the wall and is now feeding boards to
The palmer. May luck follow him in
his new home.
E. e. Hook, who resides on r. F.
D. No. 8, from Gilbert, was in town
Thursday on business and called in
80 Gee rs. He informed us that be had
concluded that he had just as we'll be
cut Of the world as to be without the
Dispatch, and there are thousands
Of other people in Lexington county
Of the same opinion.
We are neither prophet nor son
of prophet, but mark this pred!c..
tion: Russia will finally triumph
ever Japan; but in that event the
Government Of Russia will undergo
3 radical change. The liberties Of
its subjects will be respected, pro-
tected and enlarged; freedom OF
shought and freedom of action will
be 7ouchsafed them.
MIR. Wash Hutto, who represents
the Thomas & Barton Music House,
Of Augusta, Ga, was in town last
week in the interest of his house.
Wash is tethe manner born, gifted
musician and an all round good fel-
low and has numerous friends in his
native county who are always glad to
see him.
An electric railway between Saluda
C. 81. and Columbia, Wis Lexington,
is one of the certainties of the future.
Already q company is being organized
with money behind it to push this
enterprise through. One of the
power stations will likely be located
at or near where Twelve Mile Creek
crosses the ''Lesphart public road"
Watch and see.
We said once before and take
pleasure in repeating now that fu-
ture historians will write the name
of John Lowndes Maclaurin high
upon the scroll of fame IS one Of
South Corolins's grandest statesmen,
We have yet to see any reason why
We should retract anything We have
said commendatory of him as ps-
triot and q citizen. BE has been
faithful to bis obligations in public
as we'll as in bis private life.
T. G. Sturkie, Esq, and Karl F.
Oswald, assistant Cashier of The
Home Bank, two enthusiastic disci-
pies of Nimrod, enjoyed several
days hunt in the Fork last week. Of
course it goes without saying that
shey killed all game in sight,
froro @ Tim TIT r., CharIasfnn 90.