The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-11-21
Second Week On The Rounds.

Our second week on the trip with
Treasurer Frank w. Shealy was as
pleasant as the first, and the hospital
ity and kindness of the people contin-
ued.
We opened our engagement for the
week at Edmund, where rather
small turn out was found, and from
there we journeyed to Pelion, a hust-
ling and busy little village on the Per
ry extension. Here the crowd was
large, good natured, feady WITH the
where -withal and seemingly glad to
see us. DR.. D. r. Kneece, jovial, ev-
er ready with joke, DE-. Shumpert
attentive, courteous and safe; Lucius
Wise, pleasant and cordial, in charge
of the Sphaler business, and our sub
stantial friend, Curtis R. Rish, are
the men who make Pelion the live
town which it's father, Col. j. G.
Fort, has dreamed about for years,
and has at last seen realized as a fact.
We saw evidence of growth and i'm
provement at this place, and there is
no reason why it should not develop
into most substantial town. A rur-
al delivery route, through the good
work of Congressman Lever, will
shortly be established, and the people
in the community greatly benefited
thereby. 1t goes without saying that
we spent the night with our good old
friend, John McCartha, and Prince,
our faithful old horse, neighed a
knowing neigh when we got in sight.
He too, has enjoyed before, the kind
ness of friend McCartha.
The next morning found us at Will
iams' Cross Road, where the collec-
tions were good, and the people in Or
dinarily good spirits. The crops in
this section are, perhaps, a little
above the average.
The little town of Steadman was
the next on the list. The elements
were against us here. The sleet and
rain struck US, and we began to have
visions of the well flied fire place at
home. The crowd was not large.
These people have been pretty hard
struck by bad crops this year. This
is numbering and turpentine distrib-
uting point and H. j. Burgess and w.
w. Hall, merchants, seem to be doing
a nice business.
The Treasurer had made arrange
ments to stop over at Samaria for
few moments, and while the collec-
tions were not large, still the people
showed their appreciation of the kind
ness of Mr.. Shealy.
Through wind and sleet, we pushed
on to Batesburg, anchored in the tri-
angle of the three counties of Aiken,
Saluda and Lexington, and here the
collections were most excellent.
Batesburg is one of the very best
towns in the county, if not in this
section of the State. The people in
the surrounding country are well to
do, live and prosperous, and the mer-
chants are genuine business men,
with an eye always open to the needs
of their customers and the town.
Through the courtesy of the postmas-
ter, j. +. Kneece, we were shown
through the post office building, and
we were much impressed with the
neatness and convenience of all the
arrangements.
We were especially struck with the
store of Jacob J. Rawl, which is par
ticularly handsome. He has splen-
did stock, and all the arrangements
are first class.
Wespent the night with that prince
Of good fellows, w. J. McCartha, and
his most excellent wife joined hearth
ly in the hospitality shown us.
Our next point was Leesville, the
educational hub of the county. Here
elegance, hospitality and refinement
in the people impress the visitor, who
chance to stop over. Leesville is still
showing substantial growth, and de-
spite the bad crops, the merchants
seem to be doing business at the old
stand. We have often noted spirit
of unity among these people, and