The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-07-10
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From Batesbugg.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:
The rural letter carriers of Aiken,
| Lexington and Saluda counties met at
Batesburg on the 4th instant and Or
ganized a Tri-County Rural Letter
Association to be composed of the
rural carriers of the three counties
named. The following named gentle
men were elected to serve as ohcers
for one year: President, j. 3. B.
McCartha, of Lexington; Vice-Presi-
dent, Henry M. Sawyer, of Aiken;
Treasurer, W. II. Hare, of Saluda.
The members of the association met
and organized at the Summerland
hotel where an address of welcome
was delivered by the Hon. John Bell
ToWill inawhich he extended hearty
welcome in behalf of Batesburg and
vicinity to the faithful rural carriers
who had assembled in our midst. He
also paid glowing tribute to the ser
vices rendered the country in general
by the men appointed to carry the
mail to people residing some distance
from the railroad in the rural districts
in the country. The address of well
come was responded to by Mr.. Saml.
J. Leaphart, postmaster at Lexington
and a graduate of the University OF
South Carolina.
Hon. A. Frank Lever was next intro
duced and spoke of the great good
brought about by the rural delivery
system, its educational value and the
duty of the carrier to the people he
served and of the duty of the patrons
to the carrier. Mr.. Lever stated that
in Lexington county there were 40
rural routes in successful operation
and there would probably be four
more added before the close of the
present year. His speech was we'll
received by the appreciative audience.
Col. w. W. Lumpkin, of Columbia,
was nex5 introduced and he enlivened
the crowd by his wit and humor. He
! also paid high tribute to the men
engaged in carrying the mail into the
rural communities.
After dinner the crowd went to
Hammer hall, where they listened to
addresses by Messrs. Lever, Lumpkin
| and George Bell Zimmerman. The
barbecue dinner given by Mr.. Job
Swygert and base ball game in the
afternoon were the other attractions
of the day.
Cards are out announcing the COM
ing marriage of Mr.. Eugene L. Hart
ley Of this town, to Miss Mayrant
Pincney, of Summerville, the mar
riage to take place at Summerville on
the 18th of July.
Mr.. and Mrs. James B. Holman
have returned from an extended visit
to relatives in Virginia.
Mr.. John w. Rutland, of Texas,
spent a few days with relatives here
1 last week. He returned home Mon
day morning
Mrs. E. D. Blakeney, of Kershaw,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. John Bell
Towill.
Hon. E. D. Smith and Mr.. F. H.
| Hyatt, of Columbia, spent a few hours
| in town Tuesday morning enroute for
| Saluda. While here they were enter
tanned by Mr.. w. w. Watson, presi-
dent of the First National Bank.
Attorneys Strother and Jones went
to Lexington Monday on professional
business. Both of these gentlemen
! are retained by the defense in the
| Fallaw-M -Mabus murder case.
Mrs. z. T. Cook, of Columbia, has
| leased the Eargle house in Batesburg
| and will run an up-to-dateN hotel,
principally for the travelling public.
Rural route No. 3 from Saluda has
been transferred to Batesburg and
will be designated as No. from
Batesburg. The patrons along the
route like the change as it gives them
mail direct from an Office on the rail-
road and consequently causes them to
get their mail one day earlier. 1t is
| thought that other changes in routes
similarly situated are likely to be
made in the near future.
Hon. John A. Metts, of Charleston,
the popular chief clerk of the railway
mail service, passed through our town
Tuesday. He only stopped a short
| while here.
Mrs. j. w. Lowman, of Orangeburg,
is visiting relatives in this town. She
is accompanied by her two nieces,
Miss Grace Randle, of Sumter, and
Ebba Dukes, of Orangeburg.
! Mrs. w. II. Sills returned Tuesday
morning from a trip to Lockhart in
| the upper portion of the State.
| A Tri-County Postmaster's associa-
ton was organized here on the 4th
with Mr.. Samuel J. Leaphart, ,Hof Lex
ington, as president, and Mr.. Jesse
R. Zimmerman, of Ridge Spring, as
vice-president. The association ex-
poets to hold it's initial meeting in
this town Tuesday during the Tri-
County Fair. M.
War Spirit Growing.