The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-01-23
On The Rounds.

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on the Perry extention of the South
ern railway. Since our last visit to
this place some improvements have
J been made; new depot having been
! erected with Mr.. A. s. Jones, an eff
ficient and polite gentleman, as depot
agent. Since the consolidation of
school districts Nos. 81 and %, a new
and commodious school building has
gone up, and the principal, Miss Ida
Reeder, has a large number of schol-
ars, which goes to show that these
people realize the great Importance
of education, and shows, also, that
Miss Reeder is well liked by both par
ents and pupils. The merchants,
Mr.. Geo. W. Reeder, Mrs. A. S. Jones
and Mrs. Haygood, are all doing a
nice business. Hon. w. II. Sharpe
has added many improvements to his
residence, which makes it conyen-
lent and attractive.
On due time we arrived at CASTOR,
where Auditor Dent was kept busy
by the sturdy sons Of soil OF that vi
cinity, rendering accounts unto him
of all their possessions for taxation.
CASTOR is still holding its own and
the merchants are bright and cheer
full. even at this dull season. We
spent the night most pleasantly with
Mr.. D. E. Craft and family, where
we always enjoy ourselves and feel at
home. After a good nights rest,
bright and early we were on our way
to the Cross Roads, arriving at the
appointed hour, and found Mr.. Joe.
Reeder in his usual clever mood.
After sharing his generous hospitality
and partaking of an excellent dinner,
we pulled out for Mr.. j. J. Mack's,
where we met an unusually large ecrowd
Of the people of this section. The
auditor received the returns rapidly
and we went our way rejoicing, feel
ing that it was good to have again
met the good people of this fine coun-
try. AT nigh5 We were comfortably
housed in the enviabls home; of Mr..
and Mrs. R. E. Mack, who are noted
for their kind and generous hospital
ity. They are surrounded by every-
thing that is necessary to make life
worth living.
At.Swansea we found everything
moving along cleverly, although busi-
ness was dull, as usual, at this season.
The people generally, we're in good
spirits and seemed determined to bend
all efforts to make this prosperous
year. The merchants, all, in good
humor and hopeful for better bust
ness the coming season. We were
indeed glad to find the educational
interests of Swansea once again unit
ed and the school, under the fine
management of Mr.. Martin, who has
presided SO well. This should be
gratifying to the people, as these lit
tie factional divisions do no town or
country any good. We were glad to
find the Swansea Real Estate & Mer-
camille Investment company doing a
good business. This company is COM
posed of good business men, and In
time, their enterprises and develop
ments will mean much for Swansea
and her community. After serving
the people here for two days, we left
for our next place, Sandy Run, stop
ping at the home Of Mr.. J. Kirby
Rucker, where we spent the night
very pleasantly with him and his esti-
mable family. Mr.. Rueker is one of
the best farmers of this section and is
a substantial citizen.
Bright and early next morning we
were at Red Store, and soon the
taxpayers were on hand making
their assessments, and the auditor
was kept busy until the hour OF de-
parture for Brookland. Mr.. Herbert
Geiger and his wife entertained US,
as usual, and set US down to a boun-
tiful dinner which we enjoyed very
much.
After long, sandy drive, we were
at the growing town of Brookland,
where improvements are noticeable
on all sides and directions; new cot
tages, etc., are being erected. The
business men seemed cheerful and
happy, all having good trade. This
being pay day things were lively. 1t
was our good fortune to spend the
night at the hospitable home of Mr..
P. j. Wessinger, where we were
treated like king by Mr.. Wessinger
and MIR. Ed. Shull and their good
wives. Our nights rest was indeed