The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-11-27
Second Week Out.

After preparing copy for the boys
and arranging other business all of
! Monday last, SO that we might get a
soon start Tuesday morning. At 7:15
we left for Pelion, the first stopping
place, on our second week out.
"Prince,s not forgetting his treat
ment on former trips in this section,
seemed delighted and by 10 minutes
after 10, we were in Pelion.
We found but few citizens waiting
to meet the Treasurer, who did not
arrive until the afternoon. Soon the
| people came in large numbers, as if
they had sprang up like mushrooms,
all anxious, seemingly, to pay taxes
and newspaper dues; some being i'm
patient, and the Treasurer was crowd
ed for the balance of the day. We
have never met a larger. crowd at
this place, and all seemed in good
humor and to be enjoying the best of
life, no complaint being made except
an occasional ''feller," who came
expecting to pay his taxes with clear
ing house certificates, which, under
the law, the Treasurer is not allowed
to accept. He is required to receive
lOf Wakes OHly ~. -. CuIiouCy, SoAo
and silver coin" This, of course,
embarrassed few for the time, but
the exchange was made with mer-
chants and othegs, which relieved the
situation, and they went their way
rejoicing. Pelion is slowly, but sure
ly, growing. Her merchants, Messrs.
D. F. Shumpert, DR.. D. R. Kneece,
G. r. Rish and D. B. Sphaler, the
latter managed by that prince of
good men, Lucius w. Wise, All Of
of them are kind and courteous to
their customers and are popular with
the trade.
Our long and close friend, Mr.. John
J. McCartha, came for us to spend
the night, and had we not accepted
his kind invitation and shared the
generous and unbounded hospitality
of himself and family, we would not
feel that we had been down that
way.
Early Wednesday morning we were
on our way to Williams, at the Cross
Roads, where we met about the usual
number of citizens. Serving them
promptly, we were bound for Stead
man. At this point we have never
before met as few people, but we re-
NAMED up to the hour of departure,
enjoying the company of those pres
ent. Business at this place seemed
quiet though the merchants had no
complaints to make. Messrs. Perry
Hall, 81. j. Burgess and w. w. Hall;
the merchants, carry fairly good
stocks of general merchandise,
their prices are reasonable, and they
enjoy good trade. Mr.. II. J. Bur-
CESS is the accommodating post
master. A rural route is soon to be
established leading out from this
place, which will 90 out by Convent
church, thence around to Mr.. Alfred
Gunter's on to the Daniel Shumpert
old place, back through the Black
Creek section to Steadman.
Miss Fl. Belle Crooks, young lady
of much beauty and charm from
! tNewberry county, haA recently been
appointed railroad agent at this place.
Miss Crooks is possessed of wonderful
business ability and fills the place
with satisfaction to the company and
is growing more popular with the peo-
pie every day.
Az oduldIld VIC tc1II1Cu UuU d. LOW
moments. We, found our young
friend, Dannie Boatwright, in the best
of spirits, serving his customers with
bargains in merchandise. He is a.
popular young gentleman and deserv-
edly so.
In drizzling rain we pulled reins
for the thriving and prosperous town
of, Batesburg. We stopped at the
boarding house of Mrs. Kneece, near
the depot. She runs a dollar board
ing house and the fare is good.
We found Editor Bayly, of The Ad-
vocate, in cheerful and happy mood.
He is a hustler in the newspaper busi-
ness, and The Advocate has grown
under his able management.
Batesburg is growing in various
ways. Business houses and modern
residences are continually going up.
The First National Bank building on
the corner near the depot, is now in
being done by our friend, J. J. Sea-
strunk, while Mr.. John W. Frye, OF
this place, is erecting a handsome
two-story store building for Mr.. II.
Halsey Fox. These buildings, facing
each other, will, when completed,
make handsome appearance. The
business men of Batesburg have al
ways been noted for their kind and
courteous treatment to their custom
ers. They are conservative and their
business methods are sound. There
is no place in South Carolina. where
you can find better selected stocks of
merchandise, many of the stores pre-
senting strikingly handsome appear
ance. just at this time, however,
business was quiet, due to the fact no
doubt, that the farmers are holding.
fast to their cotton, hoping for the
price to advance. Tax collections
were never as short at Batesburg, as
they were on this trip, but few of the
merchants paying; the others only
taking statements from the Treasurer.
Our next point was the live business
town of Leesville. Here we did not