The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-06-03

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country life more desirable. The
country districts must enter a contest
with city life, and win back, if possi-
BILE, it's prestige of culture. refinement
and progressiveness. The incoming
generations must be taught the great
need of our common country in this
important particular. They must be
taught to say, in the language of the
poet:
"The merchant tempts me with his
gold.
The gold he worships night and day;
He bids me leave this dreary world;
And come into the city gay,
I will not go; I won't be sold;
scorn his pleasures and array;
I'd rather bear the country's cold,
Than from it's freedom walk away.
What is to me the city's pride?
The haunt of luxury and pleasure;
Those fields and hills, this wild brook
side,
To me are better, beyond measure.
Mid country scenes I'll still abide;
With country life and country leis-
ure,
Content whatever may betide,
With common good instead of
pleasure"
Solicitor Zimmerman closed his ex-
cellent address by referring generally
to the great g0od accomplished in the
country through the aid of free deliv-
cry of mails and urged the necessity
for other important improvements
along the same line. His address was
well received and commended by all
who heard him.
Hon. w. H. Sharpe was the next
speaker. In his usual happy style he
congratulated the carriers upon their
organization and spoke of the i'm
provements over the old system. He
told several anecdotes, which brought
forth applause from his hearers. Mr..
Sharpe is a ready talker and he
was listened to attentivelv.
Senator D. Frank Efird followed
Mr.. Sharpe. He gave the history of
free delivery in this county and spoke
of his connection with the inaugura.
tion of the system; how he and the
-lamented DR.. Stokes had gone over
the territory together and planned
out the first route ever established
from this Office. In reply to ques-
tion in regard to working the roads,
Mr.. Eird predicted that the present
system of working the roads would
soon be abolished. He declared that
the only way to get good roads is by
taxation: Senator Efrd's speech
was one of the most practical that we
have ever heard, and he was gener-
ously applauded:
At the conclusion of Senator Efrd's
address, Postmaster Leaphart an
nounced that dinner was ready and
extended cordial invitation to the
association to repair to the Masonic
hall, where barbecue dinner would
be served. This reception was, by
far, the most brilliant of the kind
ever given in Lexington. Plates
were laid for about 200, and for more
than In hour the guests were in the
hands of Postmaster Leaphart, Assis-
tant Postmaster Carl A. Roof and
Carriers E. L. Wingard, Frank George,
E. A. Roof, Quincy E. Caughman and
Lonnie B. Addy. These gentlemen
proved to be most genial hosts and
the best of humor prevailed.
The meats were prepared by the fa-
nous cuist Eli Corley, and he received
many congratulations.
At the business session of the asso-
citation J. E. B. McCartha and r. A.
Barre were elected delegates to the
State convention, which convenes in
Aiken on July 8, with Killian Har-
man and W. II. Hare, alternates.
Officers for the year were elected
as follows: Olin F. Nunnamaker,
president; J. G. Drafts, vice,presl-
dent; R. A. Barre, secretary; W. b.
Hare, treasurer.
The following members were in at
tendance: J.. E. B. McCartha, J. c.
Drafts, Horace Crosson, Leesville; E.
L. Wingard, Frank George, @. b.
Caughman, E. A. Roof, Lonnie B.
Addy, Lexington; Olin F. Nunnamak-
er, Irmo; s. P. Derrick, Killian Har-
man, Batesburg; R. W. M. Eleazer,
Frank Frick, Chaplin; S. F. Shealy,
Ballentine; r. A. Barre, j. W. Long,
Gilbert; H. Cromer Oswald, Stead
man.
Postmasters J. Frank Kneece. of
Batesburg; J. P. Bodie, of Leesville;
W. B. Williams, of Chaplin and S. J.
Leaphart, of Lexington, were in at
tendance also.