The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-02-03
Wednesday, February 3. 1909.
Third Week With Auditor.

Ourfrst pcint with County Auditor
Dent 1astsWeek was Batesbnrg. We
went down on the early morning train
and arrived on due time. A. number
of taxpayers met US here and made
their returns to the auditor. Bates
burg is fine business town, among
the best in the state, and the mer-
chants carry very handsome stocks
of merchandise. The town continues
to grow, and rightly so. The school
at Batesburg is under the manage
ment of Prof II. A. Brunson, superln-
tendent, assisted by Prof. Black
and Misses Brooker, Rogers, Cooner,
Clements, and Mrs. j. Frank Kneece.
Batesburg has one of the. very best
schools in the State, and the people
are Justly proud of their institution:
On Tuesday we were at Leesvilie,
another hustling town. Here we
found business rather quiet, but the
merchants were in the<Dest of humor,
and expecting better times ahead.
The residents of Leesville are clever.
and well do they know how to treat
visitors. Leesville is still expanding,
and new enterprises are launched
every year. The mattress factory,
which was organized only few years
ago with very small capital, has
been increased to $4,000. The bust
ness has grown appreciably and 1t is
thought that the sales this year will
reach the hundred thousand dollar
mark. The coffin factory, operated
by Mr.. G. D. Barr, is adding new ma
chinery from time to time, and the
business is growing. The oil mill IS
well managed and is making money
for the stockholders. 'Leesville has
fine educational facilities, the only
thing to mar the work being friction
between the advocates OF the college
and the supporters of the high school.
This should not exist and we trust
that the citizens will get together and
bring about an amicable settlement OF
the differences to the satisfaction of
all parties concerned. AS usual we
stopped at Kinard's hotel, the home
Of the travelling men. Mr.. Kinard is
a pleasing and charming host, and the
drummers always make it point to
spend the pight at Kinard's. The
streets Of Leesville are the prettiest
and best kept of any town in the
county and the mayor and city Off
cials are; to be congratulated for the
very able manner IN which they look
after the towns interests.
Our next point was the little town
of Summit, where We met about the
usual number Of taxpayers. Mr.. r.
G.. Hartley conducts large turpen-
tine business at Summit and runs a
store in connection. He is a very
business man and is popu-
lar with the people.
Our time up at Summit, we strolled
down to Gilbert, named after the first
inhabitent of the hollow nearby.
Messrs. r. s. Sease, w. II. Donley
and Hallman. & Hammond are the
merchants, and receives fairly good
trade. The streets of Gilbert have
been put in firstclass condition by the
town authorities by the application OF
clay and the placing of brick water
drains. While here it was our good
fortune to stop at the hotel, which is
now managed by Miss Gussie Barre,
the very attractive and accomplished
daughter of Col. and Mrs. D. T. Barr.
Miss Barr gives her own personal at
tention to the meals and to say that
she conducts one of the best hotels
in the country is but mild express
sion.
We came home We lnesday night
with the intention OF accompanying
the auditor up. on Hollow Creek
Thursday, but was prevented from
doing so by sudden bilious attack.
We will endeavor to be with the aud
itor at New Brookland on the 18th and
18th, and trust that all those in ar
rears will meet US promptly.
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