The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-01-18

On The Rounds.

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On Monday morning, January 8. we
accompanied County Auditor W. D.
Dent on his annual rounds taking tsx
returns, and to meet our friends and
subscribers in the county, leaving
Lexington at 10 a. m. At 5 O'Clock in
the afternoon we boarded the Set
board train in Columbia for CASTOR.
arriving on due time. Our friend,
Joe F. Fallaw, met Us at the depot
and invited ts to his pleasant and
comfortable home, where we were
royalty entertained. The kindness Of
himself and family will certainly be
remembered BY Us.
On Tuesday the industrious and
good humored citizens Of this section
met the auditor promptly and made
their tax returns. We found every
thing at CASTOR about as usual. @. 3.
Goodwin. J. r. Fallaw and q. A.
Goodwin are the merchants here and
seem to enjoy a liberal share Of the
trade. Mr.. J. F. Fallaw is the jovial
and accommodating postmaster. Miss
Mincy Pounds is teaching very large
school and doing satisfactory work.
Tuesday night we were nicely situ-
ated at Smiths hotel at Swansea,
where we always delight to stop. The
fare is good and the hotel is growing
more and more popular every day
with the travelling public, especially
with the commercial men.
Early Wednesday morning We droye
to the Cross Roads, whore we met but
few people. After enjoying an excel
lent dinner set before Us by Mrs. J. G.
Shepherd, We droye to MIR. Jacob
Mack's. We found about the same
crowd here as usual. After complet-
ing our work, at about O'Clock, we
returned to-sSwansea to spend the
night.
Here the auditor Is always kept
busy, as it is one Of the business GEN.
ters Of the county. The people how
ever, are patient and good humored.
Thursday all day and until IL O'Clock
Friday the auditor was busy.
After dinner we went to Calvary
School House. This is a new place,
made for the convenience of the peo-
pie Of Sandy Run section next to tho
Calhoun line. The citizens turned out
well, showing their appreciation of
our coming. These people are gener-
ally Industrious, well-to-do and hon
est as the days are long. After they
were served we drove back to Swan
sea. This completed the trip of the
frat week.
Swansea Is live, progressive town,
growing in enterprises and improve
ments: The town is supported by
rich farming country, and the busi-
ness men are clever to q fault. Full
Of energy and business, they always
delight TO servo the trade with high
class goods At right prices. At pres
sat there are Hanber Of 1ew brick
haildings In course Of erection. You
always fin6 these people kind and
spea.hsartsd to the stranger within
their gates, and this has made Swan
sea famous.
Our next point is PsIsa. thenos
around to Stsedman. Westmorelsnd's,
Batssburg, Leesville, Summit and Gill
bert. We hope to meet many delin-
qusnts on this round.
Nextweek We 60 in the Fork, where
our collections a7e generally good,
eCd "" trust ar friends will not let
us 1all short this trip. We need the
money to meet or obligations. We
are sorry to lose the territory annexed
to Richland, but the people over there
will want The Dispatch anyway TO see
how their old native county is getting
along, and, therefore, we hope not to
lose many of our subscribers.
G. NJ. Harman