The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-06-11

! Col. W. e. Hunt, of Newberry one
ofthe best known attorneys of this state
was mere Monday on business at court.
r. q: WEIGH, Esq, of Columbia, was
ame ng the prominent attorneys in
attendance upon court Monday.
Don't 5e Kicker, Be A Booster"
keep The Home Dollar at Home"
Spend your money with the home
people. Every little bit helps.
The Hon. G. Nj. Eird, of Lexington
went to Newberry last week to ameer-
ing of the trustees of Newberry college
| of which he is a member.
A jolly crowd of town folks tried
their luck with seine in the muddy
waters of Saluda last week. We think
it was only water haul, but ''man"
you can ask uncle Warren about it.
Not many folks in the past few days
have been humming and rejoicing,
I'm the Good Old Summer Time'.
Overcoats were comfortable and straw
hats we're entirely out of fashion.
Miss Elizabeth Ogilvie went to Co.
lumb1a yesterday to attend home
wedding of her friend, Miss Perry.
Ool. J. H. Frick. of Chapin, is here
this week attending court.
The farmers are complaining of
growing grass these days. The cool
weather is also telling on the crop pros
poets.
Everybody in Lexington is glad to
see genial Bob Lybrand, of Swansea
in atteneance upon court. Mr.. Lybrand
is the aole foreman OF the Lexington
grand jury.
w. M. Laird, a leading citizen of the
Edisto section, is here at court this
week. There is no better fellow in
the county than big heated Will Laird.
Col. E. L. Asbill, Of Leesville is
among the attorneys here this week.
Our market is supplied with all
kinds Of home grown vegetables.
The June crop of brides, it is said
will be unusually large this year.
There has been no new Developments
in the Roof Bankrupt proceedings.
The matter stands statu quo.
Our friend D. W. Frick, of Chapin,
| kindly sends us dollar, for renewal,
Hon. Jas. B. Addy, one of Lexington's
able representatives was IN town Sat
urday.
Mr.. L. B. Frick, one of the Forks
best citizens was in town on business
Saturday.
The Lexington Manufacturing Co.,
will inseall an up-to-date ginning plant
at their factory on Lower Main; street.
Mr. David Shumpert, of Pelion, &C.
companied by his wife, went to the
Chattanooga, Tenn, reunion, and re-
turned Monday, stopping oyer here.
They are delighted with their trip,
Lexington Lodge No. l34, Knight of
Phythias, enjoyed an elegant chicken
stew last Wednesday night. Mr.. Chas.
E. Taylor Phythian by day and by
night deserves much credit for the sue
cess of the occasion. Charlie usually
does things right.
|. A party consisting of Mrs E. 3
Roof and daughter, Mary Susan Roof
and Miss Lizzie Ogilvie and Messrs
Simeon Caughman, Norman Geiger
and Julian Corley motored over to
Columbia Thursday night to witness
the graduating exercises of the COL
umbia High School.
The young folks of town have got
ten up dancing school and have Sc
cured Roof Hall for the summer and
meet every Tuesday and Friday night.
Half the funds go to the School
Improvement League.
Miss Lucy Daniel Wingard has re-
turned home from Converse College,
Spartanburg, to spend vacation with
| her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Brooks
! Wingard.
Mrs. @. @. Yount, of Lockport, Ill.
is on visit to Mrs. A. L. Hartley.
Mrs. Yount was TO: mer resident of
of Lexington and like most of us think
there is no place like home.
The Ladies Improvement League
will serve first class chicken stew
supper On the Court House SQUARE,
Thursday evening, June 18th from
seven to eleven. Price 25 cents per
! plate. Everybody come.