The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-09-03
PERSONAL MENTION
and LOCAL NEWS
Movements of Many People
and Brief Happenings in and
Around Lexington Jotted
Down by Society Reporter.

Around Lexington Jotted
Down by Society Reporter.
Miss May Taylor is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. W. L. Taylor, and friends
in Columbia.
Mr.. Chas. P. Robinson one Of Cha
pins most prominent citizen, was here
Monday.
Mr.. Jesse J. Ballentine, q recent
graduate of Newberry college with
high honors. and resident of Chapln'
was the guest of Mr.. B. D. Clarke anu
family this week.
Miss Pearle Taylor spent few days
last week with Miss Lessie Taylor
near Gilbert.
MIR. w. Allen Epting, one of the pro-
gressive farmers of Little Mountain,
was here Monday and called in to see
Us and had his name added to our SUBJ
scription list.
Mr.. VIM. M. Sharpe, good citizen
of Brookland, was here on business
Monday and gave us pleasant call.
Mr.. Lonnie Addy, our popular mail
carrier for route 4, left Monday to at
tend the Rural Letter Carriers Con-
vention in Orangeburg.
Farmers coming to the court house
Monday from every section OF the
county stated that unless rains come
within the next day or two the cotton
crop will be very much curtailed.
The older cotton is opening rapidly.
DR.. Homer Matthias and Miss Annie
Louise Taylor were guest of friends
at Barre Sunday.
Mr.. John Derrick, of Chaplin, was a
visitor here this week. John is a
bright young man and we are proud to
state that he will be in the Junior
class for the session 1884 at New
berry college.
Mr.. D. I. Fpting, a good citizen of
the Dutch Fork, was here Monday
and he never forgets the printers while
in town, gave US pleasant call.
MIR. and Mrs. E. J. Lawson, of Colum-
bia, spent Monday. with Mr.. and Mrs.
WI. Dent.
Misses Estelle, Ethel and Mr.. Lonnie
Roof, of Barr, visited there uncle, Mr..
Jno. w. McCartha, of Columbia, and
aunt, Mss. Saliie Shull, of Brookland,
this week.
Mrs. w. D. Blume and little daugh-
ter, Theresa, have returned to their
home in Bamberg, after few weeks
visit to their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Marks.
We regret to note the illness Of Mr..
P. II. Corley, of Columbia, who is very
sick with fever at the Columbia Hos
pital. We hope he will soon recover.
Mr.. Jas. E. Rawl has returned fro m
visit to his son, Elton, at Port Royal,
Uncle Jimmie looks well and seems
as if a visit off every now and then
does him good.
Sheriff Miller spent part of last week
at Ashville and Marshall, n. Q.
Mrs. A. Marks visited her son, Mr..
Robert Marks, of Columbia, today.
Rev. w. D. Quick, the beloved pas
tor of the Methodist church at Wag-
ener, spent few days with homefolk
here last week and helped Rev. Rush
ton with the revival at the Methodist
church.
Mr.. L. W. Rushton, of Batesburg,
spent few days last week here with
his parents, Rev. Rushton and Mrs.
Rushton.
Miss Marguerite Dent spent last
week with relatives in Columbia.
Rev. @. .. Derrick and family, of
Lake City, spent last week as the guest
of DR.. and P. H. Shealy.
Mrs. R. L. Rountree, of Edgefeld,
and Mrs. J. B. Elkin, of Columbia,
are visiting their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Irby George.
Miss Ellen Hendrix was the guest OF
her brother, Mr.. Ed. Hendrix, in Co.
lumbia last week.
Miss Lila Rhoden has returned from
Baltimore where sine purchased Sc
lect line of up-todat millinery.
Miss Katie Wingard was the guest
of her sister, Mrs. Abram Storks, OF
Columbia, last week.
Miss Pearle Rhoden returned to her
home at Johnson last week after few
weeks visit to Misses Annie Louise and