The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-01-29
On che Round.

Our trip last week lay in the clay
clad hills of the State wide.knoWn
Dutch Fork and in travelling over It's
roads We were impressed with the fact
that we were treading UPON hallowed
ground, rich in historic deeds of valor
sturdy and patriotic sons and the
devotion to home and country Of its
fair women. It was through this Sec
tion that the brave and courageous
Emily Geiger made her famous ride
to warn the Americans patriots of the
approach of the British, and it was in
the trackless forrest Of this section that
the fires of patriotism were kept burn
ing around the fresides of its people.
We are always glad for an opportunity
to visit these people and see them busy
in their daily ayocations; to see their
comfortable homes; their we'll titled
fertile and productive farms; see
their fine stock and we'll filed barns
and smokehouses; see their pretty
churches and handsome school houses,
and to partake Of their generous hos
pitally. 1t is JOY and pleasure that
those who have not been there knows
not of.
Our first getting off place was the
thriving aud progressive little town of
Irmo where we found everything as
lively as crickets. The town is growing
some and it's people seem to be happy
and contented each striving hard to
better their condition in life's journey
from the cradle to the grave. This
place being within the constitutional
limit it had to be left out of the recent
exeordus from Lexington to Richland.
The majority Of the people are glad
because of this fact while there are
few who are laboring under the i'm
preston that it would have been to
their personal benefit to have gone.
The day will yet come when the
thumb screws of taxation will be
turned 80 hard as to almost squeeze
the life out of them when they will
realize that the best thing for them
wss when they decided to remain the
children of Lexington-their grand old
mother. The leading merchants are
Lorick Company and L. g. Msthais.
both OF whom are doing q lcrge busi-
Iliess, while J. II. Hook, 81. E. McIntire
and w. E.. Loriok have their hands
full waiting on customers. Ths >peo-
pie are Industrious, and progressive.
good livers and good farmers. AS we
have stated in former article, the
He:berson College for negroes is locat-
ed here and it is dong q good work
along it's line. The school in town is
in fourishing condition under the
efficient care of Prof. Sturkey and
Miss Bookman, both of whom are &C.
complished teachers and are making a
reputation for the thoroughness OF
their system of teaching. Mr.. A.
Matthias is the popular postmaster,
and Mr.. J. w. Hook is still the hard
working but nonetheless accommodate
ing railroad and express agent. He has
been faithful to the trust and conf.
dence reposed in him by his supervis-
ors and deserves to hear the commen-
dation "well done good and faithful
servant, come up higher" While at
Irmo it was our good luck to stop with
Mr.. J. W. Hook and his interesting
family where We were made to feel at
home. At IL O'Clock N. We left Irrao
for Hilton.
At Hilton we found friend Slice as
jolly as jolly could he, and after enjoy
ing hot lunch, we went in search of
the dollar due the Dispatch. There
were very few taxpayers out to meet
the Auditor at this place, the farmers
being busy upon their farms prepar-
ing for the next crop. After the COM
pletion OF our work at this place we
boarded the train for Chaplin.
The business of Chaplin is very good
and is on tile increase and the mer.
chants are consequently in a happy