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Newspaper
Aiken Recorder
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1891
Page
18
The record reports that RE Bowen versus the Carolina, Cumberland Gap, and Chicago Railroad Company case has progressed to the Circuit Court and the judgment has been affirmed. The entry notes the appeal outcome and the court’s ruling in favor of the Carolina interests.
Mary Gregg staying with Mrs Allison in Aiken while D. Clay of Chicago visits relatives. Riley Merrick to the North for summer rest. Miss Charlotte Percival of Columbia visiting relatives. Mrs John H Lafitte and daughter of Milletts visit. Leland Moors of Charleston visiting Rev and Mrs Weber. Ligon goes to Glenmike for health. Wellington Stevenson to Cincinnati for business. Staith and Mrs Mansfeld in Aiken last Saturday. Watermelons decline. sales 25 to 90 per carload at stations. John G Wilkinson rents Hutson house on Pendleton Street. Charies engaged with Miss Sulie En. Hinchcock Jr of York published. Frank Danforth the Augustan murderer mentioned. J Cal Courtney and Mrs Courtney in Taber. Mr A Folger, railway freight agent at Albemarle, married. Plans for Miss Lailie Eustis house to Mr John Laird. building to be ornamental. Eustis to return to Aiken early winter. hopes to occupy own house.
A worker identified as Hook, about fifteen years old, was fatally injured at his father’s sawmill Saturday near Bedgefield. He was reportedly split by a circular saw with one portion of his body falling on each side, death occurring almost instantly.
A note from Mr. Thos. Wik of Moneta reports a crate of peaches shipped and tested, highlighting the advantage of a crop saved from frost. The letter mentions weather challenges and frost damage to other shipments, but emphasizes Moneta’s peaches reaching market.
The noisy text presents garbled lines about typographical accuracy and editorial errors in a July edition, mentions exaggerated claims for a pill remedy and a digestion cure, and describes a British regiment officer seeking views from sergeants with a parade message about Catholics and religious factions in England.
Fragmented OCR text describes a court proceeding involving coal and a South Carolina railway lien. Mentions balance of plaintiff, steel tails, and a detention or lien arrangement. Readable names, dates, and concrete outcomes are not clear in the fragment.
A coroner's inquest investigated a partially buried boy's body found in a thicket opposite the Turnbull house between Mesars Yates and Sommer's. The deceased, a about 10 or 12 year old negro boy, was in a striped shirt and placed in a jute sack. Dogs unearthed the grave and no locals offered knowledge. The jury convened late afternoon at the Town Hall and a hospital plan in Aiken was referenced for the case context.
An unclear fragment suggests a Charleston Daily editor in Aiken last Sunday faced remarks about being tanned and excuses for his appearance. The text hints at visits and explanations tied to his work on Tae Sun, leaving confusion about the editor’s actions and reactions of friends.
An unreadable OCR fragment notes a residency day morning event and a caster reference. Names and exact details are unclear, but the item appears to be a brief local notice about a resident and a morning occurrence at a home setting.
Fragmentary OCR shows an advertisement for De Witt Little Early Risers pills sold by W. J. Hiatt. The text references health benefits, a sub-trany plan, and government ownership of telegraph and transportation. Mentions headaches and various diseases in a garbled early marketing style.
Fragmentary text discusses hospital purposes and relief of suffering with unclear lines of management. The readable fragments mention tradition and readiness but lack coherent facts, dates, or identifiable entities to form a full news item.
Fragmentary OCR hints at a steamer journey with a schedule near five o clock and enriched rates for total travel. Names and places are unclear, offering limited concrete facts for a complete summary.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a boat and a berth, with unclear details about sighting progress or conditions. The readable words reference miter, boat, seeing, something about a berth being Sat smooth, and the out of sight.
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