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Newspaper
Marlboro Democrat
Location
Bennettsville, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1908
Page
2
The Caldwell editorial urges authorities to beautify and clean the Bennettsville court house yard. It laments papers and trash scattered across the lawn, calling the yard a disgrace to the town and county and urging prompt cleanup.
The article discusses widespread concern over Clemson College expelling 80 students and suspending one for April Fools day escapades. It expresses sympathy with the faculty and notes a history of student insubordination at Clemson.
A group led by Mrs Sadie Weatherly and other town women formed a cemetery committee to improve Oak Ridge Cemetery. They report transforming the grounds from weeds to beauty and have raised funds to keep it in good condition, with plans to add a pump and hitching posts while urging all lot owners and friends with graves to contribute.
Cheraw officials and Marlboro county leaders pressed for raising Kerry Lane by four feet to repair a washed out mile of road leading to the Cheraw bridge. Estimated cost around 3 million dollars, with Cheraw paying one third and Marlboro county two thirds. Local committees urged contributions as residents observe chronic flood damage from the Pee Dee river survey era.
The piece rails at student overreach and endorses faculty authority at Clemson College while noting rising applications and strict obedience to orders. It also highlights a summer about games and social amusements and details a cemetery beautification drive with local donors and contributions to fund improvements.
Marlboro County and Cheraw town will cover the expense of a Pee Dee bridge project and potential area security concerns. A stone bridge costing over 60,000 was bought by Cheraw years ago for 5,000. plans now threaten casino fears. Weatherly fired on Saturday causing a scuffle with officers. Mayor’s court fined him. Clemson students staged an April Fool prank leading to expulsions in the valley. relatives of RI Mannings noted. Mrs. Rieliedt Mannings of Boykin died, leaving several children.
The Pee Dee Chapter publishes a list of Revolutionary soldiers and patriots from old history, urging relatives to help locate graves and provide family records. Names include Joshua Ammons, John Ammons, Thomas Ammons, Luttwell Ayer, Ephraim Buskitt, Samuel Buskitt, William Council, Capt. Henry Council, Samuel Cox, James Cox, Josiah Cox, Samuel Cox, William Cox, Ezekiel David, John Cox, Sergeant John David, Joshua David, and many others with ranks and affiliations.
A fragmentary OCR style notice lists names and roles such as Aaron Pearson Moses Monrson Daniel Specks David Sper Edn Teeth and Sumpel Terrell along with groups like Historian Pee Dee Chapter and Townscurt, all appearing in a scattered historical column with unreadable context.
The county Democratic executive committee met to set precinct club meeting times for April 25 at 3 pm to elect delegates for the county convention on the first Monday in May. They changed representation from old club rolls to the vote from the previous primary. Each club earns one delegate per vote count, with clubs Beightsville, McGoll, Patin, Hebron, Clio, MIM Village, A Quirk's Cross Roins, and Biens present. several clubs did not attend. The meeting ran late, causing some to miss it.
Bennettsville Orchestra delivered a varied and engaging program at Murchison school auditorium last Friday. The ensemble included Mr and Mrs F J Rowe GC W Dudley and Miss Annie McCall with Miss Epps recitations and vocal solos by Miss Leef Mr Miller Mrs Rowe and Dudley. The audience, though modest, enjoyed a pleasant evening of music and applause.
An old advertisement touts Dr Shoop's Pink Pain Tablets sold at Bontellsville Hardware Co for 20 tablets at five cents. The copy promises quick relief from congestion and head pain, claiming the tablets reduce hood pressure and “equalize the blood circulation” to ease headaches.
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