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Newspaper
Marlboro Democrat
Location
Bennettsville, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1902
Page
4
Fragmented OCR lists names, meetings, and schedule notes for Bennuttstown area including mayoral and alderman references, clerk treasurer Milton McLaurin, churches, Sunday schools, prayer meetings, and regular lodge gatherings. Details are scattered with dates and times for services and community events.
A jumble of social news from our county lists visits and small-town movements. Notables such as Belvin and Miss Livaia of Choiaw, Miss Salita Tord in Wlorenca, and Judge J A U Judson in Bishopville are mentioned. Also noted are crop reports from Micah Chavis and Thomas Smith, and a forthcoming Bennetteyile gathering to meet Collin Hilliot for the U.S. Senate race.
The column reports reselecting Mila Me Dani and T Clarence 1 Sterling assumes a new chair at a college in Spurtuntars Burly Cotton. It notes early planted cotton blooming, various local blooms opened on specific dates, and ball fever with gate receipts around 60 dollars as the weather warms.
A severe storm swept through the area Sunday night into Monday causing heavy damage in Brightsville. Reports describe a smoke house, a barn, and the end of a dwelling belonging to Mratting Odom blown down amid high winds that persisted until Monday afternoon.
A jumble of notices lists tickets for a Woman's Tournament at Sumter and a political candidate slate for a Senate race next Monday in Bonnettsville. It also advertises groceries at W M Rowe and Mittles stores, a sale of rifled items, Buckwheat and Oat meal, pure vinegars, fresh butter and cheese, milk cows for sale, and notices about annual cotton mill stockholders meetings in McCall.
A garbled 19th century style notice lists various remedies and items for sale with scattered phrases about radiating seats, flavors, and cures. It mentions a stove, a “Baoe ana Happy,” and cures for cuts, corns, and warts, plus a tobacco or smoke product and pharmacy ads.
The notice lists a Wednesday event at 8 00 and a Sunday school time moved to 5 oclock. Names tied to titled lists include J J Smith M W Moore Bailey and Susan Traison. An Elizabeth WV druggist J W Roberts touts Electric Bitters and Bucklen's Arnica Salve with cured cases cited.
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