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A garbled OCR fragment mentions a subscription price of 1.00 for six months and 60 Phree over months with stray numbers 5665 26. No clear names, places, or organizations are readable to identify a full item.
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Newspaper
Marlboro Democrat
Location
Bennettsville, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1901
Page
3
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a subscription price of 1.00 for six months and 60 Phree over months with stray numbers 5665 26. No clear names, places, or organizations are readable to identify a full item.
Newberry organizes a 200000 Wotton Mill project while Choraw proposes a fall furniture factory. Education should forge well rounded men. Virginia floods devastate crops. peaches show promise in WV. Capt P J Coffee, noted horn trader, dies in Boond NC.
The Baptist Churches of Marlboro county plan a union meeting at Brownsville Church on Friday June 28. The program lists speakers Wasserling Mason and topics for discussion, with events continuing through Sunday.
A compact 1901 era column reports on fox bay residents, travel, and farm life. It mentions mosquito bites on a girl named in gossip, grain cutting, field prospects for Gen Grech, local movers D P McQuapge and H H Spears finishing homes, Alton Woodley’s return from school, visits between Mrs Ann Conner and Miss Alice Smith, and a humorous note about tooth powder sales amid whortleberries. It also recalls Deputy Joseph Hinson pursuing escaped chain gang members Murphy and Hines, and a lightning freezer promotion at A S McNull’s.
The letter reports severe drought and poor crop prospects across the farm country with most fields failing to yield. It notes widespread dry weather, flooding grass in cotton rows, and corn stubs. A local obituary records the death of Robert Stanton at 75, a Confederate veteran. Ed Sternberger’s push for improved travel schedules prompts K R Co. to respond, and a Latta to Clio rail timetable change is announced. Weather remains unsettled with rain yet intermittent thunderstorms. The writer, J. L. Mead, signs off with social notes and commentaries on local figures and music debates.
A reporter overheard a horn sound and learned that the local Black community organized eighteen instruments, forming a band with Silver Star as home. Officers include Horace Wanlater president, Joseph Hatcher vice president, Bon McCollum secretary, G A Stoney captain and treasurer. They seek white community support for their first public concert on the fourth and readiness to respond to calls in Bee Dee.
Aunt Fannie Cook, a well known colored woman, died Sunday afternoon at about sixty years old while en route to visit the sick. She was respected by both white and colored communities and laid to rest at Spears burying ground Monday afternoon, June 18, 1904.
A rail incident near Rockingham halted a northbound freight when a bridge or signal failure caused a derailment scare. Passengers and crew were reportedly shaken as the train's crew and bystanders aided injured travelers and prevented a second wreck.
Mollie Bundy, born March 17 1862, died May 27 19—, mother of eight, widow of Noah Bundy, long member of Boykin Methodist church. She was buried in Liles Cemetery Brightsville with Rev W B Baker officiating. A lifelong friend recalls her sweetness and devout Christian testimony.
An obituary honors Mrs. Barah McLean Sinclair, age 28, detailing her devout Presbyterian faith, gentle Christian character, and long life of service. She moved to Marlboro County after her first husband’s death, connected with the Presbyterian church, and was remembered for prayers, sympathy, and abiding faith. She died June 1, 1901, and burial followed at St. Panite with a Protestant service.
A memorial notice from Phataco records the death of Martha Peagan. The committee expresses humble submission to the Divine will and faith in her unspotted life. Vows sympathy to the Vinonity and requests a minute-book inscription and publication in local papers.
The July issue of a literary Washington weekly is advertised with elaborate plates and color illustrations by OY Tarnor. A pantry robbery in West Bonnayville steals flour bacon salt soap and a large box of soap granos while a thief steals only after breaking a window. Dr King’s New Gite Pills are advertised to cure liver trouble and give clear skin with rosy cheeks.
A damaged clipping notes a 2 percent vial provision and penalties for violating the ordinance. Conviction carries a fine of not less than five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars and imprisonment from five to thirty days. The ordinance is repealed and council authorization follows in Newville on August 8, 1899.
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