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Newspaper
Marlboro Democrat
Location
Bennettsville, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1901
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR text from the Marlboro Democrat dated June 28 1901 mentions terms like six months and other garbled data. No coherent event person organization or place can be determined from the readable fragments.
Mr. Harry Ryttenburg, a leading citizen of Simter, dies suddenly on the 2&nil-waged. A note on a Harris Lithia meeting on the 16th. local insurance figures show $195,603,650 payout. Roswell Bardsley, 91, longtime Lansing postmaster since appointed by John Quincy Adams, among nineteen presidents and thirty three postmasters general, the oldest postal worker in continuous service.
The court convened Monday at 10 with Judge Watta presiding. Several defendants faced charges from burglary to assault, with sentences ranging to years in a penal institution and multiple convictions noted for that day and proceeding sessions.
The Union Meeting of Baptist Churches of Marlboro County convenes with Brownsville Grurelion and Jane Beth to preach on Priddy Record. Discussion led by J AL Mason and G. a McAlister opens the session amid questions on engaging members in church work.
The note reports very warm weather aiding farmers as dry grass and cotton fields risk fire. It mentions local visits, neighbors and relatives, talking of foxes, tooth powder needs, and chickens, with community chatter and a line about two foxes still alive. A dated closing references June 26 1998.
The Town of Bennettsville announces a special sanitary notice. Residents within corporate limits with knowledge of unsanitary conditions should inform the Town Marshal, the health officer, for immediate council attention. Mayor O McGALL signs dated June 21.
A Sunday diary recounts Roy Edgar Hasterling's sermon, followed by anger over church disruption by congregants. It laments talk during service, warns of publishing names, and reflects on community figures, deaths, and local events with a mix of personal opinion and obituary notices.
A fragmented 1901 column describes rural plowing scenes with farmers near Covington and Woodley, praising Jonathan Woodley and dismissing aging, plus a funeral tribute to Charles S. Hlenegan from Marlboro Lodge No. 96 A. I. M. It also includes a Masonry obituary and community notices, ending with an advertisement for Dr. Jing's New Life Pills promising clear skin.
The obituary recalls Mrs Elizabeth Elinson born March 1828, spouse of Willian Elinson, a devoted Christian and member of the AP Jt church South. She died in Clio, South Carolina, after a long life of faith, family devotion, and nursing the needy. Her funeral was conducted by Rev M D Denl in Hebron, June 24, with many relatives and church members in mourning.
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