Wealthy merchant Gartye Mimnaugh dies at 64
Gartye Mimnaugh, long prominent Columbia merchant and real estate investor, died at 7 am at his home at 1615 Street after a sudden illness of angina pectoris. Born in Triflick Ireland March 18 1857 he came to America at 17, worked in Augusta and Winnsboro, then moved to Columbia in 1883 to open a small store that grew into a major business and real estate holdings. He served as president of the Carolina Bond and Mortgage Co and Farmers and Planters Trust Co and was a director of Standard Warehouse at his death.
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Mimnaugh
J. L. Mimnaugh & Co
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Tyvone
Ireland
John L. Id
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America
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New York
Augusta
Christor Gray & Co
J.B. White & Co
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Columbia Real Estate
Carolina Bond and Mortgage Company
Farmers and Planters ‘Trust Company
National Loan and Exchange Bank
Standard Warehouse Company
Mr. Mimnaugh
Correct Attest Henry Buff P J Wessinger Directors
A brief archival note lists Henry Buff P J Wessinger and B W Shull as directors with a correct attest line. The terse item records the names as part of a governance slate.
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P. J. Wessinger
B. W. Shull
Bryan
R. S. Desportes
Robt, Moorman
Walter T. Love
Wilie Jones
Pope Matthews
Miner Mimnaugh Leader of Columbia Business Dies
Mr Mimnaugh built a modest start into a thriving Main and Hampton street business base. He grew from a small store to join adjacent premises, later expanding further. He served visitors and locals, forming many acquaintances in Columbia and across South Carolina. Illness struck in September with angina pectoris, but he recovered enough to hoped to resume activity. He died yesterday morning after a sudden collapse while speaking with his son. He married Missouri Helen Williford of Winnsboro who died June 7, 1918. Surviving are four children, four grandchildren, a brother in Newberry, and three sisters in New York, Trillick, and Ireland. Funeral at St Peters Church with interment at St Peters cemetery.
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Ashley Tobias II
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John B. Mimnaugh, Jr
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Jonathan Kelley
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Ireland
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New York
St. Pewrs Church
St. Peter's Cemetery
T. J. Hegarty
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Lexington Market Price List Fragment
A fragment from Lexington Market lists several staple prices including oats per bushel 1.00 peas per bushel 1.25 corn meal per bushel 4.00 rye and barley per bushel around .55 to .60 and various commodities such as peanuts bushels sweet potatoes per bushel 1.00 Irish potatoes per bushel 1.75 and meats and groceries including white bacon per pound, lard per pound, coffee and sugar. It also references seeds meal hulls and other items with scattered figures and typos across the list.
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Butler
Cromer Oswald Appointed Deputy Sheriff
Cromer Oswald is named deputy sheriff temporarily by Sheriff Austin Root, with consideration for permanent acceptance. Root will appoint deputies countywide. The notice references broader regional concerns and a mix of editorial excerpts on prices and immigration.
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Sherif BE. Austin Root
EL. Cromer Oswald
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Sheriff Root
The Best Is The Cheapest Drug Ad Appeal
An advertisement for Harman Drug Co Rexall Store in Lexington South Carolina urges customers that the cheapest option is safest in drugs and drugstore merchandise. It claims trained staff with years of experience, promises satisfaction, and emphasizes reliability and value over flashy appearance.
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Alwys
Bank Statement of Richland County January 5 1921
State of South Carolina Richland County bank statement sworn by cashier Wm M Gibbes Jr on January 5 1921. The report details capital stock surplus undivided profits and various deposits, liabilities, and rediscounts including federal reserve borrowings and government securities.
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Joseph M. Bell
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Thos. H. Moffat
Sabbath Reform Sparks Arrests in Middletown
A Middletown New Era report notes that reform efforts targeting the Sabbath as a day of rest have led to arrests, signaling tension between religious observance expectations and civic enforcement. The piece highlights community debate and local actions echoing broader national disputes over Sabbath laws.
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