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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1903
Page
3
Local notices record a mix of market bargains, personal visits, and community happenings in Lancaster and surrounding towns. Highlights include family visits, church meetings, a coming mill, laundry services, a marriage, and a school incident in Anderson with a teacher wounded by a pupil.
The Census Bureau announces the first annual cotton production under the permanent organization led by William Stuart. Excluding linters, production is 11,078,482 commercial bales, or about 10,639,45 bales of 500 pounds. Including linters, total is 11,274,105 commercial bales. State figures show Texas highest at 2,587,209. Georgia and Alabama also large producers.
Crockett H. McMurray of this county graduates in pharmacy from the Medical College of South Carolina with honors, earning the class medal presented by Professor Allard Momminger. He is expected home today. Also noted are ads for Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic and a subscription appeal to Lepore.
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