Conductor killed by brakeman in Stilton train assault
Charles Oliver, conductor on a Southern railway freight from Columbia to Charleston, was killed near Stilton three miles above Orangeburg after a quarrel with his brakeman William Mickle. Mickle, aged about 21 from Camden, shot himself in the shoulder in the clash and fled toward Orangeburg to surrender. Oliver's death left the sheriff's office with Mickle under arrest as doctors treated his wound.
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Orangeburg
Inetor
Charles Oliver
Southern Railway
Coloubia
Charleston
Willian Mickel
Stilton
Mickle
Camden
Oiver
Hhin
Dukes
Fiecher
Draydrick
Local items and notices from Lancaster County periodicals
Various short news items from Lancaster area papers dated April 1905. Mentions births and visitors, a cemetery improvement effort by Franklin Circle with town cooperation, medical visits by a Lancaster man to Columbia, a Hartsville visit, a marriage in Unity section, a death from consumption near Union Church, census work in manufacturing, two local graduates with PhD in pharmacy, hail storms and millinery openings, a barn fire near King’s, cotton acreage reductions in Belair, bond election for Jefferson town, school bonds sold to Atlanta firm, new office move for C D Jones and library room arrangements, postal carrier appointment, Mrs Hall’s improving health, Delitha Lovett’s death at 31, and a $25 reward for a fugitive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Circle
RE Allison
Lancaster
Columbia
Moore
Chester Lantern
der R. Vanlandingham
Hartsville
Atlanta
Kershaw
Jr. O. U. Ing
S. M
Dixie
Granby and Son
Greenville
C. D. Jones
Heath- Jones Co
Masonic
Delitha Lovett
Lovett
Richland Mill
Westside
Obscene mischief and a county death noted in 1905 paper
The page reports a troubling incident near a rail track involving a small boy spared from prosecution for his age, with a mother to discipline him. It also notes a traveling man recalling Heath Springs cotton and farming, plus a death in Flint Ridge: CD Williams, about 70, Confederate veteran and Union Baptist member, buried at Bork Hill.
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Heath Springs
Yorkville
CD Williams
Flint Ridge
Union Baptist Church
Bork Hill
Newspaper as weekly friend and guide in Greenville text
An old Greenville Herald quotation extols newspapers as the cheapest weekly friend providing sunshine and world news. It notes a fatal accident near Bowman on April six where Thomas J Jackson, 21, struck by a falling tree limb during fertilizer wagon travel, dies instantly after graduation from Georgia Alabama Business College in Macon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Apapar
Greenville Herald
Thos J Jackson
J E Jackson
Georgia-Alabama Business College
Macon
Floridora Cotton Seed and Local Notices
Full at L. M. Cots and get Floridora cotton seed. Uv W. McMurray eight good milk cows for sale. Rod and I. D. Glenn RFD Not Lancaster 8 CG. For rent a four room cottage apply to W P Bennett at Floridora Cotton Seed. 75 cents per bushel H M Culp No. 4 Lancaster.
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B. Cunningham
Lancaster
L. M
Uv W. McMurray
Rod. & I. D. Glenn
W P Bennett
H M Culp
Accident Victim Dies At W L Clement Mills
Special to News and Courier from Cheraw reports 47 year old Mr E E Donaldson died after a fall into a lumber mill wheel at the W L Clement Lumber Company saw mills near Society Will. He tripped and was mangled, death instantaneous. His home was listed as Elwood, Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News and Courier
Cheraw
E E. Donaldson
W L Clement Lumber Company
Society Will
Donaldson
Elwood Ind
Lancaster Reveals Premier Spring Goods Collection
One of the greatest displays of spring goods is on view in Lancaster, highlighting a vast array of seasonal items. The exhibit showcases fashion, home decor, and outdoor essentials, drawing shoppers and families to explore the latest trends.
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Lancaster
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Ledger
Ollie Mott
Rock Hill
M J Perry
Mamie Clyburn
Mattie
Ada Clyburn
Haile
J M White
Samuel Wallace
Dora Belk
Reece Belk
Unity Section
Wells
Georgia
Union Church
Horn
Census Bureau
Washington
South Carolinas College of Medicine
Messrs J Robert Belk
Blake L Robertson
Indies
Heath— Jones Co
LM Co
Mmany
William King
Waxhaw Enterprise
J W Hall
Belair
Hall
Jefferson
Chernw Chronicle
Will Roddy
J F Hunter
Roddy
Dr Pryor
Chester
Modio Thomas
John P. Hunter
M. ©. Gardner
Lancaster Co
Lancaster, 8. C
Chita Woull-bee
Craia
Hater
Pritag
Phin
Miles
Miles Medical Co
Dr. Miles
U Heart
Geroua
Wong
Binca
J. It
Bowman
Lebanon Democrat
Nashville
Tenn
Heart Cure Tour
Quari Miles Medical Co
Elichart
Ind
Hebron
Mackorell’s
The
New York Life
Ecause
Ecansa
J. E. Blackmon
Lyons
Voiles
E. E. Cloud
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