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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1902
Page
6
Bay Corn sales and market notes lead as Miss Mamie Stover visits Oak Hurst relatives. Local ads promise rentals and seeds from W P Bennett. Weather, church services, marriages, floods, and a serious injury to L and C railroad engineer G A Wall are reported along with community notices and revival plans.
The County Treasurer reports taxes charged plus additions near 48 000 dollars with about 47 255 collected and 750 still uncollected. Receipts total 5 800 with around 3 850 remaining unpaid. Despite poor crops, this reflects well for Lancaster and most arrears are expected to be collected.
Southern Hardwood Co of Charleston seeks logs of hickory dogwood and persimmon. Inc establishes purchase terms and contact details for suppliers.
The readable fragments show a garbled line about an era or place named Canonseta with unclear meaning. No explicit events dates or persons are identifiable. the text lacks coherent context to form a concrete news item or summary.
Obituary notices report the death of 87 year old Leo Yemms near Osceola, with details on his church membership, family and burial. Local deaths include Mrs Jeti Ss all, widow of Sweatt, age about 46, and Mr. Ww. Mosier, 22, died at home near O. K. Also noted: Wilson and Ben Rudd sentenced to five years hard labor for post office break in Westville, plus Dr Strait denying withdrawal from congressional race. Subscribe to The Ledger.
Mr J H Chambers died last Friday at his Douglas area home after a brief illness. Born September 5 1824 in Chester County he was in his 78th year and spent his life farming. A Confederate veteran his friends recall his fondness for reunions with old comrades and he had lived in the county for 15 to 20 years leaving a widow and four sons Mosars W F W D L.
About forty six Lincastrians planned to spend the Charleston exposition week. A party of fifteen has already formed to travel down next week. Names include Bennett, Lazenby, Miller, Cunningham, Culley, Helms, and others in a Charleston sequence.
A Tong farmer urges fellow farmers to plant sugar cane as a cheap forage. He reports feeding three mules for three months from cane grown on a half acre, endorses Amber variety, and warns to feed in small amounts then gradually increase. He claims no stock harm after years of use. The county alliance meets on the second Friday at 11 o'clock for important business.
A brief item notes offices operate around the clock with service via telephone three. The notice emphasizes 24 hour access and contact by phone for inquiries or assistance.
Trustees of the Lancaster School District petitioned for an election to decide issuing coupon bonds for fifteen thousand dollars to buy land and build or renovate school facilities. The vote will be held at Lancaster Court House on Friday April 6, 1902, from 8 to 6, with ballots printed for or against bonds. Election managers JG Vester, JF Gregory, D Reece Wilcame and others will conduct and certify the results.
In a cryptic note readers are offered a dubious remedy mix claiming to cure cold and headaches. The text mentions Gure Gold and Betmott’s Chocolates as part of the questionable tonics.
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