Local News Notes and Advertisements
Local items include rental listings for four and three room cottages on Dunlap, French and Arch streets with agent T. S. Carter and others. Church services and memorial day plans loom with Baptist protracted meetings and Daughters of the Confederacy observances. Also updates on Mr JJ Hall, Ed Thompson's education, and a bigamy trial involving John Belk. A $100 reward is offered for arsonists who burned Dr J D Nisbet's barn and stables, with suspected incendiary origin. Uncalled letters at the post office are listed. The state Supreme Court upholds the Union county liquor law as constitutional. Several local losses include damaged corn meal, cotton fires at Kershaw, and insurance-covered losses.
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Dunlap Street
French Street
Arch Street
T. S. Carter
Ed Thompson
H J Thompson
Dwight
Macon
RH Sapp
York Court
John Belk
Sapp
Mr Belk
Belk
J D Nisbet
van Wyck
Daisy Baily
Lillian Hart
Sallie Cous
Mary Belk
Messrs
J H Wilson
D F Bands
Emory Lomax
Jack Bailey
Death of Mrs Mary Jane Secrest widow of Capt John C Secrest
Mrs Mary Jane Secrest widow of the late Capt John C Secrest died here last Wednesday April 19 1905 of organic heart trouble at age 68 born January 1 1837 She is survived by son EC Secrest a devoted mother and neighbor noted for Christian charity Her funeral was held Thursday with services at her residence and interment in the Presbyterian church yard beside her husband conducted by Roy Chalmers Fraser.
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Mary Jane Secrest
John C Secrest
James Steele
EC Secrest
Federal Authorities Seek Charges in Heath Springs Robbery
Postoffice Inspector Gregory has sworn warrants against the Heath Springs robbers. They were wounded and captured near Wadesboro after alleged post office robberies in Gordonville Virginia on March 28 and Latta Fe on May 25, 1904. A preliminary hearing was postponed to May 2 by order of Governor Glenn.
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Gregory
Heath Springs
Wadesboro
Gordonville
Latta Fe
Hunter
Glenn
North Carolina
United States
Supreme Court Arguments From County Appeals
The State supreme court heard county appeals on Wednesday including John B Mackerel versus Lancaster and Chester Railway Company with counsel J Harry Foster for the appellant and T Y Williams for the respondent W Alonzo Hughes versus Western Union Telegraph Company dismissed on motion by R E Wylie Robert Bruist Company versus Lancaster Mercantile Company with R E Allison representing the appellant.
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State Supreme Court
John B. Mackerel
Lancaster and Chester Railway Company
J. Harry Foster
T. Y. Williams
W. Alonzo Hughes
Western Union» Telegraph Company
R. E. Wylie
Robert Bruist Company
Lancaster Mercantile Company
R. E. Allison
Five Charlotte Drugists Held for Illegal Whiskey Prescriptions
Five prominent Charlotte druggists faced Recorder Shamow after being charged with filling illegal whiskey prescriptions under Prohibition law. The prescriptions were allegedly written by German eye specialist Hl. Keller, who was not licensed in North Carolina. Each druggist was bound over for $100, Keller was recognized for $500.
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Recorder Shamowhouse
Hl. Keller
North Carolina
Keller
Death of Maj BF Miller Shocks Townsfolk
Maj BF Miller, prominent planter, former state legislator, and longtime church and Masonic leader, dies at his home April 21 1905 after a two week illness. He served in the Confederate army at Appomattox and held roles as mayor, probate judge, state senator, and private secretary to Congressman Finley. Burial with Masonic honors at Westside cemetery follows funeral services at the Methodist church.
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Tie
Benjamin Franklin Miller
Stephen D Miller
Chesterfield County
Wofford College
Ile
SC V
Lee
Appomattox
Taxahaw
Lancaster County
May Miller
House of Representatives
Senate
Dr Strait
Congres Answer Nan
Finley
Methodist Church
Lancaster Bible Society
Masonic
Jef
Ferson
Grand Lodge
Jackson Lodge
Emma Welsh
John R. Welsh
M Miller
LC Lazenby
Minnie
Lily
Hattie
Pearl Miller
R B Mackey
Heath Springs
Seasonal Dry Goods Offerings Promise Full Range for Women
The writer boasts a complete assortment of seasonable dry goods for women including colored cotton fabrics, light summer dresses, ginghams and linens for tub suits. They recall selling hundreds of yards of colored lawn at 3 yards for 5 cents last Saturday and invite daily store visits to see bargains.
Floridora Cotton Seed Patch Price and Local Cough Cure Endorsement
Floridora cotton seed price listed at 75 cents per bushel from H M Culp R F D No 4 Lancaster. The snippet quotes J H Simmons of Casey Iowa praising Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and consumption relief. It notes availability at Craw Lord Bros J F Mackey Co and Funderburk Pharmacy with 50 cents to 1 dollar prices and a free trial bottle offer. Foley’s Honey and Tar advertised as safe for children without opiates at Funderburk Pharmacy.
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H M Culp
R. F.D
J. H. Simmons
Casey
Dr. King
Craw
Ord Bros
J. F. Mackey & Co
Funderburk Pharmacy
Drugest
Funderburn Pharmacy
Easter Bargains at Silk Mall Across Styles and Colors
Easter bargains tout silk and lawn fabrics at low prices. Silk materials priced from 15c to 39c yard, crepe cloth at 25c, Voiles 10c to 12c, white lawn 10c to 16c and 8c to 6c for large lots, plus cheap dress shoes and slippers including Dorothy Dodd and Duttonhater styles.
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Dorothy Dodd
Duttonhater
Clothing sale seduces with fit and low prices
Our Clothing extols tailored fit and great savings, promising affordable apparel that invites instant buying. The ad emphasizes reasonable pricing as a key lure to shoppers seeking value.
Millinery Styles Prove Popular Here
Our millinery offers a wide range of styles that have drawn broad approval. Prices and accessibility are highlighted, with emphasis on modern designs suitable for all customers.
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JJ Hall
Rock Hill
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Baptist Church
Crockett J Stroud
Rossville
Chester County
MC Heath
Columbia
Chappell
Daughters of the Confederacy
Williams-Hughes Co
J. F. Hunter, P. M
Union County
Waxhaw Enterprise
Bennett Grocery Co
Kershaw
O. P. Heath & Co
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