Local Notices and Appointments From August 1901
Wednesday August t 1901 reports Mr Joseph F Gregory of Gaffney visiting family here while T J Gregory of Kershaw returns from Cleveland Springs with two sons. County Supervisor W Q Kaskey says office closed next Setar. Two applicants for South Carolina College scholarships were Benjamin Clyburn and Fransis Powe. Charleston College scholarship counts noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Gregory
Kershaw
Cleveland Springs
South Carolina College
County Sept. of Education
Benjamin Clyburn
Fransis Powe
Charleston
Senator Tillman Attends Liberty Hill Picnic Speech
The Yorkville Enquirer reports on a Liberty Hill picnic where Senator Tillman spoke on national sins and criticized Senator McLaurin. Tillman asked for $10 expenses, which were raised after the event and donated to a rifle company to improve next year’s speaker arrangements. The article notes sparse local press coverage and little enthusiasm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorkville Enquirer
Liberty Hill
Tillman
McLaurin
Librry Hill
Rifle Company
Lancaster County
C. C. C. branding on Cascarets tablets warns of fraud
An old drug advertisement promotes Cascarets Candy Cathartic with the slogan C. C. C. on every tablet. It emphasizes not selling in bulk, urges buyers to seek the genuine product, and warns of counterfeit imitators. Distributed through druggists for ten cents.
Patented Woolford Santary Lotion Sold by Mackey Co
Portable medicine described as a cure all offered by J F Mackey and Company druggists Lancaster in 8 C. The fragment suggests a claim of a remedy sold through a local drugstore with dubious certainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolford
J F Mackey & Co
Drugglset
Police Chief Jones Killed by Suspect in Shelby
A Shelby, North Carolina dispatch reports Chief of Police Jones was shot and killed by Jim Lowry, a railroad depot worker, while serving a warrant for whiskey violations. A large manhunt with $600 reward is underway as authorities pursue Lowry who fled after the shooting. Lowry is described as a 25 year old, 5'11" mulatto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Shelby
N. C
Tne Observer
Jones
Place
Jim Lowry
S.C. & Gis
Lowry
Rowards
Two Negro Girls Drowned in Beaufort River
Special to The State reports a drowning in Beaufort as Florence Riley 16 and Lilla Riley 18 drowned while crabbing with Mamie Watson. Watson was rescued by a shore rescuer. Crowds watched divers recover Florence’s body tied to a boat anchor rope near the surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaufort
Florence
Lilla Riley
Mamie Watson
Beaufort River
Watson
Souvenir of Mars Hill Gavel Brought From Scotland
Rev Oliver Johnson of Lesslie S C visits Washington after a United Presbyterians convention in Winona Lake Ind A gavel given on the convention floor by Rev Dr R J Miller of Pittsburg contains Mars Hill stone and Mount Olivet stone The gavel bears Gairney Bridge and December 1733 marking the Secession church origin and the southern Associate Reformed Presbyterian church lineage The State 5th instant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Johnson
Lesslie
S. C
Washington
United Presbyterians
Winona Lake
Ind
R J Miller
Pittsburg
Gairney Bridge
Scotland
Mars’ Hill
Paul
Mount Olivet
Jerusalem
Ebenezer Erskine
Secession’ Church
Associate Reformed Presbyterian’’ Church of the South
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted By Toledo Firms
An old Toledo advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for catarrh cure failures and endorses Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills. It lists F J Cheney & Co as proprietors and credits local wholesale druggists Truax Walding Kisnan Marvin. The remedy is described as systemic and blood-borne with price advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
F J Sheney
Uu Ie
TRUAX
Thieves Break Into Morrow Bros. & Heath Co. Store
Special to the Charlotte Observer in Albemarle reports burglars entered the Morrow Bros. & Heath Co. store last night through a window and took three pistols two razors and six boxes of cartridges. About $30 in cash was left untouched and no solid clues point to the thieves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albemarle
Morrow Brow. & Heath Co
Edged by Lightning Strikes and Cremation News
Severe storm in Edgefield on July 31 killed two Dr RKA Marsh homes and two mules. In Charleston Dr Henry B Hornbeck health officer died and will be cremated, a historic third cremation in South Carolina. Paper cites editorials from The Washington Post and The Spartanburg Herald on party rifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgefield
Rka Marsh
Charleston
S. C
Henry B. Hornbeck
American Medical Association
South Carolina
Henry Laurens
Continental Congress
Tillman
Tillmanites
McLaurin
Washington Post
Democratic State Committee
United States
Spartanburg Herald
Eight Road Machines at Work on Spartanburg Highways
Spartanburg August 3 Road work continues in the county with eight road machines in operation. The chain gang divisions remain active as squads are stationed at multiple points. Township overseers collected their apportioned funds from the county treasurer for road improvements and maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spartanburg
Drowning Tragedy Followed by Dynamite Rescue Attempt
A 12 year old negro boy drowned at Stewart's rock quarry after 4 PM. A plan to dynamite the pool was executed, severing the body at the waist. The coroner ruled accidental drowning. Eyewitness Engineer John Hunter described the grisly scene as divers failed to recover the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Allston
Stewart's Rock Quarry
McMaster
John Hunter
Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets
Ad touts Cascarets as a candy cathartic that cures constipation and offers money back from druggists if not satisfied.
Murdered His Wife and Then Took His Own Life
At Moultrieville Sullivan's Island Louisiana Hackerty, a private in the Tenth company artillery corps, shot dead his wife Hattie Hackerty and then killed himself with the same revolver in his quarters near Station 114. Comrade James H Waeser witnessed the incident, which stemmed from alleged longtime jealousy over the wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Moultrieville
Sullivan
Ireland
Louis Hackerty
Artillery Corps
Hattie Hackerty
Hackerty
Station 114
James H. Waeser
Hacketty
Arnica Salve Heals Severe Sores At La Grange
Mrs. Nannie Galleger of La Grange Virginia applied Bucklen's Arnica Salve to great sores on head and face to save her child from frightful disfigurement. The product works wonders on sores bruises skin eruptions burns scalds and piles and is guaranteed by Crawford Bros. and J F Mackey Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nannie Galleger
la Grange
Bucklen
Crawford Bros
J. F. Mackey & Co
Judges and Howell File Pledges for Seventh District Race
Judge Buchanan of Sumter and MP Howell of Columbia pledged and qualified for the seventh district congressman primary. State Chairman Jones reported pledges and assessments, bringing to four the number of candidates with Starkie of Orangeburg and Col. Graham of Lexington expected to join. entries close soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Democratic Executive Committee
Howell
Columbia
OW Buchanan
Sumter
Starkie
Orangeburg
Col
Graham
Lexington
Constitutional convention adjourns for recess with pay
The convention voted 42 to 35 to take a recess from tomorrow until August 23 on half pay and to meet tomorrow at 11 oclock instead of noon. The suffrage committee was authorized to sit in vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Constitutional Convention
Suffrage Committee
Local Notice of Candidacy for Court Position
A terse note announces J. K. Aley as a candidate for the office of courthouse position in Lancaster. The brief statement thanks supporters and pledges respectful service to the community.
Notice of Election for Public Cotton Weighers in Three Towns
County Commissioners announce an election under an 1899 act to choose a public cotton weigher in Lancas ter Kershaw and Heath Springs on the second Tuesday in August. Polls open 7 am to 4 pm. Election managers named for each town. all qualified electors may vote. highest vote getter in each town becomes the public weigher. Tickets may be printed or written. candidates supply them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Launcaster
Lancaster
Kershaw
Heath Springs
Publis Catton
Local Matters and Community Notices in Lancaster Area
Local items report visits by Dr R C Brown of Lowrys ville and others, an upcoming Sunday School picnic at Cump Creek Baptist, communion at the Baptist church after Sunday service, and various travels and family news. A heavy rain disrupted the region, with social visits and school trustee meetings announced for August and several residents visiting relatives across nearby towns.
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Cump, Creek Baptist Church
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DITOR
Wanater Hk. R
Ednesday
Mr. Jos. F. Gregory
Gaffney
W. Q. Caskey
Theo
Killethy’n Negro
Mar’s Hill
T Hieves
Morrow Bros. & Heath’e Store
Charlotte Observer
Dr. Hornbeck
Curtin Heffner
Fred Heffner
Judge Buchanan
Mr. Howell
Otton Weigier
County Alliance
JF Nis
Corton
Enger
Lancaster T
J. KA Ley
Nissen
Owensboro
Clyburw-Heath
Hawke
L. A. Payseur
R.C Brown
Lowrysville
R E. Husy
Misses Hand
M. J. Gregory
Oia
Ketelle
Chester County
S. H. Griffith
Gaffney, S
Jno. T. Mackey
Judson Cook
Coalburg
Ala
Old Lancaster
The
Baptist Church
Messrs
John A. Bird
Geo. McManus
Flat Creek
J. E. Taylor
Chester
Pryor Sanitarium
C. J. Henry
Hickory, N
Claude J. Jr
Ore
W. L. Croxton
Jennie Davis
Tirzah
May Davis
Monroe, N. C
Jas. R. Massey
Southern Presbyterian
Lenoir
Statesville
Davidson
Asheville
Carnes
Shute’s Mill
A. C. Rowell
Hopewell
Milburn Belk
Mr. Wine
J. M. White
Robert Nisbet
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