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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1901
Page
3
Reports include Sam Dixon shot near Heath Springs by Andrew Mobley with few details, a pair of colored defendants jailed for refusing to work on public roads, and a query about extending corporate limits. Also notes: death of WR Bruce, visitors from Rock Hill, a Pleasant Plain church meeting, and a local oddity about a potato with surface growth.
Local items report new books adopted at L C Payseur's Heath Springs Alliance meeting set for Friday. Mentions school openings at Carmel with M J Green, stray weather and livestock incidents, letters, fares, and local visits by residents and officials.
County Supervisor W. Q. Cast called Lancaster County road overseers to immediately mobilize lands for highway repair. He urged urgent work this fall to fix washed and muddy roads, notingFreier workers are nearly finished and directs officials to organize crews and start repairs promptly.
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