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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1903
Page
2
A garbled OCR fragment references multiple names and places including Revd Me White, Septong ho, Troy Crile, Gregory Tani, Landon Waters, and Flab. It hints at past week activities, a diet, a desk at Mary, and possible mine or property mentions, but details are unclear and inconsistently captured.
The readable text mentions veterans and a request for a full attendance list. It references Beebe, Dun, and Dakahbirs, with hints of a news feature about wartime service and a push to compile rolls. The tone resembles a local newspaper notice urging community record keeping and veterans’ acknowledgment.
Local reports indicate survey work across Lyneches river toward Lancaster to extend the new road from Cheraw to Chesterfield. The surveying party was set to start, with officials hinting at the river crossing and possible weeklong progress. Community chatter includes updates on local visits and social notes.
A fragmentary report from Kershaw and Lancaster covers visits by Captain Hunter and local figures, with mention of political speeches across the west and north. The piece references the Fifteenth Amendment debate and notes efforts to align southern views while condemning opposing rhetoric.
A Black man is blamed for fatally wounding two white men and injuring others after a dispute over a watermelon patch near Beaver Creek in Tallapoosa county. A posse led by the sheriff pursued him toward a Tallapoosa river bridge five miles from Wedowee. The man fired on the posse, killing Thomas Ebbett and Robert Ford, and wounded James Moore and Bud Wilson. Fleeing, the Black man remains at large as authorities continue pursuit. Stops the Congie and Works of the Cuta, Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets advertise.
Fifteen prisoners escaped from Beaufort county jail early this morning after the jailer failed to lock cells and inmates dug through a wall. Two were charged with murder. Hewis had a federal sentence, others faced minor offenses. The State notes Postmaster General Payne may announce railroad post routes to punish strikers obstructing trains and Roosevelt warns Colombia to accept the canal treaty or face forced compliance, signaling imperialistic moves.
An old advertisement touts Botanic Blood Bains as a cure for blood poisoning and related skin and systemic symptoms. It claims easy cure with bottles sold at drug stores and offers free advice and literature by mail, warning of severe conditions yet promising universal healing.
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