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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1900
Page
3
A letter from Longman and Martinez argues true cheapness lies in cost to service. It cites a diamond setter earning $50 daily, discusses L and M Paint costs with thinner dealers and Hinweed oil, and touts an iron clad guarantee plus a four million pound yearly sales claim. Crawford Bros. will provide color cards and more information.
Local Matters reports residents returning from Asheville and visiting kin in Lan caster, Ripley, Catawba, and Monroe with several trips noted. A Democratic Executive Committee meeting is scheduled to canvass election returns, plus a laundry job ad and church service notices. Deaths include Amanda Kee and Alice W. Kennington. a lightning strike injures engineer Miller. hailstorm damages crops in Sumter region. A poem titled The Hill of Catawba is printed with author Magill noted.
A scorching August day in Hurlington Louisiana ends with a dramatic sight as a flour wagon umbrella bursts into flames, possibly from sunlit oil or gasoline. Dozens witness the blaze on Jefferson Street, the town’s main business thoroughfare. A separate report notes a fatal accidental shooting near Perry Cox's place when a 16 year old boy handled a pistol during family strife, killing his sister who was about 14.
Police report details a disturbing scene as Dock Knight, a middle aged white man, and his two young sons, aged about twelve and nine, were found drunk on the outskirts near the C and W C road. The youngest lay across a railroad track in a near nude condition, paralyzed by drink, while the other boy was in ragged clothes and unconscious. The father required assistance to be placed in a wagon, and all three were brought to the station house while the mother wept at their home.
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