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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1903
Page
3
Local notices list pastors assigned to churches in Wittle Unity 1st and 8th Babbath at Gull Creek 2nd and 4th Babbath 11 am Pleasant Hill 2nd and 4th Babbath 4 pm, detailing appointment times and locations.
A collage of personal notices and ads listing visitors, sales, rentals, and a charity supper. Items mention Lola Heath visiting Charlotte, Miss Lola Heath and Mrs. Charles D. Jones, guns for sale, property for rent, a child death, an arm injury leading to amputation, stray dog ad, Thanksgiving collections for orphanages, church activities, and families moving to Texas Oklahoma and Florida.
Mrs. W. J. Williams of this county underwent an appendicitis operation at the Rock Hill hospital last Saturday morning. The procedure was reported perfect with the patient recovering well. Also noted is the marriage of Judson H. Usher of Dwight to Annie Ogburn at Rock Hill, followed by a reception in Dwight. The Ledger extends wishes for lasting happiness.
A surprise marriage occurred last Friday in Fort Mill as Mrs Alma Beatty of Kershaw wed Mr A R McElhaney of Fort Mill. The ceremony was performed by Rev M W Gordon at the Baptist parsonage. The bride, famed in Kershaw as one of its fairest and most popular young women, is praised for sweetness and unassuming manners. McElhaney, a member of the McElhaney Parks company, is noted for his business acumen.
The 118th session of the South Carolina conference of the M E Church South will convene in Greenville on Wednesday December 9 and run through the following Sunday. Local entertainment committees have arranged homes for ministers and delegates from the county, listing seven housing pairings with street addresses and hosts.
A promotion offers a $25 dinner set, 100 pieces, to the purchaser of each one dollar of goods from now until September 25. The jar containing the beans is in the store window for guesses. J. B. Mackorell announces the contest.
Mrs Agnes Sims wife of E J Sims of Heath Springs died Monday November 23 1903 after a long illness She was about 65 and survived by her husband and several children Her remains were interred Tuesday at Fork Hill church where she had been a faithful member Funeral services were led by Rev R J Blackmon A new Southern Railway schedule took effect with four passenger trains at Lancaster Miss Julia Simpson and Mamie Gregory of Lancaster visited Rock Hill over the weekend with relatives at Winthrop College.
An old style advertisement argues fewer gallons prove cost effective as paint lasts longer. It promotes Costalena for the job and touts a brand claimed to be the big seller in the United States, from a firm 149 years old. Devoo Lead and Zinc product is said to use fewer gallons and wear twice as long as lead and oil blends.
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