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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1902
Page
3
Cotton brought 72 cents on the market yesterday. Various community items include sermons by Rev J M Steadman, rental notices, farm ads, lost money, teacher examinations, livestock notes, obituaries, and local updates from Lancaster and surrounding counties. Subscriptions and auditor deadlines are noted, along with local politics and public notices.
The McWhirter property consisting of the storeroom occupied by Abernethy’s saloon on South College Street and the store now occupied by W. H L Hoover & Company on East Trade Street was sold at public auction at the courthouse yesterday for 14500 dollars. The purchaser was W. B. Wilson, a lawyer from Rock Hill, South Carolina.
Mrs. Lewis Cole wife of Lewis Cole of Heath Spring and daughter of the late F B Mobley died Thursday last aged about 40. She suffered a throat ailment and underwent an operation in New York. A Beaver Creek Baptist Church member she was described as an excellent woman. Her husband several children survive. Remains interred yesterday at Salem burying ground.
A Lan caster Mercantile Company theft wave runs over a year with hundreds of dollars in goods stolen. Draymen Jolie Wilson and others are linked to the scheme with warrants issued for John Wilson J P Yundley Plyler Deas and Ed Sanders and Cat Brice and Wao Hagins named. Bond set for Wilson Plyler and Deas as risks of trial rise.
Fragmentary notice describes a metal box marked Cr C C Never sold in Bulle with a C symbol and tablets stamped Cr C C. Appears to reference trade labeling for a drug or chemical item sold through druggists.
Jonathan A Montgomery, born 1848 near Dixie post office Lancaster County, S Carolina, served three years in the Army of Northern Virginia under Stonewall Jackson and fought at major battles. After the war he moved to Mississippi, married, and made Oxford his home. He and Officer Montgomery were murdered while arresting an outlaw named Will Mathis. bodies burned in Mathis house. Relatives in the county include Nelson Montgomery, Porter and Caskey families.
Mr J J Nivens of Union County died suddenly at 6 30 PM in the residence of his son in law Mr J H Nivens and at the Atherton Mill He was about 70 years old Survived by a widow and two sons J H Nivens and J J Nivens Jr The remains will be taken to Morven Church Union County for interment in the afternoon He was a devoted Methodist member Charlotte Observer April 4
A fragmented report discusses a Rockingham county boy now in Charlotte who went to Texas and became worth about 3 million dollars. The account is presented with sensational framing, resembling a circus advertisement, and reflects the era's rhetorical style in urban pages.
Charleston and Columbia reports say the bill regulating railroad relief departments failed by 54 to 52 after long debate. The measure would restrict benefits to workers and remove rights to sue, while the municipal court bill for Columbia, Greenville, and Spartanburg passed second reading. The code adoption held up ratification and a new jury law awaits action. EB J W
Historical rail note details connections from Marie to Chittoor Hincksburg and Yorksille, listing intermediate ports, junctions, and trains. Mentions Southern Railway routes, specific train numbers, transfer points at Rock Hill, Lancaster, and Chester, with connections toward Asheville, Charleston, and Charlotte on various services.
The note urges strict payment adherence, stating that customers who delay owe balances and must come forward to settle now. It emphasizes promptness and firm collection, reflecting a creditor stance on outstanding invoices.
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