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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1902
Page
1
Eva Gilbert, a Powhatan Theatre trapeze artist in Newport News, Va, broke her neck during a Feb 11 aerial act. She swung from a trapeze, foot caught in a loop thirty five feet up, and fell headlong. She died within ten minutes.
Oliver Greer, an 18 year old Negro, was sentenced by Judge Gage in Alderson for rape. The victim Miss Rebecca Ann Keily, a white woman, identified him. He faces execution on March 14 after a brief trial and short jury deliberation.
A diagnostic homespun piece praises Electric Bitters as a tonic for weak nerves and a regulator for the stomach liver and kidneys following grip illness. It notes many users report restored health and spirits and guarantees satisfaction. Also reports the drowning death of the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs J P Price of Delmar Lexington County.
In Anderson a special election passed by 106 votes to authorize issuance of sewerage system bonds. About 12 miles of sewer lines will be constructed at a cost of 40,000 dollars.
The Charleston Post notes Tillman’s opposition to J B Richardson’s postmaster nomination in Greenville, citing Richardson’s Greenville News ties and the paper’s anti Tillman stance. It compares to Senator Hill’s defeats and urges upholding senatorial courtesy while urging debtors to settle.
Memorial exercises honoring Abraham Lincoln drew a larger turnout than prior local celebrations. Senator McLaurin of South Carolina spoke on Lincoln and the south, urging closer bonds between regions to unite the nation.
State Constable J. H. Gandy and Deputy R. Brown captured J. L. Morgan and a full counterfeiting outfit about three miles from the town amid a recent influx of bogus coin. The treasury department at Washington has been notified of the seizure.
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