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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1905
Page
3
A flood of small town items lists tax deadlines with penalties, moving plans for residents and officials, job changes at local companies, church and school notes, and obituaries. It notes tax returns due with 2 and 7 percent penalties, property and personnel shifts, and community events in Rock Hill and nearby areas.
The supreme court sustained the 1904 act authorizing Chester county to issue 75000 coupon bonds to refund the county’s present bonded debt. The bonds are exempt from all county state and municipal taxes. Justice Jones wrote the court opinion. A cotton mill with capital stock of 25000 will be erected at Bain Anderson county.
Representative J W Hamel returns to duties after illness. Debate over repealing the hen law draws remarks by Verner and others. Memminger defeats Cothran for ninth circuit judge. Prince defeats Cothran for tenth circuit. House kills dog tax repeal. Hen law repeal bill lynched 76 to 28. Senate balks Pollock fertilizer tax plan between Clemson and Winthrop. Banks tax-equalization effort fails 62 to 33. Pleasant Valley reports sleet injuries minimal, school open, local social notes, a mule loss, and ongoing recoveries.
In Columbia last week Marion Parr, a mill operative convicted of murder, had his motion for a new trial rejected by Judge McDonald. With no means to appeal to a higher court, Parr likely will be hanged on the scheduled execution day. Separately, a 7 year old boy in Clarendon county died after a self inflicted gunshot wound caused by an older brother’s careless handling of a firearm. George Rogers colored man was convicted of manslaughter in Columbia for killing another negro about five years ago and sentenced to five years, recently captured in Savannah Georgia.
Dr RG Elliott of the Davis Building at Main and Dunlap streets will practice in both town and county of Lancaster. Residence phone 187 OMee and office phone 72. Will receive prompt at s tantion Jan 10, 1905.
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