Local notes show visits, arrivals, and church offerings
Miss Maret Turk returns to Ashville to resume studies at the Columbia Female College. Ed Gregory and Perry Mackey are back at Clemson College. Mr L P Clyburn of Creedmore Texas visits his sister. Beulah church holds services next Sabbath. The council declines fruit stand extensions at Main and Guy. Dr Rutledge’s home was entered during holidays. J H Hawes spent Xmas in Atlanta. WANTED for cash Dogwood and Persimmon logs by Southern Hardwood Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Miller
Coumbia
Columbia Female College
New County Superintendent Takes Office in 1900
The new county superintendent of education Mr A C Rowell has begun duties and issues a notice to teachers and trustees. Also noted are moves of residents including HH Shute traveling to Carroll County and S Wilson seeking a House seat with strong county support. Tax books closed with 15 percent penalty for late payment, mules advertised from Kansas City, and New Year observances as churches held services while private homes gathered. Track work begins near Cheraw with Chesterfield and Lancaster railroad progress and an anti spitting ordinance enforcement cited with Aldermen Kerr and Hull and Mayor Waters fined. Debtor notices for HJ Gregory Co. and Farmers Banking and Mercantile Co. issued for collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A C Rowell
Supt of Education
Bates Improved cotton seed for sale in limited quantity
Bates offers limited Bates Improved cotton seed touted as superior to local varieties. It reportedly yields 43 pounds of lint per 100 pounds seed cotton and nine bales per plow. At current prices, 1200 pounds of seed is worth about $11 more per bale than ordinary cotton. Buyer beware. $100 a bushel. I paid 90 bushels for them.
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Bates
Married at Union church near Richbury December 26 1900
Mrs Mamie Betts daughter of the Rev OB Betts and Mr WJ Reid of Whiteside and Reid were married at Union church near Richbury on Wednesday evening December 26 1900. The page also notes market items and international cotton commerce briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WJ Reid
Whiteside & Reid
Misn
Mamie Betts
OB Betts
Union Church
Richbury
Bitters Promised to Restore Strength for Run Down Men
A local ad touts a tonic claiming to cure stomach liver and kidney troubles and restore appetite for men and women. Major William H. Mauldin, a state senator, died after typhoid fever and kidney issues. Joe Shiver, a Black man, was jailed in Columbia for killing Emanuel Thompson after an alleged insult to a woman.
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Idaville
Ind
Leela
Crawford Bros Drug Store
William H. Mauldin
Hampton County
Joe Shiver
Columbia
Emanuel Thompson
Agent Wanted for Civil Rights Era Labor Work in South
A garbled recruitment notice seeks workers to represent an organization in the South. It terms employment with emphasis on white workers and hints at discriminatory aims. The fragment mentions Lanmeaster and South Carolina and references labor roles and basic duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanmeaster
Laondry
Keitel
Unclear OCR listing of property sales and prices
Fragmented text lists multiple property sales with prices such as 600, 250, 100 and 750, mentioning dwellings, barns, wells and outbuildings. Also references street addresses and multiple locations, but details are unreadable and inconsistent.
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Hoes
JP Tlickney
Mis
Ecu
Telauises
Chester County
Odiel Chie
Clk Pou
Greenwood
Lecisintare
Lancaster de Teration
Ed Gregory
Perry Mackey
Clemson
Ollepe
L PT Clyburn
Creedmore, Texas
Jos. Fo Ywory
Mrse
Lula Windsay
Ganson Cash Store
WB Calp
Sheriff Hunter
Main
Guy
Dr Rutledge
Beulah Church
Ratchford
J . Crenshaw
Messrs
T. B
Frank Clyburn
Chas Lynn
Wim Lowell
Jas H Hawes
Kershaw Era
Atlanta
Sylvester Shute
Evander Robertson
L H Elliott
Hugh Avant
Mississippi
HH Shute
Lula Lindsay
Catawba
John P Knox
Southern Hardwood Company
P.O
Seaton
Carroll County
Mise
Howell
Mr. S Wilson
House of Representatives
Spurgeon Cherry
Cheraw
Adame
Spurgeon
Will
Chesterfield and
Lancaster
Chesterfield Court House
Kerr
Hull
Waters
Rock Hill Herald
Mr. CH Culp
Chester Lantern
J HW Stevens
Rock Hill
HJ Gregory & Co
Farmers’ Banking & Mercantile Co
Farmers’ Banking and Mercantile Company
J. F. Gregory
Mr. Hood
Lancaster Mercantile
Fou
Ustimate
York
Henry Neith
Cotten
Golo
United States
Denmark
Sven
Coot i
Danish Antilles
Vioney
Alan Getius
Fewenstin
Bere
Sterns
Kral
Bern
Cater
Heath Banking & Mercantile Co
Curt
Mor
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