04 Jan 1854
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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1854
Page
1
On Wednesday January 4, 1353 Lancasterville seeks an intelligent well behaved youth about 14 years old to apprentice in the printing business. The employer will board him in a family setting and provide comfortable, pleasant work conditions.
The paper returns after two years with a single-sided issue due to late reopening, office removal, and damaged press. It asks subscribers to settle pastor salary payments to Mr. ALP Criwfond and promises future efforts to amend the lapse.
Ten correspondents express thanks to a Charleston friend while noting inability to publish due to concerns about burlesque or religious sensitivity. They oppose inserting any piece that could be construed as disrespectful toward the Bible or religious topics.
The Honorable Josiah J. Evans of the US Senate and Hon L M Keitt of the House will accept thanks for their attention.
The Carolina Times announces a February issue to be published in Columbia by Menara Grennaker & Lamotte and edited by Jax H Giles Buy's, formerly at Hick Newberry Sentinel. Three letters addressed to the paper are noted from Charlotte N. Cu ene from Hickory Head Caretons, with postage required for delivery.
Phillis Cone among negroes tried for the Cun ningham murder. Sentenced to be executed but pardoned by Gov Manning due to the condition of the time. To be sent out of the State.
About a week after the murder of Mr A Craig five Black residents of McC Witherspoon area were jailed on suspicion. They will be tried Thursday the 12th. The body of Mr Craig was found severed from the head on the river’s Chester District side.
A dated letter opens with greetings to patrons and a hopeful note for the new year 1654. It mentions the first storm of the season and reflects on conduct, duty, and renewal. The piece laments past days, muses on the year’s start, and encourages steadfastness as time turns.
A cryptic aphorism describes enduring engagement and unity in purpose. It suggests that those who have used proper wit or strategy succeed by aligning their company with a guiding passion and clear aim.
A long list of acts passed in the 1853 session includes rechartering banks such as the Bank of Canada and the Merchants Bank, charter renewals for the Bank of Charleston and others, railroad expansions from Spartanburg toward Asheville and Laurens, and various incorporations and public works including bridges, ferries, and a system of vital records. The document also notes amendments to wills and deeds laws, river and land actions, and several charitable and educational society charters.
A vivid late 19th century scene unfolds in New York as a Philadelphia boat lands at Pier Now. The crowd surges along Battery Park and Broadway, a hot corn seller faces cruelty, poverty, and social indifference. The narrative follows two hungry children and a drunken husband, highlighting urban hardship, class tension, and the human cost behind the city’s wealth.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a scene with a dimmed object taking flight and a boy named Brooks in a tense moment. The text references navigation toward North Carolina and debate over blame. The passage is incomplete and lacks clear events or identities beyond Brooks and a few scattered phrases.
The notice records the marriage of C B Hinson and Samer Small with ElizabetL as the eldest daughter. details present but fragmented. The text references the Diatrlet district and the year January appears in the garbled OCR.
A notice in the Court of Common Pleas at Lancaster calls the legatees of Mary Small deed to appear on the Web day in April 1804 before the court to prove or set aside her will. It names Jane Ray, Neily Bath Rain, Rob't Hood, John Lene, and others, with heirs and connections to the first Presbytery and associated reform body.
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