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The Lancaster Ledger

Location

Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1905

Page

3

Local notices and society items from Cedar Creek township

Cedar Creek township features 250 acres for sale at 750 dollars cash. A rash of community updates includes church pastor Rev R E Tarnipseed, magistrate W M Carnes reporting 650 Mosday fines, and moves by families to local cottages. Local weddings noted: Edgeworth Lowell and Annie Cole on Dec 26, 1904. Robt Neal and Bertha Floyd. J W Threatt and Gertrude Horn. Also listed are meetings, organ purchases, school and farm notes, a drowning of names, and a house fire, with deaths including D G Lanier and other local happenings in late December 1904.

Robt Neal J M Neal Bertha Floyd K S Floyd W Homel Kershaw Dixie Section Gills Creek Cane Creek Townships WS Langley Elmtreet M E Jordan Langley Ep ‘Tillman Jordan House Jordan J« L Tillman J F Helms Haa J D Taylor Craigeville John E Blackmon Helms Place West End C J Menry Gregory E Jee Weil Tog Ny £ Taylor Cook Walter Hough A. R. Hough Lillian Bell Camp Creek W. M. Darnen Geo W. Threatt Jefferson Gertrude Horn T. Hunter Douglas Irene Swaringen Banks Reed Col

Farmers Convention in Lancaster County Forms Cotton Planters’ Protective Association

A Lancaster county farmers meeting on December 23 formed the Cotton Planters Protective Association to curb cotton prices and reduce acreage by 25 percent. Delegates from each township advocated consolidating state and national resolutions, halving fertilizer use, holding cotton for sixty days, and opposing certain government crop reports. Local lodge Abney No 241 installed officers including Dr L Gregory and J R Hayen with W F Cook acting as steward.

Lancaster County Jones Protective Nation The Cotton Growers’ Protective Association Shreveport Louisiana Kershaw Cor Abney Lodge No 241 A. Fu W. Hamel L. T. Gregory Weu J. R. Hayen L.A. Baker J.W R. L. Black‘mon R. A. Dobson de. W Twitty S Dy W. F. Cook

Deserved Compliment and Editorial Shifts

Ledger notes fond regard for longtime readers, contrasts with new subscribers, and hints at changes in editorial leadership. It praises Hon. J.B. McDonald as a future circuit judge and comments on the Barnwell court. It reports editor changes at the Southern Christian Advocate with Rev. Wassell elected editor and Rev. Rouge as assistant, along with staffing details.

J.B. McDonald Aiken Avivaence Siica Negepie W R. Richardson Ge. Wassell AL Rouge The Advocate Water

Policeman Killed in Belmont Park Shooting

Charlotte report states Rural Policeman SF Cole of Belmont Park was shot and killed near a negro church after a quarrel with Will Springs. Nabors, Cole’s son in law, was wounded as Springs opened fire after a pistol draw. Springs escaped after Nabors returned fire.

Nabors Hoe Cole

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J. Mt. Weite Hivasant Hill Macken.i Cedar Creek Township Rev R E Tarnipseed W M Carnes A B Lindany Rock Hill East End LJ T Bailey Hart’ County Georgia W A Bailey Edgeworth Lowell W A Bowell Annie Cole A G Cole Baptist Parsonage Dr Rice Presbyterian Church Katey Organ Co Philadelphia G N Bucklen Episcopal Church H. 0Mazyck Mre B .Ashcraft Monroe N.C Misses Miller WB Cauthen L. Ju Co E .Sistare Heath-Jones Co Fork Hill UO Rowell W M Moore Nowell N Sehter Columbia Isador Meyer Miome Hirsch L Hirsch Goromia Catoe G. Franklin Faile H. J. Baile Mies Mitchel Catoe John C. Catoe Samuel Maddox Mies Rosie Faile Uty Ernest Ostoe Mies Lois Mungo Tosil Ketridge Igtery Foley Haile H. V. Mungo Mattiew Lingo Marshville, NC Marah D. G. Lanier Beaver Creek Church A. T. Dendy the Farmers’ Convention Geo. W. Jones J. M. Yoder T. J. Strait George W. Jones Cotton Planters’ Protective Association Ledger Bell Court Barnwell New Sentinel Waite Steeruds de Stiehe Andeduts Advacute Charlotte Elliott & Crawford Vivo Moore & Sowell Dees Wan Cera Celeryland J B. Mackorell Lancaster County Bhoel Dorothy Dodd E. E. Cloud Masonic
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