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Newspaper

The Lancaster Ledger

Location

Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1905

Page

3

Union Meeting of Moriah Baptist Association Held at Antioch

Lancaster S C July 1905 union meeting of the Moriah Baptist Association to be hosted by Antioch Church on Friday July 28. Program details include organization devotional exercises introductory sermon and multiple talks on temperance, missions, and church duties led by ministers J R Blackmun D A Williams and others with focus on soul winning, Lord's Supper observance, and W M S and Children's Halls. Sunday Mass Meeting and missionary sermon planned.

Union Moriah, Baptist Association Antioch Church DP. M J. R. Blackmun D. A. Williams A Dabney Mr Rice J Kom. Estridge Ald Blackmon Joe Sionoe Jude St Tings Bay Robin Darcun Robin Prairie Heation Stewie

Rattlesnake Market and Local News Note

Items from The Kerstirw Era report a live rattlesnake on sale in Lynches Creek with 11 rattles. Also noted are visits by RK Tompkins and family from Rock Hill to Mrs Tompkins’ parents, and Rev J I Denty declining a church call near his old Greenville Oconee county home.

L. Bowers Lynches Creek Whesnake RK. E. Tompkins Rock Hill Old Greenville Church Oconee County

Cotton Needs Sunshine to Improve Crop Growth

Washington July 5 The Weather Bureau weekly crop bulletin says cotton is generally improved with good growth across the belt but the crop needs sunshine and cultivation in central and western districts where top growth is noted. Boll weevils and other pests are active in Texas and Louisiana.

Washington The Weather Bureau Texas Louisina

Dispensary crowd prompts arrests, chief notes behavior

Chief Howie said prohibition seems ineffective as many townspeople drank openly. He observed only one drunk man among a large crowd today, recalling tougher enforcement on a busy fourth of July and reporting more arrests during dispensary punning.

Howie Monroe Jouronl

Forty Lives Lost In Texas Tornado Hit Fort Worth

A July tornado from Montague county swept northeast to southeast across North Texas leveling farms and killing many. Jacksboro suffered destruction with churches and other buildings toppled. Nacona reported 14 dead and 41 injured, while Belcher churches were nearly destroyed. Widespread losses and downed lines hinder details as officials tally the toll.

Fort Worth Texas Montague County Salt Creek Nacona Long Branch Belcher

Dispenser Shortage Leads to Mysterious Loss for Inspector

A Charleston based dispensary inspector, Clarance J. Brown, reportedly lost more than 1600 in funds after checking books at the 85. Matthews general dispensary. Brown tracked the shortage to a bank cashing a check and later found his bankbook disappeared with 8500 in missing funds. Bonded officer Brown’s friends covered the missing sum pending inquiry.

Clarance J. Brown Inspector Brown Charleston Matthews Columbia Brown Tatun Mr. Brown Branchville Barnwell

Electric Bitters touted as malaria cure for all

SICKENING SHIVERING FIIs, of Rogus and Malaria, can be relieved and cured with Electric Bitters. This tonic is especially beneficial in malaria and drives the disease from the system. It outperforms quinine without bad after-effects. A Texas witness credits it with saving a life amid malaria fever and jaundice. Available at Crawford Bros., J. F Mackey & Co., and Vanderburk Pharmacy for 50 cents.

E.S. Maoday Henritta Tex Crawford Bros J. F Mackey & Co Vanderburk Pharmacy

Foley's Honey and Tar Advertised as Lung Remedy

The Foley's Honey and Tar ad claims the product provides relief in early stages of consumption and offers comfort in worst cases. It is touted as the greatest threat to lung disease and is sold by Funderburk Pharmacy with a warning to refuse substitutes.

Foley's Foley Funderburk Pharmacy

Lightning Kills Farmer Amid Terrific Storm

Special to News and Courier reports that during a severe rainy thunderstorm a bolt struck James Moore a white farmer about sixty years old near here. He died instantly and his loss is deeply regretted.

News and Courier Donald James Moore H. Cc. B

Blood and liver cleanser advertised in Germany

An old advertisement claims a medicine named GREATLY An DEMAND ariat AVOUZINg 18 meets modern standards for a blood and system cleanser like Dr King s New Life Pills. It promises to cure stomach and liver troubles and is sold at Crawford Bros J F Mackey & Co and Fenderburk Pharmacy for 25 cents with a guarantee.

Dr. King Crawford Bros J F Mackey & Co Fenderburk Pharmacy

Saluda County Leads Push to End Dispensary Vote

Citizens in Saluda and neighboring Ors Ey counties circulate petitions to vote out the state liquor dispensary and end liquor sales. Lanrens County, long seen as a strong dispensary stronghold, also has petitions calling for an election to overturn the system.

Saluda Orsey County Lanrens

South Carolina News: Proposed road improvements near Kershaw

In a Benton hotel stop, surveyors spoke of straightening curves and reducing grades to pull more cars and improve safety. The plan would place the road about a mile west of town, requiring a bus line and freight wagons, bringing mixed effects for locals.

Kershaw Benton Hotel Plice

Dispensary Case Goes to Supreme Court in Pickens

Newberry July 5 Chief Justice Y Pope granted a hearing on the Pickens dispensary case this morning. Attorneys argued petition signatures fraud and irregularities. A referee will hear facts before the Supreme Court review by September second Monday. Accidentally Shot by Brother in Marion 17 year old Jackson Powers wounded in head as Drewry Powers tests a pistol on the Fourth of July eve. Medical aid given at scene and in Marion.

Newberry Y. Pope Court House W. Boyd Evangund D Melton J. P. Carey CE Robinson Messrs. Evans Melton Pickens County Carey Pope A.J Boggs Boggs Supreme Court Marion Jackson Powers Joseph W. Powers Drewery Powers Drewry Sleeser Hut Median Wid Dre Jo G Evara I. Vt Dibble Wu Xurgieni

Unclear fragmentary OCR tale with stray phrases

Fragmentary OCR text appears to describe a distant incident involving weather and a tense scene. Names and places are garbled, with stray phrases about thunder, lightning, and a family scene. No coherent event or dates emerge from the legible portions.

Notice to Debtors and Creditors Of BP diller

Notice to debtors and creditors of BP diller issued in a damaged OCR fragment. Readable portions indicate a formal debt collection notice with references to payments and deadlines. Content is incomplete but preserves the general notice context and involved parties.

Diller Beerased

Notice to Debtors and Creditors of A. A. Millon

Notice to debtors and creditors of A A Millon appears in a damaged OCR fragment. The readable text references a formal debt settlement or probate context with references to funds, limits, and dates, but the critical details are obscured by garbled characters. The fragment suggests a public notice concerning claims, with July 0-8 as a partially legible date placeholder.

Case on Railroad Freight Penalty Appeal

A court ruling over a claim against a railroad addresses freight charges and penalties for non payment. The jury found a verdict of Br 19 to Mackerell, but the case moved to a non suit on the penalty and delayed payment. The court sustains the lower court and refines the legal basis for future actions.

Pale Lancaster Hester Micheli Edaily Triad Rtlapad Me Mackere Wingen Lerof Fon Tel

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