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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1900
Page
2
The Ledger reports Thompson S. Carter has appointed Lane as sports manager after a turbulent period, outlining management changes and expectations for performance, team coordination, and community engagement in upcoming seasons.
Chester Reporters note Wylie's benefactions dated to probate include gifts to Jersey Congregation Arskine College educational fund and related organizations. Executors listed as G White and TOS Words with JK Wet attorney. funds range from small to ten thousand dollars for various causes and relatives.
A Batesburg reader reports a strange cotton disease harming crops with plants dying despite sulphur and other remedies. The issue was sent to Clemson chemists for evaluation, while political chatter mocks party fortunes and current leaders amid a local meeting with tensions between Capers and others.
General CJ Walker of the South Carolina division calls the annual Confederate reunion to be held in Greenwood starting August 1 with a 10 am opening ceremony. He notes welcome arrangements by Greenwood residents, offers a low railroad rate, and asks each brigade to appoint a sponsor and maids of honor to enhance the event while promising further details.
The piece surveys Democratic and Republican outlooks for the 1896 election. It cites Bryan supporters optimistic about electoral votes, while Republicans expect McKinley to be renominated. Includes early state-by-state glimpses and mentions Indiana, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, California, Delaware, and Maryland with projected shifts.
The report notes crop conditions in South Carolina, West Virginia, California, Illinois, and Indiana, all leaning Republican in 1896. A hot week ending July 8 to 9 brought high temperatures and limited rainfall. Upland soils dried while bottom lands stayed wet. corn improved yet faced river and sandy land stresses. Cotton shows mixed progress with rust and blight concerns but overall better than prior week, though some fields remain greasy and uneven.
Five days without rain have farmers busy with harvest and field work. They aim to clean grass and lay by corn, expecting delays until August first. Wheat yields are limited by heat and a wet spell, with plans for reseeding idle plots. A Cedar Falls gathering hosted by Misses Horton honored friends Eleanor Lake and Annie Philips as they left for Whitmire and Springfield.
Report outlines a doctor from American Medical Society praising a new treatment for kidney and bladder diseases. It notes rapid relief and popular approval among patients, with emphasis on early results observed by Dr. Mackey and colleagues.
Thos F Webpow announces candidacy for Solicitor of the Sixth Judicial Circuit, pending Democratic primary results. He pledges to faithfully discharge duties if elected and adheres to primary rules.
The many friends of Capt John P Hunter announce him as a candidate for sheriff following the Democratic primary. Hunters record as sheriff is cited as evidence of his potential future administration. Voters are urged to support him.
A candidate declares their bid for the office of County Auditor in Croxton. The entrant agrees to abide by the results of the Democratic primary and submits to party rules as the campaign proceeds.
A fragmented OCR item describes Senator Tillman as a dominant influence within the Democratic ranks, noting his high support and active role in party affairs. The passage cites varied opinions across states, with mentions of South Carolina and nationwide resonance as reflected in a Chicago Record excerpt.
David Yoman a Persian, and Fret Hobbs of Davidson, medical students at Davidson Gols lege, drowned Wednesday afternoon in the Catawba River at River View near Davidson. They were bathing during a Presbyterian church picnic on the old Rivers place one mile below Beattie’s Ford.
A letter announces two candidates for Clerk of Court in Lancaster County. W S Porter seeks reelection under the Democratic primary rules and Joseph F Gregory is also named as a candidate, with many friends supporting him. The notice references upcoming primary processes and party guidelines.
The tenth annual Baptist Young People's Union convention opens in Music Hall Cincinnati. The Miami association hosts the event, drawing between 15 000 and 20 000 delegates and visitors for four days of religious meetings and addresses by leading denomination figures.
Lieutenant Ben Tillman Jr of the Seventh Infantry will command a company moving from Alaska to China within twenty days. A Charleston native and Citadel graduate, he served in the Spanish War and led troops at Rampart City in the Yukon before receiving orders for the current overseas assignment. He is the brother of Colonel James Tillman and nephew of South Carolina’s senior senator, with many Charleston friends recalling his cadet leadership.
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