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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1905
Page
2
Farmers across the county are urged to attend the Farmers' Institutes at Pleasant Valley on July 21 and at Elgin on July 25. The sessions, organized with the help of Mr Joe Bailes and Mr Gew Po, aim to inform attendees and provide practical instruction. Each farmer should bring a well filled basket.
Report from the Charlotte Observer notes fighting limited to Sakhalin with Japanese forces driving Russian troops toward island control. It cites possible Russian defenses in Manchuria and notes epidemics, poor roads due to rain, and that peace envoys are traveling to Washington to meet in Portsmouth.
Edgefield Advertiser reports Commissioner Tatum uncovered graft in the State dispensary system. Some liquor cases showed more bottles than billed, with $8,000 worth of whiskey remaining unsold. Dispensers allegedly skimmed cash from excess liquor, diverting funds and inflating brand quantities.
Sunny Martied and family visits noted with Mr W Norman Hitton and Miss Sara joining. Stella Rodley visits Lancaster connections while Annie Jenkins and Beastie Rodney travel from Rook HU to see Mr Albert Gregory’s children sick with typhoid. Mrs B C Hrasington and daughter Annia plan a Phodinost Clave Hall Springs weekend. Hanging Rock Sunday School plans Chiklyens day activities on 22 January with a picnic. Mrs J C Cook of Kershaw wed Mattie Massey at Taxihaw with Rev Ro J Backmon officiating.
A fragmentary report notes Albert Miller, described as a nerve who shot his wife, was captured near Texingto NC Sunday. The article then mentions a strange varmint last week reported at large and caught with its brood of young varmints, with townsfolk divided over whether it is a wolf or merely a stray shepherd.
The Raleigh dispensary, described as the great moral institution for temperance in the city, earned only fourteen thousand dollars in liquor sales during the past quarter. That is temperance with a big T.
A peculiar incident last Tuesday and Wednesday nights saw a large number of rats captured at the C N W depot after traps, shipped with Yorkville Hardware, were found to have been broken from crates. By Wednesday morning forty three rats lay in traps, indicated by the Yorkville Enquirer.
By the arrival of twins at the home of Mr and Mrs Michael Killer in Lina the proof now shelters a family modeled in conformity to President Roosevelt s true American ideas Though married for seventeen years Mrs Killer is the mother of thirteen children ages ranging from two days to sixteen years
Proprietors of Foley's Honey and Tar do not claim it cures consumption in advanced cases. They assert it gives comfort in severe cases and warnings against substitutes. Sold by Fanderdurk Pharmacy.
A correspondence between H L Lipscomb and Harvie Jordan, president of the Southern Cotton Association, analyzes recommended minimum cotton prices. The letters note 10 cents per pound as a starting point, with projections of price movement based on crop totals and labor costs.
A brief note from Harvie Jontin, president, urging rapid ascension of the assession sum man Laid Up to strengthen upcoming September launch. The letter references moving forward on the first of September with a new jetup Veging and requests prompt action from members.
D F Balen, 49, collapsed after concluding a prayer service at Green Street Way 1st church in Spartanburg on July 17. He had worked at Spartanburg mills before health failed two years ago and was a devoted member of the Green Street church with four surviving children and a wife.
Sumter July 17 Jesse Wilson a negro was arrested at dawn in connection with the attempted criminal assault on a young lady at New Sumter yesterday. He was caught after breaking into a house near Mayesville the night before. He escaped from the County jail about two weeks ago after serving 15 months of a four year term for assault with intent to kill. His clothing cap and striped shirt were identified by the victim and a child. a nearby witness saw him in the area Sunday.
Four Negroes were wounded at a barbecue near Grindal in Cherokee. Two sought medical aid. none are seriously hurt. A week earlier, near a Negro church several miles away, three others were wounded with one fatally. Warrants issued, but no arrests yet. In Laurens, Mt Zion Baptist Church burned likely by incendiary act amid factional disputes. Local white man EB Mobley faces penitentary or $500 fine for an assault on WT Baskin. Kidney tonic ad ends.
A memorial resolution notes the death of Claude Wilherspoon on May 9, 1905. It honors his service as a member in good standing since April 17, 1902 and requests a tribute to his memory. The document expresses deep sorrow and directs sending copies to his widow.
A local public notice records an administrative appointment at Looggaster County involving A J Daily. The document states the new title as office of Public Volta higher and sets the official start or filing details.
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