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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1901
Page
1
Our display promises the best assortment of merchandise in the state with up to date stock. New goods include Latin Stripe Lawns at 5 cents and seer suckers in stripes and plain fast colors at 5 cents. Batistes priced at 8 and 10 cents attract quick sales.
Shop notes a second set of ladies misses and childrens sandals arrived with one two and three straps. Prices are lower than elsewhere and business is tremendous.
Our store now carries ladies fine summer underwear including Misses and childrens styles in muslin and namsook. Garments feature lace and embroidery, with good fit. Prices range from 25 cents to 1.50 dollars, all remarkably cheap.
A local store touts men shirts and shirt waists as budget friendly and breezy summer options. New stock arrives with sample shirts and pants offered at 60 cents on the dollar, 35 to 60 cent prices for items originally worth up to one dollar.
Our millinery sales soar as two stock items are sold and the third moves quickly. Our Miss Vans’ stylish work has captivated town and country. Prices this season are lower than usual with a pretty banded sailor hat offered at 20 cents.
In Hartford on June 19 William Warner of New Haven discovered bonds and stock in an old trunk, yielding $48,000 in accrued interest and property worth about $250,000. In New York earlier a two year old Santo Martinoy died and his brother Philip six was fatally injured when matches ignited their locked apartment.
Senator McLaurin of South Carolina, in Washington, visited the White House and the Treasury to push a government exhibit for the Charleston exposition. No congressional appropriation exists, but the government may provide an exhibit if a building is supplied. The Buffalo exposition will supply the exhibit after it closes, with efforts to move foreign exhibits to Charleston, pending a workable method. Charleston Exposition Co offers $1,000 for the best county exhibit, $500 for second, and $250 for third.
Mrs L Pease of Lawrence Kansas endured seven years in bed due to kidney liver trouble nervous prostration and general debility. She credits three bottles of Electric Bitters with restoring her ability to walk and feeling renewed. The tonic is marketed for headaches backache nervousness sleeplessness melancholy fainting and dizziness with a satisfaction guarantee. Crawford Bros and J F Mackay Co advertise.
An OCR fragment mentions Dr E DeJoohns ants and diaries, with a claim of value over $100 for a child’s bedding and water incontinence issues. A Lancaster druggist JF Mankey & Co advertises at 8 OC.
The executive committee of the Negro Young People's Christian Congress met in Atlanta to set the plan for a convention from August 7 to 11, 1902. Nine bishops and leaders from Baltimore Raleigh Augusta and Wilberforce College attended. Ten thousand members are expected. cities Arlington candidates Washington Atlanta Chattanooga Memphis and Louisville were considered. Delegates will be drawn from each Sunday school society and allied groups. Also: Evelyn Briggs Baldwin will lead the North Pole expedition leaving New York for Dundee with Tromso ahead for departure on June 25.
The Virginia constitutional convention met at noon in Richmond with Rev Dr McIlwaine offering prayer. John Goode was elected president and urged restricting negro suffrage. An oath for state officers was rejected, amid protest by some members who preferred expulsion to swearing in. Committees were formed and adjournment set for tomorrow. Port Royal mine blast leaves seven dead and 30 trapped as town buzzes with fear.
A Curbin Kentucky incident left three men dead after a confrontation during an attempted arrest of Andy Cox. Deputy Branham demanded surrender, Cox fired on Chief Silas Wilder, who advanced with a drawn pistol. Wilder killed Cox with a heart shot but died at dawn.
West Newton Pa June 11 another explosion occurred in the Port Royal mines when a rescuing party entered three of the party were killed and several injured total deaths climb to twenty including Superintendents McCune and Allison the latter a cousin of McKinley
Wm. J. Samford governor of Alabama died tonight in Tuscaloosa where he had been ill several weeks. Heart disease cited as the real cause. He had traveled to Tuscaloosa to attend a trustees meeting for the state university after becoming governor.
London reports a possible Boer uprising when Krager and Mrs. Botha meet. The plan aims to press for better terms if any peace settlement occurs.
Telegraph report from Greenville notes a Nashville bound Atlantic Coast Line freight locomotive exploded in a cutting on the North Carolina line. The engineer Fred Brown was decapitated, the fireman fatally scalded, and two cars wrecked. A trainman was severely injured by escaping coal.
Grand jury in Anderson returns true bills against J. T. Fowler and W. Q. Hammond on conspiracy false imprisonment and assault of a high and aggravated nature. Others named face similar charges as cases proceed. Some defendants plead guilty and are fined or jailed. remaining cases set for tomorrow.
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