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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1901
Page
2
A compilation of brief items from Waxhaw Enterprise Kershaw Era and Rock Hill Herald including deaths and visits in 1901, a jail escape report, a light lightning death claim near Westville, letters advertised and church notices, a funeral, a schoolteacher appointment, and a local family news roundup with residents of Van Wyck Lancaster and Anderson.
From a remote county corner comes an update on the May freshet of 1901. Farmers destroyed cotton are replanting corn across lowland lands while seeking harvest potential, amid widespread debris and cultural artifacts unearthed along Pagan Island and Wateree creek. A foreign silver coin dated 1774 and Native wares were found among washed soils, signaling extensive flood damage and material remnants.
The Lancaster Enterprise and Yorkville Enquirer weigh the spread of John L. McLaurin’s so called Commercial Democracy. They view publishing speeches and arguments as legitimation of truth but warn against suppression and manipulation. The texts urge readers to value reason and intelligence over biased dissemination.
The Camden graded school head Mr Ros Kennedy uncovered the original tombstone of revolutionary hero Baron de Kalb in the Presbyterian church cellar. Desecration and relocation details trace back to 1825 when La Fayette witnessed the interment, with the stone then placed before the church in a marble shaft vault. The artifact had been lost for decades and was rediscovered after Kennedy’s twelve year search.
In Richmond the constitutional convention moved sessions to be continuous with brief recesses. Delegate T. W. Harnson of Fredericks County offered a resolution opposing universal negro suffrage, criticizing the Fifteenth Amendment and urging repeal or amendment to allow states to control suffrage. A memorial to Congress for repeal was also proposed. Will Wyle and R. K. Wylie of the Samaritan Hospital, New York, are visiting Rock Hill to tour the Catawba Power Co. dam construction.
A massive blaze in Greenville destroyed nearly a full block of north Main Street, starting in a bakery beside the Beattie building at Washington and Main. Fire department delays drew heavy criticism as the four story Beattie building burned to ruins, with losses estimated around 125000 dollars.
John Wilson alias John Brown, a black man in Spartanburg county jail, is reported improving but still at risk after attempting self harm early yesterday. Authorities charge him with the Springfield Alabama assault on Della Garret last May, and if recovered he will be sent back to Alabama to face trial.
Gen. Julian S Carr of North Carolina, quoted by the New York Times, criticizes Bryanism and endorses Senator McLaurin as the right leader for broadening Southern governance. He says business interests must run the South on broader lines, supports expansion and the Nicaragua canal, and expects McLaurin to win despite Tillman.
President B P Montague of Furman writes to the State editor denying claims he planned only a year at Furman and says he urged editors not to tie Alabama trustees to him. In Sumter a fire at Frank B. Grier’s store on Main and Republican streets caused $10,000 stock loss with $5,500 insurance, and water damage to L W Jenkins store totaling $7,000 with $2,900 insurance.
Savannah News notes Mr Bryan has made no reply to Senator McLaurin’s accusation that he opposed late Chas F Crisp for speaker due to ex Confederate ties. Greenville News cites calls for a denial and explanation amid Confederate veteran sentiment and questions about a mixed Cabinet in the nation.
Mrs. W K Havilunk of Armonk New York credits Dr King’s New Discovery with saving her daughter from a near fatal whooping cough and bronchitis and her niece from advanced consumption now fully recovered. The ad claims the medicine relieves throat and lung disease and offers trials with free bottles. State entomologist notes peaches in south and middle Georgia rot rapidly after heavy rains.
Advent ad style notice describes Cascarets Cathartic as a cure all for health needs. Claims of perfect health and easy obtainment through druggists. Promotional language touts bulk sale and quick access to the product via an agency or distributor.
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