Local Notes From Chester and Vicinity Trends and People
Loosely stitched Chester and surrounding-area items note visits by Mrs McCrorey and Miss Beattie, a Westville excursion to Charlotte, county residents at Clemson summer school, and a Chester gang escape arrest offer. A Gibson place tenant’s house burned, a new Kershaw school cornerstone planned with Excelsior Granite, and local officials discuss ceremonies and speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elin Beattie
Kershaw
Clemson College
A. C. McElhaney
Fort Mill
J R Sistare
Gibson Place
Jim Porter
Porter
Excelsior Granite Company
Gastonia
N. C
ML. Smith
Camden
Col L C Hough
Messrs J W Truesdale
TJ Gregory
Marriage Ties Unite Gilbert Sweentsy and Nautie Roddey
A wedding at the home of Mya Tee de Wilids on Wednesday June 21 1903 united Gilbert Sweentsy and Nautie Roddey in the Methodist church with Rev RE Turnipseed officiating Only close relatives attended and after the ceremony the couple departed by train to Bedford City Va to visit the groom’s parents for about two weeks The couple are well regarded in Lancaster and wish for many years of wedded happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Sweentsy
Nautie
Roddey
Turnipseed
Methodist
1 &C
Bedford City
Grooms
Ntional Bank of
Lancaster
Chas Db Jones
Washington
CD Jones
Tra Bones
RE Wylie
WS Carter
RC McManus
JD Funderbur
Chase Jones
Ro Wylie
E Manly Croxton
Catawba
Main
Gay Strees
Main Street
Lancater
K M Croxton
Bank of Lancaster
Accidents and Oddities in a Rural County News
A county page reports a Methodist Sunday school picnic accident injuring a girl named Prane cina Millay, details on local injuries and deaths, including paralytic illness of Kev MPaidwe, and the deaths of Lula Fleming and her infant James from dysentery. Additional notes cover cotton blooms, crop conditions, and community losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pranecina Millay
Adams
Shey
Crawford
RG Milcott
Boy Dies From Burns After Accident Near Home
The six year old son of Minerva Melwain, a colored resident of the town suburbs, died Thursday from burns received last Monday evening when his clothing caught fire while fetching fire from a neighbor. Help arrived too late to prevent the fatal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minerva Melwain
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lical Mattes
Reuben Barnes
Liberty Hill
Janie Blackmon
Neville
W'A MeKorkle
Sinevity Section
Me and
Mea
Hilton
Westville
Mes J J Rutledge
J ‘Et Thomasson
R M McCrorey
Greenville
Hazel Cunningham
Rock Hall
Charlotte
PG McCarkle
Chester
Stewords
Will Talbert
Colesman
Mell
Bell
Pleasant Valley
Nant House
Howie Mavein
Mya Tee de
Lazenby
LLM -Co
John D Adams
May Riddle
Fastens
Ty Keretioy
Boone
Lin Filows
Sheig “Aruithane
Camdear Hastestas
Ara Coton Bloode
Walter McDow
Mitepatrick
Gr Persson
Wow Parks
Craigsville
Lowell
Sedan Creek
Stegner
Creel
John J Uaker
Dry Creek
Perguson
Ateicher
Maralyale
Kev Mpaidwe
Ziod
Wity Nhorkwod
KG Elliott
Wood Flleming
Elain
Lula
St Luke Churchyard
James
J Bo Darper
Litthe James
Chey
Tse
Carnes Cash Store
Funderbark
Sea Island
Noto
J B Mackorell
New York
ASOA
Ity
Went Bes
Stalin
Callond.le
Blackmon of
Cloud's
Toc
Andrew
Lansdale
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