Monument for James Miller Urged by South Carolina Women
Charleston letter from B. Frank Bord on June 22 1905 urges the Daughters of the Confederacy to organize a fund and erect a monument to James Miller a Confederate hero buried in Chesterfield County. He appeals for pennies nickels dimes and dollars from true Carolinians and veteran camps to honor his memory with a dignified shaft not a mere mound.
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Sunday News
South Carolina
James Miller
Daughters of the Confederacy
Jas Miller
Chesterfield County
Murder Stains Horry County as Minister is Slain
Conway June 24 Special to The Stater Rev Harmon D Grainger Baptist minister shot dead in his Bayboro area farm field. Buckshot from hidden assassin tore through liver and brain, killing him instantly. Neighbors found the victim’s body after his family cried out. Coroner and crew set to exhumation as suspicion falls on Commander Johnson and his companion Charlotte Simmons, living in open adultery.
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Conway
Horry County
Harmon D. Grainger
Baydoro
Gainger
Commander Johnson
Charlotte Simmons
Threats at Grand Jury Scene Stir Johnson Case
Testimony shows Johnson issued threats to cause harm if Grainger persisted, including promises to “make him smoke” or “bloody his shirt.” He bought buckshot weeks earlier and arrived with his companion claiming they were fishing. On the stand he said he carried a gun to shoot squirrels but had only No 7 shot shells, and deputies needed force to restrain him until commitment papers could be prepared. He has not directly denied the accusation.
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Johson
Grainger
Johnson
Pat
Tragic shooting case shocks Minot. suspects held
A jury finds the deceased died from gunshot wounds inflicted by Cormier Dillon and Charlotte Simms, with 20 witnesses testifying from afternoon into morning. The accused, accused partner and his wife, faced intense scrutiny as the trial and testimony filled pages of legal notes. The scene outside the jail remained quiet with no anticipated trouble.
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Esrini
Cormier Dillon
Charloiite Simms
Emma Ity
Local Election Notices Echo Dated January 1 1005
Fragmentary OCR notes show a local election timetable with dates and tentative votes. Mentions names such as Bayly and Darlap and a deadline around January 1 1005, with references to UT OM ee and a Martin or Dore figure appearing in the fragment.
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Omee
Dore
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