Wili LibeGerR Barlow Ass Editor Wednesday 1901
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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1901
Page
2
Lightning kills Ben Wert and friend near Charleston
Special to The State Charleston March 11 while hunting Ben Wert son of Capt BC Webb of Columbia was killed by lightning. Louis Jervey with him was severely shocked. They left the city for a rabbit hunt and were returning by boat when a thunderstorm struck. Wert died on the bank and his child also died nearby as flames were put out. The body was brought to Charleston for the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chareston
Ben Wert
BC Webb
Umnibia
Louis Jervey
Webb
Devey
Elliott
Charleston
J.B
Jne Richardson
Fairfield County
Richardson
Mr. WO Gooch
Mr. Gooch
Bessie Pinckney
Isaac Glover
Pinckney
Glover
Dispensary Law Adds Union County North Carolina Election
New Union County North Carolina dispensary legislation calls for a September 1902 vote on the question of continuing or ending dispensary operations. The current dispensary remains open until the election, with future status depending on the outcome. The law prohibiting liquor manufacture in the county after September 1, 1901 stands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Co. N. C
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cures leg sore in ten days
Danforth of LaGrange Georgia suffered six months with a frightful tuning sore on his leg. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve wholly cured it in ten days. For ulcers wounds burns boils pain or piles it is the best salve in the world. Cure guaranteed. Only 25e. Sold by Crawford Bros druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PA Danforth
LaGrange
Gla
Bucklen
Crawford Bros
Peculiar Death Arson Acquittal in Cross Anchor Court
In Spartansburg Herald report the term’s first case featured Mattie Thompson a young white woman charged with arson at Elijah Watsons barn. The judge and jury acquitted after the advice of the solicitor who noted the conflicting testimony and questionable witness credibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
Arison
Mattie Thompson
Elijah Watson
Cross Anchor Town
Suvann Bolo
Leave
Widow Sarah Fredericks’s Suicide Near Seneca
Special report: Mrs. Sarah Fredericks 60, widow, died by self harm near her son in law Geof Hamilton’s home four miles east of Seneca. She had been mentally unsettled for a month and was found at dawn with her throat cut using a shoemaker’s knife obtained the previous afternoon at Will Grant’s house. She leaves three sons and three daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seneca
Sarah Fredericks
Geof Hamilton
Will Grant
Anderson Magistrate Gilmer May Lose Commission
Anderson County Magistrate J J Gilmer faces possible revocation of his commission after a grand jury presentment linked him to a slavery dispute. Governor Sweeney announced he would notify Senator Sullivan of plans to revoke unless a strong justification is produced by the delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J J Gilmer
Anderson County
Anderson
Giov
M Sweeney
Sullivan
Gilmer
Clemson Will Exhibit at Charleston Exposition
The Clemson College board of trustees appropriated $2,000 to fund an exhibit at the Charleston exposition. In Columbia, smallpox has been stamped out with the Riverside hospital reporting its last patient discharged and no active cases remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clemson College
Board of Trustees
Charleston
Columbia
Riverside Hospital
Board of Health
State
Obnoxious Peddler Driven From Sumter
An obnoxious peddler named Stevens sold a silverware cleaner in Sumter and angered residents. A police visit led him to depart on the next train after a local committee confronted him. In Orangeburg a family mourns Nellie Smith who died of lockjaw after vaccination complications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lays & Nan Name
Stevens
Sumter
Feral Mules Offered From Oneshore Kentucky Wagon
Auction notice announces sale of finest feral mules from Oneshore Kentucky Wagon with emphasis on low prices and best value on the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo
Kentucky
Resignation Placed by Gilmer Over Irregularities
JJ Gilmer, presented by the grand jury for irregularities, sent his resignation to the governor today. Anderson was the target of the demand, with the move dated March 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Timely remedy saves two lives in Ohio incident
A woman with a frightful long illness near Mes. Long in Ohio avoided a dreadful tragedy after using Dr Kings New Discovery. One bottle cured her and a severe pneumonia attack felled by Mr. Long. The drug is praised for throat chest and lung troubles with guarantee and trial bottles at Crawford Bros Drug Store Straitsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long
Ohio
Antil
Dr. Kings
Mr. Long
Crawford Bros’ Drug Store
Straitsville
The One Day Cold Cure Ad Reads Like Patent Remedy
An old advertisement touts a “One Day Cold Cure” claiming quick relief from head cold and sore throat. It promotes S Chogolaten Laxative Quinine as a key ingredient and names the product Gam as a brand element.
Notary Public Seth McLee Faces Forger y Indictment and Revoked Commission
Spartanburg notary Seth McLee had his commission revoked for a second time by Gov McSweeney amid an open forgery case with a grand jury failing to bring true bill. The report notes the witness’s wife implicated questionable deed Interment and lack of kin knowledge. Camdens March report covers related turmoil and sensational local crime.
Mysterious Weather Story Appears Across Texas Reports
A garbled OCR fragment notes weather reports flowing across Texas states and regions. It mentions Sunday and Monday reports and hints at supervisor details while indicating an unusual trend in the data. Names and places are unclear due to transcription errors.
Bismark's Iron Nerve Health Tonic Ad Claim
An early 20th century health ad extols Dr King’s New Life Pills as a remedy for weakness and poor vigor. It promises to boost brain and body power, asserting extraordinary vitality softens stomach liver kidney and bone issues, with sale at local drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr King
Montord Drow
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the State
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Depris
Sene
Clemson
Little Nellie Smith
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Mare's
Don Smith
Nellie
Nelie
Clyburn-Heath Mule
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Camden
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Seaboard Air Line
There
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J L Guy
Jne Jordan
Atlanta, Ga
Greenville
Texas
Bismark
Tom Convington
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