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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1902
Page
3
Local items report cotton prices at 9 cents, visits by Dr. Miller and others, sale or rent notices, a Charleston exposition trip, school closings, and building updates. Other notes cover a goose with a 17 ounce egg, a Confederate Veterans meeting, fishing reports, fashion updates, election notices, and court proceedings with several guilty pleas and fines. A barn fire near Mr. Richardson ends the list of events.
A Yorkville couple boarded southbound at noon on the S C and G E line and married in Lancaster after rumors spread. The bride is Miss Eula Rose, daughter of A Rose, and the groom is Mr James Beckham of Clydeburn-Heath stables. Officials later report the pair traveled to the countryside after arriving in Lancaster. Religious appointment schedule for Bethel Tabernacle Hopewell and Carnes Schoolhouse is listed for upcoming Sundays.
Thos Vick aged about 25 died last Sunday after a long illness. He was a son of Ww Vick and leaves a widow with no surviving children. He was a member of Zion Methodist church and his remains were buried there Monday after funeral services by his sister the Rev. Mr. Peeler.
Special to The State Aiken March 13 MrGeo K Chafee died Wednesday night after a long illness He was about 49 and spent most of his life in Aiken with a large influential family network Funeral services were at St Traddens church today by Rev T W Clift He was brother of the late N G B Chafee and made many friends during visits here
Trustees of the Lancaster School District order an election for March 17 1902 to decide bond issuance of fifteen thousand dollars for school purposes. Voters will choose “For the issuing of bonds” or “Against the issuing of bonds.” Election managers listed include Foster, Gregory, Reece, James, Lancaster, Miller, Paytor, Gregory, Conningham and Connors.
A garbled OCR fragment lists many place names and scraps such as Westville Kerstaw Riverine Catawh Jet Yorkville Hickory Grove and Rutherfordten with scattered numbers. The text appears as a jumble of secondary notes or index-like entries lacking coherent narrative or events.
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