Court Proceedings and Local Death Notice in 1900
The General Sessions court convened under Judge Aldrich with indictments on larceny and theft, sentencing Rutledge and Thompson to two years each in the chain gang while other cases were continued or dismissed. A special presentment urged removal of Magistrate Cauthen. Samuel H Brewer, 83, died after a short illness at Flat Rock, survived by wife and son W F Brewer of Kershaw. Ben Billings and Joe Thompson were sentenced to 29 days in the chain gang for poll tax evasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of General Sessions
Aldrich
Henry
McCaw
William Rutledge
Chain Gang
Frank Thompson
Peter Dye
Richard Baskins
James Whitaker
Thomas Knight
Gilmore McDow
Adam Kirkland
Steven F Hough
Frank Hough
N N Phillips
J Cauthen
Alexander Blackmon
Sam Truesdell
Ruesdell
George Patterson
William Curry
Wyatt Duncan
Joe Willams
Wm _ Reeves
Thomas Bailey
Charles Jackson
Sam Boyd
Ggf Ferguson
Philip T Cauthen
Heath Springs
J J Bridges
P T Cauthen
H W Mobley
Richard McManus
Sam H. Brewer
Samuel H Brewer
Flat Rock
W F Brewer
Kershaw
Ben Billings
Joe Thompson
Caskey
Murder in the Chesterfield woods shocks county
A white woman Cassie Bean was cut in five places and burned to death in the woods southeast of Jefferson. The coroner opened an inquest while doctors examined the wounds. The county mourns a brutal crime with a call for justice as a long list of names appears alongside an update on the McDuffie Literary Society officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesterfield County
Cassie Bean
Jefferson
South Carolina
Cotton Planters Urged to Mail for Future Price Info
Farmers growing cotton in Charlestor South Carolina are urged to send a postal card to The Adams Cotton Co to learn about advantageous price prospects for next fall. The notice emphasizes contacting the company immediately for information and potential benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams Cotton CO
Charlestor, S.C
Rolls of Honor Lancaster Graded School Second Quarterly Scholarship
The Lancaster Graded School lists Highly Distinguished and Distinguished scholars for the second quarterly scholarship period. Names include Junice Neaty Connie Davis Nennie Clyburn Rob Cherry Ola Gregory Carrie Bowling Maggie Culp Bessie McManus Agnes Taylor Meta Moore Lizzie Crenshaw Edie Cook Luella Cole Nannie Johnson Joyce Clark and many others. Attendance noted at per cent with Nellie Hough Blanche Moore and more. Deportment records show 100 per cent for Nellie Hough Margie McPhew Lula McIlwain and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita Wylie
Sulla Gregory
Hattie Taylor
Ola Gregory
Maggie Culp
Kessie McManus
Agnes Tayslor
Hazel McAteer
Fasie Connor
Margie Connor
Eula Moore
Louise Johnson
Carrie Gregory
Mary Davis
John P Wylie
Wm McPow
Ka Hb Jones
Elfreida Poag
Thel Vorter
Robbie Vorter
Fay Strother
Kate McNinch
Willie Cousar
Kate McManus
Jeanette Rosy
Con~nie Porter
Mary Hood
Bleeka Hinson
Lilly Green
Margarette Durant
Maud Crenshaw
Fay Cook
Veolo Cherry
Marie Clyburp
Fay Flynn
Jessie Milling
Jim Neath
John Coldridge
Carl Bennett
Arthur Magill
Manly Plackman
Leroy Sapps
Ira Neal
Jeanette Joag
Kora Benton
Thomas Neaty
Matt Cunningham
Eugene Elliott
John Baker
Willie Harmon
Everette Taylor
Nellie Hough
Blanche Moore
Rlen Sordan
Rob Elk
Susie Pun
Lap
Joe Roster
Nannie Mccardell
Blanche Cousar
Theo Reed
Tatta Pavis
John Welsh
Charlotte Jones
Kelly ‘Cunningham
Arthur Peal
Ada Robertson
Howell Gregory
Frank Noldridge
Margie Mcphew
Lula Mctlwain
Gunice Neaty
Ellen Jordan
Bessie Jordan
Cornelia Elliott
Irene Swaringen
Robi Nelk
Estelle Puke
Bennie Clyburn
Leagie Johnson
Nessie Mo
Canal Sold to J E McDonald and Associates
The Canal sold. J E McDonald and associates bought the Catawba canal property from the state sinking fund commission for 2000 dollars with a condition that improvements worth 150000 dollars be completed within five years or they will pay 2000 dollars annually after that period. They hold river access property and a large tract on the Lancaster side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J E McDonald, Esq
Catawba Canal
State Sinking Fund Commission
Lancaster
Chester
Four Children Bitten By Mad Dog In Sumter
Special to The State from Sumter March reports a mad dog bit four children and their father Samuel E Shaw while rescuing them. Shaw himself was bitten and a fund raised to send the family to Pasteur Institute in New York, over $400 collected in two days. The incident stirred local sympathy and headlines in Sumter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumter
Samuel E Shaw
St Charles
W B Boyle
Sumter County
Shaw
Mules for the money in our stables today
In our stables we now offer every conceivable kind of mule. The headline signals a broad range of mules available for work or mischief, suggesting variety and abundance in equine stock. The tone is promotional and newsy for local readers.
Ganson Cash Store Special Bargains on Linen and Curtains
Special bargains in bleached damask at 25 cents. Lace curtains and curtain scrim in very select stock with scrim 44 to 10 cents per yard. Curtains 50 cents to 250 per pair. Duck remnants about 4000 yards at 5 cents. Per cales and ginghams new goods low prices including finest sea island at 10 cents. Best shirting and indigo prints full pieces 5 cents. Pique welts at half price and short lengths at 9 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sea Island
New Ladies Footwear Line by Drew Selby & Co Prices Ranging
For ladies a fresh line from Drew Selby & Co priced at 150 200 8250 and 3 dollars with the latest patent vidi kid Oxford. Also infant sizes at 3 dollars in button lace and strap ties in black white and tan and 50 cent options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drew, Selby & Co
Oxford
Also Mentioned on This Page
Thurlow S. Cartes
Chesterfield Advertiser
DT Teal
G W Gregory
McDuffie Literary Society
Maud Gregory
Eunice Neaty
Sec
Treas
Lizzie Connor
Rolls of Honor
Lancaster Graded School
Rstelle Puke
The
United States
Darkey
Clinton Gazette
Ledger
Crawford
T. W. Secrest
Omeola, &. C. Tr
Dufft's Market
Main
Dunlap Streets
A.F. Dufft
Chester Machine
B. M. Spratt & Co
Chester Machine & Lumber Company
the Ganson Cash Store
Fine Shoes
Oxfords
Ganson Cash Store
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