Magistrate Court Hearings Report From The Ledger
In the Belton area Magistrate Caskey's court found Joheson guilty on two charges and pleaded guilty on a third, with a combined sentence of 90 days or $30, and he appealed. Adam McFades faced a malicious mischief conviction with a $15 fine and a 30 day sentence, also appealing. Sheriff Hunter reported recapture of escaped convict Frank Thompson from Salisbury, now targeted for pursuit. Reports from Kershaw Era note Johnston lands sale, Winthrop College picnic, Agnes Canthen's Baltimore hospital visit, and Shershaw dispensary profits of $118.32. Camp Lancaster No 1186 elected delegates for reunions in Columbia and Memphis, with re-elected old officers.
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Belton Joheson
Caskey
Adam McFades
Hunter
Salisbury
Frank Thompson
Megro
Thompson
J F Hunter
Agnes Canthen
Oakhurst
Jobo Hopkine Hospital
Baltimore
Kershaw
Dr King's New Life Pills Boost Health Claims
Numerous buyers report relief from constipation headache dizziness jaundice and liver stomach troubles with these vegetable pills. Only 25c at Crawford Brown and JF Mackey & Co drug stores. Subscribe to The Ledger.
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Dr. King
New Life
Crawford Brown
JF Mackey & Co
Reese matter letter from Oxford hints at identity doubts
A letter received by W.G.A. Porter in Oxford Mississippi outlines confusion over Reese during Newbold's visit. Officials questioned Reese's identity after Newbold's conduct and private cell meetings. Investigations seek verification, with Governor McSweeney and Judge Niles involved. The writer urges timely identification before a reunion in Memphis.
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Reese
Wga Porter
Newhold
Prixomer
Mr. Rainy
Anderson
Rainy
Pla
Gov. McSweeney
South Carolina
Niles
Newbold
Oxford
Geme
Memphis
JMC
Reward for cure of catarrh and medical ads
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars for a catarrh cure that Halle Catach Cure cannot provide. It lists J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio as manufacturers and Wear & Truax as wholesale druggists. The notice asserts a 15 year relationship with F J Beuvey and praises Hall's Family Pills and Blood and Mucous Surface claims.
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Halle
Cheney &O
Props
Toio
J Buevey
Newbold’s Report To The Governor On Reese Case
W H Newbold reports from Oxford that the man held as Reese was not the fugitive. He identifies Stevens as the prisoner and details bribe attempts, descriptions, and a contested reward claim. The narrative names Montgomery, Winters, Dr Wilkins, Sheriff Darkins, and J A Montgomery, with remarks on a South Carolina tip and an April 1901 medical certificate.
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W.H. Newbold
Eeq
Mississippi
M R Reese
Stim
Oxford
Mr Montgomery
Feq
JA Montgomery
Reese
Wieters
J A Montgomery
West
Express Company
Stevens
Rose
Montgomery
Winter
United States
J & Mongomery
Winters
South Carolina
Longino
Miss
R. Stevens
J.P. Wilkine
M.D
Tillman and McLaurin Biographical Remarks For Editors
A letter to the editor recalls the bitter Senate rivalry between B R Tillman and John L McLaurin. It notes Tillman started his political crusade in Bennettsville in 1885 and that McLaurin lives there. The piece mentions Greenville as a Tillman stronghold and hints at potential invitations for speeches in Trenton and Mountain City. It notes age differences and regional separation between the two politicians.
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United States
B R Tillman
John L. McLaurin
Tillman
State Agricultural Society
Bennettsville
McLaurin
Greenville
Trenton
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Promises Piles Cure
An advertisement claims Bucklen’s Arnica Salve effectively cures severe piles and other injuries or eruptions. It asserts thousands cured, guarantees cure, and lists Crawford Bros and JF Mackey & Co as sellers at 25 cents per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklen
Crawford Bros
J F’ Mackey & Co
Senate Notes On Chords Lost Amid Literary Woes
An obscure political note references Senate and Bastin with unclear terms. The fragment hints at warnings or alerts tied to a ledger or score, mentioning tonic and chords in a cryptic way. The readable content is fragmentary with no clear event or outcome.
Jokes and political feuding in Greenwood Index clash
The Greenwood Index ridicules Chaffee as no Bryan Democrat and lampoons McKinley supporters while praising Chaffee as more Republican than peers. Also notes a Bryan admiration episode and a wedding announcement for Miss Ross Goldie Truesdale and Edgar Lee McCullam. Appointments at East Lancaster Circuit listed with service times on Sundays.
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Greenwood Index
W G Chaffee
McKinley
Chaffee
Columbia State
Bill Chaffee
Bryan
Greenwood
Augusta
Wm J Bryan
Washington
Aries
Mark Hanna
Henry Truesdale
Ross Goldie Truesdale
Edgar Lee McCullam
Kershaw County
S W Henry
Heath Spring
Rich heiress funds Nicholson Institute for Deaf Ear Drame
A wealthy donor, cured of deafness and head nerves by Dr Nicholson's Artificial Ear Drama, contributed $10,000 to the Nicholson Institute at 970 Eighth Avenue New York. The gift aims to provide ears to deaf people unable to obtain the device.
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Nicholson
Nicholson Institute
Eigth Avenue
New York
USA
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Bethune
Hoo WU Clyburne
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Wobley's Mill
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Hattie Willer
B F Miller
G A Porter
Lancaster, S. A
Jno. A. Montgomery
Tee
State
Gov
M R McSweeney
Columbia, 8.c
North Carolina
Stephens
U. S
W. H. Newbold
Tillman and McLaurin
the State
Savannah River
Pes Dee
Senator McLaurin
McDonald Furman
Privateer
Sumter County
Joe
Senate
Bastin
Hanna
Apanian
Judas
East Lancaster Circuit
Bethel
Tabernacle
Hopewell
Hopeswell
J. Edwin Nisbe
Tanemster
Nisbet
Peter
Gunter
St. Iron
Griffin
Bane
York
Gordon
Little Lyoches Creek
John M Hinson
Lick Creek
White Bluff
W. Q. Caskey, Co
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Colombia
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