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The Lancaster Ledger

Location

Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1903

Page

3

Mourner’s Loss and Local Clergy Arrivals

The article records a family’s sorrow with a bereavement and notes the burial at Port Hill. It mentions Rev. I. Spence from Rock Hill arriving to lead services at White Memorial and Manchester Mall chapels and planning to relocate his family to Rock Hill. It includes a veteran, C. Horton known as Doc, who served in Confederate forces and faced a forceful early career anecdote.

Port Hill Spence Rock Hill White Memorial Manchester Mall

Local Notes from Lancaster County Lovingly Plentiful

Local happenings cover church notices, marriages, deaths, court actions, and shop chatter. Visits, dedications, and community screws appear with names such as Rev J W Little, Bishop Duncan, Miss Grace Hunter, Claud Hadeon, and Ada Talbirt. Funderburk Pharmacy and Orange Phosphate touted.

C. R. Carnes Grace Hunter Claud Hadeon

New Orleans Reunion Draws Local Veterans

A county group of veterans left Monday for New Orleans to join the big Confederate reunion. Attendees include Capt. J. Foster, J. N. Estridge, W. B. Brace, Ho H. Shute, J. M. Hilton, Dr. K R. McManus and daughter Kate, Mrs. Nannie Roddy, Misses Eva and Nora Hough, R L Blackmon, B. Ellwott, and Oscar Clark. Most plan to visit relatives in the Western Staten before returning home.

New Orleans Capt J. ©. Foster J. N. Estridge W. B. Brace Ho H. Shute J. M. Hilton KR. ©. McManus Misa Kate McManus Nannie Roddy Eva Nora Hough Blackmon Staten

Summer School for Lancaster County Teachers Opens June 8

The Summer School for white teachers in Lancaster county starts June 8 in Lancaster and runs four weeks. Attendance is required for renewal of Teacher Certificates. L. T. Baker leads the program with R. K. Sharpe as assistant. For details, contact A. C. Rowell or board members L. T. Baker and H. E. Coffey in Lancaster.

Lancaster County Lancaster L. T. Baker R. KE. Sharpe A. C. Rowell H. E. Coffey Mem. Co

Homicide near Primus ends in self defense claim

A shooting near Primus left Ben E Blackmon dead after Sandy Evans fired three shots following a confrontation at Cephas Miller's tenant farm. An inquest found Blackmon killed by Evans. several relatives were jailed as accessories. Evans surrendered to the sheriff claiming self defense.

Primus Ben IF. Blackmon Ben E Cephas Millec'’s Blackmon Sandy Evans Sandy Cagkey Susan Evans Cephas Miller Martha Miller Nathan Mellwain Green Miller Mr. Blackmon Mr. J Mr. B No- Grove

Farmers Institutes Planned by Clemson College Board

By authority of the Trustees of Clemson College local institutes will be held in counties sending petitions signed by fifteen farmers before June 15. Petitions go to J B Newman director. Institutes will be named by petitioners and dates arranged by college authorities. The State Institute at Clemson College runs from Monday evening August 10 to Friday evening August 14.

Board of ‘Trustees Clemson College J. 8. Newman Farmers Institutes

Foley's Kidney Cure Offered as Health Booster

Aleisa con in hdalter text touts healthy kidneys filtering impurities from blood and claims Foley's Kidney Cure can cure all kidney and bladder diseases. The ad promotes strengthened systems and lists T Eugene Fandebark as druggist.

Foley T. Eugene Fandébark

Castoni Payrite a Kind You a Avy Bong TS a

Castoni Payrite case notes a dispute involving a party referred to as TS with implications on a kindred matter. The fragmentary text mentions Payrite and Avy Bong, suggesting personnel or entities linked to the dispute or notice.

Leonard Haren Castoni

New Discovery for Consumption Promises Cures

Mrs CG Vans Metre of Shepherdstown West Virginia reports severe bronchitis for a year with no relief until one bottle of Dr King’s New Discovery cured her. The remedy is praised as infallible for croup whooping cough grip pneumonia and consumption with trial bottles free and guaranteed by Crawford Bros and J F Makey & Co.

CG. B. Vans Metre Shepherdtown W. Va Dr King Crawford Bro’s J. F. Mackey & Co

Confederate reunion parade closes with Hampton aide on horse

Empty Saddle heads a large crowd in Columbia South Carolina on May 15 as the Confederate reunion ends with a camp fire scene at the opera house. Thousands witness a floral parade honoring veterans. General Hampton’s aged body servant leads the procession atop the veteran’s horse in his last public appearance in the reunion.

Columbia S. C Opera House Hampton

We Cure A Cold in One Way Ad Claim

An old advertisement touts a single method to cure a cold using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It claims druggists pay money if the remedy fails, and includes EK W. Urove’s signature on each box as verification.

Ek, W. Urove

You Know What You Are Aking When You Take Grove’s Tonic

A garbled note describes Grove’s Tasteless Olbine Tonic with a claim of quinine content and a sales pitch implying no cure and no pay. The legible fragments suggest a sensational remedy advertisement with bold claims and tainted wording.

Grove

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Hanging Rock Camp C. ©. Horton Doc Logan Pleasant Hill A. R. P Freddie Hicklin County Nellie Hicklin Lowrysville H. M. Johnson Charley Funderburk Pharmacy H. M. Culp J. W. Little Baptist Church Ira B. Jones State Supreme Court Fime Funderpurk Pharmacy Grand Lodge K. of P Orangeburg T. Y. Williams J. Hazel Witherspoon Lancaster Lodge Grace Methodist Church Duncan E. M. Croxton Camden Ada Talbirt James Talbirt Supreme Court Circuit Court Jennie C. Hughes Hughes R. E. Allison Yorkville California Ars Fanderburk J. M. White Gills Creek Pleasant Hill R. E. Wylie Lexington General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church Bethel Presbytery Methodist Church Mr. Wharton Fenperserk Pharmacy W SL Porter J. Wylie Porter Kershaw Taylor Lemmond Memphis Tenn Western Union Telegraph Company Lt Pharmacy G. W. Poore Keely Institute T. Eugene Funderburk Draggiat New Orleans Reunion Groos James Ek, Blackmon Farmers Institute Aleisacon Jmwarly Foster Lancaster, 5. C County Board of Commissioners Peney Buves Tyety Masonic Building Nomethine North Carolina J. B. Mackorell Sra Rod Jim Dumps Jim Annotal Lancaster Mercantile
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