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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1902
Page
3
Local items report Dan Jones off to Columbia for business school and August plans for a glass factory. Police dog incident, teachers sought, and chances of a new cotton mill site in Cheraw noted. Community visits span Rock Hill, Jefferson, Spartanburg, and North Carolina. deaths, auctions, and public notices intersperse with school closings and a grand monument unveiling in Charlotte.
Mr Hay Sims son of Mr BG of Kershaw died Monday after a long consumption illness. He was 27 and left no surviving family besides his wife, who had no children. His relatives attended the funeral in Kershaw Monday afternoon.
Operative at Vieto Cotton Mill named William Sexton sustained serious injuries when a ladder slipped while he oiled overhead machinery. He suffered a broken upper jaw bone two broken ribs and collar bone injuries. Medical staff treated him and he is reported to be improving.
Authorities order a handsome memorial tablet to be placed at the building entrance to perpetuate the names of the three cadets who lost their lives. The tablet inscription will likely read in prose as details are prepared.
There will be no regular commencement exercises at the close of the present session due to sad circumstances. It is contemplated that the unveiling of this tablet be marked by appropriate public ceremonies on Wednesday, June 4, according to York Le Enquire.
A terse classified notice from Charleston lists a sought area and objects tied to the Hickory and Dogwood regions with references to Southern Hirdwood Company. The fragmentary item points to a probable ad or inquiry for materials or property within the named locales.
Report of a racially charged stabbing last Sunday near a church eight miles north of town. Will Faulkoor and Henry Boyd, both colored, fought over a trifling matter. Faulkner was stabbed twice in the left shoulder and once in the right. Boyd fled. Faulkner fired at him as he left but missed. Dream Crawford dressed Faulkner's wounds.
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