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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1901
Page
3
Community notices include local trades, travel visitors, and upcoming events. Repairs on a new cottage and a Bible Society address are noted, plus deaths and a detailed account of the unexplained death of Manning Roddey, with coroner verdict, funeral plans, and family movements.
The obituary column notes the death of a young railroad worker aged about 30, married since 1899 to Nannie Edwards, with a surviving wife and child. Another death reports Mrs. Mary Helms, wife of L. L. Helms, born 1844, with six of nine children surviving. Burial occurred at a local cemetery after a protracted illness. The Lancaster colored Normal school closes with D. I. Ingram winning a debate prize on restricting suffrage.
On Tuesday afternoon a gold palmetto tree was affixed, bearing the initials L. S. and the year 1854, with a liberal reward offered if returned to this office.
Trustees of Lancaster School District call a public meeting at the Court House in Lancaster South Carolina on Friday the 81st day of May 1901 at 4 o'clock pm. Voters with property value at least one hundred dollars vote on electing a chairman secretary and five trustees and on whether to levy a special tax not to exceed five mills for school maintenance. Signed May 10 1901 by BF Miller WT Gregory WJ Cunningham JE Taylor GT Connors trustees.
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