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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1902
Page
3
Local items report church collections for Epworth Orphanage, family visits, and marriages. Residents note cotton damage from cool nights, students and teachers on vacation, and a child injured after a fall. Several small incidents include a horse-drawn buggy wreck, a stolen item case, and a juvenile arrest and escape from custody.
Waxhaw residents report several cows and wives bitten by mad dogs, with many animals killed by owners. Dozens of dogs have also been bitten and killed. The scare is described as the worst the community has seen. Cotton crop prospects in the region are said to be the bleakest in 25 years.
In Charleston on May 29 Bill Simmons a colored man drank a pint of hog whiskey then killed his wife in a room behind the YMCA on King Street and attempted suicide. He shot at a nearby woman and at Officer MecGerty who entered after reports of the shots. The officer narrowly avoided a fatal shot when a cartridge misfired and another cartridge struck Simmons in the temple. the wound is not serious and McGorty is unharmed. The crime occurred around five o clock as crowds gathered.
Prominent Chesterfield citizen Mr BoA Evans died of apoplexy at home last Wednesday morning within two hours of onset. He leaves a wife and five or six children.
Miss Mayme Adams of Rock Hill S C eloped with J B Murray of Rutherfordton and wed at the Cherokee Inn with Rev N B Clarkson presiding after traveling to Blacksburg for the ceremony The couple had been apart two years and Mrs Adams was a popular guest in Charlotte Mr Murray leads the Thermal Printing Company at Rutherfordton
A report describes geologist Mr. Kavanaugh and Prof. Robert T. P. hitting the crater area on Martinique near Morne Rouge and Lake Palmiste. They followed ash filled valleys, photographed, and sketched until the evening retreat as the volcano produced its most recent eruption.
Rock Hill Herald reports Rev. T A Dabney confined at Manchester Mill a week due to illness. Lancaster visitors T M Vazhos wife and baby en route to Paris. Hughes mother J M Mood and daughter from Lancaster near Rock Hill. Southern will gain possession of the 3 percent CO and G Ex road by July, then be operated by Southern. Rev J H Thornwell injured after falling at home in Fort Mill. sprained ankle and other injuries. Capt S E White at home in Fort Mill for past week or more with neck trouble. daughter Mrs Leroy Springs and sister in law Mrs J M Odell of Concord with him. condition worsening.
A vintage ad promises a quick cure for colds with laxative Bromo Quinine. It markets a fast remedy with no care and no pay, priced at 25 cents.
The waiting room of the LL and C railroad was torn down yesterday and the old engine house is said to be removed soon. The brick may be sent to Lancaster or sold locally. Once removed the area will look very different in that part of town. Chester Lantern.
An advertisement note states that charges apply at standard rates for text over ten lines, while the 32 line rate applies to longer announcements beyond ten lines.
A vintage advertisement extols cod liver oil as a life enhancing tonic for all ages. It claims oil restores appetite, eases burden of food, increases flesh, and brightens life when work is hard. It invites readers to try emulsion of cod and contact chemists and druggists in New York.
The Lancaster School District trustees seek sealed proposals by June 3 for a two story brick school building in Lancaster with basement ten classrooms an office a library and an auditorium Plans and specs available after the 15th at the Lancaster office or at C C Wilson Architect Columbia S C Contractors must post a 5000 bond and bids may be rejected.
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