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Newspaper

The Lancaster Ledger

Location

Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1902

Page

3

Local Notices and Socials in Lancaster

Local items list a coroner announcement by J Montgomery Caskey, family visits, church events, lectures by Rev H W Bays for church funds, summer departures, a Citadel appointee leaving for Charleston, and various social calls. Also notes rent, granite quarry leases, seasonal goods at Lancaster Mercantile, and a county alliance meeting set for Oct 10 with full sub alliance representation.

County Alliance Court House J.M. Ksiaur

Announcement of Caskey candidacy and local notices

The record notes J Montcomery Caskey announcing his candidacy for Coroner of Lancaster County to fill the unexpired term of the late R Young. It also records a 1902 wedding at Rev Blackmon’s home in Fork Hill between J L Jordan of Hartsville and Crete Hilton, plus obituaries and local incidents including the death of J A Estridge of Osceola and the shooting death of Bob Lindsay near Waxhaw.

R. Young Lancaster County J. Montcomery Caskey R. J. Blackmon Fork Hill J. L. Jordan Hartsville S. C Crete Hilton Pleasant Plain Wesley Hilton Kershaw J. A. Estridge John A. Estridge Osceola Sarah Harmon W. Marcus Jnc. L Olin C Jas. A Chas. W Allen W. Estridge W B. McCrorey T. E. Carroll Ellen Estridge Beulah Presbyterian Church Waxhaw Baptist Cemetery W. W. Ratchford Bob Lindsay Allen Heath Willis Barnhill Waxhaw N. C Steel Hill Dr. McCain

Local college officials elect officers and town notes actions

At S C College last week J Foster Moore of Lancaster was elected vice president of the juniors and Ralph K Foster of Lancaster named captain of the football team. A bridge petition is filed for Hannahs Creek near the McDow place while the Dixie and Gills Creek sections await action. Miss Caroline L Hampton of Waverly dies of pneumonia at 74 leaving two sisters. Muse McLure is convicted for stealing potatoes and jailed. Millinery openings draw crowds and a Fort Mill bank vault is robbed. A wedding is held for Ben Watson and Sue Hunter.

S. C. College J. Foster Moore Lancaster Sophmore Ralph K. Foster Dixie Gills Creek Hannah's Creek McDow Place Caroline L. Hampton Wade Hampton Waverly Miss Hampton

Spanish scandal shakes Madrid amid royal marriage saga

Report from Madrid describes King Alphonso discovering his mother’s secret marriage to Count Escossura during a recent Aust visit. The queen supposedly pledged to the count but wed Alphonso’s father for state reasons, provoking the king to order her exile, a demand the queen reportedly refused.

Madrid Alphonso Escossura Alghonso

Stage manager shoots wife in New York flat

Henry G. Rose, stage manager, shot and killed his wife at their apartment at 328 West Thirty-third Street this morning. He claimed to have found her entertaining Samuel F. Adams, a real estate man. Etta Person, a servant, provided details of the visitor to Mrs. Rose.

Telegraph The Daily News New York Henry G. Rose West Thirty-third Street Samuel F. Adams Etta Person

Movement to consolidate mills into lone holding advances

The drive to combine about sixty percent of the South’s spinning and weaving mills into a single holding appears to have been completed. The notice hints at a political or economic shift affecting regional textile operations and ownership.

South Lone Holding

Quarterly Dispensary Report Shows Net Profit of 16712

The quarterly statement of the coalition of the dispensary reports assets totaling 779540.73 with liabilities of 609010.30 and personal state accounts of 170530.44. Gross profits from seizures and fees are 94735.56 against losses of 78023.59 leaving net profit 16712.26. Receipts total 464353.52 with three month disbursements of 408554.28 leaving 55799.24 in treasury.

Treasury

Tidal Wave and Cyclone Strike Sicily Coast

A devastating tidal wave and cyclone hit Sicily causing hundreds of deaths and extensive property damage. Rescue operations continue as the region assesses the wreckage and casualties.

Sicily

Also Mentioned on This Page

Streff J. Montgomery Caskey Willie Stoll F. Stoll Lancaster Mercantile Co's L. R. Rollings Oakhurst Mr. Coke V. Carter Rock Hill Ladies Aid Society M. I. Church J. T. Hunter J. B. Macke Rell Mrs. M Yorkville Sam’l. Tate Bridgewater John Adams H. W. Bays D. D Unity Lidie Hasseltine Miami, Fla Mrs. Lanier John C. Hilliard Citadel Columbia Charleston Porter Gaston Richburg W.lt. Vanlandingham Dry Creek S. J. Hinson Heath Springs Manly Croxton J. F. Clyburn Griffin van, Wyck Main Street J. M. Rippix Lancaster, S. C Strait Place Parry S. White S. W. Heath T. J. Strait N. O W. P. Bennett's A & Ta Be, W. Grove J. C. Poster GQ. B. Baron Charlotte Eliott & Crawford Lancaster Mercantile Co Connecticut Massachusetts Kansas City Bryan New York World Hoonab’s Creek McDow House Muse McLure Caskey S. H. Griffith Gaffs’ Ney J. T. Mackey Fort Mill W. D. Caskey Ben Watson Sue Hunter John Hunter Grove Flat Creek White Bluff G.coan Chim Flat Creek Township Anderson Mamsmoth R.S. Hill Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company R.M. H Funderburk Pharmacy Alls B.C. Hough Elm T. Eugene Funderburk Kermott Marie Horn New York City
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