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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1904
Page
3
Local items include rent notices and debt reminders, visiting relatives, and upcoming business events. Reports cover juror selections, a millinery opening, marriage, missing letters, illness, a labor dispute, and police notes on a fatal shooting, a railroad collision, and court actions.
Sumter Sept 29 Special to Columbia Record Sam J F Hurst town marshal of Mayes ville was killed at 1220 last night by J E Anderson railroad agent at that place Hurst had threatened Anderson during the evening and waited on the platform until he began home He allegedly provoked the clash and moved on Anderson with a pistol Anderson fired six times with a Colt automatic pistol all bullets pierced Hurst body and his pistol lay beside him
Bethel Presbytery met in Mill on Sept 20, continuing sessions to Thursday. It listed 27 ministers, 57 churches and 5621 communicants, opened with Rev H J Mills sermon, elected Rev J T Dendy moderator and Rev W A Hafner clerk. Notable items included the ordination of Rev J F Wallace and a debate over forming a committee with another Presbyterian church for world evangelization.
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