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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1901
Page
3
Lancaster county items report medical visits and preparations for a lecture at Cunningham Hotel. A marriage announcement, millinery openings, a fatal shooting in Kershaw, and cotton picking disputes are noted along with court term juror lists. Obituaries for George W Mehaffey and Mrs Theodocia Hegler appear, plus local deaths from diphtheria and old age.
Items from the era note the Heath Springs families with births and visits. Born to Mr and Mrs S W Heath on September 26 1901 a second daughter is recorded. Mr and Mrs Robert Mackey of Heath Springs spent Sunday in town. Nellie daughter of Mr J H Talley left for Epworth Orphanage in Columbia last Thursday. Mr B M Welsh of Macon Ga visited his father Dr C Welsh who is critically ill at the home of his brother Capt J W Welsh. Mrs J B Witherspoon and Mrs Mary Cook visit Mrs KE Witherspoon who is ill in Sumter.
Mrs J L Wilson and her children traveled to Van Wyck to spend two weeks with Mrs Wilsons son's parents. Miss Mary McCollough of IX show visited the city en route to Johnson 8 where she holds a position in the graded school. Dr WH W Bays left the city to attend his regular appointments and was to lecture at Belair on Shams.
A widowed mother in eastern Kershaw endures the loss of her two sons Mexars Foster J. and Jobo TL Marshall aged 21 and 23 to typhoid fever. They died within days of each other and were buried together at Mt Zion Baptist Church after services by Rev D Peterson. The family also includes four younger sisters and has suffered seven losses in three years.
Pseudonymous ad claims Dr Kings New Life Pills regulate the liver purify blood and clear skin with rosy cheeks at 25 cents through local drugstores. A second potion Woolford’s S voluntary Lotion allegedly cures fever in minutes, with scattered garbled text referencing vendors Mackey and Co and Lancaster.
Mrs. Nannie Galeger of La Grange Georgia used Bucklen's Salve on frightful sores to protect her child from disfigurement. The product treats sores bruises skin eruptions cuts burns scalds and piles and is sold for 25 cents with care guaranteed by Crawford Bros and JFL Mackey & Co.
County supervisors announce the McManus bridge will be let to the lowest bidder at the old bridge site on Friday October 4 at 11 o clock. Specifications are made known on the letting day. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
The treasurer announces the tax collection period for the fixen year begins October 15 and continues through December 101. Officials urge property owners to prepare payments, with deadlines approaching to avoid penalties.
The Treath Springs Roller Mill declares that if customers bring good dry wheat, the mill guarantees a yield of 40 to 42 pounds of flour per bushel, addressing reports that the mill does not produce a full turnout.
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