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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1902
Page
3
Announcement lists David B. Stover as Coroner candidate. Notices report births, baptisms, and marriages. fines, court actions, and local shop notices. Community updates include church events, school shoe ads, mules and cattle trading, and a Christmas bazaar drive.
A vintage ad fragment promotes a "Gold Cura" cold cure marketed for feverish head cold and sore throat. It touts a quick remedy with chocolate flavored laxative quinine as the featured ingredient.
The Governor appoints Lancaster county election commissioners including State members Jerry M. Keight J Wrenn Tillman and Robt J Flynn Federal members J Harry Foster Geo W Jones and Clark Robinson for the upcoming vote duties.
The Lancaster Bible Society will hold its annual meeting next Sunday night at the Methodist church. Rev. H. W. Bays D.D. will deliver the address. The public is invited and expected to attend. No church services will be held that night in town.
Cards announce the marriage of Miss Mary Louise Thompson to Mr. John Barron Williams of Yorkville. The ceremony will be at 1 30 p m on Thursday October 16 at Riverside home of the bride’s parents Rev W C Ewart officiating. Afterward they will take the afternoon train to Yorkville.
Notice invites Jackson Lodge A F M members to assemble at the courthouse on Saturday October 18 at 3 pm with Grand Master Walter M Whitehead to lay corner stones of the graded school building and lodge. County Alliance meets October 10 at 10 am with full alliance representation. Also promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic with no cure no pay.
In a Lynn shoe factory fall of an elevator Friday caused two deaths and eleven injuries. The notice recalls that J H Fitzpatrick authorizes receipt of cotton rents in absence of employer Fitzpatrick & Bro. 1902 Oct 3.
W. M. Neal, about 57, died at his home after an eight month illness of dropsy. He leaves a wife, seven children George C. Neal W. B. Neal John N. Neal White Neal Dora Jennie and Mettie Neal a brother and two sisters. A Confederate veteran and Tirzah Presbyterian Church member his remains will be interred in Tirzah churchyard after funeral services by Rev. W. W. Ratchford.
Died Monday Sept 29 1902 infant child of Mr and Mrs Samuel Bruce of the Bruce neighborhood aged about one month. Died Sunday night Oct 5 1902 infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Newton Evans of the Sincerity section aged about 5 months.
A Black man at Hyatt's gunery in Van Wyck Washington was killed Friday when a belt of cotton from a press struck his shoulders and crushed him. He was told to move but the cotton roll was misjudged. Dr. Ezzell arrived, but the man died within hours. He spoke briefly after the incident.
The October Term jurors are listed with Judge James Aldrich presiding. A Unity lecture by Rev. H. W. Bays D D on Courtship is announced with admission 25 cents adults 15 cents children. County Auditor Cook reports total taxable property at 2 175 260 and total taxes due 47 483 35 with property breakdowns and allocations to state county and schools.
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