Deaths of Spofford Moore and local fatalities
Telegram from St Louis reports the death of J Shof ford Moor in pneumonia. His remains will arrive in Monroe for burial. Also noted are the deaths of Shotford Wasson and Mr Dae Moore of Chester county who left for St Louis a week ago. A six year old girl died after clothing burned at a fireplace. Hugh Kinsey, a cotton mill worker, died after a fever. Kinsey had a small life insurance payout received by his widow. Also included is a voter registration notice for Lancaster town informing residents of registration books opening Oct 26 and each Monday in November 1902.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spofford Moore
St. Louis
Missouri
J. Shofford Moor
Monroe
Shotford Wasson
Dae Moore
Chesterthc
Hugh Kinsey
Kinsey
Workman’s Insurance Co
Lancaster
Juancaster
A. McManus
Supr
Old Colored Man Killed by L and C Train at Bear Creek
Sam Mellwain, about 70, a resident at the Moore place, was struck and killed on the L and C line at Bear Creek trestle near the cotton mill last Saturday afternoon. The engineer blew the whistle and applied brakes but could not stop in time on the steep grade, with his body taken about 40 feet before the train halted. An inquest by Coroner Caskey ruled death an unavoidable accident. the railroad bore burial costs. The same train later killed a calf near Chester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Mellwain
J. D. Sistare
Moore Place
L.&c
Bear Creek
Cotton Mill
Darkey
Hils Peck
Caskey
Enginner Huggins
Sam
Chester
Court Proceedings and Local Trials Report
The Court of General Sessions convened with Judge Townsend presiding. Several defendants were tried, including Henry Magill and Earnest Blakeny, with outcomes ranging from guilty verdicts to life imprisonment and three months on the gang. A murder trial ended in a mistrial with a mercy recommendation. Other cases involved assaults, affrays, and disbursing laws. A resignation of bills followed, with multiple no bills and pressed cases noted alongside obituaries and local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of General Sessions
Townsend
Messrs
A. J. Bailey
J. Hi. McManus
Petitburors
Henry Magill
Earnest Blakeny
Sandy Evans
Seaborn
Susanna Evans
Ben F. Blackmon
D. Reese Williams, Esq
John McCullough
Pam Waites
Riston White
Stacey Hitters
Arthur Hough
Robert Sullivan
Walker Dunlap
John McAuls Tough
Tom Waites
Ro PL Potts
Robert Danlap
Johnson Benson
Clyde Crawford
Gev. Massey
John Gregory
June
Reece
Lena Witherspoon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Walker Duslin
Mr. Fooshe
Simon Beckham
Hattville
EF. H. Beckham
den Wark
Winnéboro
Methodist Church
P. P. Arant
Lynches River
Chesterfield County
Teachers Association
A. C. Rowell Co
Kershaw
J. 8. Wilson
House of Representatives
Hampton
W. J. Cunningham
Wiley’s
T. Eugene Funderburk
E. E
CLOUD
Simpson
Lisle
Howe
Hove
Loch Foe
Children's Navy Jameshanter Cape
Dorothy Dodd
Crossett
E. E Cloud
Hiwest Pices
R. Miles
SSRAE
Ee Sa
Honey Moon
G. C. Carnes
Western Union Telegraph Office
Kalamazo
J.B. Mackorell, Mae Sn Seee Ee
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