Local Notices and Social Updates From Lancaster Area
Local items report births in Prosperity and Guthriesville, marriages in Heath Springs and Rock Hill, and visits by residents to Irvington Heath Springs and Heath Springs. The Newcut school opens with Miss Maggie Porter. Lombard barber shop features $1 gold ring. granite window sills arrive for the graded school. Jurors from the county go to Greenville. the Daughters of the Confederacy convene in Anderson. watch repairs advertised by B C Hough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. M. Croxton
Heath Springs
B.C. Hough’s
Lancaster Mercantile Co
Newcut
Maggie Porter
J. C. Chandler
Andrew B. Cauthen
Ollie Vanlandingham
W. C. Vanlandingham
Chas
T. Connors
Mises Lizzie
Carol
Rock Hill
Helen Tompkins
Harry Dickson
Charlotte
Death of Miss Marie Horn at Heath B. and M. Co millinery
Miss Marie Horn, who came to oversee the Heath B. and M. Co millinery department, died Monday night after a brief illness following fever. The community mourns her untimely loss and remembers her as an excellent young woman who made friends quickly during her short stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heath B. & M. Co
Marie Horn
Watch Repair Pricing and Cough Remedy Note
An advertisement urges paying a fair price for watch repairs and warns against underpaying. It stresses timely examination to avoid higher costs and promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets for cold relief with a No Cure No Pay promise priced at 25 cents. The ad lists Inter. 8. C. Haven at a corner opposite L. M. Co. as the contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Haven
L. M. Co
Reward Offered for Willis Barnhill's Capture
Governor offers fifty dollars for the apprehension and conviction of Willis Barnhill who killed Bob Lindsay in the upper section of the county and fled to parts unknown. The notice appears in this issue alongside society stationery advertisements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Barnhill
Bob Lindsay
Rocky Mount Cotton Heist Ends With Shooting
Former townsman Mr. F Tillman shot a thief at his Rocky Mount home while the trespasser, named Derry Gaines, tried to lift a window and steal a large cotton sack. The raid occurred around 3 a.m. after Tillman woke to a noise and fired at the intruder in the window. Gaines was badly hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.tillman
Rocky Mount
J Ituan
Notable indictments and obituaries in local court and church records
True bills returned in several cases including murder and forgery. Homicide defendant John Steele to stand trial today. Obituaries note the death of John M. Plyler, a New Cut resident, and Ellen Nelson of Tirzah church area, with service details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wylie McDow
Oscar Cook
Willie Cauthop
Tillman Vincent
John Steele
Robert Baskins
S A. Vincent
Marissa Harris
Allen Hough
Benjamin Wilton
David Martin
Wm Massey
Steele
John M. Plyler
New Cut
Elisha Plyler
Bethel Methodist Church
Tabernacle
W. C. Winn
Ellen Nelson
J. A. Nelson
Old Prospect Camp Ground
Tirzah
Methodist Church
Proclamation offers reward for Lancaster murder suspect Willis Barnhill
Gov. McSweeney posts a fifty dollar reward for the apprehension and conviction of Willis Barnhill, who fled justice after the September 21 1902 murder in Lancaster County of Bob Lindsay. The notice, dated October 17, 1902, is signed by Secretary of State M. R. Couver and bears the state seal. A separate line advertises household and kitchen furniture for sale by J. KR. Blakeney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County of
Lancaster
Bob Lindsay
Willis Barnhill
I. M. B. McSweeney
South Carolina
S.C
Willereder
Columbia
A. D
United States of America
M. B. McSweeney
M. R. Couver
Fountain Pen Sale Offers Large County Stock
Local advertisement from B C Hovan promises the largest fountain pen stock ever seen in the county with a trial option for customers seeking a pen that fits their hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.C. Hovan
Child Seriously Burned Near Laxahaw
Four year old son of Mr. Frank Robinson suffered serious burns when his clothing ignited from a kitchen stove fire last Thursday. His mother rushed to him and extinguished the flames. Dr. Perry reports the prognosis doubtful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Robinson
Laxahaw
Dr. Perry
Court of General Sessions Rules on Assault and Larceny
Judge Aldrich presided as Henry and Mee Caw reported court status. Hammond got 10 months on public works for house breaking and larceny. White convicted for aggravated assault with fines or 8 months in the gang. Boyd jailed six months in the chain gang for a similar offense. Adams brothers found not guilty on assault with intent to kill. Several charges for disturbing religious meeting were not pressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of General Sessions
Aldrich
Henry
Mee Caw
D. A. Williams
Porter
Bessie Hammond
Frank White
Henry Boyd
Thos. Adams
Wm. Faulkner
Paul Rogere
R. A. P. Hanter
Ken
Belton McDow
Wash Brown
Jobo Brown
Ed Wade
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. W. Poovey
Longtown
J. Frank Mackey, Jr
Prosperity
S. C
Vend
J. K. Hall
Guthriesville
Lancaster Merrantile ‘Co’s
Shiloh Church
Mrs
J. BR. Blakehey
Irvington
Poag & Harper
IE. M. Croxton
B. C. Hovan
R. S. Crockett
R. C. Millen
J. Sistare
Cutler, Fla
J. M. Hood
the Daughters of the Confederacy of South Carolina
Anderson
B. C. Hough
Upper South Carolina
Munday
Greenville
H. W. Sistare
J.J. Perry
G. W. Bell, Jr
Uriah Neal
H. E. Coffey
Jackson Lodge A. F. M
R. E. Wylie
Whitehead
Waxhaw
Supt. of Education
Rowell
State Supt. of
Lancaster County
B. C. Haven
State OF
Executive
J. KR. Blakeney
The
Funderburk Pharmacy
Hough
Elm Street
T. Eugene Funderburk
Kh. Miles
Ial
Lancaster Mercantile
NERY
New York City
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