Lancaster County News Highlights Local Trade and Life
Local notices report firearms for sale at Mackerell's and a fall stock in progress. Supt. Banks attends a state education board meeting in Columbia while families and visitors arrive from Knoxville, Tenn., Carmel, West End, Rock Hill, and beyond. The community records births, deaths, marriages, school openings, cotton sales, an incendiary house fire, and a pending trial for a suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supt. Banks
Columbia
State Board of Education
Robins Named Superintendant of Ide Cotton Mill
Mr A E Robins assistant superintendent of Lancaster Cotton Mills has been chosen to lead Ide Cotton Mill in Jackson Alabama and will assume charge by month end. A University of North Carolina graduate and veteran mill man he started at the bottom and climbed to the top, leaving behind many friends in our town.
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A. E. Robins
Lancaster Cotton Mills
Ide Cotton Mill
Jackson
Ala
Robins
University of North Carolina
Death toll in Stanly County family cited in local reply
The home of Mr. W. M. M Furr of Stanly county is described as a place where death has often entered. At about forty years old he has buried his wife and eleven children. He was in town recently and left twelve tombstones with Messrs Baker and Foard for inscription.
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T. J. Strait
Mary Croxton
Lewis Croxton
Mary
Lewis
Toome
W. M. M Furr
Stanly County
Election returns reported for county officers and magistrates
The county executive committee released official returns from Tuesday’s election. State officers drew 2 557 votes each for the unopposed candidates while Railroad Commissioner totals listed Mobley 1 090 and others. A second primary for Railroad Commissioner is set for next Tuesday week. Magistrates were elected in several townships with several races requiring a second primary. A court note reports Mary Welsh found guilty of hog theft and sentenced to a $10 fine or 30 days on the chain gang. Wyatt Cunningham and Joe Izzard paid fines for theft-related charges. Subscribe to The Ledger.
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Mobley
Earle
Evans
Garris
Cansler
Gignilhat
Henry
Joe. W. Hamel
J. Harry Foster
J. F. Gregory
Joe P. Hunter
W. C. Cauthen
Joe A. Cook
M. C. Gardner
W. M. Moore
Caskey
Mary Welsh
Wyatt Cunningham
Lewis Croxton
Job
Joe Izzard
Close Railroads Race Sparks Second Run for Commissioner
Returns from nearly all precincts show Mobley and Earle within about a thousand votes, forcing a second race for Railroad Commissioner. District tallies place Patterson over Mayfield for Congress, Aiken over McCalla in district three, and key races in districts five and six with Norton likely exiting the second round. Timmerman leads Rembert in the fifth circuit solicitorship by 1,819.
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Earle
Mobley
Railread
Mobley Earle Garris Evans
Gigailliat Cansler
Patterson and
Mayfield
Patterson
Aiken
McCalla
Fifth Circuit
George Bell Timmerman
G. R. Rembert
Timmerman
Complete line of school books and supplies offered
Bb C Hough announces a full selection of school books and supplies at the lowest possible prices, claiming to solve the difficulty of finding timely, affordable materials for students.
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Bb. C. Hough
Foot Amputation After Engine Accident at Depot Yard
Mr Zeb Howard of Waxhaw lost his left foot in a depot yard accident last Monday night around 10 o clock. He was walking on the track when his cot got hung in a switch and an engine near the track struck him, resulting in the amputation.
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Zeb Howard
Waxhaw
Monroe
Six-Year-Old Girl Killed by Wagon Near Anderson
Lizzie Abercrombie age six died after being run over by her father's wagon while en route to school at Sunset Forest, three miles west of Anderson. She fell from the wagon when the mules startled, suffering fatal internal injuries. Her family lives in Centreville township on the Vortman road. A hail damage relief effort is organized by local men to assess destruction in Goose Creek township from July 21 and collect contributions. estimated hail damage is 5150 dollars.
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Anderson
Lizzie
Lewis Abercrombie
Sunset Forest
Centreville Township
Vortman Road
A. W. McManus
E. Presson
W. A. Chaney
J. E. Hegier
I. A. Clonts
J. C. Helms
E. J. Griffin
Goose Creek Township
Monroe En—quirer
Quick Relief for Asthma Sufferers
Foley's Honey and Tar offers immediate relief to asthma sufferers in severe stages and may effect a cure if taken promptly. Sold by Funderborg Pharmacy.
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Foley
Funderborg Pharmacy
Macfeat s C Business College Ad Opens Lucrative Careers
An early 20th century ad touts practical business education at Macfeat s C Business College in Columbia South Carolina. It claims guaranteed satisfaction and high demand for graduates with special rates offered.
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Macfeat
S. C. Business College
Columbia
S. C
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J. M. Willie
Unity
Gils Creek
Pleasant Hill
Mackorell’s
Mackerell’s
A. &. Banks
John Banks
Knoxville, Tenn
Mary Barnes Green
Carmel
W. H. Gooch
West End
B. N. Craig
Bernard Craig
Rock Hill
This
County
George Heath
New York
Heath B. & M. Co
Mr. A. Fuxherburk
Lancaster Mercantile Co
M. A. Price
Charlotte, N. C
Jas A. Cauthen
Dry Creek
E. E. Cloud of
Ada Hough
R. E. Wylie
J. B. Mackerell
Lester Nelson
Lancaster
Bailes & Co
8. C
T. J. Strant
Kershaw
W. L Blackmon
J. M. Carson & Co
Dells Bros
Baltimore
Crawford Bros
H. T. Williams
Yorkville
Alexander Sprunt &Co
Wilmington
Jones Cottage
Market Street
A. P. McLure
H. Smith
Lancaster Hotel
J.T. Thomasson
Calvin Dixon
Cecil Norwood
L. P. Rooddey
Martin Cauthen
Barks
Old Salem Church Yard
R.G. Elliott
Blackmon
J. N. Estridge
F. A. Barnett
Imperial, Col
Queen Estridge
J. M. Hilton
Florence Thomasson
J. ‘I. Thomasson
Jenkins
Whisenant
B. C. Hough
W. L. Blackmon
J. Massey Knight
Taxahaw
Alabama
Tee We
Lancaster County
Bale
Jao. W. Hamel
Geo W. Jones
Clerk OF Court
J.B. Gregory
L. M. Clyburn
Joo. P. Hunter
Jno
D. Taylor
Liz
A. Cook
J. Wylie Porter
A. H. Lorton
L. J. Perry
A. C. Rowell
Montgomery Caskey
John King
Buford
Wm Carnes
L J. Fonderburk
Cedar Creek
W. F. Hudson
W. C. Davis
Gille and
Cane Creek
W. P. Caskey
Indian Land
D. K. Hall
J. D. Griffin
H. W. Mobley
Town of
J. T. Cauthen
Flat Creek Township
J.M. Stroud
J. J. Roberts
W. E. Thompson
J. M. Stroud
Vandyke
JB. Mackorell
Crawforp
Rawford & Brown
Physicians and Surgeons
S.C
Omice
New York City
Wylie
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