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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1903
Page
3
Blackmon Market announces relocation to the Davis building four doors north of the post office. The store has been fitted and equipped anew for the fall season and will continue cash trade with a discount expected to be understood at season’s end. The owner thanks past patrons and invites continued support.
A jumble of small items from the area notes stationery bargains at Howans, a baby born to Mr and Mrs W H Reed, editor visits, ring ads, church services, community events, shop repairs and a variety of local gossip. It reports court actions, traffic and railway issues, wrecks, appointments and social happenings in the Unity and Heath Springs region.
Dr Perry of Taxabaw suffers a painful thigh injury after a mule kick while approaching his buggy. Bridges contracts awarded with freshet flood damage noted. Blackmon bridge to W D Starnes for 320 dollars and Lowell bridge to Smith Oliver for 240. Sudden death of J A Carnes. inquest finds unknown causes. New enterprises announced by Lancaster Mercantile Co including ginnery mills coffin factory and repair shops. J L Vong named manager. Pension Board election results list W G A Porter J E Rowell O K W B Brace M L Hinson and Dr W M Crawford. Porter to chair, Hingon secretary, Bruce pension commissioner.
During Rev. T A Dabney's pastorate the Second Baptist church with Cotton Mill Co and friends in Lancaster built a neat house of worship at the Lancaster Cotton Mills. It will be dedicated next Sunday September 13 with Dr J M Bailey acting as dedicatory sermon preacher at 11 o clock. The public is invited. Pay your subscription to the Lexpert and be happy.
About 7,000 attended the Mt. Carmel camp meeting last Sunday with attendees from surrounding counties. Bishop J. C. Clinton preached on appearing before Christ's judgment seat, outlining four points including the gathering’s magnitude and the Judge's location between earth and sky. A sizable number of white worshippers were present and treated kindly, and Mr. James A. Cauthen opened his well to aid attendees.
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