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Newspaper

The Lancaster Ledger

Location

Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Sep 19, 1903

Page

2

Pleasant Valley News Highlights Local Visits and Health Notes

Thurlow Sartor reports a very successful meeting with large congregations and a lively service led by Mary Gittle. Local residents Mary Potts and Prank Potts plan travels. several visits to relatives noted around Charlotte, Trinity College and S.CL College. Dr Ednor Kell’s paralysis shows little improvement while Wren and Aileen Lars visit Port Mill. Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic advertised with no cure no pay.

Mary Gittle Kya Potts Asheville Peniale College Geith Lust

Lexington court hears appointment of judge Monday

The Lexington county court was to consider the appointment of a judge for the approaching term with involvement from Judge Townsend and notices from local officials. Discrepancies and delays were reported as Gov. Dleswood indicated Gary’s commission status may arrive today or later, while Mary Gary prepared a petition from the Lexington bar. The text shows muddled names and procedures as the process unfolds.

Cid Dustion Pope Lexington County Veunk B. Cginavy Abbeville J. A Dioloe Viate Notien Lub Govdleswood Gary Mary Gary Lexington Poth Aloo Desagenaty

Trials and a mixed bag of local tragedies in the state

Happenings In The State reports James Dennis Edwards convicted with mercy recommendation for murder in Greenville. Julian Cammer dies after a shooting in Charleston. Unloaded pistol accident injures Duncan Pate in Chesterfield. John Mayfield killed by a yard engine in Spartanburg. Several Chesterfield boys poisoned by castor bean seeds. Mary Miller dies at 80 after years as an invalid in Cokesbury. Glasgow Harris, claimed 115, visits Newberry. father of 87 children. Fatal track accident leaves OU and Charles Gates dead in Greensboro, New York.

Chesterfield Duncan Pate Walter Sellers Bryan McCadless David Burress Tommie Edgeworth Cokesbury Mary Miller J. R. James Newberry Glasgow Harris Little River Saluda

Life saved as he stood on gallows in Selma

Selma Alabama September 17 Cicero Webb a black man who faced execution for his wife’s murder was spared when Governor Jelks commuted the sentence to life imprisonment as he stepped onto the scaffold. The telegram noted the pardon and sparked reflection on southern politics and reform.

Selma Ala Cicero Webb Gov Jelks

Fatal Riot On Excursion Train Returns To Dorchester

A riot broke out on an excursion train returning from Charleston to Rowensville in Orangeburg county. Dorchester county coroner to hold an inquest over Bingo Rowe. assailant Joe Funk jailed at St Georges. Sheriff Varnedal and Chief Barb hot secured order. About 500 passengers involved. several others injured with unknown extent.

St. Georges Dorchester Charleston Rowensville Orangeburg Dorchester County Bingo Rowe Joe Funk St Georges Varnedal Bar Hot

Frisky Cotton Rises Forty Points Amid Cold Wave News

Spot cotton gains forty points as business circles cheer. Weather notes show frost in Corsicana and Minnesota with colder spell extending from Texas to Michigan, while Atlantic coast stays mild. An editor quip about bald women adds local humor.

Spot Cotton Corsicana Vexas Cotton Texas Michigan Cotton Belt Gulf Coast Minnesota Kansas Nebraska Dakotas Atlantic State

Farm for Sale Declares No Cure No Pay Tonic Claim

You Know What You are Taking When you take Grove's Taste ess Chill Tonic because the formula is plainly printed on every bottle showing that it is simply Ivor and Quinine in a tasteless form No Cure. No Pay. 50c. Farm for Sale.

Matara Grove Ivor

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