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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1903
Page
3
News from Newberry and Camden recount a tragic incident as Mrs Willie Mae Denham was killed by her jealous husband in Washington and the husband then fatally shot himself. The report notes local interest and follow up details from the Associated Press.
Philadelphia dispatch reports a United States pouch containing between two and three thousand letters and checks vanished between Philadelphia and Wittsburg. Postoffice Inspectors have pursued leads for days with no trace of the bag or its contents.
Memorial report from Trinity Sunday School Charleston Sept 13 1903 honors Mrs N E Moore who died Sept 10 in the same city. The young widow Miss Fannie Davies joined her husband in Dr Daniels class as she listened to Christian lessons. The piece speaks of faith in Christ, sorrow, and hope of reunion in heaven with hymns from the Young People's Hymnal.
Jas H Tillman facing murder charge in the Gonzales case. trial reset for Monday after a brief arraignment in Lexington court. Judge notes grand jury presentment and county interests require business be cleared first. others murder cases also on docket. Railroad inspection on 3Cs line Blacksburg to Camden completed. Averill to report findings.
Three valuable tracts of land about 24 miles south of town are offered for sale. Fleming lands total 270 acres with dwelling and three tenant houses. 75 acres horse farm with 155 acres near Rum Creek, pricing at 10 and 10.50 per acre. Terms: one third cash, balance in one and five years. Blackmon's Market, in Davis building near the post office, invites cash trade discounts for the Fall season. Grove's Tonic ad promotes a tasteless quinine formula with pay-if-not-cured claim.
Philip Ramsey, one of two Black convicts in Colleton County convicted of murder, had his execution delayed from September 25 to October 9 after forwarding a petition for clemency to Governor Heyward. the respite allows time for the presiding judge and solicitor to be heard.
I. Eugene Funderburk reports the bishop of Agnew endorses Foley's Honey and Tar for pneumonia. He states three severe pneumonia cases improved with the product and warns against substitutes.
Verdicts favor the plaintiff in the KOM Harerill administrator v South Car ling and Georgia Extension rail road trial held last week. Damages total 10000 for the plaintiff, Harrill administrator of engineer Jake Metcalf who died when Buffalo trestle collapsed about eight or ten months ago. This is the second trial and verdict for the plaintiff with appeals anticipated to North Carolina Supreme Court. The Yorkville Enquirer notes the case’s potential for further action.
An advertisement touts Ari Salve as the world famous remedy for cuts burns boils sores and skin conditions with a pill guarantee sale price 25 cents at Crawford Bros J F Mickey Co and Funderbark Drugstore. The Chicora Cotton Mill in Rock Hill once the Rock Hill Mill has been sold to the Southern Textile Co of New York.
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