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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1907
Page
5
Weather observations through late April record temperatures near Douthit's location. Mina Joasio Douthit is noted in the accompanying record, reflecting regional conditions and trends as spring progresses.
A Card of Thanks from the family thanks neighbors for kindness after a death. The semi annual Hopewell Baptist singing convention is announced to meet the second Sunday in May 1907, with all singers and music lovers invited. Also includes testimonial for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with local sale notices.
Mrs. Guy T. Grove reports Oconee Monument Association donations totaling $0 this week with individual letters earning $52 in replies from 28 of 36 sent. The group plans broader canvassing, opening six new opera houses for benefit. A Walhalla camping party heads to North Carolina for two weeks of fishing and mountain sports.
A Manitoba editor promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as remedy for biliousness and digestive discomfort. Claims show the tablets help digestive tract and head, priced at 25 cents. Includes offer for free samples and mentions J. W. Bell in Valhalla, W. J. Lanney, Sonoda.
A visitor from Seneca reports that Oconee county will supply three candidates for Congress in the Third District. Named are State Senator J R Earle Clerk of Court Busnes and Solicitor Julian E Boggs. The trio is regarded as capable and well known locally.
Four residents and one other person express interest in cleaning Hopewell cemetery near the church on Thursday May 2. They request to gather at the site to remove hindering debris and spend the day performing the maintenance under guidance of G. I. Abbott.
Obituary notes Mrs Temperance J Graham of Walhalla died at her daughter's home after a long illness. Her husband James Graham preceded her. She leaves two sons J O Graham and W D Graham, a daughter Mrs S B Jones, and many relatives. Funeral held Saturday at Poplar Cemetery led by Rev J C Yongue. Sumter Herald, April 1970.
A Greenville gathering of District No. 1 Odd Fellows representatives from Coones Anderson Greenville and Pickens counties met Mountain Lodge No. 15 on April 20. About 60 delegates from 34 lodges attended to discuss district communications and unity.
President Roosevelt expressed deep emotion over Georgia’s tribute at the Jamestown Exposition. Judge Max I. Morris of Cordolo, Georgia, presented a facsimile of his grandfather’s house, prompting praise for Georgia’s gesture and the state’s display at the exposition.
Friends and relatives gathered at the Taylor home near Bovoon on April 8 to witness Nora Taylor wed Robert Stribling of Atlanta. Rev Coke D Mann performed the Methodist ceremony in a parlor decorated in green and white. The reception featured a white and green dining room and a heart shaped cake as the centerpiece. The couple, described as progressive and well loved, will reside in Atlanta after a brief wedding trip. Relatives from Florida Marietta and Valhalla attended as out of town guests.
Elder John T. Ongley of Rootville Pa says the salve cured years of skin disease and night itching after using it since December 1905. It is advertised as for sale by J. W. Bell Valhalla and W. J. Lunney Seneca.
Public notice announces an Institute on Evangelism in Anderson from April 30 to May 2 inviting pastors of the Beaverdam Piedmont and Saluda associations. Rev J D Chapman D D is coordinating. The program lists devotional services evangelistic talks and prayers with several speakers including Dr Purser W T Tate and J R Moore among others.
Capt. John H. Bradley died at his Long Cane home in his 68th year after a life of farming public service. He served in the Seventh South Carolina cavalry, served a term in the Legislature in 1882, and was a Clemson trustee. Survived by widow, many children and grandchildren.
Through your kindness and sympathy we express sincere appreciation for acts shown during the illness and death of our father and mother, who passed within eight days. The friendship and love of neighbors will be cherished. May Providence bless each one. Hi M Cole Jr, Brothers and Sisters.
A ferry on the Neva capsized due to foundering, causing thirty nine deaths in St Petersburg on Saturday. Rescue crews recovered bodies as authorities investigated the accident and its causes.
Oconee and Pickens counties boards will let to the lowest responsible bidder on May 8, 1907 at 11 a.m. the contract to build a steel bridge over the Keowee River near Chapman's Ford. Bond double bid. plans available after May 1 at Walhalla and Pickens. D F McAlister, Supervisor. 18 April 1907. Station Notice. Probate Court of Oconee County issues administration citation for D G Alexander estate. Walhalla Court House May 10, 1907 at 11 a.m. to show cause. Published April 24 and May 1, 1907.
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