Meteorological Matters Reported at Valhalla Station
Record of temperature and rainfall for week ending July 27 at the 8 Station near Valhalla. Readings compiled by Miss Jessie Douthit, cooperative observer, noting weekly data from the Valhalla area.
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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1906
Page
5
Record of temperature and rainfall for week ending July 27 at the 8 Station near Valhalla. Readings compiled by Miss Jessie Douthit, cooperative observer, noting weekly data from the Valhalla area.
King of the Bank of Townville promotes the big railroad meeting to be held Friday August 10 with addresses by J E Boggs and H H Watkins. The event features a stockholders meeting for Oconee County Railway, baseball games Townville vs Seneca and Seneca vs Westminster, and music by the Anderson band. attendees are urged to bring baskets.
There will be no prayer meeting at the Walhalla Methodist church this evening. There will be preaching next Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock at Bear Pen school house by Rev. E. S. Jones. The third quarterly conference of the Methodist churches in and about Walhalla will be held with the Whitmire congregation Saturday and Sunday September 1 and 2.
A 1906 notice urges surviving soldiers and sailors to meet in August to elect township veterans’ representatives who will join in September to select the County Board of Pensions. The item also recounts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve praise, a WHite humorous note about John Lee of Fair Play with a seven letter name, and a brief editorial mention of Wyatt Aiken’s letter and an Oakway congressional meeting note.
Notice to voters and candidates announces moving the county campaign meeting from Sonoca to Wolf Stake this Saturday at 10:80 a.m. Public invited. The county meeting remains at Seneca on August 25 and at Jordania cotton mill that night at 8:80 o'clock. R D Burna, County Chairman.
Chicago July 80 John Alexander Dowie will appeal Judge Landis Federal Court decision declaring Zion City a trust estate and holding Dowie has no individual proprietorship in the estate.
The candidate announces intent to seek another term in Congress from the Third District subject to the Democratic primary. Wracr Arksn is named in connection with the campaign. The informal notice signals a forthcoming bid and party primary considerations.
In New Hope on July 18 residents enjoyed an ice cream supper at the Wood home with about thirty guests. Various locals visit relatives in Greenville, Greer, Anderson, and beyond. Work begins on a new New Hope Baptist church as wedding bells and community plans stir local chatter. Advertisements tout Electric Bitters for health and Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and lung issues with testimonials from Toxaway and Waco residents.
County Chairman Burna calls all Democratic clubs to reorganize by August 4 at 3 p m to participate in the coming primary elections. Clubs must appoint three election managers and submit their names by August 7 for publication and distribution of tickets. Also notes a criminal assault case against a 20 year old man in Washington North Carolina, with life trial anticipated after identification by a 13 year old girl.
Clemson College hosts the State Farmers Institute the second week in August. Prof. J M Harper presides as lectures, demonstrations, and experiences cover sheep dairying cattle poultry seeds and farm life. The event runs August 7 to 10 with sessions daily and reduced board rates for attendees.
A local resident from Edwardaville Illinois recounts chronic constipation and stomach troubles, crediting Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for relief. The ad mentions a nine product package and a price of 25 cents, with availability at J Hallay and W J Lunney in Senec ay wall.
A dense list of August gatherings appears including political meetings, picnics, singing conventions, and church sessions across South Carolina towns such as West Windsor, Madison, Seneca, and Walhalla. The piece urges parental cooperation with teachers, stressing responsible involvement for student training, morals, and future citizenship. It closes noting an old teacher’s voice on enduring school respect and reform.
A medical cure claim for salt rheum and eczema states Chamberlain's Salvo Ans oute quickly relieves itching. The text promotes sale by J W Bell in Valencia and W J Looney in Seneca, presenting an old fashioned advertisement tone.
The Rev J L Vass Vann died suddenly last Sunday night at a friend's home in Greenville County. He was a prominent Sapitat preacher in the state, served as pastor at Spartanburg for fourteen years and also led the Connie Maxwell Orphanage in Greenwood. Greenwood County reports no tax value increase this year.
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