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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1906
Page
8
A long Walhalla column lists registrations for August fleet, job changes, visits, sales, and social events. It notes Mrs. J. Steck leaving for College Park, Miss Dora Finkenstadt visiting relatives, shoe shop moves, and local church services. Also mentions the Texaway Inn fire, a district GOP meeting, and obituaries for Gavonco Bishop and his wife.
The notice advertises available forty acre tracts of wild timber land in Arkansas for sale to settlers at four dollars per acre with twenty dollars down and the balance over four years at four percent interest.
A big picnic is planned at High Falls this Saturday in August with a large platform and music for dancers. Everyone is invited to bring well filled baskets and enjoy a good time. Also notes of church training at Mare Hill College and upcoming appointments in Newry plus obituaries and a pastor's move are included.
July 30 New York probate reports show Samwell Sage left most of his about 80 million to his widow with few amult bequests to relatives. Each nephew and niece receives 25000 dollars and 10000 dollars goes to his sister Mrs Chapin, now deceased, while there is no charitable bequest.
An alleged threat by Rev. Edward H. Shepey to his fiancée Edith Wilson sparked a sensational scandal in Geneva Alabama. He allegedly demanded marriage or death while they rode, swung a razor, and fled after the incident. A bolt reportedly struck the church steeple as he drafted his resignation. Edith Wilson, from Evanston Illinois, had recently become a substitute teacher and then resigned. Shepley, once from Bethany Congregational Chicago, is described as a known mystery man who drew a varied church crowd. his origins include a Dubuque home, but locals pin him as elusive. The tale, amid local turmoil, left questions about charges and the minister’s fate.
The Georgia House of Representatives passed a bill by a 1 to 15 margin prohibiting all dealings in futures on margins. If the Senate concurs, bucket shops and exchanges will close on January 1, impacting markets and traders statewide.
Angie invites her young daughter to supper. A seven year old boy spoils the mood by blurting out a gossip about Mr. the other night. The family shouts him down as curiosity turns to comic embarrassment at the dinner table. The Courier-81 per year.
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