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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1908
Page
4
A 1908 editorial urges South Carolina voters to choose candidates of sobriety honesty and competence for county and state offices. It argues against personal prejudice and stresses voting based on fitness, integrity and the public good, warning voters to reject unqualified or conflicting interests.
More than 50 visitors attended today’s gathering of the Old Pendleton Armor Society at the old district courthouse. The event, presided by Col. Sertbling, featured remarks from Han BD. Smith and Congressman Lever, with pageantry by local veterans and a parade honoring notable figures.
Fragmentary notice mentions cholera and traveler, with scattered names such as Upkheid and Purnale. The legible bits describe a fatal or medical context and reference places and people without a clear sequence or complete facts.
Springfield, Aug 15. Rioting, arson, and killings dominate the Black Belt and levee district. A lynching occurred as mobs attacked negro houses while militia, then troops, moved in from Governor Deneen’s order. The violence spread to other areas with additional lynchings and shootings. no fatalities were officially confirmed by dawn, but fear and exodus continued as troops clashed with rioters.
Martin Boyd of Henrietta Kentucky reports twenty years of sore eyes resolved after using one box of Chamberlain’s Salve. He bought it on the recommendation of a gentleman and used about two thirds, with no further eye trouble. Available from J. W. Bell and J. Laney in Seneca.
New York Aug 14 evangelist Lane Key known worldwide dies at his Brooklyn home aged 68. He suffered from blindnes and a range of diseases tied to his work. Sankey and Moody praised his hymn writing and publication income. Notable works include The Ninety and Nine and When the Mists Are Holler Away. A separate report from Columbus Ohio Aug 16 states Martin Nellandes, 64, and wife found dead after a grocery store incident. Police say a suspect is in custody.
Town council of Weal Calon WIHT will sell to the highest bidder the property known as the Han Lot Teris of Bale. Sale to take place Monday September 7 at 2 o'clock PM. Cash required. bidders pay expense. Notice signed by Shockley, Town Treasurer, We Totetibon, etc.
Westminster notes reference a State ticket candidate to be voted next Tuesday with mention of Governor M. F. Anwel. Obituary for Mrs. Margaret Hunt Holcombe, 56, of Westminster, interred at South Union after services by Rev. John R. Moore. Local socials include visits by Seneca crowd, church events, baseball games with Easley, and community notices about rain, crops, and upcoming meetings.
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