Seneca Notes Plus Wedding and Events
Aug 25 special from Seneca reports a Methodist church meeting cut short by a telegram about Rev. Yongue's Piedmont residence burning. Other items note lectures by Dr. Edwin Hall, church services, visits by Annie Verner and Helen Hopkins, Otto Sligh’s Atlanta marriage, local moves and visits, a library fund drive at the park, a quiet July wedding of Natelle Hopkins and Earnest Williams, and the Seneca Graded School opening September 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seneca
Methodist Church
R. A. Yongue
Piedmont
Episcopal Church
Annie Verner
Atlanta
J. M. Strother
Woodward
Helen Hopkins
Asheville
Otto Sligh
Pansy Hannah
Annie Bevin
Tabitha Stribling
Lillian Breazeale
W. J. Lunney
First North Street
T. S. Stribling
R. Verner
Brevard
N.C
Edward Brown
Chil Ven
Willie Brown
Anderson
May Hamilton
Weatminster
J.C. Miller
Jefferson
W. J. Holloway
Greenwood
Richland
Lee Stribling
the Park
R. P. Cochran
Natelle Hopkina
Earnest Willams
North Carolina
Hopkins
Rev. C
Blackburn
M. V
Good Roads Plea From Seneca Reader in 1900s Letter
A Keowee Courier reader from Seneca argues for better roads while opposing higher commuting taxes. He suggests taxing property or imposing mills on land to fund road work, notes neglected local routes, and urges residents to contribute by placing rocks in mud holes. He signs T. L. Boggs and invites further reader input.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seneca
Keowee Courier
Thos. H. Hunnicutt
Keowee River
Old Pickens
Walhalla
New Hope Church
Bowers
T. L. Boggs
The Crime of Idleness Causes Trouble
A fragment promotes Dr. King's New Life Pills as a cure for alleged idleness and related health issues. It claims liver troubles cause constipation headaches jaundice and pimples and urges purchase for 25 cents at druggists.
Westminster Adds Trackage and Warehouse Facilities
Westminster reports Southern Railway building an extra side track and J J S Carter planning a private spur to their new concrete warehouse. The town watches growth with new auditorium seating, grocer imports, and multiple visits from relatives and officials as the community mourns Lee Stribling, a Westminster High School graduate and church worker who died after a typhoid illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster
J. D. Hull
Madison
Jas. Hul
F. W. Cannon
Elrod
Norcross
R. B. Mason
J. H. Bibb
Whitten
Weathersbe
Ruthie McGee
Greenwood
Sam Ellison
Anderson
A. Gaines
Jameson
Mercer University
Macon
May Hamilton
Seneca
P. W. Matheson
J. R. Moore
Southern Railway
J. S. Carter
Ben Knox
Washington, D. C
I. H. Bibb
Tabor
W. L
B. M. Magland
Greenville
Caesar's Head
W. H. McClure
Hortense Cross
Toccoa
Valera Waite
Sloan Bruce
Ethel
Avalon
Toccox
C. J. Mulkey
New Baptist Church
B. R. Poster
Eassey
J. H. Greer
Greer
Gaillard
J. W. McGee
Anna
Pearle Marett
Fair Play
K. W. Marett
Atlanta
Alex Davis
C. M. Walker
H. EB. Rosser
W. Walker
Ruth Walker
Walhalla
Carter
Mason Lvery
Jennie Rae Auld
Elberton
Misa
Weatminster High School
John Mulkey
G. W. Traylor
Jacksonville
Pla
Traylor
Bonding firm pays part of Langford shortage in Hampton
Columbia Aug 21 The bonding company submits 20000 to cover part of the 24171 22 shortage of J C Langford Hampton county treasurer suspended 1908 12 24 by governor Ansel. Balance 4171 22 to be pursued against bonding company insurance claimed. Edgefield shortage compromise settles 14076 40 total with deductions 6409 94 net 8000 0 0 leaving 2866 45 apportioned to county funds and schools. Legislature expected to approve amid grand jury attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
J. C. Langford
Hampton County
Hampton
J.C. Langford
Vernor Ansel
Edgefield
Grand
J.T. Pattison
Due
Due County
Comptroller General
Wair Play Lodge Regular Communication Details
A. P. M. Wair Play Lodge requests full attendance for the regular communication on Saturday night the 28th instant. Work on the Master's Degree will be conducted with O R Doyle of Calhoun D D G M expected to attend. Sister lodges invited to join. J B Morris W M. What is Best for Indigestion Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets praised by A Robinson of Drumquin Ontario as beneficial and easy to take. Samples free at Dr J W Bell Valhalla and W J Lunney Seneca.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. R. Doyle
Calhoun
J. B. Morris
W. M
A. Robinson
Drumquin
Ontario
Chamberlain
J. W. Bell
Valhalla
W. J. Lunney
Seneca
Westminster mourns Mulkey family at funeral and social notices
Nellie and Christine Mulkey attended the funeral where Mulkey and two children will live with her father. Westminster reads of sympathy for Mrs. Mulkey. Local social items note guests Webb and Wilson of Anderson, wedding rumors, church events, and regional reunions featuring the Peden and Terrell families with travels and visits among the Anderson and Lavonia circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie
Christine Mulkey
Mulkey
Baptist Church
W. P. Anderson
Mesdames Harelet
Elizabeth Peden
Walter Mason
Annie Lois
Lavonia
Gacy
T. C. Peden
Wm. Peden
Peden
Fairview
Greenville County
Scotland
M. A.terrell
J. D. Witherspoon
Anderson
Wallow
Missea Lillie Wilson
Temple Webb
Bonnie Freeman
Halehurst
Geraldine Powers
Rosa Me
Donald
Fair Play notes on visitors and a death notice
W R Davis and family return from Anderson visit as Red Shirt reunion gathers. Mrs C G N King returns home improved after osteopathic treatment in Atlanta. Mrs S P Stribling mourns nephew Lee Stribling of Westminster. community sends sympathy. Death of Mrs J L Glenn described with details of life, family, funeral and burial at Heaverdam cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. P. Stribling
Spartania
Newberry
Lee Stribling
Westminster
Smith
Mixy
Jessie Glenn
Liberty
Binar Knight
Pickens
Browning
Union
Joseph Shelor
J. L. Glenn
Lewis Olymph
J. A. Durhan
Westmster
Caliie Leathers
A. R. Marett
George Singleton
Tugaloo
J. Lawrence Burriss
Shiloh
Anderson County
J. B. Harris
South Union
J. L. Burris
James Allen
John
Baptist Church
Uhile
Glenn
Samuel Isbell
Lfe
Edgar
Samuel
Robert
Pet
Curtis
Tugaloo Knox
Newt
Richardson
Ode Richardson
J. G. Graham
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Promoted as Universal Healer
A vintage advertisement touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the instant remedy for burns cuts and bruises from kettles doors and firearms with claims it soothes inflammation and pain. It markets the salve as earth’s supreme healer for boils ulcers fever sores eczema and piles priced at 26 cents in drugstores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knolfe
Bucklen
Earth
Drogglata
Local Notes From Bounty Land Aug 23 Report
Cotton squares fall as frost threat grows while corn shows twisting blades. visitors and gatherings fill the community with several reunions including Ellison and Gillison families. Dwellings rise rapidly for Wright cottages and a Poplar church baptism adds to a busy week. Dr King’s New Discovery is praised for lung cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bounty Land
Jeff. Powers
Misa Mary
Wijah Gillison
D. A.thornton
Marion
Edna
Fredda
J. M. Gillison
Ellen Hockhar
Greenville
Sam Ellison
Anderson
W. R Dendy
Pelzer
J. M. Barret
G. Hl. Ellison
Seneca
A. Webb
Alice
Hartwell
Clifton Ellison
Montgomery
Ala
Bill~ Son
Maude
James McCue
Glemson
Thos. Hubbard
Mina Cora Hubbard
Miss Carlson
Spartanburg
Trover Davis
Henry Hughs
Washington
New York
James
Duncan
Wright
Arthur Davin
Qveenville
Markley Hardware Co
Maria Dendy
Lula Wright
Misses Smith
Johnston
Jennie Ray Auld
Elberton
J. B. Pickett
Stella Fincannon
Orr
Tilman
Paul Burns
Ueson
Frank Burns
Webb
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T. W. Wood & Sons
Virginia
CG. W
J. E. Bauknight
County the Surers
Hampton and
General News
Thore
Dr. King
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