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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1907
Page
2
A family Christmas scene follows a shepherd boy Jacob as night falls on Bethlehem. Wolves threaten, stars blaze, and angelic singing reveals the Nativity with Mary Joseph and the newborn Jesus, leaving Jacob with a lasting spiritual vision of the child.
Dec 16 in Beattle Washington a wild man, rumored to be a vanished logger from a Mount Pulehvek claim, prowled the Monte Gristo branch enticing locals. Nels Holgengen fought off a knife attack in brush while John O Leary, an Amber owliver, endured a frightful encounter. villagers recall sightings by Granita Balle natives and old timers. An ad displays Pine nies cure claims from Woodin and Seneca doctors.
A Bible attributed to John Milton sold for 10000 in New York at auction arranged by Alfred J. Horton, expert in ancient books. William T. Buellar of Baltimore acted as secretary of the American Johnsion at Madrid. The document bears the signature John Milton dated February 24, and some experts deem it genuine while others doubt its authenticity.
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In Holly Springs on December 17 a seven year old boy, Stanford Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charl en Smith, died after a brief bout with membranous croup. He sang in Sunday school hours before his death and smiled as he said he would join loved ones at judgment. The community mourns as his funeral details unfold with sympathy to the family and support from neighbors. The note also highlights church and missionary efforts and local civic updates.
Negeo Belonda White Mam Mirningham Alabama Yee 18 d Py Knight a white teamster employed at a large timber mill in Shelby county was killed yesterday by a man named Patterson. It is said both men had been drinking Knight asked for food at Patterson's home and after a few words Patterson reportedly struck with an axe, severing Knight's head. Patterson fled into the woods.
An old time newspaper advertisement from Columbia South Carolina features J W Powell of 2010 Blanding Street promoting a Dean's Kidney Pills cure for various urinary and back problems. The ad touts Down's Skidlway Pills and claims full recovery with a price of 50 cents, noting Western-Midburn Co. as Buffalo New York agents for the United States.
Reports from Dec 18 state G Perry, once with Ranly machine works, shot Migs Migrtin Cre through the heart at Needles then killed himself. The killer’s body lay where it fell as bystanders described a dramatic scene. Local magistrate Jessou A fiive'e Dyepopain Pallet investigated the incident, with delays noted as detectives and witnesses recounted the sequence.
Deputy Sheriff Gav Johnson was assaulted by two Black prisoners in Camilla while delivering dinner. One attacker, General Washington, used a beer bottle and nearly choked the officer. Patrons burst in, freed him, and he was found badly mangled but not critically harmed. The prisoners planned to choke and escape with keys. The piece also recalls local ads and notices about medicine, a hotel fire in Albany, and other unrelated items.
The State of South Carolina Oconee County announces multiple master sales by court order. Property descriptions include tracts on Little River near Kyte tract and lands adjoining M. A. L. Bmtwon and others, with cash bids and scheduled payments, in front of the Walhalla courthouse on January 6, 1908, under terms of sale and resale provisions.
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