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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1908
Page
4
The Oconee County Sunday School Association holds its first convention January 8 and 9 in Walhalla at the Baptist church. Local pastors join visitors as Valhalla welcomes delegates, hoping for active Sunday school work and church support.
This 1908 plea urges rapid immigration and settlement in Oconee County South Carolina. It praises the county as ripe for farming and manufacturing growth, calls for hardy, self reliant settlers from nearby regions, and urges residents to mobilize plans and attract newcomers to boost production and reduce imports. It stresses local initiative and shared effort for a prosperous year.
The Courier reports a bigger subscriber base as the new year starts, noting rising expenses and efforts to maintain steady operations. The piece underscores the paper's aim to remain the leading caveat of news in the state for the coming year.
A message encouraging readers to subscribe and help improve the local newspaper in 1908. It asks for support from friends, wishing prosperity to all, and promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a trusted treatment for coughs and colds with wide national and international use. Sold by J W Bell Waterhall and W J Lunney Seneca.
Oakway residents share holiday visits with Hickory Grove and West Union. Miss Sophia Rosa of West Union is described as a sweet young lady. The Misses Foster entertain friends at a dinner. Bertha Eubanks of Greenville Female College visits. Maude Zachary and Alice Gaines of Seneca and Tokeena guest the Misses Boarden. Nannie Mattison hosts a Monday dinner and dancing in the evening. C. Myers visits Gaffney, returning home for holidays with O. W. Myers. Bertha Eubanks attends “at home” at J. A. Marett’s. Dora Haley of Cracker's Neck at home on vacation. Ila Bearden of Six-Mile at home for several days. Oakway school reopens under Profs. Wm. McCraw and J. M. Wilkerson. Prof. McCraw returns from Gaffney with wife and family. J. W. Bearden visits James Finley at Cross Roads. Mary Southerland of Boston visits the Misses Foster.
Notice announces a probate hearing in Walhalla Court House for J J Hoopes estate final settlement and discharge to J J Morton administrator on January 21 1908 at 11 oclock with further notices about Joseph Sharp estate and upcoming teacher examination at Walhalla Court House January 17 1908. It also mentions certificates enforcement by County Superintendent of Education Craig and requests trustees aid.
The Auditor’s office will receive personal property returns from January 1 to February 20 1908. Taxpayers may report at multiple listed localities with hours, and returns must be filed by February 20 to avoid a 1 percent daily penalty. transfers, school district number, and location type must be noted. An additional foreclosure sale notice: master will offer for sale January 6 1908 at Walhalla Court House in a land sale described in the decree of December 14 1807 with terms: one day only, cash, balance in annual installments, mortgage of premises.
Mulkey, banker of Westminster South Carolina, swore the accompanying balance sheet to true state of the bank as of December 16 1907. It lists assets including loans and discounts 691a with advances, furniture and fixtures, cash items 816 88, due from banks 810642 75, and total assets 810642 75. Liabilities show capital stock 6000 414, undivided profits, current expenses, and taxes, due to banks and bankers 93 24, individual deposits subject to check 080, and bills payable 500.
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