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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1905
Page
5
Record of weekly temperature and rainfall at the U S Station near Walhalla for the week ending July 31st, as recorded by Major Laura Tabell, observer.
A pleasant surprise party may be given to your stomach and liver by Dr King's New Life Pill, a remedy for headache dizziness and constipation. 250, at all druggists.
The Black Jack Sunday school near Retreat will observe Children’s Day on the Saturday before the second Sunday in August. Rev. W. D. Spearman serves as Superintendent.
The president of Meridian Female College Meridian Miss announces a scholarship for a worthy young lady in Coones county who can pay board but needs assistance to obtain a college education. R T Jaynes.
A fragmentary note recounts a valuable book titled Records of Obanga Church 1790. Mina Shelor carried it to Clemson for preservation, with many named figures urging custody by Clemson, Furman, Wofford, or the state archives, while the Andrews Pickens chapter of D A R sought to keep it at home. The piece emphasizes preservation from fire and the church’s historic role.
A Pittsburg woman credits Knox Bitters with full recovery from typhoid and kidney trouble after four weeks bedridden. The piece also lists upcoming local gatherings: Survivors' Association meeting in Williamston on August 3 at 11 a.m. attended by Confederate veterans and Grand Army of the Republic members, and a Farmers Institute at Commerce Georgia on August 3 led by State Experiment Station representatives headed by W J Williamson.
The Andrew Pickens Chapter urges Hon. Wyatt Aiken to introduce a bill in Congress for a monument at Stone Church honoring Revolutionary War heroes. Local residents fear exclusion from the monument if they oppose the chapter. Also advertises Ming Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets sold by local merchants.
Clemson College historian Dr. R N Brackett has written History of Old Stone Church. The book, ready soon, profits go to Stone Church Association. D A R members advocate placing it in school libraries to teach South Carolina history. Trustees urged to secure copies at once.
An advertisement from Portage Canada promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablet as a mild laxative for stomach trouble and constipation. The copy claims the product is pleasant to take, customers should try them, and it is endorsed by J. W. J. Lunney of Seneca.
Services at Bethel Presbyterian Church will be held Sunday at 11 o clock with Rev John G Law D D preaching. A memorial service for Rev RK Ly Rogers, pastor of the church for eight years, follows the regular worship. The public is invited and Rogers's other congregations are welcome.
Week ending July 22, 1005 lists unclaimed letters for Mia Nina North Robert Alexander Nantel Brown J D Jamison James R Keith John Owens Jas D Weast. Callers must notify J M Marrick P M to receive letters.
Funeral services for Rev A L Rogers were held at Walhalla Presbyterian Church on Thursday at 10 o'clock. A large crowd attended as Rev J G Law delivered a comforting sermon from 1 Peter 5 4 and Rev J J Harrell Rev Keen R M Kirkpatrick and others participated. The procession was among Walhalla's largest, with town businesses closed and many from the country paying tribute. Interment followed at Westview cemetery with further readings by Dr Law Rev Mion and W M Harden.
Mr Latimar accepts invitation to Oakway event on August dth. Promoters seek his presence to enhance pleasure and profit of the occasion. Senator Tillman has been notified but attendance not ensured. Clemson College professors and other prominent figures expected to speak.
Bethel Church near Walhalla will host a two day centennial on August 6 and 7, 1906. Dr. WG Neville will preach, Rev. J A Sharp will speak, and Dr. John G Law will discuss reasons for Presbyterian distinctiveness. Col R A Thompson will read a history, a pastors and elders monument will be unveiled, and remarks made by attendees. The community is urged to attend despite the recent death of pastor R L Rogers. Committed by M Kelley W K Sharp J W Holloman J F Novillo.
Petition campaigns seek signatures of registered voters on a state election question Diapen naty or No Diapenaary. Calls urged to collect and return petitions by end of next week. Addresses and local contacts provided for obtaining petitions and signing. Also notes Children’s Day program at Black Jack Sunday school on August 12 with invited speakers and on-site dinner.
A short broken advertorial note from Concord Kentucky describes twenty years of gnawing pain on the upper lip and claims relief from a product sold at drug stores. The language is garbled but suggests a personal medical testimonial and a promotion for a topical remedy.
Carlials Courtenayx and his parents will attend services at the Baptist church in Newry next Sunday eight. He is a devoted Christian worker with many friends who are glad to hear him. He is a member of Broughton's Baptist Tabernacle church in Atlant.
The Hopewell section notes residents resting crops amid heat. Mrs. M. M. McAhater and Mrs. J. McWhorter visit relatives, J. J. McWhorter from Liberty visits parents, Greenville and Wentminster travelers attend Sunday school, with several locals mentioned as guests or ill.
San Diego July 21 A boiler explosion on the gunboat Bennington in San Diego harbor wrecked the ship and caused massive casualties. Thirty three bodies are in the morgue with sixty to seventy more in hospitals, many likely to die. The vessel was badly shattered and beached to prevent sinking. The explosion, thought to be boiler related, comes amid years of concern over the boiler’s weakness. The ship’s cost was £40,000 with a full crew of officers and 181 men aboard.
Read the ten day sale notice from Ruskin Anderson of Seneca announcing July 29 to August 7. The double page ad promises drastic price cuts across furniture stoves sewing machines dry goods and furnishings with easy terms for prompt payers. Shoppers are urged to examine bargains and compare values as the store clears stock to make room for new arrivals.
The Woman's Missionary Union auxiliary to Beaverdam Baptist Association plans a meeting on August 5 at Croan Road Church. Devotional exercises led by Mrs. Ky Eran. Welcome address by Mrs. W. S. Prichard and Mrs. D. A. Portite. Delegates enrolled. Letters from boards and missionaries read by Mrs. J. S. Floyd, Mrs. T. J. Kay, Miss Jessie Stribling, and Miss Danny Philips. Reports from societies and presidents, plus churches without women's societies, discussed by Mrs. W. J. Stribling.
The latest Paris news claims a diamond cure for consumption and pneumonia. A Tennessee man from Vanleer praises Dr King’s New Discovery, noting fourteen years with no relief until trying it. a trial bottle is offered with a money back guarantee.
At Double Springs Church the Baptists and Methodists formed a joint Sunday school. K. B. Fretwell and W. H. Mongold serve as co supervisors, alternating quarters. The Children Day program featured both denominations. After dinner, J. W. Shelor spoke on Sowing. Community expects growth in the near future. The river murder of a 22 year old girl near Manating, Iowa, remains under coroners inquiry.
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