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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1911
Page
6
Municipal notices from Walhalla era include varied items: repairs and materials ad, households and kinship updates, social events, and local business ads. Mentions include Mr. and Mrs. Strother, Miss Katie Harrison, Carter & Co, and the Strother Phinney firm. community happenings span weddings, visits, sales, and real estate notes across Westminster, Walhalla, and nearby towns.
A meeting of the Husiness Men's League of Walhalla is scheduled at 4 Walthall Court Howse for the next event on 8.30 o'Work. Topics include the Oconee County Tarry and entertainment for the surgeons of Orr's Regiment. Four matters will be discussed. all members urged to attend promptly. W. M. Brown, President. January 28. The note ends with garbled text.
The Main street Confederate monument has been fenced and improved, with private funds supporting the Wagener monument fencing. Thomas Littleton of Salem auction plans a trip to Greenville then north to visit Civil War sites including Antietam and Gettysburg, seeking to find brothers buried at Butte.
Special from South Union June 26 reports a welcome rain ending nine weeks of drought. Farmers describe cotton coming up and corn in good condition though some have not begun thinning or completed first work by July 1. Local items include visits to Commerce Ga and Westminster, a sick Miss Vern Crawford, a buggy horse incident, and the death of Mrs Martha Harris with burial at Southlow cemetery conducted by Rev L Singleton.
A West Virginia court filing in Elkins seeks judgment against the Davis Trust Company and executors of late Senator Mien Davis for back taxes and interest totaling about 207,770 dollars plus penalties. Prosecuting Attorney J G Kump leads the motion contending the estate owes to the state and requests court action to recover the funds.
In Columbia on June 20 Governor Ciease announced the removal of twelve dispen aary constables from eleven counties. Two are moved from Salida with one each from Dorchester Loo Suter Ors Angeburg Malrtdld Darlington Abbeville Berkeley Barnwell and Calhoun. The action aligns with his recent statement of enforcing law despite local cordiality. Governor Henge also wrote to the Oronce authorities seeking continued service of Mr Reid in this county, expressing that Mr Reid shall remain.
Notice by the County Board of Education of Oconee County South Carolina that a special election will be held at Will Hughs store on Friday July 1901 to decide on an extra two mill tax on all real and personal property within Richland School District No 1 to fund actual purposes. Electors will vote Yes for the levy or No against it. Trustees Ballenger McMahan and Davis signed the notice June 28 1911.
In Oconee County South Carolina Judge D A Smith cites all kin creditors and others interested to appear at Walhalla Court House on July 6 1911 at 11 oclock a m to show cause why Letters of Administration for the estate of R Bell deceased should not be granted. published June 28 1911 Kob-Wee Courier and on courthouse door.
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