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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1908
Page
1
An ad promotes first class Shoes by Lewis A. Crossett praising their quality. It also features a selection of white counterpanes, Marseilles pieces, trunks, valises, rugs, and new spring merchandise. The seller notes upcoming spring clothing shipments.
A blaze in Tampa began at 9:30 AM and, driven by strong east winds, spread to the northeast through industrial blocks. Loss estimated at 800000 dollars. The fire destroyed wire works factories employing 1000, 360 dwellings, and about fifteen brick dens, razing Hebron area and leaving 1000 homeless with no casualties reported. Several firemen overcome by heat. many residents left jobless by factory shutdowns.
Westminster March events recall a lively high school minstrel on tour night. Performances by Rastus and Dr Brown drew a large crowd, praised by W A Farri son and T H Elrod. Preparations for track meet in Greenville and field day at hail park on March 27 highlighted school activities.
Two young men allegedly murdered Mrs P W Bilisor in her Cayce home. They were captured twenty one miles north of Columbia by Conductor McCain and brought to Newberry jail. A mob confronted the arrest but police and guards protected the prisoners. Brack Toland and his brother claim a stranger negro planned and carried out the killing. The motive appears linked to robbery, with items split between the conspirators. The case raised alarms and a gubernatorial warning helped avert lynching.
For diseases of the skin such as corama tartar alt rheum and barberas itch, intense itching and smarting disturb life and sleep. Quick relief by Cham verlain's Salve is claimed, reducing itching and promoting healing almost instantly. Sold by FW Bolt Wit halla W L atnney Beribea.
Local column from Fair Play notes Clifton Davis’s illness and recovery progress, visits from relatives, and social events. Mentions of a hunter from Georgia, Dr. Mason’s Greenwood practice, and Rob Mason’s nostalgic ties to Fair Play. Local weather, school news, road improvements, and open Knox bridge are highlighted along with a duck at Lavonia, the Fair Play and South Union baseball game, and church services with Rev McCain.
Me thodist Bpioconal Church, South bishop Duncan W. W. Duncan of Spartanburg died at his home Monday morning at 10. Funeral planned for today in Spartanburg. Born 1859 in Virginia, he studied at Wofford College and served as professor of moral philosophy and financial agent there. Duncan was chaplain to the Confederate army and long served in the Virginia conference before joining church leadership.
A town column from Seneca reports visitors and local events including Mrs. Herndon with Mrs. Jabelt and Mrs. Holl, Marty Isbell visiting from Walhalla, and Colum bia tripper Boyce Hopkins returning home. Music lessons showcase a violin and piano recital at a private residence. Front changes at Gignilliat’s store and Norman Bacon purchasing land in Richland are noted. The community mourns the death of Mrs G K Livingston with funeral services at the Presbyterian church and floral tributes, marking a somber week.
A March 29 report from Chicago, Illinois describes a government order by U.S. Commissioner of Immigration Frank B. Sargent directing federal authorities to arrest and deport anarchist Emma Goldman after she spoke at German Hall on March 6. The article notes Goldman’s lack of naturalization and cites alleged threats linked to church figures amid tensions over immigration and anarchist activity.
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