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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1910
Page
7
A rambling story recounts a family of porcupines found by workers and given to their employer’s children. The creatures explore openings, return to a box with their babies, and eventually seem content in the barn while the dog barks outside. The tale ends with the porcupines presumed eager to be free again as spring opens the barn door.
Fragmentary notice warns against dangerous items in a box of Mother Chay aeweols and mentions times and people in a garbled protest about safety. Readable names and dates are missing, making the exact event unclear.
In Aiken, a council vote seeks permanent isolation for Mary V Kirk after a leprosy diagnosis. The plan would confiscate her home and contents, with compensation for the remainder of her life, while authorities determine course of action. The item cites public fears and calls for caution amid sensational debate.
A fragment from a pension file reveals a letter to Gen. John G. Hawley, then Commissioner of Pensions, by Samuel Clemens known as Mark Twain. The correspondence shows Clemens proposing a pension for a Confederate veteran through Hawley with a quip about his own rheumatic and eye ailments.
A reunion of the Witson descendants gathered at the old home near Clearmouthe. Miss Cuerte Wilhan, youngest child of Ile Witxon, hosted a large gathering with a long feast featuring chicken, cakes, pies, and many baskets of food. Attendees included RG Wildon and Mrs Bila Moore among others. the scene recalled generations of hardworking farmers returning to the family gathering.
The Appalachian region plans a major four week exposition in Knoxville Tennessee from September 12 to October 12 showcasing livestock including cattle sheep hogs horses and poultry, plus the agricultural processes of the Appalachian states. Large new buildings will house displays with emphasis on commerce and industry, while amusement features will also be included to draw hundreds of thousands of visitors.
Noted poultrymen from across the nation will judge birds at the Appalachian Exposition Poultry Show in Knoxville Tennessee from September 12 to October 32. Judge William Meestall of Georgia and Adlee D P Owen of Tennessee are named as judges and revision committee members of the American Poultry Association for 1910. The show aims to display southern poultry prowess at a major southern event in the country.
The United States government will showcase fish culture methods at the Appalachian Exposition in Knoxville Tennessee from September 12 to October 12 this year. The exhibit aims to illustrate replenishing fisheries through hatcheries supplying millions of fish to rivers and streams in the Appalachian region including Kerwin Tennessee.
Knoxville prepares for the Appalachian Exposition with six hotels already in use and a seventh under construction to welcome thousands of visitors. Committees cataloguing boarding rooms aim to provide comfortable stays as planners anticipate up to 100000 visitors over four weeks.
The bride Bryan wed Reginald A Owen of the Royal Engineer corps yesterday, witnessed only by close family. The groom, 26, is from London and the couple left for Damaten route prearranged. Bryan previously married Leavitt, with custody of two children now in Germany.
A proposed patent by Civehinart outlines an electric heater integrated into barber chairs or stations. The device uses a cylinder containing a resistance coil to generate controlled heat for sanitation and comfort during haircuts and shaves.
The Winthrop College scholarship and entrance examination will be held at the County Court House on Friday. Applicants must be at least fifteen years old. Scholarships worth $100 and free tuition awarded to those with highest averages. The next session begins September 21, 1910. Address President De Jonson, Rock Fl. 18-26.
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