School Election Reports and County Board Action
The grand jury reports concerns over Districts 7 and 69 with accusations about school funds, property management, and a special tax levy. The County Board of Education examined District 69 election papers and upheld the auditor’s removal of the special tax, noting records are public. Trustee J A Ivester affirms proper election conduct in District 69 and invites scrutiny of county education offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Education
Superintendent of Education
David F. Nicholson
J. P. Stribling
Grand Jury
Ebenezer
J. A. Ivester
Colds and Croup Remedy Sold By Local Stores
Mrs Win of Wheeling and family report success with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for children in past winter croup and severe cough. The product, advertised as helpful without a doctor, is for sale by J W Bell Valhalla and W Lunney Seneca in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
J. W. Bell
Valhalla
W. J. Lunney
Seneca
Mrs. Win
6Th Street
Wheeling
W. Va
Lunney
Swastika Party Delights G Club Members at Strother Home
Miss Blake Strother hosts a Swastika Party at her Main Street home for the G Club with a Bevy of Misses contest. Eighteen questions yield four perfect scores, prize drawn by straw, and a decorative silver swastika pin awarded. Guests include ex-president Miss Mamie Harrison and Misses Sue and Olive Maxwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blake Strother
Main Street
Miss Strother
Misses Sue Maxwell
Olive Maxwell
Bertha Schumacher
Lula Earle
Sue Maxwell
Mamie Harrison
Sue
A Significant Prayer and Bucklen's Salve Ad
A testimonial note by J. G. Jenkins of Chapel Hill North Carolina praises Bucklen's Salve as a quick pain reliever for felons and sores. The item is advertised as best on earth for sores burns and wounds priced at 25 cents at all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklen
J. G. Jenkins
Chapel Hill
N.C
Teachers Certificates Granted at Valhalla Exam
At the teachers' examination held in Valhalla on October 18, a large number of prospective teachers were present. Certificates were awarded to First Grade Miss Mayette Brown Miss Hortense Jones W C Lyles Miss Sue Perkins Second Grade Miss Myrtle Douthit J H Elrod Miss Dora V Haley Miss Stella White Miss Mamta Wynne Third Grade Miss Mary Burgess Miss Minnie Mubanks Predgleton J B Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valhalla
Mayette Brown
Hortense Jones
W. C. Lyles
Sue Perkins
Myrtle Douthit
J. H. Elrod
Misa Dora V. Haley
Stella White
Mamta Wynne
Mary Burgess
Minnie Mubanks
Predgleton
J. 8. Williams
Dr King's New Life Pills Promoted as Safe Purge
An old advertisement claims appendicitis stems from bowel abuse and recommends Dr. King's New Life Pills as a safe gentle cleanser and invigora tor to cure headaches biliousness malaria and jaundice at all drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Lecture by Prof John Clakscales at Townville School
Townville hosts Prof John G Clakscales of Wat ford College for a Saturday night lecture. He is described as a speaker of rare ability and a leading state educator. All who can attend are urged to hear him, promising thoughtful insights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Clakscales
Watford College
Townville School
Clankscales
Dendy Major Stiles Plumer Dendy Dies at Home Valhalla
Major Stiles Plumer Dendy of Walhalla died November 11 1907 at 4 o clock after months of paralysis illness. He was born May 28 1839 at Richland and served in the Confederate army rising to major. He practiced law in Walhalla for 36 years, served in the state House, and was a renowned Mason and elder in the Presbyterian church. He leaves a wife Alice Sitton and three children plus siblings and extended family. Funeral at Walhalla Presbyterian Church followed by burial at Westview cemetery with Masonic honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stiles Plumer Dendy
Valhalla
Orelock
A. Sreat
Richland
James. H. Dendy
Pickens
Elizabeth Knox
John Knox
Ireland
Dendy
Veverage
Thailan Aca
John L. Kennedy
Pendleton Male Academy
W. J. Ligon
South Carolina College
Charleston
Fort Sumter
South Carolina Rifles
Leutenant
Sullivan's Island
James L. Orr
Carnesville
J. B. Mites
University of Virginia
Walhalla
House of Representatives
Presbyterian Church
Presbytery of
South Carolina
General Assembly
Southern Presbyterian Church
Savannah
Staunton
Baltimore
Philadelphia
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church In
United States
Alice B. Sitton
John B. Sitton
Pendleton
S.C
John B
Walhalla Bar
L. L. “Barr
C. W. Gentry
Greenville
Marshall B. Dendy
Samuel SK. Dendy
Wiizabeth Hughs
Lucy Stribling
Louisa W. Neville
Franklin
N.C
L. W. Brown
Walhalla Presbyterian Church
Temple
Ife
Tragic Fall Kills Drunk Painter in Asheville Yard
In Asheville North Carolina on November 11 John Blair a painter died after an intoxicated fall from a foot embankment behind a garage fracturing his ure. The incident occurred in a confusing report with stray phrases and unclear details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
N. C
John Blair
Yer
Oyster Supper at St. John's Lutheran Next Friday
The ladies of St. John's Lutheran church invite the public to an oyster supper on Friday evening starting at 6 o'clock in the rear rooms of B. 8. Look's store on Main street. Proceeds aid church work. menu includes celery, Norfolk oysters, crackers, chicken and potato salads, bread and butter, boiled ham, olives, pickles, chocolates, and coffee. Also notes about sick headache remedy and post office notices follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Lutheran Church
B. 8
Look’s
Main Street
Look and
Moss & Ansel
St. John’s
Winter term school vacancies and teacher placements
A letter from C. L. Craig requests schools to confirm winter term housing for unemployed teachers. Trustees have written seeking names, some vacancies exist, and the writer offers to help place teachers. David Parker, a Gettysburg veteran, praises Electric Bitters as a remedy for stomach and kidney issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Craig
Oconee County Farmers Union Special Meeting Called
The Oconee County Farmers Union is summoned to a special session in Westminster on Saturday November 28 at 10 30 a m The gathering blends social and business aims and requests full delegations from each local. J B Harris President A N Prichard Secretary Treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster
Shot and Killed Accidentally Near Seneca
Sylvester Blassengame accidentally shot Joe English, both 16 or 18, while hunting at Wayside plantation three miles below Seneca. A shell dropped and in the scramble the gun fired wounding English in the knee. he died after amputation. Coroner's jury found death by accidental gunshot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seneca
Wayside Plantation
Mra. J
J. W. Holleman
English
Sylvester Blass Ongame
Carey Shelor Hughes Form New Law Partnership
A new law firm named Carey, Shelor & Hughes forms with J P Carey J W Shelor and W C Hughs as partners. W C Hughs plans to move to Valhalla by January 1 to join as junior member, recently admitted before the Supreme Court. Dr Thomas Electrical praised for croup relief by Mrs Whiteacre in Buffalo New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carey, Shelor
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bank OF Walhalla
S. C
Education Board
Wm. Harden
Mms
New Bethel Church
Heptasoph Banqu
John A. Ansel
D. A. Smith
F. M. Blemann
H. ©. Busch
FP. P. Collins
W. 8. Floyd
Deligh
KUL Swastika Party
Townville
Ladies of
Lutheran Church
Tyester
M. J. Little
Sammie
Low
Mattie
Orr
Rory
Phillips
Phars
Swift
S. P
J. M. Merrick
P. M
Gettysburg
David Parker
Fayetteville
N. Y
Special Meeting County Union
Thomas
Mre. L. Whiteacre
Buffalo, N
Ellison's
Express
Hunt & Harper
Seneca, S. C
Driss Goods
Mitchell
Columbia
N. B
New York
W.P. Nimmons, Seneca
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