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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1903
Page
2
The fragment references obituary notices and tributes from a personal notices section. It mentions a printer offering free service up to a number, with charges per word for manuscript text.
Walhalla residents debate naming the local business group after objections to Board of Trade. A proposed name like The Trade Assembly is suggested to reflect business principals without reawakening postwar associations. Citizens are urged to attend Friday night to plan work for the town.
The Seneca educational meeting next Saturday April 26 will feature distant speakers on timely topics and promise lasting benefit. Parents, trustees and teachers are urged to attend and name delegates to represent their schools as the effort seeks broader parent interest and support for local education. The Pickens Journal is bought by Sentinel Journal proprietors and J T Chompson becomes editor.
Reports show state membership rise since the Sand Moor ing. A biennial session was defeated, Columbia chosen as next meeting site. Knights enjoyed Jorunity visit, 68 deaths reported since April 1902, $110,000 paid to estates. Officers elected include Kennedy, Vernon, Quarles, Corbett, Zealy, Robertson, Clifford, Maher, Merdit, Kennerly, Ladd, Dare, Goodlett, and trustees from Walhalla Lodge. Spring session of South Carolina Presbytery convened at Banley with 1lder Fempleton as moderator and F Wardlaw as assistant clerk.
Testimony links Howard Goebel to the Taylor administration shooting plot. Youtsey testifies Goebel was observed before the gunfire, with references to the pardoning power and state officials. Other segments report arrests and a separate five year federal sentence for four men tied to a South Carolina post office band, plus an illness remedy endorsement.
Tomorrow about 200 delegates from across South Carolina arrive for the three day session of the Federation of Women's Clubs in Columbia. Local committees finalized plans, homes were assigned, and Mrs Gadadon Shand and Mrs M W Cove man of Charleston will host the Oconee gates reception. The event opens with Mish McClintock entertaining guests, with a Wednesday session to follow.
A historical ad notes Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a reliable bowel remedy to keep on hand. The copy claims the rink is too great a risk and the product mixes with water for pleasant intake. Sold by J W Boll, a local druggist.
The 1903 dispatch from Edgefield outlines that Votorans must wear their own badge to identify attendees and assist entertainment committees at depots. It directs rapid, orderly admission and lists a request for authorization to ensure guests arrive with hosts' addresses. A separate note promotes Laxative Aroma Quinlin Tablets with a promotional aside.
Readable items include visits from Mrs. James Thompson and family in Langoa Miss Roma Farmer of Anderson among visitors to Seneca. J. T. Lawrence Co. reports a bold burglary with entry through the front door. Bloodhounds used but results unknown. Notes on local social visits, church and school events, and upcoming meetings with Drs. Wilson and Pell.
A fragment rich with local celebration notes an April Friday filled with school events, recitations, drill performances, and a community supper. It mentions students, teachers, and attendees enjoying an Easter program on well-kept grounds amid remarks by local officials and a strong turnout.
P F Farmer Bond, brother of P F Harmer of Anderson, died last Thursday April 16 at his brothers home in Townville after months of illness. Born 1848 in Greenville County, he started a Grainville business and later traveled widely. Funeral services were held Friday at Townville Baptist Church conducted by Rev Norman Prince with local assistance.
A formal notice of gratitude from Mr and Mrs Afra J B Woolbright for the kindness and sympathy shown during the illness and death of their infant child. The family extends thanks to friends and neighbors and invokes blessings. Dated April.
The Neem River Association and The Sunday School Convention of the Siow Hill Sunday School set for April 25 outline an introductory norm, devotional exercises, committee reports, and a general discussion led by local ministers. The Greenville pastor election and upcoming services are noted along with temporary schedule changes and community notices.
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