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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1900
Page
2
The Reetwee Courier carries a garbled blend of advertising rates and old medical notices. It mentions obituary notices and tributes, pricing for ads, and a long expository block on symptoms and treatment of a disease. The text reads as a rough OCR fragment with numerous errors and partial names. It references doctors, remedies, and diagnostic language not fully coherent.
The South Carolina Baptist State Convention gathered in Greenwood for its eightieth annual session with a ministers conference preceding the formal opening. Delegates heard evangelical addresses, elected officers, and discussed cooperation with the home board, state missions, and Indigenous and colored ministries, while reports highlighted church growth and missionary effort across the state.
Ex Senator J iy Be Arby died after a three week illness at his home in Taurous. He was a long serving figure in state politics, former Speaker of the House, and United States Senator from 1801. He married Naomi Melarland and had three children, with his eldest son teaching in a local school. His funeral arrangements were not specified.
Public notices detail pensioners meeting the County Board of Lo Hob Walhall on the third Monday for pension requalification and record clarification. A master sale in Oconge County describes land, two hundred two acres, in Walthall Creek area, with cash terms and court filings.
The notice lists election related deadlines and duties for officials, detailing days, locations, and tasks across multiple dates. It includes references to polling places and required presence on designated weekdays with specific sites such as Collawhinye Hime and Conroy's Shorey Sativlig.
December 10 reports a local fever outbreak in Seneca with churches closed and schools suspended. The health board ordered that no gatherings occur until danger passes. A child died of fever in nearby Newry. The minstrel group performed Friday night, and a lodge election was held with grand lodge progress noted. Mention of Chamber’s Cough Remedy as a treatment, and authorities moving to Spartanburg for route information due to rising cases.
Lordy notified not to trespass on lands of Mary Pitts under full penalty. Document dated November 28, 100n. Keywords: trespass notice, lands, Mary Pitts, penalties.
Notice to persons not to trespass on lands belonging to the Thompson estate near Walhalla. Warns hunters and fishers and promises legal action. Describes multiple tracts Nos. 1 to 4 totaling about 16,000 acres along Clayton Road and Tack Swamp, with December 28 1900 date and court proceedings in Wahsday County.
A fragment from an old shoe advertisement claims Valhalla agency selection at Camilton Brown Store line of Calene shoes offered as best value. It notes customers ordering large shipments in under a year to supply better dealer standards and presents a few styles.
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