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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1902
Page
4
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Brower Jones, a white night watchman for Elberton Cotton and Compress, shot his father Thomas Jones on company grounds after being asked for his name and duty. The elder Jones was wounded in the leg above the knee and is not believed to be fatally struck. authorities report the ball remains embedded.
In Pittsburgh, December 18, it is reported that for the first time since the Civil War Northern and Southern Methodist churches will hold a joint commission meeting on hymnal matters. Eleven Northern delegates will meet eleven Southern delegates in Nashville, Tennessee, to discuss adopting a common hymn book for both branches. A compromise is anticipated to include top hymns from both sides. Merry Christmas.
Charlotte newspaper reports that Amos Owens cherry tree swindle defendants face jail if $7,500 remains unpaid by week’s end. Court term limits set. $5,000 already paid to Col. H. C. Cowes. Judge Boyd’s potential leniency cited. Senator Pritchard expected to plead for more time.
A testimonial warns smokers of heart trouble and nervous symptoms to seek treatment with Dr Miles Heart Cure, Restorative Nervine and Nerve and Liver Pills. The writer from Dothan Alabama describes relief after following the regimen and suggests all druggists stock the remedies and offer a free book from Dr Miles Medical Co, Elkhart Indiana.
Clemson College plans December 23 to January 3 Christmas vacation. Cadets returning in uniform excite family hopes. some stay, others depart with ample provisions. Commencement preacher Dr. Charles A. Stakely elected for June. Locust trees urged for shade and long life. farm hogs yield heavy weights. Christmas German club hop set for December 19 with invited committees and chaperones listed.
A Berkshire pig trio near the city, including 387, 430 and 500 pound hogs, yielded about 30 gallons of lard and 100 pounds of sausage. The owner, B C Major, notes the meat will feed him through next year.
J T Latimer, a distinguished farmer from Lowndesville, grows exceptionally large second growth Irish potatoes. Samples weighed over 1.5 pounds each, with two together tipping the beam at 3 pounds. The garden soil appears to produce a foot of potato-laden beds, suggesting ample harvests for families during winter.
Washington dispatch reports Mrs Ulysses S Grant died at 11 17 tonight at her residence from heart failure aggravated by bronchitis. Julia Dent Grant, born 1820 in St Louis, widow of General Grant, left four children and a number of grandchildren. She had spent winters in Washington and summers at Saratoga and other resorts, remaining devoted to family and charity work. Her remains to be laid in Riverside Park New York beside her husband.
National and local prizes will honor school improvements and student work. Awards include historical prints, essays on South Carolina topics, silk cocoon competition, crop cultivation essays, and maps of Deonee. A traveling library prize and school library prize are announced with February deadlines. A coroner's jury later rules justifiable homicide in Natchez incident.
Harrisburg dispatch reports contractor Payne secured a building permit for the new state capitol valued at 4,000,000. A Winnsboro, D. C. committee protested the Granite Cutters demand to dress granite in Newts, citing skilled labor and decent wages at Winnsboro. Gov. Stone referred the issue to the contractor.
The Department of Agriculture asks the House Agriculture Committee for an emergency appropriation of 600000 to 1000000 to slaughter about 100 cattle herds in New England and disinfect infected quarters. Dr Salmon reports a price of 18 per head for one New Hampshire herd and notes 70 percent payment by authorities. Officials believe the disease spread from imported cattle and the committee vows full aid. Booker T. Washington starts goat raising experiment at Tuskegee, Alabama.
The note argues fatigue stems from liver health rather than overwork. A well functioning liver is said to enable extreme labor without fatigue and to double earning potential. It claims keeping the liver healthy is essential, though the passage ends abruptly.
Fairfax Virginia December 15 A chilling murder case emerges eight miles from Sycamore where 32 year old Sam Lightsey vanished Oct 20 after tucking in for bed. His body is found by John Lynes in an overgrown pine lot. Suspects Bill Daniels Ed Daniels and Steve Harley are jailed as the investigation proceeds. Ed Daniels provides a fragmentary confession aligned with the grim sequence of events.
A gang including Harley and Bill Daniels killed a man after a nighttime confrontation and buried the body near their home, a dogged pursuit by bloodhounds follows, with Harley at large. The report also notes Confederate money finds, flax storage, and Lancaster County hog scarcity with a massive 450 pound hog.
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