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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1901
Page
2
A fragmented obituary style notice mentions individuals and personal character notes. It references publication rates and a request for accompanying material, with unclear names and dates due to damaged text. The incomplete segment implies a broader notice printed free within a per word rate framework.
The Sumter Watchman notes Lieutenant Governor Janos II plans to travel with his famed poultry interest, delaying public duties. It mocks his judgment and criticizes him for prioritizing chickens over official responsibilities during a period of county activity and political scrutiny.
A report from Anderson County details a legal dispute over false imprisonment and the right to imprison a man, naming J. B. Fowler and others among several defendants. The case features witnesses and claims of whipping and confinement, with the solicitor noting difficulty in obtaining a favorable jury and outlining positions on the legal action and expected court course.
Dated dispatches describe a Boer attack near Middelburg with 20 rifles and 7800 troops, killing two officers and sixteen men and wounding many more. Prisoners were taken, and full details are pending. The report also notes political speculation and stock exchange mood in London.
June 17 report outlines moves within the Democratic Party over Senator McLaurin. Tillman supporters plan a new primary oath to exclude McLaurin, aiming to influence convention machinery and party unity. Governors and state leaders weigh how to respond, while McLaurin allies resist pledges that undermine the platform.
In a Suffolk plantation setting a violent incident ends with a fatal stabbing after a dispute over a few quarts of liquor. The assailant Jin Goowbhy strikes at Olin Troxvant, killing him. The immediate scene sees a panic as witnesses attempt to intervene, with Thomas Horoy declaring his intent to erase the negroes on the Pine Natura before leaving.
Col Boyd, living northeast of Soniea, recalls his father amid a visit to Longtold sites near Pendlatons Col and Old Lebanon Cemetery. He describes walking the old church yard, recalling family lands and the Nimrod PSmith, with friends like Krank Shum and a driver guiding him. The piece blends memory with local places and an account of a journey to his ancestral home and grave sites.
Local notes recount Mr. and Mrs. Bryan preparing to move to Courtenay after his new position at Courtenay Manufacturing. Mrs. Myth Voyle and Sion Norris visit Sonpen. A Baptist church meeting with Dr. Chapman as guest speaker sparks expectations of revival. A baby death mourned by Mr. and Mrs. George Coleman. Mr. George Coleman returns home from Stars of Florida. Fire damages a Dover dwelling. Mary Cherry hosts a party at Cherry's Gio Inktor with guests from Spartanburg and Clemson. The cotton mill facility advances with machinery ready for September start. town eyes improved streets and sidewalks and a new road project.
Chicago reports mention Job Alexander Dowle alleging a Zion Tobernassa plot to abduct him, detain him in hospital, and strike at his reasoning. Dowie claims to be Elijah and predicts imminent danger as he seeks support from Zion members. A separate note mentions a sprained ankle allegedly cured by Berlin’s Pain Balm.
Fair Play news notes farming conditions with wheat crop loss, recent illnesses, and visitors. It records community life, a fatality in Marcus Marett’s family, and a fatal affray near Sumter with Edwards and Winn. It mentions local officials invited to visit and a message of condolences to the Grubbs and Wartons families.
A special master will sell all real and personal property of the Ridge Railroad Company of South Carolina and connected lines in a public sale at the Anderson County Courthouse. The sale, following a June order by Judge Nathan Gott, limits bids to at least 11 000,000, and includes track, right of way, bridges, buildings, rails, depots, and associated franchises across the Ridge railroad system and related lines in Georgia, North and South Carolina, along with stock interests in several companies.
A lengthy legal notice records conveyances in Anderson County and others, detailing parcels tied to the Knoxville and Charleston, Blueridge, and Tid ge railroads. It lists land in Audorwon and surrounding towns with plots, rights of way, and associated appurtenances, conveyed to the Raleigh Ridge Railroad Company and related entities, with references to prior deeds and survey plats.
Public notice by the Court of Common Pleas in Oconee County South Carolina announces a master's sale of mortgaged property in Walhalla. The listing describes a 12 and a half acre tract with a one two-horse power engine and roller a wagon and three wagons and other personal property to be sold to the highest bidder for cash with terms subject to the mortgage bond and ancillary costs. Sale date is Monday July 1st within legal hours at the courthouse. Principal and interest due with details of lien and bond conditions provided.
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