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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1900
Page
3
Local items report visits by Miss Lillie Fischesser and Mr. J. C. Craig in Georgia, social dances, sales of Jerseys, business travel to Clayton and Abbeville, and several notices on church services, real estate, and regional happenings in Walhalla and surrounding towns.
A circular letter from the Semi-Centennial Executive Committee urges nationwide support for Walhalla’s celebration to honor Gen. John A. Wagener founder of the German Colonization Society. It seeks funds to erect a native granite statue, invites former residents to return, and lists appointed committees and officers for the event.
A jumble of early 20th century notes covers rewards for arrests amid political intrigue, census questions on occupations, highway construction claims in Massachusetts, a German cannon claim, and Ohio bounty bills for Spanish War veterans. Observations on Philippine troops, Goebel death, and health cures accompany cotton manufacturing notes and fiscal projections.
The column mentions Pam Posy and Miss Lucy Thurris of Townville visiting Dr. V Wright’s family, Dr. Shel or and Terndon in town on business, Mr Dorrom from Greenville visiting Abd D Sheldon's family, and Mr WOM Davis returning from Washington, Ga for medical care with friends pleased by his improvement. It also discusses planting new trees replacing old oaks, a Bible meeting at Mist church in early March with R Birl and Capt Darvick to lecture and maps of Palestine provided, and Bible students urged to attend. An inspirational note extols health improving beauty and promotes the Bitter’s medicine for various ailments. Capt Doloi Gossett of Easley dies suddenly at 63. he was a Confederate veteran and former publisher in local printing.
An old advertisement notes kidney and bladder disorders affect both genders, causing mental decline and bed wetting in children. It promotes Swamp-Root by Kilmer & Co. as a remedy, claiming quick relief and offering samples and a pamphlet by mail from Binghamton New York.
A general Northern Ohio storm peaked on February 25 with near zero temperatures and a northwest gale. Snow fell as streets and rail lines froze, especially Boungatown at 11 degrees below zero. A farmer, Matthew Lattimer, aged 2, froze to death while walking home near Elyria.
Seed and fresh produce arrive with a fine lot of watermelon corn potato and onion sets. Gorman millet included as a bonus. All offered at catalogue prices with Burpoo’s seeds warranted. Norman's Up-Town Store promotes three to four times more seed value than standard packages.
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