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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1901
Page
3
The Reetree Courier lists weekly Wednesday morning publication and pricing details. It notes a one dollar annual subscription, advertising rates, and free obituary notices up to one hundred words with charges for longer tributes, requiring cash with manuscripts.
Walhalla edition notes a subscription revision to go into effect April 1. Readers in arrears will lose the weekly paper if payments are not made. The Courier emphasizes cash payments and warns that names overdue more than a year will be dropped.
Judge J D Witherspoon died at his Yorkville home last Sunday morning at age sixty eight from pleurisy after a grip. He began public service in 187 and served as State Senator from York county then as Sixth Circuit judge from February 15 1882 for four terms. He declined further renomination in 1807 and was beloved for integrity and public spirit. He was a longtime elder in Yorkville Presbyterian Church and survived by Helen Wiley and two grown children.
Judge William Henry Wallace died at his Union home on the 21st after a two week grip and heart failure at age seventy four. A South Carolina College alumnus, he served as Confederate private and later judge of the Seventh Circuit and Speaker in the Wallace House era, leaving a legacy of duty and firmness in law and state affairs. He married Sarah Dunlap in 1850 and had four children, with his wife having died two years earlier.
The article argues no bona fide offer by Lincoln to pay the South for slaves was made at Hampton Roads on February 8 1865. It cites Lincoln's messages to Congress and correspondence with Seward and confirms the Portsmouth meeting ended without agreement. It notes rumors lacked foundation and presents official statements to settle public confusion.
March 26 notes from Speod's Creek report Miss Emma Rankin hosting school entertainments on the last day, Rev R W Nelson sermon at Hopewell, and announced baptist convention plans. Local births, deaths, and injuries described, including several infant mishaps. Market reports, political mentions, and regional events follow with scattered local notices and endorsements.
A ferocious March storm wrecked Birmingham and nearby towns injuring many and killing at least twenty five in the city alone. Jones Valley and Pratt City suffered heavy damage with dozens of deaths reported, while Irondale and Brighton also faced severe destruction. Ambulances and surgeons flock to aid victims as authorities assess the broader impact across the region.
A Spartanburg court likely to revisit an annulment of Charles Dearman and Ida Padgett as officials refuse to legalize divorces, amid further reports of Charles Lattimer fatally shooting his wife in Chicago before killing himself. Southern cotton growers press to cut acreage to prop up prices, with Harvie Jordan and Wilborn urging county meetings in Georgia and South Carolina. A Atlanta police officer fatally shoots Richard Scott after a threatening approach with a knife.
The text notes long sought reliable textile statistics in the state lagged behind due to missing records beyond charter capitals. The Comptroller General, empowered by the Legislature, has issued circulars to Auditors to gather statewide mill data, promising forthcoming accuracy surpassing prior approximations from textile journals.
State of South Carot. In re C W Norman deceased D A Smith probate judge issues letters of administration. Heedy kindred and creditors must appear at Walhalla Court House April 12 to show cause why administration should not be granted. Also township assessment notices list assessors for multiple townships and dates April 11 and 18 for meetings and sworn-oath requirements.
Deputy Collector Anson D. Merrick announces seizure of a mare named Mare, a horse named Bugsy and harness, a Smith & Wesson pistol, and 9 gallons of corn whiskey from Smithy Hunsinger and Tatham for violation of the Revised Statutes. Claims must bond within 30 days or the property forfeited to the United States.
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