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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1900
Page
2
The Reptvce Courier announces Thursday publication by Jaynes Shelor Smith Steck and RP Jaynes. Subscription is $1 per year. Advertising rates are reasonable with free obituary notices up to 100 words. longer tributes priced at a cent per word. Cash with manuscript. Personal notices accepted.
The May 24 1900 Democratic State Convention in Columbia united the party, ending years of factional feuding. Leaders urged high minded campaigns, focus on industrial growth, and electing the best men within Democratic lines to avoid business disruption.
The Knights of Pythias Grand Lodge convened in Charleston last Tuesday with nearly a hundred lodges represented. Grand Chancellor Nentler led the session as officers were elected, and a banquet at Isle of Mating followed the afternoon meetings. The event highlighted Charleston’s hospitality and the society’s aims toward fellowship and benevolence.
The Democratic County Executive Committee of Oconee County met in Walhalla on Saturday May 15 at 10 o clock. The temporary secretary was elected, a report on county officers voting rules was adopted, and a plan for primary election procedures and campaign expense assessments was laid out. The group adjourned subject to the chairman's call.
May 20 Penn scene as three men identified as coal miners from West Virginia enter the McRen corner store home on Adams and Prout. A struggle ensues with the porter and his wife, who is badly beaten. The woman fires twice, mortally wounding Whittington, injuring Colemann, while Bran flees unharmed. The jailed woman faces charges as the wounded man’s condition is reported critical. An epidemic note follows about whooping cough remedies and local testimonials.
A chaotic incident in Inlow town involved a confrontation between Anderson Black residents and white individuals. Guns were drawn, a man was shot, and a warrant issued for a suspect’s arrest. The event, amid looting and accusations of theft, led to multiple injuries and heightened tensions in the community.
Westminster High School winds up term with performances and recitations. A large program featured students from primary to senior levels with music, dialogue, and songs under Principal Rev J J Vermillion. The school board re elected Vermillion and Miss Epting for next year, with Miss Knight returning as music teacher. A. Ly Goxsere reports.
Dr. Nesom tours Green's Crossing Darlington Livingston and Bamberg inspecting mules and horses for glanders a contagious equine disease. He notes fourteen exposed animals in one herd and urges quarantines and culling as necessary to prevent spread.
A lengthy article covers South Carolina Confederate pension expenditures and eligibility, noting annual allowances for various veteran classes and the burdens on counties and the state. It also reports a violent incident in Cordele involving Gleaton and the Baines family, with multiple injuries and ongoing casualties, plus domestic tragedies in other towns.
In Bethany Presbyterian Church a young man, Harry Tidd, attended services and during the night he removed clothing in a startling episode. He stood, unbuttoned, and his coat cravat and shirt came off before bystanders. He fled the aisle as women shouted. an usher later returned his garments. Eight physicians testified before the State Board of Examiners in Columbia that week.
May 19 St Mary's College at Belmont, N C, suffered a major fire started by spontaneous combustion that gutted the five story monastery and west wing, including a grand tower. Loss about 100000 with only 15000 insured. Furniture, library, museum and scientific stores ruined. rebuilding planned for September as 150 students affected.
The dispatch notes that three murderers of Missionary Brooks found substitutes to suffer death or life imprisonment. A man who killed My books was sentenced to death, while another condemned to strangulation. A third received imprisonment for a price. The substitutes allegedly paid money to die in their stead. Also mentioned is a Democratic Convention in Tennessee with a disputed platform on expansion.
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