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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1902
Page
5
Obituary notices and tributes up to one hundred words are printed free. Notices over that length cost one cent per word. Submissions require cash with manuscript. Advertising rates described as reasonable and personal in nature. The item appears to be a notice in the Reotoee Courier about publishing charges and free obituary limits.
The November 14 1902 issue reports cotton picking in Walhalla and community news from nearby towns. It mentionsKatie Compton returning home from Seneca, students at Westminster High School, visits by Mrs. D V Weight and others, and local refurbishments. Also included is Columbia Missouri court news with Col Ed Butler found guilty of bribery and a brief Kansas City style local farming notes about corn sowing, rye planting, a candy gathering, and school reopenings at Neville’s and Long Creek.
The Greenville News lauds Carl McKinley of Charleston for the poem After Ten Years, praising its chaste elegance and strong imagery. It notes Capt William A Courtenay’s role in presenting the work and calls for a larger republication to reach more readers. Savannah reports General Nathaniel Groene and George Washington Green reinterred with honors in Johnson Square.
The Anderson Daily Mail reports Orr Cotton Mill in Anderson will double capacity. President Col James L Orr says the mill now has 25 000 spindles, 400 operatives, and capital of 400 000 dollars. Expansion will raise operatives to 800 and village population with more cottages. Work begins soon after Christmas with energetic prosecution. The city is praised for prosperity and growth in one of the richest counties.
In Farmer Merderso Geeorville on November 1 a murder occurred when a Black man killed Sin Willimoo, a prominent local farmer, after a break in earlier that day. A posse pursued the suspect, with lynching feared if caught. The attacker seized Willmon’s pistol and shot him in the heart as Willmon guarded the prisoner. Residents organized searches as word spread, and the fugitive fled into the woods. Separately in New York on November 13, Cuban native Constantine Garcia, a stowaway, faces repeated refusals to land after immigration officials returned him to Havana, with steamship lines bearing penalties if he remains aboard. The Atlanta Semi-Weekly Journal and Tax Co...
A Dayton Virginia woman credits Dr Miles Restorative Nervine and Tonic with curing her long battle with extreme nervousness and sick room stress after her husband’s illness. She recalls initial weakness and stomach trouble from medical purgatives, then rapid improvement within a week of starting the remedies. She also cites others helped by Miles products including a daughter with paralysis and a friend relieved from neuralgia.
A reader letter from D. M. We Richmond Va outlines gripes about road machines and funding, praising Anderson’s roads while criticizing others. The piece notes commission actions, a shift toward permanent roads, and questions how to fund improvements.
Local store advertises cash and trade for corn, cane seed, and merchandise at low prices.促 It highlights jackets and coats for ladies in tan black and gray, with prices ranging from $1.7 to $6.60, plus markdowns on Misses and children’s wear and other goods, urging quick purchases during the sale.
An ad proclaims low prices on Solid Leather Fine Shoes and a complete Children’s Shoe stock. It offers values from $1.25 to $3.00, guarantees refunds if items are not as represented, and promises a full range of sizes from baby to adult with prices cut to please.
Oconee Complaye No 827 Improved Order Huptasophs notes the death of Brother Jas L Smith. The Conclave expresses sorrow, adopts a memorial page, and extends sympathy to his wife. Copies will be sent to the Imperial Conclave advocate, Baltimore, and the Keowee Courier for publication. Committees: Crawford, Ner, J. H. Crawford.
A 1902 conference in the Townville Circuit Greenville District passes resolutions thanking Presiding Elder Rev B Wilson as he ends his official relation with the church. The measure lauds four years of faithful service and prays for his future prosperity, with publication in regional papers noted.
Union W0.1 program outlines a meeting at Mt Athehie Church Senarcay county on the fifth Sunday in November. Rev J B Earle and J N Stone speak on church duties deacons and missionary work with a Sunday School main meeting. The collection includes sermons sermons and discussions on church governance and Christian service.
Tam headquarters for Grocerion touts six hundred barrels of flour on the road. Aware of the advance, the announcement promises savings on every barrel and notes a sale on granulated sugar at twenty pounds for one dollar.
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