Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-05-03
AN INTERESTING OLD PAPER.
Copy of Courier Dated April 8, 1901.
Receipt Dated April Goth, 1920.

oimihohs' III 1878, showing tnat mis-
note for nine dollars and seventy
cents settled his account in full for
1922 Thespaper reads as follows:
'SRec'd April 20th, 1929, of Chas.
Simmons, Jun, his note for nine
dollars and seventy-nve cents, which
settles his account for 1928.
rs. B. LEVERS"
Mr.. Simmons is not sure at what
place this receipt was given, but
thinks 1t probable that Mr.. Levers
was in business a. Laurens. It was
found among old pepers belonging
to his father while looking over the
package recently. Among other pa
pers was also a copy OF The Cou-
rier, dated April Sd, 1901, and it is
quite interesting to look over it. We
note in the news matters recorded in
that issue
The account Of the capture of Ag-
uinaldo, who was then giving the
United States no small amount Of
trouble in the Philippine Islands.
There is also a very interesting
article under the caption, els the
British Empire Doomed?" This is
a consideration Of Britain's problems
in regard to ireland, written by Mi
chael Davitt.
A letter by W. A. Dickson, from
the Anderson Mail, is also published,
giving an account of "the honored
dead at the Old Stone Church."
Southern Mills Hard Hit" is the
heading Of an article which shows
that TROUBLES in China are depress-
ing the Southern cotton trade"
1t is also noted that the hotels at
Toxaway are being improved and the
lakes stocked with fish.
Unrest in Russia Is recorded, with
a number of attempts .on the life Of
the Gear
A blizzard in Texas Is noted, at
tention being called especially to a
four-inch snow at Quanah and a
thermometer registry of Is degrees
at Iexllne On April 25th.
John Hay, then U. S. Secretary Of
State, had just "issued warrant
for 100000, for which the United
States received from Spain final ces-
sion Of any and all islands Of Phil
ippine archipelago outside the line
described in Art. Of the treaty of
peace with spain"
Also among The naws Of that time
was tho story Of tho substitution Of
package Of brown paper FOR $4,000
in currency that was shipped by ex-
press from the Bank Of Columbia, S.
c., to the Bank Of Commerce, New
York. The story closes with the sig
nificant sta cement: "The work is
represented to have been clever and
the package bore no evidence Of thav-
ing been tampered with. There is no
indication that the Columbia bank
is in any way connected with the
substitution"
The Oconee Farmers Alliance was
called to meet April 13. A. H. Eli
son was president and j. e. Pickett,
secretary.
From the Belmont notes We take
the following item: "a. J. Hunter
has sold his farm to Ed Callas and
will cross the Rocky Mountains to
Washington the last of the month"
Fall River, Mass, reported tenn
porary closing of cotton mills on
account Of stagnant texeile condi-
tions.
The return Of John r. Craig to
business circles Of Walhalla was an
nounced, he having severed his busi-
ness connections in Seneca, where he
had been In business with his bro
ther, G. l.. Craig.
The election and ordination Of G.
r. D. Burns, N. l.. FAINT and J. q.
Crosby as deacons in the Walhalla
Baptist church is among the local
church notes. Rev. D. w. Hiott con-
Quoted the services and preached the
sermon.
The first efforts Of Mrs. L. M. Cole
man in the interest of circulating IL
braries were spoken Of. The travel
ing library had just been received in
Walhalla.
Altogether this copy Of The Cou-
rier Is an interesting paper, many
items Of "old news old enough to be
now again" appearing here and there
in the four pages that mada I'm Tho