Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-05-26

The clock, watch, jewelry and BIZ
,ycle department. is under Mr.. j. A.
Brock as manager. Mr.. Brock ia q

MIR. w. J.. Nimmons is manager
of the extensive department. of gone
raj merchandise and is assisted by
Mr.. Charlie Mills, a. a. MoMahan
and Butler Holmes as statesmen, and
Cecil Todd as cash-boy. All these
clerks are affablo and accommodating
to customers, and ready and prompt
in business.
The firm Of Lo#cry, Byrd <S Go.
is composed of w. A. Lowery, Joseph
w. Byrd, James L. Lowery and j.
Quincy Adams. 1t is strong and
reliable firm, and represents intelli-
gence, business capacity and wealth.
The firm was organized and began
business in February, 1897, in large
two-story brick building, on the east
ern side of the public square, which
had just been completed by w. A.
Lowery.
Mr.. w. A. Lowery, the senior
member of the firm, was born in An
dcrson county, but was reared in
Oconee county, having removed here
when quite boy. He is one of tho
most extensive planters in Oco-
nee county. He resided in the country
until some ten years ago, when he
removed to Seneca. He was elected
president of The Seneca Bank in
March, 1896, which position he held
until March, 1893, when he sold his
stock in the bank and resigned the
presidency.
Mr.. }. w. Byrd is young man
of fine business qualifications. He
was reared in Oconee county, near
Walhalla. He entered the employ
of M. w. Coleman & Co. as clerk
when a mere boy. lie labored there
many years and was promoted to be
bookkeopcr of tho firm, which posi-
ton he held until he became part
Il {" in his present business. Mr.
Byrd has built his own fortune, and
is recognized as a self-made man.
Mr.. J. l.. Lowery Is a son of Mr.
w. A. Lowery. In 1894 he took a
business course in Osborn's Business
College, in Augusta, Ga, after which
he returned to Seneca and was en-
ployed in the business of Adams
Bros, until he entered on his present
work.
j. Q. Adams, the other member of
the firm, has boon in business as clerk,
for mercantile houses in Seneca for
the last eight years. He was in the
employ of NJ. W. Coleman g. Co.
at the time he joined his firm in their
present business.
Lowery, Byrd & Go. have been in
business but little longer than year,
but have built up rcmunerative and
well-deservcd trade in dry goods and
groceries.
r. M. Richardson, a thorough 60
ing and cntcrprising merchant and
business man, is Georgian by birth,
having been reared in Murray county.
In 1879 he removed to Oconee
county, and with the steam engine
and the circle saw he began the con-
version of the huge pines of tho
forest into building material. Mr..
Richardson is one OF the few men
who have made success of saw mil
ling. In 1901 he invested part of
his surplus capital in the business of
general merchandise. A partnership
was formed with O. Il. Bacon and
sometime afterward Mr.. r. M. Trib-
bic joined the firm. This Grni Of r.
M. Richardson q Co. did q large
and prosperous business until Janu.
ary, 1893, when it was dissolved. Mr..
Richardson and Mr.. Bacon each es-
tabllshed a separate business, and
MIR. Tribble retired to manage his
large farming interests in the county.
MIR. Richardson is n man of fine busi-
ness ability, as demonstrated by his
remarkable success. lie commenced
business without capital and by
energy and industry he has, before
reaching middle life, accumulated q
considerable sum of money with
which he does large and varied
business.
In March, 1896, he was elected a
director in The Seneca Bank, and in
March, 1898, was made president
TO the interest of this business he
devotes we'll directed and intelli-
gent energy.
The immediate business of his
store is under the management of
Mr.. Elzie i. Richardson, his son
young man well fitted for the
place. lie prepared himself by q
course in the Eastman Business Col.
icgc iii 1896. MIR. Luther Moore if
his accommodating and polite sales.