Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-07-21
Our Fair PLAY ySutlrct,

FAIR PLAY, S. G., July 10.-Our COM
munity has boon blcssod with copious
showers this season and everything indi-
Gates bountiful harvest.
Prof. and Mrs. j. T.. McWhortor havo
returned to our little burg, aftor spond-
ing two months with relatives and
friends in and near Seneca. Prof. Nc
Whortcr opened his school ut this
place on Monday, 18th instant.
Mrs. Shoal Crcolt Knox, with her two
bright little girls, Ruby and Fannie Ray,
visi ted tho family Of Mr.. ID. V. Wright
on last Thursday.
Mr.. N. A. King, with his wifo and two
wcrc visiting relatives and friends near
here last week. MIR. King has spent
most Of his lifo in Texas, but ho has
shown his good tastc and Judgment by
selecting as II companion for his life ono
of Oconco's faircst daughters.
Miss Eleanor Knight, who is teaching
music in our littlo town, is visiting in
Anderson this week.
Mr.. G.. w. Marctt, of Atlanta, visited
his father and brothers here during tho
cold snap. The contrast with Atlanta
heat was so great that George found
comfortable fro II welcome visitor
George is tho youngest son Of our vonc-
rablc and much esteemed citizen, Uncle
Stephen Marctt and no is pushing his
way III bnC Nrulc tluS.
Tho many friends of Mrs. i. NJ. Davis
will bn glad to know that shc is conya-
lcsCing from an attack of fever.
Mrs. Sallic Land, we learn, has an at
tack Of typhoid fever.
|. Mr.. Browning, who livos on Mr.. VIM.
lsbclPs place. is seriously i'll with fever.
Other cases of sickness arc yielding to
the slillfnl treatment of Drs. Webb and
Moore.
Earnest Barton, of I.avonia, was scon
among the fair scX Of our town last
week
Two of our entorprising citizens,
Mcssrs. Robert I.cathcrs and Il. B. Wat
son contemplate building neat and COM
modious residences during the summer
These improvements, together with
! others that have hecn mado recently, in
and around here, will be quito an addi-
ton to onr suburban city.
Misses Katie and Daisic Davis, of An
dcrson, have been tho charming guests
of Misses Daisy and Hattie Wright for
the past two weeks. Our young people
will regret to know that these young
ladies will return home this week.
Dr. T.. b. Webb is tho inventor of a
naillcss horseshoe. His model was made
by Mr.. Dallas Smith, Of this place, and
his work received such high tribute
that VIC ask permission to print it in your
columns:
"To the scientific blacksmith that made
the pair of splendid nailcss horseshocs
received this day:
AUHuEN, n. Y, July ath, 1898.
DEAR SIR: Please accept this little me-
mcnto as token Of my appreciation and
esteem Of genius and good workmanship.
am coming in on tho homo stretch of
four score years, and all through my life
| have been an enthusiastic admircr of
good workmanship in any and all UcDart-
mcntS Of mechanical work, and hold That
II blacksmith that can do so neal Il piece
of work as these shoes is an artist, and
is rs much deserving that tito as is tho
portrait painter that does good piece of
work in his line, for each have cXccllcd
in their profession and no matter what
their nationality, color or sex with me,
each arc esteemed alike. Ithas fallen to
my good fortune, through persistence
and determination, to be the first man,
so far as ! can learn, to discover me-
thod Tor shocing horses without nails
that will hold fast and not hurt tho
horse, and if there is honor in being first
you arc entitled to the honor Of hcing
tho first blacksmith in the State of South
Carolina to make a naillcss horseshoe:
and ] am willing You shall show the
document here tender to you of that
fact, as well as of the fact that ! say
your work is equal to any | have had
from The best workmcn in this State.
And allow me to here extend to You my
| hand in artistic fellowship, hoping that
not long hence you may discard tho bar
barous and inhuman practice of driving
nails into tho horses feet. am not in,
tcrfcrring with your profession. Tho
blacksmith will do tho horscshoing same
rs now. Accept, sir, my kind regards.
Il. l.. ItEN NOI,DS.