Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-02-23
. OUR SENECA BUDGE'r
CoNDUoasD, NJ MISS MARY .. SWAMI.
J DIME READING.

| SSVNDUVaED, "2 MISS MARY E. SWAMI, &
| DIME READING. .&
SENECA, February ALA dina ioa5
ing, which was to have been given earlier
but was postponed Oh account Of ths
weather, will be given ct the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. e. Stribling, Friday
evening, February "a. 1t Is for the bone.
fit of the Preabyterian church and the
following programme mas been arranged
Song, September, Mrs. Il. E. Stribling
Recitation, A Culprit, Miss Whitmire
! Music, Mrs. RHsksss Anderson; Reading,
Mrs. +. A. Hines; Music, violin and
piano, Misses Thompson; Recitation,
Miss yorna stribling; Song, Fiddle and
I, Miss Whitmire; violin obligator, Mr..
David Todd; Reading, Mrs. J. II. Adams
Duct. HaT!k to the Mandolin, Mrs. Ander-
son and Miss Whitmire; Rsoitation, Mrs.
Strother; Song. When the Tide comes
in, Mrs. Il. Il. Stribling; Recitation,
Sans Letter, Miss Whitmire; Music,
Mrs. Anderson. Refreshments will be
served without extra expense, but the
recipo for tho cake (soripturo fruit oalte)
will be sold.
BIRTHDAY DINNER.
On Wednesday evening of last week,
ats. w. IT. Cox entertained number Of
gontlomen friends, the occasion being
his birthday anniversary. In behalf of
tho grests, an overcoat was presented
Mr.. Cox by DR.. w. r. Doyle. Those
present were: Drs. t.. G. and w. r.
Doyle, Messrs. Il. III. Lowery, Il. f..
Striblng, w. e. Davis, w. l.. Werner, r..
l.. Howell, r. 9. Gignillist, E. l.. Rioh-
ardson, Charles Mills, w. 2. Nimmons,
M. N. Sitton and others.
THE STORM.
The storm which Waited this place last
Thursday morning proved destructive as
VOL as toiriflc. Chimneys topped over,
blinds were unhinged, sash broken out
and fences blown over. Trees without
number woro uprooted. At Adams
Crossing, several niles from here, aores
of trees sucoumbod to the wind.
A REMARKABLE HORSE.
On Sunday night tho old pony, Billie,
belonging to Mr.. John Myers, diod. His
ago was 30 years and he 10 said to have
boon tho oldest horse in this county,
whore he was raiaed. When only six
months old he was purchased by tho
father of Mr.. Myers. For tho past two
years ho has not been worked, and ut
last died Of old ago.
THIEVES CAUGHT.
Mr.. j. +. Hinkle returned Monday from
Atlanta, bringing with him Crock White,
who, with two others, was implicated in
tho recent burglaries committed here.
Tho other two, one of whom Is Samson
White, son of Nolaon White, former
colorod shoemaker of this town, and tho
other, also colored, name not known, arc
boing hold there at present on account of
charges against them in that State.
OTHER NEWS.
DR.. McClanahan, of Retreat, was in
town Monday.
Mfr. Thos. w. Harbin, of Calhoun, Ca,
has been spending several days at tho
home of Mr.. j. w. Stribling.
Ono of Seneca's ladies, with her char
acteristic generosity, has presented q
neat and pretty silver communion service
to tho Christian church, recently organ
lied at Westminster.
DR.. E. NJ. Coleman, who 10 steadily
gaining in popularity as n physician at
Lavonia, Georgia, was in town last week.
Miss Eloise Sloan. of Pondloton, Ia the
new teacher at tho Seneca High School.
She is boarding with Mrs. T. E. Strib-
ling.
Miss Olive Lowery, after being con-
fined to hor room for several days, is
able to be out again.
Rov. w. II. Simpson, of Saluda, s. c.,
preached at tho Baptist church Sunday
evening.
Rev. W.. Il. Capors filled his usual ap-
pointment at the Episcopal church Sun
day evening.
Rov. w. S. Hamiter conducted his
usual morning servicos at tho Presbyte-
rian church Sunday, but hold no ovonin z
services, owing to the fact that thero was
preaching in two othor churches.
Mrs. b. F. Sloan Is visiting her niece,
Mrs. j. L. Carpenter, at Greonville.
Mr.. s. Y. Stribling, Of Roswell, Ga,
was in town Saturday.
Miss Sallio Yhitmire, of Greenville,
spent several days of this weok with her
Bistor, Miss Frances Whit,niro.
Mr.. Harry Poo, q Clemson student,
spent Saturday and Sunday with his
grand father, Major Is. F. Sloan. Other
Clemson students who spent Saturday
and Sunday horo are Messrs. Marshall
Jordan, Charles Gignilliat and Jones
Stribling.
majority of tho people of tho town
found much enjoyment in Attending the
entertainments given by Hamlin's Wiz
ard Oil Company during last week. A
matinee for ladies and childron was
given Saturday.
frof. arthur Thompson, OF Townes
county, Georgia, spent this week with
his fathers family.
Mr.. II. E. Stribling has been appointed
Magistrate for this placs vice l.. w. Vor-
nor, resigned.
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