Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-06-01

Merrlck, ana FAMILY this week.
We regret to learn that Mr.. Guy T..
Grove is quito sick. May lie soon be re-
stored to his accustomed health.
Mr.. Cliff Finoannon and Miss Stella
Fincannon, Of Seneca, wore among their
friends in Walhslla Tuesday evening.
Miss Josie MacSwain, formerly of
Seneca, is among tho list Of graduates Of
tho Winthrop Normal College this year.
She Is a very bright and Intelligent young
lady.
Miss Lizzie S. Bruce, tho accom-
plished daughter of Mr.. l.. O. Bruce, Of
tho Townville section, is n momber of
tho graduating GLASS of the Greenville
Femalo College this year. -.-.,.r..
Mrs. J. II. Garrison and children, ac-
companied by her father-in-law, Mr w.
d. Garrison, Of Denver, spent several
days in Walhalla last wook, visiting tho
family of Mr.. G. l.. Reid.
Mrs. G. q. Strong returned to Wal
halla Saturday last, aftor having spont
several months in Greenville with her
daughters who are attending Chicora Col
lego. Hor many friends are glad to well
como her back.
Gov. Ellerbe is reported as gradually
growing worse. Little hopes are now
entertained for his recovery. His physi-
clans say that his strength may sustain
him until very hot weather sets in, but
thoy give no hope whatover for him.
MIR. S. II. Randolph submitted to q
surgical operation last Sunday afternoon.
His right arm was amputatcd at tho
elbow by Drs. Darby and Bell. Ho sus-
tainod severe gunshot wound during
tho war, and cancer of tho bone had
developed. His friends hopo for his
recovery.
Tho Oconee County Sunday School
Convention of tho Methodist Episcopal
church, South, will hold its annual ses-
sions this yoar at Rock Springs Metho-
dist church on Friday, Saturday and
Sunday, August 18th, 18th and 18th
next. A full programme of this inter-
esting occasion will be published later.
-Groenvilio Sunday Times, May 29th :
"Mrs. G. G. Strong and daughters will
return to their home in Walhaila this
week. Miss Cora Strong has for tho
last year been a momber of tho Chicora
College faculty, and hor numerous
friends and the patrons of the college
will be glad to know that sho will return
next year."
Tho Master of this county is booked
to hear and determine several important
litigatod cases next week. He may de-
volop into n very important parsonage
before tho week shall have ended. Very
nearly every attorney at this bar is in
terestod in the cases and it is likely that
attorneys will be present from both
Greonville and Pickens.
Ono of our citizens, who has mar
riagoable daughters, is arranging for an
automatic musical clock. Precisely at 10
it will play "Home, Sweet Homo;" at
1915, "rramp, Tramp, Tramp, tho Boys
are Marching," and at 1890. "Johnnie,
Got Your Gun" If tho boys haven't
marched by II o'clock, especially if any
of them wear their hair parted in, the
middle, we would advise the old gent
himself to get the gun.
1t has been determined to disregard
the request of Gen. Hampton and re-
build his home, which was destroyed by
fire in Richland county few weoks ago.
Liberal contributions have been made in
several of the counties. To afford our
people tho opportunity to assist in this
charitable object, should they 80 desire,
THE COURIER will take pleasure in ac-
knowledging tho receipt of any contribu-
tions and forwarding the same.
Married, ut tho residence of tho
bride, l73 Patton avenue, Ashovillo, N
c., Tuesday morning, May 30th, 1890, by
Rev. w. M. Vines, pastor OF the first
Baptist church, Mr.. Edward Stockton
Dukes and Miss Mario Van Antwerp
Green. The bride is daughter of Mrs.
l.. B. Grcon, formerly of Sumter, s. c..
Miss Green is we'll and favorably known
in Walhalla, whore hor father ran tho
Norman Park Hotel for quite awhile.
Our congratulations arc extended to the
happy young couple.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Stephens
Morrick arrived at the residence of his
father, Mr.. A. G. Merrick, on last Sum
day afternoon ut o'clock. They are
just from Springfield, Illinois, whore
they were happily married on We'd
nesday evening, May 24th, 1890, an
extended an interesting account Of which
appears elsewhere in tho COURIER this
week. A grand reception will bo givon
Mr.. and Mrs. Morrick at tho elegant and
spacious homo of the groom's parents,
in Walhalla, S. c., this evening from 8
to 12 o'clock.
AT his home, two miles North of
Salon. Mt 10 O'Clock a. M, on tho Both
day of May, 1890, Mr.. Frank NJ. Whit
miro died, aftor brief illness, of pneu-
monia, and was buried at Whitmire's Q
church on May 3lst, after appropriate
funeral services. Mr.. Whitmire united
himself with tho Methodist church in
his young manhood and has livod con-
sistont life to the time of his death,
which occurred before ho had reached
his flftieth year. He leaves widow and
thro0 young children TO mourn their
loss. Wo tonder to tho borrowed our
sympathies
Tho Walhalla Comedy Company pro-
sentod "The Cool Collegians," n bright
and amusing play, last Tuesday evening.
Thoy were grootod by a good audience,
and IT. was ovident from tho gonoral ap-
plauso that thoir efforts wore appreciated.
Tho members of tho company were Mt
tlanir LnnI anl oh taols ol l;a L.