Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-06-08
Old Pickons on tho Keowee.

PICKENs, May 31.-Old Pickens
on tho Keowee, is deserted village
of tho up-country, but the fond
memories. which cluster around it arc
sufficiently active to cause the organi-
zation Of the Survivors Association,
tho members Of which are the decend.
ants of residents of Old Pickens
and their friends. Nothing remains
of the village now except the Pres,
byterian Church and tho memories
that cluster around the hills and
dales adjacent.
Tho Association has been meeting
now for about seven years, and usu.
ally meets in the months of May
The meeting for 1899 was on Fri
day, the 28th of May. The follow.
ing persons were present from Sen,
eca: G. w. Gignilliat and wife, Sue
Gignilliat, Norma Gignilliat, Warren
Gignilliate, II. j. Gignilliat and wife.
Lois Gignilliat, Mrs. L. w. Carey,
Ellie Carey, Miss Bessie Wilson,
Miss Christine Dixon, Miss Dana
Moore, Miss Lucia Lewis, DR.. w. r.
Doyle, l.. r. Lewis, Butler Holmes
w. w. Bowen, J. Nj. Sittion, d. II
Henry.
The following were from Pendle.
ton Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Hunter, Mr.
and Mrs. Miles N. Hunter, Bessie
Hunter, Gaillard Hunter, Ralph
Hunter, Sallie Hunter, James Hun
ter, and Pauline Hunter; Mrs. J. O.
Stribling, Lila Stribling, Lees Strib.
ling and Alice Stribling; Miss Sue
Crawford, L. A. Turnipsccd, the
Rev. B. p. Reed, e. L. G. Terrie
Edwin Terrio, James Tcrrie, Ncttie
Tcrrie, Mrs. Pearce.
From Walhalla Miss Sue Dendy
Miss Inez Schroeder, Miss e. c.
Merrick and Mr.. Will Schroeder.
From Easley Mr.. and Mrs. w
M. Hagood, Misses Lidio and Ger
trudc Hagood, Hal Hagood, Bruce
IIagood, Will Hagood, Essie Ha.
good, Mr.. and Mrs. j. ii. Hagood
Jr., Misses Lucia and Marie Folgel
and Viola Runion.
From Pickens Mr.. and Mrs J
Med. Bruce, Hagood Bruce, Sidney
Bruce, Francis Elizabeth Bruce, Mr.
and Mrs. J. e. Boggs, Lcrio Boggs
Bruce Boggs, Helen Boggs, Julius
e. Boggs, Miss Corrie Bruce, Capt
Ivy M. Mauldin, i. G. Thornley,
Earnest Folgor, Claud II. Alexande,
and Eugene p. Alexander.
From Greenville Miss Ncttie A
Simms and Miss Leccna Simms.
The party met about 10 o'clock at
the Presbyterian church and at
O'Clock a sumptuous dinner was
spread on an improvised table in the
church, and for one hour or more
prandial pleasures ran high.
At the conclusion of the dinner
while all were feeling well, the Rev
b. L. Reed, who has an eye single
to tho advancement of the church's
interest, proposed contribution te
repair the church. Forty dollars
was raised and bill of particulars
prepared and the church will soor
be as good as new. The amount il
ample to purchase new sashes ant
blinds and make all other needed
repairs.
After day of genuine pleasure
the party broke up at P. NJ, anG
resolved to meet again at the same
place on the fourth Friday in May
1900. The attendance at each meet
ing is larger than at the one pre-
vious, so, according to that rule the
crowd will soon be more than tn,
church will hold.
The home mission conn .ittee O
the South Carolina Prcsbytery ha
ordered preaching at this old church
and will supply it as often perhaps
as once month. On the third Sab
bath, DR.. j. r. Riley, ID. D., preached
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