Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-04-13
THE NEWS FROM SENECA.
Black Diamond officials Stop 0yor-r0 Other
II Items OF Local News.

SENECA, s. c., April 11.---W. b. Cren-
shaw, Of Knoxville, Tennessee, and WIN.
Kirkby, of Toledo, Ohio, of the "Blaok
Diamond" were registered at the Oconee
Inn the first of tho week.
A distressing accident occurred last
Thursday. A H.. Burns, who lives
several miles from here, came into town
to see his son off on tho Blue Ridge
train. The son, belonging to the army,
returning. just as young Mr.. Burns
stepped into the train his fatherA at
tempted to follow, but being obliged to
step over the couples of a freight train,
had his foot badly mashed. He was car
ried IT, the boarding house of Mrs. Phil
lips, whore physicians amputated the
foou and his wife was summoned.
The many friends Of the family of Mr..
=. e. Dickson are glad Of their return
9upy the up stairs rooms of the
Doyle building. l#.@
Wiss Lillian Werner, Of Walhalla, and
Miss Marie Bruoo, of Toccoa, visited
Mrs. j. NJ. Strother last week.
Several boys and girls from here at
tended party given by Miss Mary Davis
at hor homo in the country Friday eve
ming.
Miss Lucille Maokoy is tho guost of
Mrs. e. A. Hines. -. ., -...
The friends of Mr.. NJ, Stokes Stribling
aro glad to SEQ him out, after having been
confiued to the house for several weeks.
Mrs. Gignilliat, Of Marietta, Ca, is
visiting the family of hor son, Mr.. G. w.
Bfr. Jackson Giles, whose home is at
atod from the Medioal College af Au-
gusta, spont Saturday in town.
Miss Ida Mccullough, of Walhalla, was
In town short whilo Monday on her
way to Spartanburg. 4
The pulpit at tho Methodist church
was filled last Sunday morning by Rov.
Patrick III. Moars, of tho Christian
church. Tho congregation was very
man. Rov. j. l.. Daniel, tho pastor,
preached as usual In tho afternoon.
Rev. d. w. Hiott, the new pastor of
tho Baptist church, will soon move his
family hero, whom they will occupy the
Welch house.
Tho millinery opening of Mr.. E. j.
Hunnioutt will DO held this weok; that
of Miss r. Phillips next woek.
Miss Julia Bryan, ono of Seneca's
for Augusta to spond some time. Her
frionds wish her pleasant visit.
MIR. Walter II. Swami, ono of tho ope-
ratOrs of tho Western UG:oa Telegraph
Company, Atlanta, spent several days of
this weok with tho family of his father,
Mr.. V. B. Swami.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Bryan have moved
into tho cottage reoently erected by DR..
John Hopkins.
Mrs. G. w. Tolbort and children spont
Sunday at Walhalla.
Mr. J. Adger MoCraroy, of Pondleton,
was in town Monday. IIo has received
an appointment in tho navy yard Mt
Washington, and was on his way to ae,
cept tho position. He is n graduate OF
Clemson. NARY T.. SWAMI.
SENECA, S. c., April 12.-On Montlsy
night, near II o'clock, tho stable, barn
and cribs of j. l.. McCarley, Esq, who
livos on the Maxwell place, about eight
miles from horo, wore burned. Elovon
horses, II cows and 2 twohorso wagons,
$1,000 bundles of fodder, 500 bushels OF
corn and farming implements, wore
burned. a preliminary trial was held
boforo Magistrate IL. j.. StribliDS here
to- day, Numa Campbell, colorod, being
charged with the burning. Tho negro
was sont up to court.
Row. Phillips Werner passed through
Seneca Tuesday afternoon. He had will,
him two little African boys whom he in,
tends having educated. NJ. E. 3.