Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-09-05
THE NEWS FROM SENECA.
Items Of Interest III Our Sister Town--The
Murder OF Tabe Earle.

SENECA, September 4.-Sohool opened
Monday with an enrolment of about
1875. Quite number OF patrons were
present at the opening exercises. Revs.
Hamiter, Hiott and Wardlaw, also the
trustees, made short but beneficial talks
The higher department. is in charge of j.
e. Ward, of Davidson College; inter-
mediate, of w. p. Holland, Peabody
Normal School; primary, Of Miss May
Thompson, Georgia N. and f. College;
musical, Miss G. Zachry, Lucy Cobb In
stitute.
Onlast Wednesday Tabe Earle, colored,
who keeps restaurant near the dispen-
sary, started on his wheel to Newry,
with the intention of returning the same
afternoon. AS he did not return whom
expected suspicious Of foul play were
aroused, and Saturday Simms woman,
from Newry, was arrested. She denied
all charges at first, but finally confessed
that her brother had killed Earle and
hidden his body in Keoweo river. Ho
had been shot through the heart, and
with his bicycle and two sacks of rocks
tied to his body, had been sunk in the
river. 1t seems that the Simms negroes
had threatened him to come to Newry.
Three rIen and tho woman are impli-
Gated and would probably have been
lynched by the negroes of the commu-
nifty hsa they not hecn sent to Walhalla
to jail Saturday afternoon.
Tho majority Of tho Seneca people at
tended the Semi Centennial in Walhalla.
The dancing crowd of young people at
tended the ball and all report delight
full time.
The Students Club will meet next Fri
day afternoon at the homo of Mrs Liv-
ingston to reorganizc. AL, arc requested
to attend.
Seneca has boon gayor this summer
than for several years past. Among tho
visitors hero now are: Miss Dora Du-
mas, of Summorvillo, and Miss Thomp-
son, of Charleston, guests of Mrs. r.
Anderson; Misses Smith and Francis,
guests of Mrs. James Adams.
Miss Jones, of Laurons, is visiting her
sister, Mrs. e. G. Doylo.
Miss Ruby Ward, Of Admission, Ala,
is visiting Mrs. Austin.
Misses Jones, of Anderson, guests of
Miss Elenor Wardlaw.
Misses Evans and Walker, IT,, pretty
littlo girls from Columbia, are visiting
Miss Bessie May Thompson at the
Oconee Inn.
Mrs. Il. G. Duncan, of Union, is visit
ipr Nrc 7 hn,, o;,to
Mrs. j. G. Cary, Of Lockhart, is visit
ing hor mother, Mrs. Livingston.
Mrs. Annie Brown, of Elbcrton, is On
n visit to Mrs. j. w. Bryan. Mrs. Brown
will probably open boarding house in
Atlanta soon.
Miss Mamie McGeo, of Atlanta, is the
guest Of Mrs. Byrd.
DR.. r. e. Mason, of the Lamar Hos
pital, Augusta, spent several days last
week with his sister, Mrs. w. j. Lunncy.
Miss Evio McWhorter, Of Atlanta, is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Alexander.
Mr.. G. Y. Coleman spent several days
last week in Anderson.
Little Charlie Brown has returned to
Birmingham. He won many admirers
here by his accomplishments and gcni-
atty
Miss Iloiso Sloan has returned to
Pendloton, after spending several days
with Mrs. II. Il. Stribling.
Miss Ciarkson, of Charlotte, N. c.,
was the guest Of Miss Suo Thompson
last week.
Miss Byrdie Thompson is visiting
in Charleston.
Miss Cooper, having spent the past
week with Mrs. IIamiter, has returned
to her home near Charleston.
Mrs. w. l.. Morris, after spending
several weeks with her sister, Mrs. G. T..
Craig, has returned to Petersburg, Tenn.
Cecil Todd and Cecil Hopkins have
gone to the mountains.
Work OH the Jordan Mills is progress
ing rapidly.
Mr.. ii. f. Gignilliat is building q
dwelling house near the Presbyterian
church.
w. II. Moore is moving in his new
store on Main street.
}. a. Brock now occupies tho Lowry
Byrd building and G. w. Gignilliat has
united his store with Brooks old stand.
The Seneca Hotel closed last Friday.
Miss Caldwell and Miss Mary Cherry
and Miss Ellie Richardson were among
tho excursionists to Tallulah last week.
Tho friends Of Mr. Il, J.. Howell, who
is now operator at Athens, will be sorry
to hear he has stroke Of paralysis. He
is thought to be improving. NJ. ID.