Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-02-22
RichIand News.

VIZ vi ncWS from IlllS community.
Misses Maria Dendy and Mamie
Mcdonald and Mcssrs. ID. Conger
and Haskell Dendy visited the
family of Mr.. M. A. Terrell, at
Westminster, Friday and Saturday.
Miss Belle and Mr.. John Congcr,
of Gainesville, Ga, are visiting their
sister, Mrs. J. =. Stribling.
Misses Sallic and Mary Davis are
at Pclzcr, the guests of Mrs. j. B.
Shanklin.
Misses Dora Patterson and Mary
Gillson and Mr.. Ligc Gillson re-
turned last week from a brief visit
to friends in Anderson county.
Mr.. Grady Ballcngcr, Of Clemson
College, spent Saturday and Sunday
at bis home.
Mr.. Clarence Watson, of Pied
mont, spent a week among friends
here recently.
Mr.. Robert Mcdonald is now at
home, after IN absence Of several
months at Piedmont.
We notice that our genial friend,
MIR. j. Il. Burns, who is engaged in
the insurance business, is working
in this county again.
1t is with regret that we learn of
Mr.. M. G. Wilkinson's intention to
leave for Tampa, Fla, in the near
future. We wish for him great plea
sure and success in the beautiful
land "whcrc the orange blossoms
bloom"
We also learn that Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Stribling expect soon to adopt
Florida as their home.
Mr.. j. e. Pickett, who was in the
employ of II. Anderson Il Co., at
Seneca, during the past fall, has re-
Gently accepted a position at Glenn
son College.
MIR. j. J. Ballcngcr is spending
few days with his family here. lie
returns this week to Kershaw, where
he will be short while longer.
Mr.. S. n. lIughs has resigned his
position as tic Inspector for the
Southern Railway Company, and
contcmplatcs taking work of diff
fercnt nature soon.
Mrs. Lucy Dcndy has been suffer-
ing from an attack Of grippe, but is
decidedly better at present.
WmnELMlNA.
An ounce of persuasion is better
than a pound of compulsion.
Man laughs at woman because she
follows the fashions, and woman
laughs at man because he follows
her.
According TO the latest census,
Porto Rico has 051,0 900 inhabitants,
but they are in quandary to tell
whether they are Porto Ricans or
Americans.
The net carningn of the National
Steel company for the past year are
stated to be $11,0O0,oO0, and yet
trusts magnatcs say they are poverty
stricken.
When girl pins flower on 4
mans coat, she always tits her chin
up and looks at it sideways and
the man who doscn't tumble is too
slow to get run over by hcarsc.
The city of Spartanburg has decided
to cxpcnd $4,000 this year for the per
mancnt Improvement Of her streets. It
is wise movement and other South
Carolina growing towns could follow her
example to their profit.
Charleston is beginning to work in
earnest preparing for the educational
convention which will meet there i'm
July. A committee of organization
has been appointed, and they will
lose no time in getting ready for the
teachers.
Ashcvillc is to have musical
festival in March. The chorus, con-
sisting OF about 100 persons, is in
training for the occasion. The
Theodore Thomas Orchestra will
give three entertainments and Scvc-
raj distinguished soloists have been
engaged.
The highest monumeu' in the
world is in Washington, America.
1t was erected in honor Of George
Washington. 1t is 555 feet high,
55 feet square at the base, and con-
tains $4,000 blocks of marble two
feet thick. In the interior is I'M cl
vator, and fifty flights Of stairs,
eighteen steps each,