Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-09-03
THE NEWS FROM SENECA.

lady of Atlanta, is visiting the family OF
DIR. A. w. Thompson.
Miss Ella Richardson has as her guest
this week one of Newberry's charming
daughters in the person of Miss Kate
Floyd Clark.
Miss Mirtie Tribble, who has been yis-
iting Miss Maud Hopkins, and who has
made many friends during her former
visits here, returned to her home in
Anderson this morning.
The many friends of Mrs. Julia M.
johnson will be glad to learn that she is
sufficiently recovered from her long-con-
tinued illness to be able to return to
Mrs. w. p. Reid.
Mrs: Annie Brown Lowry and Miss
Julia Bryan, who have been with their
sister, Mrs. w. j. Bryan, at Newry, will
leave on Wednesday for Atlanta. They
will be accompanied by Mrs. Bryan and
son Harry. and Mrs. j. b. Brown, who
will visit the Cato City for a few weeks.
Mr.. Carl Smiths Seneca friends regret
to learn that he has severed his business
relations with the j. II. Adams & Co.
mercantile firm and will leave this week
for Newry, whore he will keep books for
the Conrtenay Manufacturing Co.
Mr.. j. e. Sitton is again with w. p.
Nimmons.
Mr.. j. @. Bearden is now employed as
salesman for j. ii. Adams & CO.
Mr.. j. G. Huff is with Coleman & Co.
and will have charge of the books of this
firm.
Following are the names of those CON-
prising q delightful party to Washing
ton, d. c., who left this morning: Mr..
and Mrs. James Thompson and son AL,
Mrs 81. #. Alexander, Misses Sue Thomp.
son and Eva McWhorter. They will be
absent week or ten days.
Mr.. Joe Brown, of Anderson, who has
been visiting at Newry for some DAYS,
spent last night in Seneca.
Mrs. s. s. Nelson, of Mississippi, left
Monday for Columbia, where she will
visit the family of Col. j. S. Werner.
Master j. +. McCarey is spending this
week! with friends in Roswell, Ga.
Mr. s: Y. Stribling, of Roswell, spent
several days last week here, returning on
Sunday to his home. Mr.. Stribling has
just recently moved into his handsome
new home, which is built after modern
plans and which is a model, combining
both convenience and beauty. Water
works and electric lights are introduced
and the furnishings are elegant and taste
full in every detail.
Mrs. j. f. McCarey and little daugh-
ter will spend Thursday and Friday in
Greenville.
Miss Lula Gignilliat is at home again,
after an absence of some days.
Miss Ethel Fincannon has returned
from pleasant visit to Walhalla.
The graded school of Seneca will open
September 10, and will have for it's prin-
cipal the next year Mr.. Henry p. Boggs,
of Clarksville, Va, with Misses Sarah
Livingston and May Thompson as assist
ants. Mr.. Boggs comes highly recon-
mended and the patrons, through the
trustees, are to be congratulated upon
securing his services. The assistants are
aama 40 laet voar opd ora
competent. The fact that Miss Thompson
begins her third year here attests her
capabilities, to say nothing of her popu-
larity with children and parents. Miss
Livingston is young woman of thorough
education coupled with rare culture. She
spent month this summer at the sum-
mer school at Knoxville, Tenn, where
she received additional equipment for
position. With this corps of teachers the
Seneca school can not fail of a successful
year.
Seneca people are anticipating the
coming of the Walhalla Comedy Com
pany, who will present "a Noble Out
cast" before the public here on Wednes-
day night, with great pleasure. The ad-
mission price is 25 and Is cents, and
Seneca's four hundred is confidently ex
pected to turn out and give the visitors
rousing welcome. Don't forget the
date-Wednesday, September Sd.
Rev. John G. Law, of Walhalla, filled
the pulpit of the Presbyterian church
last Sabbath and preached a beautiful
sermon, full of tenderness and bearing a
message of comfort to all Christians
from the text, GAS one whom his mother
| comf0rteth 30 will comfort you" lisa
iah SO: 1877 He compared the love of God
for His children to that incompatible
love of mother to child, paying beauti-
full tribute to woman as mother. The
| time. place and manner of extending COM
fort to those in distress were dwelt upon,
each point being brought out in tender,
touching terms, introducing throughout
the discourse impressive illustrations.
Seneca people appreciate the privilege of
hearing DR.. Law, which is evidenced by
the good congregations which always
hear him.
On Monday night large crowd of
Seneca young people, with the attrac-
Keowee Hotel and spent q couple of
hours most delightfully."-. The parlor,
dining room and piazzas were bright
with many couples, some chatting, some
engaging in vocal or piano music, few
enjoying the dance in the dining room
to delightful dance music furnished by
the local string band. Among the fair
visitors were Misses Wright, of Missis-
sippi., Clark, of Newberry, Evans, of
Atlanta, and Thompson, of Atlanta.
Richland, Clemson College, Ander-
son and Atlanta were also we'll repre-
scented by members of the sterner sex.
The Seneca Graded School will open
Monday, September 10Th, with brighter
prospects than ever before. Mr.. Henry
p. Boggs, of Clarksville, Va, has been
elected principal, with the following as
sistants: Miss Sara Livingston, Miss May
Thompson and Miss Lulu Gignilliat.
Having secured handsome appropria-
tiop from tho town, the school Is on a
sure financial basis, and with such teach
ers in charge, the very best results are
to be expected. Parents are urged to
enter children the first day in order to
facilitate classification. All patrons are
invited to attend the opening exercises.
The contest for the prize offered by
Mrs. n. w. Coleman TO the silk growers
of Oconee will be decided on Wednesday,
10th instant. Those who have not sent
in their cocoons, and who desire to com.
pete for the prizes, will please send them
to Mrs. Coleman before the date men
toned.
lated upon the fact that better fire pro-
lection for the business block is an as
sured thing. Eleven hundred feet Of
pipe are here, which will be laid at once,
! running from the water tank across the
public square, one Migrant being placed
at Gignilliats corner, another at the COR
ner of tho large residence owned by
MRS. VIM. Lowery at the other extreme
of the corner. NJ. v. $.