Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-05-07
Court convenes next Monday.


TO Rent--Two nice rooms on Faculty
Hill. Apply at this Office.
e. l.. Herndon, ESQ.,, is in. Charles
ton on professional business.
The county will rebuild the bridge
over Whitewater river at the Erwin farm.
"A nice line of spring and summer
clothing just arrived at Carter & Co.'s.
Misses Nettie Jones and Emma Law.
of Tamassee, are visiting the Misses Moss
this woek.
1t has been officially announced that
the Charleston Exposition will close on
June 1st.
Mr.. j. M. Strother and family, of
Ridge Spring, are spending some time
in Walhalla.
Mr.. j. j. Haley and daughter, Miss
Jodie, of Oakway, spent Monday in Wal
halla among friends.
Mrs. w. j. Beard is visiting the fam
lily of Capt. and Mrs. @. K. Watson, of
Greenville, this week.
Miss Hattie Ivester, of Mountain
Rest, is visiting at the home of her
cousin, e. l.. Herndon, Esq.
For Sale.-A lot of chairs, school
desks and buggy. For particulars call
on j. M. Moss, at post office.
Rev. w. Abbott will preach at Bel
mont school house next Sunday morning
at IL o'clock. Public invited
-"The Sunday SCHOOL, is to be tka
subject at the Evangelical Lutheran
church next Sunday (English).
Miss Minnie Finkenstedt left this
morning for Atlanta. She will make her
home in that city in the future.
-To-morrow (Thursday) is Ascension
Day. Let us be sure to understand it's
spiritual meaning and profit by it.
MIR. and Mrs. G. w. Pitohford and
Mrs. DR.. w. Il. Stoddard will leave to-
morrow morning to visit the Charleston
Exposition.
w. j. Lunney, druggist, Seneca, calls
attention this week to "Lunney's Iron
Tonic Bitters," preparation of his own.
Read his advertisement, "Give Health a
Chance." and give him call.
The annual picnic at Reeder's Ford
will take place Friday, May 9th. Speak
ing and dancing will be the programme
for the day. Public cordially invited to
attond.
Miss Fannie Crisp has charge of the
central office of the Walhalla Telephone
Company at present. She takes excellent
care of the talking public and is making
a reputation for herse.e as an accommo-
dating "hello girl"
Mr.. w. S. James, of Hattesburg,
Miss, is in Walhalla. He will remain
several months and instruct the Walhalla
Brass Band, the members of which have
already begun to toot little now and
then to reassure themselves.
Two cars of good wheat bran and
shorts going at only 81 sack. Best feed
on earth for the money, and going below
mill price. Also five cars cotton seed
meal and hulls on hand and plenty of
guano and acid at Carter & Co.'s, Wal
halla, S. G.
Masters Robert and Herman Keys
and Miss Eleanor Keys left yesterday for
Charleston. They were accompanied by
Col. X. A. Thompson as far as Bolton,
will spend week visiting with them
among relatives and friends.
The sale of the three-day tickets to
the Charleston Exposition (price $437
from Walhalla) will be continued through
the month of May, and they will be on
sale every Tuesday and Thursday during
this month. Mr.. j. M. Ward received
instructions to this effect last Friday.
Postmaster j. M. Moss has received
the weather signals furnished by the
government and will soon have them in
readiness to be run up for the informa-
tion of the public. The signal staff will
be between sixty and seventy feet h'gh
and will be placed either in Main street
in front of the post office or on the build
ing itself.
Mr.. Newton Crenshaw, Of West
Union, returned home last week from
his recent trip to the Confederate reunion
at Dallas and other points in Texas He
enjoyed his outing ever 80 much and
was fayOrably impressed with the Lone
Star State, with the exception of it's
water, which, he says, was decidedly bad,
compared with our pure and sparkling
mountain water of South Carolina.
Mr.. John Joost, of Jacksonville, Fla,
arrived in Walhalla Tuesday afternoon
ana az is stopping at the Walhalla Hotel;
lie is well known as former citizen of
Walhalla, having been born here and
raised to manhood in our midst. For the
past six years he has resided in Jackson
vile. He has suffered considerably of
late from the effects of Florida's debili-
tating climate and will spend some time
in and around Walhalla to recuperate.
His many friends are pleased to meet
him again.
r. Wales Lowery, the twelve-year-old
son of Mr.. Thos. M. Lowery, of Seneca,
accompanied party on the trip to the
veterans reunion at Dallas, Texas. He
also visited relatives in tho Lonn Star
State. Among these relatives he saw
for the first time his great-grandmother
Mrs. Stribling, the mother of Messrs. j.
w. Strlbling, of Seneca, and w. j. Strib-
ling, of Walhalla. In his short life he
has seen four grandparents, one step
grandmother and six great grandparents,
making eleven in all.
The second quarterly conference of
the Seneca aud Walhalla Station was held
in the Walhalla Methodist parsonage on
last Friday night, I'd instant. The usual
routine of business was transacted, with
the Presiding Elder, Rev. j. b. Wilson,
in the chair. The following delegates
and alternates were elected to the Dis
trict Conference, to convene in Easley, S.
g., July 1927, 1902: DR.. w. F. Austin
and X. L. Jaynes; alternates, l.. w. Jor-
dan and ID. A. Smith. Seneca was chosen
as the next place of meeting of the con-
ference.
Hon. w. II. Sharp, Senator of lex
ington county, was in Walhala two
days last week. He is a candidate for
Comptroller General, and intends MAX
ing vigorous campaign. He is promi-
nent member of the Lexington bar, and
has served two terms as a member of the
House of Representatives from his
county. Two years ago he was elected
to the Senate, and has taken rank as one
of the most able and influential members
of tb.t body. He is fluent debator
and Nnrsitile campaigner. Look out for
SHARP when he gets on the stump, for he
will wake the boys up.
The second quarterly conference of
the Walballa Circuit, Rev. j. |. Spinks,
preacher in charge, was held at Whit
mire's Methodist church on last Saturday
and Sunday, Sd and 4th instants. The
attendance on both days was good. The
Presiding Elder, Rev. j. b, Wilson,
a. Il ~,