Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-09-10
THE. NEWS FROM SENECA.
WaIhalIa Comedy company's Play Success
Locals Around Town.

penter and children, of G,eenyille, are
visiting Mrs. w. 8. Hunt9r.
Mr.. Sam Ellison ed family have
moved to Lockhart, where Mr.. Ellison
has accepted business position.
Miss Hessie McCarley, who, with her
%otesrs q Rsp,asnn family is resting temporarily
with Miss Eleanor Wardlaw.
Miss Sallie Hunt, of Townville, is Wis
iting the family of Mr.. j. w. Byrd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam johnson of Kansas
City, have been visiting Mrs. w. p.
Retd this week.
Master ]. T. McCarley returned yes
terday from Roswell, where he spent a
delightful week with friends.
Mrs. r. A. Gilmer, of Fort Madison
visited relatives here last week.
Miss Alma Jones goes to her homo at
Norcross this week for visit of q
week.
Grady Ballenger is with the j. H.
Adams mercantile firm this season.
Miss Annie Reid, of Walhalla, has
cepted position with j. H. Adams Co.
Mrs. 7. K. Dickson and son, Ted, re-
turned to Columbia last week, after
spending the hot months here. The
Misses Dickson will remain few days
longer to the delight Of their friends.
Miss Lidie Keith, of Walhalla, is
spending this week with Miss Bessie
Belle Shelor.
Miss Ethel Fincanuon will 90 to Wal
halla this afternoon for lengthy visit
to relatives there.
The party of tourists to Washington
and other points of interest North re-
turned on Monday. 1t was composed of
MIR. and Mrs. James Thompson and son,
Mrs. ii. F. Alexander, Misses Eva Nc
Whorter and Sue Thompson.
r George Coleman's friends are delighted
TO see him here again, he having arrived
last Sunday for few days visit to his
mother.
j Seneca people will appreciate an op-
portunity TO hear Ralph Bingham, who
Is billed to lecture in Walhalla on Friday
evening next. He comes tremendously
advertised, having proved an immense
popularity throughout the United States.
Let big crowd hear himi
Misses Lillian Blythe and Sophie Nc
Alister, two popular Greenville young
women, spent last Wednesday night at
the New Keowee, the guests of Mrs. j..
f. McCarley, and attended tho Comedy
Company performance.
Miss Elise McWhorter, of Washing
ton, D. c., passed through Seneca on
Saturday, stopping for short while
with friends here.
Hon. Frank Gary, of Abbeville, oandi-
date for Lieutenant Governor, spent
Wednesday night of last week in Seneca.
The baseball game last week between
the teams of Pendleton and this place
oame to grief by one of the members of
the former being thrown from hack
and seriously injured. The wheel run
over his body, crushing both jaw bones.
Indeed Thursday proved day of
casualties in Seneca, as there were
several run-aways, resulting in broken
vehicles. harness, &c, with q free fight
or two thrown In.
On the same day little J. w. Strib-
ling experienced perilous ride, when in
trying to ride livery horse to the stable
the horse took fright and ran. The little
fellow hung on, however, and was res
cued at the stable door, with no serious
results except frightened and excited
The Walhalla Comedy Company, which
showed here, according to appointments,
last Wednesday evening, is oopgratu-
lated upon giving most delightful per-
formance. There was good house,
who showed their appreciation by re-
peated encore. Indeed Walhalla does
seem to have a very unusual share of
dramatic talent inasmuch as the
Comedy Company, which has been in
existence number of years, gives fire.
qnent and thoroughly creditable shows.
Previous to this, however, there had been
for years an unorganized dramatic COM
pany, who have given from time to time
delightful affairs retleoting credit upon
themselves and their town, and which,
indeed, could have done credit to a much
larger place. IT is were possible to draw
competitions from the cast of the play
presented here, ''The Noble Outoast,"
probably that of Gerald Weston, or Jerry,
the Outcsst, by Mr.. r. Q. Merrick, and
France, by Miss Fretwell, showed most
talent, though for real adaptation that
of Col. Lee, by Mr. j. A. Steck, and Mrs.
Lee. by Miss Crisp, was perfect. The
other characters, while less prominent,
were nevertheless exceedingly good. If
the pulse of the audience Is to be taken
as an index, Miss Fretwell, as France,
was the undoubted favorite. We hope
the Comedy Company will favor us
again in the near future, and bespeak
for them hearty welcome.
The library is receiving from time to
time popular new books, which, judging
from the avidity with which they are
received by the members of the Associa-
tion, undoubtedly proves Seneca q read
ing people. A new lot is expected in
next week, list of which will be given
In our next letter.
Seneca, as usual, "gallops with the
gang' if she doesn't always lead. Re-
Gently when O party of English people
were visiting this country they chanoed
upon the capital of Alabama, and while
out sightseeing, of course, took in the
State House. Upon entering they met a
plain looking gentleman, whom yney
asked to show them through the build
ing. He consented readily and when it
was done accepted the tip, a quarter,
which he gave to the Confederate Monu-
ment Fund. He proved none less than
the Governor of the State. A few days
ago party who had spent the summer
In our mountains, returned thus far
homeward and stopped at one of our
hotels for lunch. In the absence of
waiter, maid, butler, &C., the proprietor
donned a epotless apron and offciated.
The party left the tip, and departed in
blissful ignorance of the situation, while
tho erstwbile waiter chuckled over hints
cleaned from the dual position and re-
mains wiser and better--waiterl
The town council has had good
breathing spell since your correspondent
left the business block and has been too
engrossed to look after affairs there.
We are very much afraid that they have
left the sweeping to kind Providence
and judging from the condition of side
walks, etc., Seneca cannot be called the
"Windy City," Never mind; as soon as
the water pipes are in, we will expect to
see them washed beautiful and clean for
Sunday M. 8.