Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-02-26
THE NEWS FROM SENECA.
The Coming K. OF P. Banquet-Local Par;
graphs About the Visitors.

Seneca, February 25.-The Atlanta
journal is in demand this morning on
account of the status of affairs in Wash
ington, in which all South Carolinians
are interested.
The slow melting of the big snow and
the continued rains have left the rca1as
and streets in fearful condition. The
Town Council at this place, having wisely
taken precaution to scrape the sidewalks
of the snow, and with liberal use of
coal dust at the crossings, have made
travel comfortable for pedestrians.
Notwithstanding the bad weather, the
literary clubs have kept up their regular
weekly meetings. The Once-a- Week
Club has been seriously crippled on ac-
count of the loss of several members,
but regular work has continued and
some delightful social meetings have
been given, at which visitors were enter
tanned.
The Seneca Cotton Mill is now run
ming regularly, and our people, who
have watched its growth with so much
interest, are naturally proud of the fact.
Washington's birthday was observed
by appropriate exercises at the public
school.
The library continues to ba popular
place of resort with tho Seneca people.
Your correspondent finds that the books
most sought after are the new ones.
while those Of the old standards remain
on the shelves with their wrappers crisu
and fresh. A new lot of books will be
! ordered soon.
The subject of silk culture, which has
received notice through your columns
from time to time, is making some head
way, number of parties having pro-
cured trees for planting. The most popu-
lar tree for this purpose is the morus
alba, but as there is limited supply
of these 1t is suggested to those wishing
to experiment that the common mui-
berry be used for the first planting,
which will be ready for grating the
next year. The trees are grown in hedge
form and are cut back every year, which
will afford great quantities of the slips
for grating. The hedges are generally
grown on terraces.
The Knights of Pythias here are ar
ranging to give an oyster supper on the
evening of the goth, to which large
number OF visitors are invited, including
OF neighboring towns and cities. Elabo-
rate decorations will be used, in which
the *. of p. colors will be introduced,
while palms, ferns and other decorative
plants will be used lavishly. A string
band has been procured, which will dis.
course delightful music throughout the
evening. In fact no detail will he lack.
ing to make the occasion perfect.
Mr. S. p. Stribling, who has been iii
at his home at Cross Roads for week,
is improving.
Mrs. E. p. Earle continues to improve,
after very serious illnese of several
days.
Miss Nellie Brown, of Anderson, ia
visiting Mrs. Stokes Striblin..
Mrs. l.. r. VanDiviere, of Macon, Ca,
spent last Friday with Mrs. James f.
McCarey.
Mr.. and Mrs. John p. McCarey passed
through Seneca last week on their way
home from Greenville, where they have
lived for some months.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Martin, of Lock
hart, visited Mrs. O. X. Livingston for a
few days last week.
Miss Ethel Fncanpon spent day In
Walhalla last week.
ttr. w. ID. Holland spent last Sunday
with homefolks
Miss Dana Moore left Monday for New
York City, whore she goes 20 study mil
linery.
Miss Sallie Davis, OF near Richland,
spent n few days with her friend, Miss
Stella Fincannon, last week, remaining
over Sunday.
Mr.. s. X. Dendy, Jr., of Lavonia, Ga,
paid Seneca business visit last week.
A number of Clemson boys spent Sun
day with homefoiks Among them were
Marshal Jordan, Charles Gigniliiat,
Wayman and George Holland. s.a