Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-05-28
THE NEWS FROM SENECA.

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THE NEWS FROM SENECA.
Seneca, May 27.--,Seneca is concratu.
lated upon the nice condition of her side
walks last Sabbath. Now let the towt
council introduce the splitting ordinance
Mrs. s. <. Stribling and Miss Neil
Stribling, OF Roswell, Ga, are VISITING
friends and relatives here.
Miss Ethel Finoannon returned to Sen
eca last week, TO the delight of he,
numerous friends here, and is visiting In
Walhalla this week.
Madames Il. w. Jordan and O. r. Bacon
returned last Saturday from Spartanburg
where they represented the Once-a- Week
Club at the Federation of Women's Clubs.
Mrs. Patterson, of Greenville, wan elected
president, which is another deserved
complipsnt to the women of the up
country. Out of the three presidents OF
tho Federation, which organization il
now but entering upon its fifth year, two
of them, Mrs. M. w. Coleman, the first
president, aud the present incumbent
Mrs. Patterson, are prominent up-coun.
try women. The meeting was altogether
a most charming and harmonious one
and the Spartanburg women furnished
delightful and lavish entertainment foi
the visitors.
At a meeting of the Ladies' Aid and
Missionary Society of the Presbyterian
church yesterday afternoon the follow.
ing committees, selected from the Board
of Deacons and the society, respectively
were appointed to act in concert toward
making improvements on the church
building: Messrs. w. o. Hamilton, o. f.
Bacon, w. S. Hunter and DR.. e. @. Doyle,
and Madames w. o. Hamilton, II. j.
Gignilliat, o. +. Bacon and o. r. Doyle.
1t is proposed to give the pastor, Rev.
w. s. Hamiter, much needed rest, aud
during that time it is hoped the improve.
ments on the church can be completed.
Miss Alma Jones, a talented young
musician of Norcross, Ga, has accepted
the position of music teacher here and
has most encouraging prospect for a
large class.
Mrs. w. S. Hunter and family will
leave. on Thursday for visit of some
length to Greenville.
Major S. P. Dendy, of walhalla, is in
Seneca to-day.
Capt. j. l.. Shanklin's friends are glad
to see him town to-day.
Mr.. e. @. Newton is among the knights
OF the grip who are taking in our town
to-day.
Mrs. w. o. Alexander and children are
visiting in Georgia and will be absent
some mOnCnS.
Messrs. G. w. Gignilliat and f. M.
Carey are on a fishing expedition to the
mountains this week.
Misses Nettie Symmes and Lucia Sol
ger, were attractive visitors to Mrs. G..
w. Gignilliat the past week.
Miss Mary E. Swami, who has been
teaching in the graded schools in Pickens
the past year, is visiting her aunts, the
Misses Hoke, here. Miss Swann's friends
are delighted to have her in Seneca, even
for short while again.
Profs. Henry and Wright, of Clemson
College, visited friends here last Sabbath.
Mr.. w. p. Nimmons and little daugh-
ter are on the sick list this week.
Miss Emily Dendy, of Richland, is Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gaines this
week.
Mr.. Amos Adams, of Hartwell, Ca, is
spending few days with the family of
Mr.. j. II. Adams.
Mrs. VIM. A. Lowery and family m moved
last week to their country home at
Adams's Crossing and will spend the hot
months there.
Mr.. John Lawrence, having bought out
the grocery firm of Grant & Grant, is
now running thoroughly up-to-date
establishment. Fresh vegetables and
country produce are speciality with
Mr.. Lawrence, though he keeps full
line of heavy and fancy groceries. Mr..
Lawrence's prompt and polite attention
to business will naturally attract gen
erous share of trade.
Mr.. Gibson Waite, who occupies the
stand recentlv held by l.. G. Craig, is
also showing fresh, new goods, and dis.
plays attractions in his line.
Dr. e. G. Doyle has had the happy
homer conferred upon him of delivering
the alumni address before the Alumni
Association of the Clinton Presbyterian
College, at Clinton, S. G. DR.. Doyle
will carry the honor most creditably,
and Seneca is proud to send him as a
representative citizen, truly a cultured,
intelligent, polished gentleman.
Little Miss Julia Harper gave an after
noon picnic to large number of her
a jolly good time was enjoyed by all.
Private letters from Mrs. NJ. w. Cole
man, who is now enjoying tour through
Continental Europe, bring news of most
interesting visits to Rome, Naples and
Venice. 1t is source of regret to Mrs.
Coleman's friends that she does not give
some impressions of her travels for pub
lication, which given in characteristic
letters could not fail to be of interest to
a large circle of friends.
Mr.. 1. d. Fincannon spent SUNDAY last
in Seneca.
Rev. j. Ii. Moore is in Westminster to-
day.
Jesse Stribling returned Saturday af-
ternoon from Charleston, where he took
in the exposition and other attractions
of the City by the Sea.
Your correspondent took few DAYS
off last week and ran down to Tusca-
loosa, Ala, for visit to relatives there.
1t would be hard to find place more
thoroughly historic, in some respects
most typical of old time Southern GUS
toms, and yet withal thorough going,
active, business centre. 1t being the for
mer capital of the State, the handsome
old buildings, the Capitol and Governors s
Mansion, remain attractive monuments
to this fact. The former is now used as
the Baptist College and is in beautiful
state of preservation. The other
colleges located there, viz: The Metho-
dist College, the graded schools,
the University High School, of which
the late lamented Prof. w. H. Verne.
was for number of years president, and
the University of Alabama, all attest the
fact that Tuscaloosa is also strong edu-
cational center. The buildings and
grounds of the latter are tho handsomest
ever saw, there being acres upon acres
of magnificent water oaks, whose shades
cover perfectly kept lawns. A little fur
ther out, the State Hospital for the In
sane is located. A large farm is con
nected, which is in perfect state of oul-
tivation, and which is partially worked
by inmates. A dairy farm is also in sue
cessful operation, also extensive orchards
and gardens. Tuscaloosa, like Wash
ington. being ''city of magnifi-
cent distances" renders private equip
ages necessity as we'll as q
luxury. I saw many handsome turn