Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-12-02


few miles above Seneca.
Miss Margie Stribling returned yester-
day from q short visit TO Greenyille,
There will not be any services in the
Baptist church next Sabbath. Rev. y,
R. Moore, the pastor, expects TO be q,
sumter In attendance upon the Baptist
State Convention.
John Conger, of Carnesville, visited
his brother and sister, Prof. David and
Miss Lucy Conger at Mrs. e. A. Norris
during the past week.
Ernest Prince, q cadet at Clemson col.
iege, visited his uncles, w. p. and O. E,
Anderson, last week.
M. s. Stribling visited Greenville and
Liberty last Wednesday and Thursday.
u: X. Lathem, leading farmer oi
Pickens county, was here last week
looking after his farming interests In
0conee.
j. II. Bibb, of the railway mail service
spent a day or two with his parents nea,
Westminster last week.
Chas. Highsmith, tax receiver of
Franklin county, Georgia, is here to-day.
Il. I'll. Dickson and j. s. White spent
Thanksgiving Day at. Retreat and en-
joyed the hospitality of DR.. and Mrs. j.
NJ. McClanahan. Speaking OF their visit
MIR. Dickson says: "The sport of bird
bunting was the order of the day. With
and at IL o'clock we returned badly dis
appointed with no birds at all. This
brought to mind that the fearful hail
storm in August destroyed the birds as
well as the growing crops in that section.
We then Joined DR.. McClanahan in his
home. The doctor in his usual hospita-
bic and kind manner entertained us
royalty and made us feel at home. Din.
ner was Immediately announced and all
the nlaaanraa and m ~
bird hunting were forgotten. To des.
cribe this dinner am unable. but to
say the least, it was most bouutiful
meal, with all the good things to eat that
one could wish for. The way this fine
dinner was prepared is only known by
those who2have visited the McClanahan
homo and enjoyed meal with them.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. Il. ID.
Long and Mr.. johnson, of Tugaloo, Mrs
ID. E. Jones and Henry Werner, Of Re.
treat, j. s. White and e. ii. Dickson, OF
Westminster. We noticed that the doc
tor has 20 acres of wheat sown in an up
to- date way. He is bringing quite lot
OF fine bottom land back into cultivation
which has been too wet for several years
All farmers who have land Of that kind
Will profit by seeing the doctor's work.
The fine condition of his orchard will
bear special mention. He is now en-.
gagged in planting out. a lot of black
locust, pecan and chestnut trees. If all
our farmers were like the doctor we
would soon have experiment stations all
over the country, and ere long many
better farmers than we have at present
A glance at his tour-gallon COWS now
giving milk and the best barrel churu
we have ever seen are evidences of some
thing good in dairying."
Last week was observed as a week OF
prayer by the members of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society of the Metho
dist church. The meetings were held
daily at p. m. at tho home of one OF
the members, with the exception of Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Stribling were
among the number who attended the
union meeting at Poplar church and
wero very Hospitality entertained by Mr.
and Mrs. w. III. Cole. Mrs. Striblinp
gave the ladies her impressions of the
Woman's Missionary Convention in
Spartanburg. Also some encouragement
to the ladies in their work at Poplar
church.
The third annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Cheswell Cotton Mill Co
will be held at their Office in Westmin
ster on Saturday, December 12, at Il
o'clock in the forenoon.
John Cheek and Miss Lois Robertson
were married in Abbevlle to-day. Mr.
and Mrs. Cheek will go to Florida i'm
mediately after the ceremony ON brida
trip. They will arrive at Westminster ir
about week to spend few days with
the parents of the groom at the West
minister Inn.
John Rholetter died at the homo OF
his son, Oscar Rholetter, near Dallas
Texas, on November II. He had reached
the ripe age of 81 years. Mr. Rholettel
was born near Hamburg, Germany. Ht
came with his parents to the Unitec
States when boy, arriving at Charleston
in the year 1927. He later removed tc
Pendleton where he resided until 1850
when he went to Alabama. In 1901 he set
tied in Texas. He was converted in 1870:
and united with the Cumberland Presby
terian church at Dick Creek. He leaves {
children, 80 grandchildren and % great
grand children. He also leaves a con
siderable number of nephews and nieces
in this county, two sisters and one
brother having spent their lives in Oco
nee.
On last Friday evening, November 81
Thanksgiving party was given at the
residence of DR.. and Mrs. Burt Mitchell
There were present Mrs. Rosa Arnold
Misses Ethel and Lula McGee, Beaulaf
Poore, Emma Bibb, Katie e. Harris
Rubie Elliott, Sallie Dickson, Minnie
Traylor, Ida Kay and Ida Jones; DIR. Il,
Anderson, j. M. Findley, 8. K. Ervine
Cornelius Davis, Burt Mitchell, Clyde
White, j. A. Zimmerman, r. Hunt anC
Knox Anderson. Parlor amusements.
such as "Spinning the Plate" "Trutf
Upon Honor" ETC., were played. Apples
bananas and oranges were served at II
o'clock.
DR.. j. II. Johns, of Atlanta, and Miss
Margaret Y. Mullin, of Macon, who was
a frnI mn in fI,n =
Urinary, of Atlanta, were married or
Tuesday, November "a, Rev. Fathe,
Quinn, of the Catholic church, offlciat-
ing. DR.. Johns and bride arrived here
Wednesday and are spending a part OF
their honeymoon with the groom's
mother, Mrs. Mamie Johns, three miles
below town, where they are receiving
the congratulations and good wishes OF
their numerous friends.
Rev. j. ID. Chapman, d. D., pastor OF
the First Baptist church of Anderson,
lectured in the Baptist church here al
the mid.week prayer meeting service
week before last. He spoke in the inte-
rest of the Baptist Young Peoples
Union of America and the endowment
fund of Furman University. We were
very much pleased to meet him.
Six dollars was the sum contributed to
the orphans at the union thanksgiving
service held in the Baptist church last
Thursday.
DR.. w. J. Carter, of 30S Auburn ave-
nue., Atlanta, Ca, is spending few days
with his brother, j. S. Carter. We are
always glad to see you, doctor.
Editor A. III. Mecklin, of the Toccoa
Record, spent several hor :s here last
Friday.
The Westminster Oil and Fertilizer
Company crushed their first cotton seed
last Saturday. Everything is running
smoothly. This is one of the most com
plete and up-to-date oil mill plants in the
upper part of the State.
James e. Dickerson has bought farm
near Westminster, and has recently
moved his family to our town lie will
reside with his father-in-law, j. p. Nc
Donald, until he makes some improve
ments on his premises. Mr.. Dickerson
comes from Hart county, Georgia.
w. NJ. Hudson, of Atlanta, was in