Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-09-02

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Seneca, september 1.-The meeting
which has been In progrcss ct the Bap-
tist church for q week Il drawing large
copgregations Of our ch,sSsh going peo.
| pie. There have been twice daily ser
vices, sss.sss sos ssif g ssew days there wore
three services. At night tho church
is allied and the closest attention is
given. Rev, Mr.. Cree, of, Gaffney, who
Is doing the preaching has made Cue
impression upon our peopleplhis SET
mons all being masterpieces OF solid
gospel truth, forcibls and boaptifpll,
expressed. In fact, he is regarded ms
being among the strongestSof the many
forcefui representatives OF this depomi!
nation, who have preached here. lt ie
not determined yet just when the meet.
ing will close, but IL is hoped that the
way will be found clear to continue for
several days yet. It is believed that a
thorough revival among Chrstians is
felt, while there have been several ac.
cessions to the church.
Rev. w. 8. Hamiter returned yester-
day from Abbeville where he was en-
gagged In home mission work on last
Sabbath.
Mrs. Hugh Bibb. of Westminster, vis-
tied Mrs. w. j. Lunney this week.
Mrs. Sylvester Bleokley, of Anderson,
is the guest of Mrs. j. w. Stribling.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cockrell and interesting
family will leave in n few days for
Spartanburg, where they will make
their home this winter.
Mrs. Mary MoCarley and family re-
turned yesterday from Pendleton whore
they have been visiting friends
Morris Barton has accepted position
with G. w. Gignilliat and is stopping at
the Keowee Hotel. We welcome, this
young man as a citizen of our town.
Seneca is badly in need Of rain, vege-
tation suffering because of continued
drouth and winds. The drop in temper
ature yesterday, however, has greatly
improved affairs and life is again tolera-
BILE after the intense heat of last week.
Numbers of friends from Westminster
and Richland have attended the meeting
from time to time.
Mrs. Alex. Ramsay and daughter,
Miss Gladys, returned to their homo in
Mississippi yesterday.
Mrs. w. p. Reid and children have re-
turned from three months stay in the
mountains.
Miss May Thompson returned last
Saturday to Seneca and will take up her
duties with the Seneca Graded School
next week. Hor many friends are de-
lighted to have her with them again.
A dispute between Major Alexander
and Jim Thompson, both colored, who
have been working on DR.. Doyle's, ware
house, brought on hot words, and
fight ensued, Alexander using h knife
and Thompson a strip of timber, With
the use of the latter the skull of Alex
ander was crushed and death followed
in few moments. An inquest was held
by the coroner, and the negro was COM
mitted to Jail, who puts up strong plea
of self-defense. Both parties are from
Elberton.
DR.. and Mrs. Emerson, who have been
spending the hot season in Jocassee, are
in Seneca to-day en- route to their home
in Atlanta.
Fl. Baker, Superintendent of the
Southern Railway, is in Seneca to-day
and is registered at the Keowee. He is
entertaining as his guest to dinner onr
H. j. Gignilliat.
We were just about to say something
about the continued and annoying de-
lays on the Southern, but in view of the
above fact we guess we had better not.
Mrs. Landon Smith and Miss Elize
Smith, of Georgetown, Texas, spent last
week with Mrs. e. M. Brock and Mrs.
Jordan's family. They have been visit
ing large circle of relatives in different
points in South Carolina during the past
six weeks.
Louis Jordan, of Union, and j. M.
Jordan, of Greenville, visited relatives
| here last Thursday.
Thomas Key and family, of Perthshire,
Scotland, arrived in Seneca some ten
days since. Mr.. Key is stock farmer
by profession, and will have charge of
| Mrs. Coleman's mill farm the coming
year. The coming of Mr.. Key Is the
enitial step to colonization scheme that
is underway for bringing immigrants
from the North of Scotland. One of
Oconee's greatest needs is more people.
1t is a wellknown fact that Scotchmen
are the most desirable immigrants that
can be had, as they are frugal, religious
and can speak the English language An
organized effort on the part of our peo-
pie would bring to Oconee these immi-
grants in large numbers, as the. tide of
home-seekers is now turning to the
South. AS there is no State immigration
association in South Carolina itbehooves
the citizens of each county to take, up
this important work. The cotton mills
have absorbed, in measure, the white
tenantry of Oconee and the negroes are
drifting to the towns and cities, where
they can obtain day labor.
Mrs. M. w. Coleman will spend the
greater part of September at Saluda and
Lake Toxaway. NJ. 8.
Resolutions on the Removal OF Pastor
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