Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-12

-See @. w. Pitchford. Co.'s. mating.
art squares and rugs.
Misses Annie Werner and Mary Strib-
ling are spending the week at Highlands,
ID. B. s. Dendy left yesterday for At.
lanta, where he goes to spend few days
The third quarterly conference of the
Walhalla circuit will 6e held at the Wal
halla church next Sunday.
-Lunney, the druggist, calls attention
advertisements and SEQ him.
We sell the Milburn one and two
horse wagons, the best wagon ON the
market. @. w. Pitchford Co.
Miss Katie Witchel, of Charleston.
is spending several weeks in Walhalla
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. l.. III. Brandt.
The Southern Flour Mills, at West
minister, will rum for thirty days from
this date. II. y. 81. Lowery.
Miss Edith Anderson, Of Cross Hill,
s. o., is visiting Miss Ella Reid this
week. She will remain in Walhalla for
q month.
Lee g. Holleman, of Anderson, came
up yesterday afternoon to spend week
with his parents, Judge and Mrs. j. w.
Holleman, and among his many friends.
Col. r. T. Jaynes left this morning
for Camden, where he will attend the
review of the State troops in company
with Governor Hayward and other mem
bers of the Governors staff.
Mrs. Q. d. Mann, Prof. j. J.. Mann
and Miss Bessie Mann, OF Granitevilie,
passed through Walhalla yesterday on
their way to Jooassee, where they 90 to
spend an outing in that picturesque and
delightful climate.
"A reward of 800 is offered by Gov
ernor HeYward for the apprehension
and conviction of the party or parties
who burned Holly Springs Baptist
church, in this county, May 7th, i9O3.
See proclamation in another column.
IS. M. Morton, who has charge of the
ID. Oelkers farm, two miles from town.
has a stalk of cotton which has 212
bowls and squares on it. The stalk ia
about three feet high. Mr.. Morton is
one of Oconee's most progressive
farmers.
"A camping party, composed of Misses
Ida McCollough, Hattie Legare, Mamie
Ansel, Frederioka Ansel, Revs. j. @.
NJ. Ansel, left yesterday for Jocassee
Valley, whore they will spend q week.
enjoying camp life among the hills of the
Blue Ridge.
The County Commissioners of Oco
nee and Pickens on last Saturday let the
contract to build the Lawrence and Old
Plckens bridges over Keowee river. The
contracts were awarded to Geo. II. Crafts
81 Co., of Atlanta, for $1,000, the bridges
to be modern iron structures, and the
cost to be divided equally between the
two counties.
Rev. John G. Law, d. D., will begin
q protracted meeting at Fairview church
this "wednesday evening at 8 O'Clock.
and to continue through the week
Services each day at II O'clock a. m. and
8 O'Clock p. m. On Sunday morning,
after preaching, the sacrament of the
Lords Supper will be celebrated. To all
of these services the public is cordially
invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Lewis, of Bolton.
s. c., are visiting their relatives, Mr.. and
Mrs. D. A. Smith and family. Mr..
Lewis is the President of The Bank of
Belton, besides running large mercan-
tile and millinery establishment in his
city. He is progressive and thorough
business man. He and his good wife
will spend several days in Waihalla, en-
joying our delightful climate and water.
%. Fl. Burchfleld, one of the mail
clerks injured In the wreck OF Train No.
80 at Gastonia Monday, is we'll known to
many people in Walhalla and Oconee.
He was for number of years connected
with the railway service at Westminster,
and married daughter of Mr.. and Mrs,
W. ID. Hester, who are pleasantly remem-
bered here. The Walhalla friends of Mr.
hnna N
The following is the list of appointed
Stribling, Daisy Strong and Olive Max
well, and Messrs. w. l.. Werner, John b.
$. Dendy and Robbie Keys-to represent
Walhalla Presbyterian Sunday School in
the Presbyterial Sunday School Conyen
tion at Richland Presbyterian church on
next Monday night at $50 o'clock, 18th
instant, and continue on Tuesday and
Tuesday night, 18th August, instant.
ALI kinds of wagons at buggies at
@. w. Pitchford Co.'S.
"A gay crowd of young people at
tended dance at Richland last night.
The entertainment was given in honor
of Miss Nina Stribling. Those who
from Walhalla were: Hugh
Holleman and Miss Ella Reid. Tbos.
Maxwell and Miss Edith Anderson, J. Y.
Jones and Misses Roxie Reid and Annie
Biemann, w. j. Schroeder and Miss Julia
Maxwell; Frank Maxwell, Marvin Smith.
Will Rose, Louis Russell, Anson Merrick.
and Julian Dendy.
An unfortunate cutting and shooting
affray occurred near Richland last Satur.
day between Boy Morgan, of Walhalla,
and j.. b. McMahan. A match game Of
base ball was in progress and Morgan and
McMahan became involved in q row.
McMahan was shot twice in the leg with
pistol and Morgan received several
severe knife wounds on the hand and
body. Neither is thought to be seriously
hurt, and the latest reports state that
both are getting along nicely. Nothing
definite is known as to the cause of the
trouble, but both parties are said to have
been drinking freely.
Rev. w. G. Neville, the popular and
consecrated pastor of the Yorkville
Presbyterian church, preached forceful
and .edifying sermon in the Walhalla
Presbyterian church on last Sunday
night. MI. Neville has hosts of friends
mere VINO admire him as man and as
preacher of righteousness. It was in
Waihalla where he received his early
training and education, and in our opin-
ion no young man has ever gone out
from among us who reflected greater
honor upon the town of his early youth
and young manhood than Mr.. Neville.
May he live long and may the work of
the Lord continue to prosper In his
hands.
g. K. Maxwell left at our office yes
to-day morning q bean measuring 20
inches in length. Mr.. Maxwell says he
has never heard the name of the bean
nor seen any one around here who has
seen any Of this variety before. 1t looks
very much like big long pea, but has
the taste of bean, and is much better
and even moro tender than the small
wax beans. 1t does not require string
ing' at all, the only thing necessary to
get 1t ready for cooking being to break in
dozen or more places. For want of a
better name Mr. Maxwall has chriatanad