Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-19

An oconee Lady Produces the Finest silk
thai Has Been Received at Washington.

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Seneca, August 1S. miss Salue Alex
ander 10 visiting frisnds here this week.
Stokes Shelor, wife and child are with
the family Of II. w. Shelor.
Cbas. Ballenger, who has been engaged
in railroad work in Georgia, returned
home yesterday.
Mrs. T. 8 Stribling will be sat home''
70 number Of her friends on Tuesday
evening, complimentary to Miss Nina
Stribling. " ~
Miss Josephine Cashier is the attrac-
tive guest of Mrs. II. M. Cary.
Charles MoAlistf i, of Greenville, spent
o few hours in Seneca last Saturday on
his way to bis summer home In the
mountains, where he will spend q few
days with his family.
Joe McCarey is visiting the family of
Chas. McAlister in the mountains this
week.
l.. II. VanDiviere spent Sunday after
noon here. He was on his return home
to Savannah from Walhalla, whore he
had been visiting his mothers ia nily.
Will Lewis and family are visiting
relatives in Seneca.
Misses Byrdie and, Sue Thompson
spent last Friday In Anderson.
We were about to say that it is
rumored that "wedding bells will ring"
in the early fall in Seneca. but we have
so often been accused of giving false
alarm that we will wait little and see.
Mrs. w. #. Austin and Mrs. Alex.
Ramsay are in the mountains for stay
of ten days or two weeks.
Among the silk producers in Ooonee
county Mrs. Ellen Hall has the distinc-
tion of producing the largest number of
pounds. Mrs. M. w. Coleman received
the silk, sold it to the department. at
Washington, and received letter in
reply saying that the silk was tho finest
specimen that had heen received. This
news must be highly gratifying to the
silk growers hore, who will undoubtedly
redouble their efforts another year.
We called attention to the fact q few
weeks ago that the proverbial lamb and
lion would soon lie down together in
Seneca. For fact, they have done it,
and we haven't seen any fur fly yet.
We have all read Of all sorts and sizes
of pig tales and tails. There's the little
pig that the old woman bought with a
penny; the little pig that wanted some
corn, and also the pigs that went to mar
ket, but Seneca produces an entirely
novel pig tale, viz: The little pigs that
went before Town Council. For particu-
lars attend town council meeting We'd
nesday morning, or apply to undersigned.
Mrs. j. +. McCarey and children leave
Thursday for Gainesville, where she will
meet party of friends from Tuscaloosa,
Ala, who are summering there. al
1t was disappointment to the Seneca
people that they couldn't attend the
opening of the Sunday School Teachers
Institute last evening at Richland on
account of the rain.
DR.. Leander +. Smith, President of the
Southern Female Institute at George.
town, Texas, is the distinguished guest
at the homo of Mrs. l.. w. Jordan this
week.
Gardens and all growing crops have
been greatly improved on account of fine
local rains.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. s. Werner returned
last Saturday from Brevard, N. c.
Luke w. Werner is with his family
here for few days.
Charles Hoke and Miss Fannie Hoke,
of Atlanta, visited the Misses Hoke here
last week. M. v. s.