Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-07-08

| Master Harman Keys is on visit to
his father at Rion, S. G.
Call on II. f.. Alexander when YOU
want a buggy cheap for cash or on time.
According to last reports the condi-
tion of Mack Beatty is somewhat i'm
proved.
Leonard Cummings, of Anderson, is
spending some days in town with James
Thompson.
Attention is directed to the financial
statement of the Bank of Walhalla. 1t
makes q splendid showing.
Miss Glenola Cummings, of Ander-
son, spent Saturday and Sunday in Wal
halla visiting Miss Lille Thompson.
| Ice cream delivered in town at 5Oc.
per quart. Place orders one day ahead.
1.-THE Green 'front.'
Miss Emma Merrick entertained a
number of friends informally last even
| ing in honor of her friends, Misses Nell
Poe and Sue Sloan.
DIR. w. II. Stoddard, who has been
critically ill for several days, is some
better this morning. 1t is hoped the
good doctor will continue to improve.
Capt. j. G. Keys, of Rion, Joel Keys,
ton, of Buford, Ca, were visitors at Col.
r. A. Th ompson's last Saturday and
Sunday.
The communion of the Lords Sup
per will be celebrated in the Walhalla
Presbyterian church next Sabbath morn
| ing. Preparatory services on Saturday
at 1 o'clock a. m. All are cordially in
| vited.
Ice furnished at any time Sundays
excepted) and in any quantity to the
citizens of Westminster and surrounding
community. 1. E. McGee,
Westminster, S. G.
| -Messrs. J. j. Davis of Richland, e.
M. Morgan of Fairview and j. II. Barnett
of Westminster, all report cotton
| blooms in the last few days. The crop
is said to be doing much better since the
weather has turned warm.
H. Graeme Thompson, of McRaven,
Miss, spent last Friday evening among
| his friends in Walhalla, who are always
to Cashiers Valley to spend week or
two with relatives.
Tho trustees of Tamassee school
earnestly request that the patrons and
| friends of the school come and bring
dinner to the school grounds on Monday,
July 13. The trustees wish every one to
come and help make the day a success.
-R. Turner Kay returned to Walhalla
last Thursday afternoon from Birming-
|
for the past year as a salesman for a
large retail house of that city. He will
remain with homefolks about two weeks.
The Knights of Honor have paid out
to the widows and orphans of deceased
| members since its organization thirty
years ago, $79,602, ,224.21. Membership
June !, 1903, 53,296. The total number
of deaths in the Order to June /, 1908,
is al ,306.
|
held at Clemson College August 10th to
14th. During the week the State Fair
Association, the State horticultural So
ciety, the State Live Stock Association
and the State Dairymen's Association will
also meet there.
| On the fourth Sunday in July Revs.
G. l.. Craig and c. r. D. Burns will
preach at Mt. Zion church at II O'Clock
a. m. The public is cordially invited to
attend with singing books and well-filled
baskets. 1t is hoped all will be present
as early as 8 o'clock to take part in the
song service.
| The growing cotton crop in Oconee
county has improved 100 per cent during
the past fifteen days. Two weeks ago
the prospect was very poor indeed, but
the recent rains and hot weather have
brought out the crop wonderfully and
many of the farmers are expecting q
fairly good yield.
Some farmers with whom we have
| talked appear to be much more concerned
| about the condition of the corn crop
than about cotton. Not many of the
farmers appear to be at all enthusiastic
about the prospects for cotton, and when
asked about corn they appear to be very
much discouraged
Mrs. Virginia Reid, of Russellville,
Ala, accompanied by two of her children,
arrived in West Union last week. She has
| purchased the beautiful residence of her
| brother, Mr.. James Phinney, and will
| become a permanent citizen of our sister
town. We extend to her cordial well
come to her old home, where she has
many friends and acquaintances.
w. j. Schroeder, Superintendent of
the Rushton Cotton Mill at Griffin, Ga,
was on brief visit to his father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. II. b. Schroeder, Of
| Walhalla, this week. He returned to his
post of duty Monday afternoon. Mr..
Schroeder IS a promising young man and
we are glad to know he stands in line for
further promotion in the cotton mill in
dustry. He is really agenius in mechan-
les and kindred arts.
M. G. Crane, OF Cheohee, was in
town last Friday. He will be 81 years
old on the 11th instant. His wife will
be Al on tho Goth instant. They have
been married "a years; have boys and
5 girls. The oldest child is % years of
age, and the youngest two months. He
has horse that all the children have
ridden. The horse is 81 years old, and
has never been shod. Mr.. Crane says no
and his horse can do good days work
| yet.
| Hon. III. w. Kuhtmann, of Weather
| ford, Texas, arrived in Walhalla Monday
on brief visit to his native heath. He
will spend week or ten days. His many
friends were delighted to meet him
again, and see him looking 80 well. He
was born and reared and educated in
| Oconee, graduating from Adger College
in 1881. Ho studied law, went to Texas
and soon entered upon lucrative prac-
tice. He stands in the front rank Of
the Texas bar.
Anderson Mail, Juiy4: "Capt. j. III.
Grant and family left yesterday for
| Clarkesville, Ca, whore they will spend
several days. with relatives. They will
leave there on Thursday for Oklahoma
City, where they will make their future
home. Mr.. T.. G.. McAdams, who is to be
Capt. Grants law partner in Oklahoma,
| is to leave Anderson at the same time.
Anderson is sorry to lose these good
people, but they carry with them earnest
wishes for their success and happiness
| in their new home"
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