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

day in Septembe All singers and lovers
of singing are invited.
Last week our Seneca correspondent
lost track of our esteemed friend, DR.. Il.
c. Doyle. On Monday we succeeded in
locating him in New York.
Rev. G. d. Mann, who has been at
Jocassee for two weeks, spent last night
with j. w. Holleman and family, en-
route to his home in Graniteville.
House to Rent-Four square and two
attic rooms, on Main street. Five min
utes walk from school and post office.
Apply to &. f. Brennecke.
Misses Sallie Norton and Sue Dendy
returned last Saturday from their trip
points. They report an exceedingly
pleasant outing.
Miss Anna Reid returned home Tues
day evening after months pleasant
outing, visiting her brother and family
at WOodberry, Ca, and other relatives
in the Empire State.
Rev. j. G. Johnes will preach in the
Walhalla Episcopal church on next Sun
day morning at II O'Clock and at night
at $50 o'clock. The public cordially iu-
vited to both services.
Miss Claude Wright, of CLAYTON,
Ala, and Miss Emily Winn, of Decatur,
Ca, left this week for their respective
homes, after a pleasant visit to their
friend, Miss Mary Stribling.
An election will be held at Oakway,
in Center township, on Saturday, Sep
tember 9Th, at 2 O'Clock p. M, for the
purpose of eleoting a member to the
County Board of Pensions.
Mrs r. A. Gilmer, of Fort Madison.
and Mrs. A. G. Ballenger, of Atlanta,
spent last Friday in Walhalla, visiting
their sister, Mrs. M. E. johnson, and
other relatives in Walhalla.
Dave G. Strother is spending few
days in Walhalla among relatives and
friends. He will leave in few DAYS for
Ridge Spring, where he will engage with
his brothers in the oil mill business.
Miss Helen Moss is teaching flour
ishing school at Tamassee. She is an
excellent teacher, and the trustees and
patrons of the school are to be con-
graduated upon securing her services.
DON'T fail to see our china-it's free.
Jno f. Craig.
At recent meeting of the session of
the Walhalla Presbyterian church the
pastor, Rev. r. l.. Rogers, was granted
vacation for the month of September.
There will be no church service at any of
Mr.. Rogers appointments during this
month.
Capt. r. G. Strother and family will
arrive in West Union this evening and
make their home there in the future.
We will be pleased to mum Der them again
among our citizens. Capt. Strother and
his estimable family are citizens we can
not well afford to lose permanently.
Anderson Mail, August 20th: "N. p.
Cole died at his home at the Orr
Mills yesterday afternoon. He was Is
years old, and had not been living in
Anderson great while. The remains
will be carried to Bethel church, in
Oconee county, to-day for interment."
w. j. Platt, of Aiken, visited his
sister, Mrs. K. l.. Herndon, last week.
Clerk of Court John G. Watkins,
Auditor G. N. G. BoIeman and Thos. b.
Earle, of Anderson, were in Walhalla for
a short while Monday. They were on
their way to Cashiers Valley, where. in
company with w. NJ Fennell, Mr.
Wright and J. r. Earle, they will spend
about week.
John Welborn, of Toccoa, Ca, ia on
visit to his brothers in Pickens county.
He has sold most of his property there
with view of locating in the far western
State of Washington, having been there
since March until the 18th of July. and
is very much pleased with that country.
-Pickens Sentinel Journal
Married, on Sunday, August 80, 1908,
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Bar
ron, near Salem, Miss Bette Burgess and
Fred. Alexander. The bride is daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Burgess. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. j. b.
Colley. The young couple have the best
wishes of many friends throughout the
county.
g. a. Taylor, of Port Tampa City,
Fla, has been visiting among relatives
in and round Walhalla for the past ten
days. He was accompanied by his
daughter, Miss Carrie, who will remain
here and attend the Walhalia Graded
schools. She has many little friends
who will gladly welcome her among
them again.
-Courtenay Lodge, No. 249, A. F. M, al
Newry, will hold it's first anniversary on
Saturday night, September 9TH. The
Masters Degree will be conferred on two
or moro candidates. Grand Master
Whitehead is expected to be- present
and participate in the exercises. Neigh
boring lodges are cordially invited to be
present.
j. E. Whelchel, of the Department
of Commerce, Washington, was In town
yesterday gathering up statistics in re-
gard to county affairs in general. Mr..
w oJhJtu JndO IL lO COulu ODCa1n
information as readily and fully from
other counties as he did in Oconee his
report for the State as a whole will show
up more fully than other States and COM
pare faVorably with the best
We are requested to announce that
DR.. j. r. Wilkinson, a lay medical mis-
sionary of the Presbyterian church, who
has been laboring in China for some
years past, will lecture in the Presbyte-
rian church here on next Thursday
night at $50 o'clock. DR.. wilkinson
was once student of Adger College and
should not be unknown to many of our
people. All are invited to come and
hear the lecture.
will Nicely was stabbed by Elisha
Clark yesterday while In colored res.
taurant on Spring street. Nicely and
Jim Clark were quarrelling and had
come to blows, when Elisha Clark, a
brother of Jim, took hand in the row
and stabbed Nicely under the right
shoulder blade, inflicting wound about
four inches long and two inches deep.
DIR. j. w. Bell dressed the wound, which
is not serious, and reports his patient as
doing well. All the nartfan f/<- kha vow