Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-06-10
The NEWS FROM SENECA.

IS.
Soneca, s. O., June 9.--zIt is said that
the town council will extend tho park
ACROSS the lower side of the public
square, which is now being set ont % in
grass. We suppose the next thing in
order 10 the offer of a prize for the most
suitable name for the elephant. a
We congratulate our sister town wal
halla upon the 8rst visit of a Pullman
palace car to that city last week. Truly
AL % things come to them that wait, I,
day was held here half a day. the train
crew and passengers taking breakfast
here. 1t is hard to tell whether the
our little town. This is the seventh
time a car load of hungry passengors has
been side-tracked here, but Seneca is
game III she is anything, and two hotels
fed the large number last Sunday easily,
and, as far as we know. satisfaoforily fo
all. -.
81 Prayer meeting began at the Presbyte.
rian church yesterday afternoon and will
be continued throughout this week pre-
paratory to the meeting to begin next
Sabbath evening.
Our portion of country seems to have
been particularly favored during the
very recent visitations of death and des-
truction to SO many Of our close neigh
bors. The furious fires Of the NORTHEAST.
the angry waters of the West, spreading
destruction broadcast. making paupers
OF thousands of our citizens at one dread
stroke. all was fearful to read about; but
when the news came of Gainesyille's
terr1pie disaster, the parallel of which
had never been known TO our country,
and close upon the track of which came
tho direful calamities brought to our
own State last week by the terrific cloud
nnrsg, truly Niagara of death from
tho heavens" brings the truth very near
nome 60 u.s. While 1t is true that in
parts OF our county tho damage Co crops
and public bridges, in some cases dwell
iings, yet upon the whole we are pecu-
liariy favored, judging the situation by
comparison,
seneca people have contributed libe-
rally 70 the Gainesville sufferers and are
now turning their charitable attentions
Statn 20 tne atdicted and destitute OF our own
STATE.
One OF our dear big boys, who will
soon reach his twenty-frst mile post
IN lie, took his first girl to ride last Sab
pain evening. lie was deputized BY
friends TO drive down to the iron bridge
ana aIN ascertain the extent OF damages.
ne reported the structure in first GLASS
-conolIon. II was learned later that the
sPPI3achss 70 she pridge were non est,
.'l Cut s1en ms iriends DON'T mean that he
snail AL know ~.
!, we once heard OF q little girl, who, by
the way, Is now one or Walhalla's sweet
graduates, who wanted to 90. with her
eider sister yisielng, and upon being told
tnae sne could stay at home and have a
nice @ sime WIN mama" remarked from
tne unselnsnness OF her little heart that
sne ,wanted mary TO stay with mama
ana nave nice tlme." we are willing
no" Ior westminster, Ioccoa, Central,
&C., 70 ENJOY bhe pleasures consequent
upon tne WISH OF car load OF spring
cnrokenrnu 9.l n9.rlnuInsgry-passengers.
Dr. W. X. Austin received the shook
snS nS Aus, igenee daath py wire iasS week OF the
Aus1ln, OF Plne Stun, ARK. Mr.. Austin
was native OF jreenviiie, 3. O., and
neio Responsible position with the
hauimann bazaar at the time OF his
aeatn, one OF Inc saddest features OF
tne case was the advent OF q little
Stranger Two DAYS after the fathers
T;u' deasn' wnaon laoS afouses Ghe sympa-
Gnues .s oi many iriehGS OF the stricken
wife ana mother. The following is
Mken !roM .eni one OF Mr. Austin,s home
t%a pap9Ias. Ia.. ILL., L. ~ Ausen, posslpiy one OF
sne pest known young men OF this CITY,
a!ed sunday evening I at $40 O'Clock at
iS W;. LILLY doaSb No. NO. inSh MesS oixtn avenue;
LIS Ills ues'n was enelreiy unexpected and
can came as gfeas surprise 70 MS family
: !
y.s: yoss:s VI sRe;; Atesser AusGln haa oeen In
iaanng Ma healsn .,l ior tae past several months.
ne was taken suu9ehiy SICK at the kaut-
man baZaar Saturday afternoon and snf-
aens', aelpu . nlI lain.ink sPeni ae was lmmedl,
age.y @ ren9teu 5;e W ms nome ana received
im Svery meuon n as.ehsion; ounaay even
,uE NO was .hougn5 g 70 DC restlng easy
he@orrbaos @ m sas and eru aseruth;nu WIN o severe
ueuorrnags ana eyerythng known to
bi',, Sio ih9uton St pIo,essaon was used 10 ease
naasad intn mthu. tho nroet stobess b ne 99letiy
Passeu tnIo sn the great oeyond Wlthin an
hoat Hnat; ai'oa % .ne aC.acR came Oh. Mr.
naars aoo frn,,, soneh c,; aoue GwenGy
Sss's Hs aso u ION s Sousn Sar9nna. ne was
tHh SS lou yesrs, anu UP 70 tne tne OF MS
peaSn, poa, i oonneJ,au WIN the han1mann
,l,aS paSr ,;s.tI. 40 eivI a,, ana pookkeeper. he
Was mas ;,i ihigy ~ Snueu s1 empioye9 ana ms
a eo3s ,,;a Si. po Heoiy ieiC' especlaiiy at that
eSSan,i @na ~ m Slo, = ...
. GharIntta ,,hon nht 70 s,.s, visieipg her son
aSooatI. hoo, maS,e aao5 q ntIie @ sCranger mas
Mrs n p Eant anS VI eno nonsehoioj pan e !.
da,son ara snanainss oi An- u
Sepeca and arc eton,fnaa - oW weeks @o IN
M",tai Thaso ssopp,nR az ehe ne, heoWee
haart;i,, ,1aiooS auie ta a.., iauies are
nosi n,;p,her %oroofieu of 1.',r 10 our eo%n. M
,tand;nn n"n,nnannanyant yUang ~ iaes G'a are az az
,~aah Snannn tLa,,, a. E;on Siosun S2 thls
the M;asas M, ,snn and IN H,aaas mss ~, ,,morgah'
!, Miss I,nla Gionijjiat,s bn~Ss nartny.n
ionaS Ia,e dan ~ Sinr,an % LOUISE parry en-
3Isou tSau \ uay sS .ua oieinson yesterGay, Where
W;ae H., az Mhpsao Tuo p,aoo. ,,
.tbia lgasi tba @mapt ~ NJ. r9aan p,,aili oyer
Sas.a.' ooh, on1 Buoso VI mf" huskin An
u9roon w 0ho piedSure OI uoc many