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

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| Master Harman Keys is on visit to
his father at Rion, S. c..
| Call on Il. f. Alexander when you
want 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 Glonoia Cummings, of Ander-
son, spent Saturday and Sunday in Wal
halla visiting Miss Lille Thompson.
Ice cream delivered in town at 500.
per quart. Place orders one day ahead.
"The Green Front"
| Miss Emma Merrick entertained q
number of friends informally last even
ing in honor of her friends, Misses Nell
Poe and Sue Sloan.
DR.. w. II. Stoddard, who has been
critically i'll 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,
Of Anderson, and Mrs. Frances Hamil-
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 Walhalia
| 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
| clfiZnn2 n nd q IN fr
community. l. L. McGee,
| Westminster, S. G.
--Messrs. j. j. Davis of Richland, L.
| M. Morgan of Fairview and j. III. 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
pleased to meet him. He was on his way
to Cashiers Valley to spend week or
two with relatives.
| The trustees of Tamassee school
| earnestly request that the patrons and
friends of tue school come and bring
dinner to tho school grounds on Monday,
July 13. The trustees wish every one to
come and help make the day success.
r. Turner Kay returned to Walhalla
| L
ham, Ala, where he has been engaged
for the past year as 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, S70,602, ,224.2l. Membership
June /, 1903, 1926. The total number
of deaths in the Order to June l, 1908,
is al ,306.
The State Farmers Institute will be
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 tho fourth Sunday in July Revs.
c. l.. Craig and G. r. d. Burns will
preach at Mt. Zion church at II O'Clock
attend with singing books and well-flled
baskets. 1t is hoped all will be present
as early as 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
|
fairly coed yield.
Some farmers with whom we have
talked appear to be much more concerned
about the condition of tho 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 a brief visit to his father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. ii. b. Schroeder of
Walhalia, this week. He returned to his
post of duty Monday afternoon. Mr..
Schroeder is 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 18th instant. His wife will
be II on the Goth instant. They have
| DceD maTrlcu N years, nave DOyS anu
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 he
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 n lucrative prac-
tice. He stands in the front rank of
| the Texas bar.
Anderson Mail, July4: "Capt. j. III.
| Grant and family left yesterday for
| Clarkesyille, Ga, 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.. f. 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"
j. G. Shockley, of West Union,