Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-05-25

friends.
Miss Roxie Reid left this morning
tor woodbury., Ga, to visit her brother.
Chas. s. Reid, and family.
-G. A. Norman 10 visiting his brother,
y. L. Norman, and family, at Concord,
N. O., this week.
Come In and look at IL. Walhalla
Drug Co., Darby's old stand.
Little Miss Willie Wray Robinson, of
Anderson, is visiting her cousins. the
rant children, In Midway.
u. B. Reid, of Columbia, spent seve-
raj days In Walhalla last week with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. @. l.. Reid.
u. O. Shookley returned last Sunday
from business trip to Charleston,
savannah, Jacksonville, Macon and AT
Niles Mamie Malloy, of Columbia
spent several days in Waihalla last week
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. @.
l.. Reid.
-Ten-pound caddy Brown Mule to-
oacco at $3.50 at the Newry Store.
Geo. M. Ansel left last Sunday for
Chattanooga, Tenn, whore he will spend
| short while visiting the family OF his
brother, JAS. f. Ansel.
Miss Mamie Ansel, after delightful
visit OF several weeks to her sister, Mrs.
". Il. Clarkson, at Princeton, S. G., re-
turned home on Monday afternoon.
Preaching in the Walhalla Methodist
church on next Sunday morning at II
O'Clock by tho pastor, Rev. E. S. Jones.
The public cordially invited.
--Mrs. G. w. Eaton spent several days
IN Westminster last week visiting her
| orother, ID. 5. Hull, who accompanied
ner on her return and spent day in
Walhalla.
| We've got it. Walhalla Drug Co..
Darby's old stand.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Brown, who have
spent the winter in West Union with
their son, l.. M. Brown, returned to New
| York last week. They will be gladly
welcomed among us again.
| "A special meeting of Oconee Con-
olave, No. S27, /. O. H., will be held at
Masonic Temple next Wednesday night,
June lst, at S.15 o'clock. A full attend.
ance of the brethren is desired.
,-Preaohing at Oakway Presbyterian
church Sunday, May Goth, at IL O'Clock
Q. M, and the celebration of the Lords
supper at the same hour; also preaching
at p. m. of the same day by Rev. J. L.
McLin.
Cane seed at $1.OO per bushel at the
Newry Store.
| Married, at the residence of the
brides father, j. H. Brewer, May %,
1904, w. @. Morton and Miss Ellen
| Brewer, Rev. j. II. Stone officiating.
The groom is the son of G. b. Morton,
of Walhalla.
-Remember tho prayer meeting in the
Waihalla Methodist church this (Wednes-
day. evening at $50 O'Clock. Everybody
cordially invited to be present. 1.-THE
Life of Christ" will be the subject of
the lecture.
| Members of all the church choirs
are invited and earnestly requested to
meet at the Lutheran church this after.
noon at $50 to practice hymns for the
service Tomorrow at IL q. m.
David +. Nicholson, Supt.
There will be services in the Bethel
Presbyterian church next Sabbath morn.
| ing at IL O'Clock. The communion of
the Lords Supper will be celebrated
Preparatory services Saturday before at
l! O'Clock a. m. All are cordially in
vited.
The following gentlemen are an
nounced as candidates in the coming
primary election: j. w. Todd, of Seneca
for the House of Representatives; j. L.
Talley, for County Commissioner; j. S.
| Colley, for Superintendent of Education ::
W. l.. Harbin for Coroner.
Petition No. 81, asking for an cleo
| tion to be held on the question of re-
taing or closing the dispensaries in
Oconee, can be found at The Courier
office. Parties desiring to sign this petit
! tion can drop IN and do 80. The paper
will be accessible at any time.
advertising Is to q merchant what
plowing and sowing is to farmer. I'm
agine farmer trying to raise a crop by
sitting ON the fence as he looks over q
ten acre field wishing that nice crop of
wheat or cotton would spring up in it.
Ridiculous, isn't it E? But not any more
80 than the merchant who hides stock
of goods away in store room and then
sits on the counter hoping that people
will come in and buy.
Bring us your roots and herbs.
John F. Craig.
One day last week Grover Crooks,
of Retr-n, this county, narrowly escaped
being killed. He was handling pistol,
when it was accidentally discharged, the
bullet knocking cigarette from his
mouth and passing through his hat
There is always great danger in the
pocket weapon and no one can be too
careful in handling them. In nine cases
out of ten, even in danger, a man is
safer without pistol.
-Ten-pound caddy Brown Mule to-
bacco at $3.50 at the Newry Store.
Next Sunday evening at 8. 80 O'Clock
the union service will be held in the
Baptist church. Rev. e. S. Jones, of the
Methodist church, will preach. All de-
nominations are cordially invited to join
in this service. This is in accordance
with the arrangement between the
pastors OF the town that each fifth Sun
day shall be used as day for special
union services, the pastors rotating in
preaching. Let all attend
Corn, oats and hay at the Newry
Store.
Rev. Jos. T. Dendy, of Kershaw,
preached in the Wa!halla Presbyterian
church last Sunday morning to an appre-
ciative audience. Rev. Mr.. Dendy is one
of Oconee's sons in whom we feel par
ticular interest, and his visits to his
home at Richland and among his friends
at Walhalla are always pleasant occa-
sions. He Is pastor of the Presbyterian
church at Kershaw, where he is univer-
sally popular among the Christian
workers.
The Newry Odd Fellows are great
| when 1t comes to entertaining. This
/ splendid little city boasts of one of the
best lodges in the upper part of the
State, and the members are as warm
hearted and clever a set of men as can
be found anywhere. 1t was our pleasure
| to visit this lodge last Monday night, and
| the genuine cordiality of the member
ship as o whole, as well as the perfection
of the lodge room work justifies the as
sertion that Newry Lodge No. 70, /. O.
0. f., will not permit herself to be led
By another either in fraternal greetings
to visiting brethren or in disseminating
tho cordial principles of this grand
! order. The boys make cne feel at home,
and each visitor leaves with an exalted
opinion of the fraternity, feeling that