Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-09-13
THE NEWS FROM SENECA.

Seneca, September ll.-A gentle rain
relieves drouth with us and settles the
dust, TO the great comfort Z all who are
SO unfortunate as to be on front street.
Mrs. w. w. Doar and child, of George.
town, are at the Palmetto House for
some weeks.
Misses Frances and Elizabeth Strib.
ling, of Walhalla, are visiting relatives
here.
Miss Marion Coe, of Richland, visited
Mrs. j. l.. McWhorter last week.
A meeting of the teachers and board
OF trustees of the graded school, held in
the parlors of the Palmetto House last
tuesday evening, was significant These
meetings are new feature in school
work here and will doubtless prove of
great benefit to the work and all those
interested.
Rev. w. +. Junkin, returned mission
airy from China, delivered an interesting
sermon in the Presbyterian church here
last Sabbath. Mr.. Junkin represents
what is known to this denomination as
1.-The Forward Movement" and at the
close OF the sermon made an earnest Ia TX
in behalf of the movement
Mrs. j. w. Stribling and Miss Mary
Cherry are in Anderson.
Mrs. Laura w. Bates is again in Seneca
aud has taken charge of large music
class here. She, having spent the sum.
mer at Chatauqua, N. Y, is thoroughly
prepared for another year as teacher OF
music in our school,
Mrs. 5. +. Werner and children, of
Montgomery, Ala, and Mrs. II. S. Yer
ner are in Seneca with relatives.
j. A. Brock, who recently sold HI
stock of groceries to Luther Moore, il
opening jewelry store in the room i'm
mediately in the rear of tue Citizens
Bank.
a number of Seneca's society set at
tended the dance at Richland last Friday
night, and report most enjoyable time.
We regret to report the illness of Tom
Burgess, the son of DIR. and Mrs. j. ii.
Burgess, who has fever. We hope the
little man will soon be up again.
We congratulate the council upon the
neat appearance of the streets last Sab
bath morning. The pavement in front
of the Palmetto House will be laid at an
early date, which will satisfy long felt
want.
There is again talk in undertones in
Seneca about electric lights, water works
and other small industries. "Straws
show the way the wind blows"
j. III. Adams is having his suburban
home modernized and greatly beau fed,
and when completed will be one of the
handsOmest homes in the county
The coming of the fall and the beautiful
Autumn Queen" suggests the hope that
the once popular floral show will be re.
vived in Seneca. What pity that an
organization of thisnature, and one that
meant SO much i'm social way to our
town, should have been allowed to fall
through. Let some of our flower growers
revive it before another year.
The gathering of the teachers and fe w
musica friends in the parlors of the Pal.
LIetto House last Tuesday evening was a
delightful occasion. The music program
contributed by Misses Carrie Hunter and
Anna Benedict and Mrs. Ruskin Ander.
son, was highly enjoyed, while Mrs. w.
L. Palmer'srecitations added to the plea.
sure evening. Mrs. Palmer is an accom-
plished elocutionist, possessing rare tai
ent in, this line. Miss Florence Palmer
also recited a charming number 1t was
source of regret that some were una
voidably absent, which interfered with
the completion of the program arranged
School is opened again. This means
lessons at night and lunches in the morn
ing, "world without end" for the Kat
senjammers. There's comfort in the
thought, though, that there might be a
PRESIDENT among them, and 80 thethought t
lightens the load! M.y.s.
TO CURE A GOLD sN ONE DAY.