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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-30
The Singing at Stamp Creek.

Stamp Creek, August 24.-The
all-day singing at Stamp Creek was
attended by large crowd from
Pickens as we'll as Oconee. Rev.
Atkinson, the regular pastor, post
poned preaching in behalf of the
singing. Prof. Garrett, of Pickens,
acted as organist the principle part
of the day. He has natural talent
for music. Profs. II. M. Smith, j.
f. Morton and G.. II. ID. Burns are
some of Oconec's best talented
singers. About 1870 o'clock an in
termission was given and a nice din
ner was spread by the kind hands of
the benevolent women of the com.
munity, which was enjoyed by all.
The crowd broke up about four
o'clock.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-30
Lament Of a Little Girl.

My brother Carson, he used to be
The incest kind of girl;
He wore little dress, like me,
And braided his hair in curl;
One played with dolls and tea sets then
And every kind of toy;
But all these good old time are gone
Carson has turned into boy.
Mama made him little suits,
With pockets in his pants,
And cut off all his yellow ourls,
And sent them to my aunts;
And Carson, he was so pleased, believe
He almost jumped with joy,
But, must own, | didn't like
Carson turned into a boy.
And now, he plays with horrid tops,
don't know how to spin,
And marbles that try to shoot,
But never hit nor aim.
oh! no one knows how bad feel
Since Carson has turned boy.
1 have to wear the frocks jutt the same
And now they are mostly wi ite.
l have to sit, and just be good,
While Carson can climb and fight;
But must keep my dresses nice
And wear my hair in curl,
And worse, oh worstest thing of all,
have to stay girl.
jamie Nicholson
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-30
The Union Election.

The commissioners of election for
Union county met on Tuesday of
last week pursuant to law and can
vassed the vote at the election held
on the 10Th instant for the purpose
of deciding whether or not there
should be liquor or beer dispensaries
in that county. The returns give
the following small vote For dis
pensaries, 4l2, against 76l majority
against the dispensary $40
Late Tuesday afternoon G. Bar
nett, taxpayer and citizen of
Union county, by his attorneys, l..
ID. Melton and w. Boyd Evans, Sc
cured restraining order from Judge
Townsend, whereby the county
board of control, together with the
whiskey and beer dispensers of that
city, are enjoined from closing the
dispensaries and required to show
cause on September next why said
injunction should not be made per-
manent.
Judge Klugh will be holding Court
for that county on that date and the
matter will probably be heard by
him. The complaint alleges that
the Act known as the Brice law is
unconstitutional and also that the
election was improperly ordered, for
the reason that the requisite number
of names did not appear on the Pc
tition asking that the election be or
dered. The parties, plaintiff and de-
fendant, are strong pro-dispensary
men. If the defendants make no
showing, no answer to the rule to
show cause, it seems that the neces-
sary result of such neglect on their
part that the court must make the
injunction permanent and continue
the dispensaries in operation.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-30
Baby at the Parsonage.

A baby was born at the parsonage
on Saturday night. 1t was their
first and the preacher dreaded facing
the congregation on Sunday morn
ing if they should find it out. So he
decided to withhold the news until
Monday morning.
The morning service was opened,
he prayed, read the Scripture lesson,
and the choir got up to sing. The
soprano started on her solo:
"For unto US a child is born"
The pastor colored and imagined
every one looking at him. He
dropped his eyes. The alto took up
the strain:
ga child is born, child is born"
Then the choir sang in unison, re-
peating over and over, so that no
one had any doubt that child had
really been born. A choir keeps re-
peating and pegging away at propo-
sition until you just naturally feel
what it says must be 80 or it wouldn't
be so insistent. The preacher, too,
was fully convinced, but was willing
to let it 60 at that, until the bars
with voice like pile driver rubbed
it in by singing:
"For unto us child is born
Wonderful Wonderful
The pastor arose, blushed, looked
at the audience and said 81 had in
tended keeping this quiet until to-
morrow, but the choir always gets
on to the secrets some way or other.
But don't see anything wonderful
about child being born at the par
sonage."
The levity was so great that the
congregation was dismissed and all
went over to see the cunning thing.
-Drovers' Telegram.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-30
VALUABLE LAND FOR SALE.

MY FARM on Keowee River. One
lHl hundred Q7O) and seventy acres.
Forty-three (43) acres first class bottom
land. About fifteen {i5) acres we'll
lying upland; balance in original forest :;
well timbered-pine, oak, poplar and
other timbers.
Terms: Easy.
All the property that / own in the
town of Walhalla. both real and per-
sonal. II. A. III. GIBSON.
Walhalla, s. c., August 10, 1905. 32-
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-30
Booker Talks OF Episode at Saratoga.

Now York, August 2O.-Booker Wash
ington, the Tuskegee negro educator,
has made statement in reference to din
ing with the family of John Wanna
maker, former Postmaster General, at a
Saratoga hotel. Washington admits that
he dined with Wannamaker's family, but
denies that he escorted Mrs. Barclay
Warburton, WaDnamaker's daughter, to
the dining room. The negro's statement
follows:
II have just seen, for the first time,
the misleading and false reports in South
ern newspapers referring to my escorting
female members of Mr.. Wannamaker's
family into the dining room of Saratoga
hotel. have not referred to these re-
ports before because they have just come
to my notice.
81 did not escort any female member
of Mr.. Wannamaker's family to or at a
colored hotel in Saratoga.
During the last fifteen years l have
been at the hotel where Mr. Wannamaker
was on three different occasions when l
was to speak at public meetings, as
was this time, and no comment was
made of it.
when in the South, 1 conform, like
all colored people, to the customs OF the
South, but, when in the North. have
found it necessary, during tho last twenty
years, as stated fully iu my book, up
From Slavery to come into contact with
white people in the furtherance of my
work, in ways do not in the South"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-30
Every
Heart=AChe

Every pain in the breast, diff
ficult breathing, palpitation,
futtering or dizzy spell means
that your heart is straining it
self in it's effort to keep in
motion. This is dangerous.
Some sudden strain from over
exertion or excitement will
completely exhaust the nerves,
or rupture the walls or arteries
of the heart, and it will stop.
Relieve this terrible strain at
once with DR.. Mics Heart
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heart action, and relieves the
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Caruthersville, Mo.
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he will refund your money.
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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-30
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE OFFERED.

A ATTORNEY FOR THE OWNERS
a. the undersigned offers at private
sale THREE TRACTS OF LAND on
Snow Creek, Oconee County, South Ca
rolina. recently belonging to the estate
of John B. Sitton, deceased, as follows:
Tract No. 7--l12 acres.
Tract No S-119 acres.
Tract No. 9-142 acres.
In separate tracts, or as 373 acres all
together, In one tract.
PRICE: $1,000 per acre, cash; or one
half cash, balance in twelve months,
with interest, secured by mortgage on
the land.
AS there are some minors, the title to
this property will have to be made
through court at the cost of the owners.
And also two tracts on Beaverdam
Creek as follows:
Tract No, lilo acres.
Tract No. 2-125 acres.
Terms reasonable-One-ha cash; bal
ance on time.
s. p. DENDY, Attorney.
August %, 1908. 3245
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-30
N. F. Ansel's Views on the Dispensary.

ne Spartanburg journal prints
the following:
M. f. Ansel, candidate for Cover
nor in the next State election, who
has been visiting in the city, has re-
turned to his home in Greenville, and
for the next few days will be busy
preparing an address to the people
of the State in which he will declare
his position on the dispensary ques-
ton. While in the city yesterday
Mr.. Ansel met number of Spartan
burg friends and briefly stated to
them his position on the dispensary
law.
Mr.. Ansel was candidate for
Governor three years ago and proved
to be most form midable candidate.
In fact his strength was far greater
than many expected. In the next
race his friends are confident of VIC
tory, for with the splendid support
which they say he is certain to re-
ceive in the up-country and the vote
he will receive in the middle and
lower sections of the State will be
sufficient to nominate. His sup
porters say that the vote in the up
country will be almost solid for him.
With reference to the dispensary
law Mr.. Ansel, it is said, takes the
position that there should be no CEN
trail dispensary at Columbia. He be-
lieves that if whiskey is to be sold
law should be enacted SO that each
county shall have the management
of it's own institution. The people
of each county shall at first be given
an opportunity to vote on the ques-
tion whether they want dispensary
or not. The county voting in favor
of dispensary shall have the power
of electing its own officials for the
conduct of the dispensary, buying
whiskey, the number of dispensaries
that shall be operated and the proper
enforcement of the law. In other
words it is claimed for Mr.. Ansel
that he is opposed to the present
plan of the system. He believes
that it would be for the best interest
of the peopl. to abolish the central
dispensary at Columbia and leave
the question for each county in the
State to settle for itself.
The position taken by Mr.. Ansel
gives the voters of the counties in
the State an opportunity to have
either prohibition or whiskey.
1t is known that Mr.. Anscl indi-
vidually is in favor of prohibition,
but he recognizes the fact that there
are many good men in the State who
do not think AZ he does and he re-
spects their opinion. He also real
ICES that there are counties in the
State that would rather have legiti-
mate place where whiskey could be
sold rather than have the inevitable
blind tigers. He therefore believes
chat each county should operate its
own dispensarics instead of the State.
In the statement as to his position
on the dispensary question, which he
will make within the next few days,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-30
One Good Collection.

"Bretbren and sistern, | had
demonstrated abtrusely dat de Lord
hates a thief-dat He is not to be
propigated by no offering, thereto
beg de pusson or pussans who stole
yo' PASTORS hog to make no contri-
button at the circulation of the offer
tory platter" The collection beat
all previous cords.-Exchange.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-30

The most successful sale of i'm
ported stock ever held on the Bilt-
more estate of George w. Wander
bilt, was conducted last Tuesday, a
total of over $4,000 being realized.
In all 90 head of Jersey cattle were
sold, at an average of $2O7 each.
Five hundred buyers were present.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-30
A GOOD FARM FOR SALE.

A GOOD FARM FOR SALE, one and
N fourth miles from Walhalla Court
House, known as the residence property
of the late Col. III. w. Kuhtmann, de-
ceased. Contains 1914 acres. Embraces
upland chiefly, and some creek or branch
bottom. Suitable for crops of cotton,
corn and small grain. Well adapted for
trucking. 1t is we'll wooded and watered
A 7.room dwelling, with good outbuild-
ings.
Terms reasonable.
S. p. DENDY, Attorney,
Walhalla, S. G.
April 16, 1905. 33.46
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-30

A wife's idea of perfect husband
is one who thinks he has perfect
wife.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-30

NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDI-
~ TORS.-All persons indebted to the
estate of Lucinda Phillips, deceased, are
hereby notified to make payment to the
undersigned, and all persons having
claims against said estate will present
the same, duly attested, within the time
prescribed by law, or be barred.
JOHN A. HARDIN,
Qualified Administrators of the Estate of
Lucinda Phillips, deceased.
August 10, 1905. 1887
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-30
Nothing Risked. Nothina Gained.

You risk nothing in buying Elliott
Emulsified Oil Liniment, because you
get your money back If not satisfied.
Your gain is great, because you get the
best liniment ever made. Best for rheu-
matism, best for sprains and swellings,
best for use in the family and on your
stock. A full pint bottle, costs but 25
cents. No risk, all gain. Walhalla Drug
Co., Carter's Pharmacy, Westminster.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-30

Flag stations.
WIN also stop at the following stations to take
on and let off passengers: Phinney's James's a and
Sandy Springs and Toxaway.
NOS. II and IL, first class passenger, daily; Nos.
sunday only; Nos and z, second class, mixed,
daily except Sunday; Nos. 8 and 8, second class,
mixed, daily.
II. G. BEATTIE, President.
j. X. ANDERSON. Superintendent
Cañon City record., 1905-05-04

ford, Knox county, Ohio, and received
his literary and theological education
at Wittenberg college at Springfield in
that state. His first pastorate was at
Iowa City, Iowa where he remained
until coming to this city in August,
1901, to take charge of Trinity congre-
cation. Owing tn i'll health Rev.
Smith resigned his work here January
], 1902, and went to Boulder, where he
had charge of the church of his denom-
ination until he was recalled to Canon
City to reassume the pastorate of Trim
ity congregation.
Rev. Smith was married to Miss Au-
gusta johnson at Boulder, August l5,
1904. He is young man of great en-
ergy and under his ministration the
church here has made a substantial
and gratifying growth and has become
potential agency in the religious life
of the community. A new place of
worship has been erected and the con-
gregation supports several auxiliary
societies and organizations that are
active in benevolent work
Cañon City record., 1905-05-04
The Churches of
Canon City

1t is difficult for people whose
homes are in the thickly and older
settled portions of the country to re-
alize the intimate connection between
the material development of the West
and the church. Religion has gone
hand in hand with the evangels of
commerce and they have co operated
in the conquest of the land from saw
agery and together have brought to it
all the blessings of an exalted civil
ization. They have shared all of the
embarrassments aud drawbacks incl
dent to the settling of a new country,
until the everyday life of both has
become unalterably interviewer.
The churches of all denominations
are so closely connected with the peo-
pie where they are located in this age
of emancipation that the church
throbs with the pnblic life of the
community. 1t encourages and ex-
pands all that is best in the life of
men and women and is a tower of
strength in carrying them along the
path that leads to everlasting happi-
ness.
The churches of Canon City are a
matter of pride to its inhabitants and
of admiration to the stranger within
its gates. Few, if any. towns in
Colorado of equal population can rival
Canon City in the number of its
churches, the extent of their member.
ship and the close fellowship existing
among their communicates. Nearly
all denominations are represented.
the pastors are men Of deep piety and
acknowledged ability. who are ever
earnest in their labors to advance the
spiritual welfare of the town and who
are untiring in their efforts to benefit
their fellow men.
Cañon City record., 1905-05-04

johnson. of Kansas. The OWL War
and troublous times caused its suspen-
sion and it was not until 1866 that it
took fresh start. From this nucleus
has grown the splendid church of to-
day. At first meetings were held in
the second story of an old building on
the south side of Main street, between
Third and Fourth streets; then they
purchased the old stone building at
22S Main street for $5. This served
its purpose until 1879, when the con
gregation purchased lot on the COR
ner of Fifth and Main streets and
erected theron what was, at that
time, considered handsome building.
In 1898 the congregation had grown
too large for this building and hand
some one was erected the following
year on the northeast corner of Main
and Eighth streets. This is a mag
nificent modern building, but it is
altogether too small for the con-
gregation, which now amounts to be-
tween six and seven hundred members
The pastor is the Rev. John b. Cook,
who resides in fine parsonage adjoin-
ing the church. Associated with this
church is a Sunday school having
Cañon City record., 1905-05-04
Free Methodist Church.

The membership of the Free Metho-
dist brotherhood in this city consists
of about thirty five persons, who meet
for worship in their church building on
Prospect avenue. at the foot Of Smell.
ter hill, South Canon. In connection
with the church is a fourishing Sun
day School and much good is being nc
compli-hed. The pastor Of the congre-
CATION is Rev. Geo. b. Lane. who came
here from circuit near Colorado
Springs something over two years ago.
Cañon City record., 1905-05-04
United Presbyterian Church.

Early in 1899 the United Presbyteri-
an church of this city was organized in
the Lincoln Park school house with
eighteen members. The first pastor
of the congregation was Rev. S. k Me-
Laughlin, now citizen of Colorado
Springs. The growth of this church in
numbers and influence has been re-
markable and it now has membership
of something like one hundred and
seventy-five In 1902 handsome place
of worship was erected at the north
west corner OF Ninth and River streets
at a cost of about $4,000. The build
ing is of the Grecian order OF archi-
lecture and is constructed of pressed
brick with stone trimmings. Two
years ago ,ery neat, seven-room par
sonage was built on the church lot 1t a
cost of 81 800. which gives it one OF the
handsomest church properties in the
city valued at about si3 900. The pastor
is Rev. Fl. NJ. Jameson, who came here
from Indiana last fall. The church
supports vigorous Sunday school and
various supplementary organizations
for effective religious work.
Cañon City record., 1905-05-04
First Presbyterian Church.

1t was not until 1872 that the move
ment began for the establishment of
the First Presbyteri church in Cam
on City. In that year the Rev. Shell
don jackson, superintendent OF Pres
byterian missions In Colorado, and
Rev. II b. Gage, of Colorado Springs,
held meeting with view of starting
the church, and receiving sufficient en-
couragcment the church was organized
in August. 1872. From that period
until 1874 Rev. J. d. Befl was pastor
and services were held at regular in
tervals. From that time to the pres
ent its history has been one Of uninter-
rupted growth and progress in every
field of religious endeavor. In 1881 1t
Cañon City record., 1905-05-04

Canon City as early ns 1888 IL was not
until four years later that congrega-
tion wns organized. 1t began with fif-
teen members and during the first year
OF its existence worshipped In Nc
Clure's hall. In 1858 church Was
built at the corner Of Fifth and Main
streets, which was the home OF the
congregation until the present rtruct-
ure was erected. In 1879 the mem bers
OF the Cumberland Presby terian church
erected the first parsonage In Canon
City. The progress OF the church has
been steady and today Il 10 free from
debt and has membership OF proba-
bly, one hundred and seventy five or
two hundred. The pastor IL Rev. W
A. Henderson. young man OF splen-
did ability aBd accomplishments, and,
under his ministratiop. great things
are expected by the congregation.
Cañon City record., 1905-05-04
Rev. John B. Cook.

Rev. John B. Cook, pastor of the
First M. E. church, came to Canon
in January, 1904, from the High Street
NJ. E. church, Bingamton, New York
having exchanged pulpits with Rev. H.
B. Cook, who desired to return to his
native state after many years of minis
terial work in the West.
The subject of this sketch was edu-
Gated at Norwich academy, Casnovia
Cañon City record., 1905-05-04
Chaplain Lucas,

Since the resignation of Rev. Ira H.
Teel as pastor of the Christian church
and his departure for the Pacific coas
a couple of months ago in search OF
health the pulpit has been supplied at
the usual Sunday morning and evening
services by Rev J. P. II. Lucas, chap
lain of the penitentiary. Arrange
ments have been made by the congre-
cation by which Rev. Lucas will have
general supervision of the church until
such time as pastor may be chosen.
He will preach at all the regular SER
vices and will direct and control the
destinies of the congi egation until
committed to other hands. Rev. Lucas
is splendid preacher and is Chris
tian gentleman of an exalted type and
under his ministration there will be no
interruption in either the material or
spiritual growth of the congregation.
The christian church in Canon City
has, approximately, $50 members.
Cañon City record., 1905-05-04

seminary and Syracuse university. He
was for seventeen years a member of
Wyoming, New York, conference, and
for four years pastor of the High Street
NJ. E. church at Binghamton.
Rev. Cooks family consists of three
children, a son and two daughters.
growth under his ministration and
now has a membership of between six
Cañon City record., 1905-05-04

became independent Of the home mis-
sion board and its debt to the church
erection board was paid in full. In
1887 the church had nearly doubled in
size and it became apparent that new
and more commodious place to wor-
ship would have to be erected to meet
the demands of its growing congregs-
tion. In 1901 the splendid edifice.
which it now occupies was compile ted
Cañon City record., 1905-05-04

school. where regular services are
held under the ministration OF Rev.
w. H. Granger, who came here last
October from Toledo Ohio, to succeed
to the pastorate left vacant by the
resignation of Rev. Anglebarger.
The progress made by the Adventists
in Canon City is guarantee that they
are fixture among our religious or
ganizations.
Cañon City record., 1905-05-04
Rev. II. M. Jameson.

Rev. H. NJ. Jameson, pastor of the
United Presbyterian church, was born
in Scott county, Iowa, near Davenport,
and is ona of five brothers, all minis
tiers of the gospel. After fini> hing the
course of study prescribed for the pub
lie schools he entered Monmouth col
lege, from which institution he gradu-
ated with distinction in 1897. Ie then
Cañon City record., 1905-05-04

and seven hundred. Connected with
it is probably the largest Sunday school
in this county, the enrolment, inc,ud-
ing home and cradle roll being $50
Cañon City record., 1905-05-04

at cost Of $4,000. Since November
1902 Rev. I. J. Thomas. Jr., has officia-
ted ns its pastor and under his guild
ance the church is steadily increasing
in power and influence.
Cañon City record., 1905-05-04
Handsome Structures
They Are, Pointing
a Moral People

some $50 members, an Epworth League
and several other active enterprises
and benevolences.