Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-01-04

The house was beautifully decorated
with eyergreeps. The dining room was
pretty with evergreen ropes stretching
from the center to every corner Of the
room, while the Japanese lanterns threw;
4 soft low light over the table whichswas
laden with good things. The games,
Ftrial, returning borrowed property,
weaving the thimble, goodnight and
waiting and answering leap year pro-
posals in rhyme were much enjoyed5
Those present were Misses Lila Reeder,
Sarah Anderson, Rubie McGee, Mamie
Terrell, Beaulah Mcdonald, Myrtle Zims
merman, Mayette Brown, Mary Carter,
Gdssie, Jessie and Ida Martin and Oris
Cox; Lawrence Pitts, Sam Reeder, r. B..
Honea, Alden Dickson, w. r.. Anderson,
Will Mitchell, Errett Zimmerman, Loze
lZimmeaman, Furman Simpson, Conway
Terrell, Cary Poore and Arthur Martin.
Miss Pearl Marett, handsome Young
lady Of Fair Play, visited her cousin, Miss
Ada Maretts during the past week.
Miss Vera Elrod, of Seneca, was the
guest of the Misses Martin last week.
Rufus Brown returned home Tuesday
from y visit to friends at Williamston. Z.
Mis-, Mamie Terrell visited friends in
Seneca one afternoon last week.
Rev. r. M. Dn Bose moved to Easley
yesterday. 81 we are sorry to give him up.
O.. X. Breazeale was remembered in a:
substantial manner by his patrons during
Christmas week. At many of the boxes
on his route he received quite a lot of
dainties. For these tokens of remem-
brance and all others during the year
1904 Mr.. Breazeale wishes to express his
heartfelt thanks.
Rey.J. /. Spinks and 4. lilly are NOV
ing from West Union Ito Westminster
this week. If the appointments remain
the same as last year he will preach here
in the Methodist church next Sabbath at
IL a. m.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Presby-
terian churchgs a sociable at the Pres
byterian parsonage on last Wednesday
evening, December 2Sth. Members of
the church and Sabbath school and their
families were present. At about 10
O'Clock all assembled in the dining room
where cake, coffee aud chocolate tea
were served. Returning to the parlor
recitations were delivered by Misses An
ME May Anderson, Rena Harrsll and
Ethel Bruce. An address was made by
w. +. Anderson and prayer was offered
by Rev. j. j. Harreli, the pastor. Au-
other important feature of the program
was the music and singing rendered.
Rev. Harrell and family are highly es
teemed ,,ST all our people. They were
glad toe &eloome so many children and
grown people in their home.
Pratt Burdett, the little afflicted son
of e. w. Burdett, was taken to Atlanta
Monday and will be placed under the
care of DR.. Ed. Coleman In the Presbyte-
rian hospital of that city. He is eleven
years old and has been bedri6den for
attack of typhoid fever. ewas carried
into the car on a cot. Miss Narye r.
Shelor, of the international Sunshine So.
ciety, informs us that the schools re-
sponded very liberally in contributing to
send this boy to the hospital. To each
one who contributed is extended the sin
cere thanks of the Society. Mr.. Burdett,
the father of the little sufferer, feels
very grateful to all who manifested an
interest and wishes publicly to acknowl-
/ edge his gratitude.
A most enjoyable leap year party was
given at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. /. s..
Pitts on the evening of st. Johns Day
December 81. Before the advent of
another year the girls decided they
would take advantage of the one year in
eight. Dressed in holiday attire and
young ladies and gentlemen: Misses Oris
Cox, Mayette Brown, Eva Reeder, Mary
Messer, Mamie Terrell Olive Dalton.
Mildred PinsOn, Bessie Crawford, Ethel
Leathers, Jessie Martin, Rosa Mcdonald,
Gussie Martin, Lillian Simpson,; Messrs.
w. ID. Hull, Arthur Martin, Hartman
Moore, Sam Reeder, Will Mitchell, s. T..
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Moore, L. s. Miller, @. G. Moore, Fur
man Simpson, Rufus Brown and Rev. j.
Il. Moore. The proposals were interest
| ing Quite n number of the gentlemen
were asked to change their conditions.
| The guests were invited to the dining
rootn after the proposals had been writ
ten and answered. The table was laden
with all kinds of cake, ambrosia, CELIA
tine, nuts, raisins, bananas, oranges and
apples. Mrs. Pitts was assisted in re-
ceiping by her sister, Mrs. w. e Mason.
1t was an evening long to be remem-
bered by all.
Miss Ethel Leathers wishes 30 return
thanks to all the subscribers Of the
| Oconee TelephonelCo. who presented to
her gifts recently. During the holidays
| she was the recipient of many handsome
and useful presents which she prizes and
appreciates very highly.
| Mrs. Mamie Barron moved her stock
OF millinery upstairs in the Stribling
building, next room to the telephone ex-
change, on Monday, where she will be
delighted to welcome all her former
customers and many new ones.
! Miss Louise BreaZeale will leave the
latter part of the week for the Limestone
Institute of Gatfney, whore she will
complete course in music. Her many
friends regret to know that she is going
/ away.
Robert Ellis returned Saturday from a
| trip to Honea Path, "a ]