Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-05-24
Cotton 10 bringing ssc. on the Wal
halla market to day.

lotion 10 bringing Sbc. on the Wal
halla market to-day.
j. T.. Moore, of Autun, is visiting
his father, Willis Moore, in West Union.
Dave @. Strother, of Fort Valley,
Ga, is spending the summer with his
parents. Capt. and Mrs. II. @. Strother,
in West Union.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Miss Margaret Annie Morris,
eldest daughter of DR. and Mrs. Samuel
Leslie Morris, at their home, LAT Capitol
Avenue, Atlanta, Ga, to Mr.. Ralph Pitts
Akers, on Thursday evening, June 9Th,
1905, at half after o clock. Miss Morris
is well aud favorably known to n any of
our Walhalla people.
Rev f. S. Jones is absent from Wal
halla this week. He began last Sunday
evening series of protraoted services in
the Seneca Methodist church and will
this and next week. Arrangements have
been made for the regular weekly prayer
service in the Walhalla church, however,
and all regular appointments will be
filed.
The Oconee Knitting Mill has re-
Gently made q contract with sales agents
in New York for handling large share
of the output of hosiery manufactured
by the mill. The terms secured are sat
isfactory to the local mill, and the COM
mission agency is highly pleased with
Stafford Co., II Leonard street, New
York, are the agents.
The woman's union prayer meeting
met with Mrs. G. w. Carter Monday
afternoon, it being the 77th anniversary
of her birth6 y. The union had very
enjoyable time spiritually and tempo
rally. Mrs. Carter served delicious cake
and peaches. The next meeting will be
held with Mrs. j. j. Ansel at a o'clock
next Tuesday afternoon, Mrs. S. N. Pitch
ford leader. Subject, Love.
The election on the question of dis
pensary or no dispensary in Pickens
county last week resulted in an over
whelming victory for those opposed to
the dispensary according to the returns
so far heard from. Out of % boxes 10
give IT'S votes against the dispensary, 233
for it-more than three to one against
the institution. The prohibition element
in Pickcos is justly proud of the showing
made.
Miss Sallie Stribling, the second
daughter of Major and Mrs. William j.
Stribling, graduates to-day from the
Agnes Scott Institute, at Decatur, Ga.
years course at this institution of learn
ing and graduates with distinction in all
her studies. Her parents are present at
the commencement exercises to witness
the honors bestowed upon their young
and attractive daughter on this occasion.
In the presence of more than thir-
teen thousand people in the Convention
Hall in Kansas City, Mo-, last week, the
memory of the late Col. James A. Hoyt,
of Greenville, was honored at memorial
services of the Southern Baptist Conven-
tioD. Col. Hoyt was formerly vice presi-
dent of the convention, and one of it's
wisest leaders. Rev. A. j. S. Thomas, of
Greenville, read sketch of his life aud
spoke of his work.
p. |. Rawls, of Lexington, spent
several days in Walhalla last week, visit
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. E.
Hendrix. Mr.. Rawls is substantial
farmer of Lexington county, and al
though well up in years says he is just
learning how to make living. He has
dropped cotton from his farm operations,
except as a surplus crop, and gives his
attention to other crops. He has un-
doubtedly adopted the ''safe and sure"
policy for the Southern farmer.