Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-03-28
The NEWS FROM SENECA.

Seneca, S. c., March 27.-The usual
twice daily services will be held next
Sabbath in the Presbyterian and Metho-
dist churches.
On Thursday evening at the Presbyte.
rian church, there will be union meet.
ing at the regular hour for prayer SER
vices, 8 O'clock, when Rev. w. III. Nc
Master. Secretary of the American Sab
bath Union, will deliver lecture on tho
subject, "The Christian aud Civil Sab
bath. Everybody is invited to be present
and hear what is said upon this subject.
AT the citizens meeting last Friday
evening, for the purpose of nominating a
ticket for Mayor and Aldermen, DR.. w.
II. Austin was nominated for Mayor and
Whit Livingston, DR.. Burgess, George w.
Grant aud e.. p Mills, for aldermen.
The election was held yesterday, result
ing as above.
Rev. q. w. Painter, who has been in
the mission field in China for thirty
| years, lectured as announced in the Pres
byterian church last Sabbath morning
and evening to fine congregations. The
evening service was union one, the
Baptist denomination giving over 10 this
one. Mr.. Painter is reputed to be one of
the finest teachers among the mission
aries OF this denomination, and the con-
gregations here were not disappointed in
him. Indeed, to the careful listener his
talks were brim-full of useful and inter
esting Information. He is also man of
evident splendid intellect, broad intelli.
gence, possessing an unusually smooth,
easy flow of beautiful English. 1t was
indeed rare opportunity afforded our
people to hear this gifted man of God.
The choir of the Presbyterian church
has been practicing for the last few
weeks, some selections from Vincents
Oratoiro, "The Prodigal Son." which
they will render on next Sabbath at the
morning service.
The following merchants have agreed
to close their stores for the spring and
summer months at 6 80 o 'clock, beginning
on April 18th, and continuing to the fret
OF September, 1908. Saturdays, mill and
railroad pay days are excepted: j. w.
Byrd & Co., @. p. Mills, w. S. Hunter g.
Co Hunt & Harper, Luther A. Moore,
w. p. Nimmons, Ruskin Anderson, John
L. McWhorter, j. II. Lawrence, o. F.,
Bacon, Seneca Mercantile Co., Seneca
Hardware Co., j. III. Adams. 81
The oyster and ice cream supper, given
by the memb bers of the Once-a-Wee Club
last Friday afternoon, was nice success,
from which neat sum was realized. 1t
is proposed, as hitherto announced, to
use the proceeds toward improving the
park.
When we said last week that Seneca
was enjoying peace and qlietude for
the space of at least weeks time, we
reckon, d too previously. There has been
vaudeville show at the Opera House for
week, which carries and advertises a
patent medicine, and which is attracting
numbers of show goers. Then on last
Friday evening at the Palmetto House a
dance was enjoyed by the dancing set.
A number of visitors from Clemson, Pen
dleton and Richand were in attendance.
On next Tuesday evening, April Sd, at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ruskin Ander-
son, the marriage of Miss Emily May
Thompson to j. Leland Marett will be
solemnized in the presence of a number
of the select friends of the young cou.
pie. The interest of large circle of
friends and acquaintances will center in
the occasion, the contracting parties be-
ing popular here, where they have lived
for number OF years. Miss Thompson
has held place In the public school here
for five years, while Mr.. Marett has been
connected with the well-knowD business
firm of Ruskin Anderson for number
of years.
Rev. G. S. Blackburn is in Columbia,
wb ere he has been confined in auspital
for slight surgical operation. His
friends here are glad to learn that his
condition, since the operation, is per-
fectly satisfactory. and that he will be at
home in few days.
George Judd conducted services at the
Baptist church last Sabbath in the alb
sence of the pastor.
We take this as an opportune time and
season to suggest to the members of the
Civic Association the idea of reviving
the erstwhile popular flower show, which
was, for several years, the delight of
flower growers, not only in Seneca, but
throughout the county and indeed the
up-conntry. What wonld be more an-
propriate to q years endeayor along the
line of civic Improvement than the revi-
val of this popular institution Let
these good women take this hint and
come to decision In time to give flower
growers an opportunity to prepare for
displays, particularly of the obrysanthe-
mum, the time being now ripe for begin