Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-01-03
Mountain Res. News.

Mountain Rest, January 1.---Christmas
has passed off quietly and pleasantly in
this community. The holidays have
been filed with healthy, wholesome en-
joyments for all.
Friday, December %, w. l.. Ballenger
closed his school at Double Springs with
a very enjoyable exhibition. The patrons
and friends of the school crowded the
school house to witness the closing exer-
cises and spent the day very pleasantly
listening to the speeches and Dialogues
we'll rendered by the students. The
exercises were interspersed with very
excellent music. Aregular picnic dinner
was served on the ground. Mr. Ballen-
ger has taught the school two years and
is generally liked by students and pa
irons. At the close of the exercises the
school presented him with handsome
photograph album as q token of their
esteem. He presented each student a
pretty little souvenir booklet with his
photograph on the cover and the roll Of
students on the inside. It is mainly
through the efforts of Mr.. Ballenger that
a valuable little school library has been
started here. Mr.. Ballenger has returned
to his home in Franklin county, Georgia.
On Christmas day the members Of the
Sunday school at Double Springs, both
old and young, enjoyed Christmas tree
at the church. The church was crowded,
but everybody was in happy state Of
mind. The tree was beautifully deco
rated and loaded with presents. After
an invocation of the divine blessing on
the occasion, by j. r. Lyles, the hearts
of the children, and older ones, too,
were made glad by the presents which
were distributed to them. The beamipg
countenauce of our honored ex-sheriff,
w. w. Moss, graced the occasion to the
delight of his numerous friends and ed
mirers.
Miss Amy Lyles, who is teaching
school at Zion, and j. r. Lyles, of Wof-
ford College, spent the holidays at the
home of their father, j. T, Lyles.
Miss Dora Vissage, who has been
spending the last few months at EasleY,
and j. ID. Vissage, who has been holding
q position at Clemson College, came
home for Christmas.
Miss Dollie Whitten, of Easley, has been
spending the holidays with relatives. in
this vicinity.
d. Hunt, of Seneca, visited his parents
few days last week.
o. G. Lyles, who has for the last two
and half years been in the West prn-
cipally in Oregon and Washington, ar
rived at home Saturday, December 23d,
to the delight of his hOmefolks aud
friends. The West has agreed with
Obey, for he is looking we'll.
pound supper was given at the
home of j. Il. Lyles Wednesday evening,
December 27. There was quite la,ge
crowd of young people present, all in
quest of merriment. After the supper
had been partaken of the evening was
passed with games pleasing to Cupid and
with delightful music.
On last Saturday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Il. G. Barker gave quite an enjoyable
party to the children of the neighbor-
hood A large group of merry children
assembled and spent the afternoon very
happily. But many Of tho grown-up
children could not resist the temptation
of an afternoons enjoyment at the pleas
ant home of Mr.. and Mrs. Barker and
limited as much until Mrs. Barker told
them they might come too. The after
noon will be pleasantly remembered by
all.
Rev, f.. s. Jones filed special APP
pointment at Double Springs Yesterday.
This was Brother Jones's first appoint
mont and he made fine impression on
his congregation. We are very glad to
have him with us and bespeak for him q
pleasant years work. ~