Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-11-14
SENECA.

Seneca, Nov. Is Houses for rent are
still in dennnd in Seneca. 1t is de-
plorable fact that good citizens are kept
out of the place because there are no
houses to be had.
There was an immense crowd of coun-
try people in town last Saturday and the
merchants report fine business.
Harper 6 Hunts big fire sale is at
tracting large numbers of shoppers
Mrs. Mamie Tombs is conducting a
big business in the Lowery- Byrd build
ing, whore she is holding temporary
quarters until the Palmetto House can
be rebuilt. Work on the hotel is Qoing
on rapidly and 1t is thought that It can
be rushed to completion in O few months.
A meeting of the citizens of Seneca
last Friday evening, at the request of
the town council, considered the ques-
tion OF water and lights for the town.
An engineer was also present, through
whom intelligent estimates could better
be reached. An election will be ordered
shortly as to whether the town will issue
bonds, which will be held in due course
of time. This, of course, begins to look
like business and as the sentiment Of
our best citizens seems to be in favor of
the issue, it is confidently thought that
the time is not far distant when Seneca
will be abreast with the times in this as
in many other signs of progress.
Mrs. E. A. Hines, the president of the
Civic Improvement Association of SEN
eca, calls meeting of the executive
committee at her residence on Wednes-
day afternoon. It is earnestly desired
by the president that these meetings be
better attended, 80 that important bust.
ness before the association can be at
tended to.
The fourth quarterly conference of the
Seneca Methodist church will be held
here on Sunday afternoon next at $50
O'Clock. The officers and stewards are
requested to be present with their re-
ports. The presiding elder, Rev. r. Her
bert Jones, will preach Sunday evening
at 7.15 O'Clock.
Seneca show-goers will be glad to learn
that the opera house is to be opened
again after quiet season covering the
period intervening since the fire. On
Thursday and Friday nights of this week
the Hamilton Amusement Co., which
carries its own band and is fourteen
strong, will fill an engagement here.
Inasmuch as there have been 80 many
expressions of regret that the opera
house continued closed, the management
have every reason to expect q good
crowd. The opening of the present sea-
BON HhS uOt De6n encouraging 10 the
managers on account of the small at
tendance, but they are using every effort,
Notwithstanding, to give good shows at
popular prices. The Hamilton Amuse-
ment Co. is sustaining we'll earned
reputation and the public will not be
disappointed.
We have all heard of the unlimited
capacity of the small boys breechss
pockets. Following are q few of the
articles counted actually, upon the un-
loading Of one of the kids pockets last
night: one memorandum book. top, a
top cord, five lead pencils, two small
pi. ,es Of glass, one pair scissors, one
mont ey wrench, buckeye, matches,
small stick, two rocks, one acorn, piece
OF chalk, leather string, cotton string,
milestone, rule and tape line. Upon
being demonstrated with he declared he
couldn't get along without one of them.
On last Sunday afternoon, at 2 O'Clock,
at the residence Of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. a. Moore, at Adams
Crossing, Mac. Sanders was married to
Miss Vera Moore, Rev. o. M. Abney off,
ciating. M. v. g.