Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-12-12

| goods ut Walhalla Drug Co.
-Frapklin: Moses, Ex-Governor of
South Carolina QS72), died of asphyxia-
tion at cheap boarding house in Win
i throp, Mass, on Monday.
Judge Logan E. Bleckley, brother of
Mrs e. A. Bell, of Walhalla, is despel-
ately ill at his home in Clarkesville, Ga.
| He is now so years old. The many
friends of the family here hope for his
recovery.
Willie III. Phillips, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. p. L. Phillips, died at their home in
Millville Saturday afternoon. He was
| about 8 years of age, and had suffered
since an infant from Brights disease.
The remains were laid to rest at Rocky
Knoll Sunday afternoon.
There is constant demand for
houses to rent. So far as our information
extends there is not q vacant house in cb o
| town and there are several families that
would move to town If suitable houses
could be obtained. New residences are
rented weeks and months before they are
| finished.
If you want pair of perfect fitting,
rimless eye glasses, with all the latest
styles OF nose mountiDgs, you should call
on DR.. Marks. Seneca, S. C.
up to this (Wednesday) morning the
| collection of State and county taxes, in.
| Guiding road tax, amounted to SI1 ,867. 40.
Only ], l,424 tax receipts have been written.
Taxes are being paid very SLOWLY and
something. like S65,OOO are yet to be COL
lected and the time for paying taxes
without the penalty will soon expire.
u. Bennett Hill, of Walhalla, recently
killed two of his dogs because they were
suffering from hydrophobia. About q
the same cause. He now has another
heifer that he fears is going the same
| way. He thinks that before he noticed
the disease in the dogs that they had
bitten the cattle.
-Wanted-A renter for a one or two
horse farm. Apply to "a" at this office.
Tho last distribution of State dis
pensary funds was made Monday. The
amount for distribution was $4O.Ol3.4l,
OF which Oconee will receive STAG 85, or
about ~ cents per capita of school en-
rollment. Out of the $40, ,O13.41 for dis
tribution, $40, 1OO.s7 (nearly half goes to
| counties that have voted out the dispen-
sary. Oconee is in that list.
| Maj. VIM. j. Stribling, A. P. Holden n,
F. l.. Moody and perhaps others of the
Oconee delegation, have returned this
week from their trip to Oklahoma. They
give glowing accounts of that new State
Velopment. People are moving in and
settling there by the thousands from all
| quarters of the United States.
The following officers were elected
last Saturday night, Sth instant, to serve
Seneca Lodge, No. 1S5, A. f. NJ, for the
ensuing Masonic year: Elias Earle, w.
NJ; j. w. Byrd, S. W.; f. NJ. Jordan, j.
W; j. G. Adams, Treasurer; John
Myers, Secretary; j. l.. Holley, S. D.. !;
TT L.. A. Moore and j. E. Sitton,
Ste cds.
Mr.: and Mrs. B. A. Bentley arrived
in Walhalla yesterday afternoon. Mr..
Bentley is receiving the hearty congratu-
lations OF his many friends on his good
fortune in winning one of Georgia's fair
daughters. For the present they are
stopping at the Walhalla Hotel. In the
near future they will begin housekeeping.
They will be most cordially welcomed to
our midst as permanent residents.
You hear great deal of talk about
speotacles, and how many persons un-
dertake to fit their eyes themselves. This
ls dangerous practice. for several rea-
sons. Many people suffer various forms
OF astigmatism or nyopa and hyperma-
tiopia End many other defects known to
gerous TO general health, and to prevent
them from more serious trouble you need
one who understands the eye to apply
proper glasses or spectacles. Such
glasses cannot be bought of spectacle
peddler or so-called optician. When a
PERSONS eyes begin to trouble him he
should remember that they are the only
will do more harm and NAV lead to
blindness. There is no risk when YOU
have DR.. Marks to examine your eyes.
You will get glasses that your eyes re-
quire without any danger of running
them. Examination free. AT the par
lors of the Palmetto House, Mrs Nan
ME Tombes), Seneca, S. G.