Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-06-06
-Mason's fruit jars, all sizes, prices
Rht. Craig. Werner Mercantile Co.

Mrs. j. A. Ballenger is visiting at the
homo Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Holleman.
Miss Anna Erwin, of Lenoir, N. c., is
visiting at the homo Of her uncle, Gen. w.
II. Erwin, for short while.
Rev. n. G. Ballenger. of Greenville,
and Rev: r. p: Walker and wife, of Mari
eta, Indian Territory, are visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. +. l.. Herndon.
There will be services next Sunday
in the Walhalla Methodist church, morn
ing and evening, at the usual hours, and
at Zion at A O'Clock in the afternoon by
Rev. K. s. Jones.
My line of dress goods surpasses
anything ! have ever handled. M. s.
Stribling, Westminster, S. @.
-P. G. Poag, representing Fairbanks,
Morse q Co., Of Chicago, manufacturers
Of gas, gasoline aud oil engines, 60, has
been in Walhalla for day or two on
business. His headquarters are in Green
vile, S. G.
An extra communication of Blue
Ridge Lodge, No. 90 A. r. NJ, will be
held In Masonic Temple on next Friday
night, 9Th instant, at $50 O'Clock sharp.
The Fellow Crafts Degree will be con-
ferred. The members of the Craft are
cordially invited to be present.
Rev. w. Bruce Doyle, of Tuscaloosa,
Alabama, Is visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. II. Doyle, near Walhalla. Rev.
in Alabama at present and Is pleased with
his adopted homo. His friends are
pleased to meet him again.
-C. w. Pitohford Co. are rebuilding
their warehouse fronting the railway
tracks. 1t will be larger than the one
recently burned, and will be built of
storm sheeting, faced with sheet iron.
The roof will 6e of fire-pr material.
John l.. Handy has the contract for
building.
DIR. w. f. Austin has gono to Boston
to attend meeting of the Massachusetts,
Dental Association. His office will,
therefore, be closed until about June 20.
Rev. r. p. Walker, of the Presby-
terian church, will conduct the prayer
meeting services at the Methodist church
this evening at $50 o'clock. Bro. Walker
has for some time been engaged in mis-
sionary work in the great Southwest and
vii! have something to say we'll worth
hearing. A cordial invitation to every
body to come.
Miss Cora Strong returned last week
from Greensboro, N. G. She was accom-
panied by Miss Cora McNeill, one of the
Greensboro, in which institution Miss
Strong holds the chair of mathematics.
Miss McNsill will remain in Walhalla for
several weeks.
= Mr.. and Mrs. j. d. Brunson, of Co
lumbia, are visiting at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. A. l.. Roberts. Mrs. Brunson
is pleasantly remembered here by many
as Miss Bessie Roberts. Mr.. and Mrs.
Brunson were married about six weeks
ago at Columbia, where they are making
their permanent home.
Miss Della Phillips, of Long Creek,
was the successful competitor on the re-
The names and numbers for five exami-
nation papers were not given and conse-
quently no report could be made until
this information was received. Miss
Phillips received certificate, second
grade B.
Have doubled my stock of hats,
shirts, ties, etc. NJ. S. Stribliug, West
minister, S. G.
r. e. Lee and A. L. Rowland report
that, after chasing mad-dog oyer a mile
last Monday morning, the beast was
killed by them on Mccall Mountain.
Mr.. Lees two dogs were bitten by the
mad-dog and he shot both Monday after
noon. Keep your dogs at home, or bet
ter still, kill them. Oconee can we'll
afford to lose some two or three thou.
sand dogs, and be better off for the loss
We had a very pleasant call Monday
morning from our friend of boyhood
days, VIM. NJ. MoCay, of Baldwin, Miss.
Mr.. McCay, accompanied by his wife,
has been visiting his sister, Mrs n. II.
jenkins, near Westminster, for several
weeks. Mr.. McCay was born and reared
near Old Pendleton, and his many friends
will be pleased to know he is enjoying
reasonable portion of good health and
prospering in his adopted State.
MFR. and Mrs. II. A. III. Gibson left
last Monday for Acworth, Ca, where
they will spend some time visiting their
daughter, Mrs. GeorgsW. Grogan. They
will 60 from there to Richmond, Va,
whore they be for while with their son,
Capt. Walter Gibson. They will return
to this State in the fall, and expect to
make their home in Columbia. We re-
gret to lose Mr.. and Mrs. Gibson from
Walhalla, and they will be most heartily
welcomed to our midst as visitors or
residents.
Clerk Burns is still wrestling with
the recording of the Southern Railways
recent 5000, ,0OO, 600 mortgage. The mort
gage covers 1eO pages of printed matter
in book form, and contains as, 800 words.
IL is being recorded in every county in
the State through which the Southern
hallway runs, and also in the counties of
other States. This is the largest evi-
dence of debt ever placed on record in
Oconee. A fee of S4950 has to be paid
for every recording, and the total amount
for this purpose in the various States
will run high into the thousands of dol
lars.