Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-06-06
WALHALLA, q. Co..
WEDNESDAY,. JUNE o. 1905.
FitHeth Anniversary Wedding.

the Reedley (Cal.) Exponent. Mr..
and Mrs. Smith were well known in
Pickens and Oconee counties. Mrs.
Smith has one sister, Mrs. @. A.
Morgan, in this county:
On Tuesday evening, March 6,
1905, at their home in Reedley, CAL,
Mr.. and Mrs. B. f. Smith celebrated
their golden wedding.
While the gathering was not
large one, viewed from the stand
point of real enjoyment, it lacked
nothing to make it grand success.
Had the guests been looking for
empty formality, they would have
found it necessary to seek elsewhere,
but for genuine hearty welcome it is
doubtful If the host and hostess can
be surpassed in extending the same
to guests.
B. F. Smith was born in Pickens
county, South Carolina, March 26,
1885, and his wife, Rebecca f., whose
maiden name was Kennemur, was
born in the same county July 28,
1889. They were married March 6,
1856, and lived in the same county
in which they were born until 1870,
wien they moved with their five
children to Crawford county, Mis-
souri,, residing there until 1900, when
they moved to California, making
their home at Reedley ever since.
Owing to some misfortune in con-
nection with their journey from the
East, two sons, DIR. w. E., of Cata-
wissa, Mo-, and DR.. d., of Dayton,
Ohio, were unable to reach Reedley
in time for the occasion; otherwise
the family circle, consisting of nine
members, was complete.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith were blessed
with seven children, six sons and
one daughter, all of whom are living
--Landrum, Barnett A., Belle, Joel
H., William E., John D. and Elphin
k. Some of these have won honor
able distinction among professional
men and all enjoy fair measure of
success in their various callings.
The aged couple take to them
selves pardonable pride from the fact
that their children have added mea-
surably to the social and religious in
terWs of the world and that no
cloud has ever cast its shadow over
the life of one of them.
Two sons, now of Southern Cali
fornia, resided in Fresno county as
early as 1886, Landrum being the
principal of the Kingsburg school at
that time. Mrs Smith donned the
same neckwear she had worn on the
memorable occasion so years before.
Credit is due Mrs. Joel III. Smith,
of Selma, a daugbter-in-law, for pro-
vi5i2g special music for the occasion.
le well chosen remarks were
made by Rev. w. H. Sowell, who
was followed by Rev. G. w. Donnel
and others.
The reminiscent account given by
Mr.. Smith of their early married life
and during the war of the Rebellion,
as well as subsequent events, were
very interesting and gave the listen
ers retrospective view of the lives
of noble man and his faithful wife,
who, side by side, have remained at
their post of duty all these years,
despite the trials and difficulties met
with along the way. The future
hopes of Mr.. Smith, expressed in no
uncertain terms, were the source of
great inspiration and lasting bene.
diction to all present.
After the above remarks the
guests repaired to the dining room,
where they enjoyed delicious re.
past.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith were the re.
-,chaSnts of many valuable presents.
The guests present were Landrum
Smith, of Whittier, CAL; b. A..
Smith, of East Pasadena, CAL; Mr..
and Mrs. Joel. II. Smith, of Selma,
CAL, and the following from Reedley !;
Mr.. and Mrs. r. X. Smith and two