Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-07-18
SENECA.


ing at the Presbyterian church closed
Sunday night, after weeks duration.
Rev. s. G. Byrd preached twice daily,
and VIC think NO ARC safe iu saying that
Seneca has not heard a moro forcible,
earnest preacher. Mr.. Byrd's style is
emphatic, his reasoning clear, and his
control over large congreg gations unusual.
The writer, In fact, has never witnessed
more perfect attention. A meeting of
this kind is bound to result in great good
to the community and in a revival of
religion among Christian people.
On next Sabbath there will be the
usual preaching in the Baptist church.
The pastor of the Methodist church
was absent Lest Sabbath, attending the
district conference at Anderson, and
there was, therefore, no preaching in the
Methodist church.
The death of Fred McCer!ar g former
Seneca boy. which occurred at hos
pital in ST. Louis last Tuesday, the 10th
instant, was peculiarly sad one and has
brought deep sorrow to a large circle of
friends and relatives, here and elsewhere.
The funeral services were held last Sab
bath afternoon in the PRESBYTERIAN
church, of which he had bssu d ttietn Der
for number of years, and wore attended
by a large gathering of friends. He
leaves q young wife, having been married
Louisiana. Following are the names of
the relatives who attended the sad fune-
raj rites from distance: Mr.. and Mrs,
Benau Harris, Pendleton; Miss Rosa
Hudgens, Laurens; John Hudgens, Lau-
rens; w. x. Hudgens. Pelger; Mr..
Simpson, Elberton; Miss Bridges, Lou
nection of relatives and friends are felt
for the grief-strickeD sisters and brothers
In their loss of devoted, kind brother,
the loss being peculiarly sad inasmuch'
as they had suffered the death of their
fond parents only few years previous.
Oconee citizens in general and Seneca
ties in particular are anticipating great
time on Tuesday, the 31st of this month,
when three big guns will be heard in Se-
neca. 1t is known that Senator Tillman
will speak here, and Hon. j. E. Roggs and
Congressman Wyatt Aiken will be pre-
sent also. 1t goes without saying that
the trio will prove an immense drawing
card. Let everybody come and whoop
up his own man! htE
j. Fl. Adams is in "the thickest Of the
fight" with his big ten days slaughter
sale. The recent rains in the county
have made farm work inpossibie aud the
farmers are therefore enabled to be here.
MIR. Adams reports unprecedented sales
and crowds who have flocked to the
store have been characterized by their
enough bargains"
Ruskin Anderson is also slaughtering
prices, and is Offering to the public his
varied mammoth stock at close figures.
Misses Eta Grow and Catherine Ames,
who have been visiting Mrs. Luke w.
Werner for month, returned to their
homes in Virginia Monday.
At recent meeting of the Board of
Trustees of the Seneca Graded School
Mrs. s. G. Mills, of Scarboro, Ca, was
elected priacipal for the next year. Mrs.
Mills comes TO us with the very highest
testimonials, and is an experienced
teacher of nine years. The other teach
ers are: Misses Bessie Peatross, of Vir-
ginia; Minnie Kirkpatrick, Margie Hol-
land and Mrs. VIM. Carey, of Seneca.
The selection of woman principal is a
departure from old methods, it having
been rule without exception heretofore
to have man at the head of the schools.
The step will doubtless meet with criti-
cism, but after considering all the condi-
tiops connected with the school work the
trustees have deemed the choice the best
one, and one which they have made ad-
visedly. In fact, after looking into the
subject carefully they found that very
large per cent of the principals of the
graded schools in Atlanta, Athens and
other cities are women, and 1t is hoped
thatour people will stand shoulder to
shoulder with the trustees and give them
credit for doing what they consider the
very best thing, under surrounding cir-
cumstances.
III. l.. Thompson, of near Fair Play,
bought the property of j. E. Sitton yes
terday on Fair Play street, and will move
to town with his family. Mr.. Sitton has
bought a lot from l.. A. Edwards s1.s,:
will build residence immediately.
Miss Christine Dickson is in Seneca, to
the great pleasure of her friends here.
George and WaymOn Holland have
gone to Schenectady, N. Y, where they
have positions In the American Electri-
cal Works.
1t is reported in Seneca that there is
to be big newspaper and job press in
stalled here. This is, however, mere
hearsay, as, Notwithstanding an urgent
invitation, your correspondent was not
present at the last meeting of the Mems
Business League, the very title of which
bars the attendance of yours truly.
Mrs. Doctor Leavell, of Oxford, Miss,
Mrs. Annie Brown and James Brown, of
Atlanta, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. j. I'll,
Bryan. We extend hearty welcome TO
these esteemed friends in behalf of
Seneca and her people.
Little Miss Mary Earl is reported on
the sick list this week.
Mrs. III. j. Gignilliat and Miss Lois
Gignilliat leave this week for visit of
some length TO Virginia.
r. X. Camak, formerly of this place,
but now of Lexington, was in Seneca last
week.
Our gardeners and farming people are
praying for fair weather, She recent vory
heavy rains and wind damaging crops
and rendering work impossible. One of
the hardest rains seen in Seneca for MANY
days fell here last Sabbath morning.
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