Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-07-25

-heV. ~. Ia 0eaguen viii preacn at
Poplar Spring Church on the fifth Sunday
in this month at I1,o'olock a. m. and at
Bounty Land school house same day at
4 O'Clock p. m.
Miss Jessie Sharp, of Williamson,
spent Friday with her uncle and aunt,
Judge and Mrs. j. w. Holleman. She
left Saturday for Tamassee, where she
goes to take charge of a school.
-Norman's New Drug Store sells one
pound boxes Dsimonico's fine chocolates
at 80 conts. All kinds of box candies.
The Mountain United Baptist Asso.
citation will meet this year with the Long
Creek church on Thursday before the
third Sunday in August. A large at.
tendance Is expected, and the occasion
will be one of interest and editication.
Mrs. Bert Gaillard and Mrs. Will
Suber, Of Anderson, spent Sunday and
4. j.. Herndon. They were on their way
to the mountains, where they will re-
main for some time at the home of j.
w. Iyester.
--Chas. j. Thompson, who las for q
number of years been located at Knox
vile, has recently been transferred to
Greenville. He is son of Col. and Mrs.
II. A. Thompson. of Walha!la, and one
Of the most efficient train dispatchers in
the service of the Southern Railway.
"A full line fresh drugs, school sup-
plies, toys. Norman's Drug Store.
There will be big picnic at High
Falls on Saturday, August 4th. Those
who delight in dancing will be accommo-
dated with large platform and good
music. Everybody invited to come and
bring well.flled baskets. A good time
is promised.
DIR. w. G. Neville, president of the
Presby yterian College of South Carolina,
week at the home of his father, Capt
John G. Neville, in West Union. Rev.
lii. Neville mas nosts OF friends here
who are always delighted to meet him at
his old home town.
Special sale of crookery, china and
tin Saturday at Norman's.
Mrs. E. s. Jones and daughters,
Ruth, Wilhelmina and Edna, left last
Monday morning for Spsrtanburg, where
she goes to visit her father and family.
She will be gone for two weeks or more.
We trust she will have delightful out
ing among her many friends and kindred
in the Spartan city.
Mrs. w. w. Robinson and daughter,
Willie Wray, of Anderson, are spending
some time with their relatives, Mr.. and
mTS. ~. ~. rant, III miuWay. MrS. hOO-
inson's many friends in Walhalla, where
she is 80 we'll and favorably known, will
be pleased to learn that her health, which
has been poor for quite awhile, has
greatly improved recently, and hopes are
entertained of her ultimate recovery.
Remember the sale of fourteen
building lots by Jas. III. Adams at Seneca
next Wednesday. These lots are stu
ated on Townville street, in Seneca, a
good neighborhood, and the lots lie WELL
II you are interested in home this will
be good opportunity to secure build
ing site. Don't forget the sale will be
made next Wednesday, August 1st. Mr..
Adams has also a number of good farms
for sale. See him.
Special sale Saturday at Norman's-
clothing, hats, pants, shoes.
Heavy showers and local storms
have characterized this month in Oconee,
and great damage is reported to crops.
1t is stated that the July crop of cotton
amounts to practically nothing. Corn,
too, has been damaged to considerable
extent. Altogether the general crop
outlook is not what is desired and far
poorer than was promised few weeks
ago. However, with good weather there
is ample time for the crop prospect to be
materially bettered.
The many friends of Mrs. H. r.
Bearden, of Conneross, will regret to
learn that she is in Greenville for surgi-
cal treatment. A cancer recently made
it's appearance on her left foot, which
last week was amputated. Her condi-
tion is reported as favorable, and her
Oconee friends hope for her speedy re-
covery. Mrs. Bearden is pleasantly re-
membered by many as Miss Lizzie Dill
worth, a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. r. III.
Dilworth, of Conneross.
Last Sunday we had heavy touch
of dog days. Some energetic person
worked off his superfuous activities Sat
urday night by putting out poison for
dogs. Ten of them came to grief. In
many cases it was a good radiance of bad
rubbish. But it is a dangerous practice
as we'll as brutal one. A rifle bullet
will settle a worthless dog much quicker
than poison, and there is no danger OF
killing several valuable dogs in the at
tempt to get the worthless ones.
-Arbuckle's coffee at Edward c. Has
at l5c. per pound.
Il. G. Hayes, of the Seneca Cotton
Mills, was killed by lightning during the
electric storm Monday evening just after
the mill shut down. The bolt entered
at the corner of the chimney of rbe house
occupied by Mr.. Hayes and his family
and Hayes was sitting by the fireplace
Mrs. Hayes, who was in the same room
and was severely shocked, had few
seconds before told her husband there
was no more danger near the chimney
than in other parts of the room. Mr.
Hayes was from Toccoa, Ga. He leaves
wife and one child. The remains wore
taken to Toccoa yesterday for interment
Miss Carrie Perry is entertaining
this afternoon with an informal aeuchre
party in compliment to Mrs. l.. T.. Van
Diviere, of Savannah, and Mrs. j. r
Anderson, of Anderson. After lively
game, scored on hand-painted tally
cards, light refreshments will be served
A charming time is anticipated at the