Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-04-10

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Mrs. Dell G. MoAlister, Of Columbia,
sres. several days last week ia waihalla
visiting her mother, Mrs. +. A. Bell.
John w. Davis and family have
moved into the Biemanu residence on
Main street, recently vacated by DR.. Jas.
Fl. Moore.
Lost, on Monday.-Linen bolt with
gun metal buckle. Suitable reward II
returned to The Courier office.
The Seneca Hardware co. has an i'm
portant announcement this week. Read
it carefully and give them o call. They
are prepared to I'll your wants In hard
ware, etc.
There will be preaching at Bethel
~presbytsrian church on the second Sab
diately after service the Sabbath school
will be r~eorganiZed.
L. w. Brown, Pastor.
Union services for April 14th will be
held in the Presbyterian church at 8 p.
m. Rev. j. O.. Tongue, pastor of the
Methodist church. will preach. Rev. L.
w. Brown will All his appointment at
Millville Mt the same hour.
Sec advertisement of the Oconee
County Branch of the Southern Mutual
Life Insurance Company: Its general
features are outlined in this
ment. DR.. Q. M. Walker is president and
Thos. P. Anderson, treasurer, OF the Oco-
nee branch.
Eight good building lots in West
Union for sale; just west of Blue Ridge
hotel. For terms and particulars write
OF call on Jas. h. Darby, Real Estate
Dealer, Walhalla, s. G. If
There will be communion service at
the Walhalia Presbyterian church on the
second Sabbath, April ID. There will be
preaching on Saturday morning at IL
Sabbath morning, Sabbath school at 10
O'Clock, preaching at II O'Clock, followed
by the administration of the Lords sup
per.
Thomas Maxwell returned last Sun
day afternoon from Baltimore, whore he
had been under treatment for several
weeks at Johns-H Hopkins. His many
friends will be glad to learn that he Is
greatly improved.
There will be an important congre-
gational meeting Immediately after the
regular service at the Lutheran church
next Sunday morning. 1t is desired that
every member be present, and zach is
asked to bear in mind the meeting and
attend promptly
-Walhalla was visited Monday after
noon by q wind and hail storm. No
great damage was done, however, in this
immediate vicinity, though a number Of
fences we're laid low and few trees
brought to the ground. One good sized
oak tree on the Court House square was
blown down.
Jas. D. Massey, a former Walhalla
boy, has just been elected a trustee for
the Columbus (Ga.) public schools for a
term of four years. His term will ex-
pire July, 1911. Mr.. Massey has become
thoroughly identified with many inter
eats In Columbus, and we are pleased to
note his rapid rise In business and other
circles In his adopted home.
If you want to sell your land or buy
any land, in town or out, see me before
you trade. ] will make you money.
I. E. Alexander, Real Estate Agent,
Walhalla, 8. C.
"A meeting of the Oconee Monument
Association Is called for Thursday after
noon, 18th Instant, at 8 O'Clock. at the
residence of Mrs. w. A. Strother. All
members are urgently requested to be
present, as business of great Importance
will come up before the association. It
is necessary that all officers be present
at this meeting.
For the second time in the past
eight or ten years this section has been
visited by a very bird, the
coot. Several years ago after ar early
spring wind and rain storm from off the
coast these birds were found. Last
week one was brought to our Office and
later was on exhibition at the Walhalla
Drug Company's store. While very
common on the coast they never travel
inland except when driven against their
wills by high winds. They have 80 little
use Of their wings that after q short time
away from the marshes and surf they
can be picked up wherever found, as they
seldom offer to fy.
III. A. Chastaip died at his home in
Millville last Sunday morning, April 7th,
at 8 O'clock. He had been in failing
health for q long while, Suffering from
dropsy of the heart, from which he died.
Mr.. Chastain was about 78'years of age.
He was a native Of Anderson county,
but had resided in Oconeb over so years,
having moved here at the age of fifteen.
He was a gallant soldier in the Confede.
rate service. having been q member of
Company K, Orr's Regiment of Rifles.
His remains were laid to rest in the Bap-
tist cemetery Monday afternoon at 3
O'Clock. He had long been a member of
the Walhalla Baptist church. He is sur
vived by his wife and four children, two
sons and two daughters; one brother, C.
II. Chastain, of Walhalla, and a sister,
Mrs. Mary A. King, of Oakway. The
many friends of the family sympathize
deeply with them in their sorrow. Mr..
Chastain was an honest and honorable
citizen and his death is regretted by q