Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-05-15
SENECA.

seneca, May Ia "A number OF Seneca
people are planning to take in the great
jamestown Exposition. Some have
gone and some are going now! ~
John l.. McWbor,er and son. William,
aro at the exposition, and will visit rela-
tives at Washington.
Miss Carrie. Hunter is in Greenville,
whore she is enjoying the pleasures of
the horse show and music festival.
Mrs. B. +. Sloan leaves to-day for
Greenville.
Mrs NJ. 4. Sigh and children 60 to
Andersen to-day for a weeks visit. Mrs.
Sligh's friends are pleased to know of
her Improvement.
DR.. aud Mrs. c. G. Jones, OF Green.
Vile. attended the funeral of Alexander
Ramsay on last Friday.
Mrs. Warren Shelor, Mrs. j. r. Ander-
son, Miss Lidie Keith, Mrs. Carrie Mo
Swain and Mrs. II. j. Gignilliat were
also in Seneca in attendance upon Mr..
Ramsay's funeral services -... 3
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Russell visited Mr..
and Mrs. T. NJ. Lowery last Sabbath
Mrs. Hayne Lowery is in Seneca again.
She Is with her children here, Mr.. and
Mis-. I. n. Lowery.
j. +. Carey, of Pickens, spent yester-
day in Seneca.
Rev. J. G. Shive, who represents the
Presbyterian College of South Carolina,
| at Clinton, presented his cause in the
Presbyterian church here last Tuesday
night. Mr.. Shive is an earnest, hearty
speaker and those who heard him are
convinced that he is "the right man in
the right place."
Wales Lowery spent last Sunday with
his parents here.
Rev. @. S. Blackburn and Mr.. Camp.
bell are in attendance upon the Southern
Baptist Convention at Richmond.
On Wednesday afternoon next, at the
Baptist cEdrch, Mrs. O'Bryan, of Sa-
vannah, will talk to the ladies of Seneca.
A full house will doubtless hear the dis
tinguished woman.
Mrs. VIM. Neill and daughter, Miss
Alice, and Miss Peatross spent last Sat
urday in Anderson.
Miss Emma Stribling's friends are re-
Joicing over her return to Seneca, where
she will spend the summer.
Miss Sylvia Moorehead. who is a stu
dent of Cox College, Atlanta, will arrive
in Seneca Wednesday to visit Miss Esther
Cary.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Carey and Master
Whitner Carey left Seneca Monday for
Glenn Springs, where Mr.. Carey goes for
a weeks stay on account of his health.
Miss Lillian Caldwell's friends are
glad to know of her continued improve
ment in health. She will, however, re-
main in Arizona for some time yet.
The progressive women of the pro.
gressive Once-a. Week Club are to dis
cuss at an early meeting the question,
WHO Is the greatest man in South Caro-.
lina?" Such question to ask of any
woman! We think there are twenty five
mombers of this club, and, of course,
there will be at least twenty-five men
who are greatest in South Carolina TO-
day: We earnestly hope an effort at a
decision OF this momentous question
will not result disastrously tc tba peace
of the club.
We were most pleased vii. =. large
twenty-four page edition of the Farm
and Factory with which the fifth ami
versary of this live paper was celebrated.
The effort was most commendable one,
the result omineDtly worthy the many
expressions of commendatiOn from our
citizens. The paper was purely Seneca
product, the illustrations being most
attractive feature. The type of this
large edition was set exclusively BY
Seneca boys and by the regular force. r.
X. Phillips, II. l.. Phillips, Harper Hop
kins, with one days work from Frank
Harper. The effort deserves the many
hearty congratulations upon the success,
which it is justly receiving. .s.
The Sin Nombre Club met with the
president, Miss Lou Bruce. last Friday
afternoon. Delicious ices and cakes
were served. which proved delightful
feature of the entertainment.
Misses Helen Hopkins and Verna
Stribling spent few days with tho for
mer's parents in the country last week.
The friends of Mrs. Laura Bates are
happy over her presence in Seneca again.
moyle school the past year.
DEATH OF ALEXANDER RAMSAY.
On Thursday, May 9th, at his home on
KeOwee river, Alexander Ramsay, moro
familiarly known as "Uncle Bub" Ram
say, died after an illness of two weeks,
during which time he was great suf-
ferer. Mr.. Ramsay, previous to this i'll
ness, had enjoyed life of perfect health,
not having ever been sick from natural
causes. During the war, in which he
was member of Orr's Rifles, he suffered
the loss of finger, but the illness which
brought his death was the first he ever
knew. He was born and raised in the
house where he died. He married Miss
five children, Alex, Tom and Back, and
two daughters, Mrs. NJ e. Sigh, of
Seneca, and Mrs. j. II. Holleman, of An
derson. Mr.. Ramsay had been q men,
Der of the Presbyterian church for many
years and was one of the prime movers
in building the Seneca Presbyterian
church, having contrib buted and hauled
lumber towards it's erection. The fune-
raj services were held from the Presbyte.
rian church here on Friday afternoon,
there being large gathering of relatives
and friends from distance to pay the
last tribute. To the bereaved family is
extended the sympathies of many friends.
NJ. V. s.
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