Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-09-11
FAIR PLAY POINTERS.
''Biack Eye for Horse Swappers' Con-
yention"---Local News.

Fair Play, September Especial:
Another one of those notorious horse
swappers' conventions Is over. II
any Of The Courier force, or anybody
else can tell me what benefit such
annual conventions are, l would be
glad to hear from them. From all
can hear OF them (of course l never
want to see one) they are an abomi-
nation to nny community, and SO far
as know, they have never left place
any the better. On the other hand,
their influence is OF the most de,
grading nature, tending to pull down
instead Of elevate the boys of our
future generation. 1t seems to me
such things as immoral 90 these
Horse Swappers' Convention are
should forever be eliminated. We
have done without them and we can
do without them again. This is
progressive age, and let's try to keep
1t SO. not by patronizing low, base,
and vulgar things, but trying to
build up and elevate our people. We
nave plenty OF good, staunch citizens,
who should now, and forever more
set their feet down on it with "No
more horse swappers' conventions
can come here" and II they will be
1rm enough their point will be car
rled out to a letter. 1t Is sssurprising
to me that any father will patronize
such things when he has boys who
are likely to follow in his footsteps.
one of our hfghminded citizens had
planned to help satisfy the wants Of
the inner man, but birdseye glance
over the crowd soon convinced him
that none Of their feet should go un-
der his table, and II everybody would
do as this man did we would have
more stability, more refinement, more
gentility among our people.
The many friends of Clayton Mays
VIII be glad to learn he is rapidly
conValesc1ng from spell OF typhoid
fever.s
Miss Anna Marett has returned
from Atlanta after an absence of sew
eral weeks. We are glad to see her
much improved in health.
Mrs. Jane Bolt has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. e. G. Marett. They
have not seen each other in fourteen
years. -
Mrs. D.Sv. Wright, of Seneca, WIS.,
tied here last week.
Mira. L. r. Harris and son, Clinton,
left this morning to visit Mrs. J. p.
| Anderson, of Roberts, and Mrs. Car
| rie Bailey, OF Portman Shoals.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. p. Stribling vis-
isSu iSiutlNSS aI w dlHdlld NJUIS week.
Mrs. jamie Earle, of Greenville,
| has been on visit to her sister. Mrs.
j. d. Sheldon.
Mrs. e. G. Marett entertained at
high tea on last Wednesday evening
Misses Gertrude Mahaffey, Of Town
Vile; Ethel Smith, of Bounty Land,
| and Olivia Heller, of Alpine.
Yesterday was Sunday school day at
the Presbyterian Church, and the ex-
ercises were thoroughly enjoyed. At
| the close s. p. Stribling gave a fine
| talk on the Importance of parents
| coming to Sunday school and bring
| ing their children with them. We
| were not fortunate enough to be pres
ent, but have been told that Mr..
Stribling's talk was too good to be
missed by the parents of our COM
munity. We feel sometimes that
our efforts to do good are futile in
deed, but let us not become dis
couraged In well doing, for in the
end there Is a reward for the faith
| full.
Remember the ordination service al
The Baptist Church next Saturday al
II o'clock.
We think in the near future we
can hear the merry chimes OF we'd
| ding bells. Guess who?