Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-02-27
FAIR PLAY. .


pended by our teachers, Prof. j. e.
Crouch and Miss Maggie E. Thompson,
on the 22d. The forenoon was spent in
removing the debris that naturally acou-
mulates around building, which adds
greatly to the exterior Of the school
grounds. We advocate the rural inn
provement plan and congratulate Miss
Marye r. Sheior in the success she has
achieved. She could not be engaged in q
more noble work than the betterment of
rural schools. May success GROWN her
efforts.
Miss Dollie Knox, of Seneca. is hero,
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Lucy King.
Her many friends are pleased to soc her.
Mrs. T. r. Harris is slowly GONZALES
cling, after a long s!ege with grip. We
hope she will soon be sufficiently recov-
cred to be able to circulate among her
many friends.
Miss Mary Sheldopis on an extended
visit to relatives at Greenville.
Miss Clyde Smith and brother, Lowell,
of Bounty Land, visited Mrs. DR.. j. r.
Heller Saturday and Sunday last, and at
tended services at the Presby terian
church.
Mrs. Sam Harbin and son, of South
Union, heard DIR. Harrell's exposition of
the 18th verse of the 10th Psalm OF the
third Sabbath afternoon. DIR. Harrell's
sermons are always full of sound doc
trine and it is real treat to sit under
the sound of his voice.
Mrs. w. L. Dobts left Saturday morn
ing for two weeks visit back to her
former home at Commerce, Ga. This
meeting with old friends with whom she
has 80 pleasantly been associated for a
number of years, will doubtless be ali
oasis in their memories. Her visit will
be extended to Athens and Elberton, Ga,
before her return.
Mrs. f. M. Barton, of Lavona, Ca, is
visiting the family of George Carnes aud
other relatives.
Misses Maggie and Leila Tompkins. of
Oakway, were visiting relatives here last
week.
w. f. Daniel, of Anderson, represent
ing the Carolina Mutual Fire Insurance
Company, with headquarters at Spartan
burg, was taking orders hero last week.
The Sunday schoGss of both the Pres
byterian and Baptist churches are doing
some fine work. On the last Sunday in
March there will be union services at
the Presbyterian church. Children's day
will be observed, and, as usual, a nice
program is being prepared.
1 The friends of j. j. Lee anxiously
await tidings of his condition from Birm-
ingham, Ala, where he has been criti-
cally i'll at the home of his son j. E. Lee
Mrs. S. e. Barton returned from Pied
mont last Friday, after very pleasant
visit to relatives.
The ladies' prayer meeting, under the
auspices of the Woman's Mission Society
of the Beaverdam Baptist church, held
it's first meeting with our aged friend,
Miss Matilda Marett. Inacmties so
common to old people have prevented
her going out to the house of God, where
she has always loved to worshipb, This
meeting brought cheer and consolation
to her, and using her own language, she
remarked, Chow much good this inject
iuR ueb oOuo Lnot W hodE buo BOOQ Olu
time hymns" We trust she may yet be
spared for many more years of useful
service. as
One is reminded these days of the
anoients in Biblo times going down to
Egypt to buy corn, from the numerous
wagons that daily pass our roads, loaded
with corn from the western markets,
bearing evidence of short crops last year.
But tits an old adage, and a true one,
that hard times and matrimony 90 hand
in hand, and, "In the spring young
mans fancy lightly turns to thoughts of
love-" Methinks / can hear wedding
bells making the nights joyous with
their merry chimes, echoing and re-echo-
ing the glad announcement of the COM
ing marriage of one of our young men
of sterling worth to one of Seneca's fair
daughters. In advance we extend con.
gratulations. just wait and see.
Right here must not fail to mention
the much needed improvement on the
Watson hill, near Fair Play. We owe
this good work to our efficient County
Commissioner, jackson l.. Miller, and
overseer, B. j. Marett. This road has
been in terrible way for some time,
causing great Inconvenience to travellers.
Now, good people, let's keep 1t in passa-
BILE way all the time, since it is one of
our great public thoroughfares to mar
ket. Mater.