Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-08-28

BAKERS singing school at Conneross.
]. d. Abbott, of Conneross, was
here Friday to meet his father-in-law.
w. q. Blanchett, who was returning
from trip to the State of Washing
ton.
The largest melons seen In this sec
tfon this summer were grown by j.
Wade Dickson. He grew several
weighing 76 pounds. He planted half
an acre and has already realized over
thirty dollars from the ones he put
on the market. Mr.. Dickson served
melon for twenty guests recently and
not all of 1t was eaten.
Miss Pearl Norris, OF Greenville,
is on visit to Misses Nellie and Rosa
Norris anu other relatives in this
community. She Is accompanied by her
friend, Miss Sunie James.
Mrs. M, N. Mitchell sent us on
last Saturday twin cantaloupe. This
was a peculiar freak Of nature and no
one who saw 1t ever saw anything of
the kind before. We appreciate the
gift as it added much to the morning
meal on Sunday.
Rev. w. j. W.ly of Georgetown,
ARRIVED on August 2 9th to spend va
Ication in Oconee with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. A. Wyly.
Mrs. j. M. Jones has returned to
her home in Anderson county, after
spending two weeks with her aunt,
Mrs. Julia Mcdonald.
Mrs. Bette Messer Is spending a
few days at South Union.
Mrs. Sam Ellison, of Greenville, has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Ashta-
bulah Gaines.
Rev. G. r. Harmon, Jr., has been
engaged In carrying on very inter-
ocffno r,nonffn0 Of p0cly IN
closed last Sunday.
Miss Margie Stribling is at Fair
Play visiting the Misses Sheldon.
Mrs. j. e. Dickerson has been elect
ed delegate to the Woman's Annual
Missionary meeting, which is to be
held at Honea Path August 81.
Mrs. s. Y. Jameson and her two
youngest daughters, of Macon, Ca,
are visiting her father William Bibb,
and other relatives here.
Remember the cleaning off of the
cemetery Of old Westminster church
August 30th.
Crops between Westminster and
Oakway look very promising. and
they are said to be good all the way
down the Fair Play road. On the
farm of William Bibb, w. N. Mitch
ell, J. M. Mattison. r. B. Mason, Car
roll, Bearden, Edwards, Haley and
many others they took to be as good
as heart could wish. It looks like
Messrs. .Bibb and Mitchell might count
on gathering SO bushels of corn per
each acre. Mr.. Mitchell has been cul-
tivating according to the Williamson
plan and has small stalks and big
ears. He never does anything by
halves and grows twin cantaloupes.
Among the handsome residences
erected within the past year Is the
one occupied by J.P. Carroll. He sold
his home place to Mr.. Phillips and
built a very pretty and commodious
residence further up the road.
The blinds for the Methodist church
The ladies intend painting this church
soon. The interior work has been
finished and looks very pretty.
On last Saturday the little four
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Mont
Jenkins had the misfortune to get his
thigh broken and the bones in his leg
at the knee shattered. He and his
mother were playing at the door and
the little fellow accidentally stepped
through a space between the steps
and the house. DR.. Burt Mitchell is
attending he little fellow.
Mrs. j. NJ. Carter and two children
returned yesterday to San Saba, Tex.
Sidi Perkins is working in the sales
stables of T. M. Lowery.
r. B. Honea is now with M. s.
Stribling.
Will McJunkin, son of Joe McJun-
kin, of South Union, left Monday for
Atlanta, where he goes to fill rail-
road position.
Misses Jessie, Maude and Alice
Stribling entertained between 35 and
40 guests at a surprise party Friday
evening. t..
G. B. Smith, Of the Peoples Store,
went to Atlanta Monday on business.
Mrs. j. P. Griffin and children re-
turned yesterday from Anderson,
where they have been visiting rela-
tives the past week.
Miss Bonnie Freeman returned
home one day last week from a five.
weeks visit to friends at Bolton, Pei
ger, Piedmont and Williamson.
Fred Hunt left Friday for Knox
vile, where ne has accepted posi-
tion with .. w. Perry.
Mss Jessie Glenn and brother, Will
liam Glenn, returned to Liberty Fri
day, after visit to relatives here and
at Fair Play.
H. e. Wilson is. spending ten days
with his parents at Austell, Ga.
Through the efforts of Intendant
Zimmerman New York Express No.
Az, due here at 7.4!l. M, NOW stops
regularly and will receive and put off
express at this point. He received a
letter from superintendent F. Ills, Of
the Southern, one day last week in
forming him of the change Hereto
fore No. 40 stopped on signal and was
very unsatisfactory on account Of the
express business. Mr.. Zimmerman
hopes to get NOS. 20 and 36 Cd stop
here on signal, and is now taking the
matter up with the officials of the