Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-07-17
WHAT'S DOING AT SENECA.
Notes Gathered Here and There by
Our Correspondent.

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Seneca, July 16.--On last Friday
morning at 4 O'Clock Mrs. Martha Ma
ttlda Carey died here at the home of
her son, VIM. HI. Carey, after a long
and painful illness. Mrs. Cerey was
born in 1926, and was therefore in
her SD year. She was a Miss Cur
tbs before marriage, and was married
In 1845 to John w. y. Carey, then OF
Greenville county After marriage
they settled on a farm on Keowee
river, formerly the property of Mrs.
Carey's grandfather, Nathaniel Boone
They lived On this place continuously
until Mr.. Carey's death in 1866 and
reared a large family Of children:
Seven boys--John c., N. b., VIM. H.,
James p, Frank NJ, b. G.. and Louis
W., and one daughter, Mrs. Sallie
Huffman, all of whom are surviving
except the two last named After the
! husbands death the widow continued
her residence at the home on Keowee
and reared creditably her large fam
lily, gone of the sons occupying places
of ability and trust in public affairs,
theirsuccess being due in a large mea-
sure to the home training. Mrs. Carey
possessed unusual mental strength,
firmness of character and gentleness
of disposition. AS a nefghbor she
was kind and generous, always lend
ing hand In time of need and sym
pathetic heart in time of trouble. A
few months before her death she was
brought into, Seneca on account Of
failing health, and spent her last days
in the home of her son, VIM III.
Carey. Here She received every at
tention that love and untiring ener-
|gies could suggest Sha bore her suf-
ferings, which at times were intense,
with patience and cheerfulness. She
Joined the Presbyterian church at Old
Pickns many years ago, and her re-
mains were Inferred in the family
burying ground at the old home on
Keowee on Saturday morning at IL
o'clock, the services being conducted
by Revs. M. r. Kirkpatrick and G. s.
Blackburn. To the bereaved family
is extended the sympathies Of large
circle of friends.
Hon. J. s. Werner, of Columbia,
spent few days in Seneca last week
visiting his mother, Mrs. e. c. YER
ner.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Neill and daugh-
ter, Miss Alice, are at home again
from jamestown and other points in
Virginia.
| Mrs. v. B. Swami, John and Chas.
f. Hoke and Miss Fannie Hoke, of
Atlanta, attended the funeral of Jas.
Hoke here last week.
A protracted meeting will begin
next Sunday night in the Methodist
church. The pastor, Rev. G. l.. Nc
Cain, will be assisted by Revs. j. G..
Yongue and ]. s. Beasley.
A party left Seneca yesterday for
Oklahoma and will locate there--E.
p. Metz and two sons, Clyde and
clarence Metz, and j. l.. McLeskey.
Seneca regrets the loss of these citi-
zens.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. ii. Doyle, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Thompson, Misses TEN
holm and Kathleen Doyle and Mas
ter AL Thompson are visiting friends
in Walhalla this week.
4 DR.. and Mrs. II. M. McCutchen and
Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Earle are enter
tanning little strangers at their re-
lspective homes. And SO Seneca s. pop
ulation grows apace!
Mrs. DR.. Hopkins is reported on
the sick list.
| Miss Mary Bacon Werner, of Tusca-
loosa, Ala, arrived to-day for VISIT
to Mrs. G. v. McCarey.
Hal and Joe Todd, Edward Strib-
ling and James McCarey are off for a
few days fishing on Keowee.
There will be no preaching in the
Presbyterian church next Sabbath on
account of the absence of the pastor,
who Is holding meeting at Little
Mountain, Anderson county.
Mrs. r. M. Leayelle, of Oxford,
Miss, is In Seneca visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. J. H. Bryan. This is pleas
ing news to her many friends here.
The friends ofDouglas Seaborn here
regret that he leaves Seneca after fill
bng acceptably a position in the Seneca
Bank for two years. He goes to At
lanta to accept a position thel ).
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