Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-06-05
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Fair Play. Juno A. Miss Helen Thomp-
son and Mary Sb' hon are the attractive
guests of Mrs. n. p Toss. !, OF Anderson.
They will probably be gone two weeks
or more.
Mrs. Mark d. Stribling and little son,
Joe, have returned from very pleasant
visit 70 the family OF her unole, Rev.
Fletcher Anderson, Of Gray Court, LauA
rens county.
n w. e. and r. L. Barto \. were oiroulat-
inS in our midst last week. The former
has lucrative position in the real estate
business, with headquarters at Mont
gomery, Ala, and Monroe, La. The lat,
ter is q resident of Mounds, Indian Ter.
ritory, and both are Visiting their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. #. M. Barton, of La
vonia, Ga. These young men are grand.
sons of the late Rev. II. M. Barton.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. NJ. Watson and bright
little babe were visiting relatives here
| Last week.
The friends Of the family OF James
Tompkins deeply sympathize with them
in the loss of q devoted wife and mother,
which occurred at their home, near Oak
way, last Thursday evening at 8 O'Clock.
Mrs. Tompkina had been sick for quito a
while, but her death was unexpected.
She WAS o devout member Of the Metho-
dist church. She leaves two SONS and
two daughters, besides loving husband
to cherish her memory. Her body was
laid to rest in the cemetery at Center
church on Saturday following Truly
good woman has gone to her reward.
May God, in his all-wise providence,
comfort the sorrowipg cues in their hour
of trouble.
Dana Harris, of Anderson, visited
home folks last week.
j. Lawrence Burriss and c. Ban Allen,
of Anderson, were among the visitors
here last week.
On account of unfavorable weather on
the fourth Sunday in May, Chiidren's
Day program ut the Presbyterian church
was called off. A nice little program
had been prepared, and many were dis
appointed by the rain.
DIR. Powers, assistant State veterina-
rian, and Mr.. Dickens, of Clemson Col
lege, were in town Saturday night.
The Farmers Union has its meeting
on the first Saturday in each month at
the Fair Play Academy. This Union is
in flourishing condition and is sure to
prosper with such wide-awake men as
H. E. Thompson az president and w. L.
Dobbs as secretary and treasurer.
Misses Ethel and Pauline Marett and
brother, G. D. Marett, visited relatives at
Oakway Sunday.
Let everybody remember "Children's
Day" next Sabbath Mt the Baptist church.
Exercises will begin promptly at 10
O'Clock, fast time, and continue till noon.
No dinner on the grounds. A hearty
welcome to all.
j. B. Harris. one of South Unions up
to-date farmers and most progressive
citizen in every work he undertakes, was
among friends here Saturday afternoon.
Bolton Marett is at homo from the
Westminster Graded School.
Clinton Harris, of the Citadel. is not
expected home until July. He will be
one of the merry party of cadets to the
jamestown Exposition.
Joe Sharp, one of onr most highly re.
spected colored citizens, who left this
country with his family some months
ago to sail for Africa, has since died,
also one of his children. We hear ano-
ther member of his family is sick. Joe
was living here in very comfortable ctr
cumstances, and should have let we'll
enough alone. When questioned by some
of his white friends as to why he was
taking such move, his reply was: "I
want to be buried on African soil, the
home of the negro race"
The many friends and relatives of w.
S. Glenn and family, of Ellisville, Miss,
will be gratif1ed to hear they are ex-
pected to arrive in Seneca about the
middle of June, aud while here will visit
relatives in Fair Play and other parts of
the county. This visit will no doubt be
a scurce of great pleasure to Mr.. Glenn,
since his boyhood days were spent in and
around the little village of Fair Play.
Mrs. Carrie Tompkins Robertson, of
Pelzer, came up Thursday to attend the
funeral of her mother, at Center church,
on Saturday.
Miss Olivia Heller has returned to her
home at Alpine, after very pleasant
visit to relatives here. *ss