Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-08-19
Vote for G. A. Norman, favor
q candidate for Treasurer adv

| anu TWO cnlluTeH, OF CnarleStOn, are
visiting DR.. and Mrs. j. J.. Thode.
! among their many friends.
| Master Richard Earle celebrated
his seventh birthday last Wednesday
afternoon by giving a party to his
little friends and playmates. About
twenty little boys and girls were
present on this occasion, and all en-
| joyed themselves immensely. The
host was the recipient of many nice
! presents. Iced watermelons and ice
| cream were served.
| F. Fl. McMaster, of Columbia,
| State Insurance Inspector, was in
| Walhalla last week on official bust
ness. He came to examine into the
business of the Oconee Farmers Mu-
tual Insurance Association, which he
found to be in excellent condition. In
speaking of this local organization he
referred to 1t as one of the best COM
panies In the State. 1t has met every
call promptly, is economically admin
istered and is inc easing it's scope
year by year. Our =, )nee people will
do well to patroniz" the home COM
pany.
MIR. and Mrs: Thad Clinkscales,
| OF Texas, recently visited at their
daughters, Mrs. NJ. c. Todd. Thad
is as jovial as usual. He says his
adopted State can boast of two
things women and fine
peaches Complimentary for Texas,
isn't it? On last Thursday there were
a few OF the relatives invited to meet
them at Mr.. Todd's They were Mr..
and Mrs. Jos. Knox, of Tugaloo; Mrs.
McAlister and daughter, of Birming-
ham, Ala, and Mrs. Laura Dodd. The
dinner was fine and the hospitable
manner in which it was served went
far towards making it an enjoyable
affair.
Vote for G. A Norman, the peo-
pies candidate for County Treasu-
rer.-adv.
Richard Oelkers brought to The
Courier Office yesterday morning
stalk of Cuban corn, which he grew
at his home in West End. The seed
was sent him by his brother, f. B.
Oelkers, who is with the marine
corps in Cuba. The stalk brought to
us is thirteen feet high, and Mr.. Oel-
kers says it is about an average for
the small patch. The fodder is much
coarser than our native corn, the
ears full Of small yellow grains. AS
a whole 1t gives very healthy and
productive appearance. The stalks
as a rule have two and three ears.
No special cultivation was given to
the patel
On Sun lay, August 3Oth, Rev.
It. B. Epting will be formally INSTALL
ed as pastor of the Lutheran congre-
cation here, The service is very
beautiful one and the public is most
cordially invited to be present. The
installation sermon will be delivered
by Pastor G. E. Weltner, of Column
bia. The service will be at IL a. m.
In the afternoon of the same day.
Pastor Epting has kindly arranged
for German service, in order to give
those who love their mother tongue
an opportunity to enjoy the service
and sermon in that language. At
night of the same day there will be a
public missionary service at s o'clock.
On Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day of the week a Sunday school nor
nal will be conducted by Pastor Welt
ner for those interested in Sunday
school work. All of the teachers and
officers and Sunday school workers
in and out OF the town are invited
to attend, bringing with them tablet,
pencil and Bible. Pastor Weltner Is
a veteran Sunday school worker and
all will enjoy the knowledge impart-
ed. On Tuesday night an address
will be delivered on the subject, The
Child and the Church." The pro-
gram will appear later.
Recently John Joost presented
to us a can Of his peaches, of the
average grade. Mr.. Joost very care
fully separated his peaches, before
canning, into three grades-the fin
est, average, and the small. We
| have never tasted a better peach
than those from his average" stock.
His we'll arranged canning outfit,
his own construction, is one Of the
neatest and best We have ever seen.
The whole place Is as neat and clean
as a new pin. When peaches were
rotting all around Walhalla Mr..
Joost was taking care Of his own
and buying up what he could get
conveniently. In this way, without
| any great amount of trouble, he pre-
vented waste from his own trees and
| saved considerable waste for
| others. Now he has a nice little
| stock Of fine canned goods, all he
| can possibly use for his own home
I'D a quantity to dispose of If he
wishes to. There are many who
could follow Mr.. Joost's example
with profit. In Oconee county this
year hundreds and hundreds of dol
lars worth Of fruit went to waste,
| and every cents worth OF it could
have been saved by the use Of small
| canning outfits where larger ones
| were not easy Of access. .
Major John Jesse Lewis died
suddenly at his home in Pickens last
Sunday. He had not been in good
health for several years, but was APP
parently as we'll as usual last week.
Major James Seaborn, Of Walhalla,
| was in Pickens last week, and held
an hours pleasant conversation with