Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-02-12
FRoAl BouNTY LAND,
A Community OF Good schools "A
Budget OF Local News.


Budget OF Local News.
Bounty Land, Feb. 4 4special:..
Dur correspondents has been too
ssfsy to gather news for The Courier
4 lately. s. g I5. & IS
We are having some severe wea-
ther sllcw, and according to the old
superstiticns idea about the ground
hog, We will havag STA Teeks more
bad weather. Sunday was ground
hog day and 1t was perfectly clear.
Mrs. s. y Knox, of Cross Anchor,
is with her brother. j. l., Smith.
Mrs. Mary Fennell has been Ill at
the home of Elijah Gillison, but Is
improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Pickett enter
tained last Tuesday at a sumptuous
Mining. The guests were; Mr.. and
sSSHrs. u. ID. sMcMahan. Mesdames J ID.
Shanklin and S. J. Knox, Messrs. and
Mssdames j. X. and Duncan Wright.
Misses Sallie Davis and Ethel Smith.
and j. J. Davis. All report a most
delightful day. s
Miss Laura Smithson, of Westmin-
ster, Is spending q few weeks with
her grandfather, ]. NJ Gillison.
We regret to note the serious i'll
ness of Mrs. j. M Gillison, who is
at the home OF her daughter, Mrs.
Clinton Stribling, OF Seneca. We
sincerely hope for speedy restora-
ton, to health.
j. B. Pickett made recent trip
to Greenville.
Miss Leize Perritt visited home
last week.
Capt. A. H. Ellison leaves to-day
for Greenyille in the interest of the
Farmers Union. ,li g'5t
j. B. Shanklin, of Anderson, and
NJ, s. shank!sn, OF Atlanta, made a
recent visit to their mother, Mrs. ].
d. Shanklin.
Miss Carrie Smith, who is assist
ing j. r. Dendy in one of the mill
j schools in Anderson, is expected
home next Friday night for short
visit. N
Mrs. Matte McDonald is having a
house on her place remodeled, and
fswill occupy 1t soon. s
~ ID. A. Perritt's bungalow" is near
ing completion, and will soon be
ready for occupany. q.
The ladies' missionary and aid
society of Richland will hold it's reg
ular meeting on Friday next instead
of yesterday At the last meeting
Miss Pearl Ballenger was elected
president; Miss Ada Wyly, vice pres
ident, and Miss Sallie Davis, secre-
taTy ana treasurer.
William Doyle and daughter, Miss
Gary, OF Texas, visited relatives In
thel community last week.
W.. G. Foster attended the State
Union at Columbia on the 22d Of
January, being delegate. The 9TH
er delegates from this county were
w. M. Brown, Oakway, and Wade
Dickson, Westminster
- Owing to the inclemency OF the
weather, the Farmers Union, which
met Saturday at Bounty Land, was
sparsely attended.
Henry Sitton and daughter, Miss
Ella, of Pcndleton, visited the family
Of w. III. Hughs last week.
Hilary Sigh bought his brothers
entire stock of goods at Richland.
The latter has moved back to Seneca.
Miss Maria Dendy is spending a few
days with her sister, Mrs. Charles
Gaines, of Seneca.
Miss Selma Marett and Stiles Bar
ker were united in marriage on the
evening of Wednesday, the 10th Of
January, Rev. H. G. Huff officiating.
The young couple are of the Poplar
section and have many friends, who
wish them unbounded happiness
through life.
The new church at Poplar will soon
be finished, and will be quite an i'm
proyement on the old one.
This section can boast Of as COM
Portable and we'll furnished school
building as probably any other sec
tion in the county. @e
Our school at this place is pro-
crossing nicely. And why not? Be-
sides the above named advantages,
we have the cooperation of the pa
rents as well as that of the trustees,
who are three of the most worthy
men in the district.
Mrs. McCubbin, Of Blacksburg, is
assisting Miss Edge in the Richland
school The two ladies are boarding
with Mrs. Sallie Coe. M RI {
Miss Jessie, Doyle visited her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. w, III. Doyle,
near Walhalla, recently. She was
accompanied by her cousin, Miss
Cary Doyle. e. M. d.
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