Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-08-26
Mrs. w. w. Mills and daughter,

mother, Mrs. r. NJ. Busch, near town.
Misses Marie and Margaret Will
son, Of Newburn, Ala, spent last
week visiting Mrs. G. G.. Strong and
daughters.
On next Tuesday, September 1 =,
the Paul Hayne Circle will meet with
Mrs. l.. NJ. Brown at her home in
West Union.
Mrs. Wilhelmina Harkin, Of
Charleston, Is IN Walhalla for a cou-
pie of weeks, visiting at the home of
Mrs. Bertha A. Klaren.
Mrs. G. Il. Baughman and chill
dren left this morning for Atlanta,
after pleasant visit Of two weeks
to Mrs. c. NJ. Brennecke.
Rae Ivester, Of Mountain Rest,
recently left for Oklahoma City, Ok
lahoma, where he expects to make
his future home. We wish him much
success.
The third quarterly conference
for Westminster charge will be held
at Hopewell on the first Saturday in
September instead Of the fifth Satur-
day in August.
Miss Mamie Speights, of Spar
tanburg, Is in Walhalla for the sum-
mer with her niece, Mrs. G. Worley
Miss Speights Is stopping with Dr.
and Mrs. G. G. Probst.
On account of the usual rush at
election times and the space required
to give the election news. several
communications OF minor Importance
are unavoidably crowded out this
week.
Rev. l.. NJ. LYDIA, the pastor, con-
cluded very successful meeting at
Bethlehem last Sunday. There were
five additions, and the church greatly
revived. The baptizing will take
place on the fourth Sunday in Sep
tember.
Miss Maud Kay recently accept
ed a position with the millinery es-
tablishment Of r. A. Lewis at Bel
ton. She left last week to assume
her duties, and is now in New York
for the purpose of selecting Mr..
Lewis's fall stock Of millinery.
Misses Ramel and Loretta Mich
olson, Of Anderson, spent last week
in Walhalla visiting at tho home of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Beatty. They are
spending this. week at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Rankin, at Ia
massee.
The remaining members of the
Wiebens family held reunion at the
home Of Mrs. j. r. Duncan, in West
Union, Thursday, the 18th. Those
who met with thankful hearts were:
Fred. Wiebens, of San Diego, Cal;
Mrs. a. NJ. Manthey, of Charleston;
Miss w. e. Wiebens, of Atlanta, Ga;
Miss Dora Wiebens, of Westminster,
and Mrs. j. r. Duncan, of West I'm
ion.
Prank E. Harrison, Jr., Of Lex
ington, is in Walha!la on a week S
visit to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F..
e. Harrison. He is now holding the
position Of depot agent and telegraph
operator at Lexington, which is a
very important office. He is another
Of Walhalla's young men who have
made good" at distant points. His
many friends here are pleased to
meet him again.
Next Sunday Rev. H. G.. Dunn
will be ordained to the ministry at
South Union Baptist church. Rev.
A. NJ. SimmS, of Greensboro, n. c.,
and Rev. Mr.. Thompson. Of Gaffney,
will assist the pastor, Rev. S. A. Nc
Daniel, in the services, which will be
held at II o'clock a. m. Dinner will
be served on the ground. In the af-
ternoon addresses will be delivered
by DR.. Simms and Prof. NJ. e. Brock
man on "Christian Education" Cor
dial invitation Is extended to all.
The Southern Railway an
nounces reduced rates to the Ma
tional Convention Farmers Union
from various points in South Caro-
lima. Tickets on sale August 20, 80
and 31st, good to return, leaving
Fort Worth not later than Septem-
ber Goth. The convention will be
held September 1st to the 9Th at
Fort Worth, Texas. The rates from
up-country points are as follows:
$3S.25, Greenwood $3S.O5,
Spartanburg $3S.75. This will give
splendid opportunity for a very cheap
trip to Texas.
Yesterdays Blue Ridge trains
failed to make the usual runs. The
train leaving Walhalla at 8.35 got
only as far as Pendleton, when the
crew found the track submerged un-
der mud and debris to an impossible
degree near Autun. No trains ar
rived from Anderson, as $50 feet of
track just this side of the city were
completely washed away. Blue
Ridge service was blocked between
and Anderson, the only
wheels turning on the road being be-
tween Belton and Anderson, 12
miles, and between Walhalla and
Pendleton, 20 miles. Work OF re-
moving distractions and repairing
the washout was begun at once, and
1t Is hoped to have trains running
regular schedules in "a hours.
st. Johns Lutheran Church,
Rev. r. b. Epting, pastor.
service every Sunday at
| / O'Clock. Sunday school at 10 a.
m. At the morning service next Sun
laY the inst allatinn sermnn will hn