Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-04-08
a. SOUTH oARonrsA, wEos,sspAy, APRIL 5, 1908. a,.
sENEcA NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD.
Coming and Going Of the People.
Some Friendly Criticisms.

new walk lending from the business
block to the depot Is "a thing Of
beauty" but we have our doubts
about it being "a Joy forever!" 4.
Church goers here will bear In
mind the union services to be held
next Sabbath evening at the Metho-
dist church. Rev. @. s.. Blackburn
Will preach. These are delightful
occasions, and there will doubtless
be q large congregation present.
The Presbyterian church held a
fine congregation last Sunday. The
choir. almost dozen strong, lead In
splendid soul-stirring music. in
which the congregation Joined heart
lily. The offertory, a violin duett by
Mrs. L. M. McCutchen and Joe Todd,
was greatly enjoyed, the rapt atten-
tion of the audience evidencing this
fact.
The Ladies' Aid and Missionary
Society Of the Presbyterian church
held delightful meeting with Mrs.
G. N. Gignilliat yesterday afternoon.
The full attendance of the large
membership is one Of the evidences
of a live and working society.
Miss Bessie Wilson's friends are
again.
Mrs. M. w. Coleman spent a few
days in Seneca last week. Mrs.
Coleman's keen and personal inter-
est in all of Seneca's affairs is safe
guarantee against her ever becoming
aught but loyal citizen of this
place.
Misses Hattie Shelor and Emma
Stribling spent a few days in Seneca
last week. The latter's friends will
be glad to know that she will return
the first Of May.
Hons. X. T. Jaynes and VIM. J.
Stribling were here yesterday on bu-
siness. S}
The Harper-Hunt, stock Of goods
is advertised for sale the 22d instant.
Tonight the opera house will be
opened and Schubert's Symphony
Club will perform here. The occa-
sion promises to be rare treat for
music lovers.
Misses Henrietta and Clara Werner
and Master John Werner, of Rich
land, were in Seneca yesterday, Miss
Clara remaining for a visit of seve-
raj days here. @ a& "
y We have been told that in building
a new churr Il, there must be stron-
ger and purer governing motive than
the mere need Of: the building. We
would suggest to the congregation
Of a certain little church In town
that If the said motive is wanting,
the necessity to accommodate the
new hat will not be, and we shudder
over the effort Of our capable usher
to seat three merry Widows" in
one, pew!
Our milliners are placing new and
gorgeous designs before. the femi-
nine spring shopper. S. K. & ]. e.
RI 10 hnh atr
openings last week. Mrs. r. p.
Cochran is sending out invitations
for the 10th and 11th.
Next Friday night, at Mrs. e. p.
Low ry's, the Library Association
will meet for the purpose of holding
It's annual election of officers. We
are not authority for the statement,
but we have heard that positively
Sam Jones man will be pitched out
of the window that night, and we
suppose everybody will be there to
see. This Is saying that here's one
who will.
The Once-a-Week Club was enter
tanned by Mrs. s. K. Dendy last
week, when Il music program from
the old masters was given. The oc-
casion was one Of great pleasure to
the members.
The many friends of Rev. and Mrs.
w. H. Davis, of Brevard, N. c., are
panied to learn that the former was
bitten by mad dog last week. Mr..
Davis is now in Baltimore receiving
treatment.
We suppose a friendly criticism
of the action of the council last week
In disregarding two petitions sent in
by the Civic and Library Associa-
tions will not come amiss and will
be received as such by that honora-
bic body. We understand that said
petitions were sat upon Immediately
upon their presentation without so
much as discussion OF their merits
or dement's. We believe If the mem.
bers of the codncil, individually,
would give to these petitions the
thought they deserve, that they as
body would regret with us their ac-
tion. There are no two organiza-
tions that can do more for a town
than these, and has 1t ever occurred
to the council, or one Of its men,
bers, that what is done by these pri-
vate ESQ to speak) struggling asso-
Citations to benefit place, the credit
goes to the council? And do they
consider what dash Of cold water
means to the efforts of these strug-
Cling and discouraged members of
the Civic and Library Associations?
We have been told, too, that the
councils reason for the action is
they "don't want to establish dan
gerous .precedents." Has the council
always been as careful OF prece-
dentsa Now, We wish 1t plainly un-
derstood that this criticism is not
because of the councils refusal to
grant the aforesaid petitions, but, as
we said at the start. It was their ut