Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-07-22
THE NEWS FROM BOUNTY LAND.
Personal Paragraphs-Peach Plen-
ty-Passing of the Primitive.

Bounty Land, July 20.-Special:
Vegetation is beginning to need rain.
The breath Of July Is hot. and red
olent with the odor of peaches. There
has been quite a lot of canning and
drying peaches during the hot wea-
ther. DR.. ]. S. Stribling and J. B.
Pickett have shipped several cars,
and both have been quite generous in
the distribution of fruit to their
friends. Truly, "by their fruits they
are known" ...
Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Pickett and
two children, Of Greenville; Mr.. and
Mrs. A. M. Milan and two children,
of Sandy Springs, and e. H. Pickett,
Of Atlanta, are at the home of their
father, ]. B. Pickett. s. j. Pickett,
of Atlanta, and Frank Pickett, of
Lockhart, are expected the last of
the week, when the paternal walls
will resound with the happy unison
ant voices of every member of this
large and interesting family.
Mr.. and Mrs. James D. Watts, Of
Oakman, Ala, have issued invitations
to the marriage of their daughter,
Velma, TO George Earle Bagwell The
wedding will take place at tho First
Baptist church, Oakman, on the 5th
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Bounty Lands most worthy young
men and has host of friends, who
wish for him and his excellent lady
long years replete with connubial
happiness. .......
Mrs. Fannie e. Morgan, of Atlanta,
and Mrs. Ira Burley and Mrs. Keil, of
the Bear Swamp section, were guests
at the home of }. NJ. Gillison few
days ago.
Grover Davis, of Athens, made a
brief visit home last week.
Misses Ethel and Clyde Smith and
Myrtle Davis were guests of Miss
Laura Smithson, of Westminster, last
Saturday.
Mrs. G. s. Blackburn and children,
Of Seneca, are expected to spend this
week at the home of ID. A. Perritt
Misses Ella and May Guntharp
male a recent visit to their sister,
Mrs. Moore, of Shiloh.
Mrs. A. G. Ballenger, of Clinton,
is with her sister, Mrs. ]. B. Pickett
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Owens, of
Walhalla, were guests of her uncle,
Robt Rankin, last week.
Miss L.eize Perritt, who is teaching
f1ourishing school Mt Picket Post
visited homefolks Saturday and Sum-
day.
Pope Vow, of Martin, Ca, spent
last week with his uncle, J. J. Davis.
Bounty Land school house is re-
ceiving fresh coat Of paint, which
adds greatly to its appearance
Mrs. Dock Bearden, who lives on
b. E. Bagwell's place, has been quite
Ill, but is reported better, this morn
ing.
Mrs. Mary Fennell and two grand
sons, John Paul Gillison and Albert
Fennell, spent few days last week
in Anderson.
Little Miss Mildred Heller and bro
ther, Rhoderick, of Fair Play, are
with their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. l.. Smith. .
The contract for building addi-
tional rooms to r. N. Rankin's house
has been let, and the old log end of
the house, which was built probably
sixty or seventy years ago. by Will
liam Dickson, has been torn away
There are only few more residences
built In ante bellum days left stand
Ing In this section. The above men,
toned house was owned and occu-
pied for number of years by Rev.
Milton Hix, of the Baptist ministry.
Both lie and Mr.. Dickson have long
since passed into "the house Of many
mansions" but their memory still
lives In the hearts of many Of their
friends in this community.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Fl. Magill and fam
lily, Of Hartwell, Ga, are expected in
a few days. They Will be guests of
her sisters, Mrs. ID. A. Perritt and
Mrs. Jasper Doyle. ENID.