Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-01-15
THE NEWS FROM SENECA.
Probably a New School Building
Another PIay--Personals.

Another PIay--Personals.
Seneca, Jan. 14.-Special: Seneca
show-goers will welcome the news
that the opera house is to be open
again, and that a splendid attrac-
tion is booked for the 22d of thia
month. Since the former manage
ment decided not to lease the
opera house for another year, for
purely business reasons. the public
had despafred of seeing the house
opened again this winter. However,
Louis Cary. one of the former man
supported by Elliott Dexter & Co.,
for onY performances, Mr.. Cary has
given q personal guarantee, q heavy
one. and is trusting to the merits OF
the play, and an tappreciaIive public
to make the venture successful The
Coin nOapy showed recen: in Green.
Vile. and wee regarded as one OF
the best OF the season there. Mr..
Cary saws he will personally guar.
antee the show to be better than HUI
man Hearts, which show -goers re-
member with such pleasure here, and
in the rendition Of "a Question of
Husbands" Clearing upon the di-
sorce lav), the company will appear
at les best. Prices will be given
later.
seneca's dancing contingent en-
Joyed q dance at the hall here la,t
Thursday evening.
Hon. e. d. Werner spent last night
in Seneca on his wey to Columbia, },
whore he goes to-day to resume his
seat in the Legislature.
Mrs. j. W.. Stribling and Miss
Morvt Ghorru 1aft uaSfardou f~,,. C,
lumbia, by way Of Greenville and
Spartanburg, where they will spend
the winter, Miss Cherry TO accept the
position of engrossing clerk for the
House of Representatives.
Ogilyie Todd spent a few days
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w.
Todd, the past week.
Miss Kittie Sigh spent last Sum
day with her homefoiks at Red Hill,
Ga.
Miss Jessie Chalmers spent sun
day with Miss Fannie Mayhem.
Miss Willie Cherry's friends are
rejoicing over her return to Seneca,
after visit of some weeks to Bir-
mingham, Ala.
Byrd Wyly, of Richland, was in
Seneca yesterday.
Misses Carrie Shelor and Lidie,
Keith, of Anderson, attended the
dance here last week.
II Johnson Reid's friends were most
pleased to see him in Seneca last
Sabbath. ~
The friends of DR.. e. G. Doyle are
congratulating him upon having re-
ceived most fiattering offer to go
to South America on business Of a
professional nature. The doctor has
accepted the offer and will leave next
week for Bolivia, and his friends
wish him the utmost success in his
new field of labor.
In stating last week that Frank
Alexander would move to Seneca and
keep the books Of j. w. Byrd & Co. 8
establishment, we should have mem
toned the fact that Mr.. Alexander
had bought an interest in the firm,
and would thus be fully identified
with the concern.
j. L. Marell and B. f. McElreath,
both well known In business circles
here, have bought out the business
OF Luther A. Moore, and have taken
charge. We wish the new firm
abundant success.
j. j. Ballenger will begin the erec-
ton OF a brick store room adjoining
the Lowery-Byrd and Quincy Adams
store rooms, which will be occupied
by the Seneca Bottling Works.
Mrs. Elias Earle is improving, af-
ter a relapse from grip.
Seneca was visited by heavy rains
on Saturday and Sunday, as were
other sections of the State.
The news Of the marriage of Miss
Nina Stribling to Eugene Wood, both
OF Roswell, Ga, was surprise to
the brides friends here, who never
theless wish for the happy young
couple unbounded Joy and success
A number of delegates from the
various Sunday schools here attend
ed the Interdenominationa Sunday
School Convention at Walhalla last
week. seneca is honored in being
represented in the selection of Off
GERS, DR.. j. HI. Burgess having been
elected secretary
We understand that the ball is to
be put In motion soon for the build
ing of the new school house In SEN
eca. Success to the committee,
whom we have considered as run
ming Deep" inasmuch as 1t has been
SO "still" of late over the affair.
We have been requested to give
some dots through this correspond
ence on etiquette! This is too much!
We can offer one rule, and only one,
for persons safety in affairs con-
ventional, and 1t is this. Let common
sense (and possibly custom) beyour
guide, and you'll never go far wrong.
We have been told that Seneca has
a few rules of her own, governing
young society, which are peculiar to
the place. For instance, the writer
was told that invitations were issued
to large function, q majority of
which were accepted. The hostess
preparations we're made according
ly, among other good things being a