Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-09-02

Curtain poles, window shades
and curtains at J. j. Ansels.
| Miss Rosa Dilworth, OF West
minister, Is visiting her sister, Mrs.
w. NJ. Kay.
-Robt. S. Rutledge returned to
Columbia yesterday me ming to re.
snme his duties as State Armorer.
james f. Ansel returned Mon
| day to his home in Chattanooga, af-
ter pleasant visit to homefolks I'm
| Walhalla during the past two weeks.
| Rev. d. p. Bearden will preach
at the Walhalla Cotton Mill church
on the first Sunday in September at
O'Clock in the afternoon. Cordial
invitation TO all.
Ten dollars for name! Read
| the half-page advertisement Of the
Piedmont Land and Improvement Co.
| In this issue, and watch for their ad-
vertisement next week.
Miss Hannah Burss left this
morning for Atlanta, where she will
be for week or ten days selecting
a line Of millinery and notions for
the fall and winter trade.
Misses jamie Bearden, Maude
Simpson and Minnie Eubanks, of
Westminster, visited at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Hill last week,
| and were heartily welcomed by many
| friends here.
&C. G. JayneS has opened gen.
eral brokerage and commission busi-
| ness in Walhalla, and Hampton Mel
burg, OF Charleston, former Wal
halla boy, will have charge of the
business locally.
The many friends Of Mrs. Thos.
II nf
pleased to learn that she is so far
| recovered from her recent illness and
| operation at the hospital as to be able
| to return to the home of her par
ents, Rev. and Mrs. Coke D. Mann,
in West Union.
Rev. S. ID. McAbee closed a very
successful meeting at Travellers Rest
church, in North Carolina, last week.
| Large congregations attended and
seven were added to the church. Rev.
McAbee was assisted by Sidney Blan-
chett, an excellent singer. On the
second Sunday baptismal services
will be conducted at the Travellers
Rest church.
The finest apples we have seen
yet were brought to The Courier Of
flee last Wednesday by Rev. d. F..
Carter, of Battle Creek. He present.
ed us with four fine specimens Of the
winter Cream" variety. The four
apples weighed Az pounds, three Of
them n pound each and one weigh
ing one pound. They were veri,able
pictures. Mr.. Carter has two lees,
seven years old, and this yeal they
are bearing their second crop. In
1906 he got the first crop, in 1907
the entire crop was killed in the bud
by frost, and this year the young
trees are literally loaded with fruit
averaging about fourteen inches in
circumference. Mr.. Carter has quite
large orchard of fine trees Of vari-
| Gus varieties.
Butter milk toilet soap, 3 cakes
for 10c. this week. Tannery's, West
minister.
The National Education Associa-
| tion is doubtless the largest and most
| representative body Of public crhool
teachers in the United States. It's
present active membership numbers
| nearly 5000, its total membership
nearly 1900, and this membership
is drawn from every State in the
Union. At it's recent convention in
Cleveland, Ohio, this association ad-
| opted (by a unanimous vote of the
| active members in SESSION. a declara-
| ton OF principles and aims-a declar-
| alton worth the study Of every teach
er, every parent, every thoughtful
citizen. South Carolinians should be
| especially interested in these princi-
pies, as President Johnson, of Win
throp College, at Rock Hill, was one
| Of the committee which framed them.
The more important Of the principles
Will be printed next week.
"A charming affair of the past
| week was the party given by Mrs. ].
A. Steck in compliment to the Paul
Hayne Circle and a few invited visit
| ors When all had gathered little
leaflets entitled 1.-The Gates to
Open," were distributed, and the
guests were hidden to begin the un-
| raveling Of the puzzle. Miss Daisy
Strong, who opened the greatest
number Of the gates, was presented
with a beautiful cut glass salted al
mond dish. During the afternoon
refreshing sherbet and cakes were
served. Mrs. Steck was assisted in
entertaining by her mother, Mrs
Harry da Ponte. Among those en-
joying the pleasures Of this delight
full Saturday afternoon were: Misses
Cora and Daisy Strong. Annie Biz
mann, Mary Ansel. Alice Strong,
Mesdames j. a. Ansel, e. l.. Hern-
don, Sidney Adams, e. r. Lucas, j.
w. Bell, j. II. Darby, and Mrs. f. A.
Berne, of Atlanta, Mrs. S. A. Lock-
wood, of New Orleans, and Mrs. L.
K. VanDiViere, OF Savannah