Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-10-14

See our line OF shoes. The best
in town. Moss & Ansel.
e. c. Marett, OF Fair Play, was
in Walhalla yesterday on business.
Mrs. Jennie NJ. Pinckney, OF An
derson. Is visiting at the home of
Mrs. d. A. Smith, In Midway.
The Wise and Otherwise Club
will meet with Miss Marguerite Bren-
necke. tomorrow Thursday after
noon. ..
Mrs. J. II. Lawrence and two
children, of Middleton, Ga, are visit
ing the family of the formers par
cnts, Mr.. and Mrs. /. Good, near Wal
Ealla.
Rev. e. C. Bailey will occupy
the pulpit Of the Walhalla Presbyte-
rian church next Sunday at o'clock
p. IN. Members of all denominations
and the public are most cordially in
vitcd to attend.
Capt. and Mrs. Y. G.. Strother
will leave this evening for Atlanta,
where they will spend some time Wis
iting their daughter, Mrs. Fair Dodd.
They will be absent for several
months visiting amcnS their children.
Mrs. Alice Boozer, of Green
wood, spent last week visiting at the
home Of Mrs. G. G. Strong. Mrs
Boozer is remembered here by many,
having resided here years ago when
her husband was a professor in Ad-
ger College.
Reduced rate tickets to the State
Fair will be on sale at Walhalla
from October oath to the goth, good
to return November 9th. The price
is $5.70 for the round trip. This
gives an excellent opportunity for our
citizens to visit Columbia at a small
cost.
MIR. and Mrs. Robt. Miller are
moving back to Walhalla to-day.
They will reside on Major VIM. J.
Stribling'S farm, near town, Mr.. Mil
Ter having engaged TO farm extern
sively this year. We are glad to
welcome them back to this commu-
nifty.
Yesterday near Toll Gate, this
county, revenue officers captured an
Illicit distilling outfit, which, with
900 gallons OF low beer, a quantity
OF meal, and 10 or II gallons of
mash, was destroyed. Judd Win
chester and Miles Ridley were arrest
liminary hearing. The party of Off
Merrick, Rev anuc Inspector V. B.
McGaha and ). C. McCrary.
Wade G. Hughs, Esq, was re-
Gently highly complimented by being
rendered the professorship Of mathe-
MATES at Clemson College. Owing
to the fact that he has been elected
nf
tendent of Education Mr.. Hughs felt
that he was honor-bound to serve our
people in that capacity, and declined
the professorship, though the salary
is about double that of the office Of
superintendent of Education. His
many friends are delighted to know
that he will remain with us.
All the latest styles in footwear
FOR men and women. Moss & AnSel.
The Twelve-Mile River Associa-
ton was recently in session at Pleas
ant Hill, Pickens county. Rev. l.. NJ.
LYDIA, of Walhalla, acted as modera-
tor in the absence of Rev. B. f..
Murphree, who was prevented from
attending on account of illness. The
many Oconee friends of Rev. Mr.
Murphree will regret to know that
he is seriously i'll at his home in
Pickcns county, being a great Suf-
ferer from fever. Rev. j. A. Bond,
OF Walhalla, filed Rev. Murphree's
appointment, at Cheohee last Sunday.
Last Saturday Dick Owens, col
ored, was lodged in Jail here on the
charge OF horse stealing. He was
arrested on n warrant sworn out be-
fore Magistrate w. H. Talley. and
promptly lodged in Jail. A Mr.. Ste
gall, from Anderson county, for
whom the darkey has orked for
several years, appeared here yester-
day and the darkey was released.
Mr. Stegall stated that the negro was
not bright and he had no intention
OF prosecuting him. One day last
week Owens was told to ride the
mule to water, but when the mule
had finished drinking the darkey rode
him off In direction opposite from
Mr.. Stegalrs place. He and the mule
had wandered about for a day or
two before caught. He had not at
tempted to dispose Of the mule, and
was just "riding about" aimlessly. 1t
was stated that he had swapped the
bride.