Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-09-16

State Democratic Executive Commit
tee.
Miss Margie VanDiviere will
leave next Saturday for Roanoke, Va.
She will enter female seminary
near that city.
r. G. Carter Is in Baltimore and
New York this week with party OF
Oconee merchants purchasing fall
and winter goods.
Mrs. John H. Klaren last week
purchased from r. A. McLees his
cottage residence on Main street,
West End, and is now occupying the
same. Mr.. McLees and family have
moved to the Boggs house in the
"Walhalla Highlands"
Miss Eleanor Keys left yesterday
for Rock Hill to re-enter Winthrop
College. The young ladies leaving
here yesterday were Joined at Seneca
by Misses Bertrand Perritt, Annie
McMahan and Daisy Foster, who are
also numbered among the students
Of Winthrop from Oconee.
AT the Methodist church next
Sunday protracted meeting will be
begun. Rev. j. G. Tongue, pastor,
will conduct the meeting and will
have assistance. All denominations
and the public generally are cordi-
ally invited to join in this meeting,
which will continue for a week or
ten days.
Il will buy all your chickens and
eggs at highest market price.
J. F. Rochester, Millville,
40" Walhalla, S. C.
j. T. NJ. Riser, of Selma, Ala,
spent last Sunday and Monday in
Walhalla with his family, who spent
five weeks here visiting Chas. J. and
Miss Lille Thompson. Mr.. and Mrs.
Riser and daughters, Misses Corinne
and Hattie, returned to their home
at Selma yesterday. Their many
friends here regretted deeply their
departure.
On the first Sunday in October
seXt at 3 o'clock p. m, at New West
minister Baptist cemetery, the Wood
men of the World will unveil three
monuments-one to Ernest Kay, one
to J. p. Mcdonald and one to ]. S.
Vandiver. The ceremonies will be
public, and all relatives and friends
Of the deceased are cordially invited
to attend.
Misses Gertrude Biemann and
Lola Kaufman left last Friday for
Rock Hill, where they will enter Win
thrOp College. Miss Biemann is al
ready a student of Winthrop, but
Miss Kaufman is entering for her
first session. These young ladies
have the best wishes Of hosts Of
friends here for great success in this
excellent institution.
j. c. Rampley is again among
his Walhalla and West Union friends.
He Is State Fertilizer Inspector and
during the months that his official
duties are suspended he will be with
the firm Of Strother e Phinney, OF
West Union. They have recently
moved into their new quarters, and
now have one of the handsomest and
most commodious store rooms in this
section.
Sidney Adams, agent for the
Blue Ridge railway, expects to leave
tomorrow for Glenn Springs, where
he will be for several days. He will
be Joined later by Mrs. Adams and
they will go to Rock Hill for a week
or ten days visit to Mr.. Adams's
parents. During Mr.. Adams's alb
sence his place will be filled by DR..
G. G. Probst, who has consented to
assist him in securing a needed rest
and vacation.
Rev. l.. NJ. LYDIA closed a meet
ing at the Walhalla Cotton Mill Sta
tion last Sunday night, in which
twelve were added to the Baptist
faith-siX by letter and six by pro-
fession Of faith. They were bap-
tized in Cane creek Sunday after
noon. The entire village was visited
by the power of the meeting Rev.
LYDIA was assisted by Rev. L. T.
Weldon. who delivered two able ser,
mons, and Rev. J. A. Bond through
out the meeting.
John G.. Hicks, Of Johnson City,
Tenn, spent last Monday in Wal
halla among relatives and friends. He
Is connected with one of the construc-
tion companies engaged in building
the c. G. & o. railroad from Charles
ton to the lakes. His headquarters
hereafter VIII be at Spartanburg, he
having been transferred to this new
work. Mrs. Hicks and babe accom-
panied him to Walhalla and will re-
main here several days with rela-
tives.
Samuel r. Keith has been award
ed verdict for $4,000 in his suit
against the st. Louis and Southern
Railway for the loss OF leg while
In the employ Of that company. He
sued for 100000 and the jury award
ed $4,000. Mr.. Keith Is we'll known
here, having lived here until he was
grown to manhood, and numerous
friends in Walhalla will be glad that
he has been compensated for his Sc
we're loss so far as financial consider
alton is concerned
Next Sunday morning at the
usual hour for service, Rev. l.. e.
Hubbard will conduct services at st.
Johns Episcopal church. Walhalla,
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