Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-12-16
SENECA NEWS ITEMS.
Death OF Mrs. Cheelk.-The Stark In
stitute Burned--Personals.

Wish TO call the attention of our far
mers and citizens generally to the
fact that Seneca's advertising propo-
sition Is sure go, and the store
room rented for the purpose Of plac-
Ing the products Of the county on dis
play Will be open to the public on
January 1st The committee will
work the plan for all there is in It,
and the result Is already foreseen,
Let every man, woman or child who
has any product of his labor bring
a sample for exhibition, and thus as
slst In this highly laudable undertake
ing. Already our farmers are taki.g
10 1t, and are promising contributions
from their farm products. NJ. Stokes
Stribling, the manager and promoter,
says he will show anything from
waterpower down!
Mrs. w. j. Lunney Is In Seneca
again, after visit of some length to
her parents, Hon. and Mrs. r. e.
Mason, at Charlotte.
| DR.. w. Il. Doyle and B. l.. Lowery
left to-day for a business trip to Ok
| lahoma.
Hon. j, S. Werner, Of Columbia,
spent a few days here the early part
Of the week.
Mrs. NJ. w. Coleman is in Seneca
again.
James Dusenberry is among the
visitors to Seneca this week.
Misses Effie Kilburn and IIe;en
| Cary spent last Sunday with friends
In the country.
Misses Mary Earle and Marguerite
Adams will arrive in Seneca Friday
from Rome, Ca, where they have
been students in Shorter College.
Wilton Earle will spend Christmas
in Seneca.
Among the Seneca boys who will
spend Christmas with their homefolks
are Thomas Harper, Frank and Char
lie Harper, George Tribble and
Claude Gaines.
With the addition Of a number OF
school boys and girls, Seneca will be
| bright with the charm their presence
always adds.
Little Martha is receiving the
hearty congratulations and good
wishes of the friends OF her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Stribling, the lit
tie lady having arrived last Thursday,
10th instant.
The death Of Mrs. A. Cheek was a
source of deep regret to the friends
! OF the family here. Although Mrs.
+ Cheek's s condition was known to be
critical, 1t was not thought to be so
| 'Si io' "l'ii t lc" HOURS DpIOre the
end. The family have been residents
of the place only q few years, but
, during that time the deceased ladv
made many friends, and their SYM
pathies are felt for the bereaved
| ones. Besides the husband, three
sons and daughter are left to mourn
their loss. The funeral services were
! held from the residence on Saturday
afternoon at 2 o'clock, and inter-
! ment made at Mountain View ceme-
! terry.
Mrs. G. V. McCarey mad Mrs. r. f..
Stribling spent last Saturday and
Sunday at Retreat.
Walter Kilburn, of Atlanta, visited
his sister, Miss Ene Kilburn, and his
relatives In the county the past week.
J. l.. McWhorter has been on the
sick list for some days past.
| Mrs. r. Anderson is in Anderson
| to-day.
On last Thursday about noon the
college building of the Seneca Insti-
| tute (colored) was burned The
origin Of the fire is unknown, but on
account Of the isolated location it
! was impossible to get help, and the
! building, with good deal of the
furniture, was destroyed. There was
| insurance amounting to $4,000, and
| the work Of rebuilding. will be COM
nenced as early as practicable. J. j.
Starks, the principal of the school,
is well regarded by business men
here, and their sympathies have been
expressed for him on account of the
serious drawback to his work.
Miss May Russell will arrive to-day
from Greenville, where she has been
visiting a few days on her return
from
| timore, Her friends are most graft
fed over her splendid convalescence
from an operation for appendicitis.
Miss Willie Cherry Is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Louis Gray, in Anderson.
| Wedding bells are prophesied for
Seneca. How could it reasonably be
otherwise with all the signs?
| The Methodists arc arranging &
| Christmas tree for the pupils of the
Sunday school, and the preparations
Indicate verv elaborate affair, and
the conceit Is a most happy one for
the children of this denomination. e,
| Our merchants are putting out
their Christmas goods, and from the
indications the so-called hard times
are non est with them. The mer-
chants generally are displaying holi-
day. attractions, those who are max
ing a speciality of toys. fireworks,
etc.. being O. f. Bacon, Huff &c
Knox. Possibly the handsomest line
| of Christmas goods ever Eeen here,
including splendid pieces in ham
mered brass, burnt. wood .ather
goods and china, is shown py the
Seneca Pharmacy. j. A. Brock sus-
tains his reputation for showing eie-
CANT lines Of jewelry, cut glass, UNI
brellas, ETC., and B. F. McElreath Is
showing handsome line OF china
novelties. Surely among these the
most fastidious can be pleased. Our
| grocers are replenishing their stocks