Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-11-25

etleS, ana Is much admired by the
boys for his manly bearing. George,
before entering college, attended the
Walhalla Graded School and was a
pupil of Miss Kate Steck.
Rev. ]. j. Harrell spent few hours
In Seneca last Thursday and attended
the call meeting of South Carolina
Presbytery. AtNthis meeting Presby-
terry dismissed Mr.. Harrell to Enoree
Presbyetry. He will have four
churches in his new field.
| Thanksgiving Day is here again
and we are reminded of the countless
blessings during the year. Have you
] ever stopped to think about the fruit
crop alone? Even down to the per-
simmon crop it has been abundant.
In this year of plenty there are hun
dreds with whom we come in con-
tact daily who are famishing to some
for love, companionship, a kind word
or a friendly greeting. There is none
too humble or poor to give when 1t
comes to that.
Our friend, Swift Gilmer, of the
railway mail service, is perhaps one
of the happiest men in that service
this Thanksgiving. We hope to tell
more about him next week.
The first of last week A. thinner
man received post card from his
daughter, Miss Myrtle, who is in
school at Lexington, KY, stating that
the ground was covered with snow
and the weather there at that time
was about as severe as 1t is here in
mid-winter ..a -.
DR.. and Mrs. II. G. Smathers ar
rived here last Friday and are at
home to their friends ut the home
| of Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. N. Carter
They were married in Anderson last
! Wednesday, the bride being Miss
| Nina Sullivan, daughter Of j. NJ Sui
! livan, widely known in railway and
commercial circles.
There will be box supper atHope-
well Methodist church, five miles west
of here, next Saturday night, Novom-
ber 2Sth, for the benefit of the
church. The ladies around Hopewell
| intend to fix up some nice lunches
| in the boxes and they want a large
| attendance.
| Mrs. J. NJ. Bruner, of Montgomery,
| Ala, arrived a few days ago and,
with her husband, Is stopping at the
Smithson boarding house. Mr.. Bru-
ner Is the book-keeper for the Ches-
well Cotton Mill Company.
The other day in Eastminster, while
the throng of people were eagerly
watching for Prof. Schwartz to go up
in his balloon, little fellow was tip
| toeing to see the sight, and the mo-
| ther said, "Hold Paul up so he can
see, too" Paul saw the balloon as
cension, and he is now ready to be
grandfather.
Rev. J. j. Harrell delivered his
farewell sermon last Sunday even
ing. At the morning service every
pew was filled. !Ie left yesterday for
Charlotte and will spend week
around his former home.
A. Zimmerman brought a potato
from his ToXaway farm a few days
ago weighing 5 pounds and turnip
weighing 6R pounds.
G. e. o. Mitchell says he would
J like for the gentleman who borrowed
his post-hole digger to return 1t, as
he is needing it. He has lost track
Of it and he does not know who to
call on.
Mrs. ]. S. Steifel, of Greenville, and
Miss Lou Lawless, Of White Plains,
visited the family of j. s. Lawless
last week.
Last Thursday ]. G. J. S. Carter
drew the ticket for the lucky number
emitting the customer to the buggy
offered to be given away during their
big sale. The gentleman or lady
holding No. 277 will please call for
the prize. So far they have been un-
able to locate the lucky person, and
unless the holder Of the above num-
Der comes within ten days, this num-
Der will be destroyed and another
draw made.
Last Friday F. w. Cannon captur-
ed black mule which will weigh
about 500 pounds, and he has been
searching for the owner. The mule
Is in good condition and appears to
be a valuable animal.
| B. M. England one of our mer-
chants doing business on the new
block, is off on a business trip to
ILynchburg, Richmond, Newport-News
and Baltimore.
Wade G.. Hughs and John B. s..
! Dendy, Of the Walhalla bar, were in
! Westminster yesterday.
Rev. S. A. Mcdaniel will preach the
sermon for the union service to be
held in the Baptist church on No
vember 20. He will also fill the
pulpit on the first Sunday in Deem
Der, in the absence Of Rev. John r.
Moore, the pastor, who expects to be
away on trip to North Carolina,
and the Baptist State Convention at
| Florence. ...
J. C. Garrison, the carrier on r.
| f. ID. No. /, Walhalla, was in town
last Friday for the second time in
siA years.
John Miller, the well driller, has
got the well at the oil mill to the
depth of 165 feet. He is waiting the
arrival of the pump, and thinks per-
haps when the test is made the well
will furnish % gallons per minute
for period of "a hours.
Several will go down TO Atlanta
next Thursday to see the game Of