Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-06-10
Go to w. NJ. Brown for buggies.

Go to w. NJ. Brown for buggies.
wagons, harness, etc. tt
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ". johnson, of
Alexanderville, Ca, visited friends
here yesterday .
Miss. Lille Hughs, of Richland,
is visiting at the home of Mrs. S. p.
Dendy this week.
Miss Verna Stribling, OF Seneca,
Is visiting Miss Hattie Shelor, and
other relatives inWalhalla this week.
IS. A. Byrd, of the West End, is
on the sick list this week. His many
friends hope for his speedy recovery.
-Patmos VanDiviere, OF Tallulah
Falls, Ga, spent several days here
last week visiting his uncle, j. w.
Lee.
There will be preaching at Eb-
enezer Presbyterian church on Sun
day afternoon next at 4 o'clock. The
public is cordially invited.
Determination for entrance and
scholarships at Clemson will be held
at the Court House In July. See an
nouncement in another column.
The new candidates this week
are: For Solicitor, ]. j. McSwain and
NJ. G. Long; for the House, Paul p.
Sullivan, of Madison; for Coroner,
]. J.. Cox. .... .....
MIR. and Mrs J. u. Brunson, of
Chester, are visiting at the home of
the latter's mother, Mrs. A. l.. Rob-
erts. Mr.. Brunson left last Sunday
for Columbia.
There will be an auction sale at
the Presbyterian manse, Main street,
on Saturday, June goth, ats o'clock.
Household and kitchen furniture, a
horse and buggy and various imple-
ments will be offered.
The many friends of Mrs. H. l..
Brandt will regret to learn that she
has been quite unwell for some days.
We are glad to report, however, that
she is improving, and we trust that
she will be fully restored to health
at an early day.
Last night at the home of Rev.
j. G. Yongue quite a number of the
young people Of Walhalla enjoyed a
very pleasant party, given in honor
Of Miss Minnie Lutte Speer, of Way
cross, Ga, who is the guest Of Miss
Salina Tongue.
Chester WitherspoOn, Of CO.
lumbia, arrived in Walhalla yester-
day afternoon and will have charge
of the Oconee News office. Mr.. With
erspoon is remembered by quite a
number Of our people, as he worked
here some eleven years ago.
L. l.. Barr, of Greenville, was
among relatives and friends in Wal
halla for a short while this week.
On Saturday he brought Mrs. S. P.
Dendy home, coming through the
country in an automobile. He re-
turned to his home Monday.
4 uN II
rived in Walhalla last Thursday and
are now con- fortably quartered in
the Lutheran parsonage, where they
were cordially welcomed by large
number of the members of st. Johns
church. Rev. Mr.. Epting preached
his first sermon here last Sunday in
the morning, when large congrega-
ton assembled to hear him.
Last Wednesday while Deputy
r. @. Merrick, w. B. F. Corbin and
another gentleman of tn, revenue
service were in the mountains on
revenue business, horse was shot
from under Mr.. Merrick. The Off
GERS had made an arrest for Illicit
distilling, and were in the yard of
VIM. Thrift when two shots were
fired from some two or three hun
dred yards back on the mountain.
FOllOWlng the report the morse on
which Mr.. Merrick was sitting fell
dead, shot through the neck. The
animal belonged to Houchins & King,
liverymen, of Walhalla. and had been
hired by the officers just prior to
their leaving town. 1t was an eX-
cellent saddler and had been on
great many Of the raids made by the
officers in the mountains.
james Carlisle, the three-years-
old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. H.
Schroeder, died at their home in Mid
way this morning at 6 o'clock, after
a long and painful illness. Last win
ter the little fellow was taken with
a severe attack Of pneumonia, from
which he partially recovered, but was
later stricken with pleurisy. Recent
ly the whooping cough spread to a
great extent in our midst, and little
James, weakened by his long suffer-
ing, succumbed to the effects Of this
latter disease, coupled with after-ef-
fects Of his previous ailments. The
little fellow was born September 10,
1905, and was one Of the jewels of
the home. His taking away is a sad
blow to the fond parents, who have
the sincere sympathy Of p host Of
friends. Tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock funeral services will be con-
Quoted at the home, after which the
interment will take place at West
view Cemetery. The relatives and
friends and acquaintances are invited
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