Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-12-16

The Walha1la Graded Schools
will close next Wednesday, the 23d,
for the holidays, the teachers and
pupils being given vacation from
then until Monday, January Cd.
Nuts and fine condies at Carter
& Co.'S.
The children Of st. Johns Lu-
theran Sunday school will enjoy their
annual Christmas tree this year
again. The Cvercises will be held al
the church as usual, at s o'clock
Christmas night. Quite an extensive
program is being arranged for the lit
tie folks.
Gums, rifles, shells, cartridges,
hunting coats, etc.
52 Seneca Hardware Company.
j. w. Lee, representing the Uni
ted States Fish Commission, was in
Walhalia last week distributing fish
for the stocking of certain streams
number of gentlemen from the
country secured some Of the fish and
will endeavor to restock depleted
streams.
Avail yourselves Of our free
graphophone contest. It's free.
Craig-Verner Mercantile Co.
Grover Burton, of Commerce,
Ca, 'ud Miss Lena Johnson, daugh-
ter Of A. J. Johnson, of the Knitting
Mill village, were married at 2
o'clock yesterday afternoon by Clerk
Of Court G. r. d. Burns, and left at
3 o'clock for their future home at
Commerce. We extend cougratula-
tions and best wishes.
ALL kinds of Christmas fruits
oranges, grapes, figs, dates, cranber-
ries, etc, at Carter & Co.'S.
Mrs. Nj. e, Chandler and family,
who have resided on their farm near
Ebenezer, moved to Walhalla last
week and are occupying James II.
Darby's cottage, next to the Presby-
terian manse. Mrs. Chandler and
family will be heartily welcomed by
our people, and will prove great
additios to the Baptist denomination,
she being a good worker in that
church.
Oranges, apples, raisins, fruits Of
all kinds. See us for Christmas
goods. CraigVerner Mercantile Co.
The yard OF ST. Johns Episcopal
church is being greatly improved.
Since the placing OF the coping about
the lot the ground has been plowed,
freed from roots and rocks, and is
now being thoroughly prepared, un-
der the direction Of Col. }. S. New
man, for a liberal sowing OF grass
seed. He is also setting out holly
trees at the CrOnerS, with hedge IS
inches inside the coping.
For Sale-One set co splendid
oak dining chairs, slightly damaged
in transit. May be seen at Walhalla
depot. (File C-1599.)
S. Adams, Agent.
Quite an elaborate program has
been prepared for the Christmas en-
| tertainment at Salem school, which
| will be held at the school house on
| Wednesday next, December 23d, be-
ginning at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
Miss Greta Gaines is the popular
| teacher of the Salem school, which
| has been in session for some time
and is in hourishing condition. The
public has q cordial invitation to be
present.
| Vases, chinaware, cut glass and
silver ornametns, at the most rea-
sonable prices. Walhalla Drug Co.
R. l.. Boggs, of New Hope, one
of The Courier's staunch friends,
paid lis a pleasant call last Friday
The Courier was the first paper he
ever read, and it has been in his and
| iio ltlhSi . constantly SlHCc
1857. He recalled the fact that 1t
was through The Courier's columns
that his father, H. w. NJ. Boggs, re-
ceived the first news of President
| LincOln'S assassination. At his ia
theirs death he had the paper chang
ed to his own address, so that not a
single copy has failed to reach him
in 81 years. May he long live and
prosper.
Our great stove contest closes
Wednesday, December 23, at II
o'clock. Be on hand with your tick cts
81 Seneca Hardware Company.
Christmas holiday tickets, lin
tied to continuous passage in each
direction, will be sold by the Blue
Ridge Railway from Walhalla to all
points south Of the Ohio and Poto-
mae and east Of the Mississippi riv-
ers, December IS, 10, %, "a, 25, 80.
81, and January l, 1909, with limit
| good to leave destination, returning,
not later than midnight of January
6, 1909. Fares: Seneca 40 cents
Pendleton 81, Anderson $1.55, Bel
ton 50, Greenville $2.25, Spartan
burg $3.15, Columbia $6.G5, Charles
ton $l1.S5, and other points in pro-
portion.
| -fOr handsome cut glass and sill
yer articles, holiday books and cards,
| ornamental card cases, pOcketbOokS,
| etc, call at Bells drug store. Large
| assortment.
From q recent copy of the Me-
ridian (MissD Dispatch, which con-
| tanned very interesting accounts of
"Thc Mississippi State Conference Of
the Daughters Of the American Rev
| nlnt ion - and thrnnp ph "a oh
given handsome photos Of prominent
women of the ID. A. r., We take the
following paragraph, which will
prove OF more than usual interest to
| many Of our readers. The subject of
THE skCtCh was one of Walhalla'S most