Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-01-08
THE NEws FROM SENECA.
The Town is downright Progress
sive Local Notes.

Seneca, Jan. 4 Special: The
reading public was doubtless disap-,
pointed ID at the appearances
OF the Seneca letter last Week. IL
was written, however, and mailed al
usual, Uncle Sam being possibly re-
Isponsible for its failure to reach its
| destination. X IN s ~
Seneca merchants have Finished
taking stock, and are reconciifng
themselves to the lull In business.
which naturally follows the Christ
the General Assembly Of the Presbv-
rian church, Is being observed by
Presbyterians here. The services are
held every afternoon at 4 O'clock af
/ the Preshytetl An church. thes pastor
being assisted by Rev. Mr BIacl,-
burn of the Baptist church. sI 1i5;
On next Sabbath evening at the
Methodist church, at 7.30 O'clock.
welcome service will be held, when
the pastors and congregations of the
various churches in town will meet
" welcome the new pastor of the
church, rev. j. c. Yongue.
at the meeting Of the Ladies Aid
and Missionary Society of the Pres-
byterian church, yesterday afternoon.
the annual election Of officers was
| held. Mrs W.. s. Hunter was elect.
ed president, Mrs. J. w. Todd vice
president, and Mrs. It. 70. Stribling
re-elected secretary and treasurer. z (
Mrs, ~ s. Stribling entertained
rev friends at cards yesterday even
ing at her home here. Delicious re-
ireshments We're attractively served
and the evening proved most char
n fha nj II y.
s. Mrs. III. o. Ray, teacher of the 5th
and 9Th grades of the public school
mere, is confined to her home In New
berry with an attack of grip, and
was unable to resume her work at
the re-oDening OF school.
Mrs. 10. G. Werner is improving.
after a weeks sickness from grip,
though she is still confined to her bed
The friends of Mrs. John Hopkins
are glad to know of her Improvement
after long and tedious illness.
The school boys and girls have re-
turned to their respective schools,
and Seneca feels the reaction inci-
dent to their eparture. 3 e
Miss Ntrna StriblinE returned last
evening from a delightful visit to
her FRIEND, Miss Lois GigniiIiut, or
Anderson.
The family of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
II. Cary moved from Sensca last
week to their new home near West
Union. We regret to lose these good
people.
Misses McMuilen and Benson. of
Hartwell, are the attractive guests of
Mrs. j. HI. Adams. 7,s g
The Seneca Hardware Company
VIII occupy the large brick store
room, known as the Lowry-Byrd
Building, which they have recently
bought. I1' b
For downright progressiyeness we
believe Seneca takes the cake" over
her nefghbcr and sister towns At
recent social function here, while
the good wife entertained friends at
dinner, the man of the house was
found in the kitchen serving! Sure,
dent, "the bottom rail is getting ON
top in Seneca"
The friends of Mrs. g. X. Living
ston regret to learn of her continued
indispOsition in Greenville.
Ford Stribling, of Helena. Ga, is
with his relatives here and elsewhere
In the county.
Hon. and Mrs. e. p, Werner spent
last Thursday in Seneca. S
Mrs. o. E. Bacon's friends regret
to know that she Is suffering from
an attack of grip.
There will be interesting news for
our readers next week from Seneca.
Several new firms, with revision OF
l.. Id business firms, and other changes.
Your correspondent Is not at liberty
yet to- speak Of them.
The eGltor of the Greenwood Jour.
nal, In recent issue, speaks Of the
Passing of the Teddy Bear" attrib.
uting the fact to other probabge
causes than possibly the waning OF
Roosevelt's popularity. Be that as It
| may, we have never had any patti
ence with the fad, and less with the
Southern merchants who are boost
ing him (Roosevelt) by filling their
show windows with the affairs Com
ing particularly as 1t does at this
| time, on the eve of the election, 1t is
linODportune, to- say the least.
Clarence Miller is with the Seneca
Pharmacy and Hal Todd with w. j.
Lunney.
Mrs. J. F. Gignilliat is In seneca
again, after an extended visit to
the Northwest. &
J. j. Cromer and p. III. Isbell will
open a general mercantile business at
the stand nov occupied by the Sem
eca Hardware Company.
j. w. Byrd has engaged the SER
vices Of Frank Alexander, now OF
Anderson, as book-keeper for the
next year. Mr.. Alexander will move
his family here the 1st of February,
whom we welcome, In advance, to
Seneca.
Miss Frances Whitmire, of Green.
Vile, visited Mrs. T. %. Stribiing last
week. M.Y.S.