Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-06-03
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

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ALI priced buggies at w. NJ.
Brown's--from $50 up. TT
Miss Maude Logan left last
Thursday for her home at Kings
tree, after a pleasant visit to Mrs.
w. F. Erwin. .
Otto Sigh, of Anderson, paid
The Courier q pleasant call last We'd
nesday. Mr.. Sligh is native OF
Oconee, but is at present employed
on the Anderson Daily Mail force.
Capt. and Mrs Jas. T. Reid, of
near Seneca, were in Walhalla last
Wednesday among their friends.
They came up on the sad mission OF
attending the funeral Of George r.
Keith.
Married, on May 81, 1908, at
the residence OF John Tow, James
Tow and Miss Ora Jennings, Rev. d.
p. Bearden officiating. Their many
friends wish them much happiness
through life.
Teachers should not overlook
the opportunity Of attending the
summer school here, which opens on
Monday, June 18th, and lasts two
weeks. Walhalla will extend royal
welcome to the teachers.
There is almost an epidemic of
whooping-cough in and around Wal
halla, and parents cannot be too
careful with their children. The dis
ease, however, Is of mild form,
with no serious cases reported.
Rev. Y. d. Mann will preach at
Friendship church on the second
Sunday at Ills a. M. and at Cen
ter at 4 p. m. Also at Rock Springs
on the fourth Sunday at Ills a. m.,
and Westminster at p. m.
Married, at the residence Of Gus
c. Arve, Magistrate, at Long Creek.
on Monday, May 25th, John Will
banks and Miss Lila Collins. The
bride and groom are both residents
of this county and have the good
wishes of host Of friends for their
future happiness and prosperity.
-Children's Day exercises will be
held at Conneross Baptist church on
the second Sunday in this month. A
good program has been arranged.
The children's exercises will be held
in the morning, and the afternoon
will be occupied by prominent speak
ers in the interest OF church and Sun
day school work.
Next Saturday at Richland Pres
paratory service held at IL o'clock
a. m. At the services Sunday the
sacrament Of the Lords Supper will
be administered at the usual hour.
All members of this church and or
other denominations are cordially
invited to attend these services.
-Strother & Phinney, of West
Union, are preparing to erect large
brick store on the site Of their old
stand. Otto Kaufman has the con-
tract for moving the old buildings
and erecting the new. 1t will be
about 35 feet wide by $50 feet long,
and will be on a handsome and sub
stantial scale. Active work Will be
begun on the building as soon as
the foundations are finished.
Henry Brandt, who lives a few
miles out from Walhalla, has been
losing a great many chickens Of
late, and last week solved the mys-
terry by killing a mink in his poultry
yard. A dozen or more large frying
size chickens were killed before the
offender was caught. Mr.. Brandt set
a steel trap In from Of small box
covered ~lth poultry wire, in which
he placed young chicken. In try
ing to get at the chicken the mink
promptly caught.
Next Monday, June 8th, the
Blue Ridge Railroad will put on a
special through coach from Ander-
son to Birmingham, Ala, for the con-
venience Of those who wish to attend
the Confederate reunion at that place.
The Blue Ridge coach will be at
tached at Seneca to the Southern's
Veteran Special" The rate from
Seneca will be about $3.50 for the
round trip. Parties wishing to take
this trip will be able to leave on the
afternoon train Monday. Informa
tion In detail can be had from Off
cials OF the road.
Samuel Reid, Of Bessemer. Ala,
was in Walhalla last Wednesday to
attend the funeral Of Geo. r. Keith.
which took place at the Baptist Gem
etery in the afternoon Of that day.
The many Oconee friends Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Reed sympathize with them
deeply in the loss OF their sixteen
months-old son, Charles Lay, who
died at their home in Alabama on
the gath. The body OF the little one
was brought here and laid to rest In
Bethel cemetery, few miles above
Walhalla, on the Goth. The remains
OF the little one were also acCOmpa-
MED by It's uncle, James A. Lay, OF
BcSsemer.
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