Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-05-13
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quite sick, is ,Sported considerably
improved this morning. v
Mrs. J. T. Kay is suffering from
a severe attack of grip, but is re-,
ported some better this morning.
John d. Perry. OF West Uuion.
has been very unwell for some time !,
We hope for him an early recovery. /;
Hereafter prayer meetings will
be held at Zion Methodist church on
every Thursday night. This Is one
Of the livest country congregations
In the county.
The County Chairman now has
ready the forms for the pledge of
candidates in the primary election.
Candidates can call and sign the
same at any time.
Mrs. Louis A. King, who has for
two weeks been quite i'll at her home
on Tugaloo street, is considerably i'm
proved this morning, and her many
friends hope for her early recovery.
TO rent-Two-story dwelling.
corner Tugaloo and Mauldin streets;
seven rooms; also six-room cottage
on College street, near depot. Apply
to Mrs. Rosa Fahnestock, Walhalla.
At c.. A. Burton's you will find
one show case, one cheese cutter, one
oil cook stove, one heating stove, and
one picture outfit, two paper cutters,
all to go at a small price; also he
sells DR.. Hess stock food.
B. Owens and Miss Grace Eads,
of near Walhalla, were married last
Sunday, May 10th, 1908. They will
reside in the Red Hill community,
where they have many friends, who
wish them abundant success and hap
piness.
Miss jamie Murray, Of Columbia,
spent several days last week in Wal
halla visiting her cousin, Miss Mamie
Harrison. She left for Greenville on
Monday morning and will visit rela-
tives there for short while before
returning to her home.
The many friends of Mrs. Geo.
|Seaborn will be glad to learn that
she is improving. She has been ve"y
sick for two weeks, and friends and
relatives were anxious as to her con-
dition. We hope she may soon be
completely restored to health.
Miss Emma Stribling, of Sem
eca. who for several days has been
quite sick at the home of Major and
Mrs. VIM. J. Stribling, near WAL
halla, is reported considerably bet
ter this morning, and her many
friends hope to see her out again
soon.
The new candidates announced
this week are: For Clerk of Court,
DR.. G. c. Probst; County Treasurer,
j. Walter Alexander and G. A. Nor
man; superintendent of Education,
Wade G. Hughs and J. S. Colley;
Coroner, Robert H. Boyd, R. D., Oel-
kers and Hugh Elkin; County Com
missioner, c. H. Whitmire, John l..
Chastain, j. H. Allen and ]. r. Zach
larry.
Miss Johanna Skincke left last
week for Charleston, where she will
lspend short while amcng relatives
and friends before starting on an
extended trip to Germany to be with
relatives. Miss Spincke has made
several visits to her old home in
Germany since she has been resi-
dent Of Walhalla, and although the
"Fatherland" still holds charms for
her, she has "ties that bind" her to
this country. She has many friends
who wish for her a safe trip and a
pleasant visit. She will be absent
| for several months from Walhalla.
-Oconee Conclave, No. S27, 10.
H., will hold memorial service on
next Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock,
at st. Johns Lutheran church. A
special sermon to lodge members will
be preached by Rev. j. C. Tongue,
after which the Heptasophs will 20
In body to the cemeteries and deco
rate the graves of deceased members.
Members of the order are earnestly
requested to bear these services in
mind and attend punctually Men,
bers of other orders and those not
members of any order are also in
v1ted to attend and take part In the
| services.
Hon. c. c. Featherstone, of
Laurens, will deliver an address be-
fore the pupils and patrons of the
Walhalla Graded School at $50 P.
NJ, on Friday, May 22d. 1t is ear
nestly hoped that all patrons and
friends of the school will be present
to hear Mr.. Featherstone, who is an
able speaker and one of the most
deeply interested public men in the
State in educational matters. We
can assure all of an edifying address
from this gentleman. Mr.. Feather
stone Is by no means unknc yn in
Walhalla, and many OF our citizens
Will feel it privilege indeed to re-
new his acquaintance and at the
same time to listen to his words of
wisdom and deep thought.
elsewhere in this issue we pub
lish an open letter addressed to Gov
ernor Ansel in regard to the i'm
portance OF the movement now we'll
under way to secure from the Gem
eral Government the establishment
and maintenance Of the Appalachian
White Mountain Forest Preserve. 1t
is unquestionably one Of the most
important questions now before the
people. and one that the people OF
Oconee are vitality interested in. The
letter published this week. written
by Ianpc Nayillo nf Wat Tr,to.