Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-09-30
SENECA NEWS ITEMS.
The Hand Of Death--Interesting Re-
ligiOus SerNices-Floral Show.


Hope neighborhood last Friday, the
25th instant. The four-year-old boy
Mannon, OF Mr.. and Mrs. e. M Nor
gan was smothSred while playing
with other children in some seed
cotton and was dead when found.
The sympathfes of many friends are
felt for the afflicted family.
Seneca milliners will have their
openings of fall millinery on Friday
and Saturday Of this week, the I'd
and Sd of October.
A telephone message this morning
brought the news of the death OF
Mrs Griffin, the mother of Mrs. H.
j. Gignflliat, at Anderson. This news
is received with sincere sorrow by
many friends here, who learned to
know and love Mrs. Griffin during
the years that she lived here. To
the distressed family is extended the
sympathies of host of friends in
their sorrow.
Church circles are alive this week
over the prospect of delightful relig-
fous services next week. The Bap-
tist church will hold their annual
social meeting on Tuesday, the 9Th
of October, and on the afternoon of
the 7th the missionary union of the
South Carolina Presbytery will open
informally with a reception at the
home of Mrs. G. V. McCarey. To
this the various church societies In
town are invited to meet the visitors
and delegates. The hour set for the
reception is o'clock. The union will
be formally organized at o'clock p.
M, and at the popular meeting will
be held. The pastor of the church,
Rev. M. r. Kirkpatrick, will make
an address, in which he will well
come the visitors. Music programs,
prepared especially for the occasion,
will be rendered at this and the even
Ing service on the 8th. On Thursday
the union will hold two business ses-
sions and dinner will be served on
the grounds.
A number of the friends Of the
evangelist, w. l.. Walker, met ,rain
No. 38 yesterday and spoke to him
on his way to Greenville, where he
began a series Of meetings last night.
Mrs. Frank Martin and children,
of Greenville. are visiting in Seneca
Gentry's Dog and Pony show Is
billed for Seneca on the Sth of Octo-
Der. AS Der Cap would say, "this Is
a sockdologer to some Seneca folks"
The last show was a good one and
folks can't be in two places at one
and the same time. He who reads
may run!
The following notice is handed
your correspondent by the pastor of
the Baptist church:
"The second annual meeting of the
Seneca Baptist church will be held at
the church at p. m. Tuesday, Oc-
tober 9Th. Short reports regarding
the work will be given. The roll will
be called, all members being request
ed to be present to answer to their
names. Afterwards refreshments will
be served on the lawn in front of the
church. All members OF Baptist
churches and those affiliated there
with, including the Sunday school,
are cordially invited to be present"
Capt. and Mrs. H. F. Alexander
will visit Rutherfordton, N. c., this
week and will be gone about week.
This Is the old home of Mr.. Alexan.
der's parents, and the visit will be
fraught with many pleasant assoc.a-
tions.
1t Is learned here that DR.. e. C.
Doyle and BIight Lowery are en-
route home. This is delightful news
to their friends here and elsewhere.
While we wouldn't appear discourag-
ing, still the fact that they are en-
route doesn't mean that they will be
home tomorrow, particularly IL they
are coming by way of Africa and
other seaport towns, as we've heard
tell!
d. e. Jones and David McClana-
han, Of Retreat, are in Seneca to-day.
Material for the new school build
ing Is arriving and the first steps of
the work are progressing nicely. B.
e. Grandy, the contractor, says he
will get the outside work done be-
fore cold weather, and after that the
inside work will progress rapidly, al
lowing four months for the compile
tiOn Of the building.
Miss Inez Dickson is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Albert Adams, at Thom-
aston, Ga.
The friends Of r. E. Dickson are
glad to see him in Seneca, after a
long Illness, during which he was
confined to the hospital IN Columbia.
Seneca has enjoyed good rains and
now everybody and everything is do
ing better.
Below Is the premium list for the
Flower Show. At late meeting Of
the floral committee 1t was decided
to add to the other attractions at
the show fancy work and domestic
department., including pickles, pre-
serves, cakes, etc., etc. This decis-
lon was a wise one, and will add
greatly to the show. The dates are
not yet definitely set, as it is impos-
sible yet to say when the chrysanthe-
NUNS will be at their best. Ye. mo-
theirs will not forget the baby show!
Roses--Largest collection; best
vase red roses; best vase white roses;
best vase yellow roses.
Geraniums-Best collection of ge-
ranium plants; second best collection