Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-04-29
SENECA NEWS ITEMS.
Democracy Gathered--Social Notes.
New School Building.

Seneca democratic Club met last SAT-
urday and was organized as follows:
President, F. M. Cary; vice president
8. @. Biggerstaff;f ecretary, j. L. Nc.
Whorter; executive committee. g. w
Gignilliat, John Harper, B. A. DAILY,
b. Bagwell, M. B. Gaines; county ex.
ecutive committeeman, j. B. Pickett:
delegates to convention, r. M. Cary,
J. L.. McWhorter, w. A. Barron, John
Harper b. Bagwell, j. B. Pickett,
Ihos. Lumkin, j. Eustace Hopkins,
M; B. Gaines, e. L. Stone, c. N. Gig
ni!liat, r. M. Wright, r. r.. Hayes. By
motion, each delegate is empowered
to select his own alternate in case he
cannot go. 22'
The revival services, which will be
inauguarted next Sabbath at the Bap-
list church, are attracting the prayer.
ful interests of Christians Of all de-
nominations here. Rev. w. l.. Wal
ker, of Atlanta, who will assist the
local pastors In the meetings, is re-
puted to be a man of unusua; spirit-
ual power,and his success as an evan
gelist is evidenced by scores of con-
Verts wherever he has held meetings.
The storm which visited many
portions of the South and West last
Friday was felt In Seneca, but no
NohhAo6O was uouS. ,.
Mrs. j.. d. Hutchinson and daugh-
ter, Miss Elvira Dudley, who have
been visiting here, left to-day for
their home in Columbus, Miss.
Mrs. j. l.. McWhorter and chill
dren are visiting at Richland this
week. 0
Local strawberries are supplying
the market here now. They are fine
and delicious specimens.
Miss Myrtle Zimmerman, of West
minister, visited Miss Bertha Lee Cox
last week.
G. M. Tew, of Columbia, visited
his daughter, Mrs. VIM. Witzel. last
week.
Mrs. L. w. Werner entertained the
members of the Once-a-Week Club
last week In honor of Mrs. ]. D.
Hutchinson.
A number of ladies will attend the
meeting of the Andrew Pickens Chap
ter, D. A. r., at Clemson, next week.
We want to suggest (apologeti-
cally) to the Town Council that on
Saturday evenings, when the streets
are crowded. that our police BE- in
| structed to patrol the business block
and keep the streets passably clear.
1t has become almost an impossible
fty for lady to go through our
streets Saturday evenings without
literally elbowing her way through
and IT is known fact, whether adj
mitted or not, that the colored citi-
zens of Seneca block the sidewalk
and will not give way, even when
requested POLITELY to do so. The DO.
lice should keep the crowd NOV
ing and not allow them to congregate
In groups and thus congest the crowd
In this manner. Many of us remem-
ber we'll how former Chief Hinckle
used to flourish his billet in order to
emphasize his order to "moye on"
and we homo for the sake of possible
future trouble, the council will pom
der this suggestion. 1t hasn't been
many moons since this writer had
occasion to go to town (and why not,
| though our women, for evident rea-
| sons, do not go to town Saturdays,)
| one Saturday evening, and in pass
Ing down the sidewalk in front of the
| business houses. she encountered a
string of colored citizens which ex-
tended the entire BREADTH OF the
pavement. A request was made that
| they move, but no move was made;
she then proposed calling a police
man to clear the sidewalk, when the
| following insolent remark was made:
"All right, call him; we've got the
money to pay out!" This was not
| the first experience of this writer on
this same line. On another occasion,
after the refusal of the crowd to step
aside, the writer stepped off the side
walk and went around. But we are
mere to state that she. doesn't intend
doing that thing again. This is a
deplorable state of affairs, and an eff
fectual nipping in the bud now by
the proper authorities will save pos
sibly an ineffectual attempt to do SO
later A spirit, of intolerance is ex-
actly what brings to acrisis race
| troubles, the, affair in Atlanta few
months ago being deplorable in
| stance. I
Mrs. VIM. Cary, Miss Wynonah
Cary and Master Harry Cary visited
Seneca to-day. -: ea1
Last evening, at the home OF Mrs.
Luke w. Werner, few Of the young
men OF the town complimented Miss
Elvira Dudley Hutchinson, Of Mfssis-
sippi who has been visiting relatives
here, with a delightful social affair.
Mrs. Verner's home is always accessi-
Bile to the young people, and the
AFFAIR was a pretty and appropriate
compliment to this attractive young
iady. Mrs. Werner was assisted In
entertaining the young company by
Mrs Hutchinson, Mrs. #. q. Strib-
ling and Miss Ellen Todd. Delicious
punch, rosettes and waters were
served throughout the evening, and a
delightful time was afforded the
young bellies and beaux who honored,
the occasion and the fair honoree
with their presence.
We have been fairly rejuvenated
the past week by the presence OF q
bright young visitor I'm the family
and the comings and goings incident
thereto. The little lady OF tha hnnea