Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-07-21
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Mrs. r. l.. Sturkey, of Green
wood, and Mrs. Carpenter, of Ander-
son, are spending to-day at the Wal
halla Hotel. These ladies have
many friends in Walhalla.
MIR. and Mrs. j. Nj. Sittun, of
Pendleton,are spending short while
at the Walhalla Hotel with the lat
ter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. j.
Beard
j. G. Rampley, Of Seneca, spent
Sunday in Walhalla with friends. He
was accompanied on his return by
Claude Reid, who will spend several
days in Seneca.
w. l.. Werner left yesterday for
Retreat, where he will spend a few
days looking after his farming inter-
ests aid resting from his confining
duties in the Bank OF Walhalla.
MIR. and Mrs. w. H. McClellion,
of Woodbury., Ga, are visiting the
family of j. w. Davis, In Walhalla,
and relatives in the county Their
friends are glad to meet them again
Hugh P. Holleman has opened
a pressing club in Walhalla. He has
experienced presSers in charge of the
work. In few days he will install
electric smoothing irons. The club
is known as the Electric Pressing
Club.
Geo. L. Wilson returned yester-
day from mountain trip, which was
made in his auto buggy He and his
party visited Highlands, billiard and
Clayton. This was the first auto that
has ever visited as high up as High
lands.
Last Saturday afternoon the
Walhalla mill base ball team played
match game of ball with. the boys
of the Rocky Knoll neighborhood,
the result being in favor of the Wal
halla boys by score Of 16 to 8. The
game was played on the Walhalla
diamond.
Attention is directed to the ad :.
vertisement of the Bee Hive, Seneca.
This advertisement will be found on
the third page Of this issue, and con-
tains mach to interest the careful
buyer This red tag sale lasts only
eight days. Read the announcement
and call asthe Bee Hive and you will
be pleased.
William III. Thompson and Rob-
ert 7. Keys, Of Charleston, arrived
here yesterday and will spend a
short vacation with the family
of Col. and Mrs. Robert A. Thomp-
son, near town. These, two young
men have hosts of friends here who
are always glad to welcome them to
their old home
Last week we noted the fact that
Mrs. A. Jafferson, an aged lady, had
been severely shocked from a stroke
of lightning the week previous. but il
was not known where the bolt had
struck. Monday of this week a
young weeping willow tree in the
yard at the Jafferson home was no.
ticed to be showing signs of dying
Close examination showed that the
tree had been struck by lightning,
the trunk having been shattered
The tree is located in the back yard
close to the house, which explained
the severity of the shock WHICH
stunned Mrs. Jafferson.
Mr.. and Mrs. 10y H. Cary and
little son, Of Paris, Texas, are visit
ing at the home Of the formers par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Cary, near
town. They arrived yesterday and
will spend week or ten days among
relatives and friends. On their re-
turn they will be accompanied. by
Harry Cary, who will engage in busi-
ness at Paris, with his brother. Har-
ry is young man of many good
qualities, and we bespeak for him q
bright future in his adopted home
He will be missed here by numerous
friends, who will join us in wishing
him abundant success in his new
field.
stephen l.. Smith, aged 5S years.
died at his home in Walhalla last
Monday at IL o'clock noon, after an
illness of six weeks from paralysis
Mr.. Smith had been a resident Of
Walhalla for number OF years, and
was known as an honorable and up
right man in all his dealings. He
was native Of Oconee county. in
early life he was married to Miss
Jane Cobb, daughter Of John Cobb,
we'll known TO many Of our older
citizens. His wife and five children
survive. The children are: Mrs
II. r. Ford, OF Walhalla; Warren
Smith, of Westminster; John L.
Smith, of Walhalla; J. A. Smith
West Union, and Miss Lille Smith,
Walhalla. Mr.. Smith was member
Of the Baptist church. Tuesday ar-
ternoon at 5 o'clock funeral services
were conducted at the grave in West.
view cemetery by Rev. II. B. Epting,
and the body was lowered ito the
grave in the presence of numerous.
friends of the family. The bereavea
ones have the sympathy of many In
their sorrow.
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