Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-11-10
LOCAL MATTERS ABOUT SENECA
Flower Show II SucceSs--Bits of Io-
cal Information.

| Marshall Lowery are in Atlanta taxi
ing in the great auto races.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Thompson are
also in Atlanta.
Miss Maude Hopkins joined a
party of friends on Monday and went
to Atlanta.
Edward Stribling is also visitor
to the Gate City this week, and
there are others.
Tonight at the Presbyterian
church there will be n meeting for
the purpose of organizing the new
Presbytery, as explained last week.
There will be good attendance of
delegates from churches in Pickens,
Anderson and Oconee the three coun-
ties comprising the new Presbytery.
There will be only one session, and
DR.. j. G. Law, of Walhalla, will
preach the sermon.
Mrs. Ruskin Anderson is the dele
gate-elect to the Woman's Mission
ary Union, to meet in Greenwood
next week
Rev. c. S. Blackburn will arrive
the latter part of the week and fill
his pulpit on Sunday.
Rev. Nj. r. Kirkpatrick returns to-
day from Clayton, N. c., where he
has been for the purpose of organiz-
ing a church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene FAINT, of
Townville, were among the visitors
to the Flower Show.
The financial wind-up of the flower
show has not been perfected yet, but
your correspondent is informed that
1t was financial success. The chrys-
anthemums were said not to be up
to the standard of former years, but
there was good display of plants
and cut blooms, also of roses and pot
plants. The household exhibit was
full, but the fancy work department
vas not equal to former shows. AL
t. ether the show was most attract
I've, and proved delightful social
occasion to visitors. The chief draw
Ing card was the reading given by
Betsy Hamilton, which was huge
success, and was greatly enjoyed by
the large audience.
Mesdames Charles Bauknight, Jas.
Darby, Ralph Carter, S. x. Dendy, j.
l.. Kennedy, S. Adams, J. A. Steck;
Misses Annie Werner, Ruth Walker
and Eloise Strother were among the
visitors from Walhalla to the flower
show.
Mrs. II. e. Stribling has returned
from Columbia. Gen. j. S. Verner's
friends Will be glad to learn that his
| condition Is improved
The ladies who have consented to
take part in the Blossom Show will
! meet at the residence OF Mrs. w. S.
Hunter Thursday evening for the
purpose Of organizing.
Miss jamie Russell, of the Green
vile Female College, spent the week.
end with her friend, Miss Helen Hop
kins.
The impression left by the Scotch
Singers, the first of the lyceum en-
tertainments, was good, and the
school house auditorium is admira-
bly, adapted for such purposes. The
next attraction will be anticipated
with pleasure by our citizens.
Miss Pearl Werner, Of Richland,
visited relatives here last week and
took In the flower show.
Mrs. G. n. Gignilliat is visiting her
mother in Greers.
Mrs. Jones is visiting her brother.
A. p. Brown.
Mrs. A. w. Thompson returned
last week from Il visit to her old
home in Fairfie eld county.
Your correspondent ,pent few
hours delightfully."- in Greenwood last
week In ,le hospitable home of DR..
and Mrs. G. w. Gardner. Dr.. and
MIS-. }. Is. Hawthorne were also dis
tlnguished guests in this home. DR..
hawthorne was there for week.
during which time he would lecture
and preach in the Greenwood Bap-
tist church.
Mrs. j. II. Hughes, of Wahalla,
spent several days here last week
with Mrs. d. p. Thompson.
Prof and Mrs Riggs, OF Clemson,
spent last Friday night in Seneca,
accompanying Mrs. Nj. V. Moore
(Betsy Hamilton), and were guests
of the Oconee Inn.
DR.. e. A. Hines attended the meet
ing of the State Medical Association
in Columbia last week, and Ell route
stopped few hours in Greenwood
and spoke to the orphans of Connie
Maxwell Orphanage.
Luke w. Verner's friends will re-
gret TO learn of his sickness in CO
lumbia fair week, on account of
which he was not able to drive his
horses in the races. Mr.. Werner
goes from Columbia to Augusta.
Rev. r. c. Ligon, Of Townville,
preached two edifying sermons last
sunday to good congregations in the
Presbyterian church. His numerous
friends In Seneca were pleased to
meet him again.
Miss Gladys Ramsay Is in Seneca
and Is matriculated with tie Seneca
High School.
The death of Mrs. f.. p. Earle was
shock to her many friends in Sem
eca, where she had spent many years
of her life, and where she was great
ly beloved for her amiable djsposi-