Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-04-21
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and Mrs. II. G. Strother.
The Florida Blossoms Minstrel
and Comedy Company WI show
here next Friday n,ght, April 23d.
There will be but one performance
u night. This aggregation Of black
minstrelS has gained quite a reputa-
ton for very comic as well as
thoroughly clean. show. Popular
prices. They have arranged sepa-
rate tiers of seats for white and col
ored patrons. No one need fear a
mixing of the races.
Last week the Westminster
Steam Laundry handled bed spread
that IS about 100 years old. The
spread was sent in by Mrs. Rosa
Schroeder, of Walhalla. 1t was III de
and originally owned by Mrs. Eliza
beth Norton, grandmother of the
late Judge }. J. Norton and of Mrs.
X. A. Schroeder and great grandmo-
ther of Treasurer w. j. Schroeder.
The thread was spun by Mrs Norton,
the cloth woven by her, and then all
the needle work was done by her by
hand. The spread or countcrpane is
one of the Oldest and best preserved
relics Of the past we have seen.
MIR. and Mrs. Crayton Rankin
arrived in Walhalla last Saturday
from Chino, Cal, where they have
resided for several years. Mr.. Ran
kin has sold out all his California
property and will make a home for
his family here. They are at pres
ent visiting Mrs. Rankin's brother
and sister. w. d. and Miss Maude
Moss, on Faculty Hill. The climate
OF California did not agree with
them, and their return to Walhalla
is due to their desire to make their
home in better climate. Mr.. Ran
kin is a son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. e.
Rankin, and his wife is pleasantly
remembered here by many as Miss
Helen Moss. They have hosts of
friends to welcome them back to their
old home.
The Clemson College Cadet Or
cheStra furnished excellent music
last Friday evening at the Issaquena
Literary SoCiety's debate at Wage
ner Theater. The orchestra is COM
posed OF nine cadets, hailing from
various sections of South Carolina,
under the care of Director Brugge-
mann, of the First Artillery Band OF
Sllivan's Island, as follows: l.. ID.
Webb, Anderson; V. b. Higgins, Eas-
ley; E. ii. Pinckney, Charleston; e.
A. McCrary, Aiken; r. S. Wolfe, Or
angeburg; j. ID. Graham, Sumter; n.
T.. Byrd, Branchville; II. ID. Plenge.
Charleston, and }. r. LomaX, Lown-
desville. Lewis Harrison, Of Glenn
son, accompanied the orchestra here
and spent several days at the home
OF his parents, on Fa ulty Hill.
The young ladies Of Walhalla
always know how to do Just the
proper thing at the right time, and
the informal complimentary dance to
the young men at Pitchford's Hall
tuesday evening was no exception to
the rule. AS social event, it was a
success from every standpoint.
Everything was planned and carried
out In that fascinating manner which
women alone can use. The little
booth in one corner, where fruit
punch was served, was presided over
in such charming way that while
drinking one could easily imagine
that he was drinking nectar from
the fountain of the gods. Besides
those from home, there we're a num-
Der OF visitors from Seneca, Rich
land, Pendleton and Anderson. We
are authorized by the young men to
tender the young ladies a unanimous
vote Of thanks.
speaking of his recent visit to
Easley as member OF the South
carolina Presbytery, which convened
there last week, Col. r. A. Thomp-
son, recalled several incidents of the
long ago. THE historical associa-
ton OF Easley," he said, "is interest
ing. Near by Is PickenSville, one of
the Oldest towns in the up-country.
Inc town was named in honor of
Gen. Andrew Pickens, of Revolution
airy fame. This large territory was
organized by the Legislature and
known as Washington county. The
court house and Jail were erected at
Plckensville. In the course of time
these buildings were burned. AS
population increased there was a
lOuo clamor for the division of Wash
inSton county into two districts.
This eliminated in the founding of
Old Pendleton and Greenville dis
trictS."
The Emery Club met with Mrs.
Sidney Adams on Tuesday, 18th in
Stant, and was made more enjoyable
than usual by the presence Of sevc-
raj NisitorS-MrS. II. daPontc, of
Atlanta; Mrs. Lockwood, of Wash
ington, ID. c.; Mrs. w. a. Strothor
Jr., of Perry, Ga, and Mrs. Little, of
Spartanburg. After an hour spent
most lnduStriously on dainty handi-
work, Mrs. Adams served delicious
relreShmcnts, appropriate to the
raster season, consisting OF deviled
ana salmon eggs, graham and ham
sandwiches, cheese crackers and
Stuled olives "''l Russian tea.
w ME the guests were seated at the
taolc the hostess served pretty Eas-
IGF egg laNors from nest of violcts.
ne next meeting will be with Mrs.
j. u. Darby on Tuesday afternoon,
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