Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-04-28
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y. S. Dodd and family are to-
day preparing to move into Mrs. Kate
p. Lewis's cottage on Faculty Hill.
Mrs. Littman, of Anderson,
spent Saturday and Sunday at the
Waihalla Hotel with her husband,
Louis l.. Littman.
Miss Bessie Grant, who has been
teaching in. Lee county, returned
home last Monday to spend the sum
mer months with homefolks.
Mrs. Lola Zachary and Miss
Lucy Garvin, Of Central, spent last
week visiting at the home Of their
relatives, DR.. and Mrs. J. J. Thode.
Little Harry Steck, after a
weeks life and death struggle, is re-
ported improved slightly this morn
ing, and decided hopes are enter
tanned for his recovery.
Miss Johanna Burss has moved
her stock Of millinery into the resi-
dence portion of the building recently
vacated by the Craig-Verner Mercan-
tile Company.
The Craig brothers have re-
opened business at the old Craig
werner Mercantile Company's stand,
ing been compromised.
Misses jamie Neville and Annie
Werner are in Sumter this week as
representatives from the Paul Hayne
Circle at the meeting of the State
Federation of Women's Clubs.
Barton, the noted safe-blower,
plead guilty in the Federal Court in
Greenville yesterday, and was SEN
fenced to five years in the Atlanta
prison and to pay fine of $1,000.
When you want to buy the best
automobile on wheels get MAX
we'll" 1T is simple and simply per-
feet. See the Georgia-Carolina Auto
Co., Westminster, S. G..
Little Misses Helen and Pearl
Cobb have gone to Whiteside Cove
to visit their grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. w. Cobb. We wish these
little ladies a pleasant outing in the
blue hills.
Joseph w. Shelor, Esq, left
for Columbia this morning to be
with his wife, who Is still at DR..
Guerry's Sanitarium in that city. We
hope t. learn of Mrs. Shelor's early
and complete restoration to health.
There will be preaching at Cross
Roads Sunday, May I'd, at 1890 a.
m., instead Of the usual hour. The
member: will please nrte change and
be there promptly at the above stated
time.
The many friends of Mrs. T. a.
Grant, who lives about five miles
northwest of Walhalla, will regret to
learn that she is seriously i'll at her
hnnn Oh
be restored to health.
Only about five Oconee citizens
have made income tax returns up to
this time. 1t is thought others will
make returns this week. If they
fail the County Auditor is required
by law to make returns for them and
add 90 P"r cent to the same
Rev. l.. II. Weldon, former pas
tor OF the Walhalla Baptist church,
now OF Hartwell, Ga, was visiting
among friends in Walhalla the past
week. His friends here will be glad
to know that his health has greatly
improved since leaving here. Mr..
Weldon IS not preaching at present.
The Battery Park Hotel, Ashe-
vile, came near being destroyed by
fire Monday morning. J. L. AleXal
der, a former Oconee boy, is mana
ger of this popular resort, and we
congratulate him on escaping with a
loss OF only about a thousand dollars.
The fire originated in the boiler room
and laundry.
L. ID. Beall. assistant superin-
tendent of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company, Of Richmond, Va,
and J. w. Ware, traffic chief of the
Charlotte, n. c., office, were in town
last Saturday. Their visit was for
the purpose Of examining the West
EN- Union facilities here, with a view
to making marked improvements in
the service.
The machinery at Shockley's
planning mill at Salem, which was re-
Gently destroyed by fire has been re-
placed, and operations have already
been resumed. Salem is one of the
rapidly growing little towns of Oco-
nee. The place supports several
stores, planning mill, post office, two
rural routes, etc. 1t is an incorpo-
lumber interests.
Geo. l.. Wilson is making prep
aratiOnS for the installation of his
ice plant, which he hopes to have in
operation by next week. Ali neces-
Sary machinery has arrived, and a
large galvanized tank has been erect
ed near the old tobacco factory,
where the plant will be located, in
which pure we'll water will be pump
ed. The ice put out by Mr.. Wilson
will be manufactured in the most
way. We bcspeak for him
= liberal share OF the public patron
age. There is no reason why the
people OF Walhalla should not keep
cool this summer.
Last Saturday afternoon NJ. ID.
Galbrcath. the old gentleman who