Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-11-24

b. ). LOOK and son, Fred, WIS.,
tied relatives at Williamson Sun
day. ...'
Turner Beasley and Joe Walt
crs, OF LaNonia, are in Walhalla to-
day on business.
Rev. d. p. Bearden will preach
at Rocky Knoll Baptist church next
Sunday morning at II o'clock.
New dry goods at Normans.
The friends of w. w. Moss will
regret to learn that he is still quite
i'll at his boarding house in Walhalla.
Regular communication of Blue
Ridge Lodge, No. 92, A. F. NJ, next
Friday evening, the 26th instant, at
S o'cloc.
Rev S. A. Tow will preach at
Poplar Springs Baptist church OH the
first Sunday in December at 3 o'clock
in the afternoon.
w. p. Reid, of Enoree, is in
Walhalla for a few days among rel
atives and his numerous friends.
He is enjoying remarkably good
health aud .;rows younger every day.
Patrons Of the Walhalla rural
routes can get their mail Thursday
morning at the Walhalla post office
between and 8 o'clock, the carriers
having decided to serve their pa
irons at that hour.
WIN. A. Hetrick, who for eight
weeks past has been receiving treat
ment at Hot Springs, Ark, for rheu-
matism, returned to Walhalla last
Sunday and is now with his family
here. Though not entirely cured, his
A., ha
is able to attend to his duties at the
Hetrick Hosiery Mill.
"A most profitable meeting Of the
Wise and Otherwise Club was held
with the Misses Maxwell Friday. Sew
eral boxes of clothing were sent to
to different homes, and many smaller
packages of various articles were
sent to shut-ins as Thanksgiving re-
membranes. Those present were:
Misses Alice Strong, Annie Werner,
ElOise Strother. Julia and Olive Max
well, Annie Crisp, Helen Beard.
-Oconee Conclave, No. S27, I'M
proved Order Heptasophs, will serve
its eight annual banquet Thursday
Thanksgiving evening at 9 o'clock.
These occasions are always source
of great pleasure to the members Of
this popular order and are always
looked forward to with great deal
OF interest by the membership. The
banquet will be one of the most elab-
crate ever served by the conclave at
this place. John w. Cruett. of Bal
timore, Supreme Organizer of the or
der. and John b. Sloan, of Rock Hill.
in charge of the field work in North
Carolina, South Carolina and Geor-
gia, will be present.
In our report Of the Court pro-
ccedings last week a mistake occur
red in reference to the taking of Or
ders in the Oconee Knitting Mill case
1t appears in our account that the
order for sale Of the land and ma
chinery was taken upon motion of
plaintiffs attorneys. This was erro-
neOuS. The order of reference and
for ins Dcrtion OF papers was taken on
motion Of plaintiffs attorneys, but
the order for sale was taken on mo-
tion Of Stribling Il Dendy. defend
ants attorneys, and over the objec-
ton and protest of Bonham, Wat
kins e Allen and j. r. Earle, plain
tiffs' attorneys.
-Drs. J. ]. Thode and J. w. Bell
on Monday amputated two fingers,
thumb and half the right hand of
John Mccall, who early in the morn
ing accidentally shot himself. Mr.
Mccall had started on a hunt, rested
his gun against the house for a mo-
ment, and then picked it up by the
end of the barrel, when the trigger
caught against the floor OF the porch
and the gun was fired, the load tear
ing away the thumb and heShy part
of the hand. The physician saved
the two fingers and hope that Mccall
may retain use of them. a portion
OF the hand had to be taken off as
far up as the wrist. The patient is
doing nicely SO far. Mr.. Mccall
lives a few miles northwest of Wal
halla.
j. c. Garrison has sent to the
Post Office Department at Washing
ton his resignation as rural carrier
on Walhalla Route No. !, the resig-
nation to take effect December 31st,
1909, and has received acknowledge
ment and acceptance of his resigna-
ton. There have already been 10
applications filed for Mr. Garrison
position, the applicants being Fitz
Burley, E. NJ. DuPre, William Oliver,
Otto FrickS. Oscar Ashe, Roney Alb
bott, e. NJ. Gambrell, w. NJ. Eennell,
Wade Burley and Louis NJ. Jones.
A competitive examination will be
held some time during December, all
rural carriers being subject to the
United States civil service eXamina-
tion. Mr.. Garrison has been the car
rier for Route No. | since its estab-
lishment seven years ago, and has
made most efficient and accommo-
dating officer. The patrons Of Route
| will lose him with deep regret. Out
Of the list Of applicants, however,