Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-12-15
LOCAL MATTERS ABOUT SENECA
Evidences OF the Christmastide--The
80. Blossom Family-Locals.

Seneca, Dec. 14.-Sp seial: The
merchants are showing attractive
holiday goods, and everything, the
boom of the Christmas gun, the mys-
terious winks and knowing mods and
even the very atmosphere, is redo
lent of joyous Christmastide.
Miss Carrie Hunter will give a
music recital at the auditorium of
the school house next Tuesday, by
her music pupils, which Is antici-
pated by the pupils and patrons of
the class,
. Misses Hannah Brown and Lucille
Hamilton, who are students of Chi
cora, will arrive the latter part of
the week for the holidays.
Miss Flora Monroe, of Lauren
brug, N. c., will visit Mrs. l.. w.
Werner during the holidays. This is
a delightful bit of news to the young
society set, among whom she became
quite popular during her stay with
Mrs. Werner few years ago.
The skating rink continues pop
ular resort for the society folks, the
secret of which Is largely due to the
bland smile and courteous attention
Of Manager Simpson.
Next Sunday interesting services
will be held at the Presbyterian
church. At the close Of Sunday
school, the teachers and officers-elect
of the next year will be installed, and
after preaching services the deacons-
elect, j. w. Byrd, c. N. Gignilliat and
w. X. Livingston, will be ordained
and installed.
The friends of r. Wales Lowery
will regret to learn OF his illness at
Clemson College. His parents, Mr..
and Mrs. II. M. Lowery, were to see
him on Sunday and found him quite
sick.
Seneca promises to be quite gay
socially for the holidays. What with
dinings, dances and parties on a small
scale, there will be plenty doing to
satisfy everybody.
The appearance Of the Blossom
Family at the opera house last Tues
day night has been the talk of the
town ever since, and it Is not putting
1t extravaganty to say it was a
'howling success" Everything con-
tributed to make it a success-the
audience, which was large and rep
resentative, the weather which was
fair after big rain-and the SYM
pathy of the audience was assured
Immediately as the curtain rose. One
round Of applause followed another,
t'Ao IL 10 NV CNdSSSldIluS Tie lTuIn
to say that it was the biggest hit
ever seen here. Our readers are ia
miliar with the cast, and all the
parts were splendidly sustained. AS
has been frequently said, every part
was exactly suited to the. cast, and a
number OF our best citizens have eX-
pressed wish that it be repeated
One Of our public officials said he
would give n dollar to see Miss Doo-
little again, the character so admir-
ably interpreted by Mrs. f. NJ. Cary.
Mrs. w. S. Hunter, as Grandma, was
"real acting" and her most intimate
friends did not recognize her, so
perfect was her makeup. Mrs. J.
w. Byrd, as Ma Blossom, fully met
the expectations of her friends and
sustained her reputation as leading
tady, Miss Doolittle, who is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Hariscratch, in the
neishbornood, calls to "get one of
the gals 20 take her picture" which
she S2sires for her beau, Elder Sniff
kiuW Her makeup, and the poses she
effects while sitting for the picture,
are something indescribable Grand
ma OeGs Miss Doolittle to "set
spell and they discuss the love af-
fairs OF herself and the elder. The
local hits we're fierce, and were given
In inimitable style by Mrs. ]. H.
Thompson, who also, with Miss
Maud Hopkins, represents the timid
gals. Space forbids our giving fur
ther details Of the play, but suffice
1t to say that should the company be
induced to appear again, a packed
house will greet them, and standing
room will go at a premium. M.V.S.