Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-07-28
LA. SOUTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY, July 2s 1909
THE NEWS uoM BouNTY LAND.
Mrs. Stephen Barron Seriously Ill.
Local News Gathered.

Bounty Land, July 26.-Special:
Crops are beginning to need showr~
of rain. Farmers in this section are
not through laying-by yet.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Bagwell, of Coron1, Ala, sympathize
with them in the death of their in
fant daughter, Theresa, which oc-
Cured on the 10Th of July.
Mrs. G. ID. Corbin and children, lit
tie Emily and Chris, after an extend
ed visit at the home of d. A. Perritt,
left this morning for their home
near Whitewater. They were accom-
panied by Mr. and Mrs. Perritt
Bounty Land school opened last
Monday with Miss Ellen Bookhardt
of Blythewood, Fairfield county, as
teacher. Miss Bookhardt comes to
us highly recommended and is a lady
OF rare intellectual ability and re-
finement
Pope Vow and sister, Miss Florp
OF Martin, Ga, are guests at the
home OF their uncle, J. j. Davis.
Miss Emily r. Dendy, of Augusta
Ga, made a brief visit last week to
relatives here and at Richland
Mesdames A. C. Ballenger and
Wilton Aud, of Elberton, Ca,
were guests last week of Mrs. ]. B.
Pickett. Mrs. Auld left Friday for
Sandy Springs and Spartanburg
Mrs. Ballenger will remain some
time with her sister.
Protracted services are being held
at Poplar this week. The meetings
are conducted by Revs. HUFF and Nc
abee. ... .
Misses Julia, Cathleen and Frances
Burns, three of Ander on's attract
i've young ladies, are visilIng at the
home of Capt. j. J. Ballunp0r.
Miss Fennell, of Pelzer, and Miss
Gena Fennell, of Bear Swamp, were
recent guests of their aunt, Mrs.
Elijah Gillison.
The many friends of Mrs. Stephen
Barron are growing apprehensive of
the serious turn of her illness. Mrs.
Barron has been i'll for several
months and very little hope is enter
tanned for her recovery.
Misses Carrie Smith and Le.ze Per-
ritt have opened school at Poplar
Springs and Bear Pen respectively.
Elijah Gillison and Oscar Doyle
anticipate trip to Hartwell in a
few days. .s~ ..,.
Last Thursday, just as our r. f. D.
carrier, Mr.. Hunnicutt, arrived at
the box of ID. A. Perritt, his horse
became frightened at an automobile
Mr.. Hunnicutt Immediately ran to
his head, but the animal jerked
loose and ran about q mile, tearing
the shafts from the mail cart. No
serious damage, however, was done
to the horse or mail %
Lumber is being hauled for" the
erection of two new residences i'm our
community, belonging to Duncan and
james Wright.
The fruit crop Of this section Is
almost failure. Very little can
ming has been done.
Little Miss Decie Cromptin, Of
Westminster, is with her grandpar-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rankin,
and is attending school here.
Miss Sallie Davis, who has been
spending while with her aunt, Mrs
W. r. Davis, returned home Satur-
day, accompanied by her cousin,
Cherry Davis.
Miss Lillian Mcdonald, and hope for
her speedy recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Q. Davis, with their
children and grandchildren, had
delightful picnic at the old Davis
home, near James's station, recently.
Or. w. r. Dendy, Of Pelzer, made
an auto trip to this section yesterday
and was the guest of his uncle, A.
II. Ellison.
Broadus Bf well and sister, Miss
Ora, were guests Of their cousin, Mrs.
Sam Dickson, of Westminster, re-
Gently.
Mrs. j. l.. Shanklin organized a
Sunshine band at Bounty Land
school house recently. Fifteen men,
bers were enrolled.
Several Of our ladies anticipate at
tending the Woman's Missionary
Union, which convenes at Walhalla
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. A. Thornton and
family are expected at the home Of
their mother, Mrs. Sallie Gillison.
j. b. Pickett will leave Wednesday
for Columbia in the interest Of the
Farmers Union. r.. M, d,