Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-06-16


j. w. Holleman visited relatives
in Anderson last week.
Miss 'Lidie Keith, OF Anderson,
visited friends in Walhalla yester-
day.
Whit Holleman, OF Anderson is
spending a few days with his cousin,
Marion Moss.
Rev. d. p. Bearden will preach
at Mount Olivet Baptist church next
Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
Miss Mary Shelor, of Reeves
Station, Ga, is spending some time
at the home of J. w. Shelor, Esq
Capt. ]. r. Anderson, of the
Blue Ridge. was in Walhalla on busi-
ness several days this week and last.
Rev. and Mrs. r. b. Epting and
little daughter returned yesterday
from a months visit to relatives in
Augusta, Ga, and Newberry county.
Mrs. DR.. G. w. Gardner, of
Greenwood, spent several days last
week with J. w. Shelor's family
here, returning to her home yester-
day.
TO our lady friends: Attend the
meeting at Pitchford's Hall next Sat-
urday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Go pre-
pared to enter the WORK with energy
and WILL
-Walhalla and We. minister cot
ton mill base ball teams had very
lively contest on the Walhalla dia-
mond last Saturday afternoon, re-
sulting in a score of 26 to 20, in
favor Of Walhalla.
Rev John G. Law will preach
at Old Pickens at II o'clock a. m.
and at Fairview at ) p. m. on the
fourth Sabbath in this month. His
appointments for next Sabbath have
been cancelled on account Of the in
stallatior services at Richland.
-Rers J. C. Yongue and Rhett
II. Doyle have returned from the
Preachers Institute at Spartanburg,
which was closed earlier than was
expected owing to the decision to
dispense with the regular Conference
course at this session.
We are indebted to II. f. Whit
mire, a former Oconee citizen, but
now of Atlanta, for copy of
Greater Atlanta illustrated" 1t is
quite a handsome volume, and we
appreciate Mr.. Whitmires thought
fulneSS in remembering us.
Regular English services will
be conducted at the Lutheran church
next Sunday morning at II o'clock.
Sunday school at 9.45 a. m. A cor
dial invitation is extended to all to
Worship with us. The Lords Supper
will >be celebrated on the first Sun
day in July. Pastor Epting.
Rev. G.. Nj. Wilcox will be in
CT n llpl nnStnr of cllnni chprnb on
next Sabbath, 10th instant. beginning
at | 80 a. M, by the following COM
mission: Rev. John G.. Law, ID. D., to
preach the sermon; Rev. NJ. +. Pea
body to charge the pastor, and Rul-
ing Elder w. p. Anderson 10 charge
the people. This service will be very
impressive, and the public are cor
daily invited to be present.
Next Saturday afternoon at >
o'clock a number Of ladies will meet
at Pitchford's Hall to organize a Civic
Improvement Association. We urge
all our ladies to join heartily in this
movement and to boost the organi-
Zation for all it is worth-and it will
be worth just what we put into
it. Remember--j o'clock Saturday
afternoon, at Pitchford's Hall--and
be present.
Revenue officers last Monday
cut down about 400 gallons of
beer and low wine at an Illicit dis
tillery on Milestone. There were
l6 fermenters, seven of them being
full. They also destroyed numerous
boxes, etc, and cap at still on Long
Creek. A run had already been made
there and work had stopped. The
officers also destroyed a distillery on
Chauga one day last week, captured
one man and about two gallons of
whiskey.
The committee in charge of pre-
liminary arrangements for the erec-
ton of new Methodist church have
begun work, and it is their intention
to push the matter forward with suf-
ficient rapidity to have the church
completed this fall. Plans have not
been matured as yet, but the new
building will be quite handsome and
commodious. in all probability hav-
ing the convenience Of lecture room
and Sunday school room separate
from the church proper. but so ar
ranged as to throw all, by means of
folding doors, into one large room
for special occasions.
Mrs. Ellen c. King died at the
home of her son. S. b. King, near
Oakway, last Monday, June l4th..
Funeral services were held Tuesday
at Beaverdam. Mrs. King was a
years of age, and was the widow of
Robert A. King. She leaves two
children, S. Il. and Jas. S. King. She
was the stepmother of Mrs. w. r.
Grubbs. of Walhalla. Mrs. King was
nDtiNp nf \pwhnryv rnnnt,
was twice married, her first hus-
band being Hilburn Suber, Of New
berry county, who died during the
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