Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-12-08

LOCAL MATTERs ABOUT SENECA
LOCAL Politics, Warming Up--Civic
Work Has Dragged.

Seneca. Dee. 7.-Special: We ad-
Wise the merchants to open their
Christmas goods early so that our
women can join the do your shop
ping early" club, and save the rush.
Mrs. j. @. Cary and son, Whitner,
of8Greenville, are visiting in Seneca.
Miss Stella Fincannon spent the
past weekend with friends at Rich
land.
b Miss Louise Reid, from Augusta,
has been visiting Miss Maud Hop
kins.
Hon. e. F.. Werner and daughter,
Miss Lynn, spent Sunday here.
Mrs. l.. r. yanDiviere, of Savan-
nah, spent last Thursday with Mrs.
CIV. McCarey.
Judge ID. A. Smith, Of Walhalla,
was circulating among Seneca friends
last Sunday. f
At q conference last Sunday at the
Baptist church, it was decided to re-
tain the pastor, Rev. G. S. Blackburn,
for all his time. This is continuing
the step of progress begun by this
church some months ago, and one
that is most heartily commended.
Miss Emma Stribling left Saturday
for visit to the home OF DR.. G. w.
Gardner, at Greenwood. E e
Mrs. Ruskin Anderson entertain
ed a few friends at an elegant six
O'Clock dinner last Friday evening.
A congregational meeting was
held at the Presbyterian church last
Sabbath for the purpose of electing
deacons. The following elect
ed: J. w. Byrd, C. n. Gignilliat and
w. K. Livingston.
Rev. NJ. Il. Kirkpatrick is in Co
lumbia this week in attendance upon
the meeting of the Home Mission
Board of the Synod of South Caro-
lima.
Mesdames c. w. Bauknight and
j. w. Bell, OF Walhalla, were shop
ping In Seneca yesterday.
Seneca Is having heavy rain, the
first in weeks. 80
The park and streets presented the
most unkempt appearance last Sab
bath, which your correspondent is
unable to account for. The council
Is generally alert to these matters,
but strangers in town last Sunday
would not be favorably impressed
with the appearance Of the place. We
are still of the opinion that the coun-
Gil should take stringent steps to-
ward regulating the use and abuse
of bill boards. When old bills are
torn from the boards they should be
burned, and it would not be amiss
to post the park as to lunch boxes,
papers and other debris. Now that
the new depot Is about done, i'm
provements and regulations along
these lines would be most opportune.
The municipal political ball Is al
ready rolling, and while the election
Is yet some months off, things are al
ready warming up. We call atten-
ton again to the fact that South SEN
eca has never given Tin our knowI-
edge) so much as a candidate for
mayor, and 1t is time we We're wax
ing up to our privileges!
Work on Strengthening the lines
on Townville street was done last
week upon petition to council from q
majority of property owners on that
street. This step brings up more
talk, and the old and new surveys
on Fair Play street, which conflict
| over the true establishment of the
street lines, bobs up again. There
have been occasions when the coun-
Gil has done indiscriminate and
reckless slaughter to trees, and in
case new lines are made on the
aforesaid street we fear for the safe
~ VI Soih6 vi oul- Olu
which have, grown very precious to
us. We believe in progress, and
would not for the world deter its
march, but If progress means the
| sacrifice of our trees, we would none
| Of it. These are matters that Sen
eca's Civic Association should inter-
est itself in.
What has become Of the semi-an-
nual meeting of the Civic Associa-
ton? Outside Of the work done by
the cemetery committee the past
year has been signalled as one Of less
activity in civics than any since the
organization OF the association
What report will the school grounds
and park committees make at the
next meeting of the association?
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hopkins are
happy over the arrival of a little
daughter at their home
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Il. Nimmons
spent last Sunday here.
Prayer meetings will be held here
after at 7.30 p. m. for the purpose OF
giving our business men a chance to
attend. Sunday night services will
continue at o'clock. M. V. S.
They are closing out complete
line of merchandise. II you want
bargains go to the closing out sale
of e. G. Marett G Son, Fair Play. H
will pay you to put yourself to some
trouble to get there. Sale will last
until the 20th.
Rich Mems Gifts Are Poor
beside this: II want to go on record
as saying thatI regard Electric Bit
ters as one OF the greatest gifts that
God has made to woman" writes
Mrs. o. Rhinevault, of Vestal Center.
N. Z. Il can mover forget what 1t