Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-11-24
LOCAL MATTERS ABOUT SENECA
Beautiful Autumn Queens--Carnival
in TOwn--A Criticism.

at RusSelIS.
Miss Effie Kilburn spent the week
end at Cateechee. NM aHq
Mrs. NJ. w. Coleman has been in
Seneca week, which fact afforded
pleasure to her friends here. Mrs.
Coleman has asked Mrs. w. j. Lun-
ney to serve in her place on the cem-
etery committee, as there Is import
ant work TO be done there now in
the way of putting out ornamental
OF the committee to do the work now
while the weather is propitious.
Seneca is given over this week,
soul and body, 10 the carnival The
concern is largely advertised and Is
said to carry large number Of at
fractions.
Rev. NJ. Il. kirkpatrick is at Old
Pickens this week assisting in
meeting which began there yester-
day.
A large congregation greeted the
pastor of the Baptist church last
night, Rev. G. S. Blackburn, on his
return from an extensive trip North
He told his congregation something
OF his trip, which was highly inter-
esting.
The delegates who attended The
woman's Missionary Union at Green
| wood last week report most profit
able meeting and a delightful one
socially.
The carnival is here in all its
glory. There is a large aggregation
with the concern, which gives good,
clean shows. The management gives
promise of nothing but wholesome
fun and amusement. and lots of it.
They will be here all this week.
Douglas Seaborn spent Sunday in
Seneca.
Miss Minnis Kirkpatrick has re-
turned from weeks delightful visit
| to Manning and Columbia
This afternoon at the home o. Mrs.
John Harper, the friends of Miss
Leize Perritt will tender her mis-
cellaneous shower. A large number
will attend the pleasant affair and it
VIII bespeak in part the high esteem
in which the fair bride-eect is held
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander and fam
lily, of Greenville, moved to Seneca
last week and are occupying DR.. J.
S. Stribing's cottage on Church
street. Mr.. Alexander has opened a
market and grocery store in East
End, and we extend him and his fam
lily welcome to the town.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Neill and Robt.
Neill were called last week to Bre-
ward on account of q serious acct
dent which happened on Wednesday
TO their father, Lambert Neill. Par
tlcuiars have not been heard here,
put 1t is hoped by the friends of the
family that the accident is not as Sc
rlous as was feared.
The Once-a-Week Club will meet
Thursday with Mrs. e. A. Hines,
which, being Thanksgiving, will be
social meeting. .rrn E........ ..
Union services will be held in the
presbyterian church on Thanksgiv-
ing. and the usual offering for the
various orphanages will be made.
Mrs. l.. r. VanDiviere, of Sayan-
nah, spent yesterday with Mrs. C. ".
McCarey.
Miss Helen Cary visited Anderson
last week.
Miss Kate McClanahan and Miss
Hortense Jones, OF Retreat, spent Fri
day here. ~.
Mrs. w. l.. Werner, of Walhalla.
was in Seneca Saturday.
oscar Thompson, of Atlanta, WIS.,
tied his relatives here last week.
DR.. and Mrs. e. A. Hines spent a
DAY last week in Anderson.
AT the skating contest last Friday
mSht the following cash prizes of 81
were awarded: For handsomest cou-
pie, Miss Gladys Ramsay and Rupert
N1mmons; for handsOmest skater
under fifteen (girD, Miss Nellie
Hines; for handsomest skater (boy)
Gus Tribble.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Farmer and
Miss Remer Farmer, of Anderson,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. w.
s. Hunter.
j. A. Brock has had on display In
his handsome store room here ex-
qu1Site specimens of chrysanthemums
from the garden of Mrs. Tom Lum-
kin. Mrs. Lumkin has not only dem
onstrated the fact that she under
stands growing the beautiful autumn
queen, but she has shown liberality
with them which Is most commend
able.
Miss Mary Abbott brought to town
last Saturday three OF the handsom-
est cbrySanthemum blooms that the
writer has ever seen Of the pink Good
Gracious. Miss Abbott brought them
for the purpose of having a picture
made OF them, 10 't'1 I'D
Your correspondent has a friendly
criticism to make of the managers
OF the skating carnival in Offering the
prizes on last Friday night. Accord
ing to the bills prizes were offered
FOR the most handsome skaters"
which unfortunately barred the Kat
zenjammers! Now when it comes TO
the best skaters or indeed the most
QrnnpflIl ha =.
with the goods, but alas they can't
help bein, as handsnma no nthnr