Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-03-30

| Few hundred dollars to loan on
good improved real estate. Apply to
e. l.. HerndCn, Walhalla 1914
Mrs. Chas. r. Hetrick and chill
dren left last Wednesday for Phila-
delphia, where they will spend some
| time visiting the formers parents
| and among other relatives.
| Quite little "friendly row." or
| what might be termed slight ruff
| fling Of society and a break in the
solitude Of Darktown, took place,
transpired or occurred last Sunday
| night when Miss" eliza Simpson
made an attempt to shut off the air
supply Of Miss" Robertson She
ruck her raZOo across her friends
throat, and it required the services
| Of physician to repair the damag ge
to the place where "Miss" Robertson
keeps her Adams apple stored away.
Twenty-one stitches were taken In
the wound.
The work of laying the founda-
ton for the Confederate monument
has been started, and 1t will not be
long before the handsome shaft will
stand as q lasting tribute to the valor
and memory of the Confederate sol
diers who enlisted in the service from
Oconee. The shaft will stand in the
center OF Main street a the inter-
section of College, and will be sur
mounted by a lffe-size figure repre-
senting soldier Of the Confederacy
standing at attention. A considera-
bic portion Of the work was shipped
here from Italy.
On last Friday Deputy Marshals
II. Q. Merrick, w. f. Orr and A. II.
Reid captured and cut up 50-gal-
Ion copper still, cap and condenser
on Chauga creek, destroying about
300 gallons Of beer. The plant was
not in operation when the officers
raidcd the place, and no arrests
were made. The owner OF the plant,
however, is known. On Sunday af-
tcrnoOn Deputy Marshals Gaines and
r. p. Ray captured about seven gal
Ions Of corn whiskey up in the noun
tains and arrested Millard +. Holmes
and Erwin Roach, charged with sell
ing liquor.
Mrs. Leila Bell Sumner died at
the Earle Sanitarium, Greenville,
last Sunday. March 27th She was
a daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. J.
Hunt, who resided for many years
near New Hope, in this county. She
was born July II. 1876. and was
first married to Lewis Hill on De-
cember 20, 1898, to which union
there were born two daughters. Her
second marriage was to r. w. SUM-
ner in May, 1907. The deceased was
sister Of w. J. Hunt, of Walhalla
The cause of death was the forming
Of an abSceSs in the head Her re-
mains were buried at New Hope on
Monday afternoon at $50 o'clock.
Mrs. Sumner was a thorough Chris
tian and devout and consistent
member OF the Baptist church. There
are many friends who sympathiZe
with the bereaved ones in their sor-
row.
News reached Walhalla from Co.
lumbia yesterday Of the death Of Mrs
r. S. Rutledge, which occurred in
that city yesterday morning. Mrs.
Etutledge had been in failing health
for several years, and few weeks
ago was taken to Columbia in the
hope that she might be benefited
Her husband is located in that city,
holding the position Of State Ar
morer. The body will be brought to
Walhalla this evening, and intermcnt
will take place tomorrow afternoon
at O'Clock. Mrs. Rutledge was
about G5 years of age, and she was
an excellent woman. Besides her hus-
band she leaves number Of children
to mourn her death, among them
being Fred Rutledge, Mrs. r. r. l..
Bell and Miss Hattie Rutledge, Of
Walhalla; Rub Ru.ledge, Of Aiken
county. and Mrs. S. NJ. Mckee, of
Alabama. She was twice married
hn fr.t t,,,s,l y. H..
Duncan, j. r. Duncan, Of West IN
ion. being son Of the deceased.
Mrs. Rutledge's maiden name was
Riley, she having been a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Riley, both de-
ceased. She leaves also a brother,
o. l.. Riley, who resides near West
minister. There are many friends
here and elsewhere who extend sym
pathy to the bereaved ones.