Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-03-02

stoners will meet next Friday.
You have until March 10th to
make your tax returns.
Mrs. S. A. Lockwood leaves to-
day for Washington, where she will
be for short while with her bro
ther-in-law. Thos. Caden.
Special Lenten services on Fri
day evening at 7.45 o'clock at the
Lutheran church. The topic for pre-
sentation will be The Church's
Prayer" A cordial Invitation Is ex-
tended to all to enjoy these special
services with us. Pastor Epting.
Court will convene in Walhalla
next Monday. Judge J. S. Wilson pre-
siding. Come and see us. The
Latch string hangs on the outside, ;"
and we will have plenty of good fire
If the weather Is cold, and plenty of
good water, regardless Of weather
(No hre-water on the menu, how
eYer.( Anyway, drop in and see us.
We are always glad to have our
| friends call
Married, on Sunday morning at
O'Clock, at the residence of w. 4.
N'.oh't tioS oNid1c, HSdI OdlSIl, j.
Walter Anderson, of Charlotte, N. c..
and Miss Mamie Adds, of Poplar, in
Oconee county. Mr. Anderson IS a
former Oconee young man who num-
| bers his friends by all who know
| him, and he Is to be congratulated
on winning the heart and hand Of
so fair young lady as Miss Adds.
They left Immediately for Seneca to
board No. IL for Charlotte, their
| future home. Many friends Join us
In wishing them a happy and pros
porous Journey through life.
| L. G. Brown, Of Anderson, ar
rived in Walhalla last Monday and
mas taken charge as telegrapher for
the Western Union Company and
Blue Ridge Railway. by recent
change. in recognition of the increas-
ed business here, the service Of both
telegraph and railway companies is
improved. Mr.. Adams now has
charge as agent for the railroad, be-
ing relieved OF the telegraph work:
MIR. Brown is telegrapher and assist
ant to Mr.. Adams, and Rieppe Bic
mann has charge Of the freight busi-
ness. This will give opportunity for
better service in all deDart ments.
The Emery Club met in delight
ful session last Tuesday afternoon
with Mrs. J. w. Bell, at her beauti-
full home on Main street. The guests
were ushered into the bright and
attractive reception room, where
lively conversation and fancy work
| were the theme for the afternoon.
After spending an hour most pleas
antly an appetizinZ luncheon, con-
sisting Of chicken croquettes cheese
| Nfof al,t
straws and olives, with chocolate.
was served by the hostess, assisted
by Mrs. j. Fl. Darby and Miss Eloise
Strother. Mrs. Bells guests included
Mesdames S. Adams. e. l.. Hern-
don, c. w. Bauknight, e. r. Lucas,
&. Seaborn, j. b. s. Dendy, J. II.
Darby and G. G. Jaynes. The MEM
| Ders or the club we're invited by Mrs
Jas. II. Darby 10 meet with her on
| March Sth.
j. G. J. S. Carter, of Westmin-
| ster. are preparing to remodel and
greatly Improve their store building
IN the near future, and in order to
reduce their mammoth stock before
! beginning this work they have inau-
| Gurated ten-day cut-price sale. an
nouncement Of which will be found
| on the second page Of this issue. in
| ADDITION to great reductions in price,
| lhey are, as another inducement to
| Duy, 0nering forty premiums, and
each customer will be given a coupon
| with every One-dollar purchase
| lheSe forty premiums are enumer-
atcd in their advertisement. The
managers request us to call attention
to an error which crept into the ,Dy
furnished us. Among the premi. rs
is gwen this item: "Two stoves, s25
each. This should appear, "Two
stoves, $23-that is. they are val
! ued at Sl2.oO each. Read their an
nouncement carefully and give J. &
j. ). Garter call. 1t will pay YOU.
me sale Will begin next Saturday,
the 9th. and will last ten DAYS
William Oppurmonn. an aged
and respected citizen of the New
| Hope section of Oconee. died at his
home last Monday and was buried
Tuesday in the Fairview cemetery.
kew. Il. Il. Doyle conducting the SER
vice. MIR. Oppurmonn was a native
or Germany and came to America in
| H''. Tie was Sc years OF age and
had resided in Oconee for many
years, coming here as one Of the early
| settlers Arriving in America. how
! ever ne hrSt located at Ducktown,
| lchh., where he was employed in the
copper mines. He was twice married
| MS trSt wife having been Miss Lena
| brncke. Ills second wife was Miss
| f'arlie Kirby. One son and one
daughter survive him--C. T.. and
Miss Lena Oppurmonn. In the Old
| country MIR. Oppmrmonn was a men,
Der OF the Lutheran church. but after
coming to America had not identified
hlmSelf with any church. He was an
honest. honorable and nnrirht niti