Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-11-30
RICHLAND NEWS.
Richland's Ready runners Ran Rings
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her friend, Miss Lalla Ballenger, re-
Gently.
The elders and deacons Of Rich
land Presbyterian church met at the
home of J. j. Ballenger last Sunday
evening to discuss the betterment of
the Sunday school.
Miss Pearle Ballenger left recently
for Greenville, where she will stay
with her sister, Miss Myra, who has
been unwell lately Her friends at
this place wish her speedy restora-
ton to health.
ID. WHY, who has been clerking
for the Seneca Mercantile Company,
spent Thanksgiving with homefolks.
Miss Emily Dendy, c. Anderson,
spent Thanksgiving at the home of
Der brother, J. Fl. Dendy.
Mesdames l.. r. Dalton, Holcombe,
Johnston and Misses Mary and Bet
tie Mcdonald and TeXie Bowen, of
Pickens, Mrs. DuPre, Of Laurens,
and Mrs. Gresham, OF Spartanburg,
are visiting at the home Of Mrs. l..
NJ. Berry this week.
Dr.. S. n. Holland, OF Lavonia, Ga, +,
spent Thursday night at the home Of
E. ID. Foster.
Mrs. NJ J. Mcdonald returned re-
Gently from visit to Lavonia, Ga.
The Drs. Wideman, of Due West,
visited their sister and daughter,
Mrs. j. II. Dcndy, recently.
Hon. E. e. Werner returned from
Columbia Saturday.
Misses Lynn Werner and Fredda
Hughs entertained the Richland
track team and all its 'rooters" last
Thursday night at the home OF Hon.
E. e. Werner in honor Of the victory.
Every one had so much to say about
the game that very few games were
played. Refreshments were served
during the evening and all report
pleasant time.
Misses Caroline Carter and Alice
and Emily Stribling, Of Westminster,
spent Friday evening and night with
Miss Belle Stribling.
j. p. Striblng and sons, Stiles and
Bruce, attended the trustee meeting
and corn show at Walhalla Saturday.
All interested in the Richland
Presbyterian Sunday school will meet
at the church next Sunday morning
at 1890 sharp to discuss ways and
means to improve the Sunday school.
Richland Wins Relay Race.
The relay race between Richland
and Seneca came off as scheduled
Wednesday evening. About 3 o'clock
we drove into Richland just in time
to see the Richland school snugly
tucked away In a large four-horse
wagon, well filed with straw and
drawn by four splendid black mules,
kindly furnished by Charles l.. Ver-
| ner, tastefully decorated in Rich
lands cOlors, black and white, with
Miss Lynn Werner gracefully and
firmly pulling the lines. They were
quickly driven to Seneca to see the
finish. AS we drove out from Rich
land won the line with Stiles Strib-
| ling as manager OF the Richland
team, to give his boys last word
of encouragement and see that they
were properly lined, we left Rich
lands coach, w. G. Wyly, whiting
stick as though he was not excited
in the least. Soon we reached the
second relay and found little Billie
Davis, only mite Of a boy, ready and
| waiting. III answer to our word of
encouragement he shook his manly
little head and said he would do his
best and well he did. Our men all
being ready, Sencca's men were soon
| placed and the word "go' was given
at $40 o'clock at the large sycamore
in front of S. n. Hughs'
Robert Davis led off for Richland
and went away in great shape and
when he reached the hill across
Richland creek he fairly ran away
from Seneca's man, Darle McMahan
and finished 60 yards ahead, giving
his brother ''little Billie" a good
lead, and in vain did Seneca's man
| Werner try to overtake him, but Bill
| like Aunt Jerusha Perkins's turkey,
he was made when times was hon
est and saw nothing in front Of him
until Roger Coe took his place in
| front. Coe did his best and did it
well, but Seneca's lCng-legged viii
Stribling out reached him, and they
finished with Seneca some 20 yards
| in the lead. But here Jesse Hub
| bard caught up Richland, and Rich
| land and the Hubbards don't know
how to stay behind, so he was even
| with Oscar Doyle at the halfway
| point and ran out 25 yeards ahead
| and he looked as though he had up
| enough speed and steam to run to
Clemson before he stopped. Wix
Hnghs took the word for Richland
from Hubbard and started off irreg-
llar and lost ground in the first half,
but thought Of himself and got down
| to 1t and went out even with Hamil-
ton when Greek meets Greek,
then comes the tug of war" and in
the sixth relay the tug came. Gil
mer Hubbard, for Richland, and
John Ballenger, an old Richland boy,
still buoyant with Richland spirit,
took an even start, and away they
went. first one and then the other
leading, neck and neck, twice each
passed the other and on they went,
but as they went out Hubbard lean
ed his head three to four feet ahead
with Ballenger's breath blowing cold
on his shoulder We did not wait to
see If Hubbard's feet came I'm II &