Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-11-09

Walhalla with her mother, Mrs. Fan
ME Brennecke.
Mrs. D. A. Smith returned last
week from Abbeville, where she had
spent a week or ten days among rel
atives and friends.
j. Fl. Thompson, of Atlanta, was
in Walhalla yesterday on business
and circulating among his numerous
friends. He is always welcome
visitor here.
Just received another car load
OF High Point buggies. Every one
sold under personal guarantee.
W. NJ. Brown, Walhalla.
An entertainment, characterized
by versatility, uniform excellence and
artistic finish, is promised all who
attend the opening number Of the ly
ceum course tonight. Miss Wells
is recognized as a reader and enter
tainer Of the highest order, while Mr..
Jordan, with his songs, accompanied
by Mrs. Jordan, delights audiences
wherever he appears. The proceeds
for tonight will be given the Wal
halla High School.
The fletrick Hosiery Mill is now
running extra time to keep up with
their business, which has been in
creasing most satisfactorily for some
time past At the present all en-
ployees who will do so are permit
ted to work from two to three hours
overtime, as the mill has not been
able to get all the employees it
needs. One OF the managers, speak
ing Of the mill yesterday, said that
they could give employment to about
N1 "a
get them. The wages paid are good,
and 1t IS a strange thing that so few
seem willing to enter this work. 1t
average employment offered in this
section Of the country.
Sales OF land were made by Mas
ter w. o. White last Monday as fol-
lows: The Waite lands, 100 acres,
in the South Union section, bid in
by Joseph w. Shelor, attorney, for
$4,000; the Polly j. Smith lands,
450 acres, on Long Creek, bid in by
NJ. D. Lee for $500; the Rowland
lands. As acres, near Fairview
church, bid in by VIM. J. Stribling,
attorney, for $3.50. The Court of
General Sessions being held at the
same time as the public sales, there
these tracts were offered, but the
bidding was not particularly spicy,
and only three tracts were put up for
sale. Two tracts Of land belong
ing to the Brucke estate were offered
by the executor of the estate. Each
tract contained about 40 acres, with
houses and outbuildings, and were
bid in by the executor for the heirs
for $3.50.
Col. Dave II. Wise, of Aiken
last Wednesday making the annual
settlement with the county officials
Of Oconee. He was delighted with
his work here and paid the officers
at Walhalla high compliment
through the making Of the statement
that he always had a pleasant time
making the Oconee settlements be-
cause everything IS found in splen-
did shape. Col. Wise is recognized
as one Of the most expert account
ants in the State, and for several
years has been making the annual
settlements for the Comptroller
General in number Of the counties.
He has been Auditor of Aiken coun-
~ for over thirty years, and during
that time has had opposition but
four times. He Is one Of those men
who seem to have the happy faculty
or making every man his friend with
no effort to do so. He left Wednes-
day afternoon for Cherokee county
to pursue his work for the State.
Alvin Slaton. the 4-year-old son
OF Leroy SlatOn, who lives on the
mill hill, by an accident last Friday
N II ~ inc of
which he died on Saturday afternoon
about o'clock. The little fellow was
attempting TO put a stick of wood on
the fire, when his dress caught fire
and he was so badly burned that
medical attention was OF no avail.
There was no one else in the room at
the time except another child, about
year older than he, and it Of course
was not able to render any assist
ance. Death followed the accident in
Just about q hours. Funeral SER
vices were held at the home, Rev.
A. e. Driggcrs officiating. Sunday
morning, after which the BODY was
taken to the Neville cemetery for
interment. The father Of the child
has been living in Walhalla for a year
and half, during which time he has
lost his wife and a child beside the
one that died last Saturday. An older
son some some time since sustained
severe injury while at work in the
mill. The sympathy Of many goes
out to the bereaved father in his sor-
row.
Tho Sunday School Convention
of Wagner township was held at st.
Johns Lutheran church last Thurs
day morning and afternoon. There
was but small attendance in the
morning, but in the afternoon quite
number in addition were present.
The program was not carried out in
full, owing to the fact that some Of
those who held places on the pro-