Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-05-25
HIGHLANDS NEWS LETTER.
Verncr-Eurns Marriage--ImprOvis
Farm Implements that DO Work.

"lCiiahu, MAY Io-SpeClal: Misses
Pearl and Lalla Ballenger left We'd
nesday morning for Washington to
attend the National Sunday School
Association. They expect to be gone
several days
Stiles. Bruce and Belle Stribling
spent last Thursday with their aunt,
Mrs. Sloan Bruce, near Avalon, Ga.
Miss Claudia CrOwther, Of Able
vile, attended the Verner-Burns nup-
tials and went from here to Kentucky
as home missionary.
Miss Eta Smith and Henry Chas-
tain were married at the home OF the
brides parents on Sunday, May 18th,
by w. G. Foster, Notary Public,
Charles Werner visited friends In
Seneca Saturday and Sunday.
Robbie Hubbard spent the week
end with Edgar Mears, of Retreat
Miss Myra Ballenger has returned
home after an extended visit to her
sister in Mavesville.
During the dry weather and baked
| lands lately all sorts Of harrows were
devised to break the crust on the
cotton seed as they were trying to
| come up. But one of the Richland-
Bounty Land farmers stands head so
| far as we know. He didn't have a
harrow or cultivator and could not
catch the old setting hen to pull her
backward over the rows, so In his en-
! tremity he took a large pitchfork
with the handle broken out, revers-
ed the foot Of his plow-stock, attach
ed the pitchfork to the foot, hitched
in his horse, and away he went over
all his crop--a very forcible illus
tration Of the old maxim, Necessity
is the mother of invention" If any
one can beat this Richland will step
| down. Don't all speak at once,
| please.
NrIncr-IsurnS.
One Of the most beautiful events
OF the season, and one which has
! been looked forward to with happiest
anticipations, was the marriage of
Miss Henrietta Dart Werner to Fur
| man fiughS Burns. The nuptials
, took place at the home Of the brides
I parents. Mr.. and Mrs. e. T.. Werner.
on Wednesday, May 18th, at $50
! o'clock p. m.
The interior Of this handsome resi-
! dence presented scene of brilliant
/ splendor In its prOfuse decorations Of
! English and mountain ivy, ferns and
roses The ceremony was performed
in the large parlor. The color
scheme was artistically carried out,
the parlor being decorated in white
and green, the hall in pink and green
and the dining room in red and
green. After the guests had arrived
and viewed the beautiful presents the
! parlor doors were thrown open and
/ the ladies were invited in, the men
! remaining in the hall and on the
. IA Htt-n
were sung by Miss Marion Coe, en-
titled, "Oh, Promise Me" and BE
cause She was accompanied on the
piano by Miss Verna Stribling, of
Seneca
! At the first sweet strains of the
Wedding March, Rev G. NJ. Wilcox
took his position IN front Of a bank
OF ferns and wild flowers, dotted over
with tiny candles. Then came the
! maids Of honor, Misses Pearl YER
! ner, sister Of the bride, and Julia
! Burns, sister Of the groom. 'Thev
! were robed In white, bearing lovely
boquets Of pink sweet peas and as
! paragus ferns. They took positions
! on either side Of the bank of ferns
; Next came the bride, leaning on the
arm Of her father, and met the groom
at the entrance to the parlor, where
she forsook her father and clung to
the man OF her choice. and they
marched to the front Of the minister,
and paused under the tiny marriage
bcll OF white moss, which was sup
ported by tall arch entwincd with
English ivy. The bride was gowncd
~ white, and held in her dainty fin
gers large collection OF white sweet
peas and asparagus ferns with veil
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valley. The groom was faultlcssly
dressed in the regulation black. The
ceremony that made them man and
wife was performed impressively by
Rev. MIR. Wilcox. using the beautiful
yet simple marriage rites Of the Pres
byterian church.
After prOfusc congratulations of
more than one hundred relatives.
friends and guests, the rcfrcShmcnt
hail was thrown open and twenty
SIN OF the Older guests were seated
ana served, ihen the younger. Later
a delicious salad course with ice tea
was served. The whole OF the inter
cStlng event was carried out fault
leSSly. and a happier mingling Of Old
ana young is seldom Witnessed. The
octogenarian, the middle aged, the
"swcct-siXtecns" and the little lads
and lassies all mingled together with
merry hearts.
The bride and groom left in the
small hours OF the night for Seneca
TO eaten an early train for Anderson.
where they will make their future
/ home.
The Richland people will greatly
miss Henrietta for her real worth
I The blessings and good wishes of
the home people go with the young
couple. The happy groom and the
4, city OF Anderson will pardon us If we
envy them in their good fortune.