Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-03-30
RICHLAND's NEWS IETTER.
BOX Party a Success--Several Snags
I'm Way Of Moving Coz. rt House.

spent the week With Miss Myra Bal
lenger to attend the box party and
visit among friends here. Miss 10, as
taught the primary department T..
our school last year and was gre., ed
by both old and young.
Two Of Mr.. Berry's daughters
spent the weekend at home and at
tended the box party.
Mrs. Sudie Sllgh, of Seneca, visited
her son, \. S. Sligh a merchant Of
this place, this week.
The young men Of Richland have
completed their tennis court and
have begun practicing.
Master Joe Shanklin, Of Anderson,
Visited his grandm mother, Mrs. Julia
Shanklin, this week.
Bird Wiley is running a first-class
barber shop in the back part Of Robt.
McDonald's store every Saturday
evening. Mr.. Mcdonald also has a
man who presses clothes, etc., so We
will not have to go to town every
Saturday to get our hair cut and our
suits pressed.
The boys of Richland are always
busy. This winter they have caught
about seventy-fiye muskrats and
shipped their furs. Now they are
going to raise corn.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ b. Dendy spent
happy day at the formers old school
grounds, Bounty Land, last Thurs
day.
Mrs. r. b. Wyly is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. John w. Shelor, of South
Union
The "little" set of nine girls were
entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. J.. d.
McMahan last Friday night. The
next morning they were surprised
when it was announced. that there
were lot Of eggs hid dden in the yard,
and they had delightful time hunt
ing eggs.
The last meeting Of the Boys Corn
Club was held at Walhalla last Sat
urday. OF the 35 boys that have
Joined Richland furnishes ten.
The Woodmen OF the World held a
called meeting last Wednesday night
to initiate nine new members. This
makes about 70 at this camp.
The Richland Walking club went
to Walhalla Saturday on their regu-
lar walk. Rev. Mr.. Wilcox was down
to the box party and accompanied the
walkers" to Walhalla. !.sHl -
AS to the moving OF the Court
House we realize 1t Is a big Job. If
it can be moved Richlands can move
1t, as. we have a professional house
mover who has moved all sorts Of
houses and has never failed yet also
TWO successful railroad contractors
who have moved everything in their
paths, and Richland has the best Of
mules to pull with. Since the Court
House has been standing 80 long In
It's present position It must be deeply
imbedded in mother earth and
somewhat 'sot in its ways" We also
take 1T for granted that every inhabi
tant of Walhalla. and for miles
around, would get IN to weight It
down rather than have 1T moved.
Again. we feel sure the mountain
people would tie heavy cable rope
around the Court House and run the
rope over Issaquena Falls and
through the tunnel and around the
Stumphouse mountain and tie 1t hard
and fast thereto. Then If Sheriff Kay
and f.. A. II. Schroeder and Frank
i1eaton, from near Salem, should
stand on the front steps, with Uncle
Jim Seaborn to talk against 1t, and
fret and aggravate the mules to keen
them from pulling together, In the
language Of one Of Senator Smiths
yarns, I'VE would never move her"
So If Seneca, Westminster and Bom-
ty Land will quit we will give the
job up and let the Court House stand.
But If 1t ever begins to move we ex-
pect to land it at Richland. So say
we all.
AT recent meeting Of the session
or the Presbyterian church ]. p.
Str1bllng was elected delegate to the
spring Presbytery
Miss Lalla Ballenger is at home on
a visit to her parents, Capt and Mrs.
j. J. Ballenger.
The chief event of the week was
The box party given by the Ladies'
missionary Society at the home of
capt. j. j. bailenger. After all had
talked a while it was announced by
fev. Mr. Wilcox that the ladies had
a program OF music for the evening.
iheh, after little talk and laughter,
Mr. Ballenger began selling the
boXes-33 In all-the highest bid for
one DON being $l.10. After the boxes
were all sold the guests went into tho
dining room and spread the con-
tents OF the boxes on the long table.
everybody was eager to learn how
much the boxes brought, and II was
announced that something over $40
mad been realized from the boxes
The out-Of-town guests were Frank
Shirley. Anderson; Miss Hortenso
Jones, Westminster; Grady Ballen-
ger, Seneca Ottoway Marett. West
minister, and Rev. Wilcox, Of Wal
halla.
Barber Shanklln and family. of
Anderson, spent the week -end with
friends and relatives at Richland and
Bounty Land
q, Furman Burns, of Anderson, made
a recent visit at the home OF Hon
H.. T.. Norner pl,,nl.