Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-03-02
LOCAL MATTERS sBoUp SENECA
Show to Re Given Soon--MrB. o. #.
Bacon Entertains. x

| hhShAoeio VI IHS SlVlC ASSOCIATION ana
all who are Interested In cf vic inn
provement, will not forget th = :. nnual
! meeting called for next Friday night,
The meeting will be held at the home
| OF j. N. Herndon. There will be a
number of speeches and also O music
| program. The day has been changed
| In order that the teachers may at
tend. :.
The ladies Of the Episcopal church
are planning to present, in the near
| future, Madame Jarley's Wax Works.
This show has O worldwide reputa-
t1on and has never been given here
two good reasons why 1t will receive
a big patronage from the show-going
public. The date is not set, but will
be given later. In the meantime pre-
parations will go on for its presenta-
ton, and the good ladies of this
church will doubtless give fine rem
dition Of this famous show.
At the skating carnival last Friday
evening the following prizes were
awarded: Best couple, Miss Gladys
Ramsay and McCants Adams, box
candy; best single skater, Miss Fan
| ME Mayhem, cash prize.
Misses Virginia and Bug Norris, of
Greenville. are visiting Mrs. e. c..
| Doyle.
Mrs. e. c. Werner left last satnr-
day for Columbia, where she will
spend some time with her son, Gen.
]. S. Werner.
Mrs. J. l.. McWhorter and family
will 60 to Columbia next Saturday.
where they will join Mr.. McWhorter.
They will remain in Columbia until
hot weather.
Miss Eleanor Richardson entertain
ed a number of her friends last Fri
| day evening at q handsome course
[ dinner.
Mrs. J. e. Clarkson spent last Tues
day with Mrs. u. A. Hines. Mrs.
Ciarkson Is spending some weeks
with her sister, Mrs. Dock Lewis. at
Clemson.
IT. NJ. Lowery is in the mountains
on business trip.
Miss Lynn Werner spent the mast
Weekend In Seneca with Miss Verna
Stribling.
One Of the mothers, patron of
the Seneca Graded School, handed us
the following list Of lessons given a
grade In the primary department: In
arithmetic there were 252 problems,
and lessons In spelling, geography
and reading in proportion. This is
what we call ''pushin' 'em some"
The young Seneca doctor who Is
remodelfng his residence took us into
MS confidence, but as it is secret,
we cannot give the facts to the public
as yet.
7. B. Sheior spent a few hours IN
Seneca yesterday on his way back to
Atlanta, where he is attending bust
ness college.
The friends Of Mr. and Mrs. Her.
bert Thompson, formerly of Seneca
now Of Fair Play, will regret to learn
OF the death Of the latter and the
continued serious illness of the for
mer. Added to the already sad con-
ditions In the home Is the desperate
illness of the infant baby. News
was received In Seneca yesterday that
MI. Thompson's condition was most
critical, and the friends Of the fam
lly hope to hear soon encouraging
| news.
News has been received here that
| CHARLES b. Werner, Of Tuscaloosa, Is
hlling, for few months, the position
OF professor Of law in the University
OF Alabama while the position Is tenn
porarily vacant. Mr.. Verner's friends
will be interested in this bit of in
formation.
There IS a good deal of grin in
Seneca. Otherwise the health of the
place is perfect. With the preya-
lence OF pneumonia throughout the
country during the severe winter
weather. there have been very few
cases here-possibly one, in fact.
Mrs. 0. +. Bacon contributed q
beautiful entertainment to the men,
bers of the Once-a-Week Club, at
which a few Of her friends were in
v1ted. '2st Thursday afternoon. An
| interesting literary program, relat-
| ing to the life and character of
| George Washington, was rendered.
Mrs. }. II. Adams, Mrs. l.. w. Werner
and Mrs. w. x. Livingston we're the
readers, and the entire roll OF men,
| DerS responded to roll call with bits
or information concerning the celeb
| rity Of the afternoons program. Az
ter the program was finished the
hostess invited her guests into the
dining room, where course lunch
con was served. The weather was
| such as to induce a hearty relish for
the crisp, hot oysters and other deli
| CAGES Of the pleasing menu. The dec
| orations Of red, white and blue were
| elaborate, both in the parlor and din
| ing room. in which Old Glory held a
| prominent and significant position.
| The dining room was dimly lighted
| with tapers with red shades. and the
place cards were tiny red hatchets.
The centerpiece on the long table
was cherry tree, OF the host. ss 9
own making, which was constructed
Of crepe paper, and was bright with
many red cherries. George himself,
with cooked hat and knee pants,
occupied one end of the table, while