Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-06-29
LOCAL MATTERS ABOUT SENECA
Town AIOuinS Deaths of a. W..
Thompson and Mrs. Edwards.

morning about o'clock, was shock
to the family and friends. While it
was known that he had been i'll for
some days, he was reported better on
Saturday: in fact. he had been much
better ali the week previous, but on
| Sunday morning he grew suddenly
worse ana died Of heart failure.
MIR. Thompson was Georgian by
birth, and he married his first wife,
Miss Ella Byrd, in Georgia. He
moved, however, to this county early
in his married life, and spent seve-
| raj years in Walhalla He moved to
Seneca about the time the Air Line
railroad was built, and had lived
here ever since. He reared a large
and most creditablc family, his sons
occupying positions Of trust al |
honor, and he had always been close
ly identified with the public inter-
ests OF Seneca. He was Il man OF
strong intellect and indomitable en-
crgy. For many years he engaged
in railroad building and was success
ful, owning at one time a large and
handsome property in Seneca.
| His first wife predeceaSed him sew
cral years, and about one year ago
he was happily married to Miss Ellen
Bookhart, OF Fairfield county, who,
with the following children, survives
him: James H., Mrs. Ellie Crayton,
Of Charlotte; William E., Of Savan-
nah; Arthur H., Of LaGrange; Joe
b., Of Charlotte; Mrs. W. ID. Hol-
land and Miss Sue Thompson. SEN
eca. Mr.. Thompson was devoted
member Of the Methodist church and
always lent to it a liberal support.
lie was staunch friend and de-
| voted father and husband.
The funeral services were held
| from his late residence on Monday
| afternoon at ) o'clock, and were con-
Quoted by his pastor, Rev. A. T..
Driggers, assisted by Rev. G.. S.
Blackburn. The sympathies OF Il
| large circle Of friends is felt for the
bereaved loved ones.
Seneca also mourns the death of
another loved citizen in the person
OF Mrs. Lula Reese Edwards, who
died here one week ago. Mrs. Ed
wards had been painfully sick for
several weeks, but her condition was
by no means considered serious. On
Tuesday evening about o'clock she
grew alarmingly sick and died in
less than one hours time. She had
lived in Seneca for only a few years,
but had made many friends by her
kindness aud gcntlcneSs, and she
will be greatly missed. She was Il
devoted member OF the Wesleyan
Methodist church. Her remains
were Inferred in Mountain View GEM
ctery, and for the afflicted family is
felt the sympathy Of many friends.
Misses Carrie Hunter and May
Hamilton are attending a house par
lt n ON ~ 1N,-A AIyy.
A. G.. Adams and Miss Incz Dickson.
Mrs. b. T.. Sloan is in the North,
where she will spend several weeks
touring resorts and visiting. She is
in company with Mrs. G. G.. Strong
and Miss Cora Strong, Of Walhalla.
Misses Sue Ellen Hunter and An
ME Hunter are visiting relatives in
Greenville.
Miss Ellie Ravcnel, Of Keowee, Wis
tied friends here last week.
a party OF jolly picnickers OF
Clemson and Pendleton visited Sen
cca last Friday.
The Ladies' Aid Society OF the
Presbyterian church served ice cream
at the park last Friday afternoon,
and were successful in dispOsing OF
the cream promptly, realizing neat
sum.
Mrs. Matte Huffman Floyd, of
Spartanburg, is visiting the family OF
f. NJ. Cary.
On account OF inclemcnt weather
there was very small attendance Of
the Once-aWeek Club last week.
The hostess, Mrs. J. II. Adams, how
ever, served delightful luncheon.
and those few who braved the wea-
ther were amply repaid.
Mrs. J. II. Burgess had rs her
,-neSts the past week her sisters,
Misses Sallie and Anna Burgess, who,
after few days here, went to Glenn
son for short visit to the family Of
Prof. Burgess.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. j. Holloway
| are expected to arrive in Seneca to-
| day.
Bright l.. Lowry is in North Caro-
lima, where he will attend the we'd
ding OF VIM. Kirkpatrick on the
29th.
Rev. NJ. II. Kirkpatrick left Mon
day to be present at the marriage Of
his son, William, where he ard his
daughter Miss Ethel, will take part
in the huptals.
Mrs Randolph Kirkpatrick, OF Clo-
yer, \. c., is visiting the family Of
Rev. NJ. r. Kirkpatrick
Johnson Reid will leave Seneca on
Friday next for New York city,
| where he reports for duty with the
Erie Railroad Company. From
there he will probably go to Mead
vile, Pa. We extend best wishes for
his success in his chosen work
Miss Nan Nimmons visited her
hOmclOlks on KcOwcc last Sunday.
The last meeting Of the Once-a-
Week Club will be held on Thursday
with Mrs. Ruskin Anderson before
| going into the summer vacation
This being an open meeting, Mrs.
| Anderson will entertain. besides the
| ClmD mCmDGrS. nMmbcr Of her