Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-05-18
THE NEWS FROM BOUNTY LAND.
"IGduCatiO.dI Horse" Starts Last
Journcy--Local Intelligence.

Bounty Land, May 16.-Spccial:
The weather continues cold for May,
and fire feels quite comfortable.
Mrs. Mary l'ennell left Saturday
for Baldwin. Ga. where she will be
for some time with her daughter, Mrs.
Harrison Strange.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. A. Perritt attend
ed the Woman's Missionary Union,
which convened at Westminster Bap-
tist church Thursday Of last week
They report quite an interesting and
,, profitable meeting and are lavish in
their encomiums on the warm hospi-
tality OF the people Of Westminster as
exhibited OH this occaison
Mrs. Joe Mcdonald has been quite
lindiSposed for several days. We hone
for an early Improvement
Miss Julia Davis, who has been
with relatives in Atlanta for several
weeks. returned home Friday, accom-
panied by Mrs. w. G. Davis and Miss
Hester, of that city, who will be
guests for few days in the commu-
| nifty.
Mrs. Jefferson Powers and little
daughter Mary, Of Ninety-Six, spent
Thursday night with her sister, Mrs.
elijah Gillison. Mrs. Powers friends
regret to learn that she and her hus-
band contemplate leaving South Car
olina and making Mississippi their
future home. Their son Carlisle is
attending school in Meridian Miss.
Marion Ellison, Of Easley, spent
Saturday at the home Of A. ii. Eli
son.
Richard Wilson, os Piedmont, was
recent guest at the home Of B. f..
Bagwell.
Misses Emma and Rose May Will
son visited relatives near Westmin-
ster Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. n. Rankin visited
their son, Walter Rankin, at Oakway,
Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. Young Hix recently
visited her father, Mr. Marett, of
| Oakway, who had received painful
injuries from fall. We hope to
hear Of his Improvement.
w. H. Doyle and daughter, Miss
Jessie, of near Walhalla, spent Tues
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper Doyle.
Mrs. Elijah Gillison and mother,
Mrs. Fennell, visited in the Bear
Swamp section last week.
Two lightning rod agents passed
through the community few days
| lightning rod until we see what the
comet IS going to do?
''Jim,' the faithful old family horse
belonging to Jasper Doyle, died last
Wednesday night Of spasmodic collie.
| fie was about 20 years Of age, and al
| though he had reached the age Of
| decrepancy, his strength was as en-
during as that Of a colt, and had he
lived near Richland would doubtless
nave been an active member of the
| walking club He was strictly OBJ
| posed TO these new-fangled travelling
machines-automobiles, bicycles, etc.
Although his disapprobation was
| never audibly expressed, his utter re-
pugnance was infallibly demonstrated
| by decided disposition to avoid
meeting them. He was jealous
worker in the cause of education, hav-
| ing travelled about 200 miles in the
last three years in the interest Of ed
ucation and the work OF school i'm
provcment, and will be greatly miss
ed in the community. "A little non
sense now and then" etc.
Small grain in this section looks
we'll. J. j. Davis has beautiful field
OF oats. A field of wheat on Orr Ham
| ilton's place looks nourishing, the
heads being large and full.
An event which has been para
mount in the anticipatiOns OF quite a
number OF ladies in this and Rich
land communities was a miscellane-
Gus shower given at the home Of Mr..
ana Mrs. }. II. Dendy on Friday last
at $50 o'clock, in honor Of the bride
to-be. Miss Henrietta Werner, Miss
Maria Dendy being the complaisant
|
guests present and the occasion was
a most delightful one. A delicious
salad course with ice tea was served
| The decorations were beautiful and
artistic. E. NJ. d.