Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-05-18

State Democratic Convention in Co.
lumbia to-day.
Glover Leaf fancy patent flour,
$685. per barrel. G. w. & j. e.
Bauknight, Walhalla.
"Tag-you're it," Remember
that next Friday will be tag day"
In Walhalla. Get yourself tagged for
the benefit Of the Civic League.
Miss Dolly Ragin, Of Newberry,
Is spending week or ten days in
Walhalla as a guest of Mr.. and Mrs
A. p. Crisp. Miss Ragin Is a native
OF Oconee, having been born at Pop
lar Springs, this county. She has
resided in Newberry, however, since
early childhood.
There will be no preaching at
Fairview and Newry on the fourth
Sunday in this month. but at Double
Springs and Laurel Springs instead
This change is made necessary by the
absence of the pastor, Rev. II. r.
Doyle, who is attending the General
Conference at ASheYille.
There will be a meeting of the
business Mems League next Friday
evening at $40 o'clock at Pitch
ford's Hall. Let every member of the
League attend promptly, and all cit
izens are urged to meet with the
league. Don't forget this meeting.
important matters are to be consid-
cred.
On Tuesday of next week l.. p.
Smith will operate his first 1910 eX-
cursiOn to Atlanta. Separate coaches
for white and colored people operat-
ed. The train will leave Anderson
at $50 a. M, Tuesday, May oath,
arriving Atlanta at 2.30 p. m. Re-
turning, the train will leave Atlanta
at II o'clock the following night.
Fare, $2.75 for round trip.
-:'arshall l.. Alexander, of Ard
more, Okla, arrived in Walhalla last
week and called on many OF his old
Walhalla friends. He is visiting his
brothers and sisters in the Conneross
section for week or ten days. He
has hosts Of friends in Oconee. his
home county, who are always glad to
welcome him here and to note his
continued prosperity in his adopted
home.
B. S. Look, Of Greenville, is in
Walhalla for few days, completing
his contract with G. A. Norman for
the placing Of metal roofing on the
latter's new residence on College
street. Mr.. Look will not open his
business in Greenville as contemplate
ed when he left here, he having ac-
cepted a position with new COM
pany formed In Greenville for the
manufacture OF a newly patented
lighting and heating apparatus.
Mrs. J. II. Pitchford, Of Table
quah, Okla, arrived in Walhalla last
week and is visiting at the homes
Of her aunt, Mrs. NJ. e. Bauknight,
and Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Pitchford
Her son, Irwin Pitchford, of Wash
ington and Lee University, is expect
ed to reach Walhalla to-day. Mrs.
PitchfOrd is pleasantly remembered
here as Miss Lola Rauknight, and
has hosts Of friends who are delighted
to meet her again. This is her first
visit to her old home in twenty years.
Mrs. G. NJ. Ansel was hostess at
the last meeting Of the IIayne Circle
which was one Of the best meetings
OF the season, being a very full one.
The subject for study was Mythology.
Interesting articles on Thor and Aeo-
lus were read by Misses Walker and
Strong. and Mrs. Ansel gave violin
solo, "Serenade" (Shubert. After
the regular meeting adjourned a
pleasant social hour was enjoyed and
dainty refreshments were served.
best clipped white oats-per-
fectly clcan-70c. per shell. G. w.
& J. +. Bauknight.
THE many friends Of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Fl. flumphries will regret to
learn that they will soon leave Wal
halla TO locate at Union, S. c., Mr..
liumphrieS' old home. He will close
his business here June lst and i'm
mediately open a similar business at
Union, where he has already had his
place OF business put in thorough re-
pair. Mr.. Humphries has done re-
markably good business here since
he opened his gents furnishing, shoe
and clothing store, and his desire to
enter the larger field presented at his
old home IS his only reason for max
ing the change. Mr.. and Mrs Hum
phries will carry with them the best
wishes Of hosts Of friends here.
Last Sunday afternoon about /
o'clock the double house on the farm
OF w. r. Cobb, about four miles
south Of Walhalla, vas destroyed by
fire caused from defective nue. The
house was well known as the old
Brcnncman house. 1t was composed
OF six-room building and two
room annex about fifty feet distant,
connected by a covered walk-way
Mr. Cobb purchased the place several
years ago, and will rebuild at once.
Ills loss is estimated at about 1000,
and he carried insurance in the Oco-
nee Mutual Association to the amount
Of $500. The main part Of the house
was occupied by w. b. McClain and
family and Leonard Marsingill and
family were living in the annex
Both families managed to save their
household goods. They are now tenn
porarily residing in house on the