Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-08-03
FROM TIE LAND OF BOUNTY.
Reunion of Descendants Of Blufort
BurnS--Othcr News.

Oh account Of the dearth.
Miss Gaines, of Gainesville, Ga,
amt Broadus Bagwen, Of Honea
Path, were recent guests at +.
Bagwelrs.
Or. Clayton, president OF the
Wesleyan College. Central, passed
through this section last week.
}. b. Pickett went to Columbia
last Wednesday, being delegated to
represent the Bounty Land Farmers
Union in the State Union.
J. T.. Dendy, accompanied kv his
son. Henry Benson, OF Laurens,
made brief visit to relatives hero
and at Richlaud, leaving to-day for
llartwCll, where he will spend few
days. His son will remain in his
community during his absence.
T.. H., II. NJ. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Pickett. who have been spend
ing several days with their parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Pickett. have re-
turned 10 Atlanta, Greenvile and
l'ockhart their respective homes.
Mrs. d. A. Pcrritt and daughter,
Miss Bertrand, attended the Wo-
mans Missionary Union, which con-
Ncned at New Hope "Wednesday and
Thursday OF last week
Mrs. Jane Buckhalter, Of Ninety
Six. is visiting relatives in the COM
munity. Mrs. Buckhalter has r,any
friends here who are glad to well
come her again.
Geo. w. and !. Ben Abbott. Of
Parker county, and T.. p. and Will
liam T. Abbott. of Hood county,
Texas, spent from Saturday until
Monday with relatives in the COM
munity. These four brothers have
been in Oconee over since the GOth
o. July. having come by special in
'iiation OF S. Is. Dendy. Of Walhalla
to be present at the unveling of the
Confederate monument. Since their
arrival they have. by their genial
and iocular disposition, gladdened
tiTc inmates OF many homes by their
welcome presence. and their many
friends regret to learn OF their in
tcnlion Of an early departure. Their
description OF the mode of farming
in Texas, has infected some Of us
with Texas fever.
Misses May and EuIa Rankin and
brother. Master Louis Rankin. arc
visiting i'm the Mountain Rest sec
ton.
Mrs. w. B. T.. Corbin and little
son, Of Waihalla, and Mrs. Fannie
Corhin, Of Whitewater. were guests
Sunday OF Mrs. G.. d. Corbin.
Last Tuesday McSdamcs NJ. A.
Terrell and j. NJ. GilliSon, the only
surviving members Of the family OF
IN" late BlufOrt Burns. held re-
union Of lhci" children and grand
children, together with few other
relatives, at the hospitable home of
Mrs. Gillison. The guests began to
assemble in the early morning. and
by 10 O'Clock the walls Of the old
home and even the adjacent woods
were resOncnt with the voices of
happy. s.rcful children, whose child
i$h sports will furnish pleasant rem
lhlSccnccS for years to come. About
noon long table was arranged un-
der the outrageous oaks in the
front yard. and laden with almost
every dclicacy known to the most
faSlidions adept in the culinary art.
delicious ice cream being served as a
dessert. After dinner delightful
music on violin was rendered By Eli
iah and JAY Gillison with a soft ac-
companicmcnt on guitar by Mrs. Eli
jah Gillison. The day was most
enjoyable one and will long be re-
mcmbcrcd by all present. the names
OF whom are as follows: Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. A. Terrell. MIR. and Mrs.
John Terrell and four children, Mrs.
England and five children, Noses
Terrell. Mrs. NJ. II. Smith and two
children. Mrs. i. II. Smithson, all of
West Minister: Mrs. Lucy King and
one child, Texas; Mrs. Mamie Gar
land and one child. OF Union county;
Mrs. Clinton S;ribling and three
children. Seneca; Miss Maria Dcndv,
Richland; Mrs. Salic Gillison, Mr..
and Mrs elijah GilliSon and three
children, Mr.. and Mrs. J. G.. Gili-
son. Paul Gilison and Mr.. and Mrs.
Jasper Doyle.
". -. Stribling made brief visit
to his daughter, Mrs. Joe Mcdonald.
yesterday.
Monroe Mcdonald. Of Walhalla.
passed through here to-day. procur-
ing list Of the names OF those who
attended the school at Richland
taught by J. b. O Neal Holloway in
thc year 1877, all OF whom will be
expected 10 be present at the teach
"rS and pupils reunion ON the 2lth.
ID. A. P"rritt and family, accom-
panied by Masters Henry and
Wilkes D"ndN, Of I.nurcnS, and OS-
car Doyle Will picnic on Kcowcc
river, near Old pickcnS. to-morrow.
J. T.. Pickett, OF Clemson. was up
to-day.
Mrs. Julia Shankln. Mcssrs. Eli
Jan, Jay and Paul Gillison. Mrs. Sal
ne GilliSOn and Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper
Doyle attended the reunion of the
Abbott relatives, given at the home
OF Marshal Abbott, in the Conncross
section, last Friday. in honor Of rela-
tireS from Texas. The day was most
d"iightiully spent by the large crowd
who attended, nothing occurring TO
mar the pleasure, and the dinner
well, We will leave it to your cor
respondent from that section tn do