Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-09-28
DoINGs AT BOUNTY LAND.
Pencil Pusher Practices Puttine
Pithy Paragraphs pointcdly.

Bounty Land, Sept 26.-S Specials:
Miss Bertrand Pcrritt spent few
days In Charleston with her sister,
Mrs A. S. Rollins, before returning
to winthrop last Tuesday.
Bounty Land regrets the recent
departure Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lowell
Smith and Joe Guntharp who arc
seeking their fortunes in the far
West. locating in Temple, Okla. Wo
can Ill afford to lose these worthy
citizens, but hope for them all sue
cess in their new home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hubbard
visited last week their daughters
law, Mrs. Walter Hubbard, who is
very III Of typhoid fever in Pickens.
Mrs. Hubbard returned to Pickens
yesterday to remain with the suf-
ferer for few days. We hope to
hear Of an early Improvement in her
condition.
A. S. Crumpton, of Westminster,
visited his children Saturday ana
Sunday at the home OF II. n. Rankin.
at the Sunshine quilting at Mrs.
Julia ID. Shanklin's last Saturday
nearly five quilts were qnilted-one
tor each OF tie orphanages, one for
the Child Rescue Home" and one
FOR the Blind Babies Home" Be-
sides these, two chair robes we're
made for invalids and other fancy
work done. Rating the quilting at
5oc. per quilt, tho regular price for
quilting, this would seem very lit
tie for SO many hands to do, but al
though we are not a woman suffra-
gist, we believe in equal rights. What
man IS there that would talk hard
all day at a public gathering for
hothing? Now we assure you there
was no time lost by any OF us, and
1t all goes for sunshine purposes.
the historic old home, with spacious
rooms and long Veranda, was ade-
quately adapted to the accommoda-
tlon or the large number present,
ana our genial hostess, with hor
usual complaisance, was never for
getful to occasional. lend her
cheerful presence to each group of
workers, making the day one long
10 be remembered with pleasure by
all present. Dinner was served un-
der the shade of the large walnut
trees In the front yard, and was ele-
CANT and plentiful. Some or the
ladleS mad to leave early on account
OF Ihe ice cream sale at PODiar,
whlch was given to raise money for
the Connie Maxwell Orphanage.
Miss Wilma Newton, OF Pcndleton.
visited the Misses Smith recently.
Miss Ora Bagwel is in Honca
Path as guest Of Miss Ora Bigby.
Mrs. Ernest Grant, OF Seneca, is
spending a week with her father,
b. e. Bagwell.
MIS-. M. II. iIughs, Of Walhalla,
attended the Sunshine quilting Sat
urday.
Mrs. George Guntharp visited her
daughter, Mrs. Billie Moore, OF Shi-.
loh, recently.
Several nights previous, pious
Presbyterian Pickett, perceiving pes-
tiferous pests had been prowling
about his private poultry premises.
purDosely to purloin his pretty,
pump pullets from the pine perch
poles. promptly planned putting poi-
son promiscuously around to protect
MS precious poultry. Presently, J
with proncness TO predetcrmina-
non, Pickett proclaimed the poul-
lrys proprietorship to the premises
tusing a trap), promptly procured
thelr possession by prescribing with
out procrastination this progeny OF
proving procliVities, but not until
the Desky pest had pounced non
the pride of the pOultry-yard proudly
perched pon pole, plucked his
priceless plumagc from his prlncely
poi and pricking his pate. Tho
pli1erer proved TO be . rcd point
cd-nosed, plcasant-look.ns possum.
we presume Pickett proceeded at
once TO put the possums 'pendage
between parts OF pole, producing
perpetual pain, thus proving the
proNcrD: 'Ihere's many an aching
heart beneath a smiling face"