Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-05-18
RICHL4AND's NEWS LETTER.
linen Shower to Bride Of the Near
Future-PerSOnoIS

and Sunday land is badly washed I'm
places. All the prize acres have been
damaged some way or other, such as
| being washed, standing under water.
etc.
Miss Ielma Isbell, Of Fair Play,
spent Thursday and Friday with
Mrs. Lucy Burris.
Mrs. Lucy Burris and her mother,
Mrs. Mcdonald, spent the weekend
| with friends and relatives In Fair
Play.
r. II. Hughs went to Anderson Fri
day with the Seneca base ball team
as pitcher for their nine. His place
| IN the telegraph Office was filled by
Mr.. Westmoreland.
}. j. Stribling was at Clemson
| Monday on business. His two sons,
Stiles and Bruce, were at Clemson
tuesday and saw Governor Ansel,
Dr. Knapp, Mr.. Williams and several
| other leading men OF the State. They
| had big speaking about raising
corn, ETC., and these two boys thought
| they were raising better corn on their
prize acres than the gentlemen were
In the halls Of Clemson These men
| represented the theoretical and tho
Miss Cecil Haskell, Of pickens, vis-
tied at the home Of j. J. Davis Fri
day.
MI. and Mrs. Grover Davis, OF A.
| lanta, spent the weekend with home
| folks here.
Edward Werner spent Monday In
seneca and attended the party given
by his aunt, Mrs. l.. w. Werner
Misses Pearl and Lalla Ballenger
visited in Greenville recently
Miss Lynn and Charles and Ed
ward Werner attended the dance at
Walhaila Tuesday night
Quite a number OF the young folks
went to the bail game in Seneca last
wednesday. Richland furnished tho
battery as usual.
few OF his friends last Friday night.
All present report delightful time.
Henry p. Sitton, OF Pendleton.
spent the Weekend with friends in
! Richland
i. t. Stribling and family, of SEN
eca, were recent visitros at the home
of Hon. e. E. Werner.
| Hon. j. w. Shelor, Miss Hattie and
II. b. Shclor and G. p. Walker visited
| at the home Of Hon. E Il. Werner
yesterday afternoon.
On Friday afternoon, May 18th, at
$50 o'clock, the ladies OF Richland
| began to bestir themselves with their
| Ilnen, etc, in little bags. They start
ed, and with one accord stopped at
the home OF Mrs. II II. Dendy. There
at the door BLACK Nanny" with
her large laundry basket on her arm.
took In each lady's Washing" The
guests were received IN the hall and
ushered into the parlor by the popu-
lar hostess,' Miss Maria Dendy, AZ
ter the usual greetings and compli-
! ments were passed delicious she rbet
was served In the parlor. Later in
the afternoon Miss Dendy asked Miss
Werner, the bride-to-be, to accom-
pany her, and, leading the way, all
repaired to the dining room. On >the
table they viewed a large heart form
ed or cut glass bowls filled with white
and pink roses with lighted candles
between the bowls. In the midst OF
the heart was little gold calendar
boldly attesting that Friday, May 13.
is no unlucky day-for this bride.
| elect at least. Each guest soug,
out her place, that of the bride-elect
| being distinguished from the others
ny shower bank" OF rose petals on
which she stood while delicious
salad course was served. On return
ing to the parlor each lady was de-
llehted to see that "Black Nanny"
mad her piece on the wire ready to
bring IN and present to Miss Ver-
ner. No one can boast OF n more
dainty and useful clothes line than
the one filed by tho nimble fingers
of Miss Verner's friends. Miss Dendy
was assisted by Mesdames J. RI.
Dendy, N. S. Sligh and Lucy Burris,
Those present were: Misses Zola
Hubbard, .Cornelia Foster, Pearl and
Lalla Ballenger, Marion Coe, Henri
eta, Pearl and Lynn Werner, Ada
and Cora Wyly, Birdie and Carrie
Smith. Myrtle and Julia Davis, and
Mesdames E. f.. EIughs, S. N. Hughs,
n. s. Sigh, j. p. Black Lucy
Burris, Jasper Doyle, Ida Corbin, !.
Il: Wright and j. II. Dendy. Mrs. G.
w. Davis and Miss Hester, OF At
lanta; Mrs G. NJ. Gaines and Misses
Lille, Geraldine and Pauline Hughs
and Mrs. II. II. Hughs, Walhalla;
Miss Ielma lsbell, Fair Play; Miss
Maria Dendy, Lowndesville, and Miss
Emily Dendy, Anderson, were the
visiting guests.
Some years ago the old maids Of
h1chland, In convention duly assem-
Died, by resolution decided to be-
stow linen shower on each men,
ber as they neared the threshold OF
matrimony. This quaint and lovely
custom has proved to be a curious
and winning advertisement, and their
number has been gloriously reduced;
but still goodly number remain
| (and they are fair to look upon, and
| to our surprise some Of the best num-
Dprs are still tn no won and takon