Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-07-13
FROM THE LAND OF BOUNTY.
Mail Carriers Threaten to Abandon
Work Owing to Bad Roads.

Bounty Land, July 1l.-Special:
j. b. Shanklin, Of Anderson spent
Tuesday ut the home OF his mother.
Mrs. Julia Shanklin. MIR. Shanklin
had just returned from Knoxville
Tenn. where he attended as Il dele
gate the Mcrchatns' and Manufac,i-
rrrS' Convention.
j. H. Smith returned Tuesday FROM
Ncwbcrry and Johnston. He says the
crops near Johnston are in q worse
condition from the effects OF an over
abundance Of rain than the crops in
this county.
Charles Hallcng"r, OF Grrcnvillc.
made a brief visit home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. 5. \. Davis. OF Grrcn-
willie. arrived ut the home OF his IA
thor. j. J. Davis. Saturday. Mr.
Davis LEFT this morning. Ills wife
will remain over until tomorrow.
they anticipate visit to Danvillc
Va. and will leave in a few days
Mrs Fannie icnncll. Of Anderson,
and daughter, Miss Louise F"nurl!.
OF Augusta. are visiting relatives
here. Miss 'cnncll is a trained
nurse. having graduated from the
training school at Augusta. and Is
delighted with her work. While in
training she had under her care Il
patient who bore the distinguished
name Of Marietta Carrictta Henri
eta Dctrictta Crcama Tartcr Richcy
Rcauregard Jackson. Wonder il
sh" is related TO our beloved south
crn general. Sloncwall Jackson?
Mrs. W. p. Reid. OF Seneca. was
guest OF her aunt, Mrs. j. B.
Pickett, Monday and Tuesday OF last
week.
Mrs. \. G.. Bailcnscr left to-day
for ChildrcsS. Texas. where she will
spend some time with her niece.
Mrs. Guy T. Grove.
Eugene Power. Of Abbcvillc. de-
lighted his friends with a visit dur
ing the latter part OF last week.
Drs. Heller and Mays, OF Fair
Play, were guests at the home Of
j. l.. Smith Il few days ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred COc. OF Grnnn-
vile, are expected in few day aS
guests in the home OF his mOlTpr,
Mrs. II. l.. COc.
Misses Sallic and Myrtle Davis
entertained Saturday evening in
honor OF their guests. Mr.. and Mrs.
S. a. Davis. rniavorablc weather.
prevented the acceptance OF many
who were present the occasion was
a most delightful one. Prominent
among those who were there from
out the community were: Mr.. and
Mrs. s. y. Davis, OF Grccnvilc: T..
l.. Power. Of Abbcvillc; Monroe Nc
Donald Of Walhalla. and viii Bar
nett, OF Westminster.
MIS-. Julia ID. Shanklin and some
OF the working members OF the lsa-
gu"na Sunshine Society will sell ice
cream al the home OF Mrs. Shank
lin on the afternoon OF the 23d.
The proceeds are to be used in sun
shine work. The public is invited
TO attend
Mrs. ". Grover Davis returned to
Atlanta a few days ago.
X. \. RankiN, J. Il. Wright and
Jasper Doyle now constitute the
board Of trustees Of the Bounty
Land school. On account OF the
scarcity Of funds for our district
Bounty Land will probably not have
a summer school,
What is to be done with the pub
lie roads? They are in a worse con
dition than we remember to have
ever seen them. We would like 10
! see our Supervisor travelling the
! road between Mrs. Julia Shanklin's
and Rock Springs. We imagine By
The time he reached th" end OF his
| journey he would almost wonder if
he were not foot ball, or dashcr
TO an ice cream Churn. The mail
carriers are making threats to quit
| some portions Of their routes alto
gcthcr.