Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-04-12

--ff1Bn craze COttOn seed meal,
West Union Oil Mill make, $3.50 per
100 pounds at Strother & Phinney's,
West Union.
Joe McConnaughcy, OF Morgan
ton, n. c., Is spending some days
here as the guest Of the family Of Mr..
and MIS-. w. H. Cary. He has made
friends who are glad to meet him
again.
Rev. b. f. Murphree will fiji the
pulpit at Little River the third Sun
day in April at II o'clock. He was
rained out. Rev. G. l.. Craig will
preach for Rev. Murphree at Holly
Springs, In Pickens county.
Married, at the residence OF the
brides mother, on Sunday, April 8,
Miss Mamie Colley and John G. Null
key, both Of Midway. The ceremony
was performed by G. r. u. Burns,
notary public. Best wishes and
hearty congratulations are extended
by a host of friends.
The Whist Club was pleasantly
entertained by Misses Isabel Lyles
on Friday Of last week. All the
members were present and a num-
Der Of delightful games were played,
during the progress Of which the
hostess passed delicious candies. The
next meeting will be with Miss Eloise
Strother on Friday, April 81, at 4
o'clock.
1.-THE Iron Hand" which is 10 be
presented here mex Friday night by
Westminster talent, has been most
highly praised by those who Witness
ed the play at Westminster. The per-
Torrance vii. begin promptly ar SIS
O'Clock. The players come here UNI
der an arrangement with the local
school, and the proceeds are to be
used in ~furtherance Of library work.
Let us give the visiting entertainers
a %rousing welcome and a crowded
house.
Among the prisoners paroled this
week by n Governor was Cleo Van
diver, of Westminster, who in 1909
was convicted Of manslaughter and
sentenced to serve five years in the
~penitentiary. 1t will be remembered
that young Vandiver stabbed and
killed Mann Phillips near Walhalla.
He is paroled during good behavior.
Pardon was refused to Stiles Moore,
convicted Of attempted assault at
Walhaila in 1905. He was sentenced
to IA years In the ~penitentiary.
Mrs. r. w. Luhrs, of Charles
ton, dice at the home of her son-in-
law, VIM. Jeffens, in that city yester-
day morning at the age of 76 years.
Mrs. Luhrs was an aunt of DR.. j. j.
Thode end Mrs. J. l.. o. Fricks, of
Walhalla. She was twice married,
her first husband having been Fritz
Tork. Mrs. Luhrs at one time re.
sided in Walhalla, and last summer
spent some time here among rela-
tives and friends, who will learn of
her death with deep sorrow.
There will be an Easter egg
hunt on Saturday, April Is, at
o'clock on College street, between the
residences of F.. e. Harrison and J.
A.. Steck. An admission Of s cents
will be charged and a prize awarded
the finder Of the golden egg" All
the boys and girls OF all denomina-
tions are cordially invited. There will
also be candy for sale. The hunt is
Anna Darby and jamie Harrison and
is for the benefit Of the Episcopal
church.
The regular meeting of the Pris-
cillas was held with Miss Sue Max
we'll on Friday afternoon, March 81.
Members present were Misses Annie
Biemann, Helen FAINT, Katie Harri-
son, Geraldine Hughs, Julia Max
we'll, Eloise Strother and Mrs. Claude
Reid, the guest Of honor being w. c..
Hughs. The hour was spent in doing
fancy needle-Work, talking and dis
posing of the delectable treat which
the hostess had provided. Guess
what it was? The next meeting will
be held with Mrs. Claude Reid Fri
day afternoon at 400 o'clock.
An Easter egg hunt will be
given by the Ladies' Aid Society of
the Lutheran church next Wednesday
afternoon, April 18th, in the grove in
front Of l.. H. Brandt's residence.
The hunt will begin promptly at 4
o'clock, and the public is cordially
Of ten cents will be charged, and to
the finders Of the golden eggs prizes
will be given. After the eggs have
been found there will be a series of
contests, and the athletic features
are as follows: For girls, baseball
throw, potato race, 100-yard dash;
for boys, foot race, cracker race,
vaulting, running high jump. Ice
cream and cake will be on sale dur
ing the afternoon.
Rev. j. B. Umberger, of Penn
s%ylvania, arrived in Walhalla last
week and has entered his pastoral
work for the Lutheran church His
family, nov visiting in Virginia, will
reach Walhdlla within the next week
or ten days. Rev. Mr.. Umberger
preached his first sermon here last
Sunday morning and was heard by a
large congregation, representing the
various denominations, who were de-
lighted with him. He Is an able min
lister, presenting the truths of Scrip