Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-05-03
Read II. j. Todd's advertise
ment In another column,

Read II. J. Todd's advertise
ment In another column.
Rev. A. e. Driggers will leave
to- morrow for a weeks visit to the
l~ow-country. His pulpit Will be filed
next Sunday. morning and evening,
by Rev. j. d. Crout, of anderson.
Rev. Crout is a preacher OF ability,
and it is hoped that a large congre-
cation will be present at the services.
The patrons of the schools in
EbeneZer District, No. 60, are re-
quested to meet at Ebenezer church
Thursday, May .l1th, at 3 D. M, to
consider a very important matter In
connection with the school,. Surerin-
tendent Of Education W.BG.F Hughs
will be present, and a full meeting
is desired.
The ToXaway and Riverside Cot
ton Mills of Anderson have decided,
owing to the high price Of cotton and
the low price of manufactured goods,
to close their mills indefinitely. The
Riverside Mills were closed last Fri
day, and the Toxaway plant will close
within a few days. Notices have
been posted advising the employees
to seek employment elsewhere.
-Dispensary Constable Reid and
Deputy Sheriff Jones made a raid on
the highways OF Oconee one day last
week, capturing we negroes, Napo-
leon Johnson and Joe Lewis, one
mule and buggy, and 2 II gallons of
corn whiskey. The two negroes were
lodged In Jail charged with violating
the State dispensary law. The cap
ture was made about two miles north
of Westminster.
Jasper Nj. Green, aged As years,
died at his home in the Bethlehem
section on Sunday, the 23d Of April,
and was buried at the cemetery in
that community on Monday, the oath.
He was a good ictiZen, and had been
Il member of the bethlehem Baptist
church for a number Of years. The
cause Of his death was consumption.
He leaves a wife and six children to
mourn his death, to whom Is extend
ed the sympathy Of many in their
sorrow.
Nj. n. Kennedy, about H5 years
OF age, died at his home in the Re-
turn section last Saturday from the
effects Of a long-standing case of
Bright's disease. Mr.. Kennedy was a
good citizen, and the news Of his
death will be received with sorrow
by many. He leaves a wife and sew
eral children to mourn his death.
MIR. Kennedy was a consistent mem
Der Of the Return Baptist church.
His remains were inferred in Center
cemetery last Sunday in the presence
OF a large of sorrowing
relatives and friends.
Lewis Vollrath returned to Wal
halla last Wednesday from a visit to
hjc 1onOhtnr NJrc I..Do-,IJ -
Tallapoosa, Ga. He was called to
that place on account Of the death of
his little grandson, Guy Clifford
Powell, who passed away on the
18th of April. At that time Mrs.
Powell was on her way to Walhalla
to visit her father and had stopped
over for a short visit to relatives at
Winston, Ga. The little one was
taken seriously i'll there, and died
after a short illness. ITheAI2sI.ain
were taken to %Tallapoosa for inter-
men' by the side of his little sister,
who died October 1, 1909. The be-
reaved ones have the sympathy of
many friends in their sorrow.
One Of the most important fea-
lures of the Methodist quarterly con-
ference at Rock Springs church was
the launching Of a movement to raise
sufficient funds by the Methodists Of
Oconee county to support a mission
airy and his wife IN the foreign field.
To do this about 5000 additional
would be necessary. G.. G. Jaynes,
lay leader Of the Walhalla Methodist
church, was placed at the head Of
this undertaking, and it Is under
stood that he will call all the lay
leaders and committees Of the vari-
Gus churches together at an early
date to begin some definite plan of
work whereby the desired result may
be obtained. The meeting was a rep
resentative one, full Of enthusiasm,
and the undertaking was overwhelm-
ingly endorsed by the representatives
Of the various churches present.
THAT the automobile is a great
thing on the mail routes OF Uncle
Sam was admirably proven in Wal
lMlla II day last week when the
experiment was made on Rural Route
No. /, on which /. l.. Burnley Is the
carrier. Mr.. Burnley usually leaves
Walhalla post Office at $50 O'Clock,
completing his round and returning
to the post office about 2.3O O'Clock
in the afternoon. That is the horse
mobile schedule. r. c.. Carter, who
represents the Ford automobile peo-
pie here, requested that he be per-
mitted to take Mr.. Burley on the
rounds, and permission was granted.
Leaving the post Office at 8 o'clock
Mr.. Burley and Mr.. Carter made the
full route, delivering the mail to all
patrons, and returned to the post Of
fee a little after ten o'clock. BY the
auto method of delivery the work
of the route was completed within a
little nor than an hour, the usual
time required being about six hours.
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