Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-08-16
NEWS NOTES FROM RICHLAND.
Had Good Time ut the Ricllland
School Reunion--LOcals.

iand Monday after few weeks stay
IN GreenVille, where she had her
eyes, treated. Her many friends are
glad to see her we'll again. She was
accompanied home by Miss Eugenia
Stokes, who is visiting Mrs. Stiles N.
Hughs.
The Richland and Walhalla ball
teams met on the latter's diamond
Monday afternoon, August 7th, and
Richland won again by q score Of 4
to 2.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Jordan and chill
dren, of Greenville, spent several
days last week at the home Of j. P.
Stribling.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Dendy and chill
dren, OF Anderson, visited in this
community the past week and attend
ed the picnic.
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. J. p. Strib-
ling.
". B. Wyly, who has been working
In South Georgia, spent the past week
with his family.
Grover Davis and family, OF At
lanta, are visiting in the community
Mrs. Sloan Bruce and son John, of
Avalon, Ca, were present at the pic
mic and spent Wednesday night with
the formers mother, Mrs. T.. r. Strib-
ling.
II. Fl. Hughs, operator for the Sou
thern Railway at this office, Is off on
a two weeks vacation. Mr.. Boggs,
of Calhoun. is filling his place.
Rev. II. L. Duffie will preach at the
Rock Springs Methodist church next
Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock.
Rev. and Mrs. n. NJ. Stribling and
son Ross left Saturday for weeks
visit to Mrs. Sloan Bruce, Avalon.
Monroe Mcdonald, of Walhalla,
visited his mother during the past
week
A few Of the boys from this sec
ton left this morning for a trim to
the mountains They expect to be
gone about q week. The party con-
sisted of the following boys: Edgar
and David McMahan, Robert and Gro
YER Hubbard and Robert Davis.
Miss Emily Dendy, of Anderson
visited relatives in Richland during e
the past week
Quite a number of the old and
young folks from Richland went on a
picnic to Tunnel Hill Friday. The
young people went In a wagon ar
ranged by Stiles and Bruce 'Stribling
| and the old folks went in carriages.
! A bountiful dinner was served near
the mouth of the tunnel and was
greatly enjoyed by ALL After dinner
| all went down to see the falls again
and then back up to the tunnel, and
after few minutes rest all left for
home. Those who were in the
wagon were Misses Abbie, Margue-
rite and Eugenia Stokes, Pauline and
Christine Anderson, Beth Coe, Myra
Ballenger and Belle Stribling; Stiles
and Bruce Stribling, Sloan Jordan,
John Ballenger, Henry Hughs and
John Coe.
EtchHU0 school NcuntOn
| picnic ranIc off u9 advertised on the
| @th Everybody was present and IN
a good hum0r and on pleasure benE.
a large aInnd With ainplo Yoa.s
around had been arranged for the
| day.
At II a. m. Prof. j. P. Stribling
teacher for the day, stepped to the
front OF the stand and in a keen and
shrill voice called out, Come to
| books" 1t was an impressive sight
to watch the massive crowd as they
| quickly gathered around the stand
around new gum. An appropriate
! prayer was offered BY Rev r. NJ
Stribling, followed by the singing OF
| Home, Sweet Home" by everybody
| Stiles Stribling stepped forward to
welcome all. In ten minutes talk
he laid out the bounds of Richland
section and clearly pictured that sec
ton to be the Center of Oconee,'
The heart of the Piedmont" and
THE pride Of Upper South Carolina. .
AS the heart of this section-the
loadstone that had drawn together
and still holds thfs section with q
firm grip-he named the Richland
school. He grew eloquent and fairl,
swayed his audience as he opened
this swelling heart encased in the
Richland mother-bosom, and, with
outsretched arms and persuasive
voice, bade and urged all teachers
and pupils to come back and be EN-.
braced and comforted again at the
parental knee.
In response to this welcome Stokes
Wyly, from the Atlantic on the east
rose. blushed, made magnificent
bow and closed-"only this and moth
ing more"
Mrs. Mamie Foster Mickey, in hel
true type of womanly timidity and
confusion, responded from the
Dreamland of Cuba.
Rev. II. NJ. Stribling, OF Commerce
Texas, responded from the West and
dwelt at some length upon the high
type and tone Of Richland character
and assured all of the happy hearts
and delighted minds of the old pu-
pills as they visited the scenes OF
| their youth and yielded themselves
again to the mother-bosom and pa.
rental knee.
Just here the Richland uuartette
| gave us "Annie Laurie"
g. G. Jaynes was next introduced
his subject being "The Boys Of Rich.