Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-05-03
FOCAL NEWS FROM SENECA
Boys and Girls Of High School to En-,,
tertain--Other Items. f3l

seneca, May 2.-SpeclaI: GOOdJ 4
old-time melodies, double quartets,
single quartets, vocal solos, violin
solos. instrumental selections, instru-
mental duets and brass band music |
will be the program for Friday nightl
in the school auditorium, all of which.}
will be gotten up by the pupils alone,
with the exception of few selectionsl|
by Seneca's up-to-date brass band.
Miss Carrie Hunter, the music
teacher in the school, will play on,
the piano the accompaniment to all
songs. This will be an evening of
wholesome enjoymentIto all.Ia YouS|
know all the boys and girls who will
take part. Come out and hear them
in this amateur concert--the first at
tempt Of the kind ever made in the
school. a general admission fee Of
10 cents will be charged for both old
and young. The proceeds will go to-
the ball team Of the high school. The
young fellows are playing clean ball
and are not neglecting their work in
any way to do IT.. Your presence
will certainly be appreciated. Your;
friends, the small boys of the school,,
will perhaps call on you to buy "a
ticket in day or two. These tickets
will be for the show Friday nights
Don't feel annoyed II several ask you,
to buy tickets. =,8
The j. H. Adams stock of goods
was sold on Monday last to r. b.
Lumpkin, Of Atlanta. The furnitures
and undertaking department was re-s
served. This brings to q close one of
the largest business establishments in
the town, and for many years one Of
the foremost business houses in the
county. ri5. I
The old Keowee Hotel is being
torn down, which removes an old!
landmark from Seneca. The place,
however, was In such rundown con-s
dition that 1t proved an eye-sore, and
it's removal Is therefore welcomed
by our citizens. This will indeed be
fine place for Seneca's s 4skyscroper.l
AT O'Clock Friday afternoon, May,
s., the ladies of the Episcopal church
VIII serve Ice cream and cake In the
park for the church benefit The pubs,
li!c lic q! ls&Scordially a invited, I.
sseconds pdblfc dc be ts II as iiisist
Mt the auditorium last Friday, and
Notwithstanding the inclement weal
ther, was well attended. The sub
! ject. Resolved, That the United
States should have parcels post
laWy was debated by four contest
ants on either side-for the affirma-
tive, Misses l.. e. Lowery, Floride
Propst, Rebecca Todd and Earle Nc
Mahan;. negative, Misses Sue Ellen
Hunter and Sue Daily, Sterling Elrod
and Tom Marshall Lowery. The
speeches, all good, and the replies
snappy and bright, showed thorough
preparation by the young contestants.
The judges, Profs. Morrison and Mar
I tin. of Clemson, and Hayne, of Cen
1ral, rendered their decision in favor
J a ~ 20 tit,n
! Rd the best three from the eight de-
baters to compete at the final debate
| during commencement for the Gig
nllliat medal, who were Miss Floride
J Propst first, Miss l.. e. Lowery sec
ond. and Sterling Elrod Ehird. Other
| pleasing features of the program
! were the eXtempore speech by Alfred
! Perritt and the original essay by
Charles Byrd. Alfred Perritt smoke
on the Benefits of the Literary So
Getty and Charles Byrd On the "Ad-
! vantaSes to Seneca If the Blue Ridge
| were extended" Both were excep-
! ttonally good and received hearty an
plause. The speeches were sand
wlched with music numbers rendered
| by the pupils Of the school, and alto
gether the program was a delightful
one. fully repaying those who braved
the weather to 60.
Mrs. w. X. Livingston is visiting
in Anderson and Greenyille.
| Miss Neil1 Stribling has returned
10 her nome at Roswell, after q visit
| 10 her brother, r. S. Stribling, and
ia andy.
r. S. Werner has been quite sick
at his home in the country, hut is
better.
Walhalla and Seneca mines of the
high school will play ball on the SEN
eca diamond on Wednesday, and on
saturday the first mines OF the two
| places will play.
Thomas Harper, of Furman Uni
Versity, spent the weekend with his
! hOnefoiks. He was accompanied hv
his friend, Milton Fowler.
Mrs. j. w. Stribling, Ms, y. G.
DOYLE. Misses Lula and Sue Gignil-
nat attended grand opera in Atlanta.
/. NJ. Lowery spent several days
with his family the past week.
Dr. E &. Doyle has purchased q
handsome new Maxwell touring car.
and drives 1T like an old hand at the
business.
a delightful meeting of the Once-a-
week Club was held with Mrs. W.P.
Ecld last week. The hostess had
arranged music program which
was gwen In connection with the reg
ular literary program. At the close
or the meeting the hostess served a
dcllcious sweet course luncheon.
Last week several moves were
mace IN seneca. Dr. d. p. Thomp-
son moved into one Of the Cary cot
tages on Townville street; II. J. Hon
kins moved into the house vacated by
Dr. thompson and D. Hunt into his
own cottage, which was vacated by
Mr.. Hopkins.
Mr.. and Mrs u q uonl.inn ba.a