Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-03-15
LOCAL MATTERS AT SENECA.
Death Of Miss Nannie BarrOn-.-ArDor
DAY for Cemetery--TomatO Club.

Seneca, March 14.-Special: Sem
eca people accorded the members Of
the Palmetto Literary Society q full
house on, last Friday evening, and q
most respectful hearing was given
the participants In the exercises. The
entire program was we'll rendered,
and the audience evidenced a keen
appreciation of the efforts of the
young people by repeated and hearty
applause.
The following was the program:
Prayer by Rev. s. G. Black burn;
minutes; roll call, answered by quo
tation; trio, Misses Nellie and Nancy
Hines and Floride Propst; essay, Pal
metto Literary Society, Miss Sue
DAILY; debate, Resolved that South
Carolina should have compulsory ed
ucation; afiirmative-Charley Byrd
and Miss Nellie Hines, Oscar Doyle
and Miss Ethel Ellison; negative
Astor DAILY and Miss Carol Herndon,
Alfred Perritt and Miss Inez Grant;
duet, Misses Nellie and Nancy Hines:
extempore speech, Ben Lee Hamilton;
duet, Misses Carol Herndon and Sue
DAILY; solo, Miss Nancy Hines.
Judges. P. Strtbling, Wade G.
Hughs and A. p. Brown
The question was given the mega
tive. and 1t was the opinion Of judges
and audience that it was dearly earn
ed. We would like to give a more
extended account Of the altogether
delightful occasion. To say that the
friends Of the young debaters were
surprised at the ability manifested, Is
putting 1t mildly. The three debat-
ers selected by the judges to enter
the next contest for the prize were
Misses Carol Herndon and Nellie
Hines and Oscar Doyle. Our peorle
Will await the coming of the next
public meeting of the Palmetto So
ciety with the keenest interest.
Our boys Of the track team are
putting in good time practicing for
the spring meet.
The death of j. j. Davis, at Rich
land, brought sorrow to many friends
here, who were unprepared to hear
the news, as 1t was not generally
known that he was i'll. The sympa-
thy OF all Is felt for the bereaved
family, and personally the writer
feels the loss of real friend.
MISS Mamie Barron, daughter Of
w. A. Barron, Of near Seneca, died
last Saturday after a long illness.
Funeral services were held at Fair
view church on Monday, where many
relatives and friends met to pay the
last tribute Of love. In this sad in
stance we are forcibly reminded that
death loves a shining mark" claim
Ing In this case bright young crea-
ture, In the full bloom Of young wo-
manhood. The distressed family has
the sympathies Of many friends in
their sorrow.
Mrs. J. E. Hopkins and Miss Stella
Fincannon returned Saturday from
Atlanta, where they bought their
spring millinery. They, with our
other miliners, will rush their pre-
parations for an early opening.
Seneca will enjoy an unprecedented
season in millinery affairs. The ].
II. Adams Department Store will
carry full line, their milliner, Miss
Edmondson, having already arrived.
Mrs. Il. Y. Smith. with Miss Fannie
Hardin as miiiiner, is also buying a
full line, and Ruskin Anderson, Pat
terson C McElreath, and the old re-
liable firm Of r. P. Cochran. Truly
there VIII be hats for the millions this
season.
Mrs. T. S. stribling and children
and Miss Kate McClanahan spent Sat-
urday and Sunday with r. S. Werner.
near Richland.
Il. M. Lowery is with his homefolks
for a few days, having reached Sen
eca on Sunday from Americus.
Clarence Miller, Of Pelzer, spent
Sunday here.
Mrs. Frank Martin and children,
of Greenvllle, are visiting relatives
and friends here.
l.. w. Werner and son David left
Monday for Athens, where they will
spend the spring months.
Mrs. w. P. Reid's friends regret to
know that she has been victim OF
10 grippe for several days.
Mrs. Manigault Is visiting in Char
lesion.
w. S. Hunter, L. A. Edwards, j.
N. Herndon, r. ID. Neill, J. e. Hop
k!ns and Ramsay Holleman were
among the Seneca citizens who WIS.,
tied Atlanta last week.
President Taft and Col. II. Roose-
velt passed through Seneca on early
trains last Friday and Thursday, re-
spectively, but could not be induced
to speak to the few citizens who hap
pened CD to be at the station.
A large congregation attended un-
ION services at the Presbyterian
church last Sunday night, when Rev.
q. S. Blackburn preached highly in
teresting sermon.
The Once-a-Week Club held q
charming meeting with Mrs. J. N.
Herndon last week.
Mrs. Bookhart left on Monday for
| visit to her son at Birmingham.
Mrs. r. Moorman, of College Park
Ca, spent the past weekend with
Mrs. G. V. McCarey.
Miss Kittie Sigh is unable to at
tend her school duties this week on
account OF illness from grip.
Mesdames w. j. Stribling, j. B. S.
Dendy and Misses Emma, Frances and
Elizabeth Stribllng, Of Walhalla
spent few hours here last Saturday
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