Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-09-18
NEWS FROM RICHLAND.
People "Up in Arms" Again Over
Dam-I.Ocal Briefs.

Richland, Sept. 16.-Special: Cot
ton Is beginning to open In this COM
munity and some fields arc being
picked over Farmers are busy gath
ering fodder and tops.
Mrs. Perry Stribling-Demsie, OF
Rome, Ga, is the guest of Mrs. II. b.
WHY.
ciently recovered from her fever to
take the trip, SO Mr.. and Mrs. G. l..
Foster and children left yesterday
for their home in Mississippi, after
having spent several weeks visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. e.. D. Foster. @ s
NJ. r. Mcdonald spent the week
end with homefolks here.
Mrs. II. e. Stokes and children
Abbie, Margaret and Theodore, re-
turned to their home in Greenville
last Tuesday after several weeks
visit to Mr.. and Mrs. S. N. Hughs.
Edgar McMahan left last Wednes-
day for Clemson College, where he
will be in the Sophomore class.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. d. New and four
! children left Friday evening for their
home in Savannah. Ga, after spend
ing the summer with Mrs. Julia
Shanklin.
Rev and Mrs. G. NJ. Wilcox and
daughter, Sarah Elizabeth, spent Fri
day with the latters grandmother
Mrs. S. II. Coe.
Stiles Stribling left Friday for
Clemson College, where he will en-
ter the Freshman class.
At meeting of the Session yester-
day at Richland Presbyterian
church w. II. Hughs was elected as
a delgate to Presbytery, which meets
at Walhalla.
A series Of services will begin to-
night at Rock Springs Methodist
church.
Clint Stribling, of Seneca, and Joe
Stribling, q Jacksonville, Fla, were
among the recent visitors here.
Rev. f. D. Vaughan has purchased
a nice horse and buggy, which will
aid him a great deal In his work.
Mrs. Fl. NJ. Mickey, Of Cuba, is Wis
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. d.
Foster.
Citizens Wrought Up.
The citizens in and around the
Richland community are very much
wrought up at present over the pros
pect Of a large dam to be built across
Coneross creek, four miles below
the town. Richland Is located in the
center Of Oconee, in the fork Of Rich
land and Coneross creeks. These are
good sized, sluggish streams. They
unite one mile south OF Richland, and
three miles from their union is a
fairly good water power Of limited
capacity. From this shoal TO Rich
land, and for miles above, is a splen-
did farming section, and broad areas
Of fertile valley lands spread out
along these banks, with not less than
500 acres in one body and numerous
smaller tracts.
More than half a century ago these
lands attracted a thrifty, energetic,
cultured, law-abidng, libcrty-loving,
Christian citizenship to pitch their
tents here to lay the foundation for
what Is here to-day. These people
have wrought well, have prospcrcd,
have built splendid and some pala-
tial homes along these streams and
their tributaries. Schools and
churches and culture are everywhere
here that Will compare favOrably
with any county in South Carolina or
any other State under "Old Glory
These people and their children are
here and satisfied and proud of their
heritage, love their homes, their
country and their God. Does mortal
man ask for higher ideals?
Fifteen years ago company was
organized to erect dam for a cot
ton mill site. These people entered
their protest, backed by some of the
best legal talent in South Carolina,
and the dam business went to
pieces and quiet was restored
Three years ago another company
tried the dam business" over again,
and the land owners for miles above,
knowing that to erect dam 27 feet