Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-01-03


days last week among relatives and
friends in Anderson.
Morris Mitchell, of Atlanta,
spent several days last week visiting
| halla.
| Miss Louise Earle, Of Greenville,
who has been spending some time in
Walhalla as the guest Of Miss Hattie
Shelor, returned to her home last
| Saturday.
| Misses Jessie and Maude Chal.
mers, Of Pickens and Seneca, respect
lively, spent the holidays with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. Y. Chal-
mers, near town.
Coleman, Of Abbeville, were visitors
to Misses Lula and Rosa Mae Busch
during the holidays. They made
many friends during their visit.
The many friends of Postmaster
A. G. Merrick will be pleased to learn
that reports from him are exceeding
ly encouraging. Hopes are held out
that he may soon be able to resume
his official duties once more.
r. M. Richardson, of Temple,
Okla, was in Walhalla for shor:
while yesterday among his friends
and attending to matters Of business.
Mr.. Richardson will return to Okla
homa to-day, having been on a weeks
~ LOT of
Mrs. George l.. Mortenson and
two little daughters, Cora and Glo-
ris, Of Ogden, Utah, are on visit to
Mrs. NJ. e. Hunnicutt, near High
Falls. Mrs. Mortenson is pleasantly
remembered as Miss Dora Hunnicutt.
After her visit home she will spend
some time in Atlanta on her return
| to Ogden.
MIR. and Mrs. II. R. Rearden and
three children, of Tallulah Falls, Ga,
| spent the holidays with Mrs. Bear
den'5 mother, Mrs. Mary Dilworth.
| Of the Coneross section, and among
other relatives and friends. They
returned Saturday to their home, Wis
iting during Friday in Walhalla at
the home Of Sheriff and Mrs. w. M.
Kay. They were heartily greeted by
/ many friends here.
Mrs. Bert (Davis) Gray, Of Dali
las, Texas, is visiting her cousins, R.
II. and G. G. Jaynes. She came to
spend the holidays with friends and
| relatives in Oconee county. She was
accompanied by Mrs. Lucy (Terrell)
King, also OF Texas. They sepnt sew
eral days at Westminster with M. A
Terrell and other relatives. Mrs.
Gray arrived at Walhalla yesterday
| and will join Mrs. King at Westmin-
ster tomorrow on their return trip
to Texas. This is her first visit to
South Carolina since her father, NJ.
L. Davis, and family moved to Texas
| in the fall Of 1856. The many
friends of herself and her fathers
family are delighted to meet her
again. She was quite a small girl
when She left here twenty-five years
ago, but those who knew her then
could still recognize her. She believes
in Texas, and thinks sho lives in the
greatest State in the Union, but still
she loves dear old South Carolina.
Moses l.. Emerson died at his
home in Oconee county, between Sa-
lem and Old Pickens, last Friday,
December 10th. Mr.. Emerson had
been in declining health for several
months, and his death was not un-
expected to those Of his household
though the sad news came as a sur
prise to many In the county. Hs
was 62 years Of age, and had resid-
ed in Oconee practically all his life.
He leaves his wife and five children
Miss Vannie Emerson, Mrs. Rilie
Walker, Mrs. Bette Tlppitt, Mrs.
Lula Land and Mrs. Mary Medlin, Of
Pickens. His only son, Robert G.
Emerson, was murdered In Walhalla
about two years ago. Mr. Emerson
was widely known in Oconee and
Pickens counties. Just prior to his
passing away he professed conver-
sion and became a member Of the
Baptist church. Funeral services
were conducted Saturday and the in
terment was made in the cemetery
at New Hope. We join with others
in extending sympathy to the be-
reaved ones.
One Of the most delightful Of the
Christmas entertainments in Walhal-
la was the "Prlcillar" entertainment