Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-04-10
SENECA LOCAL MENTION.
Episcopal COnvOcati0n In Session
Epidemic of Measles-l}riefs.

Episcopal COnvOCattOn III SESSION
Epidemic of Measles-lIriefs.
Seneca, April 8.-Special: A large
crowd Of the patrons and pupils Of
the school will go to Greenville for
the oratorical contest and track meet
the 18th and 1oth
Seneca was we'll represented at the
Sunday school convention at Rich
land last week.
Measles is taking the day in Sem
eca. The type is mild, however, and
there has not been fatality IN the
town out of dozens of cases.
On Tuesday and Wednesday Of this
week convocation will be held in the
Episcopal church, and there will be
a number of prominent delegates In
attendance, among them John w.
Wood. of SDartanburg. II. P. BOggs,
formerly teacher of this place, will
also be delegate to the convocation
The Misses Gignilliat entertained
at delightful party last Friday
evening for Miss Norma Gignilliat,
who is spending the Easter holidays
at home.
The Gossipers held delightful
meeting with Miss Mary Julia Reid
last week.
select number Of his young friends
last Friday night.
At a congregational meeting at the
Presbyterian church last Sunday
morning A. p. Brown and w. M.
Propst were elected elders.
Congregations were very good at
our churches last Sunday, 'but the
weather was not favorable for Easter
bonnets.
s. x. Dendy, Jr., is with homefolks
for few days.
The cemetery IS in great need OF
work now, particularly in the walks;
and thorough burning Of the
leaves and trash which have accu-
INFLATED the past winter would inn
prove the appearance wonderfully.
Gee. II. Stribling, of Turnerville,
Ga, visited his relatives here for
day or two last week.
Your correspondent has no apology
to make for the statement made In
| former letter relative to the recent
election Of Mayor, quoted by zone Of
the Minority in an article seen In
your last issue. Your correspondent
Twas correctly informed as to the ac-
[ tion Of the minority In the conven-
tion, but there was nothing said by
this g orrespo ondent srelat We to the "a e.
fSon or the minority Win the CO VEN
tion. AS quoted there were two
tickets; one was nominated in
convention composed of a majority
mated by the minority, or boilers.
and for lack Of better word we call
ed it the independent ticket. AS we
| have always understood it, one OF
| the first principles Of Democracy is
| to stand by the decision Of major
| ity. nominating convention, whe-
ther "a pernicious system" or not,
| has been deemed the wisest plan by
"a majority of Seneca citizens.
In the Richland correspondents
account Of the track meet last wee
he says, in reference to the hurdle
race, "Stribling and Coe, Of Rich
land, close second and third, all in
bunch, with the breath Of the second
and third boys blowing cold upon the
shoulder OF the boy in front-only
hair breadth, you know" The win
ner In this race (Stribling, OF SEN
eca') says the boys IN the rear must
nave been "blowir, a cyclone" there
being the distance of a hurdle be-
tween the first and second man at the
close of the race. Really, little man,
the description Is miseading-"col
breath, hairs BREADTH lack OF
consistency in the two terms intend
ed to describe the same thing. We
regret that our last letter containing
the account of the meet should have
been delayed. There was no effort at
Dragging; like the Irishman said
when questioned as to why he al
ways Dragged On his poor horse, "the
fat horse can take care of Itself"
Seneca was in bad luck in having one
of her best men incapacitated, but
she has no apologies for this or any
other shortcomings. What she did
in the meet was done to the queens
taste
We agree with The Courier that
there should be some regulation Of
rules OF the Athletic Association as
to weight age, etc. We have said
as much hitherto, but how Is It to
be done? There was IN age limit at
one time, but your correspondent is
informed that 1t was removed lest
year The present arrangement Is
discouraging to the small boys, but
the same difficulty is met with in our
colleges, so what's to be done about
it? Just rock along, we suppose, let
ting 'the longest pole get the per
simmon."