Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-05-08

PAIRS go to w. M. Brown, Walhalla.
Strother C Phinney, West I'm
ioa, give the following quotations on
cotton this morning: Strict middllng,
II Nc; good middling, 12c.
Read Norman's ad. This firm
wants to give away 100 talking ma
chimes. This is no contest scheme.
but one Is given free to every per-
son trading $40 worth at the Nor
man stores. Better investigate.
-Shingle mill and engine for sale
on easy terms. Il. Il. Alexander,
Walha]la, S. G. 20
To-day we go to press with the
announcements OF forty-four candi-
dates. There are four new ones this
week, Viz: Frank M. Cary, lof SEN
eca, for the Senate; A. It. Smith, Of
West Union, and w. G. Foster, Of
Richland, for Supervisor; John L..
Chastain, OF Salem, for County Com
missioner.
Services at the Methodist church
next Sunday morning promise to at
tract large attendance. Rev. Edw.
s. Jones, of Greenville, formerly pas
tor of the Methodist chuFch here,
will deliver the baccalaureate SER
mon to the pupils OF theSiWalhalla
Graded School. Arrangements will
be made to take care OF the congre-
cation in. the best possible manner.
Rev:: Mr.. Jones was very popular as
a minister here, and our citizens will
be delighted to greet him again.
BLOW up your stumps with Du-
Pont dynamite. I carry a large stock
or the best. w. M. Brown, Walhalla.
C. w. thinner, representing the
American Poultry Journal, Is in Wal
halla looking after interests Of the
above named paper in connection
with the prosecution OF a man who
gives his name as Barnes. He has
been held in the Oconee jail for some
time on warrants charging fraud. 1t
is alleged that he was soliciting sub
scriptions for the above named Jour
nal, and that he was doing so with
out authority from the publishers,
putting the amounts collected into
his own pockets for personal use.
The case will be tried to-day before
Magistrate A. p. Crisp.
We are requested to announce
that there will be a meeting Of the
Civic League at the Court House next
Friday afternoon at 4.3O O'Clock. All
who have heretofore been associated
with the organization as members or
interested themselves in the work of
the organization, as we'll as those
who now feel interested in civic
work for Walhalla, are urged to at
tend promptly. There are a number
of matters that the ladies of this or
ganization wish to take up, and they
hope for the cooperation and assist
ance of every Rdy in Walhalla. At
tend the meeting Friday afternoon
and lend your ad to the good work.
Nov Is the time to buy first
class middle-bufter. w. M. Brown
sells them, and he price is right.
j. A. AleX3nder, Of Asheyille,
n. G., was In Whlhalla for a short
while yesterday. Mr.. Alexander was
on his way back b Asheville, having
spent several days in the Cheohee
section of the equity, where he went
In answer to telegram Informing
him Of the seriousillness OF his mo-
ther, Mrs. Jordan Alexander. Friends
VIII be glad to lean, hG-;nHer, that
MIS-. Alexander, Willie quite i'll yet,
Is improving. Jamd Alexander, also
OF Asheville, and hniel Alexandpr,
Of Warrenton. Va, Accompanied Mr.
Alexander to their oN home and will
remain with their mother for several
days. The Messrs Alexander have
numerous friends in Oconee who are
always glad to see them and to know
or their prosperity in thei1 adoDted
homes. tN"N '~O
The Southern Baptist Cohyen-
tion will meet in Oklahoma City, ,\Ok-
lahoma, from the 18th to the 22dNof |
this month. The railroads haHo |
made very low rates fpr this occA
sion, and a special rain, to ben
known as "The Bapti't Special" will
be operated out of Atlanta on Mon
day, the 18th, leaving that city /at
D O'Clock p. m. The train will be/op-
Grated by way Of Birmingham /and |
Memphis and will reach Okphoma
City at 6 O'Clock a. m. May 18th. A
special train will be operated out of
Columbia, leaving that ciB at TO
a: m, via Union. spart9dburg and
uled to reach Atlanta IT S.55 p. M,
giving ample time Ii0r transfer to
The Baptist Special" The fare
Tor the round typ from this section
of the State wid be about $35.
Mrs. Rpth J. Rauber, after a lin
sering illuess, died here at the home
,f her sisterin-aw Mrs G. w. HAYS,
asst Thursday. Mrs. Rauber was
vol known to the citizens Of Wal
lalla, having resided here for many
ears. She was the widow of the
ate Balthazar Rauber. She was
'orn October Ia, 1916, at Yorkville.
II this State, and in 1868, at New
'crry, was married to Mr.. Rauber, a
ative OF Germany. He died at New
erry, and in 1884 Mrs. Rauber and
hildren moved to Walhalla. Two
hildrcn are left to mourn the death
+ this good wOman-James l.. Rau-
er, OF Charleston, and Mrs. Homer
'esmith, Of West Union. Mrs. Rau-
er was a consistent member Of the
Presbyterian church, with which she
ad been continuously Identified !