Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-05-15
NO. 26,376 wins the shoes al
Rauknipht's this week,

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entertained at its last meeting by
| Miss Katie Harrison. Miss Eloise
Strother will have the Club with her
on Thursday, May 16.
| --Scipeo Hughes, of Abbeville,
spent short while in Walhalla last
week visiting at the home of Mr. and
| Mrs. J. X. Hughes. He has numer-
| Gus friends here who are always glad
to meet him.
Tho "42" Club met with Mrs T..
l.. flerndon on April 30th, and q
most delightful afternoon was en-
joyed by those present. Miss Stro-
ther Will entertain the Club at It's
next meeting.
blow up your stumps with Du-
Pont dynamite. carry large stock
OF the best. w. NJ. Brown, Walhalla.
Friends here Of Rev. NJ. NJ. XII
nard will be pleased to know that the
Lutheran Synod OF North Carolina
has again honorcd him by electing
him president Of that body for ano-
ther term. Rev. Mr. Kinard Is now
pastor OF the Lutheran church at
Salisbury, N. c., where he has been
for some years.
bruce Breazeale of Texas, spent
some time in Walhalla last week
among old friends. This was his
first visit to Ocunee in 36 years. He
Is remembered by many Of the older
citizens Of the town and county. At
one time he was deputy sheriff. serv-
ing under his brother, Sheriff Samuel
Breazeale, deceased.
w. S. Frasier, a former citizen
Of Walhalla, was among his many
friends here for a short while last
week, visiting at the home OF his
daughter, Mrs. J. ID. Todd. He left
Saturday for Lockhart, whcro he
will be for some time with relatives.
having gone in answer to a telegram
informing him of the critical illness
Of his grandson, Pickcns Garvn.
The many friends Of the family hope
for the restoration to health OF the
youth.
Now is the time to buy a first
class middlc-burster. w. NJ. Brown
sells them, and the price is right.
Grady Reese. colorcd, who cs-
caped from the county chain gang
some weeks ago, was captured near
Seneca last week and returned to the
gang Reese was being utilized as
a driver about the convict camp, and
while a short distance from the other
cOnvictS he made his escape. Vigi-
liant watch has been maintained for
him, however, and his absence from
the gang was comparatively short.
He will begin over again on serving
out his original sentence. having for
fcited credit for the time-about six
weeks-that he had served.
Last Monday the Oelkers resi-
dence, occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. l..
II. White, on Main street, caught
| fire on the roof from a defective
nuc it is supposed. There was but
small damage done to the building,
a bucket brigade having been quick
| ly organized, which did effective
work. Rev. G. NJ. Wilcox received
a painful but not serious cut on the
head. being struck by bucket
thrown from the roof. A physician
attended to the wound at once, TAX
ing three stitches therein, and the
fre-fghtcr was once more Just as
good as new"
The Paul Hayne Circle enjoyed
Il Shakespeare meeting with Miss
Gertrude Smith last Tuesday after
noon. Miss Smith received in her
spacious living room, whore the reg
ular literary program was carried
out, after which she asked the guests
into the parlor, where Il contest,
"Plays on Shakcspcarc's Plays" was
arranged. After much mcrrimcnt
Mrs. Bell was conceded first place as
a connoisscur OF the plays Of our
greatest English poet. She received
as first prize a copy OF "Alls Well
That Ends Well" Mrs. Geo. Ansel
received the consolation, "A Comedy
OF IIrrors." The hostess then invited
her guests into tho dining room,
where strawberry course was
served, Strawberries being carried
out in every detail OF the dccora-
tons.
Hay Sloan, l0-year-old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. b. =. Sloan, OF the
Salem section, is quite i'll at the
home OF his parents, having sustain
ed a painful wound Sunday afternoon
while playing with a number Of boys
OF his age about mile and half
from his home. Kay was barefOOtcd,
and while running struck his foot
against piece Of glass, cutting the
foot near the heel, the glass going to
the bone. He was picked up and
taken to the home OF a neighbOr, but
became very weak from loss Of blood
before a physician could be summon
ed to give medical aid. After the
bleeding had been stopped by DR.. S.
>. McrOncN, inc young Sutferer was
carried homo on an imprOvised
strctchcr. Monday he was doing as
we'll as could be expected, though
still very weak. We hope that he
may soon he quite himself again.
If it's wagons YOU are talking
about buying, then come and let me
show you. We've got 'cm, and prices
are the lowest and terms the easiest.
w. NJ. Brown, Walhalla, S. G..
-Walhalla has won from Seneca
in two exciting basket ball games
the first to be played In Oconcc coun-