Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-05-15

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family.
Robert Phinney, of Richmond,
Va, Is spending some time in West
Union visiting mis- brother, James
Phinney.
Anderson Mail: Married, on
Sunday morning, May 12, at the
home of the brides father, in Town
willie. Miss Genie Compton and Oliver
Milford. Rev. j. f. Cook, OF the
Methodist church, omlciated."
Geo. A. Harrison returned yes
tcrday from Johns-Hopkins Hospital, :,
Baltimore. lie was accompanied on
his return by Dr.. ]. w. Bell. The
Doctor reports Mrs. James Seaborn
as improving rapidly from her all
ment and from the effects of an ope-
ration performed last week.
There are now forty-seven can
didates. Three new ones this week:
J. r. Cleland, Madison, and Yancy
G.. Langston, Seneca, for Supervisor;
j. b. Tompkins, Oakway, for Coun-
ty Commissioners. There are now
ten candidates IN the field for County
Supervisor.
CLERK OF Court John f. Craig Is
becoming quite popular performer
Of marriage ceremonies. Last Satur-
day, May 11th, in the Clerks office
he Joined In marriage Miss Mary Nc
Call, Of Pickens county, and Ira e.
Swofford, Of the Long Creek section
Of Oconee, and on Monday, at the
same place, he oficiated ut the mar
Willis, both Of Walhalla. Mrs. Will
lis is daughter Of NJ. G. Grain. Mr..
and Mrs. Willis will make their
home in Atlanta, Ga, for which city
they will leave to-day. Both couples
have number Of friends through
out the county, who will join with
us in extending congratulations and
good wishes.
-Rev. Edward S. Jones, pastor Of
st. Paul's Methodist church, Green
Vile, was most heartily welcomed by
the people OF Walhalla last Sunday
on the occasion Of his visit in an
Swcr to an invitation to preach the
baccalaurcatc sermon to tho chill
drcn OF the Walhalla Graded School.
Rev. Mr.. Jones preached an excellent
sermon to the children in the morn
ing, making scf-control the central
thought. At the evening service he
again occupied the pulpit and was
audience. He is pleasantly remem-
bcred here, having served this
charge as pastor for four years, and
possibly no pastor Of this church has
ever left the work more universally
loved than did Mr.. Jones'
The Walhalla Methodist Sunday
school, it is hoped, will be able to
enroll 200 pupils next Sunday, and
the officers. teachers and pupils are
working to that end during this
week. There are at present on the
roll about $50. The Methodist par
ents are urged to lend every energy
to this work and to see that all chill
dren Of Methodist families are at the
Sunday school rooms next Sunday
morning and that their names are
enrolled and that they continue on
the rolls for prompt and regular at
tendance. All interested in this
work are urged to give it thought
and attention during this week, ard,
where possible, to attend the Sunday
school service themselves, thus add
Ing weight to the efforts that are be-
ing made to draw into the Sunday
school all those who ought to be
there.
There will be special services at
ST. Johns Episcopal church. Wal
halla, on Monday afternoon, May
27th. at o'clock, to which the gene
raj public is cordially invited. On
that occasion Bishop Query will be
present to conduct the service and
deliver the sermon. 1t is deeply re-
GREETED that the Bishops visit will
be so short, but owing to pressure
OF his duties rs Bishop he will be in
Walhalla but a few hours, going
from hero to Seneca, where he will
address the children Of the graded
eel nl Of hnf nlo i
conduct an evening service in the
Seneca Episcopal church. From there
he will go to North Carolina on
church business. On Sunday pre-
ceding the Bishops visit (May 2Gth)
Rev. w. n. Tillinghast rector of st.
Johns, will hold the regular service
here at $50 p. m. Other denoim-
nations and the public in general
will be cordially welcomed.
A cookery class has been started
among the women of "The Faithful
Service Club" in the mill village. The
club members are as much i'm earn
est in learning the art Of cookery as
they are in their other work. A good
attendance is the rule. and the fami-
lies Of the members arc now having
delicious soups, tender biscuit and
rolls, properly cooked vegetables and
simple, inexpensive desserts. \ sam
pie of the latter is often sent to the
sick members. Emphasis is laid on
the necessity Of cooking food so that
it may be digestible. Miss Ruth
White, the domestice science teacher
Of Monaghan Mills, Grcenvillc. is the
instructor, and will be here the rest
Of the week. The club members are
planning to entertain their husbands
at a banquet the last Of the week
at which they will serve some OF the
new dishes they have learned to pre-
pare. This is only one Of many new
| features that go to show that the
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