Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-07-16

DEATH sADDENs COMMUNITY.
Miss Marion Werner. After Rrief III
ness, Died at Hospital.

R1chland, July 14.-Special. This
community was visited by nice rains
Friday and Saturday. We were not
IsuHerlng for rain, but these show
ers will greatly benefit our crops.
Mr. and Mrs. Burt Berry and two
interesting children, Of Florida, are
spending the summer with Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. M. Berry.
7. B. Wyly, of Columbia, spenE the
past week with homefolks here and
will return one day this week. ~ y
Marion Hughs is very sick with
typhoid f2ver He had been quite
unwell for several weeks and devel-
oped fever the past week. The doc
tors say he is doing as we'll as could
be expected, and we hope he may
speedily recover.
Miss Lalla Ballenger returned one
day last week from Baltimore, where
she had been for treatment.
Stokes Wyly, Of Georgetown, spent
several days last week with home
folks here and will return to his
work Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Berry, Of At
lanta, are visiting at the home Of L..
M. Berry
Mr.. and Mrs. Furnan Burns, of
Fountain Inn, spent from Saturday
until to-day at the home of Hon. E.
b. Werner.
Mrs. II. e. Stokes and children.
Misses Abbie and Margaret, and Mr..
Theodore, returned to their home in
Greenville Friday, after months
visit to the formers sister, Mrs. s..
| N. Hughs.
| A few of the young people had a
pleasant trip to Tunnel Hill Wednes!
day evening in automobiles.
The entire community was sad.
dened last Friday night when tele-
gram was received from Greenville
stating that Miss Marion, the four
|teen-year-old daughterof Senator and
Mrs. p. e. Werner, had died at a hos
pttal In that city. She had been sick,
ior about two weeks, gradually grow
ing worse In spite of all efforts of
skilled physicians and loving hands.
friday morning the physicians I'm
attendance realized thaatt her eondi-
ton was so serious as to be beyoId
their control, and advised, as the
only hope, an operation. She was
taken to 3qreenyille on. No.. IL sFri1
day by her brotberS Chafies saSid SIS
ter, Miss Pearle, and DR.. j. s.. Strib-
ling, of Seneca An operation for
Appendicitis was performed at 3
o'clock. For the first few hours It.
was thought she had chance of re-
coVery, but she was too weak to
Withstand the operation. The end
came peacefully about 8 O'Clock D. m.
Her remains were brought home on
train No. 80 early Saturday morn
ing and rested for a few hours at
the residence before being carried to
their final resting place in the Re-
treat Presbyterian cemetery. A short
and simple service was conducted at
the grave by Rev. G. NJ Wilcox, of
Walhalla, at o'clock.
The deceased possessed an unusu-
ally bright and CHEEKY disposition.
and was the pet of her classmates at
the Richland school, where all her
school days were spent. She finished
the seventh grade there during the
past term. Her death came as a
shock to most Of her friends, who
did not know or realize that, her con-
dition was 80 serious. Her pleasant
smile and kind words will be greatly
missed by all those with whom she
had been thrown in contact.
Besides her parents she Is survived
by four sisters-Mrs. Furman Burns.
of Fountain Inn; Misses Pearle.
Lynn and Grace; and three brothers.
CHARLES, Edward and John, all of
this community. Besides these she
leaves host OF relatives and
friends In this and other commune
ties, who will join with US in extend
ing to the bereaved family heartfelt
sympathy.
Mrs. l.. w. Werner and Mrs. Clara
McCarey, of Seneca, spent Saturday
night at the home Of Hon. e. E.. Ver-
ner.
FOUND POISON AFTER 4 YEARS.