Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-04-23
)UTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY,, April 2s, 1913.
OF NEWS AT SENECA.
LtteraTy Society Holds Interesting
Meeting-Two Railway Accidents.

seneca, April 22.-Special Sat
urday last was the date of two seri-
ouS accidents with the Southern rail-
way, both occurring in or near Sem
ec9S Milus Jones, a negro boy, at
tempted to "swing" freight train
am was so seriously injured that it
waA thought he would die. He is
still living but 1T is possible that the
injury will result fatally.
As No. 81 approached the bridge
oYer Seneca river woman was seen
ito be crossing in the direction OF the
onstoming train. She attempted to
stand on the end OF a cross-tie, but
waa struck by the engine and killed.
The body was brought to Seneca and
later identified as that of Mrs. Du-
BoAe, wife OF John DuBose, of West
master. Ut is said that she was en-
deavoring to walk to her old home at
Kings Mountain when the accident
oceairred costing her life The body
was sent to Kings Mountain for
burial
ON Monday night the second open
meeting of the Palmetto Literary So
ciety took place at the school audito-
riim. The following program was
uendered: Essay, by Miss Blanche
Sulduth; jokes, by Willie Austin;
prepared speech by Wilkes Dendy.
Debate: Resolved, That the Panama
Canal tolls question should be sub
mNted to arbitration" 1st affirma-
tive Miss Vivian Bradberry; 1st neg
atige, Miss l.. e. Lowery; (Music by
Miss Marie Grant,; I'd affirmative,
Miss Lura Perritt; I'd negative, Miss
'LoiIise Lawrence. (Music by Misses
Irene Elroad and Kathleen Gaines)
3d. faffirmatiye, Miss Nina Farmer;
Sd negative, Miss Nanalyne Brown.
(Mnsic by Misses Nancy Hines and
Paris Dillard). Jokes by Miss Kate
Lnmpkin; recitation by Miss Annie
Walker; quartette ("Moonlight on
the sLake"O, Thornley, Cary, Wilkes
Defldy Horace Wood and Carse Mar
ett
All the teachers of the high school
attended the oratorical contest at
Greenville last Friday night While
Seneca did not get a place, she was
proud of the effort put forth by her
representative, Horace Wood. We
congratulate our sister town sWal-
halla on her attachments, and are
gr8 flied that the honor came to our
county again, Seneca having won
last year
Miss Virginia King, of Greenville,
is visiting her friend, Miss Mary
Julia Reid
w. M. Propst represented the SEN
eca Presbyterian church at the re-
cent meeting of Presbytery at West
minister. Seneca Presbyterians are
gratified to learn that the next meet
ing will be held with the Seneca
church.
Richard Carroll, the well known
colored educator and lecturer, Of Co
lumbia, will lecture in the colored
Baptist church at this place on
Thursday night. A number of white
citizens have expressed a wish to
hear him.
Miss Carol Herndon, of Greenville.
spent few hours in Seneca last
Sunday. Her friends were pleased
to see her again.
The Kadell-Krutchfield Co., which
showed here last week under a tent,
was very creditable and drew large
crowds. The silver tea service voted
to the most popular girl in Seneca
went to Miss Irene Elrod.
Mrs. S. X. Dendy, Jr., is in Allan
ia, where she will meet MT. Dendy
and enjoy grand opera this week.
She went to Norcross on Friday last,
where she visited relatives over Sun
day.
Mrs. w. j. Lunney will leave We'd
nesday for Atlanta.
Miss Lula Gignilliat will also go
to Atlanta this week for grand opera.
DR.. E. A. Hines and G. w. Gignil-
Hat are recent purchasers OF auto
mobiles.
II. l.. Werner, of Retreat, spent last
Sunday in Seneca, spending Sunday
night with M. Stokes Stribling.
Miss Carrie Hunter, Mrs. r. e.
Stribling and Miss Werner Stribling
are other Senecaites who will 20
down to Atlanta for grand opera.
Morgan VIII Is Filed.