Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-07-02
and supplies.


Kate Smith, of West Union, will re-
gret to learn that she is quite i'll
with fever. We hope for her early
recovery
The band entertainment given
at Pitchford's Hall last Friday was
wen attended. The entertainment
was given under the auspicesLof the
| Civic League.
Yesterday, July 1st, pete" Kel-
ley, who is farming this year on lands
of Major VIM. j. Stribling, just west
Of Walhalla, brought to The Courier
Otfice the first cotton bloom presented
this season. Mr. Kelley states that
his field is we'll dotted with blooms.
He planted Early King seed. The
bloom was picked from the field
Tuesday morning. The crop in this
section averages, it is said, from ten
days to two weeks late this year.
-Kodaks for sale or rent. r. A.
McLees. Walhalla. adv
w. d. Barnett, who was to have
returned to Walhalla at the close of
the session of South Carolina Uni
versity, will remain in Columbia for
while longer, he having accepted a
position in the office Of Frank G..
Tompkins, where Mr.. Barnett is ac-
quiring valuable practical knowl-
edge, supplementing the theoretic
foundation laid at the University.
Mr.. Barnett hopes to return to Oco-
nee, however, during the summer.
Last Wednesday afternoon Miss
Marguerite Brennecke was quite Sc
verely shocked by lightning while
engaged in writing at her typewriter
in the Office of Clerk of Court John
F.. Craig. The flash rendered Miss
Brennecke blind for a few moments,
and in her efforts to get away from
the window near which she sat, she
stumbled and fell, receiving some
slight bruises. She was slightly
burned on the neck, but no serious
injury was inflicted
The Southern Railway will ope-
rate another excursion to Atlanta on
Thursday of next week, Jul,aSd 9th.
The excursion will start from Co
lumbia, taking on passengers at in
termediate stations up to and includ-
ing Seneca. The rate from Columbia
is only $3.50 for the round trip, and
from Seneca will be about half that
amount, we presume, though the fare
from Seneca is not known to us. The
tickets will be good for returning up
to midnight of Monday, July Ia.
-Grundy Hill, of Horse Cove, n.
c., spent a short while here the lat
ter part Of last week. He was down
on business, being here to perfect
details in the sale of large tract Of
land to the government for the ma
tional forest preserve. Quite a num-
Der Of tracts in Oconee are being sur
veyed by the government with view
thPSn fn hn in,
cluded in the same purchase that is
now being consummated in the
North Carolina counties adjoining.
Mrs. e. M. Ramey died at her
home in the Hetrick Hosiery Mill viii
lage Monday afternoon after brief
illness from pneumonia. Mrs. Ra-
mey was about At years of age, and
leaves three children to mourn her
death. She had resided near Wal
halla for some seven or eight years,
but was native of the Mountain
Rest section Of Oconee She was a
sister of John r. Ramey, Of the upper
section Of the county. The body was
taken to Double Springs Tuesday
morning, where, after funeral SER
vices conducted by Rev. Massiah
Cobb, it was laid to rest in the Dou-
bic Springs cemetery. There are
many friends of the family over the
county who will learn with regret OF
Mrs. Ramey's death, and who will
join in extending to the bereaved
ones heartfelt sympathy in their
hour OF sorrow.
"A telegram was received in Wal
halla Monday announcing the death
of Mrs. Mary Shelor Harbin, of Cal
houn, Ga, whose critical illness was
announced in The Courier OF last
week. Death came to relieve this
good woman of her suffering on Sun
day afternoon last at 5 o'clock, and
the announcement of her passing
away was no surprise to those who
knew her and were acquainted with
the serious nature of her condition.
Mrs. Harbin was passing into her
74th year, she having been born on
March 20, 1840, in the South Union
community Of this county. She was
a daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Thos. r. Shelor, of 0conee, and was
sister Of JOS. w. Shelor, Esq, OF
Walhalla. In early life Mrs. Harbin
Joined the South Union Baptist
church, with which denomination she
was constantly associated during her
long life. She was devout Chris
tian and a staunch adherent OF the
Baptist faith. She was happily mar
ried to DIR. w. r. Harbin at Fair
Play, this county, where they re-
sided for several years, removing
then to Gordon county, Georgia, in
1871. The deceased Is survived by
three sons, r. w. Harbin, OF Cal
houn, Ga; Drs. r. M. and w. p.
Harbin, of Rome. Ga, and one
daughter, Miss Nina Harbin, of Cal
1, m A .nh, x.Nl.
tiyes rs extended the sincere synpa-
thy OF a host of friends. Funeral
services were conducted Monday at
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