Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-04-16

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ri. w. Holleman spent several
days in Seneca the past week visit
ing his son, T.. S. HollemaE, and fam
lily.
ID. r. Goodwin, of Greenwood,
representing the Southern Power Co.,
was in Walhalla for O. short while
last week on business.
Born, unto Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c..
Bentley, on Saturday, April 5th, a
son, and on Friday, April 18th, unto
Mr.. aad Mrs. NJ. NJ. Jarrett, also a
son. Congratulations.
There will be an all-day singing
at Cross Roads No. 2 Gin David Lee
community, next Sunday, at which
j. L. Long will have charge of the
music. Public cordially invited to
attend and bring well-hlled baskets.
Mrs. J. r. Hughes returned last
night from Columbia, where she
spent several days with her brother,
Samuel Maxwell, who recently sus-
tanned injuries by being thrown
from a train as he attempted to
board his caboose. His many friends
here will be pleased to learn that he
is improving.
Our good friend, Grundy Hill,
Of Horse Cove, n. c., was a recent
visitor to The Courier office, he hav-
ing returned, about ten days ago,
from au extended trip into Georgia
and Florida, where he spent the win
ter with his children. He Is always
a welcome visitor in Walhalla, where
he has a host of friends.
Mrs. Joe w. Davis died at her
home in Walhalla last Thursday
morning, after an illness of several
weeks, she having suffered from a
complication of diseases. Mrs. Davis
was about 80 years of age, and is
survived by her husband and four
children, two of them bein infant
twins. Mr.. and Mrs. Davis moved
to Walhalla from Tennessee about
three years ago, but during this
period had made many friends, with
whom we join in extending sympa-
thy to the bereaved ones in their sor-
row. Mrs. Davis was a consistent
member Of the Baptist church and
an earnest worker in the Sunday
school. On Friday afternoon the
remains We're lowered to the grave
in the Baptist cemetery. Funeral
services were conducted at the home
by Rev. c. S. Blackburn. In her
death a good woman and consecrated
Christian has been called to her re-
ward.
On Monday, April 18th, at 6
o'clock p. m, at the home of the
brides sister, Mrs. G. f. Hoefer, in
Columbia, Miss Julia Oehmig, of
Walhalla, and Gilbert G.. Pix of
Columbia, were married. Rev. C. A.
Freed, Of the Lutheran church, per-
formed the ceremony, assisted by
Rev. Mr.. Pike, of the Methodist
church, father of the groom This
announcement will come as a pleas
ant surprise to many Oconee friends
Of the bride, who is the youngest
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. G.. B. Och
mig, of Walhalla. The groom has a
number o. personal friends here,
having visited in Walhalla frequent
.ly. F.e Is a prominent business man
of Columbia, being connected with
the head Offices of the Southern Rail-
way in that city. The bride is a young
woman OF many splendid traits Of
character. We join with a host Of
friends or the young couple in eX-
tending congratulations and good
wishes. Immediately after the cere-
mony Mr.. and Mrs. Pike left Column
'Dia for an extended bridal trim
North, which will include visits to
washington, Baltimore, New York
and Boston.