Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-08-06

Miss Fanesther Meakin, of FitZ-
gerald, Ga, is spending a short while
| in West Union visiting at the home
| Of Mrs. u. C.. Struther.
Mis-. Wm. g. Shelor and Miss
| Louise ShelUr, Of Calhoun, Ga, are
spending this week in Walhalla Wis
| iting at the homes Of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. w. ShelUr and Mr.. and Mrs. G.. p
Walker.
Mrs. G.. p. Boozer and children,
| Of Newberry, and Jas. l.. Burley and
| children, of Anderson, are spending
some time in Walhalla visiting at the
home of Mrs. NJ. E. Burley. They
have many friends here who are de-
| lighted to meet them.
We are indebted to n. w. Mac
aulay, the clever carrier on Walhalla
Route No. 2, for a fine Tom Watson
watermelon. 1t was the finest we
have seen 'this season. We are also
| indebted 10 Mr. Macaulay for a sam
| pie Of his sugar .beets.
A most successful protracted
| meeting was closed last Sunday at
Wolf Stake Baptist church. The
meeting was in charge of Rev l.. NJ.
LYDIA, who did all the preaching for
the series of meetings. Nineteen
were added to the church.
The annual camp meeting of the
South Carolina Conference Of the
WesleyaI Methodist church will con-
vene &C Central, Pickens county, on
| A"eust goth and will continue until
| August 3lst. Ample arrangements
are being made to accommodate all
who attend.
The many friends Of Chas. w.
| Merritt, VINO is well known to the
people in and around Walhalla, and
who some time since lost one OF his
hands in Il shingle mill, will be glad
to learn that he is improving Mr.
Merritt is being treated at DR.. Dow
n'y's Hospital in Gainesville.
-Galvanized roofing, lime. ce-
ment; everything for the builder
Matheson Hardware Co., Westmin-
ster, s. G. 32-adv.
The WMthalla post Office was
struck by lightning last Sunday even
ing about 6 o'clock, though but
slight damage was done. The bolt Of
! lightning ran into the building, it is
| thought, on unused electric light
wires, burning a small section of the
| ceiling in the post Office lobby. Moth
ing else was damaged.
MIR. and Mrs. Glenn ID. Abbott,
after spending some time in Seneca,
| where they had charge Of the cen
| tral' office of the Oconee Telephone
| Company, returned to Walhalla last
week to make their home. Mr.. Alb
| bOtt has charge of the cOmpany'S
lines in the county and will make
Walhalla his Headquarters.
MIR. and Mis-. j. b. Reid and two
| children, of BGteShurg, arrived in
| Walhalla last Friday evening to visit
at the home of the formers parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. l.. Reid for a short
while. Mr.. Reid returned to his home
| Monday afternoon. Mrs. Reid and
children will spend some time in
| Walhalla.
| Merchants will save money by
getting our prices on v-crimp and
| corrugated roofing sheets. Ballen-
ger Hardware & Furniture Co, Sen
eca, s. c. .... adv: 4
Mrs. John b. Gdfll, wife Of DR..
Hill, of Greenville, spent some time
here visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Bennett Hill last week. She
returned to her home Monday, ac-
companied by her little daughter and
Miss Bette Hill. Mrs. Hill made num-
erous friends who were pleased TO
meet her during her stay.
M G. Long, Esq, returned TO
Walhana yesterday after quick
trip to the lower part of the State in
| his car. MIR. Long reports that the
| crops in OcOnee are better than in
| any of tho ten counties through
which he travelled. He was highly
pleased with the appearance OF farm
| prospects in Oconee as evidenced by
comparison with other sections of
the State.
| &C. f. Rogers, or Walhalla Route
No. |, returned yesterday from n
short visit TO relatives and friends
at EaSley and points in Greenville
county. Mr.. Rogers reports the
| PickenS county crops as fine and
promising splendid returns. He was
accompanied on his return by Mrs.
Fannie Reynolds, who will spend
some time here with Mrs. Rogers,
her Mje0e.
Attention is directed to the ad-
vertiesment of Frank Fl. Shirley, real
estate dealer, Of Westminster, which
appears this week on the fifth page.
Mr. Shirley always has something
good TO offer to the public in the way
OF real estate, and those desiring to
buy or sell win do well to consult
| him. Call on or write him at West
minister If interested In Oconee land
the best land in South Carolina.
We are requested to state that,
beginning with next sabbath, Rev.
}. e. Wallace will preach every sec
ond Sunday in each month at the Re-
| treat Presbyterian church. On those
days Sunday school will also be con-
| Quoted, the hour for Sunday school
| being 10 a. m. All who feel an in
terest in the church are urged to
gather at the church on Friday next,