Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-04-02
Born, unto Mr.. and Mrs. Crayton
Rankin, March '25th, a son.

at Bethlehem on the first Sunday in
Apri1 at II O'Clock.
For Sale, Cheap for Cash-Three
good horses. See j. Arthur Moody,
Walhalla. adv.-14
Mrs. j. A. Ansel on Friday afternoon
at 4 o'clock. Members urged to at
tend.
Rev. S. A. Tow will preach at
the Station school house on the first
Sunday in April at $50 o'clock in the
afternoon.
II. b. Shelor, of Furman Uni
versity, spent the latter part OF last
week at the home of his father. J. w.
Shelor, Esq, returning to Greenville
Monday.
C. ID. Wilson has taken charge
Of affairs for the Blue Ridge Railway
as agent at West Union, succeeding
f.. j. Hopkins, resigned. Mr.. Wilson
has been agent at Sandy Springs for
some months past.
Born, unto Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Todd, of San Antonio, Texas, on We'd
nesday, March 18th, a daughter. The
proud father is a native of Oconee,
being the eldest son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
vi. y. lOuu. OF Walnalla.
Mrs. G.. p. Walker and little son,
Master Joe, are among the patients
threatened this week with attacks of
measles. Little Miss Carolyn Rogers
IS also confined to her room, in an
ticipatiOn Of an attack of the same
malady.
The annual Easter egg hunt
given by the Sunday school of st.
Johns Lutheran church was greatly
enjoyed last Thursday. Quite a large
number OF children participated, en-
joytng the day to the fullest. Miss
Eugcnia Moss was the lucky hunter.
she having been the fortunate finder
Of the golden egg.
Quite a disturbance is reported
to have taken place at the negro
church Calvary, to the northeast
Of West Union, last Sunday, when
much whiskey vas in evidence out
side Of the church, a general flourish
of pistols II some shooting took
place, accompanied by a liberal inter
spersion of "cussing." The disturb
ance was such as to attract the at
tention Of a number of white people,
thereafter" to the affair. There is
certain to be if there should be a
repetition Of last Sundays escapade.
Through a letter from w. Harry
Cary, formerly OF The Courier office,
we learn that he has been confined in
the hospital for some two weeks, hav-
ing undergone an operation, which
resulted satisfactorily. His many
friends in Oconee will be pleased to
learn OF his improved condition and
also that he is taking a good stand
in the navy. He is now stationed at
Vera Cruz, Mexico, being with the
u. S. S. Nebraska. In closing his let
ter Mr.. Cary takes occasion to state
that 'Since the murder of Madero
Mexico has been like a pot OF boiling
water-ready to bubble over at any
time"
Miss Frayser, of Winthrop Col
lege faculty, was in Walhalla Friday
of last week and addressed the grad
ed school children and a number of
ladies OF the town, on "Welfare and
HOme-making." A large and attent-
i've audience was present and the lee
ture proved both interesting and in
Structive. At the close Of the talk
a delegation of the club women of
Walhalla rendered Miss Trayser a
delightful automobile drive and trip
through the Hetrick Hosiery Mills.
In the evening she was welcomed to
the village of the Walhalla Mills,
where she addressed an interested
audience. Her visit was greatly ap-
preciated and promises to result
beneticially for Walhalla and com-
munity.
We are pleased to note that an
other OcOnee boy is making good in
a distant home. We have this week
a letter from Jas. NJ. Hughs, for
merly of Richland, but recently To-
Gated at Vineyard Haven, Mass, re-
questing us to change his address to
Albany, n. Y. Mr.. Hughs VI. in the
future act in the capacity of assistant
manager Of Senator Sage's farm in
New York State. We congratulate
our young friend upon his good for
speaks of the weather in Massachu-
sets some year or more ago in the
hope that the change of climate
would prove beneficial to his health,
and we understand that his hopes
have been realized. Mr.. Hughs
speaks of the weather in M~asaschu-
sets for some time back as "spring-
like, very windy and foggy at times"
Miss F. NJ. Young, field agent
for the Florence Crittenden Home
(Charleston), paid her annual visit
to Walhalla yesterday. Miss Young
is an earnest worker in a splendid
cause. She reports conditions unfav-
orahlc this year, regular contribu-
tions in this section OF the State hav-
ing fallen off about half. The home
is in need Of additional buildings to
accommodate the inmates, and eff
forts are being made to secure $1O,-
600 with which to erect a suitable
addition. During 1912 there were
90 pirlc and &c rbi1lrnp nIr,;.tol -