Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-23
Toys and dolls at cut prices at

ALL the stores in Walhalla will
be closed Christmas day and Satur-
day, reopening for business on Mon
day. Sunday hours will be observed
at the post Office on Christmas day.
II. b. Shclor, Of Furman Univer-
sity, Greenville, reached Walhalla
last night to spend the holidays here
with his parents and among friends.
Mr.. Shelor is taking high rank in his
university work this year
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Cross are
spending the Christmas holidays in
the lower part Of the State visiting at
the homes Of the latter's relatives in
Sumter.
Rev. L. NJ. LYDIA will preach at
Ciearmont on the 4th Sunday in this
month at 3 o'clock Cd. W Let all
the members and public take notice
and be on hand, as this will be the
last meeting day the church will
have in 1914.
The many friends of Mrs. Ma
thaniel phillips will be glad to learn
that she has practically recovered
from the effects of a recent fall. For
some days she was badly crippled,
the home.
Buy your Christmas at Nor
mans at big bargains.-Adv.
-Walhalla is to have another at
torney in the near future. A dis
patch from Washington, D. c., last
week announced that A. A. Manning,
of Spartanburg, had been appointed
as a title attorney in connection with
the United States Department of Ag-
ricuture, at salary of $500 a
year, and will be located at Walhalla.
Chas. e. Jones, Esq, Of North Caro-
lima, held this position here until
some months ago, when he was
transferred to the Department Of
Justice with headquarters in Wash
ington. Mr.. Manning will be cor
daily welcomed to Walhalla. Mr..
Jones made hosts Of friends here
while he was engaged in his work for
the government.
There will be special Christmas
services on Sunday at the Baptist
church, beginning in the Sunday
school at 10 o'clock. At this time
the candy, etc, will be given to the
scholars. The pastor will preach a
Christmas sermon, at the conclusion
OF which the annual church confer
ence will be held for election of pas
tor, deacon, Sunday school superin-
tcndent and other officers. All men,
hers are urged to be present. Every
body welcome.
We are requested to inform
those interested in money due to
Federal managers of election and
clerks Of boards that the money is
now in hand, checks written out, and
sane can be had by parties calling
for checks at the Bank OF Walhalla.
c. r. ID. Burns has charge Of the dis
tMbutiOn of these funds. and he feels
that much trouble will be avoided by
this system Of having all checks
drawn and at the bank ready for the
parties entitled to receive them.
At the regular meeting Of Oco-
nee Lodge, No. Ga, |. o. O. f., held
last night, the following officers were
elected for 1915: Noble Grand, NJ. l..
Phillips; Vice Grand, Harry r.
Hughs; Treasurer, Paul L. Steck;
Secretary, Anton Gerber; Chaplain,
c. G. Engley; Outside Guardian,
Wade Crumpton; Trustees; w. D.
Moss, j. r. Earle, A. Phillips. Wade
Crumpton was elected representative
to the Grand Lodge, which meets at
Rock Hill in May.
A wedding Of unusual interest
was that of Miss Lula Grace Poole
and DR.. w. f. Yates, which occurred
tuesday, December 22d, at l.30 D.
m., at the home Of the brides mo-
ther, Mrs. NJ. A. Poole, near Wal
halla. The house was tastefully and
beau tifully decorated. The color
scheme was pink and white in the
parlor; in the living room and dill
ing room, holly, green and red-the
Christmas colors-prevailed. To the
strains of Lohengrin's Wedding
March the bride, with her sister,
Miss Blonde Poole, as maid of honor,
being met at the lovely i'm
provised altar by the groom and his
best man, Thomas Smith. The bride
was eXQuisitely attired in a hand
some and becoming gown of white