Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-09
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Oconee, but for some time past in
the service OF the General Govern
ment in the Philippines, spent a short
while in Walhalla this week as the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. C. Todd
and in the home Of Mr.. and Mrs +.
l.. Hcrndon. Capt. Knox has a host
of friends here who are delighted to
meet him again.
Columbia State: "Rev. and Mrs.
George Gary-Lcc, until recently sta
toned .. Lykesland, will reside next
year in Westminster, OcOnce county,
Mr.. Gary-Lee having been assigned
by the Methodist Conference in Sum-
ter to the paStOrate of the WeStmin-
ster church. Mr.. and Mrs. Gary
Lee are ardent advocates of State
wide prohibition.
Clayton (GaD Tribune: &C. G.
Newman, of Clemson College, S. c.,
passed through Clayton last Friday
Ell route to his orchard in Apple Val
ley. Mr.. Newman told us that he
sent a number of bushels of apples
from his Apple Valley orchard, here
in Rabun county, t" the state Fair
at Raleigh, \. c.. last year and was
awarded a diploma for having the
finest apples on exhibit, and would
have taken first prize if he had been
allowed to enter them, but owing to
their being Georgia product the
management would not let them en-
ter the contest. Mr. Newman does
not believe in advertising Rabun's
apples, and therefore kept this a Sc
cret for year"
Miss Carrie Thomas. daughter
Of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thomas, died
at their home near West Union, on
Tuesday, last, December list, after
an illness of about five weeks. Miss
Thomas was slightly more than 10
years OF age, having been born Au-
gust Sth, 1898, and had been afIlict-
ed all her life, in spite OF which fact
she was a good and obedient child,
becoming peculiarly dear to those of
the household upon whom she was so
DEPENDENT Funeral services were
conducted Wednesday last, followed
by intermcnt at Poplar Springs Gem
etery at o'clock. The services
were conducted by Rev. J. A. Bond,
Of the Baptist church. The family
have the sincere sympathy of many
friends in their sorrow.
Jesse G.. Sanders died at his
home in Walhalla last Saturday even
ing, December 5th, at about 7.15
o'clock. Mr.. Sanders had been in de-
clinmg health for about two years
For several years he was a demon
strator for the Good r ads Machin-
cry Company, of KEN tt Square
Pa, and while working in that ca
>pacity spent several months at a
time in the different Southern States
IT is thought that while in Southern
Georgia or Florida he contracted ma
larla, this causing a weakening of
the system and other diseases set in.
For several months Mr.. Sanders had
been unable to work, but had re-
Gently visited relatives in Atlanta.
He returned home several days be-
fore his death, and his condition was
not considered any worse than usual.
The end came suddenly Saturday
evening. In early life MIR. Sanders
married Mics Lucy Miller, who, with
a large family, survives him. He is
also survived by his aged father, J.
Merrill Sanders, of West Union, and
several brothers and sisters. The
deceased was about 46 years Of age
For over twelve years he had been a
member OF OcOnce COnClave, I'M
proved Order IIeptasophs. Funeral
services were conducted at the home
Monday morning at 10 o'clock by
Rev. J. B. Umberger, of the Lutheran
church, after which the remains were
laid to rest in Westview cemetery.
TO the grief-stricken widow and be-
reaved children is extended the SYM
pathy of many friends.
There are many Of the readers
Of The Courier. in Oconee and else
where, who will learn with deep re-
gret of the death of John Asbury
Gaines, which occurred at his home
at TownviIle on Monday, November
goth, at about $50 p. m. All Of
the members OF his family except one
son were present when the end came
Mr.. Gaines was about 81 years of
age, and had resided in the Town
vile section for about As years. He
Vile county, on June |, 1884, and in
1S4j united with the Baptist church,
was born at Old Cambridge, in Able
Of which he remained consistent
member throughout his long and use
full life. He was one of those men
who fill life with energetic work at
all times. and consequently he had,
through industry and perseverance,
accumulated considerable property,
being rated among the well-to-do
men of his community. He was a
brave soldier of the Confederacy, al
though he opposed secession. When,
however, the Ordinance OF Secession
had been passed, he gallantly es-
pouscd the cause Of the South, lay
ing aside his personal convictions
and standing with the majority Of
his fellOw-citiZens. He served in a
Florida regiment until his health
failed him, when he returned to
South Carolina, serving in the pro-
vOSt department for two years. At
the close of the war he was at home
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