Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-06-17
RICHLAND AND COMMUNITY.
Tennis is Attracting Many-Showers,
But Rain Not Yet.

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were visited by several showers last
week, but the much hoped-for rim
didn't appear. The weather prOpheIs
nave about given up hope now. T.c
moon changes soon and maybe t
will chase the jinx."
Roger Coe returned home Monday
from Clinton to spend the summer
with hOmefolks.
Misses Annie McMahan, Belle
Strtbling, Pauline and Christene An
dcrson and Bruce Stribling attended
commencement exercises at Clemson
Monday. Misses Daisy and Bess FOs-
ter, OF Westminster, were also in the
party. They spent Monday night
with Miss McMahan, returning home
Tuesday evening.
Cadets Edgar McMahan and Stiles
Stribling arrived Tuesday evening to
spend vacation with home folks.
Stiles Stribling was displaying a
medal he won for writing the best
short story for the Clemson College
paper, The Chronicle"
Miss Kate McClanahan, Of West
minister, spent the weekend at the
home of Hon. f.. e. Werner.
Miss Vera Coe is visiting her bro
'iNi' ~ 4 wv, III
John Ballenger has returned home
from the Presbyterian College at
Clinton after commencement.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. f.. Cashin and
children, Of Westminster, visited at
the home of T. B. WHY yesterday.
Mrs. j.. II. Dendy and son James
left Wednesday for an extended visit
to relatives in Due West.
Miss Ruth Berry returned home
Friday. Since the closing of Win
throp she has attended the Blue
Ridge Conference. hello near Ashe-
willie. y. c.. last week.
Communion services will be OBJ
served at Richland church next sun
day, June 2lst. Services will begin
at II O'Clock. Preparatory services
will held Saturday morning at II
o'clock.
Misses Beulah Berry, Pauline and
ChriStcne Anderson and Mae Hub.
bard leave to-day for Rock Hill to at
tend the summer school at Winthrop.
Robert Davis returned home Fri
day. He left last Sunday to accept a
position in Florida, but through some
misunderstanding the firm employed
another man
Miss Margaret Stokes, who has
been visiting in Richland the past
ten days, leaves Tuesday for an en-
tended visit to relatives in Arkansas.
Mrs. Triplett, Of Lenoir, n. c.. is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Matte
Dendy. who has beer critically iii at
her home nea here. She is some
better now, however. but improves
slowly. Mrs. Metz, Of Oklahoma. is
expected to-day to spend a while with
her.
The college students and young
people generally have been playing
tennis considerably for the last two
weeks and are anxious for a tourna-
ment with teams from any town in
the county.
rhe Misses Werner invited the
young people to a moonlight picnic in
a pasture near Richland Tuesday
night, but the threatening clouds
induced them to meet in the hall,
where dancing and games were en-
joyed. Later supper was served,
which consisted of sandwiches, cake,
ice tea, ice cream, etc.
One Of our young men was seen
out driving with his best girl yester-
day, and the preacher was just be-
hind in another buggy. We don't
know whether he had a license or
not, but ceriainly everything else was
in fine shape.
The following notice posted at the
post office Friday evening attracted
much attention: You are hereby
notified to report at McMahan's ten
mis- court Friday evening from 5
until $50 O'clock" About 80 names
were on the list, which included all
the young as we'll as some OF the
older people of the community and
elsewhere. Nearly every one invited
was persent and enjoyed a pleasant
evening at the tennis court. which
vas kept busy the entire time. Miss
Lynn Werner presided at a large
bucket of lemonade and assisted the
hosts to quench the thirst Of the
guests. Delicious ice cream was
served by Misses Carrie McMahan,
Belle Stribling, Grace Werner and
Lula WHY before the departure. The
evening passed off all OF quickly,
and the gathering shadows of night
fall reminded the guests that the
evening. was no more.