Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-02-04
Just received car Of fresh Port

Just received car Of fresh Port
land cement. w. NJ. Brown. adv
-Mr. and Mrs. J. NJ Sitton, of
Inman, Spartanburg county, are
spending this week in Walhalla
among relatives and friends, who are
delighted to meet them again.
-Messrs. Quartermus e Mcdonald
began preliminary work last Monday
on the erection of the dam for the
Walhalla Light and Power Company
The completion Of the plant will be
pushed as rapidly as possible.
The many Walhalla friends of
DR.. e. G.. Doyle, Of Seneca, will re-
gret to learn that he had his right
accident, we are informed, was due to
the slipping of his automobile crank
from his hand as he was cranking
the machine.
On the third Sunday in Febru-
ary there will be an old folks singing
at the Baptist church in the Hetrick
Hosiery Mill village (Walhalla). The
public is cordially invited to attend
and bring all the old singing books
they may have. The song service
will begin at o'clock in the morn
ing, and there will be preaching at II
o'clock. A large attendance is earn
estly desired.
Rev. l.. NJ. LYDIA, after two
years work with the Jordania Bap-
tist church, has resigned as its pas
tor. In the two years work the
| membership Of that church increased
about 60 per cent, and gifts to all
the objects fostered by the BYNst
State Convention more than doSy1ed
Mr.. LYDIA will devote his full tiAe to
his field Of churches, consistin4 of
First Westminster, Clearmont, Ire
turn and Wolf Stake.
Last Saturday Secretary of State
r. NJ. McCown issued a commission
and charter for the Walhalla Light
and Power Company, of Walhala
The corporators Of the enterprise are
VIM. 4. Strother and DR.. Jesse w.
Bell. Of Walhalla. The capital stock
of the enterprise will be $4,000.
Books OF subscription to the capital
stock OF this company will be opened
at the Office OF Nv. A. Strother, Wal
halla, on Friday of this week.
bargain! Linseed oil, Norman's.
Goo. gallon. Paint cheap. adv.
We are requested by Postmaster
Fani 10 announce that hereafter the
general delivery window at the post
Ollie" will be closed throughout Sun
days entirely, except for one hour
after the arrival Of the midday train.
"ThS is the last on the subject" =" said
Mr.. 'ant, land will have to be COM
piled with. If it is found, however.
that some other hour Of the day will
be more convenient to the general
public, change will be made ac-
cordmgly."
' The contract has been let to the
American Seating Company OF New
YORK for furnishing and installing
500 seats in the High School audito-
rum. The work Will be completed
in ample time for the holding of the
county OIatOriCal contest, which will
doubtless be held in Walhalla. Here
toiorc, owing to Inadequate accom-
modations, Walhalla could not have
the pleasure Of having this interest
ing feature Of the high schools Of the
county in her midst
R. l.. Boggs, Of the county. was
welcome visitor at The Courier Of
flee Monday, and informed us that
the new church being erected at High
Falls was blown down in the gale of
Friday week ago. The structure
had been advanced to the stage
where weatherbOarding was being
put up. The incomplete work was
blown from its foundations, the raft
erS and framing being so badly out
OF shape that the whole will have to
be taken down and rebuilt.
Finest cabbage ulants.-fresh
every week-at NOrman's. adv.
We had the pleasure last week
of meeting Il. II. Mckinney, who
some time since purchased property
in Walhalla and has moved his fam
lily here. Mr.. Mckinney is pleasant
gentleman, and he and his family
Will prove great addition to the
town. They moved here from Vir-
glnia about two months ago. Like
all good citizens OF WalhaIla. Mr..
Mckinney has identified himself with
the town by placing his name on the
subscription list of The Courier
We are informed that f.. r.
Lucas will again become a resident
Of Walhalla, with his family, he hav-
ing purchased lot from Mrs. c.. G..
Strong, upon which he will erect a
well-appointed residence in the near
future. The lot purchased lies east
OF Mrs. Strong's residence, fronting
on Katherine and Mauldin streets.
preliminary clearing OF the lot has
already Hcen begun. The many
friends OF Mr.. and Mrs. Lucas will
be delighted to welcome them back
into Walhalla.