Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-07-22

One new candidate this week
J. Fl. Brown. of South Union, for the
House of Representatives.
Miss Eulah Grant left last Sum
day for Battle Creek to take charge
OF the Battle Creek school. She
taught this school last winter.
Miss Myra FAINT left Tuesday
morning for Detroit, Mich, where she
will attend a summer school. She
will be absent from home several
weeks.
Mrs. l.. II. White has been quite
sick the past week. Her many
friends will be glad to know that she
is able to be up in her room and will
soon be herself again.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of the
Walhalla Methodist church will meet
with Miss May Bell tomorrow
Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
All members are urged to be present.
Galvanized roofing, lime, cement,
windows and doors. Get our prices
and ave Matheson Hardware Co.,
Westminster, S. C.-Adv. 81
The Commissioners of Public
Works of Walhalla are calling for
bids for the construction of an cleo
trio distribution line in the town.
See advertisement elsewhere in this
issue Of The Courier.
Rev. Marion Stokes will preach
at Bethel Presbyterian church next
Sunday afternoon at $40 o'clock.
The citizens Of the community are
urged to attend without fail, and the
public is cordially invited.
John H. Maxwell, of Anderson.
and Lucien S. Maxwell, of Johnston,
are spending this week in Walhalla
with their mother, Mrs. G. K. Max
well, and among other relatives and
friends, who are always pleased to
welcome them to their old home.
Mrs. II. b. Schroeder returned last
week from Charleston, where she had
been spending a month with her son
Jacob Schroeder, and among other rel
atives. She was accompanied on her
return by her sister, Mrs. Doretta
Hesse, who will spend the summer
here.
At the request of Fair Play Ma
sonic Lodge, members Of Blue Ridge
Lodge, No. so, A. +. NJ, of Walhalla,
will confer the Master MaSon's de-
gree on three candidates at Fair Play
tomorrow (Thursday) night. About
20 members of the Walhalia lodge
will attend.
Mrs. Ida Darby has been suffer-
ing quite a great deal for the past
week by reason Of injuries received
by a fall on the stairway in the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Norman. Mrs.
Darby is improving rapidly now, how
ever though still confined to her
room. We hope for her early com
plete recovery.
II. A. Ratliffe arrived in Wal
halla Saturday afternoon to join his
family, who r making a visit to
Mr.. and Mrs. n. l.. FAINT. Mr.. Rat
life has recently been transferred
from the position of travelling sales
man of the Morris Fertilizer Co., Of
Atlanta, to that Of salesmanager,
which is a distinct promotion for him.
Mail service has been inaugu-
rated on the Blue Ridge motor cars
as follows: Car arriving at $50 a.
m. brings a through pouch from the
Birmingham Special. The car lcav-
ing at ll.40 a. m. takes mail for No.
81, the Washington and Southwest
ern vestibule limited. This mail is
CioStu at lnt pOSl once 1T ll.Z0 a.
m. Arrangements are on foot to
have the afternoon motor cars han
die mail also. The motor car service
advances quite a bit Of mail several
hours in delivery.
Just as we go to press we are in
receipt Of information that an eXami-
nation for rural mail carrier will be
held at Walhalla on Saturday, the
Sth day OF August. The examination
is to be held to fill a vacancy at
Seneca, S. G.. The ages Of applicants
can range between Is and 50. The
usual rules governing rural mail EAR
rier examinations govern this cXami-
nation on August 8th. Parties inter-
ested should seek further iGforma-
ton from postmasters at Walhalla
and Seneca. We are informed that
Route No. D will be established from
Seneca August 5th, although this in
formation has not been given out by
post office officials.