Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-05-27

Mrs r.. l.. Herndon Is visiting
relatives at Aiken and Graniteville
this week.
e. L.. Herndon, Esq, and J. r.
Earle, Esq, are in Columbia this
week in attendance upon the SU-
preme Court.
j. w. Shelor spent the first of
this week in Columbia, on profess
sional business in the Supreme
Court.
Mrs. j. A. Steck is improving
more rapidly now from the effects Of
burns received two weeks ago. She
is able to be Il of bed a part Of
the time, but still unable to move
about except a little in the home.
The burns were much deeper that at
first thought.
Misses Lois and Anna TIMBER
ger. nieces of Rev. and Mrs. j. b.
Umberger, arrived this morning at
the Lutheran parsonage to visit their
uncle and aunt. These young ladies
have been teaching during the past
winter in Southern Georgia and are
on their way to their home at Rural
Retreat, Va.
The rooms of the Bank of Wal
halla have been recently greatly i'm
DloNNu III hpISi IN ny ~ SiSCliOll
of handsome partitions, cutting off a
oOm for the accommodation of pa
irons OF the bank, where they can be
entertained and consulted with
out being =. I've main business sec
ton Of me bank. The Improvement
is a marked one.
The home of w. r. Garrett was
estroyed by fire last Saturday a lit
tic before noon. Mr.. and Mrs. Gar
rett resided on the farm of DR.. J. w.
Nickliffe, near West Union, and the
building in which they lived was
totally destroyed. Only a few house
hold articles were saved from the
building, Mrs. Garrett being at home
by herself at the time Of the begin
ming of the fire, and she was unable
to save much. She saved an organ
and sewing machine, which she took
from the building by herself. She
also dragged a trunk into the yard,
but this was later burned up. The
trunk contained about $35 in cash.
Mr.. and Mrs. CARROTS loss is some
where between $1oG and 5000, with
no insurance. DR.. Wickliffe carried
insurance in the Oconee Mutual to
the amount Of 500 on the building.
Mrs. Emma Gary-Lee, of Lykes-
land, spent the weekend in Wal
halla for rest and a view of the
mountains. She vas accompanied
by her protege, a young Chinese girl,
who is finishing her education in this
country. Mrs. Lee, as Miss Emma
Gary, spent some years of her early
womanhood as a missionary in
China, representing the Southern
Methodist church. She is still deeply
| intnrnCtnH in thn fi1fpra Of that nnnn-
try, and may at some time return to
her work there. In the meantime,
she is helping the cause at home by
lecturing and entertaining in behalf
of education for the Chinese. Mrs,
Gary also uses her time and talents
in the cause Of temperance and, in
cidently. woman suffrage, as the sur
est means of securing national pro-
hibition. She is an interesting talker
and those who met her were charmed
with her brightness and originality,
The Paul Hayne Circle held its
regular meeting May 18th at the
home of Mrs. George Ansel. After
the literary program, which consist
ed of several readings on Mexico,
Master George Ansel entered as a
school boy, with hat and Satchel. and
distributed states and pencils to each
one present. Partners were found
by corresponding numbers on the
states, and inside were examination
sheets under the headings OF Physi-
ology, Literature, Arithmetic, Alpha
bet and Geography. Mrs. Ansel then
hung the questions around the room
and all were busy for some time try
ing to solve them. When time was
called several were found to have all
answers correct. They drew straws
and Mrs. Sifford proved to be the for
tunate one, receiving a Sweet Girl
Graduate" box filled with candy as a
prize. Mrs. Dendy received second
prize, a box of b%on-bons. After eX-
aminatiOnS were over nj prizes
awarded Master George passed min
iature lunch baskets containing sand
wiches, olives, cake and cheese
straws. Delicious cake and cream
was served by the hostess, assisted
by Miss Ansel. This was one of the
most pleasant meetings of the year.
Several visitors were present. The
next meeting will be with Miss Stro-
h g on May 10th.