Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-10-06
Kill Two Birds With One Stone.

Call at our store iOr your NOYom-
Der DeIincator and inspect our new
line OF fall goods. G. w. Pitchford,
Walhalln. Adv.
C w & J. +. Bauknight have
received their new lot of 4 and y
yoar-Old horses and mules. See ad-
vcrtiscmCnt ON first page, and call on
them if YOU want good young mule.
We are informed that il will be
possibly two weeks N", before the
Walhalla Light and Power Company
will be in position TO operate their
plant. 1t was Thought that only
Cow Of the coils had been D:r.'Hed ont
by ,ho rsltrirg stroke, but oa tak-
ing apart inc machinery II was found
that about 80 coils had been com
plctCly destroyed. Some new coils
have been received. but not SuiIi-
ciCnt number were ordered to repair
the damage sustained by the plant.
We have at The Courier office
two branches filled with very large
berries, the first Of the kind we have
ever seen. Th"y were 3rOWn by Glenn
Watkins at his hGHe Just west OF
town. lie calls them the fall huckic-
berry" and states that they prove an
excellent relish after frost. They
have much ;hC appearance Of the
berry CatdlOgued by growers as the
"Wonderbcrry. The two sections
of vine, about three feet in length,
filled with berries, weighed a lutte
over two pounds.
Lost or Strayed-From my home,
on September 27th, one red male pig.
about tive weeks old. Finder please
return and receive reward. Billy
Sanders, Walhalla.~-Adv.
MIR. and Ms. John H. Ernest
have moved from their town home TO
the country place Of MIR. and Mrs. |.
Good, Mrs. Ernest's parents, where
they will make their home in the fu-
ture. Mr.. Ernest'S cottage on
Church street has been rented to Mr..
and Mrs. G. Fred Brown. who will
move into it this week from Tugaloo
street. The Marett cottage from
which Mr. and Mrs. Brown will move
has been rented to NJ. r. Mcdonald.
(JuSt what our young bachelor friend
cOntemplatcS we are not authorized
to state, but we suspect that the bee
Of matri--Oh, we'll, just waitD
Daniel e. Good has recently
completed the erection Of quite
handsome suburban home on his
place just west Of Walhalla. Mr..
and Mrs. Good moved in last week
MIR. Good will give much Of his time
to the care and oversight of his fine
apple orchard, which has just come
INTO its own" this year, He is sup
plying this market with some of the
finest apples we have ever seen not
excepting even the fruit shipped here
from the North. He has christened
his new home place the "Apple Grove
Orchards. He is opening up busi-
ness that promises we'll, and we wish
him every success.
Postmaster Fant is in receipt Of
a letter from the Post Office Depart
ment requesting a township map of
OcOnee. We quote the letter below.
If any one possesses such a map, its
loan to the postmaster will be appre-
ciated. The letter follows: ITO aid
in official mapping OF rural delivery
service. the department needs a
township atlas or map OF Oconee
county, showing roads and other
characteristics. The atlas or map
should be as nearly as possible cor
rect and up-tO-datc. with scale about
one mile 20 the inch. If You secure
such atlas or map, and will forward.
without expense to the department,
it will be consulted with care and re-
turned without unnecessary delay"
The congregations OF the Pres
bytcrian and Methodist cLurchrs will
begin series Of special services next
sunday evening at $50 o'clock, at
the Methodist church. Rev. Mir. Will
cox will preach a series Of sermons on
the 23d Psalm. running to WcdneS-
day morning. Then, at the evening
hour, the services will begin at the
Presbyterian church, and Dr. Stokes
Will preach, to the close OF the meet
ing. on the book Of Galatians 1t is
planned to have these services daily
at o a. III. and 7.30 p. m. TO run for
one week. 1t is the intention Of Revs.
Wilcox and Stokes to make them
largely a season of Bible study, and
it is requested that all bring their
Bibles with them. Church members
are requested to magnify this Oppor-
tunity, so that it may result in the
editiCatiOn of believers and the con-
version of souls The whole commu-
nifty is cordially invited to attend and
to take part.
A fire that came near being
very disastrous one occurred in Wal
halla last Thursday morning when the
machine shop OF w. John Schroeder,
at the corner Of Main and Tugaloo
streets was totally destroyed. The
fire occurred about 1890 n. m. dur
ing a vcritable dclugc Of rain. The
alarm was given and crowds assem-
blcd quickly, doing most effective
work, though nothing in the doomed
building was saved. This building
was within twelve feet Of the Schro-
der residence, to the east. and not
more than 30 feet from Il small frame
store room fronting on Main street.
Both the store room and residence
were saved from damage. Much Of
he household pnnlS MaS rnnnrnd