Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-03-17

SloSS W lIS SJOlG anu 'SS'NNNNN VI
r. A. Nichols. The alarm was given
quickly and assistance came from all
sides. Nothing could be done, how
ever, toward saving the barn, but by
| hard work THE house in which Mr..
! Nichols and family reside was saved
with but slight dGmaSe. During the
short time that the fire at the barn
| ragged with such fury as 10 make it
appear that it would be impossible
to save the residence and store,
| everything was moved from the liv-
| ing rooms and store room into the
street. This building caught fire a
number OF times, but each time the
| flames were eXtinguished. The
| chemical engine proved Of great as
sistance in the early stages Of the
! fire. The "old reliable hand engine
was finally brought to the scene by
number Of young boys. and as soon
as a stream Of water was thrown on
the burning mass at the barn, all
| danger TO the nearby property was
avoided. Just how the fire origi-
mated is a mystery. No one, so far
as known, was about the barn at the
| time, and the first signs Of fire were
at the roof. when the whole seemed
to bulge out in a mass Of flame and
| SIN moke. There was quantity Of va
| rious kinds Of feed Stuffs in the loft.
! and it made fire that burned so
rapidly and with slch intensity that
! it was impossible to control it with
! the limited water supply at COM
mand. Mr.. HendriNs loss is some
5000, with no insurance, we are in
formed. Mr. Nichos's loss is slight.
some OF his goods having been dam
aged in removal, as were also some
Of his household articles. Both he
and Mr. Hendrix are fortunate, how
ever, in ,hat their losses are so slight
where they might have been quite
severe
Cotton is not the only money
crop" Bring me your corn, hay,
fodder, etc, and get spot cash for it.
w. NJ. Brown, Walhalla.-Adv.
| We are requested to announce
that there will be box social at Ne
| Vile school house on Friday, March
19, if the weather be favorable.
Everybody is invited.
The Ladies' Missionary Society
OF the Baptist church Of Walhalla
will meet this Wednesday, after
noon at $50 O'clock All members
are earnestly urged to be present
The meeting will be held at the
church.
MIR. and Mrs. John w. Davis
spent severa. days last week at
Woodbury., Ga, where they visited
Mr. and Mrs. w. H. McClellion. They
returned last Monday, being accom-
panied by Mrs. MuClellion, who is a
sister Of Mr.. Davis. Mrs. McClellion
is pleasantly remembered here by
numerous friends, who are pleased
to meet her again.
--There are many friends of
Claude w. Reid OF West Union, who
will regret to learn that he has closed
! his business in our sister town. Slow
sales at the present time, and slow
| collections Of accounts due him are
! responsible for the suspension OF bus
mess, which we trust will be only
| temporary. Mr. Reid is a splendid
| young man and a good business man.
| Our information is that, with reason
| ably good collections, the business
assets are ample to cover liabilities.
| NJ. G.. Long, Esq, Of Walhalla, is the
assignee.
Corn, hay and fodder rs good as
money. Bring yours and swap" it
to me for hard cash. w. NJ. Brown,
| Walhalla.-Adv.
There are many friends in this
section who will learn with deep re-
greet of the death Of John w. Hunter,
well known to the people of Oconee.
We clip the following form the Tuga-
loo Tribune OF yesterday: John w.
Hunter, aged Sc years, died at the
home Of his daughter, Mrs. NJ. NJ.
Murphrce, near Retreat church, last
Saturday. Mr.. Hunter, daughter and
grandSons had been living on the
farm known as the James Bruce
place, only a few months, having
moved from near Walhalla some time
since Christmas. He was an uncle
OF j. l.. Hunter, of Westminster, and
w. NJ. Hunter, of Route 2. His
body was buried in the cemetery Of
the First Baptist church Sunday, fun
eral services being conducted by Rev
j.. Nj. LYDIA. Nh. Hunter was an old
resident Of OcOnee, being a member
Of large and influential family. and
his death will bring sorrow to many.
He was member Of Wolf Stake Bap-
tist church,. The Courier joins with
a host of other friends in extending
sympathy in their sorrow.
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