Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-05-12


tili2er CO-Adv. 26.
d. NJ. Alexander. Of Warrenton,
Va, passed through Walhalla Mon
day on his way to his Virginia home
from weeks visit to his parents,
Mr.. ana Mrs. Jordan Alexander, Of
the Cheohce section. Mr.. AlGXan-
der has numerous friends here who
are always pleased to meet him.
Mrs Newton Hammer, Of Wash
ington, ID. c., is spending a month
in Walhalla with her son, Fred. G..
Hammer, and is stopping at the
home Of MIR. and Mrs. II. G. Busch.
Mrs. Hammers visit was timed to
permit her to be with Mr.. Hammer
on the date OF the celebration Of that
gentlcman's 2 list birthday.
John +. Craig is beginning the
laying down OF materials for the
erection OF his new home. The
building will occupy the site on
which his residence, recently de-
strOyed by fire. was located. 1t is
understood that II. G. Busch has the
contract for erecting the building,
which will be great Improvement
over the one destroyed.
Corn, hay and fodder as good as
money. Bring yours and "swap" it
to me for hard cash. w. NJ. Brown,
Walhalla.-Adv.
MIR. and Mrs. w. A. Strother, OF
Perry, Ga. and George J. Strother.
Of Ridge Spring, S. c., arrived in
West Union last week y be with
Mrs. II. C. Strother and family. Mr..
and Mrs. w. a. Strother are here for
the summer, but George J. Strother
will return to Ridge Spring within a
week or ten days to attend to busi-
ness matters, returning later for the
summer months. They have hosts
Of friends here who are always de-
| lighted to welcome them to their old
home. The Mcssrs. Strothcr have
been spending some days in the
mountains enjoying an extensive
fisning trip.
Elijah Gillison, Of Apple Valley,
| Ga, was in Walhalla for Il short
while the first Of this week on bust
ness. M. Gillison reports that the
apple prospect in his section has
been greatly reduced within the past
! few weeks by the appearance Of
| I
the greater part OF the crop, the
| damage being especially severe in
| the case Of the three principal varie-
ties grown by his company Nir-
gina Beauty, AlbCmarle Pippin and
| Worlds Wonder. Or these varie-
| ties there are some 500 trees, and
! Mr.. GillisOn states that they now
anticipate scarcely % bushels from
| these three varieties, when under or
| dinary circumstances they expected
| about 1000 bushels. There are
other varieties in this immense or
chard that have not been affected
as badly as the varieties named, but
| the three referred to above were the
main marketing varieties, the other
trees having not yet come into full
| bearing.
We will sell our same side
dresser for cotton and corn this sea-
son. 1t is one OF the most profita-
Bile ways to fertili2e, and YOU run no
risk in using our w. O. & f. Top
| Dresser. Westminster Oil e. Ferti-
liZcr CO.-Adv. 81.
Augustus +. Baumgartcl, re-
| membercd in Walhalla by not a few
citizens, died at his home at Mil
lcdGevillc. Ga, Friday morning last
| and the remains were buried the fol-
| lowing day in the cemetery Of that
city. Mr. Baumgartels parents at
one time resided in Walhalla, but
the deceased left here at the age Of
II years. He was a native Of Ger
many, having been born in SaXony
March 90, 1850. being at the time
OF his death a little more than G5
years Of age. He came to America
with his parents when an infant. At
the age Of IA years Mr.. Baumgartel
went to Charleston, where he learned
the bakers trade, which he followed
there for time, then went to Au-
guSta, Ga, establishing himself in
his chosen line OF business Leaving
Augusta some years later he located