Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-11-15
---Butterick patterns. G. w. Pitch
ord, Walhalla, s. C,--Ady. tt.

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Mrs. j. II. Clinkscales, OF Green
wood, Is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
G. W. Pitchford, Jr., on Main street.
Mrs. Clfnkscales is making numerous
friends during her visit.
| The Sunday school Of the First
Baptist church will hold its session
next Sunday morning at 10 o'clock
rs usual. Pupils OF all grades cx-
pcctcd to attend. Preaching service
| Immediately following. Sermon by
the pastor. Subject: "llcavcn in
| the heart
Thirteen pounds of pure cane
sugar (puarantrcd) fOr 81. "Jaynrs
cuts the price and sells the goods. ''ad
will Young, a negro. was arrest
, cd last Thursday night and brought
| to the Jail in Walhalla. lie is rharg-
cd with criminal assault, his alleged
victim being negro woman. The
alleged crime was committed in the
AdamS'S Crossing section. Not
small stir was created by reason OF
! the crime charged TO the darkcy, and
some 30 or more members Of his own
! race were bent on a lynching. SO
strong was the feeling among the ne
groes that the leading col0red men
OF the community feared to take the
tlltStu CllIIlHdl lcSl Ollcl HlSl1lDCTS
Of the negro race. being inhamed,
should take him and deal vengeance
on him. Olin Simpson made the ar
rest and the negro was quietly taken
out OF the community and lodged in
Jail here. 1t is understood that
preliminary hearing will be had be-
fore Magistrate Hopkins at Seneca
to-day. Young was committed to Jail
by Magistrate Hopkins.
II. e. Alexander, Walhalla, S. c.,
sells land, buggies and harness. See
him before you buy.-Adv
And Bob Belchcr Is gone again!
Once more the willy Bob has taken to
the tall timber. he having escaped
from the county chain gang last Fri
day evening. There are about thirty
convicts now in the gang. and his abb
serce was not noted at the moment
Of his escape. He was missed, how
ever, shortly after his escape. as he
had been seen within a short period
from the time the convicts were be-
ing checked in for the night. Sheriff
Davis was at once notified, but he had
just gotten word that there was
mob forming in another section of
the county to take negro from Jail
to lynch him. and he thought 1t best
to stay with what trouble he had ra-
ther than go in search of a lesser
evil. Saturday, however, Mr.. Davis
Joined the search. following clues
that each time led to nothing that
even looked like Belcher. This is
the third escape Belcher has made,
and it is probable that when he Is
captured again he will be sent direct
to the penitentiary, where there are
hnttar rnn nT lynnr,ino 10
| said that Belcher married a young
woman in North Carolina in the vi
entity Of where he was last captured,
| and 1t Is thought probable that he
will be found this time in the same
| section.
Furniture and trunks bought be-
fore the rise. You will get the bene-
mt OF our early purchase Call.
"Jaynes cuts the price and sells the
goods. ."-Ady.
"A shooting affray took place at
Seneca Monday night, in which one
Young man received very painful in
jury, having his right arm shattered
with .3S calibre pistol ball. The
Young man who was shot is Albert
boatrlght, a son OF Mr. and Mrs ID.
j. BoatriGht, who moved from Wall
halla some time ago to Seneca. The
injured young man is a brother Of
| Mrs. w. Il. Fowler, of Walhalla.
Young }ontright conducts a barber
shop in Seneca. and next door to his
| place. we are informed, there is a
restaurant. only thin partition sep
! aratlnE the two places OF business.
Information is to the effect that Mi
nor Taylor, who conducts the restau-
| rant. was drinking and went into the
J n Df t,,s,
probably OF friendly nature, took
place. Boatright was shaving GUS
toner and told Taylor to behave him
self and get away. Taylor, it seems,
drew pistol and fired. the bullet in
tlicting painful wound. Taylor is
IN the Ctonec Jail, and it is reported
th"f Hoatright is getting along we'll.
ltoth are young men, about % or 90
years Of age, Taylor being probably
a little the older OF the two. After
the shooting Taylor tried to make his
escape, but was captured by Night
Policeman Joe Bellotte. who has
been making some important arrests
of late. Taylor is a native Of Pick
"ns county lie says this is the first
trouble he has ever been in to. and
that he is sorry that it happened.
ALL "Keystone Komedies:" lots
OF fun. Rex. Saturday. Nov. IS. Ad-
mission Zoe.
C. II. Chastain. one Of Walhalla's s
aged citizens. died at his home here
last night at 9 o'clock. He had been
in poor health for long time. and
for the past few weeks it was realized
that his condition was critical He
had been confined to his bed about
two weeks. Mr.. Chastain would
have been z years Of age had he
lived until next month. The deceas-