Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-06-28

will hope to hear Of his success in his
business association with Mr.. Lati-
| mer, who Is his brOther-in-law.
| Col. A. A. Manning is again
among his Walhalla friends, who
gladly welcome him back.
Wade II. Lusk is announced this
week as Il candidate for Supervisor
Of Registration. Mr.. Lusk is a pro-
gressive farmer of the Salem section.
G. McDufiie Hampton Is also an
| nounced as a candidate for Railroad
Commissioner. See candidates col
umn.
If you come to Court next week
drop into see us. Tell us the news
from your section, and the condition
of the crops Times are hard, and it
Is impossible for us to furnish any
thing stronger than water. We will
try to keep the bucket wet and the
| water COOL
Miss Leslie Harris, of Birming-
ham, Ala, spent last week visiting
at the home Of MIR. and Mrs. w. d.
Moss, on Faculty Hill. Miss Harris
is Il daughter Of Mrs. May Keith Har-
ris, formerly of Walhalla. Miss
Harris was a student at Brenau Col
lege, Gainesville, Ga, the past ses-
sion, and paid her relatives visit
here before her return to Birming-
ham. The young lady was cordially
greeted by the many friends Of her
mother and the younger set here.
--Tugaloo Tribune: News was re-
ceived here yesterday (the 26th) that
Mrs. C. G. Porter fell and broke her
hip ut the home Of her son, J. II. Por-
ter, Of Forest Park, Ga. A telegram
was sent to Mrs. J. w. Brock and DR..
f. S. Porter, of Central and Pickens,
and they left immediately for the
bedside of their mother. Mrs. Por-
ter is past 81 years old, and at her
advanced age much uneasiness is felt.
Her many friends and acquaintances
around Westminster hope her inju-
ries will not prove serious"
The mum and tacky party last
Thursday night was decided sue
cess. The weather. although unfav-
orable, the tacky, but mum, crowd
assembled, and for over three hours
no jollier evening could have been
spent. The cake walk was an inter-
esting feature, and after the judges
finally decided on the best couple,
Leon Rice, Of Anderson, one of the
judges, in very interesting manner,
presented the cake to Miss Lucille
White and Harry Norman. After the
close Of the evening, Misses Bessie
Rucker, Isabel Macaulay, Ralph Het-
rick and Louis Seaborn, it was found,
had not INDUCED in gossip" and af-
ter cutting for the prize, Miss Rucker
was the fortunate winner Of a huge
stick of peppermint candy. The la
dies. of the Civic League were pleased
,utf II hO ~f
An unusual occurrence took
place in the Mayors Court last Mon
day when twelve young boys we're
brought before Mayor Brown, who
heard the charge Of petty theft made
against them. The whole bunch
pleaded guilty of the charge, made a
full confession Of their several raids,
and many Of the small articles stolen
were returned. G.. G. Jaynes was the
principal loser, and it was from his
| warehouse, we understand, that the
| thefts began. There was a loose
piece Of flooring in the warehouse on
the Blue Ridge right OF way, and it
was through this place that the
youngsters made their entry. 1t is
said that the stealing had been going
on for about three weeks. Mr..
known. plugs and packages of tobac-
co, chewing and smoking. After trial
the boys turned over to Mr.. Jaynes
number Of plugs of tobacco and
about 40 5-cent packages and a dozen
1O-ccnt packages of smoking tobacco.
The boys also confessed to stealing
pair Of shoes from the Bauknight
store, base ball glove from Carter's,
and soft drinks from o. II. Schu-
macher's. The glove and shoes we're
returned unused to the owners. These
"takings' were made in the daytime
while the stores were open. The pill
fering at Jaynes' was done after clos
ing time in the afternoons. At the
conclusion Of the hearing Mayor
Brown imposed fine Of So on each
of the twelve boys. suspending the
full amount in each instance during
good behavior.
The news of the death of Samuel
A. Byrd, one of Walhalla's s oldest and
most highly respected citizens, cast a
deep gloom over the people Of the
town when it came Monday last a lit
tie after noon. 1t was known that
the aged gentleman's condition was
very grave, however, and those fa-
miliar with his condition were not
surprised when the announcement of
his death was made. He had been a
sufferer for long while from cancer,
and lately complications had come to
aggravate his case. Mr.. Byrd was in
his Slst year and had been resi-
dent Of Walhalla for many years. He
was a native Of North Carolina, son
Of Nelson Byrd. He served through
out the war in the ranks Of the Con-
feleracV having been q memhpr Of