Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-07-12

Large, fresh huckleberries at O.
II. Schumacher's, Walhalla--Adv. 20.
Prof. II. A. West, Of Central, Is
spending week with J. II. Ernest
and family.
There will be an ice cream festi-
val at Bounty Land school house on
Friday evening, July 14th, beginning
at 8 O'Clock.
Mrs. p. II. Il. Sloan. OF Clemson
College, is spending some time in
Walhalla visiting her son, DR.. B. +.
Sloan, and family.
The Methodist Guild will have a
masquerade lawn party at "rhe Ce-
dars" next Friday night, July 14th.
Everybody invited TO come.
Miss Iiadic Thompson will leave
Friday Of this week for Woodruff, s.
c.. where she will spend some time
visiting among relatives and friends.
Friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
f. Rankin sympathize with them in
the death Of their year-old daughter,
Stella, which occurred on the 7th.
The burial took place at New Hope
cemetery.
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II. Crenshaw regret to learn Of the
death Of their infant son, which oc-
Cured on the 9th. The interment
took place in the Walhalla Baptist
cemetery.
We regret to chronicle the death
of George Irby Nichols. S-months-old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. G. Nichols,
which occurred at their home in Wal
halla on the 9Th. The little body was
laid to rest at Chcohec.
MIR. and Mrs. Arthur Porcher, Of
Columbia, arrived in Walhalla last
week to visit at the home OF |. II.
Harrison. They came through the
country in their touring car. Mr..
Porcher left Monday for Winston
Salem, n. c. Mrs. Porcher will re-
main here for a longer visit.
We regret to announce the death
Of Mrs. w. Oscar Miller. which oc-
cured at her home in the Hetrick
Mill village Monday morning at t
o'clock. Mrs. Miller had been in de-
clining health for about two years
though she had been seriously i'll for
onl" few days. She was &c years
of age. Her maiden name was Miss
Martha Ann Youngblood, she being a
daughter Of w. b. Youngblood, who
lives near Westminster. Mrs. Miller
was member Of the South Side Bap-
tist church (Walhalla) and had lived
a consistent Christian life for many
years. She will be sorely missed,
both IN the church and home. She
is survived by her husband and two
small children, and to these is ex-
tended the sincere sympathy of many
friends. Funeral services and inter-
ment took place at Poplar Springs
cemetery Tuesday morning at eleven
O'Clock. The services were conducted
by Rev. l.. NJ. LYDIA, Of Westminster
John Walker, colored, alias
"Black Man." killed Walter Dodd,
also colored, at Willard & Boggs'
railroad camp, No. 2, near G. j. Ram
says, on TugalOo river, last Saturday
afternoon between and 6 O'Clock
The negro was shot at close range
with Al Colts revolver, the ball
striking the neck bone and breaking
his neck. Dodd died instantly. The
cause Of the trouble was about wo-
man. Both negroes came from Vir-
ginia. Sheriff Davis went to the
scene Saturday night, staying until
Sunday afternoon. The body was
viewed by many, and testimony
taken. Sheriff Davis gave permission
for burial, and the railway company
inferred the body. Walker was cap
tured at Mount Airy, Ga, yesterday,
and Sheriff Davis left this morning to
get his man. Early Monday morn
ing Sheriff Davis began communicate
ing with sherirs and other officials in
this State, Georgia and North Caro-
lima. We understand that within
half an hour after the killing OF
Dodd another negro was killed
at a railroad camp on the Georgia
side Of the river