Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-05-31
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A. II. Dagnall. Esq, candidate
for Congress. was among friends in
Walhalla for short while yesterday.
Mrs. Geo. w. Darby, Of Sandy
Springs, accompanied by her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Sam Hammond, also of
Sandy Springs, is spending few
days with Mrs. NJ. G. Long.
There will be an all-day singing
at Pleasant Hill on the first Sunday
in June. Messrs. Hall, Long, Bear
den and others will have charge Of
the singing. The public is cordially
invited to attend and bring song
books, dinner, etc.
Misses Ida Biemann and Mary
Cornclia Barton have returned from
Lander College, Greenwood, where
they have been prosecuting their
studies. They will be at home dur
ing the vacation period, to the delight
of their many friends.
Miss Cora Strong is visiting her
mother and sister, Mrs. G. G. Strong
and Miss Daisy Strong, having come
to Walhalla at the close of the State
Normal College OF North Carolina
some ten days ago. Her many friends
them again.
America Moore, aged 81 years,
died at his home near Walhalla on
May 29th, after a brief illness from
pneumonia. lnterment was at the
Neville burying ground on Tuesday.
lie is survived by a wife and several
children. TO these is extended the
sympathy OF many friends.
rr;op5e NJ. ,,>.,
MaXcy, Of the Ebeuezer section, SYM
pathize with them in the death OF
their l7-months-old daughter, Flea
nor Doyle. which occurred last We'd
nesday, the 9th. Intcrment took
place at Fairview on Thursday. The
little one had been sick only a short
time.
On last Saturday Mr.. and Mrs.
w. Il. Lynch, who live on Walhalla
r. f. ID. No. |, paid The Courier a
pleasant call. They were accompa-
MED by Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Kelley
and two children and Bud Kelley, OF
Pickens county. who had been visit
ing MIR. and Mrs. Lynch for few
days.
Col. A. A. Manning, Of Brevard,
N. c., spent short while in Wal
halla this week on matters of busi-
ness for the Federal government.
Mr. Manning has numerous friends
here who hope for his transfer back
to this territory. He Is in the legal
department. OF the government, which
is giving attention largely now to Ap-
palachian forest reserve matters.
A nice line Of mems straw hats,
$1.25, $3.50, $1.75. See them. c..
w. & J. e. Bauknight.-Adv.
There are many friends Of Mrs.
S. n. Pitchford who will regret to
learn that her visit to relatives in
birmingham has been greatly lessen-
| ed In pleasure by reason of a severe
| attack Of illness. Mrs. Pitchford was
| very i'll for several days, but we are
glad to report that she Is fast i'm
proving, her condition being at pres
ent almost normal.
Our good friend, Glen Watkins,
paid The Courier a pleasant call yes
terday afternoon, paying for his pa
per to date "and then some" Mr.
Watkins informed us that he had.
with the payment Of this little uc-
count. settled the last debt that he
owed any one, except. he recalled. a
small amount Of fertilizer that he
had bought for one OF his farms and
hadn't had time as yet to go for set
tlement. lie has already paid for one
| carload of fertilizer this year, how
ever.
Rev. DR.. J. l.. Stokes will return
to Walhalla the latter part OF this
week, after brief vacation spent in
the lower part Of the State. He will
hold services at the Methodist church
on the first Sunday in June (neMt
Sunday at I o'clock. At the even
ing hour for services Presiding El-
der II. G. O'Dell will preach, and i'm
mediatcly after the evening service
the regular quarterly conference will
be held. The public has most cor
dial invitation to all services at the
Methodist church.
Balls Burgess, Jr., has been
awarded the contract by the govern
ment for carrying the mails from
Jocassee to Salem. This will be
daily except Sunday service. The
compensation for this service Is fixed
at $A26.25 per year. The contract
is effective July 1st, 1916, and will
be for a period of four years, until
June 80. 1920. The schedule calls
for mail to leave Jocassee at 6 a. M,
arriving at Salem at $50 IA. m, and
returning leave Salem at 8 a. M,
reaching j, cassee at 100 a. m.
The infant son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
G. d. Walker was seriously i'll at
their home on Faculty Hill for seve-
raj days last week, suffering from
some trouble in the nature OF men,
braneous Group. The little sufferer
is much better at present and we
hope for it's early complete recovery.
DR.. and Mrs. G. II. Walker, of Green
ri n nf Ia fn1
low, came over and spent Sunday
hpra on learning of tho nhild,c cnri.