Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-11-08
-Butterick patterns. C. w. Pitch
ford, Wnlhalla, 8. C.-Adv. tt.

Dia, was IN Walhalla Monday on
business connected with General Ses-
sions Court.
w. II. Grubbs, ex-cOunty auditor,
has been spending this week at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. d. e.
Good, near town.
MIR. and Mrs. Bert Gillespie, who
have been spending several weeks at
Dayton, Ohio, have returned to Wal
halla and are visiting among rcla-
tivcS. They are being extended Il
most cordial welcome.
Miss Minnie Burton is spending
a few days at home TO the delight OF
her many friends. She was accom-
panied home by her niece, little Miss
Annie Sue Walters. Of Madison. who
will spend several weeks with her
grandmother, Mrs. c. A. Burton.
We are requested to announce
that there Will be an all-day singing
at Fairfield school house on Sunday,
November l2th. All good singers
and lovers Of music and the general
public arc cordially invited to come
and bring wcll-filled baskets.
Blue Stem Seed Wheat. $3.50 per
bushcl. G. w. Pitchford.- Adv.
Mr. and Mrs. j. l.. Parker are
now occupying their handsome new
home on Tugaloo street. Mr.. and
Mrs. G. w. Pitchford, Jr., are occu-
pying the house on Main street re-
Gently vacated by Mr.. and Mrs. Par
ker. Mr.. Pitchford purchased this
property some time ago.
y 4. Tribble brought to our Of
flee mis- morning an unusually long
tomato vine. 1t measured Just l3
feet in length. 1t is Of the peach
tomato variety. The vine bore we'll,
seven or eight vines furnishing all
the tomatoes needed for the family.
All Of the vines measure about 12 or
l3 feet in length.
The friends Of G. II. (Dock)
ChaStain will regret to learn that he
is quite sick at his home in Walhalla.
bed for week or more. Friends of
this aged citizen hope that he may
yet be spared to his family. There
has been little change in his condi-
ton for the past few days.
The five-months-old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. A. w. Bowen died last Sat
urday at the home of it's parents in
the Oakway section. The little one
attack Of pneumonia. Funeral and
interment took place Sunday at 12
O'Clock NJ. at Bethel church, Oakway.
The bereaved parents have the SYM
pathy of many friends in their sor-
row.
-16% Acid. $3.50 per ton. c.
w. Pitchford, Walhalla.-Adv.
The third district Sunday School
Convention will be held at Salem on
Saturday, November 11th, at 10
O'Clock. The convention will be ad-
dressed by Miss Agnes Ravanel, Of
!Spartanburg, elementary superintend-
ent Of the State association. Rev. Il.
l.. Smith, DR.. J. l.. Stokes and others.
1t is hoped that every Sunday school
in keowee and Whitewater townships
will be represented.
1t will be learned with interest
here that Mr.. and Mrs. Sam A. Hutci
ison will probably make Asheville, H.
c., permanently their home. Mr..
llutchison has accepted position
with the Carolina Wood Products
Company as foreman OF construction
Mr.. and Mrs. I!utchison are now
keeping houS" at No. ii Oak street,
Ashcvill". Their many friends hrvc
cess in their new home.
Quite 4 little Incident Drrurrcd
on Main street last Saturday. by rrn-
son Of which Il huGpy was lost and
GAINED by one party and tn" price OF
buggy lost by another. H. VI. Trib-
ole. or Seneca. las drivin" his car
down street ar very moderate rate
-. the general estimate being about
ilvr miles an hour. Noticing a. bug
~ in front OF his car which would
nrnhAhly be struck in passing. Mr.
Irihhl" pushed his foot on what he
Thought was his brake pedal but il
proved TO be his arcelcrator. And
there was something doing, believe
us. The auto shot on, like a can
non ball, turned the buggy over,
Spilling the occupant J. Mart Hon
klhS, and wrecking the vehicle COM
plctcly. Fortunately Mr.. Hopkins
was uniniurcd. as was also his horse.
Mr. Trlhblc purchased a new buggy
for Mr.. Hopkins. the accident being
explained and thoroughly under
stood. 1t was Just one Of those nn-
aNoidablc accidents that will happcn
with no fault attaching to any one
save the fallibility Of humanity.
The Walhalla High school was
closed last Friday by order of the
local board Of health. The session
mas been suspended for period OF
TWO weeks on account Of numerous
eases OF scarlet fever appearing. some
among the pupils Of the school. The
colorcd school also was suspended, it
having been discovered that two of
the pupils there had but recently
been attending school. these pupils
dying within few hours after leav-
ing the school. Two of the deaths
were in one family. The health off,
cials have acted wisely in suspending
he schools Thnre is no cnidon,;o ~