Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-08-02

Miss Helen Hill, OF Atlanta, is
spending some time visiting at the
home Of Rev. and Mrs. J. l.. Stokes.
Miss Gladys Richardson, of An
derson, is visiting her friends, Misses
Gladys and Maggie Rae Burley, this
| week.
j. r.. Cothran and his son, J, ~
Cothran, Of Greenville county, were
among the business visitors to Wal
halla yesterday.
There will be preaching service
at Ebenezer church next Sunday af-
ternoon at 4 o'clock conducted by
Rev. w. B. Aull. Everybody Is in
vited.
Lewis G. Harrison left Sunday
afternoon for Savannah, Ga, after
having spent very pleasantly two
weeks vacation at his old home and
elscw here
Miss Mena Heinsohn, of Char
lesion, who has been spending some
time in Walhalla as the guest Of Mr..
and Mrs. Hampton Meiburg, return
cd to her home last Monday morning.
There will be preaching next
Sunday, August 9Th, at Salem Meth
odist church at IL a. M, and Whit
mre at p. m., by Rev. D. Pierce
Hudson, Of Easley. The public will
be most cordially welcome.
MIR. and Mrs. Jack NJ. Strother
left to-day for their home at Wood
bury, Ga, after having spent some
time among relatives and friends in
Walhalla and West Union. Their
friends here regret their departure.
w. l.. Montjoy, of Greenwood,
paid his brother, J. c. Montjoy, a
brief visit last week. He was ac-
companied by George Watson, presi-
dent Of the Greenwood Mills, who
visited at the home Of Major and
Mrs. VIM. }. Stribling, near town.
Jesse r. Shelor, Of Calhoun. Ga,
is in Walhalla this week visiting his
brother. }. w. Shelor, Esq, and fam
lily. and renewing many old acquaint-
anccs. 1t has been 43 years since
Mr.. ShelOr was in Walhalla. He is a
gentleman Of pleasing address and is
being most cordially received by old
friends and new acQuaintances. MIR.
Snelor expects to return to his Geor-
Sla home the first Of next week.
Geo. p. Whitten, who made the
race for Supervisor Of Registration
two years ago, requests us to say
that, considering the entry of so
many of his friends for the office, he
has decided not to stand for election
this year. He desires to thank num-
erous friends for proffers of support
After two days Of unusually hot
weather a heavy rain came shortly
after midnight Of August 1st. There
were heavy rains to the east and
south Of Walhalla preceding the
downpour here, and this condition
l,,.y, 1,f
halla some hours before the local
shower came. This morning finds
the second day of August quite pleas
| ant though cloudy, with promise Of
further showers.
We direct attention to the ad-
vertisemcnt Of G. w. & J. e. Bauk-
night on the first page. This enter
prising firm is giving no small
amount of attention to better farm
| ing methods, and the members of the
| firm are seeking to handle those
things that look to this end. They
| have opportunity now to serve their
! customers with unlimited quantities,
! for Il short period, of the well known
plant food liberator, "Mascot ground
| limestone" See them at once for
prices and terms.
VIM. r. Mcclure, candidate for
House of Representatives, requests
lis to call attention to an omission
| in the brief outline Of his platform
| appearing on some OF his cards. The
reference is to that portion where he
states that he favors "an appropria-
ton Of SIS, 900 for cross roads" This
was written by Mr.. Mcclure hurried
ly and he failed to note that he had
omitted one word. The sentence
should read $4,000 appropriation
| for cross-country roads," as it is
stated on cards printed after the
omission was noted.
The first Oconee campaign meet
ing for county officers was held yes
terday at Oakway. The crowd was in |
good humor and gave splendid atten- |
ton to all the speakers, the order in
general being SO perfect as to bring
favorable comment on all sides. The !
from 500 to 1000 by some, but a
curate estimate IS 700. The candi- |
people of the Oakway section and
Of the opportunity to see and hear
the men who are seeking Office at
their hands.
Mrs. Johannah Broom, aged 60
years, died at her home near Cone
ross last Monday morning at 1915
| O'Clock, death coming to her relief |
after an illness that had lasted since
the past November. She was a suf-
ferer from cancer. The deceased was
born near Walhalla on December 7.