Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-04-05


Mrs. S. NJ. Hunsinger, OF Cone
ross IS one Of the recent purchasers
OF a Ford touring car. The Piedmont
Auto Company has recently sold a
Dodge car to r.. G. Peden, OF West
minister.
b. A. Lowry, OF Seneca, was
among the business visitors to Wal
halla to-day. Mr.. Lowry is q sales
man for the Maxwell automobile in
this territory. He is member of
the firm of Lowry & Holloway, mer-
chants. Of Seneca.
Mrs. Mary Law Montgomery and
John Gordon Law desire to express
their sincere thanks for and deep
appreciation Of the kindness shown
them by their friends during the re-
cent illness and death Of their ia
ther, Rev. J. G. Law, d. D.
Good mare for sale; works we'll
anywhere. Pete Schroeder, Bank Of
Walhalla.--Adv.
Miss Elizabeth Stribling and
Miss jamie Harrison are at their
homes here for vacation, their
closed last week for Il vacation until
- ulS. hOil HithS lIIclIuS mere are
delighted to have them among them
again. m
.--l5ev. l.. NJ. LYDIA, Of Westmin-
ster, has recently received a call to
the Woodside Baptist church, Green
vile, which, however, he Ahas de-
tlined. 1t will be learned with pleas
ure that Rev. Mr.. LYDIA will remain
in the Beaverdam Association, re-
tanning the pastorships of the First
Westminster, Madison, Clearmont,
Return and Poplar churches.
Mrs. NJ. G.. Todd returned last
week from Columbia, where she went
in orier to place the orphan children
Of will Todd in the Epworth Orphan
age. She reports the children greatly
pleased with their surroundings and
comfortably situated. Mrs Todd
spent several days in other places be-
tween here and Columbia, visiting
briefly relatives and friends
--Oconee Produce Co., Walhalla,
buys star grass, grub root.-Ad. IT.
w Clifton Lyles passed through
Walhalla Saturday on his way to
Mountain Rest to spend a vacation
with his father, J. r., Lyles. Mr..
Lyles has just closed successful
term of school in Lancaster county
The schools Of that county observed
Fair and Field Day last Friday. He
said there was a large attendance,
and the crowd was estimated at from
seven to eight thousand. Mr.. Lyles
has been teaching in Lancaster seve-
raj years.
The dead body of Kline Lee, son
OF NJ. II. Lee, of the Battle Greek sec
ton. was found lying in laurel
thicket about half mile from his
fathers home last Wednesday even
ing. Sheriff Davis and Coroner Whit
Knox were immediately notified and
went to the scene. An inquest was
held Friday morning. The jury rem
dered verdict that young, Lee came
to his death from a self-infifcted gun
shot wound. Kline Lee had left his
home on March 14th and had not
been seen since. When his &haSr was
found it was in a badly decomposed
condition, the young man having been
dead about two weeks. The body was
lying on the ground, and in the right
hand was still grasped revolver. In
the revolver there was only one shell,
and this was Immediately under the
hammer of the weapon. 1t was found
that the weapon had been placed near
the right ear and fired, as there were
evidences of powder burns and a bull
let hole. 1t is thought that young
Lee had been drinking. and his mind
was in a melancholy state.
Cotton and corn planters at re-
duccd prices. Carter & Co.-Adv.
Mrs. Daniel Littlcton died at her
home in the Salem section last Tues
day, March 2Sth, following an illness
Of several weeks from grip, which
proved fatal. Mrs. Littleton was the
widow of the late Rev. Daniel Little
ton, who died May 9th, 1911. Her
name was Miss Bethany
Quinn. and she was born January 8,
S37, thus having passed into her
S0th year. She was a consistent
member Of the Baptist church, with
which she had been identified since
| SGG. She was married January s,
'etG, to Rev. d. Littleton, and to
this union ten children were born,
eight OF whom are now living. There
are many here and elsewh re who
will learn with deep regret of the
death Of this sOOd woman, an who
will Join with The Courier in extend
ing to the bereaved ones sincere
sympathy in their sorrow. Funeral
were conducted Thursday al
ternOon at o'clock at Salem. Rev.
G.. II. Abercrombic conducting the
services.
There are many in the upper
section Of South Carolina who will
learn with deep regret Of the death
Of Rev. John Kershaw, of tho Epis-
copal church. Mr.. Kershaw passed
away at Hcndcrsonville, n. c., on
Monday of last week He had been