Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-08-02
Another shipment of bicycles
and tires. Matheson Hardware Co.,

Miss Kate Smith, of West Union,
Is visiting Miss jamie Ellison, Of
Piedmont, this week. She will visit
relatives at Williamson before re-
turning.
Mrs John A. Kelley, Of the New
Hope section, left last week for Il
visit to her daughter, Mrs J. G. Par
rott, Of Washington. ID. G.. She will
spcLd four or five weeks at the ma
tional capital.
"A. Rae Dendy, of White River,
South Dakota, is visiting his parents,
Capt. and Mrs. S. X. Dendy. He has
host of friends who are delighted
to meet him again. Mr. Dendy is
numbered among the business men
Of his adopted home, and Is also
postmaster at White River.
The Piedmont Auto Co., of Wal
halla have received their authority
from the Ford automobile manufac-
turers to revise the selling price of
all ears. Effective yesterday the
selling price Of Ford touring cars is
$500, while the runabouts 20 at
$3i5. This price is f. 0. b. Detroit,
Mich, and takes an addition OF
about 1872 per car for freight charges
from factory to Walhalla.
u have just opened a car load of
buggics. Come and see them and
you will buy one. r. E. Alexander,
Walhalla, S. C.-Adv. 30-32.
Tho Priscilla Club held it's last
regular meeting on Friday afternoon,
July 2lst, with Mrs. Jesse w. Ran
kin. Those present spent the time
most pleasantly, and the afternoon
ended with 4 delightful salad course
served by the hostess. The visitors
present were Mesdames A. p. Crisp,
w. II. Hamilton, w. II. Craig. C. G.
Jayncs, Julian Dendy. Claude Reid
and Miss Lille IIughs. The next
meeting will be with Miss Julia Max
well, Oh August 18th, at 4 o'clock.
The Atlanta Georgian recently
printed the picture Of Lawrence Row
land, Of Dawson, Ga, who is the rep
rcsentative Of the Georgian at that
point. Lawrence Is a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. ID. II. Rowland, formerly Of
Walhalla, and has numerous friends
here in Oconee who will be pleased
to learn that he is finding favor with
his paper. the Georgian referring to
him as their representative at Daw-
son, who shows promise Of being
star We congratulate our young
friend. Young Rowland anticipates
an early visit to his old home town.
The Paul Hayne Circle held it's
regular meeting last Friday after
noon at the home of Miss Kate Har-
rison, taking up the regular course
Of Bible study, Mrs. Dendy, Mrs.
Steck and Miss Neville filling their
duties very efficiently. Miss Hannah
Miller Harrison served the guests
with delicious fruit punch on their
arrival. and after the program assist
ed Miss Harrison in serving tempt
ing salad course with mint ice. Seve-
raj visitors were present. which fact
added to the pleasure Of the evening,
making this one OF the most delight
ful meetings Of the year.
by far the finest watermelon we
have seen this year was the one sent
us last week by John e. Lewis, who
lives near Clemson College. 1t was
indeed beauty. weighing 53 pounds,
and its flavor was better even than
its outward appearance. This melon
was OF the "Bradford-W Watson Ninety
Pound" variety. The man who can
beat J. e. Lewis raising melons is
the man we nominate to hold the
championship. Until we find his su-
perior, John e. Lewis holds first
place. "Tbe ribbons your'n." "
Thanks. This Bradford-Watson
WIS on exhibit at the Seneca chau-
tauqua and was greatly admired by
the large crowds who visited the par
eel post exhibit, among the articles
in which it held prominent place.
Ice cream churns, peach parers,
Dazy churns, crock churns, pitchers.
Matheson Hardware Co., Westmin-
ster, S. C.-Adv. 32.
AS indicating the seriousness Of
the recent floods in the matter of
disarranging schedules on the rail-
roads Of this State, we reproduce
here the following paragraph taken
from the Darlington Press and News
Of July 27 -. A. Rhodes, OF Gaff-
ney, and G. f. Rhodes, OF Walhalla,
arrived in Darlington, their former
home, last Friday, after having trav.
eled devious routes for three days
Their purpose in coming to Darling
ton at this time was to attend the
funeral Of their father, J. Simpson
Rhodes, but owing. to the extreme
difficulty and delay In railroad travel.
they did not arrive here until the
day after the interment. They left
Darlington on the return trip Tues
day"
The Priscilla Club was honored
on last Tuesday afternoon with a
beautiful party by Mrs. c. G. Jaynes
Her spacious rooms were decorated
with hundreds Of souvenir post cards.
which gave quite a unique effect and
also gave hint as to tho work in
store far the guests. After all had
arrived each one was given a card
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