Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-07-25
NEWS FROM RlCHLAND.
"Ia.ying-ISy" COrn---IIot Sun Im-
proves COttOn-Il0cal Notes.

Rlchland, July 16.-Special: The
past week of dry weather enabled the
farmers to work all their crops and.
some have already "layed-by" their
corn. Cotton is under size for this
time OF year, but the sun aided it's
growth wonderfully the last few
days.
Miss Pauline Anderson left ths
first part Of the week for Liberty
Hill to spend several weeks with her.
sister, Mrs. Thompson.
=. T.. Little and two sons, Edgar
and Hedge, and Miss Mary Carmi-
chael, Of Gainesville, Ca, spent last
Thursday at the home OF j. p. Strlb-
ling. They we're accompanied home
ny Mrs. Little and her other two chill
dren, who had spent week visiting
here and at Westminster.
Mrs. II. NJ. Kuehn and son, Rhine
hart, left last Tuesday for their
home In Alamota. Kansas, after Il
six weeks visit to relatives in Geor-
gia and South Carolina.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. 8. Hubbard and
the Misses Moore, of Seneca, we're,
guests nf Mr. and Mrs. w. II. Hub
ba"E yesterday.
Miss Louise Carmichael returned
to llnr home in Gainesville Thursday.
after six weeks visit to her cou-
sin, Miss Bessie May Stribling.
Miss Lottie Belle Grow, Of Gaines
Vile, Ga, is the guest Of her cousin,
Miss Pauline Davis, this week.
John l.. Coe left Monday and Clark
Wyly left Saturday for Columbia en
route for the seacoast, where they ex-
pect to join the navy at some navaT
q
first to join the first line Of defense"
from this immediate neighborhood
| and the first to enlist for actual SER
vice since war was declared.
%. 0. McMahan is taking tho train
ing and making good at the reserve.
| officers training camp at Fort Ogle-
| thorpe, Ga, and sewral other young
men have enrollea or are trying to
get into the second training camp,
which will begin about the middle or
August
Mrs. M. Il. Peabody and two sons,
Bruce and Morris. and John M.
Bruce, of Avalon, Ga, attended se.-
vices at the Rfchland church yester-
day and spent the day at the home of
j. P. Stribling.
Miss Kate McClanahan, Miss
'NPoppie" Stribling and Miss Clara
Werner, Of Seneca, spent the week.
| end at the home Of Hon. E.E. Verner.
S. C. Stribling spent several days.
of the past week with homefolks,
| leaving Friday to resume his canvass
ing in Georgia.
Chas. p, Ballenger, Of Greenwood,
wes recent visitor at the home or
| Capt. j. j. Ballenger.
Wilkinson Hughs, Of Columbia,
spent the weekend with homefolks
here.
| number OF the ladies Of the COM
munity attended the lectures and
demonstrations given at Walhalla
the latter part OF the week and wore
richly benefited in 80 doing. Miss
Ruth Berry, Oconee's home demon
str; tion agent, is to be congratulate
ed on arranging and making pos
sible uch an interesting and instruct
i've program.
Preaching was held at Richland
church yesterday morning at 10
o'clock instead OF the Sunday school,
which is usually held at that hour.
Mr.. Wallace had to conduct funeral
at Seneca at II o'clock, and num-
ber OF the Richland congregation
wished to attend the services at Wal
halla, and consequently no Sunday
school was held. A number went to.
Walhalla and attended the farewell
service conducted in honor Of Miss.
| Frances Stribling, who sails Wednes-
day as missionary to China.
The young people Of the commu-
nifty and number from Seneca re-
Gently enjoyed an informal square
dance at the home of Miss Sallie
Davis.