Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-12-05

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C.--Adv.*
Herman and Henry Hoffmeyer,
of Clemson College, spent Thanksgiv-
ing Day with their grandmother, Mrs.
II. l.. Brandt, and other relatives.
w. p. Anderson, Of Greenville,
was business visitor to Walhalla
Monday. MIR. Anderson is looking
well and time seems to be dealing
gently with him.
| big, full line all kinds dolls, tea
sets, trunks, baskets, pictures, box
paper, drums. horns and toys, at Nor
mans Drug Store, Walhalla.-Adv.
| The Presbyterian Ladies' Mis-
sionary Society will meet with Mrs.
j. H. Darby at o'clock tomorrow
(Thursday) afternoon. All members
are urged to attend.
Mrs. NJ. A. Merritt has been
quite sick for several days at the
home Of her daughter, Mrs. j. r.
Earle. We hope for her early recov-
cry. c.. w. Merritt. of Greer, spent
the weekend with his mother.
Nice line Of ladies' and gentle
mems handkerchiefs for Christmas
at c. w. Pitchford's, Walhalla. ad51
| Don't forget to register for the
municipal election. Registration
books will close next Saturday.
Plenty Of time If you don't forget it.
If you do forget it, blame only your
self. "A word to the wise," etc.
The many friends of Mrs. S. H.
Snead will regret to learn that she
has been quite i'll for some time. Last
Thursday she was taken to Johns
Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, for an
operation for gall stones. She was
accompanied by her husband and son
Clarence and DR.. j. w. Wickliffe. Her
many friends hope for her speedy re-
coVery and early return. 1t is under
stood that Clarence Snead will re-
main IN Baltimore for some time.
| -Strayed-Jersey milch COW; left
premises Monday evening. Reward
for return. Mrs. N w. Macaulay,
Walhalla.-Adv.*
| -Boyce rBurley, Of Charleston,
spent a short while in Walhalla last
i "Wednesday among his many friends.
Mr.. Burley Is making good In the
quartermaster's department Of the
army, enjoys his strenuous service,
and shows that the military training
Is beneficial and to his liking. AL
| ways handsome, Boyce makes one Of
the finest looking soldiers we have
seen--and that's saying a lot, for
Oconee has some OF the finest and
best in the service. His old Walhalla
friends wish for him the very best
that lies within the range of posi-
bility.
Large assortment Bibles, Testa-
ments, padded poems, books and
pictures, at Norman's Drug Store. ad.
The Thanksgiving services at
st. Johns Lutheran church were very
poorly attended, there being probably
a hundred present. The Offering
amounted to $42.64, which was di-
vided among the orphanages as fol-
lows: Lutheran, 1891; Methodist,
tist, 1926. Contributions directed
to the orphanages were, Lutheran
$16.45, Methodist $11.50, Presbyte-
rian Sc. IS, Baptist $3.50. To these
amounts was added an equal division
of the general collection, $7.04, or
$1.76 to each institution. Rev. VIII.
Hamilton, of the Presbyterian
church, preached an excellent SER
mon, Rev. Mr.. Aull, Of the Lutheran
church, taking part in the services.
The pastors Of other churches were
absent from town.
Auction Sale-At my residence,
on December 7th, 1917, at 10 o'clock,
l will offer for sale the following de-
scribed property to-wit: One mare
mule, z years old, weight about
LOO pounds: one Of the best fam
lily horses in the State, years old;
one filley, years old; one stallion,
3 years old; one of the best all
round horses in the county, years
old; one very fine cow, three heifers;
MnT otn1r 1>{
been used but very little; some cul-
tivators Of different sorts; one two
horse disk plow; one two-horse
wagon; one double carriage; one
single buggy and harness; a good
lot of hay, fodder, household goods
and other articles too numerous to
mention. NJ. G. Holland, Walhalla,
S. c., RID. No. 2.-Adv.+
H. T. Crenshaw, who has for
some time been working at the car
penter's trade at Camp Sewer,
Greenville, is in Walhalla with his
family. Uis many friends are glad
to know that recent injuries received
have not proved Of very serious ma
ture. though Mr.. Crenshaw spent
some weeks in a hospital at Green
Vile. The accident that overlook
Mr.. Cernshaw occurred some four
weeks ago, and until very recently he
has been confined to hospital ward
under treatment. Mr.. Crenshaw was
working on one Of the cantonment
buildings at Camp Sewer, and at the
time was some seven or eight feet
above ground level. A short distance
away some scaffolding was being
torn down, all OF 1t being removed
except the upright pieces Of timber
of 2x4 size, some 20 feet or more in
length One Of thasn hlaW nynr