Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-05-30
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visiting her sister, Mrs. e. A. Bell.
Mrs. Wall has numerous friends in
Walhalla who are pleased to meet
her again. She will return to her
home this week.
Mrs. d. G. McAllister and daugh-
ter, Miss Katherine, spent several
days in Walhalla the past week visit
ing at the home Of the formers mo-
ther, Mrs. L. A. Bell, and among
other relatives and friends.
Pay your sanitary tax this week
and save the penalty. The town
treasurer, w. J. Schroeder, can be
found at the Bank Of Walhalla.-Ad.
Marion Moss, Of the Butler
Guards, came home Sunday for the
purpose Of attending the funeral of
his grandfather, Judge j. w. Hole
man. Mr.. Moss is serving his coun-
try as a member OF one of the guard
squads stationed at point in this
State for the protection Of bridges
used by the railways.
Rev. l.. NJ. LYDIA, of Westminster,
is aiding the pastor of the Jordania
Baptist church in a revival meeting
this week We are informed that the
meetings are largely attended and
great interest, both on the part of the
church members and the unsaved, is
being manifested.
Word comes to us that j. B..
Todd, who left Walhalla recently for
enlistment in the army service, is
now located at Fort Screven, Ca,
where he is in training. Mr.. Todd is
connected with the commissary de-
rt nlant q AM Ic tho o,-1r ut -
his liking and Is enjoying the rather
strenuous drill work.
-Friends of w. Spencer Grahl
will regret to learn that he has been
quite sick for several days, though
his condition is somewhat improved
at this time. 1t is hoped that Mr..
Grahl may soon be restored to health.
Jesse Grahl, Of Greenville, spent a
day or two with his brother last
week.
The union services will be held
in the Baptist church next Sunday
evening at the usual hour for SER
vice. Rev. w. II. Hamilton, of the
Presbyterian church, will preach the
sermon. All demo min ations are urged
to- take part in these services, and
the general public is most cordially
invited
$. H. Hunter. Of Stamford.
Texas, is spending some time visiting
at the home Of his nephew, G. j.
Hunter, in West Union. Mr.. Hunter
has been Il residen of Texas for many
years, and this is his first visit to
south Carolina for long time. He
has been in Newberry county fora a
month or more and will remain in this
State for some time before returnins Q
home
-Wanted-White girls, 16 Years
Of age and up, as knitters and loop
ers Nice work and good pay. Ap-
ply He,rick Hosiery Mills, Walhalla
S. C.-Ady.
The many friends Of Thomas II
Hughs will regret to learn of his
death, which occurred at his home at
Bartow, Fla, last Thursday, May "a.
The news came to rela tives as a great
surprise, for, although Mr.. Hughs had
not been enjoying good health for
some time, it was not known that his
condition was In any way serious.
Mr.. Hughs was about 60 years OF
age and was native Of Oconee. For
many years he made his home at
Rlchland, where he was engaged wit
MS brother, w. H. Hughs, in the mer-
camille business. He was a man of
high principle and was honored by
all who knew him in his old home
county. For a number of years after
leaving Oconee Mr.. Hughs held pub
Tic Office in Barlow, Fla, to which
place he moved nine years ago. Seve-
raj years ago Mr.. Hughs suffered the
loss or one arm. This was due to an
accident in early childhood which
finally necessitated the amputation Of
the arm just above the wrist Later
complications necessita.ted an ampu-
tation further up the arm. At one
time Mr.. Hughs was a contractor, car
rying on extensive concrete works,
and physicians advanced the theory
that his last illness was due primar-
lily to the bad effects Of continuously
inhaling cement dust, which had set
tied in the lungs. Mr.. Hughs Is sur
vived by his wife and two children, a
son IS and daughter 10 years of
age, besides three brothers and three
". IIughs, of Walhalla;
w. II. and Stiles N. Hughs, of Rich
land; Mrs. s. II. Burns, Of Bolton:
Mrs. j. J. Ballenger and Mrs. s, II.
Coe, Of Richland. There is also a
wide circle Of other relatives to
mourn his passing The suddenness
Of Mr.. Hughs's death Is indicated by
the fact that Capt J. J. Ballenger
received a letter from the deceased,
written the day before, on the same
day that the telegram which an
bounced he death was received.
In this letter Mr.. Hughs mentioned
the fact that he was not feeling as
we'll as usual The deceased was a
staunch member OF the Presbyterian
and at the time of his death
vas deacon in the church at Barlow.
services were held and the re-
mains inferred at Barlow, Fla, on
Friday, May 25th. The Courier joins