Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-10-17

-'Columbus wagons are good
wagons" w. NJ. Brown.-Adv.
born. last Sunday, October l4th,
unto Mr.. and Mrs. f.. II. Carter, a
son.
Miss Eloise Strother left yeSter-
day for Atlanta, where she will spend
several days.
There will be preaching at Wolf
Stake Baptist church on next Sunday,
October 21st, at $50 o'clock in the
afternoon, by the new pastor, Rev. G.
B. Atkinson.
John II. Ernest and family have
returned to Walhalla and are occupy
ing their home in "The Hub" Mr..
Ernest and family have been living
for about two years.
Practically without exception
the monuments and tombstones made
by the Seneca Marble and Granite
Works stand foremost in their class.
--Ady.
The Local Board for the County
Of Oconee has passed on the papers
of two drafted men this week, viz:
Exempted, William 3. Wilson, Sa-
lem; accepted for service, Thad Max
we'll, of Seneca.
The only precipitation recorded
by the local weather bureau was .53
Of an inch Of rain last Tuesday, On
Friday morning there was a frost in
all parts OF Oconee. Tender vegeta-
tion was killed.
Will Fl. Jones. who has been in
Greenville for several weeks, was in
Walhalla this week for a short while.
Mr. and Mrs. Jones left yesterday for
Greenville, where they will make
their home in the future
Attention is directed to the new
advertisement OF l.. G.. Patterson. of
Seneca. Mr.. Patterson has large
stock OF seasonable goods which he
is oncring to the public at attractive
figures. Read his announcement on
the firth page this week, then give
him a call.
-'or Quick Sale-2O5 acres, near
Walhalla; one l0-room house. one
l-room tenant house: upland and
bottom land: all in high state Of cul-
tivation; good pasture. Will cut in
tracts or will sell the whole farm for
$50 per acre. Apply quick, as place
will go at this price. One-fourth
cash; balance to suit purchaser Ap-
ply at Courier office.-Adv.
S. NJ. Ellison, of Winston Salem,
n. c., was business visitor to Wal
halla yesterday. He was on a brief
visit to his pa rents, Capt. and Mrs.
A. II. Ellison, # near West Union,
and his sister, IS. w. l. Hutchison,
OF West Union. This was Mr.. Eli
sons first visit to his old home in
10 ic In, ~
the p. II. Hanes Manufacturing Co.,
OF Winston-Salem, manufacturers of
underwear. Mr.. Ellison's friends
were pleased to meet him again.
ID. II. Stancel. Of the Taber sec
ton of Oconee, will leave in few
days for Missouri, where he has re-
Gently purchased land. We have not
learned to wha place or section of
the State he w,l. go. His trip. how
ever is for the purpose Of perfecting
details Of his land trade there. He
expects to move his family to Mis-
souri, about the first Of the year. The
family has many friends in Oconee
who will regret to learn Of their early
removal from this section
--Lost--Bctwecn residence Mrs.
Kate O. Smith and Court House,
brcastpin with pearl centre. five dan
giles attached. Finder please leave
at Courier office and get reward. adj
increased postal rates will be-
come effective all over the United
States on November g Instead Of a
2-ccnt stamp carrying your letter to
any point in this country, from No.
Eemhcr I'd YOU will he required to
place three cents in stamps on It..
Local or drop lettcrs---that is. letters
mailed at n given post Office to be de-
hvercd to another party at the same
ofice--will require two cents, and all
letters to be delivered on rural routes
will require three cents. Letters
mailed on a rural route to be deliver
ed to parties on the same rural route
Will take two cents postage, but
where letter Is mailed on one route
Tor delivery to q party on another
rural route, the postage required will
be three cents. Postal cards will sell
uniformly for two cents instead Of
one cent as heretofore. Two cents
postage will also be required on post
cards. Much confusion and delay in
delivery Of mail will be avoided If all
VIII bear in mind this increase in
postage rates effective November Cd,
ana stamp their letters accordingly.
Able-bodied man with
lamiiy for labor. Man to work in or
chard ana on farm. Family for hoe
crop. Apply to d. f.. Good, Wal
DalIa, IT. 1-Ady d3+