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

stay home for few days drought
him around" all right and he return
ed to camp ready for duty.
Large assortment Bibles, Testa-
ments, padded poems, books and
pictures. at Norman's Drug Stare ad.
The officers elected in st. Johns
Lutheran church will be installed
next Sunday morning. The following
are elected: II. G. Meiburg and II. G..
Busch, elders; Otto Fricks and John
G. Kuemmerer, deacons.
Attention is directed to the two
advertisements Of l.. Blumenthal, of
Westminster, who Is giving his GUS
toners some fine opportunities to get
seasOnable goods at low prices. On
the fourth page will be found an
nouncement of two items, one Of in
terest to men, the other to ladies,
these two extra specials to be offered
for two days only, next Friday and
Saturday. On the fifth page you will
find his announcement Of a clearance
sale Of ladies' coat suits. Values here
that you should not miss. Read both
these ads, then call at Blumenthaps,
Westminster, and get your share Of
these specials. "tH
White men wanted to board
stockings. Hetrick Hosiery Mills,
Walballa.-Adv. tt.
The Textile Bulletin announces
the Following changes that have re-
Gently been made among mill men
we'll known in this section: &c. L.
Gaillard. formerly overseer OF card
ing at Newry, has accepted a position
with the Seneca Mills. G. G.. Will
liams, formerly overseer OF spinning
at the Ivey Mill, has accepted a simi-
lar position with the Oconee Mills,
Westminster" Last week j. c.
Bentley. an employee of the Walhalla
Plant of the Victor-Monaghan Mills,
went to Westminster to accept q po-
sition in the Oconee Mills. Mr.. Bent
ley has many friends here who will
regret to learn of his departure. For
some time he had been identified
with the town in numerous ways, his
removal leaving n vacancy on the
Board Of Aldermen of Walhalla.
Beautiful and large assortment
Christmas handkerchiefs, ties, slip
pers, robes, rugs, scarfs, china and
glassware, toys and fancy goods of
all kinds at reasonable pricesi-.flso,
pretty line dry goods and notions.
Call and examine our line. +. Il. Har-
rison, Manager.-Adv.
"A most enjoyable occasion was
that participated in by employees Of
the victory Monaghan Mills Company.
along with a few friends invited for
the occasion. On Thursday Of last
week the Office force, superintendent
and overseers OF departments Of the
Walhalla Plant OF the V.-M. Company
entertained number OF the en-
ployees at other VIM. plants at
smoker and dining. There we're a
number OF visiting mill men from
Greenville, Seneca and other points,
among them being one we'll known
to the people Of Walhalla-J. N. Bad
ger, now Of the Greenville Plant, who
was at one time superintendent Of
the Walhalla Mills. Prof. d. W. DAN
iel, Of Clemson College, was the
speaker for the occasion, and he
made most admirable address. The
smoker was held in the dining room
Of the old Walhalla Hotel building,
and the supper was provided by H. c.
Busch, Walhalla's we'll known ca
terer. The Victor-Monaghan en-
ployees are 1ovial set, and tho gath
ering was one full Of good cheer and
Fellowship. Other such occasions
hcle ana elsewhere at plant points
are anticipated, and 1t is hoped to
bring about the closest friendship
and spirit Of cooperation among
the forces Of the various mills. Wal
halla will heartily welcome the men
OF the various VIM. plants in our
midst at all times.
Buy your automobile tires and
tubes from w. NJ. Brown. Every tire
sold under 5,000-mile guarantee. ad.
B. T. Clinkscales, of Round
Rock, Texas, arrived in Walhalla
Sunday and will spend some time
hcrc-probably five or six months
with his son-in-law, NJ. C. Todd, and
family. Mr.. Clinkscales spent the
greater part OF the past summer here,
returning to Texas in the early fall,
but finds the call of Oconee COM
pels return visit within com
paratively few weeks. Mr.. Clink-
scales reports conditions in his home
section Of Texas really serious for
the farmers. He gave the experience
OF his son as typical OF thousands OF
farmers In six or eight drought
stricken counties in the Lone Star
State. Mr. Clinkscales planted his
crop with the expectation Of getting
so bales Of cotton and 500 bushels
Of corn. His crops netted him Ave
small bales Of cotton and less than
five bushels Of corn. the latter so
poor in quality as to he acarcaly