Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-10-31

raj hours after his mothers body had
been inferred. Mrs. Langston had
recently visited her son in North
Carolina. and it was on her return to
Alabama that she was taken suddenly
Ill Of pneumonia. The Courier joins
with other friends of the family in
extending sympathy to them in their
bereavement.
II. e. Alexander, Walhalla, S. c.,
sells land, buggies and harness. See
him before you buy.-Adv.
w. M. Brown Is in the horse and
mule market this week. He expects
to return in a day or two with his
third car of fine animals. See an
nouncement at the top of this column.
The many friends Of Mrs. Lucia
Parker will learn with regret that
she Is seriously i'll at her home on
Tugaloo street. We hope for news
Of her early recovery.
The young people of St. Johns
Lutheran church will hold a Refor-
nation service at the church tonight
"Wednesday at 8 o'clock. Four
hundred years ago to-day the Prot
estant Reformation began. Every
!! body Is invited.
All the Protestant churches in
the United States have been asked
to ring their bells for five minutes
at noon to-day. If you hear an unu-
sual ringing Of the bells do not be
alarmed. 1t means 400 years of pro-
test and progress, Liberty and De-
mocracy.
j. l.. Parker, government mail
transfer mail clerk at Columbia, is
at home this week. Mr.. Parker one
RI q To-
ed knee by reason Of a fall, he hav-
ing stumbled over a rope being used
In pulling in disabled auto at one
of the garages in Columbia. He
hopes to be able to resume his duties
in short time
The free delivery Of mail starts
in Walhalla tomorrow, Thursday,
November 1st, with ]. Bert Gillespie
as carrier pro tempore. The sched-
ule OF the carriers trips as already
published will be maintained as far
as possible, but will be subject to the
arrival of the malls. Patrons Of the
service will be required to provide
suitable receptacles for their mail or
cut a slot In the door, and when this
Is done the postmaster or carrier
should be notified accordingly. Car
rier will leave notices to call at Office
for such parcels as cannot be con-
veniently delivered. The street col
lection boxes will be erected as soon
as they arrive. In the mean time
mail must be handed to the carrier
or mailed at the post Office
No little interest will center in
the announcement Of the marriage of
Miss Gussie Herndon, of Bowman,
Ga, and Samuel A. G. Herndon, of
Tyler. Texas. The ceremony took
place at the home of the brides sis
ter, Mrs. Wallace, in Atlanta last
Thursday. the 25th. Mr.. and Mrs.
Herndon came direct from Atlanta to
Walhalla, spending Friday and Sat-
urday at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
e. l.. Herndon. They left here Sat-
urday afternoon to sepnd' Sunday and
Monday at Bowman. Ga, with the
brides father, Lawrence Herndon,
and family. From there they went
direct to their home at Tyler, Texas,
having left Bowman yesterday. The
groom is former Walhalla boy,
being brother of E. L. Herndon,
ESQ, and having spent his young
manhood here. He has resided in
Texas, however, for number of
years. The Courier Joins with num-
erous friends in extending to Mr.. and
Mrs. Herndon all good wishes for a
long life Of happiness. The first
news of the marriage came to Wal
halla when the couple arrived by
auto at the home Of the groom's bro
ther.
An occasion that gave great
pleasure to a large number Of people
OF Walhalla and other parts of Oco-
nee county, and not few from more
distant places, was the silver wedding
celebration at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. r. Earle, at their home in
Midway last Friday night, the 26th.
From the early hours Of the evening
till late at night there were many
friends who came in to wish "the
young couple" long life and contin-
ued happiness. Elegant refreshments
were served the guests during the
evening, and 1t was indeed merry
gathering, from which good fellow
ship and the true spirit Of friendship
radiated. Mr. and Mrs. Earle were
the recipients OF numerous tokens of
and Of more recent years, these pres
ents attesting in a most delightful
manner the good will and esteem of
their friends. Some three hundred
invitations to the silver wedding had
be, issued, and the number attend
ing on this 25th anniversary of the
marriage Of Mr.. and Mrs. Earle was
large. Mr.. and Mrs. Earle had with
them on this occasion their three
children away from home--Misses
Frances and Decie Earle, OF Win
throp College, and Harry Earle, of
Milledgeville, Ga. Mrs. Wesley Ashe,
Of Cleveland, Ga, and CIV. Merritt,
Of Greer, sister and brother~of Mrs.
Earle, were also present.