Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-06-06

Mrs. J. c. Montjoy and daughter,
Miss Eloise, are spending this week
In SDartanburg, where they are Wis
iting among relatives and friends.
At the recent session of Federal
Court at Anderson Marcus C. Long,
Esq, OF Walhalla, was admitted to
the practice Of law in the United
States Courts.
J. w. Shelor. Esq, left last
night for Staunton, Va, where he
has been called on business. He ex-
poets to be able to return to Wal
halla Thursday night.
Miss Isabelle Macaulay Is now
employed in the law office of r. r.
Jaynes as stenographer and type
writer. Miss Macaulay has but re-
Gently returned from a business col
legc.
Clyde Brown, O. Wofford Col
lege, returned to Wa !halla last week
to spend the vacation period here
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ.
Brown, and among his many friends.
Miss Myrtle Brown is expected Fri
day from the Greenville Woman 8
College, ,Fat
An enjoyable meeting Of the
Hayne Circle was held with Mrs. j.
c. Neville on May 18th. The follow
ing program was carried out:
"Egyptian Painting" Mrs. WI. Yer
ner: Egyptian Sculptors," Mrs.
Dendy; Soul Of Egypt" Mrs. Geo.
Ansel. During the social hour the
hostess, assisted by Mrs. ]. A. Ansel
served delightful refreshments.
MIR. and Mrs. Chas. Davis, of
Dayton, Ohio, have been spending
several days in and near Walhalla
among relatives and friends, who
were delighted to see them again
They will return to their home to-
day or tomorrow. Mrs. Davis is
pleasantly remembered as Miss Lena
Abbott. While here Mr.. Davis reg
istered under the selective draft act
Information comes to us that at
the weeks meeting closed at Jorda-
mia last Sunday night thirty were
added to the church roll, and that the
church was greatly revived. The
pastor Is Rev. w. NJ. Thompson, who
was assisted by Rev. J.. NJ. La,,a.. Of
Westminster, in the meeting. II 'Op
the last night Of the n1eting more
than a hundred came forward for
special prayer.
Mrs. J.E. Brown, Of Grimes, Cal.
IS spending some time in Walhalla
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. N. L.
Fant. Her many friends are delight
ell TO meet her again. She is accom-.
panied by her little daughter, Miss
Kathleen. This is Mrs. Browns first
visit to South Carolina since hel
marriage some three years ago. Mrs
Brown is pleasantly remembered
here as Miss May FAINT.
The members of st. Johns Epis-
.copal church, Walhalla, will be in.
tereSted to learn that the arrange,
ment suggested by Bishop Guerry al
his recent visit to this church has
been confirmed, and that Rev. J. H
Gibboney has accepted the rectorshir
Of the Walhalla church. He will
hold his first service next Sunday
night at $40 o'clock. The members
of the church will please take notice
Of this fact. The public Is most cor,
daily invited to attend the SER
vices.
George Schumacher returned
last week from Columbia, where he
"Siil wi II OeSlal NltSl
spending ten days in the camps oi
the Butler Guards, into which com.
pany he had been accepted. He was
unable to meet all the physical tests
as laid down in the Federal exami
nation. Albert Meiburg has also
returned from second visit to the
recruiting station, having overcome
the disabilities Of his first examina.
ton and has been accepted into the
s. G.. National Guard. He will be
called for Federal examination or
or about July 1st.
AT recent meeting Of the trus
tees of the Walhalla High School Su'
perintendent Fl. w. Gasque was re-
elected for another session Of the
school. Miss Lois Il. Love, OF Lau
rnburg, N. G., was elected to fill &
vacancy in the list of high schoo
teachers. but as yet has not accepted
Mrs. l.. A. Probst and Miss Lola
Kaufman were reelected for posi-
tons in the high school department
The following teachers have also
been chosen for the grammar schoo
department: Mrs. l.. II. Covington
Miss Mamie Crooks, Mrs. Jesse w
Rankin. Miss Marjorie Nield, Of
Greenville, Miss Myra FAINT. There
Is one vacancy in the grammar schoo
department to be filled.
Tho many Walhalla friends OF
Jas. +. Singleton, who now lives with
his family near Westminster, will re.
grct to learn Of his loss by fire, which
was sustained last Wednesday night
about 10 o'clock, when his stables
and barn were totally destroyed. Mr.
Singleton lost a good horse and mule
in the flames. all his feedstuffs, wag.
ons and a buggy, and large part OF
his farm implements. The origin OF
the fire, so far as we have been able
to learn, is unknown. Mr. and Mrs
Singleton reside in the HONEYWELL sec