Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-01-10
DEATH OF OFFICERS MoURNED.
Funeral Was Largely Attended,
Seneca Local News,

new year TO Ine Courier readers!
Mr.. and Mrs. J. l.. Smith and chill
dren visited the parents of Mrs.
Simth, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Il. Nimmons,
the past week.
al Thompson, Of Atlanta, visited
Seneca last week and attended the
dance
Misses Mary and Elizabeth RAM
say, two dainty little ladies Of An
derson, spent the holidays in the
home of Mrs. f. NJ. Cary.
Joe and Hal Todd, of Washington
and Charlotte, respectively, spent
several days last week with their
homefolks.
Mrs. w. NJ. Neill and daughter,
Miss Alice, Of Gainesville, spent the
weekend here
Miss Mary Wallace, of Lynchburg.
Va, was visitor to, Seneca last
week, stopping over few hours on
her return home from q visit to Mrs,
W. Nj. Neill, at Gainesville
4 MIS-. Grace Werner opened her
home tc the young people last
Thursday evening, and again Satur-
day evening, the latter occasion be-
ing & compliment to Miss Alice Neill,
Mrs. f. NJ. Cary entertained the
very young set Friday evening, hon
>rins her attractive guests, the
MISSES Ramsay and Miss Sue Floyd.
Joe Byrd gave a large party "ues-
lay evening in honor OF the Misses
Hunt, Of Townville, who were guests
in the Byrd home.
Miss Suanee DAILY had as her
guest last week Miss Wilkinson, a
classmate at Winthrop. Miss Will
kinson is the attractive daughter OF
DIR. and Mrs. J. r. Wilkinson, OF
Soochow, China, and Is here receiy
ing her education. During her stay
III Seneca, Miss DAILY entertained on
several occasions in her honor.
Mrs. c. b. Smith has been on the
sick list the past week. Her friends
are glad to know that she is better.
Mrs. w. p. Reid will return from
a visit to her daughter, Mrs. l.. D.
Wyly, at Beaufort, on Wednesday.
Mr.. Reid spent several days in Beau
fort during the holidays.
Mrs. S. j. Craig and children, of
Greenville, visited relatives here
last week.
&. w. Bowen, Of Pickens, was a
guest in the home of4W. e. MINI
mons the past week.
A number of young people at
tended the dance at the home of the
Misses Davis Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. e. Hopkins enter
tanned few Of their friends infor-
mally Wednesday evening of the
holidays.
Seneca was doubly impressed with
the shock OF the double tragedy,
which occasioned the death of two of
Oconee's prominent officers and citi
zens, from the fact that the two
bodies were brought here on the
Southern train from the North,
where the shocking tragedy occur
red. On Sunday morning on train
No. 35 the bodies of Sheriff John w.
Davis and Supervisor W. c. Foster
We're brought to Seneca. the latter
being taken from here to Walhalla.
and from there to Richland for in
termeht in Rock Springs cemetery.
The body Of the former was held at
the undertaking parlors of Wood G.
Shirley until II o'clock, when the
FUNERAL services were held In the
Baptist church. The largest con-
course of people ever assembled in
Seneca for similar occasion. at
tended the services. The pastor of
Mr. Davis, Rev. T. L. Smith, Of Wal
halla, conducted the services, assist
ed by the local pastors, Reys. N. G..
Ballenger. T. NJ. Galphin and I. f..
Wallace. After the services at the
church, the K. of P. lodge took
! charge and rendered fitting cere-
monial at the grave.
The sad occasion cast a gloom over
the towr which will not be soon dis
slpated, there being so many sides
'from which to view the terrible.
double tragedy. 1T seems useless to
say that the two families desolated
by the deaths Of these two good men
nave the sympathies Of our people.
Sheriffs from neighboring towns
acted as pallbearers and the Sheriff's
Association sent a handsome floral
piece. Other floral offerings attested
the sentiment of public and private
officials The writer was struck with