Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-12-26

OF mules. r. Il. Alexander.-Ady.1
Marvin j. Smith, who has been
spending 10 days here with his mo-
ther, Mrs. Kate Q. Smith, and other
relatives, felt this morning for his
/ home in AmaMllo.
MIR. and Mrs. l.. II. White are
again residents OF Walhalla. They
have moved here from the Double
Springs community for the purpose
Of educating their grandchildren,
Jack and Andareen Chapman.
Gordon Fant, Clifton Cobb, HoI=.
leman seaborn, George Harrison,
Blake Gambrell and John Schroeder,
Of Clemson College, are spending the
holidays with their homefolks in
and near town.
Misses Elizabeth Stribling, Mary
Ellen Wilson, Frances Earle, Linnie
Cudd, Julia Kaufmann, Decie Earle,
Mildred Moore, Lucille White, Emmie
Ansel and Lucille White, Of Winthrop
| College, Rock Hill, are with relatives
for the holidays.
For Sale-Six-room dwelling
near depot. j. R. Earle, Walhalla,
S. C.-Adv.
Charlie Mayhem, better known
to some Of us as Charlie Boy" was
a visitor in Walhalla the past week.
He is now located at Camp Sewer
with the rank Of sergeant-major, and
10 oil hyr 80
regiments in training there.
Edwin Hughs, Of the United
States Navy, spent the first of this
week in Walhalla with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. M. r. Hughs. Mr..
Hughs will leave Charleston next
Saturday for Harvard University,
Cambridge, Mass, where he will take
course in the United States radio
school.
Announcement Is made Of the
arrival OF a young lady at the home
Of Mr. and Mrs. Robert r. Keys, Of
Florence. The young lady's birth
day will be recorded as December
9Th. Mrs. Joe McCarey will leave
one day this week to visit at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Keys. the lat
ter being her daughter, remembred
here pleasantly as Miss Lois McCarey.
White men wanted to board
stockings. Hetrick Hosiery Mills,
Walhalla.-Adv.t tt.
w. Harry Cary, of Columbia,
was In Walhalla for short while
Monday, meeting old friends Mr..
Cary Is the head of the Cary Print
ing Company, Of the Capital City,
and his company is doing large
business, enjoying the confidence and
patronage Of a wide business connec-
ton. Mr.. Cary was at one time,
several years ago. one Of Uncle
Sans boys In the navy, and he has
recently volunteered his services to
the government again. He Is now
connected with the recruiting SER
vice of the navy, with headquarters
In Columbia. 1t was naval recruit
Ing business that brought him from
Columbia to Greenville, and from
there he came over to Walhalla be-
tween trains, to meet old friends. We
wish for Mr.. Cary continued success
in his business and congratulate him
! upon again enterting Uncle Sans
: service. His rank at present Is chief
petty officer.
II. B. Kerr, of Seneca Route 5,
was caller at The Courier office
last Monday. Mr.. Kerr lives on what
Is known as the Livingston Farm, in
the Townville community, but on
the Oconee side Of the line. He Is
In IS 72d year, having been born on
November 2. 1S46. Mrs. Kerr (his
second wife) will be Sc years Of age
coming February He incidentally
remarked to us about his crops this
year. He and his wife made the crop,
working one mule, with but only
three days hired help, and this was
In cotton-thinning time. He has also
hired most Of his cotton picked, but
the crop OF this man and wife Is sur
prising. Mr.. Kerr served 20 months
in the ranks Of the Confederacy in
Virginia. He has only the thumb
and small finger on his right hand
that are any good. Two OF the fingers
arerparalyzed and one Is gone. This
aged, crippled man and his wife (the
only two in the family made four
teen bales OF cotton and 200 bushels
of corn, What young man or boy IN
the county can show a like record?
We wish Mr.. and Mrs. Kerr contin-