Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-01-16
-Lost-Red SOW shoat, rs or 100
lbs. Reward if returned. j. w.
Bell, Walhalla-Ady HS.

IDS. Reward II returned. j. w.
Bell, Walhalla.-Adv.
---R. NJ. Abbott, of Columbia, and
J. w. Abbott, of Gaffney, spent seye-
raj days last week with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. ABBOTT, in
West Union.
Miss Attic Phillips, who has
been spending the vacation period
and its continuation at her home at
this State, has returned
to Walhalla to resume her duties in
the high school department Of the
Walhalla Graded School.
At the meeting of the new City
Council, which was held last night,
the elective positions were filled as
follows: Wade G. Hughs, clerk and
treasurer; ]. A. Keaton, chief Of
police; Gus Sullivan, night police
man; j. l.. Gaillard, policeman FOR
ctorMonaghan Mill Village. H.C.
Busch, member Of Council, was cho-
sen Mayor pro tenn.
The Anderson Phosphate and
Oil Company announces to the farm
ers of Oconee this week that they
will this year have plenty of their
well-known and deservedly popular
fish and blood fertilizers. G. p.
Walker, OF Walhalla, will represent
them locally. Farmers will do we'll
to consult him and arrange with him
for part Of the Anderson Phosp hate
and Oil Company's products.
Last week we received from
Mrs. d. e. Good one dollar to be
added to the fund for Mr.. Louder
milk, whose loss Of $110 was re-
Gently announced. In the rush Of
other matters we failed to acknowl-
edge receipt of this dollar which has
been turned over to Mr.. LOU
dermilk, who appreciates the kind
spirit in which the donations have
been made toward making up his
loss
DR.. "A. A. Odom, Of the Globe
Optical Company, Greenville, will be
In Walhalla on Thursday of this
week, January 18th, for the pur-
pose of examining eyes and fitting
glasses. He will be at Barton's Drug
Store while in Walhalla. He will
also be at Westminster, at Gilreath's
Hotel, on Friday, the 18th. Those
Interested In having eye. ,exansina-
tions will do we'll to bear Hfess ,.t, tes
in mind. See advertisement on this
page.
Rev. Herbert +. Schroeder, Of
Anderson, rector OF Grace church,
that city, will preach and conduct
services at ST. Johns Episcopal
church, Walhalla, next Sunday morn
ing at ll.30 o'clock. All the men,
bcrs of this church are urged to at
tend this service, and members Of
other denominations and the general
public will be most cordially well
coined. In the afternoon, at o'clock,
Rev. Mr.. Schroeder will hold SER
vices at the Seneca Episcopal church,
where he hopes also to meet not
only the membership Of that church,
but all Of the citizens of the town
who will attend. Mr.. Schroeder has
but recently been assigned to the
mission church work in Oconee, and
he has heretofore had no opportunity
Of holding services or meeting the
people generally either at Walhalla
or Seneca.
Mrs. Belle Esther Stewart, wife
Of A. r. Stewart, died at her home
near West Union, on Saturday, -Janu-
ary 5th, after brief illLess from
pneumonia. She had been sick only
eight days when death came to re-
lieve her suffering. Mrs. Stewart
did woman. Her name before mar
riage was Seaborn, she being sis
ter of Rev. w. G. Seaborn, of Pick
ems. we'll known to the people Of
Oconee. She was consistent mem-
Der Of the Baptist church, having
identified herself with that denomf-
nation in young womanhood. She is
survived by her husband and two
children, one son and one daughter,
aged ~. and II years. Interment
was made at Poplar Springs ceme-
terry on Monday, January 7th. Fun
eral sermon will be preached later,
the inclement and severely cold wea-
ther having prevented more than q
formal burial service being held
There are many friends Of the fam
lily who will join with The Courier
IN extending to the bereaved ones
deep sympathy in their sorrow.
A farm house on the place Of
w. O. White, Of Walhalla, was de-
ing about 7 o'clock, the origin Of
the fire being a mystery. The house
was occupied by Joe Hudgens and
family, who had gone to neigh
boris house to pay brief visit. Just
as they reached the ne.ghbor's house
light was observed at the White
farm house and it was seen that the
house was on fire. Mr. Hudgens and
others went as fast as possible to
save what they could, but could do
nothing with the flames at the house.
Mr.. Hudgens' stock was gotten out
OF the barn, which Is across road
from where the dwelling stood, and
the barn was saved. Mr.. Hudgens
lost all OF his household goods and
clothing, bale OF seed cotton, guam
tity OF beans, a hog that had but a
short time hefOra heen slnu phf arad-