Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-07-17

Wade Dickson. Westminster.--Ad2
Miss Lillian Meldau, OF Charles
ton, arrived in Walhalla last week
and will spend the summer here with
her father, Geo. f. Meldau.
MIR. and Mrs. John f. Craig and
family left the first of this week for
Hcndcrsonville, y. c.. where Mrs.
Craig and children will remain for
some time. Mr.. Craig will return to
Wa!iialla after brief rest.
DR.. Wallace, of Pickens county.
is spending 4 few days with DR.. and
Mrs. w. II. Craig. The latter have
moved from Main street to one Of
the cottages recently built by Dr.. J.
w. Bell, on Catherine street, North.
Miss. Natalie Norman, OF Sum
ter, is spending some time here with
her parents, MIR. and Mrs. G. A. Nor
man. She was accompanied to Wal
halla by her friend, Miss Walsh. of
Sumter, who is visiting at the Nor
man home.
Several new candidates are an
nounced this week-W. p. Mason and
NJ. r. Mcdonald, Esq, for the House,
the former for reelection; Capt. V.
+. Martin, for reelection to the Of
flee Of Probate Judge; w. NJ. Brown,
Walhalla, for County Supervisor
Two 1917 and one 1914 flve-pas-
senger Ford cars for sale at a bar
gain; also one Harley-Davidson mo-
torcycle. J. S. Carter & Co., West
minister, S. C.-Adv.
George Seaborn, Of the Enter
prise Bank, spent last week at Ka-
nuga Lake, N. c., attending a meet
ing of South Carolina bankers. Mr..
Seaborn states that although he was
absent only one week, he managed
to squeeze months vacation into
the seven days.
We have been Informed that
several auto tire thefts have taken
place in this section of late. w. John
Schroeder is the latest loser. His car
was moved from his home in West
Union to a patch OF woods. about 400
yards distant, where the tires were
removed and the car left. Other
complaints of similar nature are
also spoken Of.
"A nice shower came yesterday
(Tuesday) evening to relieve the
long, hot spell that has practically
put gardens out Of commission In
dications are for continuation of
showers for some days. and they
will be most acceptable. There is
still ample time to get In number
Of different vegetable seeds for the
late garden. Late gardens are quite
as profitable as early gardens. espe-
cially SO under conditions such as
have prevailed during the present
summer.
-Tugaloo Tribune. 10th: Mrs.
Martha Whitten, wife Of Edwin
Whitten. died at their home in Pen
dleton on Monday, July Sth. Mrs.
Whitten was II years old. She
leaves her husband and six children,
one Of the sons being DR.. B. o. Whit
ten, Of Columbia, who is we'll and ia
vorably known here. Her body was
buried at Pendleton last Tuesday.
Mrs. Whltten was member Of the
Methodist church. Before marriage
she was a Miss DOuthit, being a sis
ter OF b. Frank Douthit, Il former
sheriff Of Oconee."
----For Sale-M0untain grown Nall
crop Lookout Mountain potatoes.
f. l.. Hcrndon, Walhalla, S. C.-Adv.
News reached Walhalla Tuesday
Of the death of Rev. Wilkins, which
occurred at the home OF Ottie Bur-
rs, in the South Union section, Mon
day night. About three weeks ago
Rev. wilkins suffered an attack of
cholera morbus, from which he never
recovered. He was about GO years
OF age and came here from Green
vile. For several months Rev. Mr..
Wilkins had been supplying the Bap-
tist churches Of which Rev. c.. D.
Boyd was pastor, Mr.. Boyd being
forced to give up the work tempo
rarily on account Of bad health.
Two Oconee young men who
have recently returned from the
Plattsburg IN. " Training Bar
racks are VIM. l.. Austin, son of
DR.. and Mrs. w. F.. Austin, Of SEN
eca, and w. l.. England, Jr., a son of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. England, of
Westminster. These young men are
splendid fellows, and completed the
course of instruction prescribed for
young men Of the upper classes of
various military colleges. They went
to Plattsburg as representatives of
Clemson College. Young Austin
was one Of 200 men out of 1850 who
were recommended for special and
additional training for commissions.
Friends of Thos. J. Davis, for
merly Of West Union. will be pleased
to learn that he has been promoted
from second to first lieutenant in the
army service. Young Davis has been
in the service only 25 months. He
recently completed special course
at Camp Perry, Ohio. At present he
is with his old command, Company
NJ. l22d Infantry. Camp Wheeler.
Ga. 1t is reported that Lieut.. Davis
will be assigned as assistant intelli-
gence officer for his regiment. Con the
colonel's staff. This will be quite
an honor for Lieut.. Davis. We wish