Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-02-20
NEWS FROM BOUNTY LAND.
J. j.. Pickett Goes to Johns Island.
Cooking School In Progress.

Bounty Land, Feb. lS.--Special:
j. E. Pickett, OF Clemson, visited his
mother Mrs. J. b. Pickett, last week.
| Mr.. Pickett's friends will be inter-
| ested to learn that he has accepted a
| position with the Sumter Plant Co.,
on Johns Island, and contemplates
moving his family to Charleston. He
left last week to engage in his new
! work.
Miss Nellie Hines, assistant DEM
onstration agent, Of Seneca, Is teach
ing cooking class at the school
house here. We hope these lessons
will prove benefit to the mothers
by way Of efficient help, as we'll as
economy in the kitchen.
Washington's Birthday will be OBJ
| served in our school next Friday ar
ternoon. The program will begin at
2.30 O'Clock. Everybody in the COM
munity Is invited to attend, and es-
pecially the voters: in the district, as
it will be decided on that day whe-
ther or not the two-mill tax which
was voted on for building purposes
will be voted or or retained
Mrs. Joe Bennett and little son
left last week for Anderson, where
her husband has secured rooms in
order to be convenient to his work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cromer, Of Townville,
risit nf no; 4,
daughter. Mrs. Ed. Woolbright.
Elbert Bottoms has been quite in
disposed during the past week, but is
improving.
MIR. and Mrs. +. l.. Stone visited
the formers brother. John Stone, OF
Jordania. last week. who has been
suffering from Il third stroke Of pa
ralvSis and is seriously ill., Ills
friends will regret to learn Of his
| prccarious condition and hope for an
| early Improvement.
Mrs. J. l.. Smith,. who has been a
sufferer from grip. is able to be up
| again.
Mrs. j. E. Kelley and two children,
! OF TamaSsee, spent Tuesday night
here with her parents. Hon. and Mrs.
John l.. Smith
Miss Fcrol Acker spent the week
end with her home people near Bel
ton.
Edgar X. Shanklin spent a few
days last week in North Carolina,
having gone to Rockingham to stand
the required physical examination.
The many friends Of Miss Emma
| Dcndy. who, several weeks ago, was
stricken with paral' sis, will be in
tereSted to learn thai her condition
Is favorable to recovery, she having
| improved to the extent of being able
to be removed from University Hos
ptal to the home of her niece, Mrs.
0. G. Skinner. Physicians hold out
the hope that she may soon be able
to walk.
| Mrs. w. p. Reid. Of Seneca, was a
weekend guest Of her aunt, Mrs. J.
| B. Pickett.
1t is a source Of much regret
among quite number Of the young
people Of the community that wea-
ther conditions were such as to pre-
vent their attendance at a Valentine
party at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. Reeder Clevalnd on the evening of
the 18th. The Misses Cleveland are
charming hostesses and we feel sure
that the invited guests on this occa-
sion mis- sed rare treat in the way
Of delightful entertainment in this
hospitable home.
Miss Cora Hubbard has quite re-
Gently undergone an operation at
Steedley's Hospital, Spartanburg.
We hope she may soon regain her
usual good health
j. Russell Wright was in the COM
munity short while Tuesday, hay
ing returned from a visit to relatives
at Greenville and Greenwood.
COneroSs Local Notes.