Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-05-15

ana Mrs. Allison arrived from New
Mexico, where they were visiting,
Tuesday Of last week, attending the
funeral Wednesday. They were ac-
companied here by their daughter-in-
law, Mrs. f. Luther Allison, of Amer
icus, Ga. They returned to their
homes In Georgia this morning. Rev.
MIR. Allison is remembered here by
not few, he having at one time
spent four years in Oconee, living at
the O'Dell home near Walhalla.
Pure Early King Cotton seed for
sale. See Baylis w. Harrison, Wal
halla, S. C.-Adv.
Little Henry Chapman, better
known as Jack" attends the Wal
halla Graded Schools and works in
the afternoons and earns one dollar a
week. Every Monday morning Jack
takcs half Of his weekly earnings and
buys two Thrift Stamps. Cant some
other little boys do their bit as well
as Jack? He is the orphan grandson
of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Fl. White.
In the list of names published
showing purchasers Of Liberty Bonds
of the third series the name of Wm.
II. Mongold, OF Mountain Rest, was
uninten tionally omitted from the list
furnished Tie Courier for publica-
ton. The name Of j. l.. Lee appear
ed by error us J. l.. Lay. The ones
who got up the lists regret the errors
noted above. but they crept in in
spite Of all efforts to give correct
list at the first.
MIR. and Mrs. A. II. White, of
Concord, y. c., were here for a few
days last week visiting their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. II. White. Mr. White
met his wife here. She had been IL
Atlanta for a month with her mother,
Mrs. Jesse G. Sanders, who has been
quite sick. Mrs. White left her mo.
ther in the Wesley Memorial Fl ospi-
tai, where she recently underwent a
serious operation. Friends of Mrs.
Sanders hope for her early restora-
tion to perfect health.
The many Oconee friends of
Miss Caroline f. Frazier will be glad
to learn that a message has been
received by relatives announcing her
safe arrival in France, where she is
serving in the Red Cross Division of
the United States Army Nurse Corps.
Miss Frazier is a former Walhalla
girl and has host of friends and ad-
mirers who will watch with deep in
terest her course in her chosen pro-
fession, in her war work and none
the less in the years to come after
hostilities have ceased and she has
returned to the everyday rounds of
her noble profession.
Lieut.. Geo. l.. Wilson, who has
been stationed at Camp Pike, Little
Rock, Ark. was in Walhalla last
Thursday for an hour on his way to
an Atlantic port, presumably for en-
a q nr,,ip i,,
Gently Mr.. Wilson was promoted in
the service from a sergeant in the
quartermaster's department to sec
ond lieutenant in the Headquarters
department. Reports that we have
heard through various sources indi-
cate that Lieut.. Wilson is making
good In the army service, with every
prospect of further advancement on
merit. His son, James Wilson, has
been somewhere in France" for
some months engaged in one of the
| engineering divisions. Here's wish
ing every degree of good luck to "the
WilsOns-father and SON." members
| of the great American Army in the
world war.
Lieut.. b. +. Sloan, of Carlp
Jackson, spent last Sunday an Gcou-
pie days prior in Walhalla with his
| family and among friends, who were
delighted to see him looking so we'll,
| though recently having undergone
some very severe marching and ether
"hardening' work in camp. DR.. Sloan
is enjoying the best Of health, but
reports the boys chatting bit unde
| camp restrictions and the desire to
get at 'em" on the other side. He
speaks mostly highly Of our boys"
at Camp jackson, mentioning in par
| ticular one Of our young men, Sergt.
Martin Fricks, who Is in his division,
and who bids fair to make one of the
| most valuable men in the Ambulance g
Corps. Young Fricks is a son of Mr..
and Mrs. J. l.. o. Fricks, of Walhalla,
| though he had been residing in
Greenville for while before he en-
listed for service with the United
States forces. Lieut.. Sloan also
speaks highly Of James Badger, also
a former Walhalla boy, and Lieut..
(Dr.) c. w. Gentry. who Is pleasant
ly remembered here. DR.. Sloan was
among the army physicians and sur
geons who were called in from q
double duty forced march In order
to be available for service at the
| wrecked troop train near Camp Jack
son last Friday morning.
William G. Shelor died at CAL
houn, Ga, last Wednesday, May Sth l.,
after an illness of few weeks. He
| was in the 62d year of his age He
| was born in the South Union section
of Oconee county on July 81, 1857
Mr.. Shelor will be remembered by
many people in the lower part Of Oco-
nee county. In 1872 he removed
| from this county to Gordon county,
Georgia. where he spent his useful
| life. On Dpcemher & 1870 ho mnc