Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-01-23

been appointed member or the
board Of assessors for Tugalo town
ship, vice M. l.. Jones, resigned. The
appointment was made by Governor
Manning on Janaury 18.
The Woman's Missionary Soci-
ETY. Of the Rocky Knoll Baptist
church will meet with Mrs. T.. NJ
DuPre next Sunday, January 27th, at
3 o'clock. All members are urged to
be present.
The many friends of Mrs. 8. H.
Snead, Of near Walhalla, will be
glad to learn that her condition is
improving gradually, after having
undergone an operation at Johns
Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, few
weeks ago. Mrs. Snead, accompanied
by her husband, returned to Walhalla
two weeks ago.
A carload Of coal has been re-
ceived in Walhalla for distribution
among the citizens Of the town. Those
needing coal can get same in limited
quantities by applying to Mayor w.
A. Hetrick or Chief OF Police ]. A..
Keaton. The coal is being sold at
the rate of So per ton, delivered.
-Wanted--Wood cutters. Will
pay best prices. See me at once for
particulars. Frank e. Alexander,
Walhalla.-Adv. 4.
Attention is directed to the an
nouncement, elsewhere in this issue.
Of the purchase by J. w. Byrd,
of Seneca, of the business of
The Seneca Fertilizer Co., and the
charter Of this corporation will be
surrendered. Mr.. Byrd will continue
the business as owner, and will carry
out all contracts of the old concern,
all accounts, ETC., due the old corpo-
ration being now payable to- Mr..
Byrd as owner Of the business. Mr..
Byrd is we'll known all over Oconee,
and has host OF friends who will
join with us in the hope that his new
business will enjoy even GREATER
prosperity than that enjoyed blythe
old concern. See announcement in
another column
The people Of Walhalla and vi
cinity are thankful this morning for
a second day Of clear weather, fol-
lowing snowfall Of about an inch
Saturday night and sleet storm
Monday night, which left coat of
sleet and ice of probably little
more than an inch. Yesterdays sun
shine made considerable impression
on the ice, relieving the strain ON
trees, but heavy coating still re-
mains on the ground. Thermometer
reading at o'clock this morning
was % above zero. In protected
places there still remains snow that
fell on December 11th. The sleet OF
Monday night. If counted as a snow,
made the tenth snow since December
11th.
Has it ever occurred to you that
a worn-out range wastes money in
burning too much fuel and spelling
food? A range expert, who will
have charge Of the Majestic Demon
stration during the week OF Monday
morning, January %, to Saturday
night, February I'd, 1918, will show
You how the Majestic range cuts
down household expenses. Moss &
Ansel, Walhalla.--Adv.
Yesterday morning about II
o'clock mixed train No. 7, on the
Blue Ridge Railway, was wrecked
at Welch's, near Anderson. No one
was injured in any way. Six loaded
freight cars were piled up in the cut,
and the trucks Of two other cars were
knocked from under them. Traffic
has been blocked during the past SO
hours. but 1t is thought that the
wreck will be cleared up during this
afternoon. A wrecking train and
crew from the Southern Railway,
Greenville yards, arrived yesterday
afternoon to clear away the wreck
age. Three Of the wrecked cars
were loaded with fertilizer, the 9TH
ers carrying merchandise, coal and
gasoline. A broken rail is supposed
TO have been the cause of the wreck.
What traffic has come through direct
from Anderson to Walhalla has been
handled by transfer at the wreck, a
good portion Of the business OF the
road having been detoured by the
interurban road.
Next Saturday, January 26th,
there will be sale Of pure bred. hogs
at Greenwood. This information
comes from Director w. w. Long, Of
the Agricultural Department, who is
urging the farmers to attend the sale
and make selections for their farms
for breeding purposes In MIR. Longs
announcement Of the sale he states
that the following animals will be
offered and that they will be sold at
a bona fide auction sale, at Z which
there will positively be no ;by-bid-
ding: 25 registered young bred sows,
25 registered early summer bred
gifts. 25 registered early. summer
gifts, not bred, 25 registered early
fall gifts, not bred, and 10 registered
boars. Mr.. Long urges all farmers
interested in hog raising and In i'm
proving their stock to attend the
sale and make selections Of what
may be desired.
For Sale-Two good cows; $50
each. Apply to VIM. A. Hetrick,
Walhalla.--Adv.t If. {S