Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-10-16

Lodge attended the funeral.
Mrs. G. A. Norman left last week
for Pittsburg, Pa, where she will
be with her daughter, Mrs. f. l..
Bunker, for a while
WIN. J. Owens, who spent some
months in Walhalla recently, has ac-
cepted government employment at
the National Capital, and for the
present at least Washington will
be his headquarters. His residence
address is sos E street. N. w.
Miss Bessie B. Abbott, who re-
Gently completed a stenographer's
course in. the Cecil Business College
of Anderson, has accepted a posi-
| tion in the office Of the Brogon Cot
ton Mills Company of that city. Miss
Abbott has host of friends here in
Walhalla and in the vicinity who will
| wish her every degree Of success in
her chosen work.
--Lost-Large white and black
spotted hound dog; named Rock"
Ten dollars reward. w. l.. Sanders,
Walhalla, S. C.--adv.
Mrs. Chas. A. Hetrick left last
| Saturday for Rock Hill, where she
has gone to be with her sister, Mrs.
Sidney Adams. during the illness Of
little Katherine Adams, who is suf-
| fering with an attack Of influenza.
| Mr.. Adams has also been a victim Of
the malady, and has been quite i'll.
having had the misfortune to de-
velop a case Of pneumonia follow
ing partial recovery from the influ
enZa. 1t will be learned with much
pleasure by the hosts of friends here
, of the family that both Mr.. Adams
and Miss Katherine are improving
| Get these while you can. The
Red Cedar Shingles outlast any roof
ing. We have these now. Mathe-
son Hardware Co., Westminster.--ad
From the Valley Register OF
Middletown, Nd, we clip the follow
ing item, which will prove Of inter-
est to many people in Walhalla and
other parts Of the county. Paul Um-
berger's name appeared some time
ago in the army casualty lists, and
note OF his wounding was made in
these columns at the time. The
clipping Is taken from the Maryland
paper Of date OF September 27th:
'Rev. J. B. Umberger. pastor Of st.
Johns Lutheran church, at Church
Hill. this valley, received letter
last Saturday from his son, Capt.
Paul r. Umberger, commander of
Company C, 108th Machine Gun Bat
talon, In France, stating that he
had been wounded in action on Aug
ust 13. When the letter was writ
ten, Capt. Umberger was able to sit
up in bed in the hospital. He paid
glowing tribute to the work of the
Red Cross, and stated that the care
and attention given by the associa-
ton in the hospitals could not be
expressed. Especially was this the
case with the noble Red Cross
nurses" Capt. Umberger Is pleas
antly remembered here, and the di-
rect news Of his convalescence will
be gladly learned by host of his
friends.
For Sale-7-room residence.
with IS acres OF land; best known
as the Col. J. S. Newman place; in
town OF Walhalla; nice orchard,
fine we'll all necessary outbuild-
ings in good condition. Apply to
Jas. II. Darby, Walhalla, S. c. Cor
at Seneca Oil MILL .-i2-tf
-Gordon Fant and George Harri-
son. who have been attending Glenn
son College, were at home here for
a short while last week. They have
gone to military training station
at distance, the location of which
we have not been able to learn.
Misses Maude Moss and Lille
Thompson came over from Green
vile Monday on the sad mission Of
attending the funeral Of Willie
Bowen, whose body was brought
here from Mount Pleasant for in
terment.
John j., the 6-year-old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Ernest, has been
quite i'll for the past week, suffer-
ing from threatened attack OF ty-
phoid fever, though the physician In
charge OF the case has not as yet
pronounced the trouble to be Of a
typical typhoid nature. We hope to
hear soon that the little fellow Is
entirely we'll
| Another car Of those Pacific
Coast Red Cedar Shingles Every
one guaranteed for 40 years. Mathe-
son Hardware Co., Westminster