Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-04-17

--,Wanted--White men in board
ing room. Apply Mt Hetrick Hosiery
Mill. Walhalla. --Adv. 6.
More comfort bags are needed
for the soldiers soon to be called,
aad volunteers to fill these bags are
needed. The bags are. ready and
can be gotten at the Red Cross room
on Friday or Monday.
Miss Iona Dacus, Of Dacusville,
has been spending a few days with
her aunt, Mrs. NJ. A. Pool, and fam
lily. Mrs. Pools friends will be
glad to learn that she Is improving
from recent stroke Of paralysis.
--George II. Vollrath and son
Howard and Henry Paige, OF Elber-
ton, Ga, spent the day last Sunday
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Adam
V0llrath, near West Union. They
came over by auto. Their friends in
this section were glad to meet them.
TO Rcnt---One good 4-room
house with stables; good we'll and
large garden; in East Walhalla. w.
NJ. Brown.--Adv.tf.
Arrangements are being made to
present "a Womanloss Wedding" in
Walhalla FOR the benefit OF the Red
Cross. The date for tho "wedding'
will be announced later. This will
be one time when the man will get
tho attention he deserves. Watch
The Courier for further information
about this interesting event.
"A total eclipse OF the sun is
scheduled for June Sth, this year,
and it will be visible all over the
United States as partial eclipse.
Within strip Of country about rs
miles wide, extending from Portland,
Oregon, through Denver, Colo, Jack
son, Mich, and Orlando, Fla, the
eclipse will show as total. The time
OF the eclipse will be from 4.35 p. IN.
to G.32 p. nl., the climax Of the eclipse
to be reached at 5.35.
We have been requested to give
notice to the official members of the
Walhalla Circuit (M. e. church, that
the quarterly conference will be held
at Whitmire church, near Salem, next
Saturday morning. The presiding ell
der will also be present on Sunday.
1t is very important that there should
tie full attendance, as there is busi-
ness Of Importance. Rev. Henry, Of
milestone. Is now supply for the
Walhalla circuit. Mr.. Henry is q ma
tive Of Georgia, but moved to Oconee
several months ago.
Automobiles, attentions We
lknve three carloads Of the famous
Saxon six" autos ready for delivery.
We are ready to serve you. Our Mr.
r.. e. Bowen will be in Oconee a large
part OF his time. See him for par
ticulars. We have full facilities for
all repairs and recharging all makes
OF storage batteries. AL work guar
antced. Auto Repair Company. Lib
erty. 8. C.--Adv.
The closing exercises Of the Long
Creek Baptist Academy will take
place Thursday morning, April 25th,
beginning at 10 o'clock. On We'd
nesday morning preceding the decla-
nation and expression contests will
take place. The literary address will
be delivered by Rev. II. ]. Watts.
There are two young people to grad
nate this year--Miss Minnie Freda
Lee and Albert e. Tibbs. The acad-
emy is doing a great work, and the
session iast drawing to n close has
been n most encouraging one.
The eighth annual oratorical
contest Of the schools Of Oconea was
held at Westminster last Friday
night. and a large crowd was present
to witness the contest. First place
was won by Jefferson McN1ahan, of
the Walhalla High School. who had
as his subject "American Ideals"
John G. Holcombe, OF the Westmin-
ster schools, whose subject was "Wil-
sons Message to Congress on the Oc-
casion of Severing Relations with
Germany" Honorable mention was
made Of David Stribling, of Richland,
and Herman Alley, Of West Union.
The other contestants were Guy
George, OF tho Keowee school; John
Gibson. OF Blue Ridge; Davis San
ders, Of Seneca, and Ashmore Sorrels,
Of Oakway.
IF you want a monument that is
made OF the very best stone obtaina-
bic. at the very lowest price possible,
write the Seneca Marble and Granite
Works for prices. We have no
agents.--Adv.
DR.. A. A. Odom, the we'll
known Greenville optometrist, will
be In Walhalla. at Barton's Drug
store, Thursday Of next week, April
25th, and at Westminster on Friday,
the 26th. Owing to Increased bust
ness, this trip on the 25th and 26th
instant will be tta last one that DR..
Odom will be anle to make until
some time in the fall. Those wishing
glasses. artificial eyes, or hearing in
struments will do we'll to see him on
this trip unless they can call at the
Office In Greenville. See ADVERTISE
ment on fifth page. Recently. in or
der to meet business demands, the
firm which DR.. Odom represents was
divided into two sections, retail and