Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-09-11

everybody. w. NJ. Brown G Son. ad.
Two new ads on the last call:
Mrs. J. G. Holleman, Seneca; w. NJ
Brown & Son, Walhalla.
Miss Bessie Cochran, OF Ander-
son. spent the past weekend visiting
her friend, Mrs. Jas. M. Moss.
Miss Florence Hetrick left this
morning for Anderson, where she
will resume her studies in Anderson
College.
The Walhalla High School will
open next Monday morning, the 10th.
A full attendance Of pupils is desired
on the first day.
Red cedar shingles are cheaper
than pine sap shingles. We are un-
loading a car of Pacific coast red ce-
dar shingles. Every one guaranteed
for 40 years. Matheson Hardware
Co., Westminster, S. C.-Adv.
Miss Clarissa Gribble arrived in
Walhalla last Friday to re-enter the
Walhalla High School on next Mon
day. Miss Gribble is from Franklin,
n. c..
Miss Emma Gribble returned to
her home in Franklin, N. c. one day
last week after spending several
weeks at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. A. Grant.
Miss Annie Strutton will leave
tomorrow for Anderson College.
Miss Strutton was member of the.
1918 graduating class Of the Wal
halla High School.
"A card has been received here
by relatives announcing the safe ar
rival at a port In France of Fritz
Kuemmerer, son Of John Kuemmer-
er, who lives near Walhalla.
-Wanted-All the phials you
have on hand. Bring clean phials
and get best price. Norman's Drug
Store, Walhalla.-Adp.
Clayton (Ga.) Tribune, 5th:
Joseph Neville, Of Atlanta. who is
90 years old and resided in Clayton
during the Civil War, was visiting
friends and relatives in Rabun last
week. Mr.. Neville looks to be about
70 years old, considerably gray, but
not baldh headed, walks straight and
can see to read, and hears we'll.
Jas. F. Neville, of West Union, &C.,
spent a few days in town last week"
Clos. Neville at one time resided in
Walhalla, and a family Of several
children was raised here to young
manhood and womanhood He has
many friends in this section who will
be glad to learn OF his excellent
health at the ripe age Of so years.
Jas. f. Neville, referred to above, is
a nephew Of the aged gentleman.)
Prof. A. G. Holmes, of Clemson
College. was in Walhalla Monday on
business. being accompanied by Prof.
S. NJ. Martin, the two attending
meeting with reference to govern
ment work in this section. Prof.
Holmes informed us that Clemson
this year will be full to capacity, an
ticipating not less than LOO men.
These will be divided about as fol-
lows: 500 freshmen, 200 vocational
training students from Tennessee, the
remaining 600 representing upper
open on the 10th Of this month.
President Riggs returned last Sum
day from conference Of college
presidents with the government au-
thoritics, and Clemson this year,
with practically all Of the colleges
and universities Of this country, will
be almost exclusively under govern
ment control While the regular
work Of the institutions thus taken
over by the General Government will
Of necessity undergo many changes.
the standards set for vocational
training as well as for the literary
courses will be kept to as high stand
ard as is possible.
The citizens Of Seneca and vi
cinity have been liberal in their sign
ing OF petition to the Governor for
the removal Of Hal d. Grant from the
office OF Coroner Of Oconee county.
The petition was forwarded to Wal
halla the latter part Of last week and
is being signed here by many. For
the next few days the petition will be
at the Bank Of Walhalla, where citi-
Zens Of Walhalld and community may
sign it. 1t was left at the Bank OF
Walhalla owing to the central and
convenient location Of this bank.
Those Of our citizens who favor
high moral standard for county off,
cials should take the trouble to step
into the bank, ask for the petition
and sign their names thereto. Within
few days the paper will be forward
ed to Westminster, from which place
request has come for 1t, with the
assurance that 1t will be signed by
practically every citizen or the town
and section. Mr.. Grant, 1t will be re-
called, was recently arrested on the
public highways of Oconee, his auto
mobile taken in charge and some gal
IONS OF co ntraband whiskey conflscat-
ed. negro chauffeur and two wo-
men were In the car with Grant at the
time OF the arrest. Grant, the negro
and one OF the women are now on
bond for appearance before later
term OF tho State Court, with prOba-
bly, several Federal charges to be pre-
ferred against Oconee's Coroner after