Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-05-01

Walhalla with his mother, Mrs. Fan
ME Brennecke, and among friends
here
IF you are undecided as to what
kind and size of monument you want
call at our show room and select one
from onr numerous kinds and sizes
Seneca Marble & Granite Works. ad.
Tho Walhalla Chapter D. A. r.
will meet with Mrs. Wade Milan
and Mrs. G. w. Pitchford, Jr., Sat
urday, May 4th, at 5 o'clock D. m,
at the home Of Mrs. Pitchford
Mrs. l.. r. VanDiviere and
daughter, Miss Margie, Of Savannah,
arc spending some days in Walhalla,
among relatives and friends, who are
always delighted to meet them here
Tho Ladies' Missionary Society
Of the Walhalla Presbyterian church
Will meet with Mrs. l.. NJ. Brown, in
West Union, Thursday afternoon Of
this week at 6 o'clock. All members
are urged to attend.
Mrs. Virginia Neville, of Rock
Hill, Is spending this week in West
Union. visiting at the home Of Miss
jamie Neville. Mrs. Neville has
host Of riends here who are delight
ed to meet her again.
For SHle-Coal for household
use, $7.25 per ton at our mill, $8
per ton delivered. People are urged
and advised to supply their needs for
next winter during the summer
months. Inquire, If interested, at
Hetrick Hosiery Mills. Walhalla. ad.
-Oconee relatives and friends of
Lieut.. Kenneth Dickson and Malcolm
Dickson, Of the Oakway section, and
John Edwards and Jos. Lee Davis, Of
Walhalla, will be pleased to learn
that they have arrived safely in
France, or somewhere over there.
Here's wishing these young men all
good luck and a safe return.
We are requested to announce
that there will be an all-day singing
at Center church, near Oakway, on
the first Sunday in May (next Sun
day, the 4th). All good singers and
the public in general are cordially
invited to attend and help to have a
good singing. (The notice to us said
there would be an "all-day" singing
in the "evening.~
The Hayne Circle held a pleas
ant meeting, with Miss Sallie Strib-
ling as hostess, on Friday, April 19.
An interesting program was render
ed, and at the close of the business
session delightful social hour was
enjoyed. Visitors to the circle were
Misses Platt, Jennings, Harmon,
Phillips and Taylor. The next meet
ing will be with Mrs. j. A. Steck, on
May Sd, at o'clock.
-Chas. G. Burley has returned to
his home near Harlowton, Mont, af-
ter spending two weeks in and near
70 70 11a y,t 10 n..f1
Mr.. Burley Is son Of Mrs. 8. e. Bur-
ley and brother of Miss Maude, Ira
and Fitzhugh Burley. Mr.. Burley,
OH account Of impaired health, was
| recently granted an honorable dis
charge from the army. He had spent
several months in a hospital In New
York State.
MARRIED.. by Rev. G. n. Aber-
crombie, at Salon, on Sunday, April
2Sth. at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. B.
j. Moody, uncle and aunt Of the
bride, Miss Myrtle Whitmire, of Jo-
cassee, and Lawrence l.. ----, Of
Route No. 4, from Pickens. The
young couple have the good wishes
OF host OF friends in this and Pick
ems county. The bride is we'll known
in Oconee, being member of one Of
the prominent families of the upper
section Of the county.
Hon. Wyatt Aiken, former men,
Der OF Congress from the Third Con-
gressional District, was among Wal
halla friends for short while last
week, mixing and mingling with his
many Oconee friends. Mr.. Aiken is
looking remarkably we'll and is in
fine trim for making the race for Con-
gress, which he intends doing this
summer. He Is the same jovial,
| sood-natured Wyatt as Of old, hold
ing to old friends and making new
ones wherever he goes.
Rev. j. e. Merchant, who has
just been appointed by Bishop Can
dler as pastor Of the Walhalla Cir
cult to succeed Rev. w. r. Belvin,
will arrive in Walhalla next Satur-
day, May 4th. He comes from Ca
past several years he has been en-
gagged in teaching. He will fill the
regular appointments Of the circuit
| (Salem and Whitmire) Sunday. May
5th. TO these services the public Is
most cordially invited. A full at
tendance of the members Is earnestly
desired. (Services at Whitmire at
i o'clock a. m. and at Salem at 8. 80
p. m. new time.)
"A small fire, though a costly one
to 7. Joe Todd, Of Walhalla occur
red last Thursday evening about 7
O'Clock. The small stable building
used by Mr.. Todd for sheltering
stock was found to be on fire and the
alarm was given. citizens responding
promptly. but being unable to save
the building, which was far gone
when fire-nghters arrived on the
| scene. The building was part Of
the Werner property on Katherine