Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-05-08

VIII sell at Dar5aln, or VIII trade Tor
Ford. J. II. Norman, Walhalla.-Ad.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Darby and
Miss Eloise Strother are spending
several days this week in Atlanta.
Tho Methodist Aid Society will
meet with Mrs. Kate o. Smith to-
morrow (Thursday) afternoon at
$50 o'clock.
Everybody is interested these
days In having the best lights posi-
bic. G. w. Pitchford sells the fam
GUS Mazda lamps. See him and get
the best electrical supplies.
Shoes and oxfords in abundance
at W. p. Nimmons' store in Seneca.
See advertisement and call on him
If In need Of spring footwear or work
shoes.
A good, solid ladies work shoe,
$l.50. See 1t. G.. w. & J. T.. Bauk-
night, Walhalla.-Adv.
Mr. and Mrs. S. y. Pitchford re-
turned from Greenville Saturday last,
having gone over to greet their sons,
Chas. w. and Sam G., before they
left the camp for service somewhere
in France" There were q number
of others from this section who were
also In Greenville to bid goodbye to
loved ones In the service.
MIR. and Mrs. NJ. B. Finley, Of
Salem, were In Walhalla for a short
while last week, and while here Mr..
Finley paid The Courier Office q
pleasant call. Mr.. Finley has re-
Gently been great sufferer from
rheumatism, being confined for q
time to his bed, unable to get about
and almost blind. He asked us to
express to his many friends sincere
thanks for the many kindnesses
shown him during his illness. We
are glad to note the great improve
ment in his condition.
Fred Watkins, of Walhalla, has
been accepted for enlistment in the
United States army and is now on
temporary duty at Fort Screven, near
Savannah, Ga, awaiting assignment
Young Watkins, who is q son Of Will
liam Watkins. volunteered at the
Greenville army recruiting station
and was forwarded from there to Sa-
vannah. He chose the infantry as
his branch Of service. This patriotic
young man has wide circle of
friends In this community whose best
wishes for success and good luck will
follow him while he is helping Uncle
Sam to win the war, either at home
or abroad.
Don't forget that l will continue
the auction sale next Saturday.
Nothing reserved, no "by-bidding;"
everything must go. Ask the man
that bought at last sale what kind of
bargains he got. All merchandise
will go; your last chance to buy
goods at your own price. am posi-
lively going out Of business. r. c..
Carter Next to Post Office), Wal
halla.-Adv.
Leon w. Harris, formerly of the
Fair Play section Of Oconee, but who
has for some time been associated
with the law firm Of Tillman &c
Mays. having been made a member
OF the new firm of Tillman, Mays G.
Harris, the latter being located at
Mccormick. has now joined the army
and has gone to Camp Jackson, Co
lumbia. Mr.. Harris has been seeking
admission to the army for months,
but had several disabilities that had
to be overcome. Finally he has been
accepted for service and has been
assigned to the l4th company, 15Gth
Depot Brigade. Mr.. Harris is a
graduate Of Washington and Lee Uni
YER: ty and took a postgraduate
cou Sc at Georgetown University
prior to his admission to the prac-
tice OF law in this State. He has
many friends in Oconee who will join
with us in extending all good wishes
to him in his new field, and congrat-
ulate him upon finally attaining his
desire to be able to serve our coun-
try In the prosecution Of the war.
R. c. Carter, Of the Piedmont
Auto Company, left last Thursday for
Cincinnati, Ohio, where he went to
purchase number Of Ford cars. He
was accompanied by John r. Kauf-
mann, Frank Childers, Burt Giles
pie and Glenn D. Abbott, and each
man will drive through the country
on the return trip, bringing q Ford
car for the local market. The Pied
mont Auto Company has been greatly
handicapped In the sales of this make
of cars by reason of their inability to
get them over the railroads, hence the
trip to bring them in under their
own steam" One day last week w.
A. Grant, Of the same local company,
went down to Sumter, where he Sc
cured a Mitchell car, bringing It
through the country. He left Sum-
ter at 7 o'clock in the morning, ar
rived at Greenville at 6 p. m., and
reached Walhalla In time TO eat sup
per at slightly delayed hour. Mr..
Grants trip Of little over twelve
hours took him practically across the
State.
Automobiles, attention!-We
have 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. SEQ him for par