Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-10-02
MIR. and Mrs. Thos. NJ. Lowery,


of Plains, Ca, announce the birth,
on last Friday, September eth. Of a
ten-pound son. The young gentle
man will be known as Master Yancy
Hayne Lowery.
Letters are now being received
from b. Tillman McLees, who has
been in France for some time. He
Is son Of II. A. McLees, Of Walhalla,
but volunteered from Hart county,
Georgia, where he had established
himself in business.
Mrs. B. J. Marett, Of Fair Play,
has received card announcing the
safe arrival overseas Of her son,
Robert II. Marett. He reached a
port Of debarkation on September
%, feeling "fit and reday to meet the
Hun"
C. NJ. Wilson, Of Anderson, was
in Walhalla for short while last
Friday on his way to Salem to visit
relatives. Mr.. Wilson left the Salem
section 13 years ago and settled in
Anderson. He is engaged in farming
near that city.
The many friends Of Mrs. John
w. Oliver will be glad to learn that
she IS considerably improved from
an illness last week which was feared
was quite serious. Her illness was
in the nature Of an attack of head
trouble, which rendered her almost
helpless.
Married, last Sunday, September
29th, at the home Of Rev. II. G..
Ligon, the officiating minister, at
Townville, Miss Blanche Harrison,
Of the Townville community, and
Preston l.. Grant, of Fair Play. The
young couple have the best wishes of
numerous friends.
Rev. w. II. Hamilton requests
us to announce that there will be
services at his church next Sunday
morning, when the Lords Supper
will be celebrated. All members of
the church are urged to attend SER
vices, and the public Is cordially in
vited to worship at the Presbyterian
church.
Miss Ada Griffin, Of Walhalla
Rt No. 3, and Chas. Luther Emcr-
son. Of Walhalla Rt. No. 2, were
married by Clerk of Court John f.
Craig at his residence In Walhalla
last Sunday. The young couple have
the best wishes of numerous friends
for a long life Of happiness and pros
perity.
The ladies of the Walhalla Red
Cross chapter announce that the
clothing donations for the Belgian
relief work slightly exceeded the re-
quest. They were asked to furnish
500 pounds, and when the contribu-
tions were weighed up they went
lover the top" just 32 pounds-S32
pounds in all.
MIR. and Mrs. A. l.. Harrison, Of
Waynesville, n. c., are visiting at
the home Of the latter's parents. Mr..
and Mrs. r. e. Lee, in West End.
They will be here for about a week.
Mr.. Harrison will go to take up army
service about the 7th. They expect
to make their home in the future at
Newport News, Va.
IL. l.. Herndon, chairman of the
board Of trustees of Walhalla School
District, authorizes us to make the
statement that the Walhalla High
School, including primary grades,
will open next Monday morning I'M
less otherwise ordered by the local
board Of health. There are still sew
eral cases OF diphtheria in the com
munity.
Joseph f. Neville, OF Atlanta
spent part of last week in Walhalla
and West Union visiting at the
homes OF his sister. Mrs. j. j. Ansel
and OF his nephews, the Neville bro.
theirs. He has a host Of friends in
this section who are always glad to
meet him. Mr.. Neville will be 90
years Of age at his next birthday, but
is as sprightly as the ordinary man
of 90 years younger
Married, at South Union, on
September 26th, at 1890 p. m., Rev
c. d. Boyd officiating, Miss Fannie
Reid, and II. Ed. Sanders, both OF
Walhalla. The bride is a daughter
OF MIR. and Mrs. Arch Reid, and has
a wide circle Of friends in and around
Walhalla. The groom is Oconee's
newly nominated County Supervisor
We join a host Of friends in extend.
ing best wishes to the happy couple
Two errors have been called tc
our attention in the registration list
published by us last week. These
are the omission Of the name Of Rob.
ert Claude Simpson, Walhalla, mo
9S1), and an inaccuracy in the name
of Robt. Mason Cowan, Tamassee
(2092). Mr.. Cowan's name appeared
as Robert Moran" Both the omis.
sion and the incorrectly spelled name
were errors in transcribing, and are
not chargeable to The Courier.
--Enos A. Bottoms, Of Nashville
Tenn, Is spending a short while in
| Walhalla visiting his sister, Mrs
Gus Sullivan, and will also visit rel
atives in the country before his re-
turn. Mr.. Bottoms has been suffer
ing for a v eek with something like
grip, and being unable to carry or
his usual work, came home to res
and recuperate. He has been en-
gagged in work with munitions fac
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