Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-08-27
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Lewis G. Harrison IS spendin"
few days in Atlanta this week on
business.
Mrs. a. G. Shunkiin and daugh-
ter, Miss jamie Neville, spent the
weekend at the Neville home i'm
West Union
The Walhalla post office will OBJ"
serve the usual holiday hours on
mex, Monday tLabor Day) No ser
vice OH rural routes. and village
carriers will make morning trip only.
-baylis W. Harrison left last Sun
day for Charlotte, y. c., where he
will be for the next two weeks TAX
| ing Il special course in cotton grad
! ing. Mr.. Harrison took the grad
| ing course at Clemson Il few years
ago, and will take this additional
practical course in preparation for
applying it to business during the
coming cotton season. lie has formed
a partnership with Geo. 7. Morton,
Of Walhalia, and these two young
men will be engaged regularly in
| business here, dealing in real es-
tate and fertilizers. and buying cot
ton for this market. Mr.. Harrison
! I'itilo"ISSo II lllc lhlcllllOll VI Ills
firm to put Walhalla on the map as
4 top-notch cotton market in the
future. This will be good news to
the farmers Of this section. who have
long felt that they were entitled to
Il market that enjoyed competitive
buying. Whether or not rhci" con-.
lTIUWls have Naeu justified IL iho
PAST, tive iart tbot ihurc VIII DC cUm-
iprLitiun and buying UN %triri EraU-
luE hasis will ~ lCust have a Zen
! .HnCy tO ui'ty iUc iDuiug that has
FOR some time prevailed that they
were not getting all that was coming
to them under conditions existing
here. Competitive buying will re-
suit in great benefit to the town,
even ii it is found that in the past
this market has afforded the full
price that was justified. We well
come Messrs. Harrison and Morton to
the business field in Walhalla. Mr.
Harrison will be In Walhalla in
ample time to begin buying at the
opening Of the cotton season and to
take care Of his interests in the mat
ter OF clS;ing up all 1919 ferti-
lizer business as we'll as arranging
for fertilizer supplies for the 1920
crop.
What came near being serious
accident Monday afternoon last in
Midway. in front Of the residence OF
j. Y. Darby, occurred when a
mule standing hitched to a wagon
near the sidewalk became frightened
at passing automobile. l.. T. Bell,
the owner Of the mule and wagon.
was in the wagon at the time, and
in the act OF making change for some
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melons. When the mule became
frightened it swerved quickly to one
side. throwing the wagon body on
top Of the wheels and pitching Mr.
Bell from the wagon The mule then
started to run, climbing the bank OF
the high sidewalk. Sinking the
wagon against a telephone pole,
jerking the animal back into the
gulley between the street and side
walk. 1t so happened that Mrs. Ida
Darby was at the time endeavOring
to gain the sidewalk, and fell in
making the attempt. AS the mule
was jerkcd back by the impac; Of
the wagon against the telephone pole.
he trampled over Mrs. Darby's body
hruiSing her considerably. but it is
thought not seriously. Mr.. Bell got
the animal from its very dangerous
position as quickly as possible. but
Was unable 10 take caro- Of the mule
at the instant. as he was ptcf "a
from the wagon in such manner As
to leave him unable to collect HIM
scli Immediately. While reGretj.ng
The accident. Mr.. Bell feels thai he
is not responsible for it. and it is in
all probability one OF those cases
where responsibility will never be
entirely settled. He did not know
the driver Of the car. who stopped
and came back to where the ncci-
dent occurred. Mr.. Bcll feels that
he was unjust. however. in his in
sistcncc that hc. (Mr. Bcllp be ar
rested. The car number was IS. G.
3o0.' so Mr.. Bell states.
Service AZ Norton School House.
The Woodmcn Of Camp Norton
have arranged with Rev William
Thompson to preach at Norton
school house on the first Sunday In
September at II o'clock. Everybody
invited y. T.. Dyar.
TO Unvcil Monument.