Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-09-24
YOUNG IAvENEL IMPROVING.
On Visit to Parents After Accident
s-Other Local News.


Seneca, Sept. 23.-special: Miss
Alice Adams went to Greenville last
week aud entered G. w. G.
MissLeila Barron Is flrst-year
student8at Lander College, Green
Miss Mildred Heller has gone TO
ColumSfAato enter Chicora College.
TheSMany friends Of Sergt. Oscar
Doyle are happy over his arrival
home aAast. Sergt. Doyle was one
Of thelftst to go overseas and proved
SO VALUABLE to "Uncle Sam" that he
kept hfnn@in service as long as possi-
n At aSnfeeting of the 4th District
Medical #Association in Anderson last
1Tuesday,SDr e. A. Hines was elected
presldSMtior the coming year. The
next meeting will be held in Seneca.
RevaCharles Holland and wife
! are visiting at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wayman Holland.
Mrs. M, l.. Thomson, who has been
quite Ill at her home on Townville
street, $is somewhat improved at this
writing%
The meeting OF the Wizard of Ia
massey Chapter, d. A. r., at the
RESIDENCE $of Mrs. G. w. Gignilliat
last Wednesday afternoon, was well
! attended. Mrs Gordon Carson read
/, most interesting selection. The
regentS Mrs. =. G. Doyle, stated the
line ofsWork Cor next year. Help for
the Industrial schoo: at Tamassee
was planned. During the social
hour aNdelightful salad course was
served Sby 1.-The charming daughters
Of theshpstess, Mrs. ]. J. Norton and
MISS sure Gignilliat, assisted by Miss
| Sue Nimmons.
Edgar Hines went to Charleston
Monday to enter Porter's Military
! Academy.
Wayman Cox, Of Jordania, died
! early Monday, the 22d. Mr.. Cox had
been n$tailing health since contract
ing influenza last fall. He leaves n
wife and several small children.
DanleLsRavenel, Jr., who lately
met Wtthfan almost fatal accident
when "a ssteam pipe burst in the
eengineSlro9m' Of the ship upon which
ne was stationed in New York har-
Dor, ,,S.lll's hasss so far recovered as to be
! ablesaf come home on a visit. Mr..
Ravenel was, in town Saturday and
talks interestingly of navy life. IN
war line and in peace.
Wilkes Dendy has been elected In
structor Of physics at the Thorn
well Orphanage and will take charge
or these classes, in addition to his
work as senior at the Presbyterian n
College.
Clearance Ellison and Charles
Barron have entered the freshman
class at Clemson. Seneca has always
Kept strong delegation at this in
stltution, and we are pleased to note
that these young men uphold the
standard In intelligence and good
looks.
We happened last Friday to be on
Southern Train No. 12, which ran
down and killed Mrs. Robertson at
Liberty. Midday, the sun shining,
a wide, clear, fiat crossing; per-
fectly strong, active (though middle.
aged LADY,, and still this deplorable
accident. We we're told by wit
ness Of the tragedy that, had the
wind not been blowing against Mrs.
Robertson, causing her skirt to be
caught. supposedly by the wheel of
the locomotive, and throwing her,
she would have crossed safely.
Death then was caused by the small
est possible error in Judging time
and space. Few individuals can sue
cessfully Judge moving object, and
those few belong to a class Of rail-
road men and motor drivers who
have had long experience. We re-
call the wise thought Of very small
maid who, upon request to come
nearer and examine the first track
less engine she ever saw, replied:
"No; it's loose; 1t can go faster than
/, and 1t might take after me-" All
engines and motors are practically
"loose" at short range, for they can
only be stopped in a given distance.
Why run risks? They can go faster
than you can--and may "take after"
.you'