Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-01-29
Have plenty Of pigs, six weeks

Son, Walhalla.-adv.
Miss Anna Darby left last Fri
day for Sumter, where she will visit
friends for several weeks, going from
there to Fort Motto and other points.
j. w. Byrd, Of Seneca, will en-
gage this year exclusively in the fer
tilizer business. He has an announce
lnent on the fourth page this week
that fertilizer users OF his section
should read.
Master Herbert GasQue Is quite
i'll at the home Of his parents, Supt
and Mrs. II. w. Gasque. The little
fellow is suffering from an attack Of
bronchial pneumonia. We hope to
hear soon Of his complete recovery.
w A. Strother left last Friday
for Augusta, Ga, where he went on
business. Mr.. Strother also visited
his daughter, Mrs. G.. p. Corn, in
Johnston, returning to Walhalla last
evening.
Fired ]. Crenshaw, Of Washing
ton, d. c., who has spent the past
two weeks here with the family of
his father, Newton Crenshaw, has
returned to his duties at the Ma
tional Capital. Mr.. Crenshaw, we
are informed, brought with him two
large trucks to be used on the farm
recently purchased by j. d. Cren-
shaw
will White, colored. lost all
his household effects by fire on Sat
urday, January 18th, while he and
his sons were in Walhalla at work.
They had left home early in the
morning, coming to town to work,
and left several small children at
home. 1t some manner the house
took fire, and no one who could rem
der assistance being present, every
ing was burned to the ground.
One Of the children was quite severe
ly burned. narrowly escaping being
fatally injured. The house, small
two-room affair, belonged to Neville
Brothers, OF West Union, and was
situated Oh the property well known
as the old Finkenstadt place. Peo-
pie in Walhalla and in the country
nave gone to the aid of the unfor-
,dnate family, furnishing various
articles of clothing, household eff
tects. etc, in sufficient quantity to
assure the family having sufficient
10 prevent actual want.
your tires to the Walhalla Tire Shop,
80 e Main St.-adv.
There are many who will learn
with deep regret Of the death OF
Armenius Clark, of Westminster,
which occurred at the Oconee Hospi-
tai last Wednesday, night. Mr.. Clark
was victim Of pneumonia, which
followed an attack of Influenza He
nl,
young man Of splendid character and
business ability. He was just max
ing a good start in the business
world. having established himself
well and was doing we'll. He was
married, leaving his wife and two
children, one Of the latter, (the old
er Of the two,) a child Of about three
gears, dying three days after the
death of its father The entire
family. we understand. have been
stricken with influenza, the other
m"mbers OF the family having sur
vived the disease. The body OF Mr.
Clark was inferred in the Westmin-
ster cemetery on Friday morning.
Ec was member Of the Baptist
church and was a consistent Christ
ian. He was a son Of Rev. j. II.
Clark, Of the Baptist church. The
widow is we'll known in Walhalla.
she being a daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Whit Grant. The sOrely be-
reayed ones have the sympathy of
many friends here and elsewhere in
'hc county in their great sorrow.
The many friends Of Paul l..
Steck will regret to learn of his mis-
fortune in suffering painful and
i,,i
Pa. Oh January lith. by reason of
which he is now confined in hos
pital at Trenton y. j., with the pros
pcct Of at least eight weeks confine-
ment, according to the statement Of
physicians at Mercer Hospital, in
which institution he is receiving at
tention. Mr.. Steck for some time
last has held a position with rail
read company. having charge of
t"ains in the yards Of the road for
which he works. About 8 O'Clock in
the evening Of the l4th, in alighting
from slowly moving engine, Mr..
Steck's body was caught between the
moving engine and another loco
motive standing on the siding The
dead engine had been left too
close to the track on which the NOV.
ing locomotive was travelling. and
Mr.. Steck's body was caught between
the two. Mr.. Steck sustained a dis
located hip, the Delvis was broken
IN TWO places. his right arm badly
cut near the elbow, and several in
ternal bruises We're noted bv the
physicians who have charge of his
case. No Internal injuries of a scri-
Gus nature were noted. By a great
chort Mr. Stcck was able TO writo
10 hOmefolkS here. announcinp hi.