Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-08-06
STATE ITEMS
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CAROkie4A PRoPlR.

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swanssa.-The Peoples Bank Of
6wansea was commissioned with
proposed capital stock Of $4,000
Gaffney.-rn spite Of tho vigilance
Cherokee county are still operating.
at the Paris Island marine training
station for the building Of civilian
hospital to take care Of the families Of
the personnel OF the post.
Lexington-The fourth annual com.
munity fair will be given at Oak
Grove school house. Lexington county.
August 20. Barbecue dinner will be
served on the grounds.
Columbia-The suit Of Buford
Jackson OF Columbia against the
Southern Bell Telephone Company for
$4,000, the plaintiff alleging damages
in this sum because his name was
omitted from the telephone directory.
has been transferred from Richland
to the federal court. being now on
file in Charleston.
Columbia-Work on the rooms to
be occupied by the pathological labor
atory OF the Baptist Hospital has been
completed and with the installation Of
modern equipment the new depart.
ment will be ready to be used by the
latter part Of August.
Landrum.-1'he rains in this sec
tion have done damage to crops. Paco-
let river has overlowed It's banks
and much corn has been damaged
Cotton has suffered too because farm
ers have not been able to kill tho
grass and cultivate the crop.
Timmonsville.-On Of the biggest
land sales that has ever been made
IN this section took place whom r. Fl.
and +. b. Young and ID. Lann. prom
inent farmers OF the Hbenener 500
ton, purchased the Mcknight lands
Of Bbeneser for $4,000. rhsre arc
900 acres In tho tract.
Colum ta.-Akter spending several
months IN tho Piedmont section Of
the two Csrolinas and achieving some
wonderful resuks, tho International
Harvester Company's farm demon
stratson crow will leave South Caro-
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well. Co.
Bonn H. Lewts has
offered his resignation al county su.
pervisor. effective as soon as his suo-
cessor is appointed and qualities.
Edsefleid.-Ths Edgereld Hospital
was com mmissio ned by w. Banks Dove.
secretary Of state. with q proposed cap
ital atook Of $4,000.
WinnSboro.-There will be an al
faNa meeting in Winnsboro July 81.
a. A. Mckeown. farm district agent,
will be on hand to tell the farmers
how to grow alfalfa.
Orangeburs.-The Tri-County Sum.
mer School held here came to close
after SIX weeks Of work In every wny
the school waa a success.
Greer.--The three missionary soci.
ties OF Greer have adopted ward at
the base hospital at Camp Sewer.
Committees from the societies are TO
visit the sick soldiers.
both physicians and laymen. the pro.
gram having been especially arrang.
cd for the instruction OF the latter.
an interesting meeting OF the York
County Medical Society was held ai
McConnellsville.
Charleston.-Gene satisfaction
was expressed in local waterfront
circles over the announcement al
New York that the marine strike waa
ended, because shipping at Charles
ton has been much affected by the
strike conditions.
Barnwell.--D L. r. Bonner Of thia
city died here after an illness Of only
three days, his death being due q
Infection following an operation at a.
| Augusta hospital.
The following names have been
sent to The Courier showing OcOnee