Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-05-21
LITTLE RIVER NEWS LETTER.
Returned Soldier Had Full Part in
the Fighting "Over There"


three months, will volunteer TO
write few lines this morning.
The fan mers Of this community
have been having plenty of rain for
tn past two weeks, but it did not
come before we thought it was need
ed. Most of our people have their
| corn planted and part Of their cot
| ton.
Private Oscar w. Wigington has
| returned from France. He was a
member Of the Thirtieth Division
Company +, 105th Engineers, and
| was one Of the boys who helped feed
the llt.ns on gas at Camel Hill, in
Belgium; and not only that-he
took his gun and helped batter the
Hindenburg line on the morning OF
october 29th. We are always glad
to see our brave soldiers coming
home. We wish him much success
| back in civilian life.
Mrs. A. II. Galloway has been suf-
fering for some time with rheuma-
| tism and la grippe. We hope to see
| her we'll and enjoying good health
soon.
w. NJ. Perry, who has been sick so
long, is thought to be improving, but
slowly. lie has been confined 20 his
bed for the past fourteen weeks We
nope to see him we'll and able TO
continue his work on the farm at an
early date.
Miss Bessie Alexander has re-
turned home from the Six-Mile Acud-
emy. where she has been attending
school for the past session. We are
glad to see Miss Alexander back in
our community, as she is a great
Sunday school worker us we'll as Il
school teacher.
Misses Arley and Eva Bryson have
returned to their home at Pleasant
Grove, n. G.. They have been attend
ing the Salem Graded School the past
session. We hated to see these young
girls depart, but we are quite sure
they are welcomed back to their own
home State.
Mrs. Alice NJ. Holden is spending
the latter part Of the week with her
son John. OF the Cheohee section.
Wesley LEROY and two daughters.
Of the Ebenezer section, We're visit
ors at the home Of w. NJ Perry Il
short time back. Mr.. LEROY is an
expert brick mason and has done Il
lot Of work in this community.
Mrs Fannie Corbin. of salem. was
Il visitor in this section just 4 Shu.,
time ago. Mrs. Corbin is nearing
her $0th birthday and is enjoying
good health
Mrs frank Alexander has been
sick With Influenza but is though, to
be improving at this time.
Misses Ida Holden and Emma
Barnes recently visited Miss Nclma
Stewart. Of Little River Inn.
Fed. Holden. of Rabun county.
| Georgia. was 4 visitor to this sec
ton il short while back. We were
| glad to see Mr.. Holden. but sorry to
| know that he has been having trou-
| BILE with his left eye. which was
hurt while he was helping some men
split boards, when a splinter hit his
| eye. We hope he will soon com
pletely recover from his injury.
Sam Lay and family, Of the Kco-
wee river section. visited recently at
the home of II. w. Burgess. Mr.. Lay
is one of our most progressive farm
erS.
Bryan Holden and Radford Bry-
son made business trip TO North
| Carolina last week. These are two
prosperous young men of this sec
| ton.
Daniel r. Madden has almost lost
his sight and is not able to travel
unless he is assisted by some Of the
family. Mr.. Madden's eyes have
been bad most all Of his life, but we
hope he will yet be able to see and
again enjoy the great blessing Of full
vision
A. Il. Galloway made business
tlp uo"h 10 pconrc Creek last week.
Mr.. Galloway is one Of our great Sun
day school workers. and has done
much good here and elsewhere.
Rev. Wade Nicholson has been
preaching every second Sunday af-
tcrnoOn at SmcltZer school house,
and has now orr'niZed a Sunday
school, with W. NJ. .,arnes as super
intendcnt and W. II. Lusk as treasu-
rcr. Miss Ida Holden is the efficient