Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1920-10-27
DELAYED BOUNTY LAND NOTES.
Community Deeply Saddcncd by the
Death Of Sloan Y. Stribling.

Bounty Land, Oct. Isl Received
to late for last week --Special: Miss
Pauline Davis. Of Newry. spenr Fri
day and Saturday with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. NJ. Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. |. Hutchison, Miss
Sue Hutchison. Miss Lucy Patterson
and Robert Gambrcll, Of West Union,
were in the vicinity Sunday and at
tended services at Rich!and.
Miss Emma Dendy and Miss Lura
Perritt. Of Augusta. Ga, and Mrs.
FEMME Fennell, Of Anderson. we're
weekend guests Of relatives here.
Rev. l.. NJ. LYDIA, Of Walhalla, was
recent guest in the home of Mrs.
II. n. Rankin.
The three children of Mr.. and Mrs.
Marcus Mcdonald have been quite
indisposed for several days. We hope
the little ones will soon be restored
to health.
Mrs. S. Y. Stribling. of Roswell.
Ga, spent a few days last week with
her sister, Mrs. j. d. McMahan. Mrs.
John Archer, another sister, accom-
panied her.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. y. Mcdonald are
in Atlanta as guests OF the latter's
sister, Miss Carolyn Stribling.
Mrs. Julia D. Shanklin and son.
Edgar Shanklin, visited in Anderson
the first OF last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. l.. Stone spent
last Sunday in the New Hope section
as guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Tolli-
son.
Bob Mcdonald, Of Westminster,
was a late guest Of NJ. f. Day.
The recent application Of paint to
! the elegant new homes of Richard
! Kirby and G. A. Lynch. and the cot
tage occupied by j. NJ. Adams. adds
greatly to their appearance.
! Major VIM. J. Stribling and son
| Norton were in the community last
! week surveying the route for the
State highway. We understand that
the work Of grading has actually be-
gun.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Barron and son
Charles were guests OF Capt, and Mrs
A. H. Ellison recently.
The friends Of NJ. r. Alexander
will be glad to know that he Is staed-
| lily improving at the home Of his sis
ter. Mrs. Robertson, near Cashier s
Valley.
r. NJ. Davis has rented his large
farm on Coneross and will move his
family to "The Hermitage" which
he recently rented from Miss Emily
| Dendy, Of Augusta. Ga.
Mrs. Anna Wilson, Of McRae, Ga.
| is visiting her sister-in-law, Mrs. NJ
A. Wilson.
Tom Elliott. OF Pickens, was a late
guest in the home Of J. NJ. Adams.
Miss Eula Rankin visited in the
home Of Furman Morton, in Yves
Union recently.
Mrs. Meaders. Of Pelzer, is spend
ing this week with Mr.. and Mrs. r
p. Williams.
Newton Mcdonald, Of Central. wa!
a guest of his brother. w. J. McDon
aid, last week.
The numerous friends here o
Sloan Y. Stribling were shocked ant
grieved to learn Of his death, whicl
occurred on Monday, the tn o
October. at o'clock a. N. Mr.. Strib
ling was born and reared in thi
community and received his educa
ton at the Bounty Land Academy
lie was q widcawake business man
and spent number Of years as
farmer. tending the fertile acres o
the extensive Stribling estate Ol
Cane creek. lie had large business
interests in and was identified will
the early progress Of Seneca, ownini
several lots in the town. Later Mr.
Stribling became president Of tn
Roswell Cotton Mills. near Atlanta
and still later built and operated tn
IIabersham Mill at Clarkesyille, Ga
Mr.. Stribling was deeply interested
in the political affairs Of the Stat
and served a term as Oconee's Repre-
sentative in the Senate. IIe wa
widely known and prominently con
nected. lie was. brother OF J. c
Stribling, Of Pendleton, and the lat
Mesdames Roxie and Bette Reid o
Walhalla. and Ella Fincannon. o
Seneca. He was brother-in-law o
Mrs. J. D. McMahan, OF this commu
nifty.
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