Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1920-09-29
THE NEWS FROM BOUNTY LAND
Visit to Community by Resident OF
1ears Ago-Personal Items.

YES, ave have registered. Although
we nave not been vociferous in our
eforts TO obtain the franchise, wo
1esi' now that we are permitted to
claim our birthright, that we should
deeHh ~ duty to use the first opDor-
tuhlty 10 show our patriotism in tho
use OF the ballot. We sincerely hope
that every Southern woman will lay
aside all imaginary nodesty and
stand pat for Democracy in the No
vember elections.
Miss Sue Foster, OF Carrollton,
| MISS, Is expected as a guest OF her
grandmother and aunt Mrs. f. D.
Foster and Miss Cornelia Foster.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Ballenger spent
Few days recently at Clinton.
Mrs. Jake Gillespie is still quite
Ill OF typhoid fever. Her son, Doyle
GILLESPIE, has recently developed the
germ. We hope for their early con-
valescence.
MISS Julia Davis and little niece,
ElizaDeth Davis. left Friday for
visit TO the formers sister, Mrs. J.
B. Shanklin, of Anderson.
Ola friends in the community of
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Grayham, of
Laurens, were delighted to welcome
them as guests, even though but for
short while, last week. Mr.. and
Mrs. Grayham were both reared in
this community. she being before
marriage Miss jane Hix, daughter Of
the late Rev. Milton Hix. This was
the first visit to the scenes Of her
childhood in about 80 years, and of
course she noted very many changes
everywhere Mrs. Leonard Jones and
Miss Edith Lumpkin, of Walhalla.
accompanied them to this commu-
nifty.
Mrs. Julia D. Shanklin Is on a visit
to her son, NJ. S. Shanklin, In Frank
lin, N. C.
0. H. Doyle and friend, Mr.. Mar
ain, OF Anderson, spent Saturday
night at the formers home here.
The'two boys leave to-day for Ashe-
Vile, N. c., to attend the reunion of
the 30th Division.
I. Q. Berry has purchased land
near Cornelia, Ga, and expects to
move In the near future. Mr.. and
MIS-. Berry are among our very best
c1tlzens, and we regret exceedingly
their leaving tile community.
j. g. Sanders sold his farm here
last week to Frank Alexander, a real
estate dealer Of Pickens.
BOD Cheek and son Nard had quite
close call this morning when the
hind wheels Of their car we're knock
ed Off BY the Blue Ridge motor on
the crossing in front Of D. A. Per-
rltt's residence. The train had stop
PED at the station and blew for the
crossing, but Mr.. Cheek claims that
he did not see the train. Some time
ago q Mr.. Cheek met with a similar
accident near West Union. We do
not know whether this Is the same
Cheek, or whether another Cheek
was turned to be smitten by the
train. Anyway. 1t does look down
right cheeky" 70 try TO cross ahead |
OF ratltoad train, and yet we fre-
quentlyIsee the cXpcrtm mt tried
along tsis same stretch OF ROAD
which afosses the railroad three |
times within q quarter Of . mile. |
each crossing in sight Of the other
two, and all of the crossings In plain
view from the public highway.
j.. H. Wells attended the reunion
OF the "Wild Cats" in Columbia last
week ana reports most enjoyable
time. =
Miss Ida Beth Doyle had as spend.
the-nisht guests Thursday Misses
Louise Bryan, Nina Harper, Jodie
Dendy, Sallie Alexander and Emily
Corbin, all Seneca High School girls
the friends OF o. H. Doyle will be
Interested In knowing that he has
accepted a position with the Bonham
& Allen law firm, Anderson. He will
continue to hold the position as re-
ccorder OF the city council, to which
ne was recently elected, but has re-
signed the Job of interviewing dis
aDled soldiers, In order that he may
devote more time to the newly ac-
cepted position.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lark. Marett, Tai
madge and Paul Marett, of Fair
Play, were late guests in the home
Of NJ. E. Marett.
MISS Alice Hall has been quite in
disposed for several days. We hone
for an early Improvement in her con-
dition.
Dick and Frank 'Marett leave to-
day Tor, Anderson, where they have
accepted employment.
the young people of the commu-
nifty VIII meet at the school house on
FRIDAY evening at o'clock for the
purpose OF organizing literary So
citey. We hope for a good attend
ance at this meeting, and that the
organ1zatf' n will have an auspicious
beginning and prove benefit to the
community.