Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1920-11-10
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WEDNESDAY,, NOV. 10, 1920.
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There are many in Walhalla and
OcOneG who will be Interested in the
Following announcement, which has
just come to The Courier for publ
cation: Miss Caroline Virginia Fra
Xicr and Or. oliver Carlisle Bennett.
Of SpartanburE, s. G., announce their
engagement. The marriage to be
SncmniZcd Nov. 23d at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Philip Cuch-
man, GrccnviltG. S. c. Both Miss
Frazier and DR.. Bennett we're in sCG-
vice with the American Expeditions
AIRY Forces in Europe. Mis-, Frazier
is well and favOrably known here
and in other sections Of Oconce. and
she has Il host Of friends who will
Join with The Courier in extending.
in advance Of the happy event Of the
23d. :hc very best Of all good wishes
The employees Of the Walhalla
plant OF the Victor Monaghan Mills
Company received reduction in
wages last week inaCcOrdancc with
the general trend, Of wage conditions
in the textile industry. For the past
few weeks wage reductions have been
taking place almost universally. but
in some places tho mills have closed
or announced that work would be
cut to half time. The reduction here
amounted to 20 and 5 per cent. in
different departments, we are in
formed. The operatives in the textile
industry have received greater in
creases in wages during the past
suiNy r,..s. MrcN"','" thnn in any
'.Nr u'.laj&a Of 'ur ra.lruud sow ..
fn, nG}U haze nUiovei " prr"Dt ~
a.HGyrrl"r''H urosprIty Noh thit
y... .,hgrf.I iU The rHrC@ paid nov
,Ha eO0r' .lCny nave changed, the
wages will, it Is asso. .Uu. nave Ii
hear a part Of the Sealing" neces-
sary to keep the mills in operation.
w. y. Hughs. who lives near
Greenvillc. was Il visitor at tho home
OF Sheriff and Mrs. w. NJ. Alexan-
der during the first days of this
week Mr.. HughS Is not Il very fire.
Nuent visitor to these parts. this be-
ing his first visit since 1864 He re-
called this fact because of the pecu-
liar conditions existing at that time.
He was of on furlough from the
Confederate army. and he found that
many Of the boys had not heard any
word from home In weeks and even
months, and so he carried his KNAPP
sack full OF letters, brought them to
the Walhalla postofllce, from which
point they were dispatched as soon
as possible. No stamps we're used,
and each soldier had to write his
name. military company, etc. on the
envelope. and the soldiers mail was
frankcd' by the Confederate au-
fhorities and delivered as quickly as
the conditions would permit. Mr..
tiuEhs went out Tuesday to visit his
old friends. S. TT. Medlin, on Route
,. and e. a. Perry. Of the Salem Sec
tion. These two comrades OF the 6 O's
ne had not seen since they separated
after the surrender---and this not
wtthstanding that Messrs. Mcdlin
and Perry have been continuous res
tdents OF Oocnee, and that Mr.. EIughs
aiVed in Oconec for a time after tho
war. and that the remainder Of this
long interval has been spent lust
over in Greenville county. Mr.. Hughs
round many in this section to greet
MIN with hearty welcome. He is
well past so years Of age. and is rec
"EniZcd as one Of the most prominent
and well-to-do farmers and land
owners OF Grecnyille county.