Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-06-01
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High School the scholarship medal
for 1921 was awarded to Miss Lille
| Hall, OF the graduating class. -Four
others received honorable mention,
| these being Caroline Darby. Eliza
beth Thode, Anna Probst and Ethel
Hunt. These young ladies have the
hearty congratulations Of many
| friends on having won this distinc-
tion in the school room.
Invitations have been received
by us to the graduating exercises OF
Columbia University and Davidson
College (North Carolina) Wilbur
ID. Whites name appears among the
young men to graduate from the law
department OF the University Of
South Carolina this year, and Robert
Lee Rogers is among those who will
graduate from Davidson College at
the present time. These young men
are we'll known by the people Of Wal
halla, and have many friends here
who will join with us in congratu-
lating them on attaining the last
round Of the ladder in their respec-
tive institutions and becoming the
posseSsors Of the coveted sheepSkins.
Wilbur White is son Of Rev. ana
Mrs. J. A. White, Of Ridgeville. this
State. and nephew Of r 7.
Jaynes. Esq. Of Walhalla. in whose
office he has read law for several
summers. Robert Rogers is the son
Of Mrs. II. l.. Rogers, Of Walhalla.
AT the trial held before Magis-
tratc p. Aus. Brown last Monday
Marvin Browning, who had been ar
rested on suspicion as being connec-
ted with the entry and robbery OF
the store Of W. NJ. Murphrce. of the
Ocunee Creek section, MIR. Browning
was dismissed, there being no evil
dcnce to hold him in connection and
nothing upon which even suspicion
could rest. In making mention OF
the case last week we stated that
officers had traced steps from the
Murphrce store to the home Of Mar
vim Browning, but we are informed
that this information was incorrect.
Mr. Murphree, assisted by citizens
OF the community, we are now in
formed. followed the tracks from
the store 10 within about three hun
dred yards Of the Browning home,
and when the officers arrived :he
Browning home was searched, with
the result ,s given last week. lie my
the finding of only some loose Hour
in the DroWuing house. The acGuit
tai before the magistrate, according
to our informants, Is what every
body in the neighborhood expected.
Mr.. Browning bears good reputa-
ton in the community, where he has
| lived for several years.
John Holden, Of the Salem sec
| tion Of OcOnee, was brought TO Wal
| halla the latter parhof last week for
medical and SUI gical attention, he
having been shot and seriously hurt
about ten days ago. 1t was hard to
get doctors to him for attention at
| times needed. and hence the moving
Of the wounded man closer to the
doctors. He was shot in the hip,
tho bullet ranging downward and
coming out in the heshy part Of the
leg. 1t Is said that some time ago
Mr.. Holden and w. Fl. Alexander,
a neighbor. had some trouble. and
it is thought that the shooting is the
outcome Of this trouble. The shoot
ing occurred at the barn Of Mr.. Hol-
den on the evening Of May 18th,
just before dark. as Mr.. Holden was
engaged In feeding his stock. He
was shot from ambush, and lay, it
| is said, In a serious condition for
quite while before he was found
and taken to his home. Alexander
was later arrested. charged with hav-
| ing done the shooting. He gave bond
for appearance for a hSNring before
| Magistrate Talley, Of Salem, on the
10th Of June. 1t is said that the con-
dition Of Mr.. Holden is considered
| quite serious. though he Is not in a
critical condition.
| Several weeks ago a series Of
robberies took place in the Fair Play
section OF Oconee county and just
across the river in Georgia. The
store house Of Larry Marett at Fair
| Play and that Of Kirby Smith, near
| Knox's Bridge. were both broken in
10. On the Georgia side. between the
| river and Lavonia, Sim Thomas's
store was entered and quite a guam
tity OF goods taken from each OF
them. No trace Of the thieves could
be found, but one day last week the
officers were making search Of the
premises OF one Golden, Just above
knoxs Bridge. and while thus en-
gagged things began to happen They
discovered the man who had stolen
Buick automobile from a party al
Newry some months ago and arrest.
ed him on that chalEc. He then
SPILLED the beans" on others OF the
little party. IN les than IS hours
the officers had landed Matthew
Sheriff, Brack Golden. Bob Edmonds
and Otis Standridge in the Oconee
Jail. All Of Them but Sheriff were
found with stolen goods in their pos,
session. and 1t is understood, that
they have other strong evidence
against Sheriff. Sheriff made bond
lor his appearance at Court in July
| hnt all tho nthnrs nro In Ill -.