Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-01-26
The best Is the cheapest, and
that Is the Willard. Hughs Garage.
Walhalla --adv

that is the Willard. Hughs Garage.
| Walhalla.--adv.
! We are requested to announce
| that Rev. G. G. Ensley will preacn
at Poplar Springs Baptist church on
| next Sunday morning at O'Clock.
The public Is cordially invited.
A. T. Smith and family have
moved to West End West Union, J
where they will maze their home
| for the present. James Il. Long has
moved with his family from near
Seneca to Mr.. Smith s farm, OF VIII ch
he will have charg, We extend TO
Mr.. Long and his estimable family
hearty welcome to this section.
Mrs. {. G.. Whitmirc left last
Saturday Tor Mona, Ga, where she
was called on account Of the critical
! illness of her mother, Mrs. b. ".
Hawkins. Mrs. Hawkins died before
her daughter was able to reach her
| bedside. There are many friends here
| and elsewhere who viii join with us
in extending to the bereaved ones
sympathy in their sorrow.
We are glad to welcome Mr.. and
| Mrs. Frank Cross among us again.
They have moved back to Walha!la
from Seneca. where they have resided
for n year or more. Mr.. Cross, we
understand, has taken a position in
the Blue Ridge service here. succeed
ing Frank x Schroeder, who has been
transferred to Pendleton, where he
will hold the position Of operator
| We regret to lose Frank from our
town, but wish him we'll wherever
he may be located.
| Mrs. y. l.. FAINT was called to
Anderson last Sunday on account Of
the illness Of her mother, Mrs. W.
G. Smith The many friends Of the
family will regret to learn that Mrs.
Smiths condition, while not critical
| is serious. sic has suffered par
ial stroke Of paralysis. Late word
from the sick room has been Of a
varying nature, indicating that the
extent Of the troub'" Is not definitely
known as yet. We join with hosts
Of other Walhalla friends Of this
good lady in the hope that she may
soon be restored to her usual good
health.
Last Friday night Policeman
d. Rutledge had close call while
making his rounds. He was over on
the High School hill looking about
a section where there has been more
or less trouble at times, and while
there met Il negro man, with whom
he stopped and talked for short
while. While talking to this man a
voice from short distance away, by
the side Of a tree, called to the dar-
key. and demanded to know to whom
he was talking. The darkey replied
ITO friend.'' There was another
demand to know who it was, and
then Il pistol shot was fired at Mr.
Retledgc from behind the tree As
Mr.. Rutledge endeavored to get his
pistol from under his overcoat there
was another shot, and the culprit
began to move from tree to tree
firing third shot later. Mr.. .Rut.
ledge finally got slight glimpse OF
the shadowy form and fired two
at it, but the man made his escape
1t is believed that the negro who
did the shooting was Priestley Hon.
derson, and he has not been seer
since. The other ,darkey decleses
that he did not know who the cul
prt was. and did not know o.
his presence there until he called
out to know who the man was ht
was talking to. Developments viii
be watched with interest. and it /:
thought that the negro who fired tht
shots at the policeman will cvcntu
ally be arrested and dealt with