Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-07-26

daughter
Miss Clara Werner, Of Seneca,
spent the past weekend In Walhalla
as the guest of Miss Pauline Steck.
Mrs. G. p. Corn, Of Johnston, S.
c., has been visiting at the homo OF
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Strother, during the past week.
DR.. Glymph, the leading eye
sight specialist Of Anderson, will be
here again next week. Read his al.
in another column.
Mrs. Frances tlamlin, Of Column
bia has been visiting at tho home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Gurney for tho
past week, returning to her home
last Sunday afternoon.
Miss Elizabeth Jones, Of john
! son City. Tenn, is the guest Of Mr..
and Mrs. +. p. Gurney. Before re-
turning home Miss Jones will visit
friends in Camden, Maine.
Misses Rosalie Hunter and Joh-
anna Bieman OF West. Union, are
spending a few weeks in Charleston
with the formers sister, Mrs. Paul
Gruenewald.
-We are requested to announce
that the recital which was to nave
been given Thursday night, July 81,
by Mrs. John j. Reeder, has been
postponed owing to the fact that Mrs.
Reeder's grandmother is very i'll,
and she expects to be called to At
lanta any minute.
Contrary 10 previous announce
ment. there will be no preaching at
the Walhalla Methodist church on
o., ,t,,,r
be services there at night This an.
nouncemcnt is made necessary by
reason OF certain circumstances hav-
ing arisen that neccssitatnd change
Of plans that were previously made.
W" arc requested TO- announce
that the Bounty Land school Will
open on Monday next, July %lSt. at
$50 o'clock. Judge 0. II. Doyle, OF
Anderson, Il former Bounty Lasd
boy, has promised to be present at
tho opening to address pupils. each
crs and patrons. The entire coWmu-
nifty is invited to come out to hear
Mr.. Doyle.
Mrs. c.. Torhunc and daughter,
Miss Anna, Of Atlanta, after spend
ing few days with friends in Wal
halla. re turncd last Friday to. their
home. They were accompanied to
Atlanta by Mrs. Mary l.. Montgom-
cry who had also been for several
days among friends. Mrs. and Miss
Terhune expect to leave Atlanta this
week for an extended visit to their
old home at Hackensack, n. !.
There are many Walhalla and
Oconee friends Of Jos. J. Norton, Jr.,
who will learn with pleasure that he
has passed successfully an examina-
ton for entrance into the United
States Naval Academy and has now
been fully admitted as a midshipman.
Joseph went to The naval academy on
appointment from Senator n. B. Dial.
He is a son Of J. ]. Norton, Of Sen
eca, but has resided for some years
in Walhalla with his uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Werner.
ID. II. Rowland, Of Dawson, Ga,
is in Walhalla for few days, visit
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs NJ
T.. Deal. Mrs. Rowland has been
here with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Deal, for several months, and will
return to Dawson with Mr. Rowland
when he goes back. There are nu-
merous friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. Row
land who are delighted TO meet the
again. For many years Mr.. Rowland
was in business in Walhalla, resid-
ing with his family here
The following program, which is
to be shown at The Star Theatre in
Seneca, should be of interest to low
erS OF the silent drama: On Thurs
day William Russell, in The Sing
ing River: Friday, the incompara-
l>lo ;,I.
en-: Saturday full program of
Western comedy and feature films;
Monday, July 81, Conway Tearle, in
'"Thc Refcrce,' and Tuesday, Aug
| st. an all-star cast in "Coincidcnce."
See any or all of these pictures. They
will be sure to please you.
In announcing the death Of L.
A. Lay we failed to mention several
facts concerning his life which we at
the lime were unable to obtain. Mr.
Lay had been i'll for about a week,
suffering from kidney and heart af-
fections. He was So years Of age,
and was son Of the late Archelaus
Lay, who was one Of the prominent
farmers and citizens Of our county
A number Of years ago Mr.. Lay was
happily married to Miss Emma Jane
Roberts. Of this county, and to this
union fourteen childrtn were born,
all Of whom, with their mother, sur
vive. The children are: Frank A.
Lay. Of Birmingham, Ala: Jas. A.,
of Madesto, CAL: Oscar r., Of San
Pedro, Cal; Louis r.. Charl'" b.,
Clyde f., Jos. II. and Wilson NJ, all
Of Oconee; Mrs. J. II. Ritter, Of Wal
halla; Misses Marjorie, Annie, Ella
and Frances Irene, who are at home.
Two brothers and three sisters also
survive, these being James A. Lay,