Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-07-26
LOCAL NOTES FROM coNERoss.
Mission Study Proves Interesting and
lnstructive--Icrsona Items.
(Too late for last week.)

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j. W. Alexander, this week, having
arrived last Saturday. She had been
visiting relatives IN Walhalla before
coming TO our community.
II. II. Duncan, Of Lavonia, ua.,
Miss Hcltic Derrick, Of Mountain
Rest, and Miss Nora Gilstrap, OF
Pickens, arrived in our community
last Saturday and took up their work
in the school at Blue Ridge this
morning. Miss Derrick is staying at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs Paul Gam
brell and Mr.. Duncan and Miss Gil
strap are at the home Of G. l.. Bar
ker. Miss Jessie Barker, of this COM
munity, is also one Of the teachers.
We arc glad to note improvement In
Blue Ridge this time, the school hav-
ing added another teacher to the
faculty. The school opened this
morning with good enrolment for
the four rooms. We are glad TO
have Miss Gistrap back with us
again, as it is remembered that she
Taught here a few years ago, and we
also Welcome all Of the teachers OF
| last term here again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Sanders, Of
| Atlanta, were welcome guests Of
their cousins, the Messrs. Barker and
sisters. here last Sa a-urday and Sun
| day. They also visited in Walhalla
| before their visit here. They left
Sunday afternoon for their home.
W. @ Alexander and wife and Miss
jamie and Miss Codye Alexander
| made a pleasant trip to Russells re-
| Gently, where they met the formers
sistcr-in-law and nephew, Mrs. NJ. l..
Alexander and son, Roy, Of Okla
homa, who have been visiting here
recently. They expect to be among
us here again before returning to
| Oklahoma
Mr. and Mrs. J. l.. Duckworth and
children, Mrs. Ennis Abbott, Walter
and Clara Duckworth, spent part Of
last week with relatives and friends
in and near Greenyille. They we're
| oNSSeS "a -il ltuCh " Ill . SlStpT,
Mrs. Dalai White, and family anu
MIR. stephens, OF Greenville, and Mr..
and Mrs. w. II. Butler and family,
CT Taylors. They report most pleas
| ant trip.
| One Of the most enjoyable social
events OF the summer was Y.W.A.
social, given by Mr.. and Mrs. w. T.
Alexander in their. beautiful home
Friday night, in honor Of the VIVA.
CT Concross. The evening was very
much enjoyed by the Y.WA.'s. 4
few Of the out-of-the- community
! guests present were Roney Abbott
and Norman Dalton, of Westmin-
stcr, Archie Barker and Jesse Bow
ers. OF Issaqueena, and Burt Abbott,
OF Walhslla. The host and hostess,
always pleasant and entertaining,
gave their guests hearty welcome,
opened up the living rooms and par
lOr and entertained most beautifully.
| At II o'clock we were invited into
! the dining room, where we were
S>i 'So VAIN NohSob Sehu lSHtS anu
! ice tea. AS the guests departed they
gave Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander hearty
expressions Of appreciation Of their
royal entertainment.
Miss Selma DuBose, OF Grecnville.
is spending her vacation with her
mother, Mrs. Clara DuDose, near our
community, she having arrived last
Sunday.
Mrs. Essie Smith and brother,
Stanley. and Robert Morgan, of Pick
ems, were guests last week of the
Barker family here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jeff Payne and fam
lily, of Greenville, spent Saturday and
Sunday with the family of r. w.
Byrd, Of this section
Mrs. S. NJ. Hunsingcr is spending
this week with her daughter, Mrs.
j. p. Armstrong, Of near Richland.
She will SO from there TO the w. NJ.
U. annual at South Union on the
Goth and 2lst
| Pau. X. Barker and sister Miss
| l1lILlc, ana .hIS. II. 4. DuBOSe at
tended birthday dinner at the homo
OF G. e. DuBose and family, OF SEN
cca. Sunday, the celebration being in
honor Of the birthday OF Mr.. and
Mrs. DuBcse, which came on Satur-
day and Monday, respectively.
Mrs. Dora Archer and two children
toured from their home in Anderson
| last week and visited Tho fcrmer's