Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-06-07
NEWS NOTES FROM coNERoss.
Lightning Strikes Home, Shocking
but Not Injuring Inmates.

and Mrs. w. 0. Alexander and chill
dren and Mr.. and Mrs. T. d. Alexan-
der, all Of Greenyille, were welcome
visitors in the community recently.
They visited at the homes of Mrs.
Mary Dilworth and j. w. Alexander.
Mrs. G. e. DuBose and children,
flew and Frances, of Tamassee, spent
last week with the formers aunt,
Mrs. j.. B. Vaughn, and family, of
this community. They arrived Sat-
urday and were accompanied by Miss
Minnie Vaughn, who spent Sunday
and Monday with their uncle, Joe
Duncan, Of Westminster.
Miss Jessie Barker spent the first
part Of this week with relatives near
Westminster.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Roach are en-
tertaining little boy at their home,
the young. gentleman having arrived
last Friday week.
Eulous Smith, wife and children,
OF West Union, were Weekend visit
ors at the home Of Mrs. Smiths ia
tller, j. ID. Abbott, recently.
Decoration Day was observed at
Coneross by few Of the ladies, who
met at 4.30 with flowers and decorai
ed the graves Of the old soldiers who
were laid to rest in the Coneross
cemetery.
II. D. Barker and wife, Of near
Westminster, were recent guests of
the formers brother, G. l.. Barker,
and family, Of this vicinity.
Iittla Tamaa and william, ,.D,
strong, Of Richland, spent the first
few days of last week with their
grandmother, Mrs. S. NJ. Hunsinger,
of Coneross, while their mother at
tended the class reunion at the CIV,
G. at Greenville on Monday and Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Montgomery
and Mrs. S. j. Barker and children,
OF Walhalla, were recent guests Of
the Misses Barker.
Miss Pearle Hunsinger carried her
Royal Ambassador chapter to the an
nual meeting at Walhalla last Fri
day. Several Of the ladies also at
tesded and enjoyed the meeting.
Grover Hubbard and wife, Of Rich
land. were recent guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jesse King, of this place.
Mrs. Henry Keil, Of near here, and
her daughter, Mrs. w. G. Shull, Of
Greenville, left last Thursday for
Washington, d. c., where they will
visit their daughter and sister, Miss
Bessie Kel, who is a trained nurse
in that city.
A sumptuous birthday dinner was
given to Mrs. Margaret Adds, very
aged lady, at her home near here on
her birthday on May oath, by her
children, several Of whom live near
her, while others were scattered in
different parts Of the county and
State. Her children and grandchil-
dren comprise a very large family,
but nearly all We're present on this
interesting occasion, as we'll as few
friends. Mrs. Addis's many friends
wish for her many more happy birth
days.
During the electric storm which
passed over this community Sunday
afternoon the home Of 'B. w. Alex
ander was struck by bolt Of light
ming, which played practically all
over the house, leaving its marks,
hut no damage was done to the house
except N the dining room, where the
heavy bolt struck the side OF the
room, splitting the Notwithstanding
and cutting off the lower end Of the
room, and also splitting some Of the
framing. The screens were shaken
of the windows and few window
paYes were shattered. Mr.. and Mrs.
Alexander, Jesse King, Grover Hub
bard and Miss jamie Alexander, who
were in the house at the time, re-
ceived slight shocks, from which they
all soon recovered. Miss Lucy Pat
terson and little Vivian King were
also In the house. but they were not
shocked. There were also several
babies In the home at the time, but
II they were shocked by the bolt they
gave no evidence OF it. Those receiv-
ing the shock were not in the dining
room, where the main bolt struck,
but were scattered in different rooms
about the home, some upstairs and
others on the first floor. We feel
very grateful that the occupants Of
the house escaped with no serious in
jury.
Other effects Of the storm in our
community, so far as we have heard,
comprise the killing Of two head Of
that were In Mrs. H. ]. Hesse's
pasture, one belonging to c. e. Gam
brell, Of Richland, and one to Mr..
Of West Union.
Mrs. w. Abbott and daughter, Miss
Annie, Of West Union, are spending
this week with the formers sister,
Mrs. S. NJ. Hunsinger.
w. o. Alexander made a short trip |
to Greenville.
The committee appointed to ar
range the program for Christian Ed !
lcation to be carried out here at a |
ater date request all Of the children |
who have been given parts to be pres
ant at Sunday school next Sunday IN