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* * * * ii REE! To all our customer? wishes for a Happy and Prc Thanking you for y and hope to have you contii will do our best to please y< interest. Very Resp G. A. Norman an .I" '> v *r -I' *!* + *I* *r,*r'* V The Regular OJ rn m ti ri ?cation of Blue Ridge I/odge, No. 92, A. P. M.. will be held next Friday night. January 1, 1915, at S o'clock V7. C HughH, W. M. W. O. White. Secretary. adv. I/X;AL AND PKRHONAL. -Wanted-Beef cattle and hoK?, also hides. Highest prices. A. L. Ellison, Walhalla.-Adv. t. f. -One letter remains uncalled for at the Walhalla post office. This is for Cornelius Brown. Party to whom it belongs should Inquire for advertised letter. - Lewis C. Harrison, of Savannah, Ca., Bpent the Christmas holidays here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Harrison, and among other rel ative? and bis numerous friends. - -500 Beef hide.-: wanted. Spe cial price paid for same. R. D. Hei ners, Walhalla- Adv. 51? Rieppe and Dick Blemann, of Rock HUI. spent Friday, Saturday '. pd Sunday In Walhalla at the home <tf Oaelr sister, Mrs. W. C. Hughs. Theil n,a"y friends were delighted to meet?<h,?,n a?al? yjr and Mrs. T>. C. McAlister and little dan>'h,,r Katherine, of Columbia, ar.- M>endlng the holidays in Walhalla, vlsHh,K at ,n<i ho,IM' "f Mrs. E. A. Bell aiy(1 among other rel 11 tl ves. \ -Highest prlce?v Pald for chick en* and eggs. W.. Walhalla Cotton MI li ad v. Misses Elizabeth\ aM(1 Tabitha Strlbllng, Norma MooiV* Marv E>,,en Wilson, Frances Earley ?""1 ,n:ll<? White, of Winthrop CilJ,c*5e, are spending tho holidays In .Walhalla with their respective famille!' W. M Kay, of Se nw a, waH ,n Walhalla for a short while Sumi.l having conn- np to K|iend a few hour? wu h his daughters. Mrs. Will J. Schroder and Mrs. W. E. Seaborn. Hi numerous friends were glad to meet him again. Frank Hrcunccki and Harold itrenneek N. C . pent tlo- 1 their mother, Mrs. .iud among olin >f Columbia, of ReithHie, didays liere with L. h Hrennecke, relative; and friends. They returned lo their re B/ieetlve homes yesterday. i j ,1,1/ neon any kind of rough 111 mlm r ?.ult on "The Old Hustler," West Hnion or Tamassee. Ready to lill any order from 100 to 100,000 feet. You get what you want. J. C. Shockley. Adv. 1 . Misses Mamie ('rooks, of New berry, and Hattie Belle ('rooks, of Lockhart, have been spending the holidays in Walhalla with their sis ter. Mrs. A. P. Crisp. Miss Hattie Hello returned to her home Monday, and Miss Marni?- returned this morn ing. New Year's Day will be observed at the Walhalla post office as a holi day, the usual holiday service being rendered, which gives patrons the benefit of the same business hours as are Observed on Sundays. No rural route service win be rendered on Friday of this week. January 1st. Interesting Christmas exercises were held ut the Mei hoili-L church last Frida) evening undvr the aus pices of tlic Sunday school. Appro priate selection in rmi sic and recita after which the lions were cen de reny, 1 Christmas ba;-; w/ere distributed to ?the members of ?. he Sunday school. .Married .-r?t tho homo of Rev. T. C. Llgon, orfe officiating minister, at TownvlUe, on Sunday evening, De cembe/ 27th. Miss Ethel Dean and Oeornfo Adams, both ol Oconee coull t.v> We loin with other friends of fhe young couple In extending to them every good wish for long life, peace, happiness and prosperity, -Wanted Regular boarders. Ap ply at Walhalla I lot fl for rates ami particulars. Hood service; hotel ren ovated.- Adv. -Mrs. E. J). Hrennecke left yes terday afternoon for H reen wood, where she will bo for some lime among relatives and friend?. She went down on account of the serious illness of Dr. W. ft. Mllweo, a rein five. Dr. Milwee has numerous friends here who will regret to learn of his illness. We hope for bis sjieedy recovery. -Tliti Walhalla Oin Company will gin cotton Fridays and Saturdays of each are?k beginning Fi ?.?ay and Sat urday, January 1st and 2d. Adv. / j, wc wish to extend best >sperous New Vear. our patronage in the past lue to trade with us. We DU and make it to your ectfully, d F. E. Harrison. * * Busy as Bees are the men who work iti our bank, because we handle the biggest part of the bu si ti ess done in this section. We are patronized by the shrewdest and most careful business men. because they have faith in our conservative methods and perfect system of bank ing. We are soliciting th?- accounts of responsible bruis and Individuals, and all such will find it advantageous to do business with us. Bank of \^ralhalla, WALHALLA, S. C. Spot 'ash for your corn. ha> ami fodder. See W. .M. Brown, Wal ha.la. -Adv. J W. Tannery, of .Jackson. Ha., is spending the holidays in Walhalla with lils family. . Hal IF Harrison, of Greenville, is Blending the holidays in Walhalla with his parents. .Mr. and Mrs. Geo. A. Harrison. Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Gillison and children, of Pine Mountain. Ha., have been spending several day.- in Walhalla among relatives. los. .1. Norton, of Anderson. Spent the week-end in Walhalla al Hie home of Mr. and Mr?. W. L. Vei ner and among other relatives. Mrs M. A. Merritt and Chas. W. Merritt, of Cleveland, On., ?re visit the home of Mr. and Mrs. .1. io lia Karie. Their friends are pleased ve ubem \i il in Walha!l;i again. ;,>r Sal Hood fui! .ferset un AP?.ly halla. \w; in good milking cond ik at. o Mrs. Amos Sadler, Wal Vdv. * ?. I.histed:, of Seneca, spent ittrmtky h11'1 part of Tuesday in Wal halla and, West Inion, visiting Mr. and Mrs. James Phinney in the lat ter place ?ind among friends here in Walhalla. v? He is always most cor dially welcomed by many friends here on his annual visits. 1). N. VAUgbn and family, who have been resoling near West Union for the past th\ee .years, are return ing to Walhalla/ *' freek, Mr. Vaughn having ac1'*, ed a position in the Walhalla plant of the Monaghan Mills They Will begin moving to day i: the weather permits. Married, at the Court House, on Wednesday last, December 23d, bj Clerk of Court John F. Craig, Miss Bessie Drown and Vigil H. Ita li ey, both of the upper section of the county. The yoting couple have the lest wishes of many friends, with whom The Courier joins in extending hearty congratulations. Miss Augusta Crenshnw, of At lanta, spent severe days here with her father, Newton Crenshaw, and family, and among her numerous friends, who were delighted to ee her again. Miss Cren haw has grad uated from one of the business col leges of Atlanta and is now hoKliig a responsible po IMon in that city. - Mr. and M s. 1. .!. Drown, of I'nion, \\ Y., are spending the Christinas and New Year holidays in West Dillon witii their son. !.. M. Brown, mid family. They have many friends here who are delighted to meet them again. They evpect to leave the latter par: of this ..eek for pointa in Florida, in which State they will spend Ibo winier mouths. Lost--In Westminster 01 <?n road from Westminster to Walhalla, pocketbook containing three import ant cotton receipts. (toward for re turn to Courier office. Willie Owens. West I'nion. Adv.* The friends Of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Maxey, of the Fairview section, sympathize with them in the death of their 15-yeaV-old son John Maxey, which OCClirreq last Tuesday. Vhe youth lind beeny sick only a few days suffering from attack of periton itis. The interment took place on Wednesday at Ebenezer cemetary. -Cotton is not the only "money crop." Bring me your corn. hay. fodder, etc., and get spot cash for it. W. M. Brown. Walhalla.-Adv. -Misses Cora Strong and Alice Strong are sanding thc Christmas and New Yf-ar holidays with their mother and sister. Mrs. C. G. and Mies Daisy Strong. The many friends of these young ladles are pleased to meet them again. Miss Alice, however, has been quite sick during the paat few day.-, suffering from a severe attack of neuralgia. We. are glad to note that she Is : in proving -Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Shelor en tertained quite a number of young people at their home Monday night from 6 to ll o'clock in honor of their son. T. B. Shelor. of Furman Univer sity. A su m pt itou? course dinner was served, the remainder nf the pleasant hours being filled with games and conversation. The hospi tality of this home ls always greatly enjoyed when the floors are thrown open to the young folks. - In a letter from John P. Fow ler, formerly of Salem, hut now of ingold. N. C., Mr. Fowler takeB oc casion ro say: "My family and I have landed hore safely, and we are well satisfied. The land is level, and it la a fine farming country. I am expecting to engage in the lum ber business, and there is plenty of pine, both short and long leaf, for sawing timber. I wish rite Courier and all its readers a merry Christmas and a happy New Year." -T. E. Alexander sells Rock Hill buggies. Walhalla, S. C. adv.-tf. Recently The Courier published an account of the marriage of Miss Essie Kelley and Jamee Tippett, a part of the information gi\en, wc no v learn, being incorrect. Vils* Kelley ls a daughter of Mr. and Mrs William Kelley, of the Wolf Stak? Beet ion, and not of Mr. and Mrs. Johr A. Kelley, of New Hoi? We re gret the error, of course, but it if one of those instances where ii could hardly he helped, the offici?t ing clergyman having misunderstood! the giving of the patents' names an<: reporting it to us as he understood it. - The following item, clipi>ed fron a Ragland (Ala.) paper of a recen date, will be of interest to many it Walhalla and elsewhere in Oconoe A wedding of great interest to Rag land occurred cm Monday evening December s'h. in the Methodist par Bonage at 0.30 t/rtoe?c, when Harr; C. Jenkins, tfho holds y responsible pOSiiluul with the Cocjsa Portland Ce ment Co., was united in marrase V Mrs. Jessie Farmer Cook. Th?? cere mony was performed by Rev. Me Donald, pastor of the Mchodis church, in the presence of a fe\ friends. Immediately afterward the young couple departed in an anti for a wedding trip to ii rm ingham The bricP- jg the manage; of the St Clair Telephone Co. at this place ani has many friends who wish her un alloyed Miss on her matrimonial voy age. The groom also has man; friends here who congratulate hin on the prize ite has won. After the! wedding trip they will be at home ii Ragland." The bride is pleasant); remembered in Walhalla, her oh home. She is a daughter of Mrc. R A. Waite, of Walhalla. We Joli with /Other fiends in extending al good, wishes to t.e youn? 'onpie. - Corn, hay anc or"*1* ah ^?od ai money. Pring you'? iiml "swap" il to me for hard "?h. W. M. Brown Walhalla. - Adv -Rev. R. I. Doyle, of Centenary S. C., Is spenMng a few days at th< home of bis1 lather, W. H. Doyle near love/.. i/The many friends o W. H. Doyle will regret to know tba he has been (piite sick for a week o more. ile la reported some bette this morning. -We regret to chronicle t he deat of William P. Moody, which OCCUI red at his hone, near Pleasant Rldg last Wednesday morning, after a Illness of several weeks. Mr. Mood had been In/declining health for se\ eral month*. Ile was about <>"? yeal of age, and was born and raised i Oconee county. In ear!,- life M Moody was married to Miss Lo Kerr, and to this union evora! chi dieu were norn. Mrs. Moody die a number of years ago. The decca ed is also survived by RC .eral sister Mrs. W. W. Wunnicutt, .f Walhall being a slstef. The inte rment toe place at 'be cemetery o: Hethel Pre b\.eilan (burch on the- 2 Ith. Tl bereaved relatives have the sympatl Ot many friends. The Courier regrets to c hronic the death ol' P. M. J. Hinton, whi< occurred at the home of one ol h children In thc New Hope section ( I )"cem ber L'.th. aflora lingering i ness. Mr. Burton was about years of age and waa a soldier In tl late war, following t\e lori unes the Confederacy throughout hostl ties, and gaining for himself a rep tallon as a fearless and daring si dier. Ile was a ms aber of Ferg .on s Battery. His vlfe proced Ulm to tho grave some ^ears. and f Some time he had male his hoi among his children. Ho-was a goi man and a .splendid CltlzcnTMJne w will he greatly missed DgEkMLl w knew him. We extend toyUe 1 teaved ones sincere sjin pa th.'In th< sorrow. Funeral services w,iv? he on December 14th, followed <\ int?, mont In i lu; Fairview cometed}. ? i -Mr. and Mrs. Z. T. McKin ley are spending tbii week la Co'umbi* among friends. -The "42"' Club will meet with j Miss Irene Strother Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock. - Harry Karie, of Milledgeville, Ga., spent a few days with hi? par ents. Mr. and Mrs .1. R. Karlee, last week. { -W. H. Elbrook, of Charleston. 13 spending the holidays with his Hinter. Mrs. L. H. White, and other relatives and friends. - Mrs. J. \V. Keys, of Clemson, is spending some days in Walhalla at the home of Capt. and Mrs. S., " Dendy - Mr. and Mrs. Will E. Heit spent the holidays in the lower pHrt I of the State visiting at the home of the latter's parents. -Zan White, of Athens. Ga., and ! Bowie White, of Gainesville. s?ent the Christmas holidays with their parents, Mr. ar?d Mrs. L. H. White. -M.ss Pauline Grant, of Colum bia, ls spending the holidays in Wal halla with her parents. M '. and Mr?. I Tho8. A. Grant, and among her many friends. -Ambrose Fischesser, of Ala ..ia, is spending the holidays in Walhalla at the home of his sisters. the Misses Fischesser. He has many friends here who are glad to meet him again. - Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Holloway and little daughter, of Seneca, spent a part of the Christmas holidays vis iting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. I). Verner. and among other rela tives and friends in Walhalla. - Married. ? n December 2lid. at 10 a. m., al the nome of the oftieiat- { ing minister, Rev. M. t;. Holland. ' Mrs. Nannie Rankin, of the Red Hill section, and Au.stin Griggs, of the Mountain Rest section. They have the best wishes of many friends -Frank E. Harrison. Jr.. of Char leston, spent ChrUpmas in Walhalla at the home of h/s parents. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Harrison. His friends re gretted exceedingly that his indispo sition prevented his getting out among them. He returned to his duties in Charleston Saturday. -Columbia State, 28th: "M. R. McDonald, of Walhalla, a young ! member of the Oconee county bar, is | spending a few days in Columbia. Mr. McDonald was a member of the House of Representatives during the last term. He did not ask re-elec tion. Mr. McDonald is -well known j in Columbia, having spent four years ! at the university, when- he was grad uated from the law school." -Sam /.Brownie) Todd, of the Sixin i'. S. Cavalry, located at Texas ; City, Te/.as, is in Walha'la for a few days visiting his father, Thos. C. Todd, and other relatives. Sam enlisted,-two years and a half ago, and his period will be ont in July. He says he expects to re-enlist for ano ther three years. There are two other Walhalla boys at Texas City Clydfl Brown and a Mr. Alexander. Richland Local News. Richland, Dec. 29.-Special : John; Hnlleiiger, pf Clinton College, is pt I houie this week. Misse.-, Annie MfAIahan and hallie 1 Davis spent ,?ast l'uesday and Wed nesday in And?''*0" Gus Rarbou :u"' Julius Shanklin 1 dined with i'';ir nether on Christ mas day. Edgar . 'avid McMahan, Stiles , and brue? billig, of Clemson Col- j lege, are iin?? lne holidays with their parents, Miss Marv B?Fy' " Greenville. and Ruth Berry, yf Winthr?P I , . . for Christmas, lege, are at home Misses Pauling amI Chrislil'" An" derson, of \Vfn"?r'"' are anding Lite holidays with t*ir aunt, Mrs. S. W .Hughs. ' Miss ^ y. or Houchton, Ga., ind Mist? _ wyly, of Old Pickens, ... Cora V ire with tue., parents this week. J. Allen Defidy, of Anderson, spent ast Wednesday at*bj 0]U home here. Whit Dillard, of CaftR?n, an(] Will Uribjing, of Seneca, are visiting J. V. McDonald. Tom Anderson, of Q?tenvllle, ?lient the week-end with M." r.ml Mrs. S. N. Hughs. Miss Mary Lewis, of Pickens, is bristling Miss Fredda Hughs Wilkerson Hughs, ol Columbia, is it home for the holidays Mrs. R. I). McDonald is -(siting relatives at Calhoun Fall, thi?week. Mis. Beth Coe, who is leaching at the Block is at home for Christmas. Mrs. J. P. Strlbling ha? tho nis fortune to lose a handsome black crocheted bag containing a ??air of rimless gold spectacles Sundq after noon between the Methodist\hurch and school house. Voting Women Wounded.! Jonesville, S. C., Dec. 2f,. Ai p. Fowler and Myrtle Coleman, ir) hers of prominent local family were struck by stray bullets wl^ Will Haney and Cranford Thorns^ negroes. on gaged?n a pistol duel the railway statiortjjiore late to-dai Miss Colen .!n is ?ti^L to he danger! OUBly wounded, one^uBet having pas ed through her bodyV Mi?? bow ler's hurt: are reported to be pai'rfJ^1'' but not dangerous. The negroes? who are In jail, probably will be taken io I ?lion for safe keeping, as indignation here is general and coun ty officials ?ear an attempt of lynch ing. Haney is said to have been dangerously wounded. The other negro was Injured slightly. We Wish Each and Every One of Our Customers and Friend^ A Happy and Prosperous New Year. C. W. PITCHFORD General Merchandise Walhalla The Place Where You Buy Things Worth While. _t'._ ? WE WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY NEW YEAR I YOU HAVE MADE THE OLD YEAR A HAPPY ONE FOR US, BECAUSE YOU HAVE GIVEN US LOTS OF BUSINESS. YOU ARE GOING TO COME BACK TO US NEXT YEAR, BE CAUSE YOU'VE BEEN SATISIFIED WITH WHAT YOU GOT FROM US. WE KNOW YOU WILL BRING YOUR FRIENDS TO TRADE WITH US. THOSE YOU BRING WE WILL MAKE OUR FRIENDS, BY GIVING THEM HONEST HARDWARE AT HONEST PRICES. MATHESON HARDWARE CO., WESTMINSTER. - - - S. G. Ansel May I.and Job. Washington, Dec. 28.- It is report 1 lure that President Wilson will md to the Senate this week the ? minaHons ol' the live members of ie newly created Federal Trade ommis8ion, and that from an origi iii list of over l!U0 he has narrowed ie possibilities down to a coropara Yoly small number, among whom is inner Governor M. F. Ansel, ol' mth Carolina, who is strongly s>?JJ >rted. lt ls regarded here as pmc call y settled that JOS. E. Davies, JW Commissioner of Corporations, il) be named as head of the trade mmlssion. Fl LL CLODDED STOCK.-I have 3von and Jersey Hulls and O. I. C. >ar for service. Write or call for rficulnrs. One milk cow for sale: sh or credit. J. F. II EDDEN, West Hon, S. C. 6 1 * \VOH SAIiF-New crop Pure Geor l Cano Syrup nt 32c. per gallon, in ? -Mels. W. H. DAVIS, Augusta, l\rgla, 42-54 VSoilOrGllltltED Dl'UOC .1ER. iF.aJtOAll.-Service at my fann, ? eav\j'alhalla. See me for particu ?rs.nv. CHAS. BURNSIDE],- 52-1 ESTATE OF MISS FRANCES H. EARLE. Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned has qualified as Executor of the will of .Miss Frances II. Earle, deceased. All persons having claims against said estate will please pre sent the same, properly proven, to the undersigned, at Columbia, S. C., or to the undersigned, care of Judge of Probate for Oconee County, at' Walhalla, S. C. And all persons in debted to said estate will please make payment to the undersigned. WM. H. EYLES. 012 Palmetto Building. Columbia, fl C. Dec. ?50, 1 91 4. 52-2 NOTICE TO TEACHERS. The teachers of Oconeo county are hereby notified that there will be a special examination held at the Court House in Walhalla on FRIDAY, Jan uary 15, 1915, beginning at 9 o'clock a. m. I am not advised as to whe ther tho regular May examination is to be held In 19l?, and I would ad-, I vise all teachers whose certificates will expire, and all those anticipat ing taking Hie examination In May to take advantage of the special ex ahilnation In January. Bear the dato and time in mind. 'TT?OS. A. SMITH. County Superintendent of Education. Dec 2&, 1914. 51-3 . lt ,K