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KEOWEE COURIER . (ESTABLISHED 1849.) e Published Every Wednesday Morning Subscription $1 Pet Annum. Thc Courier and Thc Progressive Farmer 1 Year each, both for $1.50. Advertising Rate? Reasonable -By- ft STECK, SHELOR & SCHRODER. Communit atkins nf a personal character charged for as advcrtli-eiuen'S. Obituary notice; and tributes ->i respect ?d not over .mc hundred words, will bc pr'ntcd free of charge. All over thal cumber au.si be paid for at the r tte ol one cent a ".void. Cash to ac company manuscript V Y, lil ALLA, S. C.: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, Hilt S. S. CON VENTION 'l lI IS WEEK. Word comos to us from the prest deni ol' the I nt erde no in ina t ional Sun day Sc hool Convention, J. Paul Strib ling. ol' Richland, thal he and his co-workers an- looking forward to a great meeting, not only in numbers, but in results and in material and spiritual benefits. la t all Sunday St h ?ol Workers and (lu Convention Delegates bear in mind that they will be welcomed in Walhalla on the Convenloin days no m.liter what 'he weather conditions ma.v bc. Make every effort to at tend this meeting. Your presence will bi- an inspiration to others, and others in nu milers will prove an in spiration to yon. All will be wel come: all are urged lo come. Let no delegate, II.? ofl'cer, no one who is interested in the Sunday School work in Oconee be absent next Saturday and Sunday if it is possible to i?e a' this great meeting in Walhalla. DI I! OCONEE BOYS. The Courier is in receipt of a handsome program and invitation to the annual celebration of the Pal metto Literary Society of Clemson Co . e. to he held at Memorial I lall Saturday night of this week, Febru ary 27th, at s o'clock. it i.s Indeed interesting and grath y lng to note that ol the seven young gentlemen who.-e names appear on tin- program for the ev <nin,; three ate Oconee hoys. They are as follows: H. Il Stripling, wno noms a place ILS a de bater on th<' subject, "Resolved, That every male student in high schools and colleges should be given mili tary training."' Mr. Stribling has the negative side to uphold, and is opposed by .1. c. Cannon, of Foun tain Inn. Pince Slrihling is com peting with W. I) Talleyvast, of Bennettsville, who will have as the nub jilt for his declamation "A Trib ut?? to stonewall Jackson." lb-re's hoping 'Cia! OUI' boys wi*' come out victorious. Remember "bill Oconee looks to you with pride and hone, and do your best! CAN IT "COME BA< K ?" We see on all sidis references to the old "Blue Back Speller" and the possibility of its restoration to its former prominent place in the .schools of the country. lt is doubt ful, il seems to ns. if the tiino-hon oredt. one much used, oft abused, lit tle volume will ever lind its one-time prominence in our present-day school system. H may be "just as good" as. oven helter Iban, some of tlH' text hooks ol' to day. but il i.s apparently, t<> uso i modern expres sion, "all in." "down and out." lt has certainly been so regarded for veais. and the question now is can it "come baik'.'"' Wo do not be lieve that it ian. heraus?', no matter what its merits may be. it has served irs day and generation and served it well, too bu! it does not seem lo Iii ?he present times any better than the present generation seems to tit the old "Blue-Rack Speller." Yet tie- old book is liol without its strong adv?cales by any means. Witness the following item, which is 1.'' en from a recen! issue of tin Mont -'MH'orv (Ali ? Advertiser: "The Alabama House of Repr?sen tatives yesterday afternoon voted to reston- Webster's Blue-Back Speller lo its former placo of honor in the public schools of thc State, when the bill lo th!- end b> Representa tive f ! ri ill u. of .Marengo, passed the House by a vote of r>". to !!.;. Con sideration of i he bi'l was marked hy some expressions of sentiment, a measure ol' cold logic and much joc ularity, opponent., of the measure, however, could not. by resort to ridi cule, overcome tho devotion for tie ancient text book that disclosed it self in the hearts of <th'; members." Nor is it necessary to go all Hie way to Alabama to lind staunch ad vocates of the old speller. Capt. Sam Dendy swears by it just as lus tily as some of Hie "small fry" would swear at lt if they now bad to study it. We know lots of people who don't need it : nd therefore won't use lt, and we know a lol more who need lt badly, but don't use it. Not a few of ns would do well to clan destinely '?urchase a copy of this measly looking little antiquity And if hy any chance we happened to master a small portion of what it contains wo would be a sight better o fl lt has heen intimated thal neither our Senator nor our Representatives ever unite uni their hearings as to just "where they were at" during the recent session of tho General As seillbly. However, it seems thal Messrs. Vertier and Brown have again located themselves sinee re turning home. Bul poor Frank! Ile doesn't seem lo know whether Westminster or Itiehland is home. Keep in good heart, though, sonny. Lots of us have "lo>! our way" un der similar circumstances. I sc Nitrate of Soda Karly. Fditor Keowee Courier: As the acreage of small grain in Ocouce is large and the commercial value of same high, the following from thc South Carolina lOxperlmonl Station i.s of interest to farmers: "We have found thal ii pays bel ief to apply nitrate of soda early in Mandi. When applied earlj the yield of grain is increased, but lhere is little increase in straw; whereas, when applied late, lhere is little iii cic.ise in main, hut a considerable I Ineroasi In the yield of straw." March i.- the month when the air over our farms is heavy with the I smoke I rom burning matter contain in:; valuable plant food ami humus forming material. I loes it pay io burn plant food and buy more'.' G. M. Harnett, I lemons! ral ion Agent. A White Mountain Boy. ! Following is the program for the entertainment io be held at Hine ? Itidge School Fiiday night, February I 2?th: ( 'har.u lei s : Salem Towne, \crj plucky --Jesse Addis. .Mark Duploy. cool and cruel Algy Fitzallen, a ilude Robert Du Hose. Billy, ("handy lo have around") Boyce Lynch. Tough Ben, a hard citizen .lohn Gumbrell. Daisy Beckwith, a true-hearted girl Clara L. Ballinger. Madeline, a deserted wile- -Marv Lee Walker. Mrs. Hulda)) Towne, old bul charming- Selina Du Bose. Old Kinrhen, a (error Sue Annie Todd. Policeman l!enr> Huller. Location Ads I. '? and :: in New Hampshire; acts I and ?< in New York city. Concert follows presentation of play. Admission lo play, adults I ?. cents, children lt) cents; lo concert, adults 1 0 cents, childi*? ll ? ceills. The concert will be composed of good music, rich comedy and many local hits. This par; of the pro gram runs riot with fun, gags and absurdities which would make a sphinx laugh. Items from .Mountain Best. Mountain Ue-t. Heb. Special: We have been having some tine wea ther for the pas) week. Rev. M. H. S UM S preached a very interesting sermon yesterday at Double Springs church to a large congregal ion. Miss Selina Doyle, Of Walhalla, is spending a lew days with her cousin, ! M iss Lizzie Hunt. j Mrs. .1. C. Hopkins, of Greenville, I is attending a few days at the home of her father, J. I). Uamby. Miss Lue Uamby gave a quilting party lo a few of her friends last Friday. All report a nice time. t}ui?e a number Of the young peo ple enjoyed a candy drawing Ki\?. ri In honor ol Mrs. J. C. Hopkins Fri day night at the home of J. H. I Limby. -? . ? Rural Westminster Locals. I Westminster R. F. D., Feb. 23. Special: C. M. Freeman, of Spartan I :?urg, spent a few days last week with his uncle, B. M. Dickson. He left Monday for Tennessee, where he .;oes to visit his sister. Mrs. Sam Nix and two children loft Monday for Ayersville, Ga., where they will Join Mr. Nix, who went there some weeks age to fill a railroad position. KILLED HY THAIN AT SEN T. I<. Fredericks I/??st Life Apparcn ly Through Ills Own Cnrelessu (Farm and Karl o ry.) Thomas li. Fredericks, a ; man living near the Seneca c ..lilli, was lound dead on the S cm railway I ricks near Liv lu gi u wholesale warehouse early Si morning. Ile was struck hy n bound rroight train No. 76, and i was Instantaneous, lu tli?- absence o? Coroner Knox the inquest was held by M trate .lack Hopkins. There no eyew il nc ses to i he killing, .Mr. Fredericks was seen neai place of the accident by several C. E. Zachary, conductor on No. 76 ; J. M. Eh llotte, night li man: C. Iv Earle, a colored chant; Eugene Morrison and Allen testified at the Inquest. Conductor Zachary said tba had seen Mr, Fredericks near \ the body was later lound. He w him to get from between the a.s the train would shortly mov? ward. VV. C. Brown, flagman, lound the body. C. IS. Earle and .lohn Mien ti having encountered Fredericks Her In the night. Ile calle? Earle's house and wanted money (hanged. Morrison me near the scene ot I he accident in the morning. One of the lower limbs was : eil from the body at the hip; lhere were slight bruises o had;. . Habe" Fredericks, as he w miliarlv known, was well kno Sci Ile had lived in t he < all Iiis life and for years condu photograph gallery here, ile v honest mid upright citizen, nt tragic ?ha th will bring so rr? many a? ipialntanccs. Mr. Fredericks leaves a wi' three small children. Andr? Seneca, am! Harry Frederic Shoals Junction, are brothers i .'."(eased. Mrs. Ceorge Hamil near Seneca, is one of the twi living sisters. Funeral services were held at Shiloh. Kev. T M. Galphln in charge. Curban Social Malters. West Union lt. F. H.. Feb. Special: Miss Nora K I lunnic Winnie Johnson, MISS Hessi md Miss Betty (laines. T Aas spent very pleasantly deganl dinner was served ti mon. Miss Wannie Morgan eut or the Koo wee teachers. Mi laines, of Ebenezer (Haded md Miss IOthoi Eubanks. ? ,'iew school, on Wedimsday .Vbrun ry 1 7. LtJf*TOIO TIM: PK; -Jrif J. 15ISL BILIOCS? ? BITTERS AND h Safe Blown at Piedmoi Anderson, Feb. li-..' Som luring last night the iron he freight and passenger ( he Piedmont and Northern, erurban I, at t he tow n of I'i vas blown open, thc burgh ;un-cotton. The office wai rally wrecked hy the explos .oiling being lorn down and low panes shattered. Agon eft only $ IO in the safe, hi uoved a large amount of ( Saturday night to a vault apposite side of the ollie?- I iafe. The safe-cracker ;< * I .>. Ofllcers a re working ^ase. but as y?'t have found INDIGESTION, GAS OR SICK, SOCK ST rime lt!-"Pope's Diapepsli Your Upset, Bloated sn Feel Fine In Five Min "Really does" pul bad sti order-"really does" o ve rei gestion, dyspepsia, gas. I timi sourness iii five minutes just thal makes Pape's 1 thc larges! selling stomach in t lu- iv o I ld. I f what yoi menis imo stubborn lumps, gas ?ind eructate sour, u food and acid; head is d aches; breath foul; ton gu your insides filled with bile gestible waste, remember mont "Pape's Diapepsin" contact with Hie stomach distress vanishes. lt's tn: ?sh i ng-almost marvelous, Joy ls its harmlessness. A large 50-cent case of P pepsin will give you a hut : lars' worth of satlsfactioi druggist bands you your un lt's worth its weight ii men and women who < rn'i stomachs regulated. It l your home-should alway i , handy in case of a sick, s stomach during the day o It's the quickest, surest harmless stomach docto world.-Adv. FROM RICHLAND. tor* Conting and Going-Why thu Captain Smiles. chland, Keb. 22.-Special: Miss da Hughe bj In Pickens visiting cousin, Miss Mary Lewis, larles Verner attended t ho lan banquet al Seneca last sday night. ' ss Lula Wyly, who is going to )1 al Seneca, spent the week . it home. !'SS Mary Berry, who is a student Greenville business college, : last week with her parents, ind Mrs. L. M. Berry, sses Annie Mc.Mahan and Lynn er visited Miss ('ora YVyly's ?1 at Old Pickens Thursday and iy. s. J, J. Ballenger spent severa! last week with her daughter, Otis Whitten, at Cross Hill, s. S. H. Coe and Mrs. Stiles X. | is spent last Thursday In Wal wlth Mr. and Mrs. G. M. WU arcas McDonald, Of Walhalla. ?d his mother. Mrs. M. .1. Mc lld, last week. r. and Mrs. W. C. Poster spent I ort while Sunday at Pendleton Clemson. ie General Assembly having .d its session. Senator IO. IS. Ver re I urued home yesterdaj after I. ( We sta ri ed to say thal M r. ley came. too. bul as wc don ' ' him altogel her. will not tell .) ?ere are so many pretty young i at the tennis court these sunny ! 'noons that it make.- one think ! ig is nearly here, ur new demonstrator, <!. M. Bar . paid us a visit last week and le quite an Interesting talk ai school in regard to tomato and i clubs, etc. . is to he hoped that as many as will go to Walhalla from Rlch 1 and elsewhere to the Sunday ool Convention next Saturday. Sunda. . The whole program | ! be inte, >siint;. and it will be h a treal to hear that wonderful a, Hr. ('arman. Jul te a large congregation at the isbyterian church yesterday en ed vcr j much the lecture given t he pastor, Rev. I. IO. Walla. mi the recent laymen's meeting d at Charlotte. olin Bruce, ot" Avalon, Ca., spent fiday. Among those who came' re Misses Christine! and Pauline derson and their friend. Miss irv Hunter, of Winthrop; Edgar d David Mc.Mahan. Stiles and nee Stribling and Mr. Camp, of j imson College. Capt. .1. .1. Hallenger is about the milin'est man thej is" along out now. Want to know I hi' rea-i n? War hasn't closed'.' Xo. itton hasn't gone up? Xo. Ho j isn't been taken off ot the school | ?ard? Xo. Better than any of I at. Xow, the said Mr. Ballenger very fond of lit He boys most es .cially grandsons - so the other: iv the old stork brought around > Ur of tine boys, and "Grandpa" is ..erjoyed. They are being enter- I .Ined at the home of their parents.! ir. and Mrs. Chanos Ballenger. I reen ville. Notes from Bounty Land. Bounty Land. Pcb. L'L'. Special: r. and Mis. C. S. Stribling and illdren, of Seneca, spent Sunday i ..... ...... . .. i nh .,lis. nil lining u mother, .MIS. M. Gillison. C. M. Barnett, our new farm di ill ustrator, of Westminster, spent las; hursday night at the home of Mrs. . ulia D. Shanklln. T. O. Berry lias been quite indis- ! osed for several days. A. C. Shanklln, of Clemson Col- j >ge, spent Saturday with his mo- j her, Mrs. Julia I). Shanklln. I). A. Perrin spent Sundas in lonea Path with his brother-in-law, I V. II. Cary, who his been critically ll for several days. Mr. Cary's nany friends hope for his early lm irovement. Miss Gussie Cunningham spent l?verai nights last week in Seneca .vit li her cousin, Mrs. I. 10. Wallace, luring the absence of Mr. Wallace, from home. John Hall met with a serious ac ddent a week ago. When driving home in the night his horse became frightened and threw bim out of Hie buggy into a deep gully, straining the muscles of bis neck. He is suf fering considerably from the fall. Mrs. H. H. Smithson, of Westmin ster, and Bums (.Millson, of Clemson, spent Saturday and Sunday with their mother, Mrs. J. M. (Millson. Mrs. Kirby died at her home in this community Friday night after a short illness of pneumonia. She was about 87 years of age and had lived In tho community perhaps the WORK YOUR GARDEN WIT AND THEY WON'T ALWAYS BE WE "RAKE" THE MARKET AND HARDWARE MADE. WE "HOE OUR OWN ROW' GOOD HARDWARE FOR THEIR M MATHESON I I A WESTMINSTER greater part of her life. The re mains were interred al Poldar Springs Saturday afternoon. Jasper Hoyle is improving and it is hoped will he able to he out in a few days John Maret, of Oakway visited at N Walter Rankin's Friday night. Wal- ' ter Rankin and little daughter are - able lo be out again. Half Your Living Without Money Cost A right or urrnnf of"'* ,r? 101 5 r<dll ; ?ii' i ?'?. ton. Oot'.oii credit ly ti), J? rho si :>!.': merchant cannot ad*!, must do your best to produce on your ( own acres the food and grain supplies ( that have made up most of your store s debt in tho past. I A good piece of garden ground, c rightly planted, rightly tended and 0 kept planted the year round, can lie made to pay half your living, lt will s save you more money than you made 1 on the best five acres of cotton you eyer grew! But it must be a real ,, garden, and not the mere one-plant- H ing patch in the spring and fal!. \\ Hastings' 1915 Seed Hook tells all 0 about the right kind of a money sav- o lng garden and the vegetables to put c In lt. It tells about the Held crops ( as ".ell and shows you the clear road ;l Lo real farm prosperity, comfort and 1 independence. IT'S FREE. Send for lt today to H. G. HASTINGS & CO., n Atlanta, Ga.-Advt. A OMIXI ST I IA TRI X'S SA Ll'.. Pursuant to an order of the Court if Probate, I will offer for sale, for CASH, to the highest bidder, at pub lic outcry, on TUESDAY, March 9th, ( 1915, al the late residence of Thomas 1 I. Dalton, deceased, the personal t property described below, to wit. I Two Mules, ; Two Buggies, ' One Wagon, I one Mower, Three Yearlings IMUS.) JULIA DALTON. Administratrix of the Hst ate of Thos. J. Dalton, Deceased, Feb. 17, I9?5. 7-9 NOTICIO OF FINAL SETTLEMENT AND DISCHARGE. Notice ls hereby given that the un derslgned will make application tr V. F. Martin, Judge of Probato for Oconee County, In the State of South Carolina, at his office at Walhall? Court House, on Friday, the 19th day of March, I !? I ."?. at 1 I o'clock In the forenoon, or as soon thereaftei as said application can be heard, foi !ea\e lo make final settlement of the Hstnte of John C. Neville, deceased, and obtain final discharge as Execu tor of said estate. MACK NEVILLE, Executor of the Estate of John C. Neville, Deceased. Feb. 17. 1915. 7-10 _ NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT AND DISCHARGE. .sotice ia hereby given that the un dersigned will make application to V. F. Martin, Judge of Probate for Oconee County, in the State of South Carolina, at his office at Walhalla Court House, on Saturday, the 20th day of March, 1916, at ll o'clock in the forenoon, or as soon thereafter as said application can be hoard, for leave to make final settlement of Hie Estate of John Crooks, lunatic, and obtain final discharge as Com mittee of said estate. JAMES TAYLOR, Committee of John Crooks, Lunatic. Fob. 17, 1915. 7-10 H TOOLS YOU BUY FROM US BREAKING. FOR THE BEST GARDEN TOOLS ' BY GIVING OUR CUSTOMERS ONEY. .RDWARE CO., s. c. MASTER'S SALK. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF OCONEE. In Court of Common Pleas. Pursuant to dooroo of the afore said Court, in the case named below, will offer for sale, to tho highest ddder, in front, of the Court House loor, al Walhalla. South Carolina, on MONDAY, the 1st day of MARCH, 1915, between the legal hours of tale, the tract of land below de icribed : W. P. Anderson. Plaintiff, against. .1 ii Butt el al Defendants. * ll tba' ti reel, lo*, ot I .. . r ?>. land iiu.ito, 1, aid beiny . County Seal e u>' Caa id roi ililli* one I nid ', tl md ' ui tcr<??, mere di* HAS? I ?ail lo ; '..ind.. ot J. N. Me?te, Mrs. nmiou AOl'uiii?, itt t's.'Ala Hie mm una ithers, lying on waters of Grier's 'reek, waters of Tuga loo River, the ame conveyed to S. M. Butt by R. \ Jaynes on October 5th, 1S90, and on voy ed to J. H. Butt by S. M. Butt n December 2d, 1908. TERMS OF SALE: Cash on day of ale. That in event of failure of m rebase r to comply with the terms if sale within live days from day of ale, the Master do re-advertise and esell said premises on tho following alesday, or some convenient sales lay thereafter, al the same place and iii the same U-rms as heretofore set mt, at the risk ol the former pur haser or purchasers, and that he do ontinue so to do until he has found purchaser or pun liaseis who corn ily with thi' terms of sale. Purchaser to pay extra for papers nd stamps. W. O. WIDTH. Master for Oconee County, S. C. Fob. 10. 1 ?) I 5. 5-7 NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS. All persons Indebted to tho Estate if GUS H VANS, deceased, are lereby notified to make payment to he undersigned, and all persons laving claims against said estate will ? resen I the same, duly attested, td th i ti the time prescribed by law r>r ie barred. K A TIE l $ LA SS INC A M E. Idmlnlstratrix of the Estate of Gus Evens, Deceased. Heb. ::, 1915. 5-8 SO I ICE OF Fl A. SETTLEMENT AND DISCHARGE. Not ico ls hereby given that the indersigned will make application 0 V. F. Martin, JudgO of Probate for h onoe County, In the State of South karolina, at his office at Walhalla ?OIirl House, on Saturday, MARCH Ith. I '.) I :., al ll o'clock In the forc loon, or as roon thereafter as said ipplication can bo heard, for leave to na ko final settlement of the l?state ?f Hus Evans, deceased, and obtain ?nal discharge as Administratrix of laid (-state. RATHO BL ASS LNG AME, Administratrix of the Estate of Gus Evans, Deceased. Feb. 3, 19 15. 5-8 NOTICE OF FINAIJ SETTLEMENT AND DISCHARGE. Nottco Is hereby given that the nidei'slgncd will make application o V. F. Martin, Judge of Probate for Sconce County, In the State of South karolina, at his office at Walhalla hunt House, on Monday, March 15th, 19 15, at ll o'clock a, m., oras loon thereafter as said application :an be heard, for leave to make final lettlement of the estate of Dr. John lopklns, deceased, and obtain final lischarge as Executors of said estate. J. T. S. HOPKINS, W. S. HOPKINS, J. E. HOPKINS, Oxecutors of the Estate of Dr. John Hopkins, Deceased. Fob. 10, 1915. 6-9