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KEOWEE COURIER ( Estublislted 1849.) Published Evwy Wednesday Morning Subscription $1 ii.' \ II H II m. Advertising ?tut?"? Itensonuble. -Hy ST I < li, SIIEliOlt & SCHRODER. Communications <?r a personal ' cha ni flor charged for as advertise-1 infills. (Wilinary notices and tributes of resjiefl. of aol over I f?0 words, will bc printed free <>f charge, All over ilia! ll ll III ber must bo paid for at the rate ol ono <.<? 111 a word. Cash lo accompa ay ma n us. ri id. WA I di Al ?I/A, S. <\: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7. 1015. COME ONE, (X)MI'! All ! W alhalla bids Hie people Of < Iro ner count) and residents of other towns all along do AH Ihc linc of tho Hine Ridge Hail wa) a cordial wel come to this good old town next Fri day. Tlie da) is going to be a red-' let tot day in t he educational Held locally. Walhalla is proud of her school building, ol' ber sebo,il. ol her teachers and ol her children; we arc proud of the wort? thal ls being accomplished all over l.be county, of bet schools, her teachers, her chil dren .md lier citizens. Walhalla wai.:-' the citizens ol Oconee lo gat hf r here Frida) io see what we ari accomplishing, and to give us op po rt u ni t > lo sec what other schools in tile county are accomplishing; and wo .van' tin- citizens of other places, j outside our county, to come and see' what (icoiiee i:i doing. Re "one ot ns" for a dav make il. longer ii you can bul conic to Walhalla Friday and enjoy tim day with us. Tills is lo be the lirsl of the School ? Fair and Field Hay occasions for Ocoiifc, inn we do not helio ve .. will be tlie last. ll is from such occa sions thal inspirai ion comes to strive for better tilings and greater attain ments. Educational interests in Oconee bave g ne forward in the past few years by leaps and bounds. Lei j us gel logethei this week, mix and mingle with cac ll oilier, having asl our con'ral idea not only the absorb ing of information and inspiration, j but Hie dissemination of ii as well. Lol us get together Friday! Come to Walhalla for tho >. hool Fair and Field Hay. and attend the oratorical routes! I lay night. Walhalla sj doors are v. ide open to all. (H li GREATEST NEED. The greatest need of Walhalla to day is, vc believe, some adequate means ol lire prole, ion. We have absolutely nothing willi which to combat lire save wells, buckets and bum in efforts each good in itself, but all combined totally inadequate IO meei the needs of the tOWtl ill ai Uro emergency . lt would bc interesting to know inst what amount of money Ibe citi zens ol' Walhalla pay annually ta lire insurance companies for protection uga i ti si Ure as a tribute to our inef llcienl lire-fighting system. Com bining thc excesa prom i unis paid ow ing to poor protection afforded, ami adding ibis to thc lire losses in ex cess ol' insurance collected where policies were held, wc believe t liai thc losses I li rou git both sources dur ing Hie pas: len years would be suffi cient to give Walhalla an adequate pystcm ol Uro protection. These losses of the past ten years have gone forever they represent a lien (I loss property totally on' of existence, and money oui ol' reach of the people of this commu nity. Tho only money that conies back is that which ls paid to Ure losers. Rut those Illings are ol thc past. They are of no service to us now gave in so far as they point lo us the folly of continuing presen I mi t hods. What about tho next ten years? Vre we going to continue to pay high insurance rates, fight Urea with quart cups and waler buckets, and iose two dollars for every one we got back on insurance when a fire occurs? li is up to the citizens of Walhalla lo i,link I lese things over. lt is your business and ours; your interests and ours aie at ?take. Your efforts and ours will be needed to devise a plan for getting water for Walhalla at least for lire protection purposes. lt will be your fault and ours il" we continue our presen! ? lip-shod meth ods Of protection against fire, lt will be to your credit and ours If wc awake now to our folly of tho past years, and give to Walhalla and her citizens some modern and adequate means of fighting flames and saving property. The Courier will be glad to have the ideas of citizens along this line for publication. lt is evident that we need to arouse a sentiment along the line of protection against fire. We have been gambling on tho thing long enough. LOOKING TO TUB PUTURB From all reports that como in, I nero i ; golDg to be a wonderfully Increased yield of wheat in Oconee this year as compared with past yeats, and it is a mighty healthy sinn. I -111 what are we going to do willi our wheat after it is grown and threshed'.' That i.s a question thal seems to h" bothering not a few. Wi ll, we are going lo feed tho peo ple ul Ibis section who now buy an nually hundreds and thousands of barrels of 'lour from tho West. We are going io begin living at home a thing we ought to have been doing for generations past. Tile West Union Oil Mill Com pany, which does business in our neighbor town of West Union and which, hv the way. is so much a part of Walhalla and Walhalla so much a patt of it that both towns ought to lie in? arporated into one (?realer Walli illa this enterprising milling company is goitre to add to its interests a thoroughly equipped roller Hour mill, and this mill will he in operation this tall if nothing unforeseen occurs to prevent. Mr, Strother, the leading llgurc In the company, says that the machinery has already been purchased, plans are under way for the buildings, ami everything will ne in readiness io lake care of thc I '.> I .> crop of wheat in ibis section. This machinery has leen bought from the linn of Sprout, Walden .'i Co.. of M linroy, l'a., and the purchase comprises a thoroughly equipped roller Hour null out Ht with ii fl barrels a day capacity, j and in addition lhere will be a feed-, .ind hominy mill in connection. There is going lo be irreal good conic i rom Ibis depression in the cot ton markets. One thine, has already . been accomplished, and that is in-, i leased acreages in wheal and other , small mains. The West Union Oil Mill Company is going to meei ibis ne? departure in agriculture by placing itself in position to take care of its share of the ?rain pro duced. We ure about to enter i he outer gatos of a new condition and a nen lorin of prosperity as a result of the cotton failure of the past year and tho presen! i imo. Henceforward we of the South are going to live in the South in reality; | we are going io quit the suicidal ? policy of having homos in the South ; while wc draw everything tba' we? use from other sections of the coun try. When this is done we will lind prosperity. Cotton is no longer to ho kimi. I'h" Southern farmer will ascend the throne so long held hy Ibis usurper, and cotton shall be his homl-sla\ e. om of the reverses of the past year and the present the South is going to rise to a higher position, am! her business men and farmers are henceforward going to not onlv meei situations as they present themselves, but they are going to make situations for their own bet ter meil! and the good of the country. The time is not far distant when we will all bo able to look the adversity of lit I l-l."? squarely in the lace and he thankful that it came to ii-. (JHTS I I vi: YEAHS IX GEORGIA. Oscar Hird, Negro Who Stabbed Ju lius Mared, Tried in Georgia. Sin riff .lohn W. l'avis, of Oconee, is frequently asked why lo? does not apprehend oscar Hird, tho negro who stabbed Julius Marett at Fair Play sonic months ago. Bird bas been in the hands of >. veral (?eorgia Sheriffs during tho time that has elapsed sime his crime in this Sia'e. There was a reward offered for Hie arrest of Hird, hut Hw reward money was never furnished Sheriff Davis, and he could no!, therefore, pay tho re ward ami secure* the negro from the Georgia Sheriff, who naturally re fused to give his prisoner up except i*pon payment of the reward. There wei" several charges pending in franklin county, Georgia, against Hird, ami upon one ol' these, the na ture of which was a mu nierons as sault, he was recently tried, found guilty and sentenced to servo five years in the Georgia penitentiary. When this sentence shall have been completed Hird will bo brough! hack to Franklin county to face another trial, the warrants being held against him there. The inform?t ion as lo the convic tion and sentencing of Hird caine to Sheriff Davis yesterday from Sheriff J. W vVansley, of Franklin county. Georgia. Advertised Mail. The following ls a Hst of letters remaining uncalled for in tho Wal halla post office for Hie week onding April 5, I it 15: Oeorge Duckett, ('arrie Eoe Fricks, Miss Mary Parks, .Ilm Presley, C. E. Held. When calling for tho tibovo please say they aro advertised. N. Pant, T. M. Some men's luea of pleasure ls to do the things they can't afford to do. MATTERS OF MOWS AT HEN KOA. Hilde ?d' Month Entertained-I'm posed Farinera4 Chatauqua. Seneca, April 6. Special: Mis. H. .1 Oignilllal continues quite Bick at the home of Mrs. G. VV. Glgnilliat. Her friends will hope to hear of an early improvement in lier condition. Mis. I). I'. Thomson leaves on Wednesdaj for Columbia, where she goes tor treatment in a hospita!. Mrs. .1. c. Cary, ot' Greenville, has been visiting her sister. Mrs. I> I*. Thomson, for some days. Mrs. T. s. Stribling, of Pickens. j spent several days last week with! relatives here. Mrs. W. M. Neill and daughter, of Gainesville, Ca., aie visiting Mrs. Crace Venter. Mrs. T. H. Jones, of Townvillc, spent several days last week with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. NV. S. Hun ter. Miss lilah Pitchford, ol' Walhalla, visited her friend, Miss Clara Helli Hallenger, the past week-end. A splendid house greeted the play ers ol' "Aunt Dinah's Quilting Party" last Friday night. The entire casi was good, hut as being particular favorites, mention may he made of Mrs. J. W. Byrd as Aunt Dinah. Mrs. T. C. Stribling as Mirnndy Spriggs, Mrs. F. M. Cary as Susan Gollghlly, and Mrs. W. J. Holloway as Cran Ima Pepper. Undoubtedly th?' mos: dif ficult "make-up" was that of the last named, Mrs. Holloway giving a per fect interpretation of the part. Mrs. James Cowry sang: "Bonnie Sweet Bessie" and Wilkes Dendy and Miss Frances Hamilton rendered "Tipper ary," both bringing hearty applause. I wish space allowed reference to the I other members of the cast. Fach I v. as good in fact, there were none' who proved disappointing; hut I vii! j only add that of "Freddie," given b> Clarence Hradborry, which was i II i ni- ] liable. There will be a meeting of the clti/cis Tuesday night, by call ol the Chamber of Commerce, to hear lt. IO. Hrabol. of the Southern Railway's depart nienl of farm improvement. The commit lei on the farmers' cha tauqua will report at this meeting. In reference to the visit of Mr. (?ta lud. Farm and Factory has this to sa> : "it. F ('.rahel, of Charlotte. X. C.. assistant manager of the South ern Railway's department of farm demonstration work, was here Tues day in the inter?s) of the proposed farmers' chatauqua, which will prob ably bo lu ld ill Seneca during tho month of July." Mrs. I!. A. Howry entertained last Wednesday afternoon at a miscella neous shower for Miss May Hamil ton, a bride of tlie month. Progres sive rook was played, and al the close a delicious luncheon was served. The attractive articles were brought in in an autontau.le by Master Bright Lowry and presented to the bride to-be. Mrs. IO. A. 11 iiK*s has issued invita tions to an at home on Tuesday af ternoon in honor of Miss May Hamil ton. The goes' list includes the married friends in Mrs. Hines's set. Mrs. T. H. Jones also entertained at a pretty party on Friday afternoon last in honor ol' Miss Hamilton. Pro gressive games were pla ved, tables being placed in the parlor and din ing room. The apartments were made bright and attractive with quantities of spring Mowers. The honoree appeared tn a becoming frock nf blue taffeta. tho hostess '...?.iring a handsome green char mouse with chiffon drapery. An at tractive music program was render ed, in which Mrs. James Howry and frank Hawkins ga\e several popular numbers. A salad cou rs??, followed by mints, was served. Center Township S. S. Work. lt was my privilege, Mr. Hditor, to be at Hethel church last Saturday afternoon at ?relock, when the Sun da) school workers ot Center town ship organized. The church was well Ulled. J. s. Glymph was elect ed president, ind W. H. Cole, Jr., secretary and treasurer. Miss Rear don, who teaches in th<i Oak way High School, was elected township superintendent of tho cradle roll de partment, and Rev. C. I). Boyd, pas tor of Hethel church, was put in charge ol' th?' temperance work. lt is believed he will have a temperance meeting at every Sunday si-hool in the township in the spring or sum mer. Tho officers ol the association will appoint superintendents for the other departments as the work de velops.. All Sunday school suterinlendcitts hi the township were dected vice presidents. The township organization pledged si! to (he Stat?? win k for the ensu ing year, and eiuht or ten active workers were sei?', ted to represent the township at Newberry on April .Mi-:? 2. There are fifteen Sunda) schools ill Center township. 'The workers are enthusiastic. 'Th >y claim cen ter is In i he lead In this good work, and they say they are going to keep the lead. Hot the other townships 1 look well to their laurels. Wm. S. Morrison, state Executive Committeeman. Clemson College, April r>. Quarterly Meeting, IV. M. IT. The third quarterly meeting of the W. M. fi., auxiliary to Rcaverdam Association, will be held with Rocky Knoll Baptist church the fourth Sat urday in April, which will bo thc I 24th. Look for program in next ! week's paper. All societies please bear this tn mind and ?>lect delegates to this meeting. Katie Abbott, President. NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER. I IC. of I?. District Meeting-Personal . Items-Appreciation. ' Westminster, April 6. Special: { Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Stribling spent the week-end with their daughter, Mrs. Karie Uar ton, at Townville. I The Children's Day exercises hy the Sunbeam Hand were carried out . remarkably well at the Baptist 1 church Sunday afternoon. Splendid work is being done by these little , ones under the leadership of Mrs. O. ' K. Brenzeale. Horn, unto Mr. and Mrs. C. L, , O'Kellcy, Saturday. April a son. ' F. W. Cannon and J. ll. Hudson were business visitors to Atlanta last i week. J. E. Dickerson, who has been on the sick list for the past two weeks, j is aide to be out again. Several Easter egg hunts were given by the various Sunday schools \ Saturday for the benefit Of the little ones. Walter Kagsdale. who lias been j connected with the telegraph office lier?' for tho last three years, has been transferred to Toccoa, Ga. Wo i regret very much to lose Mr. Rags dale. Miss Ada Simpson, who is teach- ' ing ai Hine Ridge High School, spent Saturday and Sunday with home- , rolks. ' Ira King, ronner operator al Har bin's Siding is now night man at this . office. 1 Mrs. Will Hil wort h. who had charge of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Strib- { ling's residence while they were in Florida, entertained Mr. and Mrs. Strihling and Kev. and Mrs. H. M. Fa'law al a delicious supper on Mon day after Mr. and Mrs Stribling's ' arrival from Florida. The I )ist rici ( 'on v en i ion ol' I he Knights of Pythias will meet with ' the local lodge this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Noted speakers will he I J presea;. A banquet will be served al li.Kt) I his ev cuing. The Courier is requested to pub- , lisli the following resolution ol' ap- ' predation, adopted by the Ladies' Missionary Society: , "Realizing tho loving thought, the time. Hie care and lin- artistic taste behind the lovely uit't io our church < in a great display ol' exquisite flow ers, we, the Woman's Missionary So- I ' ciety ot' tlie Westminster Baptist church, Iroin a sense ot' deep grati tude, and from our love ol' the beau tiful, as we breathed in their fra grance and beauty, could but breathe out (io,t's benediction on the giver. Mrs. Cheswell: and wo pray that He may ever abide in our midst ?ind with ber. Tims we thank Mrs. Cheswell tor the lovely Easter flow ers lor our church on April I. 1915. "Voted by the Woman's Mission ary Society A pril 6, 1 !? 1 ?">." Locals from Couvrons. Coueross, April ."?.-Special: J. Duffie Todd, ot' Columbia, is with his family here. He is quite indisposed. We hope he will soon recover. Rev. L. H. Mitchell and Mr. Mc Cravy, ot' Laurens, closed a very in teresting series of meetings last week at the Second Baptist church of Walhalla. There were 17 addi tions as a result. The primary department of our Sunday school enjoyed au Easter egg hunt al the church Saturday after noon. There were about Kl pres ent who took part in tho search for the eggs thal had been hidden in tile grove near the church. Quite a num ber of tin- intermediate pupils also enjoyed an Easter picnic at Hailey's ? Rock Saturday afternoon. Hurt Duke, of Westminster, vis ited relatives in this section the vv eek-end. Miss Maud Kelley, of near here, will leave to morrow for (?reenville, where she will spend some time vis iting relatives. Kev L. D. Mitchell is with friends i n (I reen ville t his week. Several from here attended the entertainment at Clearmont Satur day. Mr. and Mrs. Moore, of this com munity, are entertaining a son in their home, he having arrived re cently. Miss Ida Broom entertained quite a number of her young friends al a quiet sociable on Saturday night. In teresting games were played and re fresh men t s were served at I 1 o'clock. Everybody reported a nice time. Glenn Pike is visiting Iiis uncle, George R. Pike, nt Salem, al presont. Mrs. Sophie Hitter and son Klaren, of Walhalla, were week-end guests of the former's sister, Mrs. Hannah Broom, here. .1. D. Abholt is with relatives at Pelzer this week. About Hi enjoyed a surprise party at Hie home of Mr. and Mrs. .1. W. Walker Friday night. Miss Katie Abbott spent some time last week willi her sister. Mrs. Mal lie C ru bbs. of Walhalla. Willie Walker, of Greenville, is with his father. ,1. W. Walker, and family here for i few days, to the delight of his many friends. Miss Tillie Burdett entertained quito a number of her young friends at an egg hunt Saturday afternoon. (Juito a number from here are an ticipating attending the Fair and Field Day and oratorical contest at Walhalla Friday and Friday night. A number of new typo electric dishwashing machines suitable for use tn the home have recently boen perfected. Another < WIND Ah Bought Before 20 PER CE ami we arc going to give this ImiUling, or contemplate lmil will SAVE tn:.ny ?1 Dollar WC are in simpe to sell you rte, for less money than tnt di reel from thc mill. Otir Wu rehouses are eh? T KU IA I., such as LIM E, OK COMPOSITION ROOF! X RTDGE ROLL, VAM.KV 'I Our stock is complete, for (he SPOT CASH and I M Pl,KM I*'NTS. WAGON . TOOPS AND M ACM I X Kl i Drop ns n line for Mulei io name you pri?es. U a wi Matheson H; Westmins PA PP. WI PK. KIKPP FENCING, Dodges Death of Thresher. Washington, April G Government officials took under consideration to day a statement from the Cern?an embassy quoting au official message from the Geri in foreign office ill which responsibility w.is disclaimed for Hie loss of any neutral lives on hoard the British steamer Halaba, re cently sunk hy a German submarine. The claim is set up hy Germany that the Calaba, as well as other British merchantmen were armed and that militar) necessity made it impossible for thc submarine to give any longer time than was allowed for tho passengers to escape. State Hepa rt mou t officials say the death of Leon C. Thresher, an American, lost with the Fa la ba, con stitutes a complicated case?. Germany Expels Gifford Dim-hot. The Hague, Netherlands, April ."> Gifford Pinchot, ex-chief forrester of the United States, who. it is under stood, lias been acting as special agetll for the State Department at Washington in the european war zone, has boen expelled from Bel gium by tho Herman authorities. Russia has a total of 137 centra electric stations, serving nearly Ifi, 000,000 people. ION WM H KS IN BRI) EMIN H NT PHYSICIANS I All.HI). WONDERFUL DISCOVERY. I wish to inform you of tho great benefit I have derived from the use of Swamp-Root. I had boon a suf ferer for moro than twenty years from kidney and liver trouble and was almost constantly treated by the most eminent physicians who could only give me temporary relief. I had been In bed ten weeks when 1 began Hie uso of Swamp Koot. In side of twenty-four hours I could see that I had been greatly benefited. I continued to use Swamp-Root until I had used several bottles, when I really felt that my old trouble was completely cured and I am positive that any person suffering with kid ney or liver trouble can be cured by Hui USO of this preparation. I am now in t'he best of health - better than I have been for ten years or more. I do not know how to ex press myself as strongly as I desire, in favor of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root, as I tun sure ?bal it saved my life and that my good health is due entirely to this great remedy. I heartily recommend it to every suf ferer, and am confident they cati be benefited as I have been, it is a pleasure for me, gentlemen, to hand you this recommendation. MRS. H. .J. PRICE, I HlC Center St. Cort sinon I h, Ohio. Personally appeared before mo this 13th of September, 1009, Mrs. H. J. Price, who subscribed thc above statement and made oath that the same is true in substance and in fact. lt. A. CALVERT, Notary Public. I Letter to Dr. Kilmer .v Co., | Binghamton, N. V. _I Prove What Swamp-Root Will Do for Von. Send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y.f for a sample size bottle. It will convince any ono. You will also receive a book lot of valuable Information, telling about, the kidneys and bladder. When writing, be sure and mention tho Walhalla Weekly Keoweo Cou rier. Regular flfty-cont and one dollar size bottles for sale at all drug stores.-Adv. Carload of tows JD )RS the Advance. NT SAVED, to our customers. It' von ure ding in tin' near future, you by getting in touch with us. Lotter WINDOWS, DOOKS, isl of tlie merchants can buy ?ck full of BUILDING MA IM ENT, GALVANIZED and (J, M KIAL SH I Nt ! LES, 'IN, NAILS, PAINTS. Etc. Wo have tho ?oods -houuht wc can save von money <?n \ND BUGGY MATERIAL, :Y SUPPLIES. .?al you will >vant, and ask us // sell you. ardware Co., ;ter, S. C. HOG WIRE, GARDEN WIRE. CITATION NOTICIO. ( In Court of Probate.) Tho State of South Carolina, County of Oconee.-By V. F. Martin, Ksq., Judge of Probate.-Whereas, NV. O. Whito has tirade suit to nie to grant him Letters of Administra tion of the Estate of and Effects of Pompey Keels, deceased These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kin dred and creditors of the said POMPEY KEELS, deceased, thal they be and appear before nie, in t he Court ol Probate, to be held at Walhalla Court House. South Carolina, on Friday, the 16th day of APRIL, 101 r>. after publication hereof, at 1 1 o'clock in tho forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not bo granted. (liven under my hand and seal this 29th day of March. A. 1). 1915. (Seal.) V. F. MARTIN, Judge of Probate for Oconee County, South Carolina. Published on the 31st day of March and 7th day of April, 1915. in The Keowee Courier, and on Ibo Court House door for the time pre scribed by law. 13-14 i NOTICE OP SPECIAL ELECTION. In accordance with Section 1742, Civil Code of South Carolina. 1?12. and pursuant, to an order of the County Hoard of Education of Oco nee County, South Carolina, notice is hereby given that a Special Election ill be held al Wood & Shirley's Store, Seneca, S. C.. in Seneca School District, No. Gil, on Monday, April iL'th, 1915, for the purpose of vot ing upon the question of levying a special tax of three mills upon all the real and personal property of said Seneca School District, No. 63, for I school purposes. At said election each elector favor ing the proposed levy shall cast a bal lot containing the word "Yes" print ed or written thereon, and each elec tor opposed to said levy shall cast a ballot containing tho word "No" printed or written thereon. At the said election only such electors as return real or personal property for taxation, and who ex hibit their tax receipts and registra tion certificates as required in gene ral elections, shall be allowed to vote. Polls will bo opened at 7 o'clock a. m. and will close at 4 o'clock p. m. VV. P. NI M MONS. M. A. WOOD. T. H. STRIBLLNG, Managers of Election. March 3 1 . 1915. 13-14 CITATION NOTICE. The State Ol' South Carolina, Coun ty of Oconee.- (In ('oort of Probate) -By V. F. Martin, Esq., Probato .Indee. Whereas, Mrs. Alice Mur phroe lias made suit lo mo to grant her Letters of Administration of tho lis?ate of and Effects Of W. H. Mur phree, deceased These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kin dred and creditors of the said W. H. MURP1IRHE, deceased, that they bo and appear he toro me, In tho Court of Probate, to be held at Wal halla Court House, South Carolina, on Friday, the 16th day of April, 1915, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock In the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. CJlven under my hand and seal this 2 Ct h day of March, A. D. 1915. (Seal.) V. P. MARTIN, Judge of Probate for Oconee County, South Carolina. Published on tho 31st day of March and 7th day of April, 1915, in Tho Keowee Courier, and on the Court House door for the time pre scribed by law. 13-14