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.fr ft <!->r ********* * BIG BARC * --? * IS NOW GO Norman's Dn p. K. HARMS? Wc will offer a nice Iii * drcn's Hose, Shirts, Un< * Men's and Boys' Suits, bo * Manufacturer's Agent, wi -I* Cut prices in all other lines * received. .j. Come early and do ?I? -I? ?I? * 'J* * * * * * .fr The regular Communication of Blue Ridge Lodge, No. U2, A. F. M., will be held next Friday night, .Tune 25th, 1915, at 8.20 o'clock. W. C. lirons. NV. M. W. O. WHITE, Secretary, (adv.) feather Forecast for Ooe Weeli. fSpecial lo Keowee Courier.) r. S. Department of Agriculture, Wc her Bureau, Atlanta, Ga., .lune. 22, lttl5. Following ia the weekly weather forecast issued hy the U. S. Weather Bureau, Washington. I). C., for the week beginning Wednesday, .lune 2'.>. 10 I 5: Foe South Atlantic and Fasti (Juif Suites. Fair weather with continued "high temperature is probable throughout the week. ********** -I-I-I-I-I-X-I * * .j- UOCAL AND PERSONAL, ?fr ?fr 4* ********** ********* - Another lot Palm Beach suits at Norman's Dry Goods Store.-Adv. - Fair Dodd, of Atlanta, spent the first of this week In West Union with his family at the home of Mrs. lt. C. St rot her - Dr. iAV. It. Craig spent several days last week in Georgia, where he attended the meeting of the Georgia Dental Association. - Four or five nice rooms to rent lo couple for light house-keeping. Ap ply to G.?E. Rhodes, Walhalla.-Adv. - Born, unto Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Collins, formerly of Walhalla, but now of Toceoa, Ga., on the 18th of dune, a son. Congratulations. -Mr. ado Mrs. Ceo. j. strother and children left lasi week for their home at Ridge Sitting, after having spent some weeks her?' and in Wes; Union among relatives and friends. The Couti -r is requested to an nounce thal Hon. K. FJ. Vernor will Induro in the Townville Methodist (burch on Sunday, July Ith. at I M . lock p. m. livery body cordially i n vit ot! -Everybody <o to Ellison's Mar kt:, Walhalla, for ice. Prompt deliv ery. Call for par Icu lars.-Adv. -Mrs. Mayne G. Jones, of Tama see, is spending n week at thc home ol her parents. Mr. and Mrs. F, E. Harrison Her many friends will re gret lt? learn, however, that she is quite indisposed. We hope that she may soon be well again. Min, (!. T. Baughmah and two sous, of .McCormick, after spending a week ni Walhalla visiting at the hornes ol Mesdames C M. and Fan nie Brennecke, returned to their home Saturttay. Their many friends were pleased to meet them. -We will give 4c. foi every cot ton seed meal hag put o it hy our selves if bag is returned lo us in gootl condition. Westminster OH & Fer tilizer Co. Adv. 2t). Mrs. Chas s. Reid and children, Of Woodbury. Ga., arrived in West Union last Saturday and are spending BO me time at tho home of fie for mer's mother, Mrs. R. C. Strother. They have numerous friends hore who are glad to welcome them. - Mrs. James Darby charmingly entertained, on Saturday of last week, in honor of tho members <?f the Auction Club. A number of delight ful games were played, after which delicious refreshments were served by the hostess, assist?e, by her sister, Miss Eloise Strother. At Inst Walhalla it- the posses sor of a Hist-class picture show. lt is in the open air nexl floor lo the Enterprise Bank building. Four reels of pictures are run every da\. anti they don't nicker, either. Remem ber tin- Grand Baby Show which will commence to-night (Wednesday). Como ami sec your baby's picture on tho screen. Admission and ld t ents. Adv. -The Courier is requested to pub lish tho following information: There will be the annual picnic at the Davis mill o" thc third day of .Inly (the 1th this year falling on Sunda> ). The Davis Mill is Situated one mile from Courtenay station, on Hie Southern Railway. Refreshments will be sold and there will be speaking by a can didate for Congress. There will he dancing tor those who enjoy it. Mu sic will bc furnished by a string band, Everybody Invited and urged I? at tend. ?TAIN SALE ING ON AT j Goods Store, )N, MAXAGKK. tic Men's, Ladies' and Chil icrwear, Overalls, Pants, ught at a discount from the ho is closing out business, , New lot Shoes and Hats n't be disappointed. * ty ty ty ty * * ty ty + ty ty Ww summer dress goods, hats ami shot's at Norman's.- Adv. --Miss Alice Higgs s|M'iit tho pas! week in Atlanta visiting among rela tives and friends. Tho young people of St. John's Lutheran church will give a lawn party on tho parsonage lawn next Wednesday evening, June M<Hh. The public is cordially invited to attend, and ali are assured of the usual even ing of pleasure that these young peo ple always give to titos?' who patron ize their church affairs. ("ol. and Mrs. A. (1 Shatlklin, who have been spending some time visiting ai the Neville home in West Union, accompanied by Miss Janie and Mack Neville, lett yesterday morning tor San Francisco, where they will attend the exposition. They will he absent from home for a month or more. During the absence ol' Col. and Mrs. Shanklin their daughter, Miss Janie Neville Shank 1 i it. will spend short periods among her relatives here and elsewhere in the county. The Paul Mayne Circle enjoyed ;t pleasant meeting on Friday, June is. with Miss Alice Strong as hostess. An interesting program was rendered as follows: 'What has ('onie to us from the Friesians," Miss Katie Har rison; "The Pilgrim Fathers in Ley den." Miss Alice Strong; selection from Rip Van Winkle. Mrs. J. A. Sleek. After a short business ses sion the club adjourned and enjoyed a delightful sexual hour, during which delicious cream and cakes were served by the hostess, assisted hy Miss Cora Strong. A piano solo by Miss Anna Terhune was much en joyed by the circle. --Kor Rent--Ten-room residence near hosiery mill; nice shades and lawn; good pasture lot. Suitable Tor boarding house; oply $1<? per month. Apply to Hetrick Hosiery Mills. Walhalla.- Adv. The following invitation, re ceived by Walhalla relatives and friends of thc groom-to-be. will be read with interest bj many: "Mrs. Clarence Croft Leman requests the honor of your presence al the mar riage of her daughter. Katherine, to Frank Eugene Harrison, Jr., on Tuesday, the 2Pth of J une. at half after eight o'clock, at Saint John's church, Tallahassee, Florida." Mr. Harrison is a young mun well and favorably known to the people of Walhalla and in railway circles over South Carolina. He has a wide circle of friends wherever he bas been lo cated in the past few years in rail way official capacity, with whom The Courier joins most heartily, in ad vance of the happy ?-vent of the 29th, in extending congratulations. -Try our Dairy Feed for your milch cow. It is just what you want for stnnmer feeding. If you are buy ing horse feed, you should try our "In the Collar" Horse Feed; just what you want for a horse doing hard work. Westminster Oil & Fer tilizer Co.- Adv. 26. The announcement of the mar riage last Saturday, in Columbia, of Miss Irene Strother, of Walhalla, and Dr. Charles P. Com. of Johnston. S. C.. caine as a pleasant surprise to many Walhalla friends of the bride, who had left Walhalla a lew days prev ious to al lend the Crouch-Max well marriage at Johnston. Moth Dr. Com and Miss Strother took active part in the marriage ceremony at Johnston, (lie contracting parties be im: special friends of theirs. As Miss Strother was returning home sim and Dr. Corn decided io take their friends completely by surprise, stopping over m Columbia, where they were mar ried Satin dav by Rev. S. A. Steel, pastor of the Washington Street Methodist church. The bride is a most charming young woman ami is the youngest daughter of Capt. and Mrs. W. A. Strother, of Walhalla. Dr. Corn i* a young physician of promi nence in Johnston. He is a graduate ot the Augusta ida.) Medical Col lege and located at Johnston imme diately alter his graduation for the prac'ice of his profession. For seve ral years Miss St rot uer has been a meat social favorito among many friends here and elsewhere. She is a young woman of great vocal and literary talent. she is a graduate of Winthrop Collqge. The Courier loins with many other friends in ex tendilig to the happy young couple sincere congratulations ami good wishes. ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty -New line pants-Norman's, ad. -At the Court House, at 4 p. m., uext Sunday, Kev. J. L. Harley, sec retary of the Anti-Saloon League, will make an address to the men of Walhalla on "The Prohibition (frisks in South Carolina." Alt our citizens are urged to be present. Mr. Hailey will also preach at the union ser vices at the Methodist church at s ?10 p. m. Mr. Harley is a strung speaker and represents a s.e red cause. Mr. Harley is well known in Walhalla, having many years ago claimed a Walhalla girl for his bride. -T. E. Alexander sells Rock Hill buggies. Walhalla. S. C. adv.-tf. The following announcement will be read with a great deal of in terest by citizens of Oconee here and elsewhere; "Dr. Kdward Merriman Coleman and Mrs. Laura Wadsworth Stiff announce their marriage on Tuesday, the 15th of .Hine, 1915, C harlotte, N. C. At home after the first of July. Hill! Milledge avenue. Athens, Ha." The Courier joins with many others of the old linnie county of the groom in extending to him sincere congratulations ami to both Dr. and Mrs. Coleman the very best of good wishes for their future happiness and prosperity. -A party of gentlemen from Toc coa ?ame over to Walhalla last Thursday miming to inspect the dam and plant of the Walhalla Light and Dower Company, which is lo cated a few miles northeast of Wal halla. The party consisted of Mayor Claude Bond, B. W. Edwards, .1 C. Young. J. N. Leverette, E. W. Sha fer. H. W. McNooley, IO. E. Mitchell. H. C. Kothell. N. A. Harland and J. I). Adams. Mr. Adams ls a brother of Mrs. John W. Davis, of Walhalla, while H. C. Hot hell is well known here, having for'many years be a a resident of Oconee. The gentlemen were met by numerous business ran and friends during their short stay. -One 20- h. p. Nagle boiler and engine for sale. Apply to R. T. Jaynes, W lhulla. s. C.-Adv. 25. -Albert C. Burton, of Atlanta, spent a short while in Walhalla last Wednesday evening, having come over from Westminster, where he had gone on the sad mission of bury ing his ?-woeks-old daughter, Helen, who died in Atlanta Tuesday of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Burton have a host of friends here and elsewhere in the county to whom the news of their bereavement will come as a source of sorrow , and who will join wit i The Courier in extending to them sincere sympathy in their bereave ment.. Mr. Burton returned to Westminster Thursday morning. Mrs. Burton has been quite sick for some two weeks or more, and it L probable that she will spend a time in Westminster with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Leathers, before re turning to her home in Atlanta F. Li. Bunker is giving thc movie fiends of Walhalla some splendid shows t hese evenings. Ile has estab lished the 'Triangle Alrdome" on Main street between the store of S. N. Pitchford and the Enterprise Hank, where he is being given nice audiences each evening. Ile has lixetl regular prices of admission at 5 and 10 cents to all shows, giving occasionally special features that cit izens here have been accustomed to paying double price for. The Air dome will be continued in service until October 1st. Mr. Bunker is giving clean shows in comfortable quarters at reasonable prices and deserves liberal patronage. He is a Clemson graduate, having finished his course in that institution thc past session. Mr. Bunker's home is at Easley. -Just received a car load ol' High Point buggies. Prices ami terms right. W. M. Brown, Walhalla-Ad. - Kev. M. O. Alexander, well known to many in Oconee. has been appointed as chaplain in thc naval service of the United States. For some time past Rev. Mr. Alexander has made Wilmington, X. C., his home, but lie is an Oconeean none the less. For the present his head quarters will be ai Norfolk. Va., where he will be stationed at the navy yard for two months. After that he will be placed on ship, and will go with the Atlantic (bit on a cruise through the Panama Canal and to San Francisco, where the ships will be in review at the exposition. We congratulate our young friend upon his appointment. The service presents splendid opportunities 'or the performance of great spiritual work among Hie men of the nation's men-of-war. Mr. Alexander i- a son of Hon. J. C. Alexander, of the New Hope section, and a brother <.i l'oun ly Treasurer K. H. Alexander, of' Walhalla. Kev. Mr. Alexander spent several months in Oconee tb.rim IPI I visiting among relatives REWARD OFFERED.- We will gi\e fifty dollars for proof to convict the person or persons who burnt J. E. Hendrix's barn on March I Ith and on March i.'lth set fire to his ware house and on March 16th set lire to hi fi welling. Signed: J. E. HEN DRIX, R. A. NICHOLS. June 23d. ii? ir?. 25* I -Lime in any quantity. Prices right. W. M. Drown. Walhalla, ad. -Graton Owens w'.ll leave the last ol this week foi Detroit, whore he has accepted a position as machin ist In a larg? motor car manufactory. Rev. F. H. Pressley will preach at Oconee Station Mountain school house next Sunday morning al 1 1 O'clock ( D. V ). Public cordially in vited. - Ernest Norman, of Seneca, is in Walhalla tor the summer. He is lo cated at Norman's drug store. Mr. Norman ls a student of the South Carolina University. Lime and cement. Plenty for all. W. M. Hrown. Walhalla.-Adv. Misses Minnie and Odessa Moore, of Winder. Ga., are visiting at th home of Mr. and Mrs. J. ?. Karta. Misses Frances and Dede Earle will entertain the young folks to-night in honor of the M issi's Moore. Mrs. J. M. Green, after spend ing three weeks in Walhalla with lui cousin, Mrs. S. N. Pitchford, returned to her 'home at Birmingham, Ala., i last Monday. This was Mrs. Creon's first visit here, and she was delighted with the town and our people. -Mrs. Whitten, of Anderson, is visiting lier father and mol her, Mr. and Mrs. Alex, .lafferson. of Walhal la, and her son. Rev. ll. A. Whitten, and family, of West Union. She has many friends here Who are pleased to meet her. Mrs. .lafferson. who has lieen indisposed for some time, is improving. Dig supply fruit jars, jelly tum blers. Norman's Dry doods Store, ad -Clyde Drown, ol" San Antonio, Texas, is in Walhalla visiting his parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Drown. He has many friends who are pleased to meet him again. Mr. Drown has been absent from Walhalla for three years, during which time he has been connected with the United States army signal corps. He enlisted for three years' service and was honora bly discharged on the 7th of this month. -Sheriff Davis returned from North Carolina last night, bringing with him Ben P. Sloan, of the Salem section of Oconee, who is wanted to answer to the charge of disposing of property under mortgage, the war rant having been sworn out by .1. A. Robertson, also of the upper section of Oconee. Mr. Davis went to North Carolina armed with a requisition for his prisoner, who returned without giving any trouble. He denies the charge contained in the warrant. He has been absent from Oconee since last January. -News has reached Walhalla that Charles Hays is now in San Francis co, Cal., where he will be for seve ral months. .las. D. Hays has ac cepted a lucrative position at Los Lunas, N. M. The Messrs. Hays are Walhalla boys. They left Charles ton over a year ago on their way to the exposition in San Francisco hy private conveyance. Some time ago their live, stock was confiscated in New Mexico. Charles Hays made the trip on to San Francisco by rail. In a |irivate letter the Messrs. Hays say that they hope to be back in South Carolina within a few months. Cement for everybody. Abund ance on hand: prices righ' W. M. Brown. Walhalla. Adv. -The finest specimen ats that we have ever seen is nov <n exhibi tion at The Courier office. This small sample is not a crop specimen, hui rather an indication ol' the great pos sibilities ol' oats under ideal condi tions. The bunch coin prises a "stool" Of 102 stalks, the product ?if one oat grain. The top ol' the head stood about 1 feet from the ground. The stalks average about ino grains, some having as low as PO. others as high as I 1.", grains. This represents a yield of 1(1,20(1 to one. lt would seem that this would indicate that active, continued and systematic cul tivation in well spaced rows would bea worth while experiment. -Selma (Ala.) Times, .lune 10: "Mr. and Mrs. .1. T. M. Riser an nounce the engagement and ap proaching marriage of their daugh ter, Hattie Louise, to Henry Grady Smith, of Ohio. The wedding will be an interesting event nf June. 30th, at the. home of Hie bride-elect on Dallas avenue, at 3 30 o'clock. Num bers of friends in the city will be interested in tue above announce ment, as the brble-ta-be is an unu sually ( harming and popular young woman who numbers her friends by the score. Mr. Smith is a graduate of Auburn, and is a promising young civil engineer. Alter a wedding trip to Pass Christian and points in Mississippi, the young couple will reside in Ohio, where the groom-to be is prominently connected." The above inform?t ion will be of great interest to the many Walhalla friends of Miss Riser, she being well known and universally liked here, where she spent a number of summers willi relatives. In advance of the happy event Tho Courier, in behalf ol' itself and many of its readers who know the bride-to-be, extends hearty good wishes. Anti-Saloon League Work. Rev. John L. Harley, superintend ent of Hie South Carolina Anti-Sa loon League, will speak al the follow ing places at the times given: Double S|?rings church Thursday night. June 24, at S o'clock. Salem Friday night, June 2"?th. nt S o'clock. Zion ( burch, near Walhalla, Satur day night, June 2C>th, at s o'clock Sunday morning at 1 I o'clock at Ebenezer Presbyterian church. Sunday at I o'clock at a mass meeting ol' men only at the Coull House at Walhalla. Sunday evening at S.30 to the un ion services to be held ai the Metho dist church. Rev. Mr. Harley will take the lid off and tell you about the liquor trust and what it is doing and about its methods. If you are Interested in good government, peace and sobriety, come out to these meetings, You are cordially invited lo come and bring your friends to all these meetings. Our Entire Durn SHppers $2.50 Pl For C. W. PI WALHA I AT ATLANTIC BL'AC'H 7 DISO WW Storm Caused "Gully" in Sand Har, Resulting in Undertow. Atlantic City, N. .1.. .Inno 20. Seven bathers, including prominent members ot' thc Philadelphia sum mer colony, were drowned here to day in a heavy sea. Scores of oth ers were dragged to the beach in an unconscious state alter life guards had battled desperately to save their lives. One other man was drowned when six fishing smacks capsized simultaneously, throwing a score of fishermen into the water. Life guards say a storm caused an offset or gully between a sand bar a hundred yards out and the beach, l'be offset extended the entire length of the heath, and with the develop ment of the strong undercurrent the bathers were swept into water of un expected death. .Many heroic res cues were made by members (d' the bent h patrol and hy volunteers, and several persons gave up their lives in efforts to save others. The dead are: Miss Marion Ithoades Crae mer, is, a student at Beechwood College, Jenkinslown, Pa.; .lohn Lysle, 2~>, a prominent member of the junior bar, of Phila delphia; Phillp Arnold, IS; Krank Brigham, IS- ('has. .1. Matlock. L'S; lames McCay and Wm. Crowe, all of Philadelphia. Charles (?reen, a fisherman, who ost his life, resided here. Arnold, Crowe, McCay and Mat lock plunged into the surf to assist Walter Marguerum, <t guard, who tad been knocked unconscious. All d' the would-be rescuers were Irowned, while Margerum was ?rough! ashore by another guard. John Lysle. was talking with fiends on the beach when he heard Miss Craemer's call for help. Ile inmediately wen!, to her assistance, ?ut was carried away by the tide. Brigham was drowned while his ?rother-in-law, Dr. John (muller, vas trying to bring him ashore. The ?hyslcian was saved by other bath ? rs. ( 'ard of Thanks. To all those who were with us in lympathy, and in the many offices of Hndness during the burial of our lear mother, we wish to express in This record for durability, without troubles, has attracted many imitators "CORTRIGHT", don't let it go at th corrugation at the top of the slung! OFFICE."-It is put there for your j For Si Ballenger Hardware < SENEO, Stock ot Utz reduced to EP. PAIR, Cash. TCHFORD, LLA, S. C. somo part our mosl heartfelt thanks. The sweetness of friendships mani fested upon occasions of such dis tress is past expressing in mere words of the hu man tongue. We hope that all of these may have their loved ones long spared to them, and themselves be long spared to their loved ones. Chas, and J. H. Reid and Families. Roxie. Annie and Ella Heid. We Have Many People Come to Us after they have tried all sorts of eye doctors and eye treatments. We don't (daim to know everything, Hut we do know one thing well. We know how lo lit Specta cles so as to relieve many ills and ailments that will never be relieved in any other way. WE PROVE WHAT WE SAY! Ol/OHE OPTICAL CO., Masonic Temple, Greenville, - - S. C. A. A. Odom, President, A. H. Schade, Sec.-Trea?. ( 'oiisulting < >ptoinetri.sts. ONE JACK COLT, 10 months old; good qualities; weight about 400 pounds. Will trade or sell. Also fine Jersey cow with calf for sale. Call on J. P. Ii EDDEN, West Union, S. C 2t-tf. TO STOCK BREEDERS-You will ilml it my stables in Walhalla a tine Holstein Hull and Poland China Hoar for service. Call and see these fine animals. Improve your stock. W. M. BROWN. 20 S PEC IA L OFFER-To patients coming from Oconee County to our Greenville office lor eye work: As we are members of Chamber of Com merce, we refund railroad fares. A. A. ODOM, Consulting Optometrist Optician; President The Globe Opti cal Co., Masonic Temple, Greenville, S. 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