Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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g. * .g. .?. * * * * 'j. * ?!. ? BIG BARC .fr - * ?S NOW GC * Norman's Dr I ". K. HARRIS Wc will offer a nice li * dren's Hose, Shirts, Un * Men's and Boys' Suits, bc * Manufacturer's Agent, w * Cut prices in all other lines 4* received. .g. Come early and do .j. .j. ?j. ?j? ?j? .j. .j. ?j. ?j. ?j. ?j? Weather Forecast (or One Week. (Special to Keowee Courier.) II. s. Department <>f Agriculture, Weather Bureau, Atlanta. Ga., Juno :to, 1915. Following is the weekly weather forecast Issued by the U. S. Weather Bureau, Washington, 1). C., for tho week beginning Wednesday, Juno 30, 10 1 5: For South Atlantic mid East) Gulf Stute?: A shower period during the first three days of the week will doubtless he followed by a period of generally fair weather with occa sional scattered .showers; tho tem perature tendency will be upward. ********** ********* * * .j. LOCAL AND PERSONAL. * * * .I-2-I-I-X-?-I-I-I-I- ********* -T. E. Alexander soils Rock Hill buggies. Walhalla. S. C. adv.-tf. dieppe Riemann, of Rock Hill, spent last Sunday in Walhalla among relatives and friends. Mrs. C. W. Bauknighl and son. .lohn Edwhrd, spent last week In Toc coa, Ga., visiting among relatives and friends. They returned homo Mon day afternoon. A. A. Manning. Esq., spent a short while in Charlotte, N, C.. last week, whore he went on the sad mis sion of attending the funeral of a little niece. All members of Oconee Lodge, No. 04, are urged to attend the regu lar meeting next Tuesday night. The initiatory degree will be conferred. A cordial invitation is extended to ? is it ing ()dd Eellows. -Mrs. H. M. I tolland, of Cent ral. has been visiting al the home of her mother. Mrs. J. S. Bauknight, the past week. Mrs. Holland has num erous friends here who were delight ed to meet her again. -Lost-Between H. II. Rimrodt's rcs id en co and upper Main street, Walhalla, hine sorgo coat: lower hut ton on front split in half; left lin ing torn. Please leave at The Cou rier otfice. Adv. The fourth of July falliim on Sunday this year, the Walhalla post oin ce and the rural carriers will ob serve Monday, thc "?th, as a holiday. All patrons will please boar this In mind and govern themselves accord ingly. Miss Elizabeth Has. of Houston. Texas, is spending some time in Wal linna visiting her niece, Mrs. J. A. Stock. M:ss Hay will remain here during the summer months enjoying a relief from the extreme heal of her Texas city home. Mr. and Mrs. Lucien Maxwell, of Johnston, after spending a few days in Walhalla at the home of Mrs. G. K. Maxwell, left Monday morning for Greenville, where they will be for a few days, returning to Johnston the latter part of t he week. Kev. W. 1?. Anil, of Hyson. S C., will preach at st. John's Lutheran church next Sunday morning at I 1 o'clock. Public cordially invited and members urged to attend. Im mediately after the services a con gregational meeting will >>?. held. - Eur Rent Ten-room residence near hosiery mil!; nice shades and lawn: good pasture lot. Suitable for boarding house; only $10 per month. Apply to I let rick Hosiery Mills. Walhalla. Adv. Miss Josephine Owens .ind .lack Brown, who have been attending the Ceilar Surines Institute the past year, .nc,H horne with their relative* The ronner is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Owens, of West Cnion. and tho latter a sou o', p. A Brown, ol Wolf Stake. -Mr. and Mrs, Eugene Lewis and daughter, of Brovard, spent a part of last and this week in Walhalla visiting at the home of Major and Mr?, P. A Lewis. They came through the countr.\ bj private con veyance. The> will visit iola H ves in Pickens county ibis week. .Married. ;i! Cae residence of the Officiating minister, Kev. .lohn C.. Law, on Sundas last. June L'Tth. at 3.30 O'clock, Miss Ida Br?cke and .lohn McAlister, both ot West Union. The young couple base the best wishes of many friends, with whom The Courier joins in wishing them a long iii'v of happiness and prosperity. Wanted-Good frying chic kens. Highest market prices. Spot cash. Call on C. P. Zeigler, Walhalla Hotel. - Adv. .?- "I ?AIN SALE )ING ON AT * Y Goods Store, ox, MA XAH HR. nc Men's, Ladies' and Chil derwear, Overalls, Pants, >ught at a discount from thc ho is closing out business, * i. New lot Shoes and Hats * .fr n't be disappointed. * .J? ?J. .J? .J. ?J. ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J* a|i Lime in any quantity. Prices right. W. M. Brown, Walhalla, ad. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. McClelllon, ni Woodbury, Ga., are spending this week in Walhalla visiting at the home of Sheriff and Mrs. J. W. Davis. Mrs. McClelllon is pleasantly remem bered by many friends in Oconee who arc pleased to meei her again. She is a sister of Sheriff Davis. Mr. and Mrs. McClelllon came through the country in their automobile. -The Courier is requested to an nounce that, owing to tho fact that the Ith of July will full this year on Sunday, the Westminster Hank and tho Westminster Loan and Trust Company will observe Monday, July .M h. as a holiday and these hanks will he closed all day of Monday next. Customers of these hanks will please hear this fact in mind. - -Everybody go to Ellison's Mar ket, Walhalla, for ice. Prompt deliv ery. Call for particulars.-Adv. -Wm. C. Bussell, of upper Oco nee. was in Walhalla Monday. Ile paid The Courier a pleasant call Mr, Russell is in excellent health and spirits, notwithstanding the fact that he will celebrate his 80th birthday anniversary Friday, July 2. We ex tend in advance a wish for many pleasant and happy returns of the day. Mr. Russell informed ns that his home was full of summer hoard ers, bul that they always made room for one more at this pleasant moun tain home. -Married, at the residence of Rev. L. M. Lyda, of Walhalla on June -7th. at 8 o'clock p. m.. Miss May E. Chandler and G. Rester Ad dis, both of the Ebenezer section. The bride is a daughter of the late Mr, and Mrs. J, C. Chandler, and has a host of friends in the county who extend hearty good wishes for her every happiness. Mr. Addis is a young farmer of the Ebenezer sec tion. We join with others in extend ing to him congratulations. The cere mony was performed by Rev. Mr. Lyda. -We will give lc. for every cot ton seed meal hair put out hy our selves if hag is returned to us in good condition. Westminster Oil & Fer tilizer Co. - Adv. 2(5. .The drought of thc past few weeks has been broken in this sec tion, rain having come Sunday night in light showers, which were con tinued al intervals dining the night, riving very refreshing results. Mon day afternoon heavy rains began fnll :. and by Tuesday morning an abundant "season" was in tho ground, with no .-mn of a let-up in the rainfall. The heavens were overhung with leaden clouds and rain continued to fall in great quan tities at intervals up un'til 1 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. The streams have been full for 1 1 hours, and at low places there bas been a general overflow, with much damage to growing crops. -Try our Dairy Feed for your milch cow. It is just what you want for summer 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. 2t'?. Kev. ami Mrs. L I). Chambers, of I lolly Springs, at e visitin*.; tit the holm- of W. S. G rabi. The Methodist Guild will meet to-morrow (Thursday) afternoon at I o'clock with Miss Sarai? Moss. Mis. Hannah Kay. of Sandy Springs, is spending this week in Walhalla visiting Mrs. Lu lil Cai Ila rd at the home of Mrs. Kate O. Smith. Don't forget the picnic at Mul ler's mill >n Monday. July r.th. Everybody invited lo rome and hiing well-tilled baskets. Music hy the Walhalla string band. Lime and cement. Plenty for all. W. M. Brown, Walhalla. Adv. We have been requested lo an nounce that, owing to the inclem ency of the weather, the Lutheran ladies will md hold their lawn party this evening. The party will be held on the parsonage lawn on Tues da> evening of next week, .inly .Mb. Tllgnloo Tribune, June 20: " The many friends ol Mr. ami Mrs. W. IO. Black, (d' near Westminster, sympa thize with them in the death of their little sou. Dover, who died .lune L'lst. Ile was .'bout four years of ago. For some time he had been a sufferer of a heart trouble. Some week.- ago his lather carried him lo Atlanta for treatment, hut his case being a hope less one. the physicians could do him no good. The little boy died at the home of bis uncle, K. A. Black, in the Unity section. Interment was at l ' il it v."" -Cement for everybody. Abund ance on hand; prices right. W. M. Brown, Walhalla.-- Adv. H. C. Busch spent last Sunday In Walhalla with his family. Mr. Busch is engaged in erecting a (handsome residence at tionea Path for .1. C. Lattimer. .lohn King and daughter, Mi.ss Fannie King, of Mond?n, La., spent last week Ia Walhalla at the home ol' Mr. King's nephew, C. Arthur Kolloy. They returned to their home last Sunday morning, accom panied by Raymond Hlx, of Wood ruff, P. C., a relative of Mr. Kiim. Children's Day exercises will be held at th? Walhalla Methodist (burch next Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock. An interesting program has been arranged and will be rendered hy the pupils of the Sunday school. The public generally is invited to be present. Kev. S. I. Keeler, of Central, president of the South Carolina Wes eyan Conference, bas boen spending a few days in Walhalla this week a moni; friends. For several years past Hov. Mr. Keeler has been hold ing tho chair of theology in the Wes leyan Methodist College, located at Cen t ral. There will be prayer meeting at the Walhalla Presbyterian church this evening at S.:P.) o'clock. Owing to the fact that the church cannot be lighted by electricity, arrangements have boen made for other means of lighting, and the church accommoda tions will be first cdass. All are cor dially invited. W. W. Bradley, of the State Aud iting Department, is in Walhalla this week (becking up tho county offi cers. Mr. Bradley holds a position created by the last session of the General Assembly designed to put tho financial transactions of the en tire State, by counties, on a more systematic basis. - Don't forget that the Air Imme is still running. Wo have our own lights and will continue do run. Re member the "Exploits of Elaine." shown every Thursday night. While you have no lights at home, come out and enjoy a good show. Admission and 1 u cents. Adv. -Lawrence T. Covington died at his home in Springfield, this State, tuesday morning last. Mr. Coving ton is a son-in-law of Rev. and Mrs. I. L. Stokes, of Walhalla, having married their eldest daughter. Ile had been critically ill for some time, ind the announcement of his death was not unexpected. Mr. Covington is survived by his wife and st eral children. The bereaved ones have tho sympathy of many friends in their sot row. Dr. and Mrs. Stokes left yesterday morning for Spring field to attend the funeral. - We n :e informed tha't on next Monday a new schedule on the Blue Ridge Railway will go into effect. The passenger schedule will remain prac tically unchanged, according to our information, hut the freight, or ac commodation train, will be changed so as to leave Walhalla early in the morning-about (> o'clock. We un derstand that it is probable thai tho Accommodation train will be equip ped for mail service, though we can not nive this as definite information. Whether a mail (derk will he assign ed to the run or the train simply .airy sealed [Kinches we are not in formell . Sheriff stowe, of Stephens coun ty, Georgia, came over to Walhalla last Sunday to got one Paul Whit field, colored, who bad escaped from the jail at Toccoa. lt was reported (thal the negro escaped from the jail it the time of the recent storming of the Toccoa jail, but this is a mistake. Ile bad escaped some time previous to the lynching. He was being held m a liquor violation charge. Sheriff Davis while in Seneca last Saturday .ecomiized the darkey, arresting him while he was standing in the Seneca post (drice. -Sheriff R. W. Buckner, of Pilou nt county. Alabama, arrived in Walhalla hist Thursday with requisi tion papers for Will Morton, formerly >f Mewry, this county, who is wanted in Alabama on the charge of murder. Morton was arrested a short while back by Sheriff Davis and held In the Oconee ia il temporarily, but was re leased on bond about ten days before, when the time thal Sheriff Davis could hold him expired. Morton re turned to Alabama willingly and gave sheriff Buckner no trouble whatever, saying that he would have gone without requisition papers; that he is not guilty of tho ( barge prefer red against him, and that he will he able to establish Iiis innocence. Mr. Morton, the accused man's father, lett Oconee las) Monday to attend tho preliminary hearing in Alabama next Friday. There will doubtless be many re ports coining in from all sections of the county along creeks and moun tain streams recording damage to crops by the recent high waters. In this Immediate vicinity Cane Creek ?ind tributaries have been quite tur bulent, and there will be considera ble (lainage to crops and lands all ?ilong the course, though il is always impossible to make anything like ac curate estimates as to the amount of damage done until some lime after ibo water has receded. The Vernor bridge, on the road leading across Catie Creek, just out ol' town, on Church street, has been washed away, hiing taken as a whole down si tea m below the Hughs bridge nt Ibo Katherine street outlet. Crops along that section give appearance of being in bad shape. The creek spread in that terirtory from hill to hill on opposite sides ol" Hie stream, giving the appearance of a good-sized river. Below Wes! I nion, on Cane Creek, the Walhalla Light and Power Company's dam was reported yester day completely out of sight, tho wa ter being higher than the dani. No tice was given to patrons of the light ing system to gel their lamps ready for service, as lhere would ho no current available. So far as could bo ascertained, no actual damage had been sustained al the (lam or plant. 'I bero was no rural service on Route 2 yesterday and the Walhaiia-Salom star route was also closed a? the (airier could not cross tho streams. -Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dobbins, of Anderson, were recent visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Alexan der. Mrs. Dobbins is a sister of Mr. Alexander. -The new residence ot' Clerk of Court John F. Craig. on College street, Faculty Hill, is progressing rapidly. Work, however, has been temporarily suspended tor a day or two on account ol" the heavy rains. lt will he (tuite a handsome and con venient home when completed. -Hast week Sheriff John W. Wans ley, of Franklin county, Georgia, was in Walhalla for a short while, having come over to receive from Sheriff .lohn W. Davis ono Hover Walker, colored, who is charged with "shoot ing up" a negro church over on the Georgia side. Walker was captured hy Mr. Davis in ?he Richland section. He had escaped from Georgia about a year ago. General Sessions Court will con velo? in Walhalla next Monday. The people ol* the county are invited to call at The Courier office, talk crops, war or anything they choose. We will b<> delighted to renew acquaint ance with some of our subscribers. So if you owe us anything, drop a buck or two in your,pocket and bring it along. We are always glad to come face to face with our patrons. - Plie West Union school house is being greatly improved by the addi tion of a third ( lass room. The build ing is of cement construction, is sub stantial, attractive and admiraly ad apted to school purposes. The work of addition will be completed in the near future. Messrs. Henne and Hie mann are the contractors. Next ses sion three teachers will be employed Mr. and Mrs. (). C. Lylos and Miss Kate Smith. -Miss Sallie St Hiding has been elected as Supervisor of Rural Schools for Oconoo. succeeding Miss Annie McMahan, who resigned from that office about May Isl. this year. Miss McMahan made a most efficient officer, i nan g.. tating a groat work that has proved of ?nest i mable value to Oconoo, and Miss Strihling will prove, we feel sure, an able and wor thy successor. She will take active (barge of her now position about July 1st. Miss McMahan is at pres ent in California attending tho expo sition. Excursion to Charleston. The Southern Railway will ope rate an excursion train from Wal halla to Charleston on Thursday of next week, July S th. Passengers will be taken on at all points be tween Walhalla and Helton and be tween Greenville and Columbia, no passengers to be accommodated be low the latter city. Return trip will be made hy special train leaving Charleston on Tuesday, July 13, giv ing ?our full days in the City by the Sea. Excursion tickets will he good going only on Hine Ridge train Xo. 12. The following schedule of leav ing time and fares applies to Rino Ridge points: Leave - rime. Fare. Walhalla .7.Ot) a. m. $4.50 Wost Union .7.or, a. m. 4.50 Seneca .7.23 a. m. 4.50 i 'berry's.7.44 a. tn. 1.50 Pendleton.7.56 a. m. 4.25 Autun..'.?> 1 a. m. 1.25 Denver.8.1 2 a. m. 1.20 Anderson . . . . 8.31 a. m. 1.00 Any other information will be ob tainable from agents of Hine Ridge road. Piles Cured In 6 to 14 Days Voir druggist will refund money if PAZO OINTMENT (ails to cure any ense of Itching*, ?lind. Weeding or Protruding Pile? in 6 to 14 days. The first application gi ves Kase and Rest. SOC Called to Door and Shot. (Greenville Piedmont. 28-th.) Ward Goodlet created some excite ment yesterday near noon when he hired an automobile and drove to the home of H. C. Staines, just north of the cRy, w hore ho called Starnos out of his house and opened fire on him with a revolver. St?rues received a bullet in tho ankle and hobbled back in the house, while his assailant got in the machine and drove hack to tho city. The source of the trouble is un known. Goodlet is said to have been drinking at HM; time. Ile was ar rested later and locked in the stock ade. Starnes's injury is thought 1o be of little consequence. Meeting County Fanners' Union. Tho Oconoo County Farmers' Un ion will meet with Coneross Local, Xo. 70. on Saturday. July loth, lit I.",, al Coneross church. All locals are urged to send repre sentatives, as delegates to tho State Union are to bo eloelod. and other important, business (from last meld ing) is to be taken up. T. Y. Chalmers, President. J. ll. Harrison, Secretary. Refugees on Tennessee. London, June 28. A dispatch from Alexandria, Egypt, says Hu United Slates cruiser Tennessee hat arrived there from Beirut. She has 000 refugees aboard, among whom were loo Americans and 450 Ital ians. Twelve consuls also WOK brought to Alexandria by tho Ten nessee. - ? m~- - - -- Whenever You Need a General Tonic Take drove's The Old Standard Grove's Tastelesf .hill Tonic is equally valuable as c General Tonic becuuse it contains thc well known tonic propertiesof QUININE and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drivej out Malaria, Enriches the Blood ami Builds up the Whole System. 50 cents, V _ _ Reduct SLIP Our Entire Dunn Slippers $2.50 Pl For C. W. PI WALHA MATTERS OF NEWS AT SENECA. Chautauqua Week Looms Big in l*TI >S I HM-ts-1'orson ni Items. Senora, .lune 29.-Special: Seneca has b en visited since Sunday by good rains, which wore much needed. The writer suggests that thc week before chautauqua he designated by our town people as "clean-up week." This suggestion is meant moro espe cially for housekeepers, it being a foregone conclusion that the business men will have their establishments in fit attire for the occasion, and as a matter of course the City Council will take care of the streets, park, etc. David McClanahan, of Westmin ster, was in Seneca Saturday with the surveyors who aro making the new ?nade for the Southern. Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Wyly. of Beau fort, are visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. I\ Reid. Claude Hopkins, assistant tele phone operator here, had the misfor tune to break his arm last Saturday. Mrs. .1. W. Stribling mid Mrs. E. C. Doyle are visiting m Hartwell, Ca. Mrs. W. M. Neill and daughter Alice, of Gainesville, are visiting Mrs. Crace Vernor. Seneca fin's are said io come by threes. The last of tho group was in tile home of Dr. D. 1'. Thomson last Friday morning, when tho contents of a clothes closet were found to bc burning. The alarm was given and the blaze quickly extinguished with little damage done. Dr. Guartnar lectured at the Pres byterian church last Sunday morn ing In the interest of Oglethorpe I'ni vorsity. At night ho delivered a fine sermon in the same place. Alfred Warren, colored, familiarly known in Seneca as "Darling," was taken to the hospital for the insane in Columbia last! week. This re moves a familiar landmark, tis Uncle Alfred was a genuine "bofo'-de-wah" darkey, and was kindly thought of hy the business men. Ho was a dray man hy trade. Mrs. W. K. Livingston and chil dren and Mrs. S. D. Cherry have re turned from a visit of two weeks to Birmingham, Ala. The party of tourists to the expo sition. Including Mrs. W. 0. Hamil ton, Miss Lucile Hamilton, Miss Pen lan Berry and Miss Margaret Morri son, nre expected to arrive in Seneca to-day (Tuesday). Miss lOtta Clarkson from Atlanta and will homefolks a few days has returned b<- with her before going is in Halt imoro on to Clemson. Hr. E. C. Doyle a business I rip. Mr. and Mrs. W. I'. Nimmons spent last Sunday in Greenville, making Hie trip in their machine. They were accompanied home by their daughters, Misses Sue and Lucia, who M?fjl SUt? VJcforijShingk CORTM The four designs of Cortright NI made in any of the following way 1. Stamped from Tin-plate and p 2. Stamped from Tin-plate and p 3. Stamped from Tin-plate and Gt 4. Stamped from special tight-coa Each and every genuine Cortright Trade-mark, " Cortright Reg. U. Foti Bailenger Hardware SENEt / lion in CIAL Stock of Utz ?? reduced to ER PAIR, CasH. TC H FORD, LLA, S. C. had spent a week visiting in Green ville. Present Indications point to our chautauqua i>i home-comers' week, willi other atfaTtlvo features, and it is conjectured that it will be the largest gathering ever seen in the county. The Once-a-\Veek Club was de lightfully entertained last Thursday afternoon by Mrs. W. .1. Holloway. This being the last meeting of the club year, an open meeting was held, to which a number of visiters were invited. A' the close of the business program the hostess introduced a clever contest, in which Mrs. C. N. (?ignilliat won the prize. A delicious menu was served at tho close of the meeting. Miss Eleanor Norman entertained nt a large party last Tuesday after noon lin honor of her sister, Mrs. Ar thur Norman, of Alabama. The guests were entertained on the spacious hotel piazza, where a dozen tables were placed for cards. In the score Mrs. Ashe was lucky, winning a beau tiful crochet piece, a lovely piece of embroidered lingerie going as tim guest prize. Tho delightful music furnished by tho Misses Norman was greatly enjoyed. In caring for her guests Miss Norman was assisted by her sister, Miss Nina, and Miss Nor ma Moore, ol' Walhalla. Block cream and pound cake were served at tho (lose of Ino enjoyable affair. ('hallos Hopkins, recently of Texas, hut formerly of Seneca, is at home on a sick furlough. FOR SALK-Bur? mountain-grown Lookout Mountain Seed Irish Pota toes ;H. $2.00 per bushel. The pure varied y can he made a very profitable crop throughout Oconee county. FURMAN SMITH. Seedsman. Ander son. S. C. 20-27 ONE JACK COLT, 10 months old; good qualities; weight about 400 pounds. Will trade or sell. Also line Jersey cow with calf for sale. Call on J. E. REDDEN, West Union, S, C. _21-tf. TO STOCK BREEDERS-You will find at my stables in Walhalla a fine Holstein Bull and Poland China Boar for service. Call and see these tine animals. Improve your stock. W. M. BROWN. 20 SPECIAL OFFER-To patients coming from Oconee County to our Greenville o ill co for eye work: As wo are members of Chamber of Com merce, we refund railroad fares. A. A. ODOM, Consulting Optometrist Optician; President Tho Globe Opti cal Co., Masonic Temple, Greenville, S. C. 9-tf. lmt*riii"3hio?* Or Until Shln?l* METAL SH INGLES '?tal Shingles as shown above are s: tnntcd Red. ainted Green. slvnnized by a band-dipping process. ted Galvanized Sheets. Metal Shingle is embossed with this S. Pat. Off." e Hilt- by & Furniture Company, 3A, s. c.