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BAPTIST PASTOR RESIGNS. Will Assume Pastoral Work at simp son vii lo-Dav ls- Du ko Marriage. Westminster. Dec. 25.-Special: Many of our boys and girls from the various colleges are home for the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Harrison, of Duluth, (Ja., are visiting relatives hero this week. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Stribling left last week for Arcadia, Fla., and will spend the winter months there. \V. J. Vickery, of Chattanooga, Tonn., is a visitor here this week. Misses Norma and Zula Lemmons are spending the holidays with rela tives in Atlanta. A surprise wedding of the season wae- that of Miss Rosa Belle Davis and Dert P. Duke, which occurred at Walhalla Sunday afternoon. The hride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Davis, a sweet and amiable young lady, and has held a responsi ble position with S. W. Dickson & Co. for jonie time. The groom is a son <?f u. F. Duke and 1ms been in tho employ of H. D. Zimmerman & Co. for several years. They have many friends who wish for them much hap piness together during the coming years. Rev. Ii. M. Fallaw, who has been pastor of the Westminster Baptist church for the past three years, has accepted the pastorato of the Baptist church at Simpsonville. It is with regret, wo give up Rev. Fallaw and his family, but we wish for them much success in their new field. Mrs. .1. H. Stonecypher and Mrs. S. C. Moon and children, David and Olivia, arc spending a few days with thc family of D. P. Moon at Comer, Ceo r gi a. Mr. and Mrs. Harris, of Harrisburg, Fa., were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. McGee the first of last week. Mrs. Harris is pleasantly remembered hero as Miss Lula McCee and was a teacher in the. W. H. S. Mrs. it. M. Cooper, of Toccoa, is visiting Mrs. C. C. Whitmire. Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Zimmerman and son, of Abbeville, are visiting relatives here this week. Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Norris, of (J reen ville, visited the family of Mrs. 10. A. Norris the first of the week. Miss Bessie Barron, of Greenville, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. .1. K. An derson. Mrs. li. If. Setsler. of Greer, spent ,i few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Tray lor, during the holi days. Miss Elfte Kilburn, of Atlanta, is visiting her father and mother. Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Kilburn. Mr. and Mrs. A. Caines, of Green ville, wore visitors here the early part of the week. Supt. and Mrs. W F Taylor and little daughter Sara an spending the Holidays with relatives in Creen ville. Mr and Mrs. W. K. Mason, of Greenville, are spending the holidays with relatives here. Mrs. T. F Peden is visiting rela tives at Fayetteville, (la. Long Creek Neus Notes, Mt. Rest. Rt. 1. Dec. 20.-Special: The fall term of school at the Long Creek Baptist Academy closed on the 2 1st. Supt. Raines and his assistants deserve much credit for the splendid work they have done. The patrons are well pleased with the progress their children have made. The spring term will open January 4th. A large opening is expected. Several new applications are coming in. Mr. Raines is very hopeful over the out look for the school's future. We are having some severe wea ther these days. Rev. Z. 1. Henderson has just re turned from a trip to North Carolina, having carried his mother home. He reports considerable ice along the mountain roads. An interesting program was ren dered Sunday night, the 17th, by tho B. Y. P. U. at the academy. The sub ject for the evening was "Christmas." The teachers and all of the board ing students at the academy left for their homes on Friday, the 22d, to spend the holidays. Something unusual with the wea ther occurred on the morning of the 1 8th. While the snow was about two inches deep, and still falling, loud peals of thunder were heard and vivid flashes of lightning were seen. Whooping cough ls raging in the Ixuig Creek section. Mr. Davis, the teacher of the Long Creek public school, recently bad to Hose his school on account of so many children dropping out. I wish for all the readers of The Courier a happy New Year. And if we will only follow the Star that will lead us to the Christ, it will surely bring joy lo our lives. Why DmVfc Von Quit Worrying? The United States Public Health Service, which has been gathering statistics on nervous diseases and their tendency to shorten life, has is sued a bulletin against worrying. "So far as is known," says the bul letin, "no bird ever tried to build more nests than its neighbor; no lox ever fretted because he had only one hole in which to hide; no squirrel ever died of anxiety lest he should not. lay by enough nuts for two win tors instead of for one; and no dog CVYM- lost any sleep over the fact that he did not have enough bones laid aside for his declining years." Capt. Samuel Standley Dead. Greenville, Dec. 20.-Capt Samuel Stradley, aged 83 years, a veteran of the War Between tho States, twice mayor of Greenville and an alderman for several terms, died at his home hore to-day after au extended illness. For the past 12 years he had been magistrate hore. Mrs. Stradley died several months ago. --?) . Curd of Thanks. When in neod, friendship is some times sorely tested, but during the illness and death of our son, Waltor, old friends never faltered and many new ones came to our assistance. Muy heaven's richest blessings he upon each of them. Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Cannon. Wost Union R P. D . Do?. ?.?,. MATTERS OE NEWS AT SENECA. Numerous Visitors During Holidays. J. S. Robinson Loaves. i Seneca, Dec. 26.-Special: Christ mas in Seneca passed very quietly; in fact, so much so that it seemed like another Sunday following fast on the oilier. Seneca merchants report the best holiday trade in years. Mr, and Mrs. T. L, Stribling spent several days in Due West, the former home of Mrs. Stribling. Joe Byrd has issued invitations to a party Tuesday evening honoring the Misses Hunt, of Townville. who are visitors in the home for the holidays. These young ladles are the attractive twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Will Hunt, and have been in school seve ral years in New York city. Jas. J. Daniell, of Marietta, Ga., is spending the holidays here. Mr. Daniell joined Mrs. Daniell here, who has been with her father, O. P. Ba con, during an illness of two weeks. Mrs. Lou Osborne and sons, Rut ledge and Louis, of Spartanburg, aro visiting Mrs. J. W. Stribling. Edward Stribling spent Sunday and Christmas day with lioniefolks, re turning to Greenville Tuesday morn ing. Misses Lucile and Frances Hamil ton aro with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Hamilton, for the holi days. Miss Lucile is teaching at Clover and Miss Frances is a student at Winthrop. J. S. Robinson will leave the first of the year for'Georgia, where be will engage in Sunday school extension work. Mr. Robinson has held this position in Piedmont Presbytery for several years and has done a line work in organizing Sunday schools throughout the counties comprising this Presbytery. He has made many friends who will wish bim continued success. Mrs. Mart Floyd and daughter, Miss Sue, of Spartanburg, will arrive Tuesday for a visit of several days to Mrs. F. M. Cary. Mr. and Mrs. Dob Robinson, of Anderson, are visiting Mrs. J. W. Stribling. Misses Maggie and Lela Thompson are with their lioniefolks for Hie holi days. Society affairs center in the big dance to he givon by the Seneca Dancing Club Wednesday night. Ans ley Orchestra of Atlanta will furnish tho music and a large number of vis itors is expected. Willie Vernor, of Atlanta, spent several days with lioniefolks. return ing to his work Monday night. Misses Ivor and Hannah Drown are here, and their presence always adds pleasure to the social life of Seneca. Miss Annie Hunter's friends are re joicing in her return to her home af ter an operation for appendicitis in the Anderson City Hospital. Miss Louise Farmer is spending the holidays with lioniefolks in Townville. lt is a source of sincere regret to bel lin morons friends in Seneca to know that she will not return with the com ing of the New Year. She has decid ed to enter a hospital to study train ed nursing, and will go to Gaffney early in the year for that purpose. Oscar Doyle is spending thc holi days with friends here. His friends are according him a hearty welcome to Seneca, whore he will bang out his shingle for the practice of law. Thornley Cary is spending the week with lioniefolks. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Thompson, of Atlanta, are with Capt. and Mrs. H. F. Alexander for the week. A most interesting Christinas en tertainment was given by the pupils of the high school at the auditorium last Thursday night. A full house saw the performance and a neat sum was realized from the door receipts. In the railroad accident on the Dine Ridge road last Thursday night near Pendleton, when the down mo tor was wrecked. Misses Frances An derson and Helen Harris, of Ander son, were among the injured. These young ladies are popularly known In Seneca, in fact they were among the visitors who were expected to attend the Christmas dance. Before another issue bf The Cou rier, the year nineteen and sixteen will have passed into history. May the coining of the New Year bring peace and prosperity to the readers of The Courier everywhere! Seneca Local News. (Farm and Factory, 22d.) The friends of Mrs. W. J. Hollo way are interested to know that she har, returned to Walhalla from Atlan ta, where she was operated on a short time ago. She will return to her home hore the llrst of the new year. Miss Mattie James, teacher of the seventh grade, has resigned and will accept work In Greenville. Her place has not been Ulled. Two horses belonging to E. B. Ramsay and being driven by John Turner, a white man, were killed Sat urday afternoon at Balwin's Crossing when they were blt by tho first sec tion of train No. 37. Turner was more or less injured, and the wagon was compeltely demolished. There is a good view of Hie track at Bald win's Crossing-in both directions. J. S. Robinson, Sunday school ex tension secretary of Piedmont Pres bytery, will leave Seneca the first of January for Georgia, where he will be engaged in similar work. Mr. Robinson has done a good work In his line during his relation to Pied mont Presbytery and Sunday school work has progressed most remark ably. Reverie of the Old Year. But listen I The old year Is speaking. "How strange a thing Is tho Ingrati tude of man," be says In slow, faltering accents. "Man ls not satisfied with nil the benefits the year lins bestowed upon him, bul must scoff at winter mid regard him ns u mortui foe. .Thus* winter falls A heavy gloom oppressive o'er the world. Through Nature shedding tntluence ma lign." .'Pray, what would those creatures have-summer the year round? Is there no one who will say a good' word for wi ii ter V.Countryside Magazine. <v < WHOLE FAMILY MU III) IOU Kl). Throe Negroes Captured Suspected of Committing Crime, Minden, La., Dec. 25.-After an all-day search through isolated sec tions of Webster parish, members of a posse formed this morning to search for the murderers of John N. Reeves, his wife and young child, to night arrived here with three heavily manacled negroes. The prisoners were placed in separate cells in the parish jail here and a special armed guard of deputies was stationed about the building to prevent threat ened mob violence. Possemen an swered no questions and no one was allowed to approach within 100 yards of the jail. First reports of the tragedy were received early to-day at a farm house near the Reeves home. A seven year-old boy, partly dressed, rushed into the farm house at dawn and said: "All of the Reeves family are killed." Other neighbors wore summoned, and when the party en tered tho Reeves home they found Reeves dead in bcd, his head crushed and deep wounds, apparently inflicted with an axe, covering his body. Ly ing before tho fireplace in another room was the ll-year-old boy, un conscious, his skull fractured and his legs and arms slashed. Still clutched in the arms of the older boy was his 1 5-months-old brother, badly cut and bruised. In a third room, wrapped in a blood-soaked blanket, was tho 5-year-old boy. 'He also was cut and bruised. Christinas Gifts, Neatly arranged on a pine board table were the simple Christmas pres ents which, before retiring, the par ents evidently had placed there to surprise the children In the morning. After searching tho root"A of the house the party went to the rear yard and found Mrs. Reeves with a bullet hole In her bead and ber body horri lily mutilated. The three wounded children wore | taken to a hospital In Shreveport, the eldest dying shortly after his arrival there. Reports received hero from j Shreveport to night were that the ; two other children had little chance i for recovery. The 7-year-old boy, the onlj one In the house to escape, was sleeping in the loft and arose to light the dre at dawn when he made the discovery : that, sent him running to the nearest house. Tracks Around thc House. Tracks around the house indicated that there were at least two murder ers. lt was believed Mr. and Mrs. | Reeves were killed while asleep The Rcevesos had lived in this par ish only a few years. Reeves was a native of Houston county, Texas The house occupied by the Reeves family Is located about nine miles from Minden in a fairly populous neighborhood. Reeves, according lo several of his neighbors, did rot believe In banks nu 1 it was said had openly boasted he kept $4,000 locked in a tool chest in bis house and was "prepared to defend il with bot lead." The tool chest with the ! ?ck bro ken off was found later in a room which the boy, who gave out lh?j Hrs: news of the crime, said was not the place where it customarily was kept. Reeves, his neighbors said, had no regular occupation, but was known as a successful gambler. WKSTMIN8TER OLI 1*1*1 NOS. Rev. Fallow Has Resigned as Pastor of Baptist, ('burch-Locals. (Tugaloo Tribune, 19th.) Rev. H. M. Fallaw will preach his farewell sermon at the Westminster Baptist church next Sunday, the 24th. Some weeks ago Mr. Fallaw tendered his resignation to accept the pasto rate of the Baptist church at Simp sonville. The best wishes of all our people go with Rev. Fallaw, his ex cellent wife and their two bright sons, Weaner and lx;e, to the pastor's new Hold. For the past three years or more Rev. Fallaw has labored earnestly and faithfully here, preach ing twice every Sabbath. He is a ' faithful worker and the handsome now church, costing over $18,000 was built through his efforts and under | his ministry. He also built a large church at Woodruff before coming to Westminster. Rev. Fallaw is a preacher of line ability. Miss Georgie Stackley. one of the 1 high school teachers, has resigned, | and will not return to Westminster after spending the holidays at her I home in Florence. Miss Stackley Isa sweet young lady, a painstaking teacher, and she numbers her friends hero by her acquaintances. Her resig nation is deeply regretted by all. Miss Willie Chambers, of Dixie, Ga., has accepted the position to teach Latin and act as assistant teacher in third grade work in the Westminster High School. Miss Chambers is a graduate of Meridian College and has had one year's expe rience in teaching. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Collins and two children moved boro last week from Toccoa, Ca. They are occupying rooms tit W. J. Stabling's residence. Mr. Collins will handle grain and feedstuffs. Wo arc glad to welcome A. T. Thompson and his son-in-law and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. John F. Der ron, to Westminster. They moved here last week from Fair Play, and aro occupying the dwelling owned by A. Zimmerman, known as the D. D. Norris house. Mr. Dorroh ls a son of the late Dr. J. F. Dorroh, of Green ville, and Is a brother of Mrs. J. D. Sheldon. He has fine business quali fications and is a clever gentleman. We hope he will make his abode per manently with us. J. S. Harbin killed a hog last Thursday that weighed 495 pounds net. At prosont prices for pork this hog would have brought Mr. Harbin ?Imost $75. Dargo hogs aro reported from almoat every section. Nobility Slain in War. landon, Dee. 20.-Tho new alma nac Do (?otha's Hst of nobility fallen In the war, Includes 258 counts. R67 barons, and. ??4QB lessor nobility. BIG AUCTION SALE _______ o p-, Valuable Farm Lands. REMARKABLE PRICES! On Next Saturday, December 30, AT 12 O'CLOCK. Wc will sell, in Main Street, in Town of Westminster, that Beautiful Jenkins Place, situated in a grove of hickory trees, on thc road from Westminster to Walhalla, just outside of Westminster on thc following terms : One-fourth Cash; balance in one, two and three years at 6 per cent interest. This tract has been cut up as follows : With the two-story house, 43 J-2 acres; With the four-room house, about 30 acres. The land between the four-room house tract and thc bridge, on north side of the road, beginning at thc bridge, is cut as follows: Tract No. 2, just across the road from the big house, 23 acres. Best land in this county. Next, 22 2-3 acres-beautiful house site-plenty of wood and saw timber and bottoms. Next, 28 1-2 acres; 5 or 6 acres in fine bottoms; plenty of wood water, etc. Next, 19 1-2 acres, part in wood, balance in high state of cultivation. -GO LOOK IT OVER ! PAUL JENKINS will show it to you. Then come to this Sale. * ^ AT THIS SALE * * A big coop of Fine Turkeys will be given away, and every one who comes will get a chance at the turkeys ! e?6 Anderson Real Estate and Investment Co. E. R. HORTON, President. CLUB'S HIDER IS SHOT. Mun Killed hy Poacher* a.s He Dodo Regular Rounds. Ridgeland, S. C., Dec. 24.-W. D. | riiomas. one of the wood riders for the Okeetee Club, was found dead ibout ten miles from here late Friday afternoon in Savannah river swamps with three buckshot wounds in his Head. Wednesday afternoon he left j tils home to make his usual rounds in I thc woods to try and keep off poach- j ira, and as he had at times been in j the habit of spending the night at the slub house, nothing was thought of Iiis failure to return. When he "ailed to return Thursday his family became alarmed at his absence and searching parties were formed to look for him in the swamps. Late Friday afternoon his body was found, still astride of the horse that he had lieen riding, the horse also having l)een killoe! with buckshot. From all appearances it seems that he rode upon poachers who had just killed a Fine deer, the dead deer being found within about 100 yards of where Mr. Thomas' body was found. That ra ther than to submit to being arrested the party or parlies bred a load of buckshot at Mr. Thomas' head, kill ing him and his horse instantly, was mown by the evidence at tho inquest Saturday morning. Duckshot had penetrated the brain of both man ami Horse. Evidently Mr. Thomas was unaware of the presence of the party jr parties, as the gun ho carried was still in a small bag that he always carried tied to his saddle. Mr. Thomas was a man of line diameter and known and liked by al most every man in llie county. lie was about :">;*> years of age and leaves i wife and seven children. In Trouble, Suicides. Spartanburg, Dec. 23.--George D. Smith, ?O years of age, killed him self here Friday afternoon by bring ti ?istol ball into the region of his iel rt. The act ls attributed by some >f bis friends to brooding over his .ecent arrest and conviction on the .barge of selling liquor. In a recent .aid by the local police, Smith was me of more than sixty persons igainst whom cases were brought, lie pleaded guilty In police court and ivas fined. It was the first time ho liad ever been in trouble of any kind, ?nd he was greatly depressed ovor Ihe affair. Smith chose as the scene of bl? suicide a body of woods on North [?hurch street, not a great distanco from his home on Pierpont avenue His body was not found until several lunirs after the fatal shot had been (Ired. He leaves a wife and flvo chil lren, one son holding a responsible position in Atlanta, whose arrival in the city to-morrow to spend tho boll lays was expected. Mr. Smith own jd considerable property, sonto of lt being a farm near Landrum, In the lipper part of the county. DR. M. R. CAMPBELL, Registered Optometrist. AND MANUFACTURING OPTICIAN, Anderson, S. C. Bell's Drug Store, Local Repre sentatives. Take your repairs and broken lenses to them for prompt and accurate work. S U M M ONS. State of South Carolina, County of Oconoe. ( In Court of Probate.) Rx Parte, Dr. Thos. C. C. Fnhnestock, In He William John Owens, Thomas P. ' Owens, Rosana Crumbly, Janie lOlse-, Mary Rilen Proc tor, Mary Walsh, William Owens, Mary Owens, John J, Owens, Ros- , ana Owens and .fames Owens, and all the other unknown heirs-at law of Mrs. Rosa Fahnestock, de ceased. Summons. To AU of the Above-Named Purtles | (except Di". Thos. C. C. Fnhne stock,) and Also to All of tho Un- \ known Holrs-at-liuw of Mrs, Rosa Fnhnestock, Deceased, Ple4i.se Talco ? Notice: < That whereas, Dr. Thos. Q. C. i Fabncstoek, by his |>etltion in writ- j lng, filed In the otllce of Judge of \ Probate for said State and County, on < tho 18th day of December, 1916, i praying that this Court do require all i the helrs-at-law of Mrs. Rosa Fahne- | stock, deceased, and especially the above-named, to prefer a petition in writing to prove said Last Will and ? Testament In duo form of law and that witnesses may be sworn and ex- 1 attuned concerning same, and since It ls the Intention of the said Petitioner, . Dr. Thos. G. C. Fahnestock, to con test, and ask the paper purporting to .J* ?j? ?J* ?J? ?]. ?J? ?|? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J* *|? .] * - REAL E * - I am still in thc Lane * anything to sell, or if you v * will suit you, come to sc ^ ' I have a number of s .j. for sale now and a few *t* If you will let me kn< 4? want, I can get it for you? I Frank H. Shi .p tt"Je ^my *I* be the last will and testament of Mrs. llosa Fahnestock, decoasod, which hears date tho 24th day of September, 1915, to bo declared null und void and of no effect, and that the paper bearii)}*; date tho 1st day of January, li? 16, be admitted to pro bate In due form of law and ho adjudged and declared to be tho sole, only and last will and testament of tho said Mrs. Rosa Fahnestock, de ceased. And whereas, it. has hoon made to appear by allldavlt signed by M. R. McDonald, attornoy for Dr. Thos. G. C. Fahnestock, Petitioner, that cer Lain hoirs at law of Mrs. Rosa Fahne stock, deceased, aro, or may he mi nors, and that such minors reside beyond the limits and jurisdiction of this State, and cannot, after due dili gence, be found, WHEREFORE, You and each of you, except Dr. Thos. G. C. Fahne 3toc,k, and all of the unknown helrs at-law of Mrs. Rosa Fnhnestock, de ceased, aro hornby required to an swer the Petition of Dr. Thos. G. C. Fahnestock, which has this day boon filed in the office of tho Court of Probate for said State and County, and that each of you serve a copy of your answer to tho said Petition within twenty days from tho dato of ?orvlce hereof, exclusive of the day of pitch service, and If you fall and re fuse to a'nswer to the said Petition, the Court will grant tho relief there in demanded, by default; and that Bach of the unknown minors hoing heir ts at law of Mrs. Rosa Fahne sdock, deceased, are hereby summon ed and required to proeuro the ap pointment of some suitable person to fict as their guardian ad litem for tho purpose of this action, within twenty [lays from tho dato of service thereof, exclusive of the day of such service, tind If you fall to procure tho ap pointment of such guardian nd litem within tho tune aforesaid, tho said Petitioner will apply to this Court for lUCh appointment. Dated at Walhalla, S. C., Decem ber 18, imo. V. F. MARTIN, (Soal.) Judge of Probate, Oconoo County, South Carolina. Dee. 20, 1916. 51-4 '? ?J. ?Jo ?J? .J. .J. .?. ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?STATE? I I Business. If you have T /ant to get the place that T :e me* ** T wiall, well improved farms ?j. larger ones. & J* 4? aw the kind of a place you 4? ?A Jf> J* jfi .!. M]a?7 Westminster, .j. r*f?j) So. Car. * *MM /Ma gjf - f - k"f^ ?Mt% ?jtm AM ?T<* ' Mi M? PJ^ i|l ?il . til . <Ji ^9) w> m ^mM 1