MANY ?HUAT IMPINGEMENTS.
Wu?tuilln Plant of Victor-Moiuighun
Mills ls liebig Improved.
The management ol' tho Vlctor
Monaghan Milla seems to be imbued
with a desire to bring the Walhalla
plant into line with the best of their
mill properties, and to this end many
great Improvements have recently1
been started, the work rushed, anil
to-day the work as a whole is nearing
completion. As a matter of fact, this
work bas been in progress now for
nearly a year, the initial steps having
been taken early in 1910, when the
management, looking to a cleaner and
healthier village, began the system
atic cleaning of the village, clearing
away all rubbish from about the
houses and in the alloys. All the
wells were put in first-class condition,
being thoroughly cleaned and sys
tematically looked after. The man
agement feels that it is due to these
stops that there has been such a
marked decrease in fever in the mil'
village during the summer of 1916 as
compared with previous years, there
having been but one case reported.
This case was given every attention,
?be premises securely screened, and
there was co spreading of the dis
ease.
Among other improvements that
we note are the following-though
there will be a continual pressing for
ward along all lines of sanitation,
comfort of the operatives, and gene
ral healthfulness ol' the mill premises
as a whole, as the plant is developed
year by year:
All of the homes of thc operatives
wore put in good repair and made
comfortable.
A new Baptist church was built, the
lot being donated by tho company,
with a substantial cash donation. The
people of Hie village and town raised
tho remainder.
A store house was built by the
company for the use of the people in
tho village, but the company does
not own any stock in the store. Tho
stock is owned by tho people, tho ex
penses are paid by the ntockholders,
and tho profits are shared according
to the amount invested
The mill has been built for 21 years
and the inside bad not been painted.
This was done last summet in the
weaving department, which ?olds
light and makes working conditions
m neb better.
The superintendent and overseers
-all live outside of tho village, and the
company, looking forward to their
comfort, and wishing them directly
connected with tho village, bought
ihree acres ol' land on Spring street,
and is at present having a hame built
tor each the superintendent and
five o vet seers.
The wells In the village are in the
streets, and the city is unable to keep
them in good repair. Looking to bet
tor streets and more adequate water
supply, a well has been drilled 281
feet deep, standpipe has been erected,
ami water pul in every village bouse
free ol' charge.
An up-to-date sanitary system has
been installed in the mill, with mod
ern septic tanks and filter beds.
Tile Premium System.
The premium system bas been put
into operation in the Walhalla plant.
This is a system whereby an opera
tive is able, by attendance and Ret
tin?- production, to be paid for prac
tically thirteen months in the year.
The president and general managers
of the Vlctor-Monaglian Mills, look
ing into the future for its help, and
considering the high cost of living,
have put this system in all of the
plants connected with this concern.
This premium ls not in the nature of
a prize that some special ones may
get. It is In reach of every opera
tive in the mill, and may be obtained
by complying with the rules laid
down.
Local flaut Hoads.
Those In charge of the mill here In
various capacities are:
Resident Manager-C. D. Walker.
Secretary and Rook-keeper-L. E.
Beard.
Superintendent-J. C. Montjoy.
Overseer of Carding-W. C. Munt.
Overseer of Spinning-Lemuel
Moss.
Overseer of Weaving-J. C. Cudd.
Overseer of Cloth Room-W. W.
Gi egory.
Master Mechanic-John L. Smith.
Wonderful Advancements
have been made along all lines at the
Walhalla plant during the past 12
months, and this plant bids fair now
to become the pride of the town as
well as ol' the progressive corporal ton
of which it is a part. The Victor
Monaghan people are looking to the
development of their plants no less
than they are to the comfort and
convenience of those whom they em
ploy. Tho people of Walhalla wish
them every success in their most wor
thy endeavors toward building up a
plant on modern lines.
< 'rom?r-HlmmoiiK.
A wedding nf much Interest, and
one which came as a surprise to their
many friends, was that of .Miss Eliza
beth Cromer and Wm. H. Simmons.
The marriage was solemnized Wed
nesday, December 13, at ll o'clock,
at the home of the bride's sister, Mrs.
W. T. Stevenson, Seneca, lt, E. D.
Row C. I). Royd officiated. The par
lor, where the ceremony was perform
ed, was beautifully decorated with
smilax and holly. The wedding was
a beautiful but quiet one, only the
Immediate families of the bride and
groom being present.
After the ceremony, the guests
were invited into tho dining room,
which was decorated with potted
plants and cut Howers, where a deli
cious course luncheon was served.
The bride was becomingly gowned In
a handsome hine cloth snit, beaver
trimmed, with hat and gloves to
match.
Mid showers of rice this happy
couple left by auto for Seneca,
from which place they took the train
for a ton days' trip to Charleston,
Florida and other points South.
Mrs. Simmons ls originally from
Anderson, but for some time past
has been residing with ber brother,
Ezra Cromer, near Seneca. Mr. Sim
mons is an extensive and popular
planter of the Cross Roads section of
Oconee, nt which place they will bo
at home to their friends.
THE NORMAL TRAINING CLASS.
Second Session Will Open Next Mon
day, Junuury 8th.
The second term of the Oconee
.Normal Training Class will begin
next Monday, January 8th, at 9 a. m.,
Iii Pitchford^ Hall. lu addition to
the regular studies In cubject matter
and methods, an observation class
WIN be taught in turn by each mem
ber of the class. This teaching will
be observed and discussed by the
members of the class.
The session for 1910-17 has been
divided into the folio wing terms:
1- Oct. 2, 1916, to Nov. 23, 1910.
2- Jan. 8, 1917, to March 3. 1917.
3- Mar. f>, 1917. to Apr. 28, 1910.
?-Apr. 30, 1917, to May 26, 1917.
Summer term-June 18, 1917, to
July 13, 1917.
This class is open to all teachers
holding valid certificates, and to pu
pils who have finished the course of
study of a high school or of other
schools doing ten grades of work or
its equivalent.
Tho course of study prescribed by
the State Board of Education is as
follows:
Text books- Colgrove's "The
Teacher and the School." and Bag
ley's Classroom Management.
Matter and method In reading,
writing, drawing, spelling, English,
language, geography, history, hy
giene, sewing and cooking.
Observation and practice teaching.
The only expense to members of the
class will be board and a few dollars
for books.
Every teacher who expects to at
tend this class is urged to he present
on the opening day, January 8.
The instructor of the normal train
ing class extends a most cordial invi
tation to the teachers of Oconee coun
ty-lo visit this class as frequently as
possible. Sallie Stribling,
Instructor Normal Training Class.
Visited the Veterans.
During Christmas day Fred White,
one of the Oconee Confederate Vete
rans, made a point of visiting each
of the Confederate Veterans in the
town ol" Walhalla and vicinity, and of
those he knew-and he feels that he
knows them all-he found ten. The
number is growing smaller yearly,
and a few more years will mark the
final passing of a sei of men that form
the link that connects the present
generation with the past. Those who
Mr. White visited on Christmas were:
Judge J. W. Ii ol loman, Capt. Wm. A.
Strother, John D. Perry, Fielding A.
Lewis, Nathaniel Phillips, H. L.
Brandt, Capt. S. K. Dendy, John I).
Veiner. All of these Mr. White
found in their own homes. He cnlled
on Capt. V. F. Martin, but failed to
Hud him. Nehemiah Dunn was visit
ed at the home of another party.
Mr. White finds that not all of
these veterans are receiving pensions,
and he thinks that each should be on
the pension roll. He urges that the
delegation in the General Assembly
look into the pension matter and see
thf.t all Confederate Veterans are
placed on the pension roll in tho fu
ture, regardless of their financial
standing, feeling that the pension
should be in the nature of a recogni
tion of services rendered rather than
of compensation for them or in any
sense a charity.
(We recall two other Veterans not
mentioned by Mr. White, viz.: W. P.
Powell, of Walhalla, and Newton
Crenshaw, who lives in Midway. J.
R. Tribble, of Walhalla, also saw ser
vice in the Civil War.)
, Curd of Thanks.
Editor Keowee Courier: We de
sire through your paper to express
our thanks to our friends and neigh
bors for being so good and helpful to
us during the illness and death of
husband and father, and sympathiz
ing with us in our sore bereavement.
May God bless each and every one of
you is our prayer.
Mrs. H. A. Le Roy and Children.
Seneca, R. F. i).
Fsee Flower Seed
Has ings9 Catalogue
Tells You About lt
No mattor whether you farm on a
largo scale or only plant vegetables
or flowers in a small way, you nood
Hastings' 1917 Seed Catalog. It's
roady now and wo havo a copy for
you absolutely free, if you ask for it,
montionlng tho nnmo of this papor.
In addition to showing you about all
the variotios of vegetables, farm
grass, clover and flower seeds, this
catalog tolls how you can got freo flvo
splendid variotios of oaally grown, yot
boautlful flowers, with which to boau
tify your homo surroundings.
Good soeds of almost ovory kind
aro scarce this season, and you can't
afford to talco chancos in your sood
supply. Hastings' Soeds aro depend
able seeds, tho kind you can always
dopend on having "good luck" with.
You aro going to gurdon or farm
this spring. Why not insure success
so far as possiblo by starting with
tho right seed? Don't take chancos
that you do not havo to.
Write today for Hastings' 1917
Catalog. It's freo and will both inter
est and help you to succeed in 1917.
-H. Q. HA8TING8 CO., Soedemon,
Atlanta, Ga.-Advt.
RICHLAND NEWS BUDGET.
Death of W. C. Foster Deeply Regret
c<l-Personal Mention.
Richland, Jan. 1.-Special: The
Christmas season has been an unu
sually quiet one in tins community,
mainly because of the almost impass
able mud caused by the continuous
ra'ns of the week. A few brave
youngsters ventured out on last Wed
nesday night and enjoyed the evening
at the home of Miss Dyan Veiner.
This one gathering te ls of the gaie
ties of the se.\son In cur community.
Among the college students who
are spending their vacation In our
community are Misses Grace Vernor
and Carrie McMahan, of Landor Col
lege, Greenwood; Misses Mae Hub
bard and Belle Stribling, of Win
throp College, Rock Hill; Roger L.
Coe, Presbyterian College, Clinton,
and David McMahan and Bruce Strib
ling, of Clemson College. These stu
dents claim that just being at home
where they could "eat, drink and be
merry" was Christmas enough for
them.
Miss Annie McMahan, one of tho
primary teachers of the Spartanburg
schools, spent the holidays with her
parents here.
Miss Lottie Belle Crow, a student
of Brenan College, Gainesville, Ga.,
is visiting Miss Pauline Davis.
Stiles C. Stribling. principal and in
structor in mathematics in the Cen
tral High School. Gaffney, spent the
holidays with homefolks.
Mrs. Furnian Burns, of Fountain
Inn, is visiting at the home of her
parents, Hon. and Mrs. E. E. Vernor.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Holloinan, of
Seneca, and Mr. and Mrs. M. It. Mc
Donald, of Walhalla, wore visitors nt
the home of J. P. Blackwell, during
tho holidays.
Robt. L. Davis, principal of the
Madison High School, spent the holi
days with his parents here.
Misses Pauline and Christine An
derson, who are teaching at Greer,
are visiting at the home of their
aunt. Mrs. S. X. Hughs.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Con. of Madi
I son, spell I pari of the holidays at the
home of Mrs. S. H. Coe.
Misses Mary Berry, of Greenville,
j and Beulah Berry, of Greer, are vis
iting their parents. Mr. and Mrs. L.
! M. Berry.
.lohn Ballenger has returned from
a visit to Columbia, where on last
Tuesday he was "best man" at the.
marriage of his friend, Robert Jones,
ol' Westminster, and Miss Boinneau,
of Columbia. This is the second of
Johnnie's classmates he lias helped to
get married, and we truly hope that
some fair young lady will have com
passion on him so that he may make
the "third tip out."
L. W. Veiner, Jr., and Sloan Strib
ling, of Seneca, were recent visitors
at the home of Hon. E. E. Venter.
Prof. B. J. Wells, of Clemson Col
lege, was a visitor in our community
during the past week.
Mlss Mabry McCoy, a member of
the senior class of Winthrop College,
i pent the holidays with Miss Mao
Hubbard.
Miss Ruth Berry expects to leave
to-morrow for Rock Hill, where she
will take a short training course at
Winthrop College before taking up
her duties as home demonstration
agent for Oconee county.
Miss Annie and Edgar McMahan
were visitors to Atlanta last Tuesday
and Wednesday.
Miss Ada Wyly, who is teaching nt
Ruby, and Miss Cora Wyly, who is
teaching at Townville, spent the holi
days with their parents here.
The friends of Grover Hubbard are
congratulating him upon winning the
heart and hand of so fair a bride
as Miss Mortie Alexander, of the Con
erofs community. We join with
many in wishing them much happi
ness. They will make their home in
the house recently vacated by Walter
Hubbard.
Robert Davis returned to Madison
yesterday afternoon to resume his
school duties.
This community was Indeed sad
dened last Thursday afternoon when
the news of the untimely death of Su
pervisor W. C. Foster was received.
The majority of our people' knew
nothing of his absence from the
State, and at fir i could hardly be
lieve the report was correct. Mr.
Foster, while not a resident of our
community at the time of his death,
was still nu inhered as one of our peo
ple. He was born and raised at tho
Foster homestead, one mile east ol'
Richland, and had spent the most of
his life here, and even after he had
moved his family to Walhalla was a
frequent visitor at the home of his
aged parents, Mr. and Mrs. E, D. Fos
ter, and at the home of his brother,
E. N. Foster. Our people were dou
bly interested in his career because
of the fact that his wife was ono of
"our girls," Miss Fannie McDonald,
and to her and her family in this deep
bereavement our people, ono and all,
extend their deepest sympathy. '
It is indeed a sad fact that in al
most exactly ono month from the
time tho members of this family gath
ered in a happy reunion to celebrate
MUS. j. L. MCCAULEY DEAD.
Sh? Was An KxccHont Woman-Had
Keen in lind Health Some Time.
(Anderson Mail, 1st.)
Mrs. Adella Whittaker MeCarley,
wife of James Lawrence MeCarley,
died at her home three and one-half
miles east of this city at 5.15 o'clock
Sunday morning, after an illness of
about two months, aged Tl years.
The funeral services were hold at the
residence at 10 o'clock this morning,
being conducted by Rev. W. ll. Kra
mer, D, I)., pastor of the First Presby
terian church, of which the deceased
was a faithful member.
Mrs. MeCarley was a daughter of
the late H. H. Whitaker, and was
born in Broadaway township, near
the place of her death. She and Mr.
MeCarley were married when she was
quite a young woman, and to this un
ion eight children were born. She is
survived by her husband and the fol
lowing children: T. W., J. \V. and L.
P. MeCarley. who llvo east of the
city; H. H. MeCarley, superintendent
of education of Charleston county;
L. C. MeCarley, of Townvllle; Mrs. I
R. L. Rowle and Mrs. W. IO. Clles. of I
Townvllle, and Mrs. J. T. Long, of
Mickory Kial. She is also survived
by a sister, Miss Cornella Whittaker,
who lives east of Hie city, and one
brother, J. \\ Whitaker, of Westmin
ster.
Mrs. MeCarley had been suffering
with Bright's disease for some tinie.
but two months ago she began suffer
ing with heart trouble. Her death,
while aol altogether unexpected,
came as a great shock to members of
her family and a larxe host of friends.
She was a fervent Christian, a faith
ful wife and loving, mother, she
numbered her friends by ber ac
quaintances.
Interment was made in Silver
Brook cemetery, 'his city.
MEXICAN MATTHUS UNSIOTTLF.R.
Withdrawal ol' Pershing Forces Not
At All Probable.
Washington, lice. 29.-Continua
tion of the conferences of the Mexi
can-American joint commission, with
out regard to thc questions of with
drawing American troops fron. Mexi
co is proposed liv (?en. Carranza in
his message refusing to ratify the
protocol. Coupled with this sugges
tion, however, is a new appeal for re
call of the Persbiu}; expedition and
a declaration that such action by the
United States would permit adjust
ment of all remaining questions
"within a week."
There were indications to-night,
that the American members of the
commission might be disposed to
comply with the request for further
conferences, lt was officially stated
that nothing yet bad occurred to al
ter the administration's policy to
ward Mexico, and it is generally un
derstood that so long ns Northern
Mexico is in its present unsettled
state Pershing's men will stay where
they are.
View Situation as Grave?
Washington, Dec. 3 1.-Washing
ton is more disturbed over the Mexi
can situation, according to report,
than lt bas been at any time since
the Carrizal affair, which resulted i"
the mobilization of militia on the
border. There are potentialities in
recent developments which persons
close to Presided Wilson Tear will
nullify all the attempts willoh the ad
ministration has made to assist in re
establishing law and order in Mexico.
The situation, as understood at the
State Department, may bc thus sum
marized :
Villa is virtual dictator of that,
section ol' the stale of Chihuahua
south of Gen. Pershing's column. Ile
ls also in control of Durango, a large
part of Coahulla and adjoining
States, from which the Carranza
"generals" supposed to control them
have lied. Their hungry troops will
ingly have joined Villa. Villa,
through recent raids, has acquired
foodstuffs, while the Carranza gene
rals have conllscated everything pos
sible and sent lt across the border to
sell at fancy prices in Texas.
From a handful of ragged follow
ers Villa has made a force of nearly
10.000 men. All of Carranzn's gar
risons in the northern section do not
approximate this number. Felix
Diaz, acting as a figurehead for Ro
bles, has assembled a formidable
loree in Puebla and Oaxaca and ls re
ported to be prepared to move north
ward at a signal from Villa.
Zapata, in the State of Morolos,
has complete control of the country
in the vicinity of Mexico City and ls
reported to be prepared to join with
Villa and Robles,
the golden wedding of the aged par
ents they again gathered to pay tho
Inst sad tribute to this the first ono
of their number to "cross the river."
The large number tlint gathered at
Rock Springs Methodist church yes
terday afternoon at the funeral ser
vices was a silent testimony of tho
high standing of this good man
throughout the county.
Another Car of Fine
Young Mules
with lots of quality to unload,
Friday. Good, thick, blocky kind,
in closely mated pairs. Every
mule gentle and good broke.
Be sure to see them.
C. W. & J. E. Bauknight,
WALHALLA, 5. C.
j& It PAYS TO BUY FOR. CASH. JP
January 3, 1917.
256 Years Ago To-day
The first Female Actor appeared
upon the stage at London, England.
Contrary to expectations of the majority,
this woman's first venture in tl ic role of an actress
met with imm?diate success, as have many others
from that day to the present. Why not let your
next act upon Hie sla^e of life be the starling of
a bank account, in tinier thal success may like
wise crown your efforts?
Open your account herc.
WESTMINSTER BANK
When You Think of Banking Think of
THE WESTMINSTER BANK.
NOTICIO TO KOAI> OVERSEERS.
All County Road Overseers In Oconee
are?hereby notified to discontinuo
work on tho public roads until further
orders. Close up all work in hand
at the earliest possible moment, and
take ni) nothing in the way of new
work except in cases where roads in
your respective sections arc reported
and found to be impassable.
I). B. NICHOLSON,
R. A. REEVES,
County Commissioners,
.lan. 2, 1917. 1
SAY'K OF REA Ii ESTATE.
Pursuant to a power of attorney I
duly executed by thc heirs and dis
tributees of tito estate of Miss E. O.
Alexander to W. O and T. D. Alex
iinder, the undersigned will ofter for
sale, on sale day in February, 1917,
In front of the Court House door in
Walhalla, immediately after the sales
hy county officers, to the highest bid
tier, all that piece, parcel or tract of
land situate, lying and being on the
West side of the public road leading
from Westminster to Walhalla, be
tween Coneross church and the creek,
containing forty-six and one-half
teres, more or less.
Right to sell at private sale before
ibo ve date hereby reserved.
Terms of Sale: CASH. Purchaser
to pay extra for papers.
W. O. ALEXANDER,
T. D. ALEXANDER,
Attorneys in Fact.
.Ian. :t,_HH7. _L-!\_
S li M M O N S.
State of South Carolina,
County of Oconee.
(In Court of Probate.)
Bx Parte, Dr. Thos. 0. C. Fahnestock,
In Re
William John Owens, Thomas P.
Owens, Rosana Crumbly, Janie
lOlse --, Mary Ellen Proc
tor. Mary Walsh, William Owens,
Mary Owens, John J. Owens, Ros
ana Owens and James Owens, and
all the other unknown heirs-at
law of Mrs. Rosa Fahnestock, de
ceased.
Summons.
r<> All of tho Above-Nnmed Parties
(except Dr. Titos, G. C. Fahne?
stock,) mid Also to All of the Un
known Helrs-at?jLa\v of Mrs. Rosal
Fahnestock, Deceased, Pienso Take
Not leo:
That whereas, Dr. Thos. 0, C.
Fahnestock, by his petition In writ
ing, filed In the office of Judge of
Probate for said Stato and County, on
Lho 18th day of December, 1916,
praying that this Court do require all
the helrs-at-law of Mrs. Rosa Fahne
stock, doceased, and especially the
Above-named, to prefer a petition In
writing to provo said Last Will and
Testament in duo form of law and
that witnesses may be sworn and ex
amined concerning same, and since it
ls the intention of the said Petitioner,
'?
Dr. Tilos. O. C. Fa lin estoc k, to con
test, and auk the paper purporting to
be the last will and testament of
Mrs. 'Rosa Fahnestock, deceased,
which bears date the 24th day of
September, 1915, to be declared null
and void and of no effect, and that
the paper bearing date the 1st day of
January, 1916, bo admitted to pro
bate in duo form of law and bo
adjudged and declared to be the sole,
only and Inst will and testament of
the said Mrs. Rosa Fahnestock, de
ceased.
And whereas, it has been made jto
appear by affidavit signed by M. R.
McDonald, attorney for Dr. Thos. G.
C. Fahnestock, Petitioner, that cer
tain heirs at law of 'Mrs. Rosa Fahne
stock, deceased, aro, or may be mi
nors, and that such minors resido
beyond the limits and Jurisdiction of
this State, and cannot, after duo dili
gence, be found,
WHEREFORE, You and each of
you, exec.pt Dr. Thoa. G. C. Fahne
stock, and all of the unknown helrs
at-law of Mrs. Rosa Fahnestock, de
ceased, are horeby required to an
swer the Petition of Dr. Thos. G. C.
Fahnestock, which has this day boen
Hied in the office of tho Court of
Probate for said State and County,
and that cadi of you servo a copy of
your answer to the said Petition
within twenty days from tho dato of
service hereof, exclusive of th? day of
such service, and if you fail lilia re
fuse to answer to thc said Petition,
tho Court will grant the relief there
in demanded, by default; and that
each of tho unknown minors being
heirts at law of Mrs. Rosa Fahne
Btock, deceased, aro horeby summon
ed and required to procure the ap
pointment of somo suitable person to
act as their guardian ad litem for tho
purpose of this action, -within twenty
days from the date of service thereof,
exclusive of the day of such service,
and if you fail to procuro the ap
pointment of such guardian nd litem
within the time aforesaid, tho said
Petitioner will apply to this Court for
such appointment.
Dated at Walhalla, S. C., Decem
ber 18, 1916.
V. F. MARTIN, (Seal.)
Judge of Probate, Oconoo County,
South Carolina.
Dec. 20, 191G. 51-4
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