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By Stock, Sholor Hughs & Sholor. QKD?IE? "TO THINK OWN HKLF HH TR UK, AND IT MUST FOLLOW A8 THE N1GJV THE RAY: THOU CANST NOT THEN BE FALSE TO ANY MAN." WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, WKIHH?SBAY, MARCH 1?, 1021. Now Serlos No. 80?. - Volume LXIX_No. ll. S P E -SPECIAL : BLEACHED Those prices are very lo^ your summer's supply? 60-Cent Middy Twill, 50-Ccnt Lonsdale Cami 50-Ccnt Mult-purpose I 40-Ccnt Barker's Bleac 50-Ccnt B. B. Bicachir 30-Cent Cambric, 12 1 40-Cent Cambric, 15c, C.W. Sc J.E WALHAI IT PAYS TO Bl NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED at il o'clock A. M., TUESDAY, March 22d, 1921, at the olllce of tho Coun ty Highway Commission for Oconee County, in Walhalla, S. C., for the construction of tho rond between the corporate limits of the Town of Sen eca and Ravenel's Bridge, at Seneca River. The work consists of approxi mately 3.00 acres clearing and grubbing. 32,000 cubic yards common exca vation. 9,400 cubic yards top-soil sur , facing. 180 lin. ft. 15-in. vit. c. pipe. 500 lin. ft. 3 8-in. vit. c. pipe. 375 Mn. ft. 24-in. vit. c. pipe. 80 lin. ft. 36-in. vit. c. pipe. Alternate bids will bo considered for metal pipe. Plans and specifications may ht seen in the office of J. N. Stribling, Chief Engineer, at Walhalla. Forms will be furnished by tho Secretary, M. It. McDonald, for making out bids. Proposals must be accompanied by a certified or cash ier's check for the sum of $500.00, made payable to the Chairman or Secretary of the Kommission, as evi denco of good faith. Th? Commission reserves tho right to reject any and all bids. M. R. MCDONALD, Secretary Co. Highway Commission. March ? ,1921. 10-11 SUMMONS FOR RELIEF. The State of South Carolina, County of Oconee. IN COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Robert H. Wright and Nat C. Nave, as Partners doing business under Style and Firm Name of Wright & Nave, Plaintiffs, against B. H. Wilburn, Defendant. SUMMONS FOR RELIEF. - (Com plaint Served.) To tlie Defendant Above Named: You are hereby summoned and re quired to answer tho Complaint in this action, of which a copy is here with served upon you, and to servo a copy of your Answer to tho said Complaint on tho subscriber, nt bis office, on tho Public Square, nt Walhalla Court House, South Caro lina, within twenty days after the service horoof, exclusivo of tho day of such service; and If you fail to answer tho Complaint wiithin tho time aforesaid, the Plaintiffs in this action will apply to the Court for tho relief demanded in tho Complaint. Dated this llth day of February, 1921. E. L. HERNDON, Plaintiffs' Attorney. March 9. 1921. 10-12 NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS. All persons indebtod to tho Estate of Joseph L. Dickson, Deceased, aro hereby notified to make payment to tho undersigned, and all persons having claims against said Estate will prosont the same, duly attested, within the time proscribed by law, or bo barred. JAMES E. DICKSON, JOHN W. DICKSON, Executors of tho Estate of Joseph L. Dickson, Deceased. March 9, 1921. 10-14 + .J..J..J. .J. ?J..J..J..J..J? .J..J, ,j.>j..* .j. .j. ?j.,j. Pa?mafesta (PALMETTO STATE FESTIVAL,) Columbia, March 28 to April 2 ?j? ?j. ?j. ?j. ?j. ?l??l*?l*?p SALE ON~ DOMESTICS. ?\ Come in and buy , 25c. >ric, 25c. Cloth, 20c. ;hing, 20c, ig, special value, 20c. -2c. . Bauknight, .LA, S. C. JY FOR CASH. NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION. In accordance with Section 1742, Civil Code of South Carolina, 1912, and pursuant to an order of tho County Board of Education of Oco nee County, South Carolina, notice ls hereby given that a Special Election will be bold at the School House in Bounty Land School District, No. 20, on 'Wednesday, March 23d, 1921, for the purpose of voting on the question of levying a Special Tax of 4 Mills to be used for school purposes in said district. At said election each elector favor ing tho levy of tho said special 4 mlll tax shall cast a ballot contain ing tho word "Yes" written or print ed thereon, and each elector opposed to tho said levy shall cast a ballot containing tho word "No" written or printed thereon. At said election only such doctors ns have returned real or personal property for taxation, -uni who shall exhibit their tax receipts and rcgis ?rntlon certificates, si required in tho general election, shall bo al lowed to vote. Polls open at 7 a. tn. and close at 4 p. m. Tho Trustees will be Managers of tho said election. Respectfully, L. C. SPEARES, County Supt. of Education. March 9, 1921. 10-11 NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION. In accordance with Section 1742, Civil Code of South Carolina, 1912, and pursuant to an order of the ! County Board of Education of Oco nee County, South Carolina, notice is horeby given that a Special Election will bo held at Earle's Grove School House, lu Earle's Grove School Dis trict, No. 71, on Wednesday, March 23d, 1921, for tho purpose of voting upon tho question of levying a Spe cial Tax of Seven Mills, to be used for school purposes in said district. At said election each elector favor ing tho levy of said Special Seven mill Tax shall cost a hallot contain ing tho word "Yes" written or print ed thereon, and (each elector op posed to tho said lovy shall cast a written or printed thereon. At tho said election only such electors ns have returned real or porsonnl property for taxation, and who shall exhibit thoir tax receipts and registration certificates, as re quired In the general olectlon, shall ballot containing tho word "No" bo nllowed to vote. Polls open nt 7 a. m. and closo nt 4 p. m. Tho Trustees will be Managers of tho said election. Respectfully, L. C. SPEAR ES, County Supt. of Education. March 9, 1921. 10-11 NOTICIO OF ELECTION. Tho State of South Carolina, County of Oconee. To tho Qualified Electors and Resi dential Freeholders of Legal Vot ing Ago In Fairview School Dis trict: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, That, an Election will bo held at Fairview School House on SATURDAY, tho 2d day of APRIL, 1921, between the hours of 7 A. M. and 4 P. M.. for tho purpose of voting upon tho question of levying a Special Tax of Five Mills on all taxablo property of said District, to bo used for school pur poses in said District, in accordance with Section 174 2. Civil Code of South Carolina, 1912. Respectfully, T. M. M EA H ES, J. B. MCMAHAN, j. DUFF MCMAHAN, Trustoos. March 16, 1921. 11-18 NEWS MATTERS AT SENECA. Death Of Mm. Holland Brings Soi> row-Ch a ri ni ii g Aniiivcrsitry. Seneca, March 15.-Special: Dr. E. A. Hines has returned from Rock Hill, where he had been attending n meeting of the Fifth District Med ical Association, which convened in that city the first part of the week. The congregations of the Presby terian church have been steudlly in creasing for the evening services for several weeks since the pastor, Rev. I. E. Wallace, has been deliver ing a series of sermons on "Evan gelization." Iln will preach the fifth and last sermon of this .series next Sunday evening. The music at these services has boen unusually line and has been an Inspirai ion to both the pastor and congregations. ? Mrs. Cordon Carson and children returned to their home. Holly Hill, ?after a visit of several weeks to the ! former's mother, Mrs. W. S. Hunter. The sad news of the death of Mrs. ?Charley Holland, which occurred last ; Wednesday at her home in Halli* ? more, brought sorrow to he family and many friends of the young lyis I band, who is one of Seneca's own : boys, hoing tho third son of our townsman, Wa y in mt Holland, and lt was hero that he spent the greater I part of his life. Rev. Holland is pas tor of a Presbyterian church in Bal timore, and was happily married >8 months ago. It seems bul yesterday that bis- bride was introduced to tho i Seneca people, and truly she won their hearts hy her charming person ality. Her passing away is peculiar ly sad-in the bloom of youth, so full of promise for a life of service for her Master as the wife of a pas tor. She left an infant daughter only three weeks old. To the bereaved husband is extended the deepest sympathy in his bereavement. The interment took placo In Baltimore I on Thursday. Tho Wednesday afternoon session brought to a close the Methodist Sunday School Institute, which was held in tho Methodist church Tues day and Wednesday of last week. The program was full of . spiritual food for the Sunday school workers, and many of tho valuable suggestions will be carried homo and will be ap plied in tile various local Sunday schools. The attendance was large and all seemed to be interested In getting all tho good possible from the meet/hg. Presiding Elder E. A. Holler presided over the sessions. The reception given by Dr. and Mrs. E. A. Hines on Frtdly, the nth, in celebration of tho 3 0th anniver sary of the practice of medicine by Dr. Hines, was a charming affair in every detail. Mrs. Eustace Hopkins welcomed tho guests nt the door, while Mrs. S. K. Dendy Invited them in the receiving room, where Dr. and Mrs. Hines were assisted In receiv ing by Misses Hines, Mrs. Thomas Eugene Himer of Pelzer, Dr. L. O. Martin, counsellor of the district; Thos. Anderson Langford nnd Ander son Glenn Smoak, seniors of Clem son, and the doctors of the Oconee Medical Association. The decorations in the receiving room were rich with large vases of red carnations, while the spacious dining room gov< ore a breath of spring with a profusion of peach blossoms banked here and there. The serving table, with a rich I cover of lace, had for the center piece an artistic flower basket laden i with delicate pink *ullpB. An elabo rato menu, consisting of chicken sal ad and accessories, was served by Elizabeth Hines and 'Lucia Nimmons. The rear of tho reception hall was aglow with immense quantities of the ever-bright spring flowers, the daffodil. In the midst of this fairy land fruit punch and cake were serv ed by Misses Nollie Hines and Annie Hunter. During the hours from 5.30 to 9 o'clock moro than one hundred friends called to offer congratula tions to Dr. and Mrs. Hines on this happy occasion, which marked 30 years of bis pronounced success in the medical world, and to Mrs. Hines for her co-oporation and wiso counsel, which has been a wonderful power behind the throne. Among tho congratulations that came over tho wires and through the mail was a message from Dr. Alexander R. Craig, secretary of tho American (Medical Association, of Chicago. Ho ; and Dr. Hines have boon closely re bated for 15 years, until this relation has grown into a warm friendship, I tho former being secretary of tho American Medical Association,v/hllo tho latter has for 15 years held a similar ofilco In the South Carolina State Medical Association. Dr. Hines graduated from tho Charleston Med ical College In 1891, and for two years practiced medicino ut Gllllson vllle, Hampton county. His first pa tlont was Mrs. Ulmer, who came over from her homo in Pelxor for this occasion (having formerly lived at Gllllsonville.) Of course much inter est centered around Mrs. Ulmer, In asmuch aa sho bas "lived to tell thc tale!" In 1893 Dr. Hines turned his face toward tho Piedmont section, living in Calhoun for four years, un til be found that Seneca was tho gar den spot, of this soctlon, and for tboso twenty-four years be has made won derful strides In tho advancement of his profession. Mrs. W. J. Lunney, Mrs. T. L. Strlbllng and Mrs. J. H. Adams assisted in crtcrtulning the guests throughout the evening. NEK IIA VE SUMMER SCHOOL. Ion from May 2? to July 1 Willi Hu Hold lu Walhalla. 'Mi ';Wbe County Bourd of Education,| realizing tho urgent need for profes sional training on the part of Oconee| tethers, have decided to have a i summer school for white teachers at Walhalla, beginning May 28th and| doffing July 1st. $he members of the board were I Influenced hy three factors In mak iug'vU decision for this school: First, every teacher that is worthy* of tho! name is anxious to improve her work so m&t she may be able to give moro nndVbetter service to 4he community in which she is employed. Sjcbnd, a large num'ber of the teaopers iu the county are teaching' on .one-year permits. It is absolutely noonary that teachers holding th?s?; per,rt\its attend a summer school If theyfjwish these permits renewed for un omer year, and. knowing that it wo?M'!he a hardship to some of the teacaters lo go out of the county to attptub other schools, the board hroujflu the school to tho teachers. Tlfflrd. the Anderson Summer Se hoffa has been abandoned, a fact whioBmalics it moro imperative that the emin ty have its own school. Thwo will be absolutely no fees or .cUargos for the privilege of the sumnffer school. Those who can .come from Bionic will have no expense ex cept -Iiiat of hooks. Those who can not Op mo from home each (Jay will hnv?jjthe expense of board in Wal hallad(Some teachers may prefer to do light housekeeping. Thflk?pening of the school ls a lit tle $f6Ny, hut this Is done In order that the teachers may have two weeks! ?rest before the opening of the ?ununw terms of .the rural schools. Surft, J'. Pierce Coates, of tho Sen eca .f?gh School, has consented to act as- director of the Oconee Sum mer/ School. His experience as teacher^'f rom a one-room school to an instructor in summer schools for teacher}), With his professional train ing atTth'o.'State University and Pea-1 body ?Bu?ge for Teachers, make him an id cpl; .nan for the place. He, as sisteY|by\feu able faculty, will give courssSy. tri primary methods, .civil KQVf?j&mt, geography, arithmetic. English? algebra and history or-phys iology. . The subjects Just mentioned aro the fundamentals. They aro the ones that should be taught most thor oughly and efficiently in every school room in the county. The instructors will try to tench these subjects In such a way as to bring out the best methods along with tho content. Every teacher In the county will receive very soon a letter calling her attention to the summer school. The director wants to know as soon as possible Just how many teachers want to avail themselves of the op portunity of attending. Therefore, every teacher who expects to take I advantage of this opportunity is' asked to write Mr. Coates at Seneca. Teachers, the summer school is yours without cost. What will you do with it? Respectfully, L. C. Speares, County Supt. of Education. E. I). Dignam s Wife In Jail. Florence, March 12.-Mrs. May Blgham was arrested and placed In Jail here last night by J. E. Cook, Jailor, who charged that he inter cepted her in an effort to convey a bottle of a drug to her husband, Ed mund D. Blgham, who is awaiting trial on charges of having killed five members of his family. Deputy Cook asserted that he had learned of tho alleged attempt through a trus'y prisoner in tho Jail, and that he also had intercepted sev eral notos from Blgham to his wife. Blgham is charged with having shot his mother, brother, sister and two adopted children of tho latter as a result of financial difficulties. At first it was thought thnt L. S. Big ham, tho brother, had killed tho four and then committed suicide, hut a coronor's jury placed tho blame on Edmund Blgham. Was Later Released. Florence, March 14.-Mrs. May Blgham, who was arrested Friady on tho charge of attempting to slip to her husband, E. D. Blgham, In the county Jail hero, sufficient poison to cause death, was released upon her own recognizance niter a hearing be fore Magistrate Wetmore. Congress man John J. McSwaln, of Greenville, appeared for Mrs. Blgham, though ho ls not connected with the case of E. D. Blgham. Mrs. Blgham and her daughters left the city to-night for Greenville, whore thoy will remain, lt is stated, until they are summoned here by tho court. Card of Tba nhs, Editor Koowoo Courier: Please allow us space In tho col umns of your paper to thank our friends and neighbors for their many acts of kindness shown us during the sickness and at tho death and burial of our dear wife and daughter. May God's richest blessings rest upon each and overy ono of these kind friends ls our earnest prayor. C. B. James, J. D. Uamby and Children. West Union Rt. 1 March 15th, ID 21.-adv.* ... Lubricat -IN QUANTITIES AT A CAE LOAD OE LUBRICAT TRACTORS AND STATION?R TY lind SIXTY-GALLON CONT I AM COI NO TO SELL THIS MY BRICE WILL SAVE YOU THE GALLON. IE THERE WAI SHOULD SAVE YOUR MONEY YOUR OIL IN LA ROER QU AN' DIFFERENCE ? TRACTOR OWNERS SI I OHL BARREL OFFER IV'IFOHE |?L ONE LOT OIL-ESPECIAL!, SON TRACTOR. I STILL HAVE A FEW MAR TER GET YOURS. Arthur Walhall JURORS FOR COMMON PLEAS Court, which Will Convene in Wail hula Monday, March ?Kth. Tho following Jurors have been drawn for the llrst week of Common Pleas Court, which will convene on Monday March 2 8th: Blackwell, A. B., Westminster R. ! RD. Barrett, J. E., Westminster R.F.D. Biter, J. A., Walhalla. Black, I. B" Westminster Rt. 3. Brewer, W. D., Seneca R.F.D. Brown, A. M., Mountain Rest. Burley, B. B., Seneca. Cannon, T. F., Seneca R.F.D. Couch, J. Q., Westminster. Cox, W. S., Westminster Rt. 4. Ellison, A. L., Walhalla Rt. 3. Elrod, V. W., Seneca Rt. 1. Fendley, R. E., Westminster Rt. 2. ? Gibson, G. F.. Westminster Rt. 2. liare, W.. J., Westminster* Rt: 4-. . .Hood, J. C., West Union Rt. 1. ' Hood, R. K., Westminster. Hopkins, J. T. S., Seneca. Hunnicutt, C. V-, Salem Rt. 2. Jones, V. H., Seneca. Mauldin, J. T., Walhalla. Morgan, M. C., West Union Rt. 1. Morton, Geo. T.. Wlahalla. Mulkey, D. L, Westminster. Murphree, J. M., Westminster R. F.D. Neal, J. H., West Union. Neill, R. D., Seneca. ! Nesmlth, H. H., Walhalla Rt. 3. Orr, .1. lt., Westminster. Peebles, T. C., Walhalla Rt. 3. Queen, C. L., Seneca R.F.D. Hay, G. W., Walhalla. Rowland, W. A., Walhalla. Sheriff, T. L., Seneca R.F.D. Two Weeks If Needed. Oconee ls entitled to ..two weeks for civil court at this term if that much time is needed. It is not now known whether the two wei es will be used or not. This a mutter de pendent entirely upon the condition of the civil docket and whether the parties to the various causes to be heard are ready fdy the, hearing of their cases at tho time they are call ed for hearing. Noted Union Spy Dead, Aged 78. San Francisco, Cal., March 12. Geo. M. Hur)but, who during the Civil War went behind the Confeder ate lines as a spy on many occasions, died hore yesterday at the age of 7 8 years. Many of Mr. Hurlbut's ex ploits, which covered virtually the entire period of he war, wore per formed in tho L,tiise of a woman. He enlisted originally in an Ohio regi ment in 18C L and was detailed to in telligence work soon afterward. Im mediately after tho war he came to California and engaod in the practice of law. ll. H. Court Refuses to Review. Washington, March 14.-The Su preme Court of the United States to day refused to review a decree of the South Carolina courts which eliminated $15,000 "punitivo dam ages" from an award totalling $25, 000, made to J. A. Calhoun, as com pemuition for thc death of his son. The boy was one of 13 persona who lost their lives In a wreck on tho Southern Railway near Columbia, S. C., hi February, 1918. Birmingham Shaken by Explosion. Birmingham, Ala., March 14. This city and tho country for fifty miles around woro shaken at 6.30 o'clock this morning by nu explosion in the magazino of tho Dolomite Mines, a coal property of tho Wood ward Iron Co., 14 milo 'rom hero. No ono was Injured, according to tho carly reports. Tho magazine was de stroyed. Tho words in English which begin with tho letter Z aro all dorlved from other languages, principally from tho G rook, IMO REDUCTION INO OLIJ FOR AUTOMOBILES, V ENGINES-IN TI VE, THIR * I NEUS. OIL AT WIIQLESAliR PRICES. PROM *2? 'IM) no CENTS ON S EVER A TIME WHEN YOU IT IS NOW. WHY NOT RUY PITIES AND POCKET THE I) TA K K A OVA XTA< ? E OE THIS t)W TIME. V HEAVY-KOK THE KOKI) I'lX HITCH HUH LE KT. H ET Brown, la, S. C. MISS CAltltlE 1). IIAHHISOX WON In Contest for Palmares tn Hepreson tativo from Oconee-0,742 Votos. Miss Carrie Darby Harrison, of Walhalla, will represent Oconeo aa the candidate from this county for Queen of Palmafesta. Wo congratu late her on her good fortuno, and wo know that she will have as pleasant la timo ns any young lady in South I Carolina during Palmafosta Wook, ?March 28 to April 2. Wo only wish that Tho Courier's contest could have resulted In each ono of those whose names wore entered by friends going down to Columbia to represent tho best county in tho State at tho Palmetto State Petsival. But only one could bo chosen, and this choteo fell to the Ibt of Mle?. .^^^".I?S?^ fol mont wiwf&iwssns? I contest toward the finish. We re ceived during saturday votes by tel I ?graph, by mall and by hand-lots I of them, some for all of the contest ants, but In the main the contost had narrowed down to tho two lead ers-Miss Harrison, of Walhalla, and Miss Carter, of Westminster. Ono of the contestants had requested that her name bo withdrawn from tho Hst, and though she had a number of hundreds of YOtes to ber credit a full week bofore the contest, closed, we had to striko tho name from tho Hst. The standing of the contestants at the close of the contost was as fol lows: Miss Carrie Darby Harrison, Walhalla . 6,742* Miss Annie Ruth Carter.Wost minster. {j,169 Miss Pearl Piko, Salem. 1,888 Miss Anna Marett, Westmin ster . 1,100 Miss Clara Verner, Seneca. . . 905 Total votes In contest.15,804 Votes withdrawn .. 700? Total votes cast In contest. 16,604 Miss Harrison, the winner, ls at present a student at Queen's College, ?Charlotte, N. C., but she will be in Columbia at tho appointed time to represent Oconee at Palmafosta and Oconee will be ably and charm ingly represented. We have our hope set that Oconee will have tho honor of furnishing tho Palmafesta Queen. Bc that aa it may, wo are going to have a charming representative at Palmafesta-March 28 to April 2 and we hopo that many of tho citi zens of oconee and Uppor South Carolina will avail themselves of this opportunity to visit tho Capital City. Chango of Vcnuo for Gosnoll. Greenville, March 14.--Circuit I Judge Ooo. E. Prince to-day granted ! a chango of venue from Greenville to Pickena county for tho trial of .Tako Gosnoll, Internal revenue agont, indicted for tho alleged murder of" Sheriff Hendrix Hector on July 4th, 1919. It was set forth by Mr. Gosnell's attorneys that he could not obtain a fnlr trial In Groonvlllo county in view of the fact that tho present sheriff, Carlos Hector, is a brother of the de ceased. Tho State did not object. llramlcM. Abandon? Appeal. Greenvlllo, March 14. - Hug/i Bramlott abandoned his appeal to tho Supremo Court to-day, consent ing in this notion to begin tho ser vie? of his lifo sentence for tho kill ing of his njpther-ln-law. Mrs. I?. C. McIIugh. Singing at Poplar Springs. Tho Wagoner Township Singing Convention will meet with tho Pop lar Springs Baptist church Sunday next, March 20. All singers and lov ers of music aro Invited to attend. W. D. Browor, Secretary.