Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1868-06-19
FOR THE KEowEE COURIER.

ottuHc icceutiy ~ Spcio " AeT oaJo III 9ooi
growing Town We need not tell you that
we were proud to sec the spirit Of improve.
mcnt so universally manifested by the good
people of this, the future Capital of Oconcc
County.
by your permission, we will tell your in
tclligent renders something of what We saw,
heard and learned whilst in this pleasant lit.
tie city. 10 make short story still shorter,
and without further circumlocution, you know
just as we'll us we do, that on Friday evening
the Female Educational Society gave un en-
tcrtainment at " Anscl's Hall" il the shape
Of miniature Theatre or Tabcaux Your
humble servant witnessed the performance of
two or three of the first scenes, aud with clear
conscience, we can and will say the several ac-
tors and actresses performed their parts admi-
rubly, especially the dancing by the young
Misses. We did not stay to see the shom out
but by request Of " honest Sam" we left
this house Of entertainment for tho purpose
of attending a Democratic meeting of our
colorcd fricuLa, We do assure you, Mr.. Ed
itor, that VIC were highly gratifcd to find 50
many Freedmen in attendance and mani
testing as they all did, on this occasion, such
u decided interest in the Democratic organi-
cations Of our Country, was, we do assure you,
quite animating to our Democratic spirits.
After listening to two or three Pollytici.
cal" speeches delivered by the Freedmen, we
returned to D. BlEMANH's, Hotel, where VIC
'Sere stopping for the night. We left this
Democratic Club of which wc have been
speaking, fully pursuadcd that the lively in
tercst manifested by tho Frccdmen in and
around WaIhalla in this Democratic organiza.
to-, Is truly aiscouragng, to say the very
least OF it, to some Of tho leaders and hard
workers OF the Union League party, who live
in Town. On our arrival at the Hotel VIC were
told bya friend, that the Tablcaux was out,
but my informant continued, the young folks
have taken advantage Of the occasion and arc
tripping the light and fantastic toe," and
rs the volinist said, tho music If a "nour
isling" character. We presume the nour-
ishmcnt derived thercfrom enabled the young
folks to prolong tho dance until IL or O. clock.
at this time however tho party adjourned to
meet again on next Friday evening, at
o'clock, p. M., at the samo place, at which
timc and place wo intend to be present, if, we
only get our mcV ground hoed n time to
como. After seeing the boys take few
glasses of DEDRIcK's fresh lager Bcer''
we retired to our quiet but elevated room, and
was soon locked in tho embrace of tired ma.
ture's sweet rcstorcr-balmy slccp.
Pretty early Saturday morning wc were up,
and on the look out Soon we wore convinced
that there wore indeed more truth than fiction
iu tho heading of d. BiGMANN's advertise.
meus. Lis store does inuYvu appear to be
Headquarters of trade" When We came
to think why this was, We saw IN a moment
that there was nothing worry remarkable about
it, because ho keeps constantly in store full
carefully selected and complete stock of goods
and adycrtiscs his business lihors!ly, consc
quently wo people from the Country know
where to find him. Thoro arc many othe,
stores in Town both above and below "hoad
quarters" owned and kept by good and olcv
OR men, but as they do not, with ono or two
honorable exceptions, advertise their business
wo cant in Justice to tho Printer, particular
ize nor tell whero they may DO found.
Walhalla justly boasts of throo good schools
two males and ono Female, all presided ovel
by able and efficient Teachers. BY tho kind
moss of q friond, wc on Sunday morning, pro
cured ascat in tho Omnibus, and thercb,
joined an Omnibus party to West Unior
Church. Having but very slight acquain
tance with any Of the fcmnlo members Of tlit
party, without making ourselves at all noisy
we sat in silent admiration Of fomalo bcauty
until wo reached tho Church. Hero ",
heard long and quito an instructive ser
mon, delivered by Old 'Fathor DAWsoNs. l,
tho afternoon We attended, tho Luthcra,
Church, and heard quito an ablo Sermon do
livorcd by tho ltev. ,Mrs9 VEBgR, INA,
Of great promise. At night wo attended, TIN
Il Methodist Church; horotWo VIC eheard duitea,
u interesting sermon delivered, by tDo Kev; Il
j NJ AIoaaAa.s Aftor lsarnieg tho shaubcy 3