Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-08-09
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Walhalla knights Of Hohor meet Friday night

Read carefully tho many new ADVERTISE
monts In this weeks issue.
Millet lots ore being harvested and yielding
an abundance. Clerk stribling has about one
fourth Of on acre which cannot be beaten.
Mr. Alex. Nimmons has our thanks for very
j fine Keowoe bottom watermelon. It reminds us
y Of old times when such were common about Old
Piokens.
The weather for several days has been
showery. Crops aro enjoying tho alienation Of
rain and sunshine and bids fair 10 fill our cribs
and barns in tho fall.
Col. F. Mclohors, editor of the Charleston
Zeitung, ie in town. Col. Molchors is one of
tho members of tho Legislature from Charles.
ton. Wo welcome him cordially to Wahallal
Mrs. w. NJ. Woodin will accept our thanks
for largo box Of grapes, sent US on last
Saturday. They ssere Of excellent variety
Juicy and sweet.
The brewery is pleasant place Of IN even
ing, with its shady walks and neat summer
houses. Kaufman always hos on hand good
beer to refresh the weary or qucnch the dry.
Scarlet fever kills children, and so do
worms. Shriner's 1ndianl Vermifugo will de-
etroy and expel worms wherever they exist
in tho human body.
Tho Oconee County Singing Convention will
meet at Shiloh Church, in this County, on
Friday, before the third Sabbath in August,
tho 10th instant.
Tho abundant fruit crop of this region
could bo made profitable if the owner would
dry it. There is always fnc demand for
dried fruit at good prices. This is better than
distilliug it.
With Moore and Hicks in the Preparatory
and Primary Departments respectively, wo
expect thorough discipline and instruction to
the children and general satisfaction to tho
patrons.
The Baptists have had a considerable revival
at Bethlehem Church, about twelve miles above
Walhalla Up TO Sunday morning six had
Joined by experience and others were expected
to join. The meeting was conducted by Rows.
West and Owens, of this county, assisted by
Rev. Therrell, of Greenville.
y series Of meetings will be held in the
baptist Church, beginning on next Sunday and
continuing from day to day. Rev. D. G. Lyon
is expected 10 do most of tho preaching. The
members of tho different congregations and the
people generally are invited cordially to attend.
W. W. SANDERS, Pastor.
NJ, II. Bryce has built II now market house
on Main street below Watson's old stand and
has now opened it for the sale Of beef. lie
has good cellar and proposes to furnish fresh
beef ut nll hours during every day of tho
week. See his advertisement FOR favorable
terms, SO.
Maj. Bon. Sloan hns been unanimously
chosen as Professor of Mathematics and the
Physical Sciences in tho Adger College, and
has accepted the position. lie is graduate
of West Point with high distinction and Would
Fill tho chair Of mathematics with credit in
any inetitution.
Commodore w. Moore, a graduate of New.
berry College, has boon unanimously elected
to and has accepted the position of Principal
In tho Preparatory Department of Adger
College and adjunct Professor of the Classics
In the Collegiate Department.
I'LL intereslihB tluie IL expected NJ tho meet
Ing ut Conncross arbor next Sunday morning at
ii o'clock, under the auspices of the Y. NJ. C.
A. Of Walhaa. Mr.. J. W. Stribiing, Col J.
3. Norton and Maj S. p. Dcndy, members of the
association, will bc present and address tho
meeting. Col II. S. VanDivierc will conduct
the exercises.
The Methodists have been holding pro.
traoted meeting ut Westminster for several
days. We hear that several have joined and
the meeting is still progressing with favorable
prospects. The meeting has been conducted
by Rows. Mann and Neville We hear the
Rev Gsk, of tho Baptist denomination, has
been working with them.
Tho excursion train, which left Charleston on
morning, tho 7tin, at o'clock, being about seven
hours behind time. The train brought to Wall
hala between scventy-ive and ono hundred
visitors, making things hcrcabouts lively for
hotel keepers and livery stable mon. large
crowd stopped at Anderson to attend the Orange
meeting.
John o. Hicks. favorably known to tho
people Of Walhalla as n teacher, has bcon
unanimously chosen to tho post of Principal
IN tho Primary Department of Adgor College.
There will bo no complaints on tho pnrt of
patrons in this department on tho ground of
faulty discipline orrinstruction. Hicks controls
and instructs his acholars, as our pooplo know
by experience.
We hayc hnard tbot orotrootod ,,oo,:, :.