Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-07-19

Mr.. j. G. Thompson, executor of tho de-
funct Union Herald, is in our town.
good shower of rain fell in Walhalla
Tuesday evening, being tho first for several
weeks. We need moro yot
Mrs. II. A. Hunter left our town on Tues
day, by tho Air, Line Railway, to visit rcla.
tives in Coosa County Alabama.
Tho Quarterly Conference for this Circuit
will DO held at Seneca City on tho 29th in
stant. Bishop Wightman will DO present.
Mothors savo your children from torture
and death by using Shrinors Indian Vcrmi-
fuge. 1t will destroy and cxpcl worms Of
ovcry kind if used according to the directions
Mr.. G. p Guilford has beon in Walhalla on
visit recently Mr.. Guilford is selling first
class pianos at worry low prices. lie is reliable,
pleasant and accommodating. If you want q
good piano at very low price give him trial.
Four deaths among tho oolored people Of
our town last wcok-Bctty Bowles, Charity
Young, Old Aunt Dnah, md young child
five or six years old, daughter of Rachael
Craig. The throo formor died of some old
Chronic dicases and the latter of pneumonia
The District Conference of tho NJ. i. Church,
South, composed Of the counties of Greonville,
Anderson, Pickens, Oconce and part of
Spartanburg, will convene Mt Williamson, on
to day, July 10Th, Bishop Wightman pwsid-
ing.
The past thrco weeks hnyo been dry and
warm. Gardens arc badly parchcd and field
crops are already injured to somo extent.
Good rains for o few days have boon visiting
several parts Of tho county, but wc arc still
very dry at Walhalla
A largo number Of persons from Charleston
and Columbia arc reported to have como to
tho up country OH the excursion train on tho
10th instant About eighty came to Walhalla,
while q good number stopped at Anderson
and Pcndloon The largest crowd wont to
Grccnyille.
A real mad dog is reported to have been
KILLED several miles above Wplhalla last week.
No have not learned what offended his dogs
ship, whether it was flies or ncas, heat or
cold, wet or dry. Wc only know tho dog is
enid to hayc been mad and was killed for his
folly.
Tho new schedule on tho railroad onablos
passengers to leave Charleston at AS A. NJ,
and arrive at WaIballa II Is =. Nj. Leave
Walhalla at 4.25 A. NJ, andarrivc at Charles
ton at 10 p. NJ. SEQ schedules in another
column.
Mrs. G. A. Reid. Of Columbia, is on n
flying visit to Walhalia. She is well known
20 most Of tho pretty ladies' OF tho State, for
Bhc keeps just such articles as thoy want in
her fancy store Should you visit Columbia
n look into her fancy and millinery establish
incnt will pay any lady.
We havo received q sample of the -four
ground at lIarpcr's Mills, near Seneca City
from, new wheat. Tho -four is beautiful
first class and is good enough for any use
Thoec mills arc in excellent condition and are
kept busy in grinding tic largo wheat crop
made this year. Ifyou want good grade Of
flour, give IIarpcr's Mills q trial.
Wo arc requested 10y Roy. 3. Holder to
state that union meeting will be held ut
Return Baptist Church, commencing on
Friday before the 9th Sunday IN July, instant
AS this notice is too ato to cnabo the churches
to appoint delegates, tho brethren from all
churches arc invited md those attending will
bc received as delegates.
Mr.. G. i. Reid has shown rs tho finest lot of
Irish potatoes we have this season. Ten Of
them picked up at random, ns m average lot
weighed eight pounds. He dug uinc rows in his
garden which yielded six bushels. The ground
covered by the nine rows was space Of twelve
feet by twenty four feet, and tho yield per acre.
according TO this space, would be nine hundred
and eighteen bushels.
Died, at Bicmann's IIotol in this place
during tho night Of tho 18th instant, of pull
n,onary Affection, Mr.. II. II. Bruning, Of
Charleston, S. c., in tho 3oth year of his age
Mr.. 3. came to our town for tho benefit of his
health, but was already 80 weakened by dis
ease that ho neyerl left his bed once. Inst
evening at 6 o'clock his funeral took place,
Rev. j. f., Prdbst, pastor Of tho Lutheran
Church, offciating.
Mr.. j. II. Hendrix will please accept our
thanks for package of his now flour, ground
from this years. wheat. Tho flour is Of a
superior quality and makes excellent bread
We know whereof wo speak. Mr.. Hendrix
ib q 1.-Two mofchantand keeps his store sups
piled with tho bost grocori cs, &C.,, TINT tho
markets Of tho world afford. IIc sells for cash,
dnd at such figures as aro reasonable. If any
Of our friends, therefore, want some good flour
give Mr.. II, q call and ho will sell it to you
just right.
A 1.-Two nctiyn 1ibcrn1 cnfornr;sino md