Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-07-12
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r, Prayer meeting at West Union on Friday
evening next.
Flour from. new wheat can bo bought at
tIondrix's store,
change Of schedule on the Atlanta and
Charlotte Air Line Railway was made on the 9th
instant.
Remember the meeting on Thursday afternoon
of tic stockholders of Walhalla College at the
Court House.
Ask your druggist what ho knows about
the merit Of Shrinor's Indian Vermifugo, tho
popular remedy.
The past few weeks have boon we'll adapted
to the cotton plant and it has grown WONDER
fully. The prospect now looks promis !.
Blackberrios arc on abundant crop. llums,
June. apples and early peaches Of being
enjoyed by those who in tho past havo had the
wisdom to plant good orchards.
A union prayer meeting of the Young
Mems Christian Association will bo hold at
the Presbyterian Church on Sabbath afternoon
next, at 8 P. M. All are invited.
Col. G. J. Forcacrc, General Manager of tho
Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line Railway, was in
town on Wednesday on business connected with
tho road.
Corn ia looking we'll. 1t is generally clean
nnd in, lno growing condition, though rain is
now wanted. With good Seasons tho crop
wi II bo largo.
Tho wheat crop is boing threshcd and is
n In pf
The crop is certainly the best that has been
harvested in twenty years.
The crops about Walhalla are needing rain
badly. Upland corn is witcl and will injure
in fow days unless we get a season. Gar
dens are burning up.
Tho weather last week was excessively
warm and dry. the nights being such as rarely
nro folt in this climate. For several days
tho nights hayo been very pleasant and the
mornings cool.
Until further notice the mails will bc opened
by II p. NJ, and the Post O(Ece will be closed
at II P. NJ. All mail matter deposited in the
night letter box beforo A NJ. will bo for
wardod By tho m,ruins mail.
Patches Of millct about Wa!halla are begins
ming to hend. a number Of persons have
sowcd their ont stubblo in millct and geuer-
ally there is disposition on tho part uf tho
people to turn everything to profitable nc.
count
More peas, from what wc hear havc been
planted in the County than for years past.
We aro glad to noto this, for it is an evidence
that our people arc looking to making their
mcat and bread Mt home.
Mrs. Bette. Wardlaw. vito of Mr. j. c..
Wardlnw, formerly Of Wahalla. died in Now.
berry recontly. Mrs. Wardlaw was greatly
esteemed and al nrcd for her many virtues
and cxccllonccs Of character.
Tho change Of schedule on the Grcenvilc
and Columbia and the Blue Ridge Railroads,
which went into effect on Monday, tho OH
instant, is mnoh better than the old one The
train now reaches Walhalla at G25 p. NJ.
instead Of at S.25 p. M.-two hours earlier.
1t leaves at 6 % \. NJ.
Another excursion train will leave Charleston
for Walhalln on the 10th instant Excursionists
can also go to Greenvle, Spartanburg, Ashe-
willie aud other places in the up country. But
we reasonably suppose the larger number will
come to Wallala. They will be we'll received
here.
Our German fellow-citizcn, Capt f. Wo-
bens, will accept our thanks for n basket full
Of plums. Not knowing tho namo of tho
plum, we will cnll them the ''Wiebcn variety"
They wore large and juicy. appearing to be a
cross between the common plum and tho dam
son.
Mr.. +. B. Calhoun and family, oil Newbcrry
aud Mrs. Norwood, Miss Norwood, Miss Bcs-
sio Norwood and Miss Parker, of Abbovillc,
passed through Walhalla on Wednesday, on
their way to Cashiers Valley to spend the
summer.
Several Of our Columbia citizens aro spond-
ing tho summer months with us, among then,
we aro pleased to notice Mrs. B. f. Orchard
and family, and w. J. DufEie and wife. We
hope they. together with all others who nrc
sonurning in our mountain town for boath
and recreation, will havo pleasant timo
There will bo communion services in tho
Presbyterian Church next Sabbath. Preach
ing will Legin in the Church on Wednesday
night before and will be continued from day
to day until Sunday. The Pastor will be
assisted by Rev. y. f: Friorson, Of Anderson,
Who will preach on Thursday and Friday.
S. M. Crawford, of tho South Union neigh
borhood, has hanlod US three heads Of wheat,
in somo of which seven grains can bo seen in
One mesh. Ono head has one hundred and