Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-08-16
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Can we not have a County fairs

Lot our farmers think about having q
County Fair, and 60 to work for it Mt onco.
Capt. H. r.. CASTOR will accept our thanks
for o basket of delicious Catawbn grapes.
The nights are now worry cool and the
weather generally resembles early fall
Tho opening of Nowborry College is advcru
tisod for tho 10Th of September.
Preaching on Saturday and Sunday at
Seneca City by Rev. j. J. Neville.
A good sewing machine for salo at this
otGce on reasonable terms,
Keep gcraniums in tho dining room windows
and you will never be bothered with flies.
Read Auditor Watsons notice in another
place. Make your tax returns before Sep
tcmbor lst.
The endownieht fund now cxcecds twenty
thousand dollars and we feel suro it will con.
llnh6 to increase.
S. K. Dendy has purchased tho interest of
YIN. G. Perry in the mercantile firm of Dondy
Perry, Mr.. Dcndy will continue tho bust
ness at thcif old stand.
The election on the fence law will come
bff 10 Seneca Township on next Friday, the
18th instant. Let everybody vote on this
Important question, and not stay away and
then complain at the result.
We arc Informed that James Mccoy was
arrested at Seneca City on tho 18th instant,
on charge Of larceny of money from p. p.
NIcLano. Both parties arc from North Car.
olina.
Tho Adger Cullcgc now has corps Of pro-.
tessors sufficient in number and fully compc..
tent to begin operation as q we'll ordered in
stitution. The exercises will orcn certainly
on tho first Thursday (thc Gth) of September.
The College building at Walhalla, is being
repaired and n new pnzza in front being built
1t is proposed at an early day to ro.paint tho
building and give it q more attractive outside.
full meeting Of tho subscribers to tho
endowment fund OF Adger College is desired
on Thursday, tho 23d instant. The meeting
will be held at tho College and is expected to
DO tho last meeting for some time, it being
proposed to clccta Board of Trustees to act in
ahe futuro. Let all who can attend.
Tho travelling public, who know the large,
airy and comfortable rooms of the Columbia
Hotel will bc glad to learn that it has been
loascd by Keenan, Brothers, and will be kent
open regularly in tho future. Board. two
dolars per day. Sec advertisement in our
columns.
The regular business meeting Of tho Young
Mems Christian Association will ho held on
next Monday night, tho Goth instant, at S p.
NJ in Roid's Hall. Every member is earnestly
requested to be present, as business Of i'm,
portanco will como before the association.
Major A. 3. Wariaw, favorably known
to many of Orr'a Rifles, during the war.
os our Brigade Commissary, is in Walhalla
on his way to tho mountains for breathing
spell. The Major is engaged in mcrchandh
ing at Abbcvillo with Captain Edwards,
our old Regimcntal Commssary. We are
glad to note that Major W. is looking we'll
and to hear he is doing we'll
An interesting meeting is now in progress
Mt the Baptist Church in this placc. 1t was
begun on Sunday, Ms was announced, aud is
being continued morning and night MANY
persons have manifested deep interest in
thnir sonl's salvation by asking m interest in
the prayers Of Gods people. The services on
Tuesday night were conducted by Rev. Mr..
Sanders, assisted by Mcssrs. Beard, Taylor
Striblng. Rev. Neville and others. From the
manifestations already seen q good meeting
may DO expected and many souls bo made
happy in the love of Jesus
They are having almost doy of pcnticoSt
at Pendcton. A postal card from Rev. D.
G.. Lyon, OF tue 18th instant, states that
forty five persons had joined the Baptist
Church at that place by experience and
three by letter. The meeting is still pro
crossing with favorable prospects for addi-
tional acccssions to tho Church. a rumcr
to day (15th) says that seven or eight
joined last night
Coming events cast their shadows before
and from certain circumstances wo predict n
general spiritual stirring up among the Bnp.
lists Of Walhalla. On Tuesday night the
organ remained closed ard the congregation
worshippcd God in hyms md spiritual songs
which constitute the great elements Of power
in the conviction and conversion of souls.
We havo noticed in NIL our churches, when
deep feeling prevails and q spirit Of worship
pervades the community, that old time congrc-
cation singing is resortcd to. There is q soft