Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-02-28

We learn TINT tho supper at Seneca City
on Friday night last. for. tho benefit Of tho
Union Church. proved quito success, finan.
cially, about $S5 or 800 boing realized.
QvERY: "Why will men smoke common
tobacco, whom they onn buy Marburg Brothers
'Seatcf NorlA Carolina ut the samo price2"
nto.morrow (Friday) wo aro to have duly
mail between Walhn)la and Westminster.
This puts MS in close time, with mails East
aud West, on the Air Limo Railroad We
ore indebted to, Congressman Aiken for tho
interest ho has taken in our mail facilitics.
1t is now reported that tho preliminary
trenty OF pcaco between Russia aud Turkey
Is about to be signed, and the St. Petersburg
papers say that Russia and England have
come to On understanding. Tho tono. of tho
London PAPERS on Saturday was very gloomy,
and, # the Gar is determined to occupy Con.
stantinoplo, thero is war in prospect. Il
Bishop Msrvin's "To tho East by Way of
the West" Maryin's Lectures on the "Errors
ofthe Papacy." and Rcv Eugene II. Hondrix's
Around tho Word," with introduction by
Bishop. Marsin; price of each book 81
BeS~ Agents wanted everywhere. Send
amount named to Logan d. Dameron, Agent
Sts 4,
and get sample copies Of either, or oil three,
with terms to agents. Tho books aro selling
rapidly. Somo agents have sold so copies in
single day.
"Bishcps Of tho NJ. Il. Church, South,'' d
steel engraving Of Bishops Paine. Pierco,
Wightman. Kavanaugh, Doggett, McTyicrc,
inches, piico So; also separate engraving Of
Bishop Marvin for framing, 1874 inches,
rice 5o cents. Agents wanted everywhere
sell these splendid portraits. Send price
hmcd fot sample COPY Of either. or both. with
frmcs to agents. Address Tue ADyo-
| t,TE PuDLtSnISa House. Saint Louis. Mo.
| The Mctli,dist pulpit was filled on Inst
Sabbath by RE-. Mr.. Strong, who interested
his hearers by discourse on tho incarnation
Of the Son OF Coo His remarks were listened
to attcntivcly an&aticntly by u largo congro
cation, his subJeS being one upon which
the foundation ofNur Christian religion il
based at night Se pastor, Rev. Neville,
prcnchcd capital\serm from tho text,
Come unto mo all y that are weary and
tca'y laden and WI give you rcst for my
yoke is easy and my Ardcn is light"
A church choir has ben organized in the
Methodist Church which promises to give us
good music by and by. What is more soul :
inspiring and hcavenlNthan sweet music?
1t lifts our thoughts and (csircs to tho source
from whence comeh cvcY good and perfect
gift, and we are enabled to worship God with
pure heart and right understanding.
Death has invaded our town again and called
to her eternal homo Mrs h,ter The wife of
MIR. John F. Ritter. Mrs, Ritter died on sun
day morning and was buricS ou Monday after
noon n! in the Lutheran cemeosy. sho hqd been
mise was not unexpected by thMe who knew her
o,ndiion.
a Reading Circle has recently \een orponizeI
lin our town by The election of Mo following
officers: Prcsident-Maj. Ben. Soon. ''o%,"e W;oae
president-W. q. Neville: SecrcRaan.i f'ce- e.
Watson: Crtic-Prof. G. W. Moore. Vhe Circle
will hold its first meeting at The rcsilcNe Of Dr.
Johnson on Saturday night, at which tim oliver
Twist will be read and criticised.
Miss Tny, Of Liberty, Pickens County\N;s.
Shclor, of Calhoun. Georgia, and Miss T;nn
md Miss IIerndon, of Mountain Rest. OcNeee
County, are. among tho new students in hc
WalhallA Female College this week. We aS
glad TO welcome these young ladies to orr town
an | hope that their young hearts hhd minds
may be both properly instructed and enlightened
in the institution of learning in which they have
just entered. Educate our young girls, we say,
and DR.. Smcltzcr is the man to do IL. lie is
peculiarly fitted, VIC think, to instruct md nd
vance those who may come under his charge.
painful and serious accjdcnt bcCcll Miss
Scott Steele. m es,imable young lady of our
county Oh Saturday, the lGih Instant by which
she had ono of her legs broken above the ankle
ioint The accident was caused by her horse run.
ming away with her and her sister in their buggy.
near Westminster and throwing them out The
other Young lady was only slightly bruised.
DR. Y. s miller was soon in attendance AMI set
he br,ken limb. and the yonng lady is doing ns
we'll as could be expected when heard from last