Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-07-04

Tho weather has boon quito warm for few
days.
l., Corn is growing quite rapidly aud putting
forth shoots in abundance.
Blank Liens just printed and for sale
at this Office for the cash.
Ono death BY sun.srokc in Columbia this
week. The weather is warm there
We learn that Mr.. ]. W. Ilollcman is very
sick with III attack Of bilious fever
Ripo wacrmclous in town on Wednesday
morning-from Augusta, Ga
Mrs. J. J. Smith, who has been quito uuwcl
for the pnst ten days, We arc glad to learn is
much better.
!, It's very singular fact that when man
comes out Of barroom he always looks one
way and goes the other.
:, Chief Justice a. j. Willard and wirc passed
through our town on Tuesday, OH their way to
their summer resort in the mountains above u.s.
we return our thanks TO Mr.. +. Wiebens for
"a basket full Of the incest plums that we have
ever scon.
Mr.. j. w. Shclor, ono Of The recent graduates
of Adger College, has commenced the study Of
law inthc Office of Col. J. J. Norton.
a second hand cooking stove, in cook repair,
for sac. Price $40. Apply at Burns Hayes
store, Main street.
QUERY: "Why will men smoke common
tobacco, when they can buy MarburS Brothers
Seal Of Norl1 C,tro,inu.' ut the s,mo pricc?"
Mr. John Suites, Of wn!halla, departed this
life this "wednesday morning nj ; o'cIocS. Mr.
S. wns over seventy years Of age.
We have received an Invitation to attrn Il
pic mic, to hc given nt Bnchcor's Retreat Oh
Saturday, July 9th. AZ pleasant time is pro
missed oil who may attend.
Mrs. Thomas Chastnin, living in the neigh.
borhood of Rchland Church, died last
Monday, and was buried in the Baptist Church
yard at Walhalla on Tuesday.
Our town looks deserted since The students
havc gone home to spend their vacation. There
are a few of the hoys, however, lingering around
the classic shades Of their Alma Mater yet, 10th
TO leave SO pleasant spot.
Mr.. Barker, Of the yournal of Commerce.,
writing from Walla!a to that paper says that
our town has moro pretty girls thaa any place Of
its size he has ever been at" Ec fully agree
with him.
Captain Wren, over Werner & Siribling's
store, is now ready with good materials aud in
strum2nt, TO take your picture in the highest
style Of The art. lie will remain only few
days longer. Go and see him and examine his
specimens
Mr.. L. Wcbcns, our old German fellow citi-
zen, we regret TO learn, has been bed ridden for
several weeks past, with something like the
yellow jaun1icc. The old gcntcman We are
told, is quite feeble aud looks very much ema-
ciatcd.
Mr.. 4. L. lludscns near Westminster.
presented us q fine stalk Of cotton, on the 26th
instant. There was bloom aud twenty
five squares on tho stalk. The stalk was a
FUR simple Of n ten acre field Of cotton, we
arc Informed. Mr.. lIudgcns also presented
us stalk of sorghum iivo feet high.
AT an election hcll at the second Quarterly
Conference for delegates to the Grcenyil!o Dis.
trict Conference, to be held at Easley's Station,
on Thursday before the second Sunday in
August, the following gentlemen were elected:
J. l.. Fenncll, NJ. Il. Manning, s. X Cannon, G.
NJ Thompson and D. A. Smith. Atcrnatcs-J
p. Mickler and a. G. Sligh.
One of the pleasant incidents of commence
ment week was tho reunion of seven sisters,
representing four different Statcs-Ars. Aud,
of Elbcrton, Ga, Mrs. Mcdowell Of Franklin,
n. g.. Mrs. Pickett, of Goodwatcr, Ala, Mrs.
DR.. Johnson, Mrs. RIA Hunter aud Miss Sallic
and Miss I,tha McFai. Of Wahall;, S. G..
These arc tho daughters of Captain Samuel Il.
McFall, who gave up his life in the vain effort
10 achieve Southern independence.
Tho Grccnvilc and Columbia Railroad is
selling round trip tickets from the lst to The ith
from Columbia TO all stations on the road in
Guiding the Blue Ridge Railroad, good TO return
at any time within fifteen days from, the date on
which sold. Tho fare from Columbia to Wal
lalla and return by this arrangement is So. .35.
This is a move in tho right direction and the
officers OF the road should keep up these OK
cursion rates, only giving longer time in which
to return in.
Attention is directed to The advertisements Of
Mr.. John Kaufmann in this weeks parrr. IL
will be seen that he keeps the best ale. porter
and lager beer in the up country for sale by the
glass or keg, at reasonable rates. His beer is
pronounced rs m cXccllont tonic for the dcbili.
tatcd and those suffering from dyspepsia and
kindred diseases. Mr. Kaufman is we'll pre-
pared to build houses and estimates on buildings
furnished where required. Mr. X. has also
fitted up an elegant bath house, lear the brew
ory, for ladios rs we'll as gcntlomcn. To have u
bath these warm days is certainly worry rofrcsh-
ing and cXhilcrating to tho whole body Go