Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-07-25
...JULY,.1s7s.
locals.

tODacCO, wnen they oan buy MarDurg BrOthers
Seal OF Norlh Carolina at tho same price3"
Concert by the Dixie Coruct Band at the
Brewery Park on Friday night at 81 P. NJ.
N A new and beautiful American Sewing ma
chine for sale at this Office. Call and SEQ 1t.
Price lov.
Peter Knox, a we'll to do colored man of this
County,fwas accidentally drowned in Tugaloo
River, Oh the 2lst instant.
We understand that great religious revival
isin progress in the Methodist Church at Seneca
City. Several persons have joinod the church
It was Mr.. John r. Ross, instead Of Mr.
j. NJ. Cannon, who presented US with the
fine specimen Of tomato last week.
It is predicted that the next session Of
Adgcr College will open with two hundred
Students!
We are indebted to Mr.. Thomas Harper fora
sack Of thb best -four ground at his splendid
Touring mills, noar Soueoa City. Mr.. Harper
deserves the patronage Of the people.
DR.. w. pr. IIarbin, of Cherokee, Georgia, is
on visit 70 his friends il Oeonco. Doctor
lIarbin is looking remarkably wy and is
highly plehsed with his now home.
We learn that Jerry Miller shot and dange-
rously wounded another colored man, at Kirbys
works. on tho Air Lnc Railroad. on tho 18th
instant. We learn that tho wounded man has
since dicd.} Miller has escaped.
D6s" Our price for announcing a candidate is
five dollars, cash ~ Advance. Positively no an
nouacement ,oiN 10 inserted ,cithort Tho cash ac-
companies the same. Candidates aud Mcir friends
uiH take dat notice and gevern Themselves accord
ingly. ~TSa ~,
Mr.. Bir4 Abbott, who lives noar Seneca
River in Seneca Township, has had wonderful
SUCCESS in raising bees. lie has fifty-three
"gums," OFT of which he has taken during
this summed over eight hundred pounds Of
honey. IIefinds ready sale for his honey and
makes it p'qdtable.
Norman, Joost & Co. advertise the open.
ing of distillcry, near Burns Mills, on
Cane Creek, and propose to distil ripe
peaches, apples and all fruits on the shares.
If you have fruits and want some good
brandy, read their advertisement and give
them trial.
The sudden disappearance of 20 many
young men from our midst has induced
several lesser lights to rise aud shine as
stars of the first magnitude among our fair
daughters, and who arc destined to illumino
the matrimonial world, among the lights
that are older, but not braver.
4 DR.. j. p. Smeltzer advertses the OMEN
Ing Of the WaIhalla Female College on
the first Thursday in September. Get
|8ready to send your daughters to this
V,%trst class institution and give them
S5tlorough education. Board and tuition
|&laEe low and the course of instruction is as
SSSSiigh as that of any female college in the
aASkate. Read his advertisement.
||l Z Professors Riley and Strong have, during
lsbe vacation Of Adger College, been canvas.
ssSSslng in order to increase the endowment OF
the ste College. In The Rnchclore' Retreat
a ssleommunity they succeeded in getting bonds
& "a tho amount of $780, Since the week spent
S3jn the Retreat com munity they have increased
their bonds to the amount Of about 81 500.
success gives great encouragement that
amount which it desired to raise will be
SSsfaadily obtained.
S< Nlessrs. Erwin s. Addington have been pur.
x2lsasing grain for cash during the past season.
SssEHis enables the producer to convert his crop
8 IS4dlAto money at homo. The farmer prefers this
to tho charter" Which has prevailed here
Safpr years. The cotton crop will soon be on the
||Smarket. Mr.. Erwin will DO prepared to pay tho
SSE ghest cash price for the staple. This will
SsBsist our merchants to build up the trade of
kWalhalla, and sell goods as low as they oan be
ysPurchased elsewhere. We trust our business
|##men will prepare in earnest for tho fall trade.
MIR. Ellison, one Of our best and most
energetic farmers, midway between here
and Seneca City, has one of tho most prom.
isiog drops in tho County. While many
portions of the county seem to be suffering
extremely for rain, Mr.. Els farm looks
finely. He has several acres Of corn which
will produce about fifty bushels to the acre;
Iills cotton is splendid on an average; his
NNasermolons are plentiful and excellent.
{Mho series of meetings which have
feghtly been held in tho Presbyterian
sd5kuroh wero vcry interesting. They were
eppducted altogether by the pastor of the
xA5hnrch. Mr.. Law did not get here as was
Expected, 10 consequence Of his mothers
Illness. -Four additions were made to tue
church. On Sunday morning the pastor
spisaohed On "Ohrist as our only Mediotor -