Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-06-27
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Think Of case, but work on.
Remember, TINT you have only to tho Goth
ofJnly to make your tax returns.
Our town is full Of visitors in attendance
upon tho commencement exercises.
Read the notice for meeting of tho stock.
holders of Adgcr College on July 9th.
Concert by the Dixie Coruct Band at the
Brewery Park on Frday night at 81 p. NJ.
Rlanl< Liens just printed and for sale
at this office, for tho cash.
preaohing in the Baptist Church on Sunday
morning ut the usual hour by the pastor.
Tho Entertainment, at Bicmann's Hotel, on
Thursday evening, will conclude tho enjoy
ment and pleasures of commencement week
Mr.. W. J. Ellington, who lives on tho farm
of j. D. Sheldon, Esq. had cotton bloom 2lst,
which is tho earliest report in tho county.
A cotton bloom was pluckcd from tho fold of
Mr.. John p. Simmons Fair Play, on the
Gath instant.
second hand cooking stove, in cook repair,
for sale. Pricc $40. Apply at Burns & Hayes
store, Main street.
QUERY: "Why will men smoke common
tobacco, when they can buy Marburg Brothers
Seal of NoHA Cdiotita,' at tho Same prcc?"
We aro requested to announce that there
will be preaching at the Presbyterian Church
on next Sabbath night at the usual hour.
When merchant adycrtises during the dull
summer months it is an evidence that lo is at
least doing some business.
A good boy INDY not become handsome
man, but q nice bo!lnet surely becomes hand
some woman.
With tho exception of delinquent subscribers,
everything is about fortnight earlier than
usual this year.
lion. j. R.'Chalmcrs, member OF Congress
from Mississippi fnyors US with congressional
matter of great interest. lie has our thanks
The Second Quarterly Conference for West
minister Circuit will be held at Fair Play, Sat-
urday next, the 2oth instant. Rev. o. A. Darby
will be present and preach Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. Thomas Broom was kicked severely by n
horse on Monday last. lie. fingered until the
next day, when he died from the effects Of the
hurt. Mr.. Broom was over fifty years Of age,
and one Of our best citizens.
We notice by on advertisement 10 tho
Greenvile Nevs that Gen. Moisc, Aljatnnt
and Inspected General, will "inspect" tho
Estate troops" or "Mlitia" of Oconee County,
at Walhaala, August | 1878.
The charades Monday night, for tho benes
fit Of the Female College, was we'll attended,
and the acting worry crcdi.ablo. Tho income
orthe evening amounted to forty two dollars
and forty-fve cents.
Our Office was favored on Tuesday Ivy call
from Prof w. A. Curtis. of the Rabun Gap
High School, of which we gave notice Of in
our paper some weeks ago. Tho professor is
on visit 10 the commencement exercises Of our
colleges.
The commencement Of tho Columbia Female
College is announced with graduating class of
ton. Among The number VIC arc pleased to
announce tho name Of Miss Lula Mickler, of
West Union. The subject of her essay was
"What is Success?" The graduating class was
highly commended by the Columbia papers.
Wo regret to learn Of the death of tho
infant son of Mr.. and Mrs i. b. Lee, aged
about twenty mouths, which occurred at
their residence on Koowco River, on the
25th instant, after short illness.
The commencement exercises of Lucy Cobb
Institute. at Athens, Ga, has just closed
correspondent OF tho Augusta Chronicle speaks
we'll of tho efforts of tho young ladies' Among
tho "Junior Compositions" we notice that of
Miss Lizzio Norton, OF Walhala. eff We
Know" was her subject. This esti'nab 10 young
lady is at home enjoying her vacation
The Columbia Register states that the wheat
Crop which is already being harvested in many
parts of the country is large one. II is esti-
mated that tho yield will reach 400, 900 900
bushels, or ten bushels for every man, women
and child in the United States, calculating the
population at forty millions All the grain
crops arc considered promising Tho potato
Drop in many Of the States will bc of immense
magnitude, though it has been damaged in some
parts of the country by excessive rains. The
outlook for peace and plenty is truly cncoura.
ging.
The Chavleston Journal Of Commerce is
represented here in tho person Of Mr.. Barker,
who has been diligently employed, for the
past few days, ia writing up the exercises of
the two colleges in our midst Flo honored
our sanotum with visit on Wednesday morn.
ing. Mr.. Barker is young man of prepos-
sessng appearance and winning manners
and in making his notes hc keeps ono ego on
our beautiful mountain girls, who, wo think,
have arcndy made n favorable impression