Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-05-02
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@ On the 2lat Sultimo we wendcd our way to
Charleston with the purpose of attending the
Prose Association and suoh other meetings Of
interest as were then being held in that oity.
q. THE EARLY SPRING. s.
This has been q remarkably early spring.
The leaves upon the trees are nearly as large
here as In CRarleston: 80, too, With the Drops.
& Corn is trife larger below Columbia than
here. but cotton is just peeping from tho
ground from the 'seaboard to the mountains"
Early vegetables and Strawberries wero abun.
dant in the city.
THE FENCE Law.
I Entering Anderson County we were struck
with the changed state Of affairs. Generally
speakipg tho crops were "turned out" and
the stook was "fenced up" Entire harmony
does not obtain on this question in Anderson,
but We suppose time will make all things
right. Anderson is ono of the best counties
in the State, and we are always glad to hear
of her progress and good fortune.
rhE PRESS ASSOCIATION.
The members of this Association were in
ooootoh VII w C0ueouoJ' Auo iutCtluR wuo
reasonably we'll attended. +. w. Dawson.
Esq, of the Ne,os and Courier, was elected
President. Messrs. WI. MoKerrall, II. B..
Rhott, r. R. Hemphill, Thos 3, Grows and
Wm. T. Bacon were elected Vice Presidents.
Mr.. A. A. Gilbert was elected Secretary, o..
D. Murray, Corresponding Secretary, and
Thomas F.. Greneker, Trossurer, The only
matter which concerns the public before the
Association was resolution to memotialize
to be paid for official advertising. we took
the position that tho Legislature had the right
to fix tho price, and that tho price rs now
regulated by law was reasonable. We were
alone, however, in our views-the members Of
the Association voting solidly to remove oil
| restrictions on the price to be paid. These
annual meetings of the Press Association are
very pleasant, and generally have good
effect upon the conductors of the press.
WHAT WAS TO DE SEEN.
Charleston was in her best attire. Nature
smiled through groen foliage and myriads OF
flowers. The annual meeting of tho Grand
Division of the Sons of Temperance was in
progress. Maj. r. B. Murray, of Anderson,
was elected 9, w. P. The Grand Lodge OF
Good Templars was also in session, @. T
Mood in tho Chair. The Catholic Fair, at
| IIibernian Hail. was success; as was also the
Festival Of Washington Light Infantry and
the Floral Fair. These places afforded
pleasant opportunities for passing time most
were beautiful beyond description.
POLITICS.
There il but one voice in the State, and
that is for Hampton for Governor. It il
almost as unanimous amongst the negroes
as the whites. For the other State officers
there is more diversity of opinion, and
some changes may be made. 1t is no,
believed that in Charleston oven o contest
will bo made for menbers Of the Legisla-
ture. Complaints are general against the
present State Executivs Committee, and
we suppose their places will be filled when
the Stnto Convention meets. The delegates
to the Congressional Conventions ought to
nominate the members Of this important
committee.
THE RAILROADS.
The impression is gaining ground that
the Groenvillo and Columbia Railroad will
soon pass into she hands Of q receiver, and
DO sold at auction. We hope it will pass
into tho hands Of company who may be
able, not ouly to run it well, but to ruu i,
in the interest of the people. The burdens
Of the present corporation are too great to
enable the road to bo run as it should be-
The South Carolina Road is also having
trouble with its past debt and it, too, may
pass into the hands Of receiver.
AGRICULTURE, 60.
Meetings Of delegates from the State
Grange, the Stpte Agricultural and Me-
chanioal Society and the Hortioulturist.
we're also held in Charleston. Business Of
Importance to these interests was transacted
These bodies will meet in Spartanburg ir
the summer. We hope Oconeo will bt
we'll represented in this meeting.
Sunday School Jubilee-Siate and
County Sunday school COnven-