Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-08-15
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lSs Hon.J.C. Hope, Of Lexington, is on visit
& to Walhalla for his health.
38 35 Mrs. Porter, from Austin, Texas, is spending
% few days in our mountain town.
Several new candidates this week. Read over
5Sst the list and take your choice.
The hand Of lady is thing Of beauty, and
yet fashion covers it with the skin Of goat.
& What rifles country postmistrcss is to havo
postal GARD come to the Office writtea in French.
Why is ladys foot like locomotive? Be-
CAUSE II moves in advance Of q train.
II you want to keep posted during Tho can,-
paign, subscribe for the KEowEE COURIER.
Our exchanges speak Of good seasons and fine
crops in different parts of the State.
,E6B The meeting of the State Sunday School
Convention will bo held in Grcenyillo on hc 2lst
and 22d of this month.
QUERY: "Why will men smoke common
tobacco, when they con buy Marburg Brothers
Seal of Norlh Carolina ut the samo price?"
53 a new and beautiful American Sowing ma
chine for sale at this Office Call and sec it.
Price low.
Look to your sinks AMI cutters this hot wca-
ther. Thcro is nothing so we'll calculated to
ward off disease rs cleanliness.
sg Rey. j. J. Neville will preach at Seneca City
on next Sunday morning at J l O'Clock, anu at
Friendshpin tho afternoon at half-past 8 0 clock
y. 3. Werner, Esq, was Mt Providence on
Saturday last and, after tho organization Of the
cavalry company, made short speech
Col. II. A. Thompson is absent this week aJ
Grecnvillo In attendance upon the United States
y Court.
Tho Importance Of good turnp patch can.
( not be overestimated. Every farmer should
have one md every gardener should have
, square.
Merchants are cleaning and brushing up their
stores and making things look now in prepara-
tion for the fall trade, which will soon be here.
If your turnip patch is not in order to plant,
get to work tho first opportunity you get and
prepare It, Plant nothing but the rery best of
seed.
When young ladies learn to stick pin in
their apron strings 80 that it won't scrat ch
follows wrist, there will be moro marriages.
Make free use of unslaked lime about your
promises and in various places in your dwell
lings, rs it is a wonderful absorbent of foul
air.
A girl whose opinion about such things Is
always valuable, says that there's too much shirt
collar and too little young man in in The present
day to suit her taste.
Mrs Wright and family, ofPcndleton, now
occupy the dwelling house, opposite the
Presbyterian Church. We gladly welcome
them aud all others who may desire to settle
among US.
We understand that tho Galln,an property,
on Maine Street. has recently been sold to n
Mrs. Davies, Of Charleston, who will soon
occupy it.
We had II very pleasant visit on Monday
from Mr.. j. D. Kennedy. Jr., of Charleston
Mr.. X. was at ono time editor and proprietor
oftho Dlackvilc Ncws, published in Barn
we'll County.
Mr.. Bailey and wife, and Mrs Gillian and
her two grandchildren, of Greenwood S. c.,
are spending fow weeks in our mountain
town, and express themselves delighted With
our beautiful mountain scenery, puro water
and bracing atmosphere.
We are glad to soc Prof. W. H. yerncr on
visit to his old homo in Oconec. Prof. Werner
is from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the seat Of the
State University and ivo other colleges. lie
expects to remain some time in Oconce.
Hay" Our price for announcing candidate is
.fue dollars, eash l.. aauauce. Positively no an.
,,ouncement ,oiN DO inserted :ythoat Tie cash ac.
companies the same. Candidates and their friends
soiU take due notice aud gcv~n Memsclves accord
ingiy. "65a
We would be glad to know tho days of
the meeting Of the several Clubs in o.r
county in order That the time may be pub
lshed.
Tho barbecue at Fort Madison, on Tues
day, the Goth, will be rich field for can
didates. 1t is hoped that the ball will open
there in earnest.
We understand that Mr. ". G. Ferguson, Of
Charleston, druggist of long and well known
experience, contcmplates opening drug store
In Walhalla at an early day.
On Sunday, Monday and Tuesday last our
town and county were visited by refreshing
showers Of rain. It was much needed, and
from the direction of tho clouds VIC think the
rain hos been general.
We notice in tho Grccnyillc News that cx-
POSTMASTER j. II. w Johnston put in plea Of
guilty to the indictment for cmbczzling money
order funds. Johnston is now al largo in Wal
halla We know not why or wherefore.
Holly Springs Democratic Club has been
feorganzod. Spencer Chambers, D. S.
Fowler and West Burnsides were elected
President Vice President and Secretary res.