Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-08-15

SN1.'S0' ~ BAoos 6truBBlo ~ now Deln8 mau0
to raise the Presbyterian endowment by the
time the South Carolina Presbytery meets here
In September. Great hopes are entertained Of
the success Of the efforts in this direction The
college will DO a permanence.
We acknowledge an invitation to address tho
people Of Pendleton ON the 23d instant, on tho
occasion of the celebration Of the second ami
versary Of tho Red Shirts. we return our
thanks for the compliment, but fear we will be
unable to be present. Whether present or
absent, wo are heart and hand with tho Demo.
cracy, and wish the people and tho Red Shirts q
pleasant and profitable day for the cause of
Hampton md home rule.
We hayo received intelligence of the death Of
Mr.. Alexander Glenn, on aged and highly
esteemed citizen of our county, which occurred
at his residence, near Fair Play, on last Sunday
night. Mr.. Glenn had been in feeble health for
number of years, and by reason Of this and
his advanced ago was confined chiefly to his
house for q considerable period before his death.
lilo had long been q consistent member of tho
Presbyterian Church, and cxcmpliGcd in life
those Christian graces which are the fruits of
heart at peace with God and man.
Mr.. Thomas Smith caught catan,ount on
Chouga the other day. lie took hold of it with
his hands and put it into bag without injury
to himself, though it tore his pants with its
paws The catamount, thougl, young one, is
as large rs tho largest Of the house cats. Mr..
s. has it Gagged and can be seen by those who
nre desirous Of looking at one of Tho wild ami
mails Of our mountain forests. He has also n
large diamond rattesnake Gagged The snake
has nine rattlcs.
q company Of cavalry was organized at
Providence on Saturday last. Mr.. +. L.
Sitton was elected Captain with NIcssrs.
Oscar Harris, Campbell and Treble Lieu
tenants. These gentlemen desire that tho
companies at Seneca, Walhalla, Wcstmn.
stcr and Fair Play, with others that may
be formed, to make regiment. General
Noise will bo written to, asking him to
postpone his review until later.
Mr.. ]. T. AIcCarty, editor and proprietor of
the Elbcrton (Ga.) Gazette, honorcd our office
with visit on Wednesday morning. Mr.. NIoC.,
together with party of gentlemen from The
same town, had been on visit to Toocoa and
ga and Oh their return home took in our town,
where they spent Tuesday night. They cx :
pressed themselves as highly delighted with
their trip and especially with the beauty of our
mountain village. It did us good to shake tho
hand of our old friend Moe arty, with whom we
labored some sixteen years ago.
Some Of tho young men of Wulhalla
picked up Club, challenged tho Base Ball
Club Of Central, on the Air Line Railroad,
won't over and got beat to death in the game
We have never heard Of the Club at Wei.
halla practicing any, or scarcely any, and
we suspcct that the challenge was given
with the sole idea of getting good dinner
and having agood time at Central. Though
tho boys of Walhalla got whipped out, they
rejoice that thcr victors nude them feel so
good in their defeat. Somo of them feel
like migrating to Central, so beautifully
were they fed and so we'll were they cared
for.
"Thc Red Shirts Flying Artillery Company,
the originators Of tho red shirt as the symbol of
Democracy and Reform in 1875, symbol that
ran like wild.fre throughout the whole State,
carpet -baggcrs, scalawags aud the Radical camp
generally, are going to celebrate tho second
anniversary of their organization at Pendloton
on tho 23a instant. General W. W. Humphreys
has ordered out the 1lth Calvary Brigade in
honor Of the occasion. Gov. Hampton has been
invited as we'll as other prominet persons, and in
behalf Of the Democratic Club, which has Joined
with the Red Shirts, Col. W. G. Keith, Of Oconce,
Hon. J. L. Orr, of Anderson have been invited
TO address the public. Major L. D. Murray will
deliver the anniversary address. All the sur.
rounding companies of Red Shirts arc to be
there, and tho whole country is invited and will
bc made welcome. The celebration will take
the form of political meeting, review and
basket picnic I ains will in ell probability bo
arranged for. AS Pendlcton is Or the edge of
Oconcc, Pickcns and Anderson Counties, largo
attendance is looked for, and from tho appear
anccs 1t will be n big day for Pendleton.
The first issue of The Seneca City Adpcrtiser,
sprghtly sheet of twenty -four columns, pub
lishcd at Seneca City, has been received and
welcomed among our exchanges. II published
by Mr. Bailey, practical printer, formerly of
Grcenville, and is under the editorial control of
Prof. j. IT. Carlisle, IN accomplished scholar
and writer. The 1dreuiscr is neatly printed
and filled with interesting reading matter with
q FUR show Of advertisements. 1t deserves, and
wo trust it will receive, liberal patronage at
the hands of our people. The newspaper is the
greatest Of oil educators, and furnishes moro
valuable and useful information than can be
obtained for tho samc money in any other form
Besides, bong issued periodically, it rarely fails
to receive thorough reading from all lis sub
scribcrs. We would like to see our people be-