Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-02-13
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Let tho farmers stand brm on the guano
question if thoy want to win.
Copious showers Of rain fell on last Monday
night.
A fertilizer that is worth having is worth
advertising
Attention is directed to tho advertisements Of
John G. Cary, assignee, in another column.
d. Mo. Holland, of Hollands Store, Anderson
County, eLtsred Adgcr College this week.
Sheriff Robins adver,ises somo property for
sale on saledny in March.
The crosstic buainess continues to flourish
in our county.
Ike Fincannon, We understand, has quit
merchandising, and opened up chicken
farm near Seneca City.
The Anderson Journal says Hugh Wilson,
Esq., Of the Abbevllc Press and Banner has
tho small typo-us fever.
John Z. Brazcale, Esq, Of Anderson, paid
our sanctum visit last week. Ho and his
wife are visiting relatives here.
1t is timo that the gardens were being
looked after. A good garden, well cultivated,
is profitable to have.
Any ono who hos fruit trees to plant and
hasn't planted them out yet, should do so
during tho present month.
Two mercantile firms in Seneca City have
recently made assignmonts--M -Messrs. Cherry
and Lewis g. Walker. Causc-hard times.
AS long Us the farmers buy guano at tho
present prices to make cotton, they will
always be in debt and poor
Hugh Wilson, Esq, of the Abbeville Press
and Banner, wants to improve weak and fail-
ing eyes by reading small typo.
1t isjust as much of Elm to chise news.
paper out Of its dues as it is to forget to pay
church subscription or store account.
A church was burned in Rnbun County
Co., recently, by an incondiary. This is very
ugly conduct.
Return tickets from Texas at low rates will
soon be sold on the air Line Railway. Then
the wayward brethren can return from the
west and go to work in their old homes.
Constablcs have commenced the sale Of
property for the payment Of debts. There has
becn q long rest on small debts. The only
way to prevent these sales is to pay, or not
make small debts The latter course is best
probably.
We henrd guano agent say few days
ago that he expected to sell this season seven
ty-fvo tons of guano in this market, tho fur.
mers' combination and resolutions to the
contrary notwithstanding.
Capt. ~. Robins paid us his t,irtieth years
subscription to the COURIER on Monday--be.
ing sixty dollars that he has paid us alto.
gether.
Taxes this year are to be paid in May and
October one-half during each month. If
holf be not paid in May. that half draws nyo
per cent. interest till October.
Play, paid our Office visit on Monday, and
had his subscription to tho COURIER rcceipted
to January, 1880.
Owing to financial cmbarrassmcnte, Mr..
Wesley Pitchford Of Waihalla, closed bus-
ness last week and made an assignment Of
his effects to Major S. p. Dendy, as his us
signce. We understand his liabilities amount
to about $4,000.
The first Quarterly Conference for walhalla
and Seneca City Circuit will be held at Wal
hala on next Saturday the 18th instant
ment of the Lords Supper Sunday morning.
Whittier Symmes. Esq, formerly resident
of Walhulla. paid US visit lust week. IIo is
looking we'll.
Probably there is not person in tho whole
world who willingly remains poor. and yet
Thousands submit to poverty with no practical
effort to remove it. They are too fond of pleas
uro to get rich.
In an advertisement elsewhere s. P: Dendy,
assignee of Wesley Pilchford, has called meet.
ing of the creditors.
Our neighbor, Mr. j. Il. OstendoA, can
afford to laugh at the guauo men and their
high prices. IIo has the finest manure
heap wo have seen 10 long time.
Though not excessively cold rs some
weeks back, the farmers have little opportu-
nifty to plow by reason of frequent rains.
There must be good spell Of weather in
store for us, as the winter hos been unusually
a,nfayorable.
At the anniversary meeting of tho Mountain
Ger Fire Engine Company, held on last Monday
evening, the 10th instant, the following officers
we're elected for tho ensuing year: President
=. V. Waller; Vice Prcsident--John Joost; Sec
retary--V. L. Norman; Treasurer--J. ID. Can
pelmann; lst Direotor--IIcnry Tietgeu; I'd Di-
reotor-Wm. Richie; 1st Axeman-H. D. Ritter;
I'd Axeman-J. W. Pitts; Hall Kecper-.H D.
A. Biemann
We arc glad to SEQ several new buildings