Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-02-27
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Il. j. Sloao and Jamcs Scaborn were
engaged in the mercantile business together
from 1854 TO 1855, end j. II. Nlarct olso
did business in tho same year that Sloan a.
Scaborn opened. In 1856 Bruce g. Bruce
sold out the carriage establishment to A. S.
Stephens. Marct & Holland did business
during tho same year. Sloan & Sou
born sold out to I. j Kecsc & Co., in 1857
and tho Inter sold out to j.. II. Wright in
1858. During the whole period of tho war
the only pcrson doing business her, was
D. S. S,ribIng, aud he had ony small
stock of goods. Tho followiog persons did
business here during the year or years op-
positc their names: s. e. Smith, 1865; j. (.
NJ. Harris, 1866; Deau Il Glenn, 1868 to
1915 kecse e. Marct, 1870; j.. J.. Jarrurd,
1871 to 1878; Reed & Broyles, 1871. In
1872 A. j. Hunt and w. j. IIix went into
business together aud continued 10 partner.
ship until 1874, when w j. Hix associated
II. =. Pullen with him; II. r. NIoson 4 Co.,
1872, and d ID. Holland also had grocery
here in the samo year. James Seaborn
| commenced doing business agan in 1874
D. fl. IL w. S Glenn bought out l.. j.
JaIrard in 1878. This now brings US to
the present year, 1879, and tho persons now
doing business in Fair Play are: d. II. e. ".
S. Glenn, Hix & Pullen, r. e. Mason and
Jumes Scahoru.
There has been the greatest change posi-
bio in this community withiu the past
twenty years. from what havo beon able
to learn. Both the moral ond religious
standard have vastly improved and day
We have quiet, Industrious end temperate
community. We have two churches
Baptist and Methodst--a Masouic Lodge of
Good Temp. rs, large school, aud whiskey
is sold in no shape. Jesse Waldrop is
building another buggy and work shop,
besides The one now run by II. g. Bartlett.
The only tragical event which happened
here was in 1865. a lady by the name of
Mary Heat, OF least that is tho name she
gave, by somo means found her way here
FROM the Georgia side, on her way to Green
vile, where she said that she had relatives.
She had no money, but offered gold watch
to any one who would carry her to that
place. At that time thorc were few men
here as they had not returned from the
her farther. She remained here about q
"etR duu hCclHCu 10 Ue IN QCcp (rOuOic
about something, but no one has been abIe
to fiod it out. Sho would only say that
she was in trouble, but no more. The
family with whom she was staying happen
ing TO be absent for short time, she tool.
advantage of their absence to commit sui
eide by hanging herself in one of the shed
rooms of tho house from beam, having
first made platform of trunk and somc--
thing else, from which she jumped, after adj
justiug the rope No inquiry hos ever
been made about her by any one md her
identity is yelled in mystery. After lapse
Of so many years it will hardly be brought
to light.
This section of Oconcc is very healthy,
which is, US have remarked before, at,ested
| by the great age attained by somc of its
inhabitants, some of whom now living arc
ninety four, and one old couple near here
over one hundred. The majority of the
people arc healthy and robust The sur.
rounding country is picturesque Cotton
is now extensively grown here and during
/ the full the hum of the Gin is heard every
where. The business Of Fair Play is vcry
good, although the towns on the Air Line
Railroad have taken some trade from hero.
(TIE END.)