Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-02-13

m'nStert Will DO Ill years old at her next
birth day. She was born In l788. She Is the
oldest citizen Of our county, and perhaps Of the
State. Vim. Durdett, fifteen miles below Wal
halla, is perhaps the next oldest person in our
county, being in his l08d year. He is active
yet and will trade horses with you with oil
tho zeal Of early youth.
A poison Of any conceivable description and
degree of potency, which has been swallowed
Intentionally or by accident, may be rendered
speedily harmless by swallowing two gils of
sweet oil. An individual with very strong
constitution should tako twice the quantity.
This oil will neutralize ovcry form of vege.
table or mineral poison with which physicians
and chemists are acquainted.
We regret that Prof G. W. Moore, who has
heretofore boen in charge of the Preparatory
Department Of Adger College, has deemed 1t
to his interest to sever his connection with
tho college. Ile removed last Friday from
Walhala to sencca City, where he will engage
In teaching. Prof. Moore 10 good instructor
and we wish him success Ia his new homo.
lio has heretofore taught with satisfaction to
his patrons at Seneca, and is not unknown
there rs q man and teacher.
We publish in this issue "reminiscences of
Fair Play, one Of the oldest settlements of the
county. II will prove Of special interest to
the citizens of that neighborhood, and will
furnish to the future historian some items
worthy of permanent record. The chief part
Of the present article is history of the
church at that place. Future articles will re.
lato to tho soil. climate, sooial and educational
hat of H.
ing level and fertile. it has always been in
habitod by some of the best population of the
county, and its history is worthy to be per-
petuatcd.
Attention is directed TO the advertisement of
standard fertilizers and acid phosphates by
Lovinggood Erwin, bankers aud commercial
merchants. This firm offers several standard
brands Of fertilizers 10 the farmers, and their
prices may be regarded reasonable rs other
similar fertilizers. They want to buy 5000
bushels Of corn, for which they propose to pay
the cash. This is the only firm that offers
cash for corn. Persons desiring q cottage
| residence can also be accommodated by calling
on them.
Tho following arc the Grand Jurors drawn
| for the year 1879: N Brown, Frederick Bowers,
Adds, Joel Reed Jones, W E Rankin, John
NJ Cillison. Sias X Cannon, Andrew Glover, p
| G, j Ben Albeit, l. Rogers, Johnson II Cleve-
land, Maxwell, B Frank Robertson, j T
| Reid, Milton Nicholson, j a Elrod, W Hix, W
D Rochester The following are The Petit Jurors
drawn for the March Term of the Court, 1879:
Henry Myers. W IL Mougold, II Price, II A
Powell, Wm Isbell, J NJ Calhoun, + Waller,
W
Knox, Y Hall, d Pickett, J II Pitts, Robert
Craig, Kennon Frctwcll, D Wright. 81
Moody, white Wutor,) Joseph L Dickson r l.
Mason, Findlcy, W W I,urlvy, L sitton,
Charles Bruckc, YIN N Cox, Andy Holiness John
s Sloan, Andrew Bcarden, S Stribling, 4 j
Hall, Perry, L D Stribling. J N Watkins,
Hunter, Emmerson, " II Sheldon.
Preaching in the Lutheran Church every
Sabbath morning ut l03 O'Clock, by Rev. J. G. .
l'oehm. pastor. Sabbath School every Sabbath
morning ut % q. NJ.
Preaching in the Presbyterian Church by Rev.
S. L. Norris, Pastor, on first Sabbath at IL A.
NJ. second Sabbath at II T. NJ; third Sabbath
at II 4. NJ. and y r. NJ; fourth Sabbath at u
NJ. Sabbath School every Sabbath at o. A.
NJ. Prayer meeting lecture every Wednesday
night at q =. NJ
Tho following arc the appointments for Wal
halla and Seneca City Circuit for the quarter
ending with the 4th Sunday in March:
Rock Spring, first Sunday and Saturday be-
fore, at IL a. NJ.
wnlhalla second Sunday, at II A. NJ and 7
p.
Seneca City, third Sunday, nt II A. NJ.
Friendship third Sunday ot q u NJ
Fairview, fourth Sunday, at IL 4. NJ.
Old fickcns, fourth Sunday at 8 p. NJ.