Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-06-12
AOGAN.S.

III
'domand III this market.
Wearo in rcaoipt.o tho minutes OF tho 20sth
session Of tho prcsbytory of South Carolina,
held at Abbcyile Court House on April 9-l2,
1870.
Mr.. G.. w. Wilbanks, who lvcs above tho
Stumphousc Mountain, in this county. has pro-
scented us with two stalks of rye which measure
eight feet each.
Tho patrons Of tho Walhalla Fomalo College
andthe public generally aro earnestly invited to
attend tho examination of tho pupils commence
ing Tucsday, juno I7th, at D a. NJ.
Tho attention Of tho travelling public is
directed to the change Of schedule on tho day
andnight passenger trains on tho Air Limo Rail-
road, which went into operation on the 1st
Instant. The new schedule will be found on
tho fourth pngo of our paper.
There nro four cascs Of assault and bat
terry" with intcnt to kill to be tried before
tho Court Of Gcnercl Sessions next week.
Wcappcar 10 DO getting n litto bloodthirsty
ip this section of tho Stutc.
Our Sheriff, it is said, is going to commit
ma,rimony before long We thought somc.
thing Of tho kind was going to happen when
i'c toldus tho story about the whiproorwlls.
Corn In Walhala is selling at IS to 90 cents
rcrbushcl cash, being higher than it has been
i'll several years. 1t is thought it will deolino
after the wheat and cat crops arc harvested.
Attention is directed to the notice of tho
tcopening Of tho tax books by the County
Treasurer. Tho time for paying tho first
installmont without tho penalty is extended to
the 23d of juno, and oil desiring to pay now
have tho opportunity.
CAurIoN-Always use the best kerosene
aud you will never have on explosion. Oil
that vii! sustain q heat of ITO degrees 70,
before exploding, can DO had at the samo
prico Of cheaper oils at Il. i. Norman u
Bros. Fresh lemons always on hand at &C.
The Columbia Register says complaints
conc from MI parts OF tho city Of tho large
number Of flies that infcst the houses. Ac-
cording to OH old saying, this is sign Of n
sickly summer, and vigorous sanitary ncn,
eurcs arc recommended. Flies seem to abound
everywhere and We hear of good deal of
sickness in various sections Of the country.
A despatch from Washington states that it
Is not probable that Gov. Hampton will now
leave Washington before the close Of tho scss
sion. His speech has been the subject Of
much admiring comment aud the estimation
in which it is held is we'll shown by the !act
THAT sixteen thousand copies Of it were ordered
for distribution within Nh Eoar after it was
delivered
Ma, It,n G.,
dry and warm Beans, Irish potatoes and other
gnrdcn vegetables arc pnrchcd. Field crops
have been benefited, as The dry weather has
afforded needed opportunity to kill out tho
grass good rain now would bc beneficial,
and the prospect for IL is favorable. We arc
now, Tuesday morning, having q slow, wcl,ing
rain.
We ran DOWN 10 Kcowco last Saturday. Cot
toh and com OH the river look we'll, and thougl,
small, are growing Gncly. Wheat on upland is
good. On tho way we noticed II number of new
settlements between Walhalla aud High Falls, in
the wolf stake ncighborhood These lands arc
poor, but they lie we'll and arc susceptible OF
great Improvement With manure and ,udicio,,s
farming this section mi ght be made ii:c farm
ing region.
The Nincty-Six Guardian wisely says: "G
movement should be nauguratcd to kill out those
dead beats who lounge around country post
Offices and rob regular subscribers of their
papers. man who is TOO poor TO take paper
Of some kind, when they arc SO cheap, is too
poor 10 live and should be cnt down rs cum
bcrer of the ground"
The Abbcvillc Medium, speaking of our female
college, says: eve have received the catalogue
Of The Wal'alla Female College, of which DR..
Smcltzcr is tic ablc and distinguished head
1t is one of the youngest and most lonr!shing
institutions in the State, and although it has
only been running now for about two years, il
has overa hOndrcd pupils aud growing prospects
DR.. Smcllzer is one Of tho best men in the State
"a learned thcoogian, an experienced teacher
and genial, high. toned gentleman Under his
care liz" college will become ono Of The most
widely known in the Slate md its pupils among
tho most accomplished scholars in tho South"
Wc arc glad TO know that the talents of tho
young men of Adgcr College of musical per
suasion arc appreciated by the young ladies Of
Walhalla, rs the following little waf, picked IN
tho street, seems 10 show:
When The midnight moonbcams culver
And the Picdmonts go around
And tho little zephyrs shivcr
AZ the melancholy sound.
Is there ought that's so appalling
To quiet, loving maid,
As tho hawling and the squallng
or a college scrcnadc?
Oh! TO have the blessed fragrance
And tho silence Of the night
Broken in upon by yagrans