Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-07-31
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Chew Jookson's Dcst Sweet Navy Tobacco.

deaths IA Havana from yellow foyer.
Iherecent rains have, In many sections of tho
State, revived tho drops and the hopes OF the
farmers, 4
Tho devastating cotton worm has ALREADY
made it's appearance in tho Lowor Mississippi
Valley. ~
Attention is directed to tho advertisements
of Adger College and Walhala Female College,
: announcing ann their opening carly in September.
* Mr. y. 8. Goodman will accept our thanks for
basket Of assorted grapes, tho first of tho sea-
gon. ,Thoy wero ripe, JUICY and we'll tasted
A man will sit on o picket fonoe oil tho after,
noon to SEQ baseball game, but put him in
ohurch pow for three. quarters of an hour and
be will feel uncomfortable.
We have received a copy OF tho catalogue
ofErskiue College, Duo West, S. O., for 1878
TO-. Tho number Of students in attendance
Tor that period wero sissy.four.
Col. +. Mclchers, tho spirited editor of the
charleston Zcstun9, is at Mr. Bicmanns We
welcome Col. NJ. 10 the mountains and trust his
stay vii be long and pleasant.
We ave information Of Tho death of Miss
Lucy intohins, residing near Walhalla, within
tho ast few days she had been sick several
weeks with foyer
Tho excursions from Charleston and the low
country generally have made our DOWN lively
win peasant faces. Wc ore glad to SEQ 80
many persons from abroad. MalhalIa has room
for more.
. ABOUT sixty excursionists came up from
VhaNesteo na Mondays and Tucsday's trains.
They will spcnd couple Of weeks and perhaps
longer with us. Wo trust that their ,st will
be spent pleasantly and proftably.
Now that We have rain prepare your turnip
patch aud SOW some of your seed at once.
Rutabagas will do we'll 10 SOW now. The 10th
Of August is good timo to gow other kinds Of
seed. Drilling is said to be the best mode Of
planting. Tryit.
Under the recent Jury Act, passed by
Congress, Wilson Cooke, colored, has been
appointed by Judge bryan United States
Jury Commissioner for tho Western Dis
triot of South Carolina.
We are indebted to Hon. S. p. Morton,
of New York, for copies of his speeches in
Congress on tho currency. Mr.. Morton is
ashard money" Republican.
We arc informed that Mr.. LOWS Gaillard. on
old citizen Of our county, died at bis residence
few miles from Walhaa the 30th instant
from paralysis. IIe had been confined 10 his
bed for longth Of timc
Remcmbcr the Oconcc County Sunday School
Convention, 10 be held at Westminster on next
Friday and Saturday. We hope 10 sec largo
delegations from all the schools in the county,
and a greater interest than ever before mani
tested in this important work. An interesting
time is expected on both days aud tho public
generally is invited TO be present
Mr.. Jesse Lay, Of Chcohco, in this county,
rcports that hc hoe ono hundred acres in bottom
corn somc of which yill produce fifty bushels
70 tho acre. lie has also fifteen acres in cotton
which is said 10 be tho finest over grown in that
section of the county. Mr. Lay has not bought
q pound of guano this year.
Our esteemed friend and fcliow-ct,... zen,
Nr. D. j. Smith, will accept our kindesr
thanks for two Of the largest and most deli.
cious watermelons VIC have seen this scoson
Notwithstanding the long drought, Mr.. Smith
has made and Is marketing fine crop Of
melons Rt lair prices
Coming up on Tho Bluc Ridge train Monday
evening VIC heard several persons complaining
of Tho uncomfortable prssen.cr coachcs on
tlis road. They seemed to tLink that the
railroad authorities ought 10 do better on this
limo of travel and put on better and moro
comfortable coachcs. We think go too.
At tho mcct;rg of tho Saluda Brptist Sun
day School Institute, Andes son County, hold
last week, tho following persons were op-
pointed messengers to tho Westminster
(Oconeo County, Sunday School Convention,
to bc held next F:iday and Saturday, August
lst and Cd: Rev. VIM. II. Strickland, j. II.
Clark and l.. p. Ea,le.
Wo regret 10 state that Mrs. Martha Cobb
wife Of Mr.. Pinckney Cobb, died in our town
last Sunday morning from tho effects Of child
birth. The deceased was daughter Of Mr.
Khodum Doylo, of our county, and had for years
been consistent member Of tho Methodist
Church. The husband and relatives havo our
sympathy in their sad bereavement.
Large quantities of now cross-tios arc
being golten and placed along tho Diuc Ridge
Railroad from Walhalla to Anderson. Ono
hours timo botwccn Walhalla and Anderson
could DO saved if tho road-bed Of this road
was put in frsi.olass condition as it ought
to be. Two hours nnd ion minutes is the
timo allowed for running botwecn these two
points, dis'auco of 34 miles! Think of ii!
Mr. L. p. Smith, Secretary and Treasurer
Of tho Anderson County Saluda Baptist Sun.
dnv School Instituie held nj Anderson c. H.,