Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-09-09
LOCAL MA ATrTI'N T EFT

10th instant.
Remember tho ice cold soda water Mt Nor
mans stand at tho speaking on tho 10Th A
fino lot of medicinal clixirs just arrived
Tho grand mass mcoting on Friday, tho
10th, will bo held at Wiobon's Spring.
Rov. j. j. Neville. of Seneca City, will
preach in tho Walhalla Methodist Church on
noxt Sunday at IL A. NJ.
Now is tho timo to SOW turnips for tablo
usc. They will grow largo enough and will
not become strong or pithy.
1t is to be hoped and expected Judge
.Mackoy will speak next Friday IIo is ono
OF tho best stump speakers in tho nation
Como out next Friday and hear your cam
didatcs for Governor, Congress aud Solicitor
speak Other speakers of reputation will hc
here.
Continuous wet woathcr has prevented tho
saving of much good fodder. 1t is now ran-
ing and tho clouds indicate wet spell.
Tho Prcsbytcry Of South Carolina will
meet at Cokcsbury, Abbovillo County, S. G.,
on Wednesday (l5th) before third Sabbath of
September, 1880. at p. NJ.
Inc hrst Dhlc OF cotton OF this years crop
was received at Westminster OH Monday the Gil,
instant, and was bought by J. II. Ligon from
Bryant Glenn, one Of Oconcc's most cntcrprisng
colorcd farmers
Tho cotton has been greatly injured by
rust in this county. 1t is estimated tho crop
'hus been cut of one third. Constant rains
prevent picking and good deal is dropping
out and being lost.
Our merchants can learn something to their
advantage, if they will read the following:
John Wannamakcr, Of Philadelphia, has
mado upwards of 100000, 900 in business,
and says that judicious newspaper advertis-
ing is ono of the keys Of his successful bnsi-
ness life. lIo ndvertiscs in about fifty
different papers in Philadelphia alone"
No court is being held this week, rs the
last statute was SO drawn that the Common
Pleas could not be opened until Wednesday
Of the second week. AS thorc was very li,lo
criminal business, it vas matter Of convcn.
icncc and economy to open tho court on tho
second week. Tho civil docket is also light
and tho jurics will hardly be kept longer
than three days.
Our town clock is now in good running
order and Prof. Lcgaro srcgulatng it every
week by astronomical observations on the
meridian passage Of tho sun. He expccts
to get il running in good time within month,
II he can have ono clear day in each week
The cloudy weather OF the last three weeks
has intcrfcrcd with tho process of rcgnln =
ton. The clock was corrected last Saturday
evening within one minute OF true Walhalla
time.
The primary election for Pickcns County
took place on the Sd instant and resulted in
tho selection of tho following gentlemen as
standard bearers, viz Rcprcscntativcs-T
W. Tollcson and ). G. Alexander, Clerk Of
Court. j. Lewis, Probate Judge--O. l..
Duront, School Commissioncr-O. T. Jones
Shcrih-Joab Mauldin, County Commission
crs--A. B. Talley, L. Mauldin and Elias
Day, Coroncr-J X. Kirkscy, Audtor--J
Is. Clyde, Treasurer. H. Bowen.
Tho Democratic Judicial Convention Of
of the 9th Circuit was held at Bolton on the
4th instant for tho purpose of nominating a
Solicitor. All tho counties being represented
the convention was organized and Col j. 5.
Cothran was unanimously nominated for So
l'cltor There was no other candidate before
the Convention. Col. Cothran has made an
able and acceptable Solicitor and his re clcc-
ton will meet the hearty approval of our
people
we spent last Saturday at Westminstcr
Iho day passed OF most pleasantly. Tho mcr-
chants arc preparing for heavier fall trade
than usual. Mcssrs. Verncr e. Strb!ing arc
putting in operation largo cotton gin, so
that shcy can accommodate their friends and
tho pubic in that line. Westminster is the
centro OF large lumber business, which is
again becoming profitable. Mr.. w. L. Par,
kcr and Zimmerman s. Kay can accommodate
the public in this line.
AIR. N. A. Barley brought to the Walhalla
market en- Monday, tho 9th instant, tho first
bale of cotton of tho season. Tho bale
weighed 507 pounds and was purchased by
blcmann u Son at 10y cents Mr.. Gottlob
"anncr did the ginning and packing of tho
cotton. Mr. Bnrcy furnished tho first bale
of cotton to this market last year, and tho
baic brought Monday is just one week earlier
than tho one last year.
I'hc young people Of Walhalla expect to
give an entertainment next week, or tho week
after, cons isting Of pantomimcs, scioptican
views, tablea,,x and music. Tho object is to
raise fund for The purchase of additional
apparatus for Adscr College. From what
wo learn tho cnortainm cnt will n afford largo
fund Of amusement and pleasure. Moro
particular notice will be givcn Of tho time.