Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-11-04

firm.
There will be preaching in tho Baptist
Lutheran and Presbyterian Churches on
next Sunday.
"A true patriot is Mr.. Michael Boyle. Ho
is SO years old, and walked sixteen miles on
Tuesday to vote the Democratic ticket.
The regular monthly concert Of prayer for
Foreign Missions will be hold in the Presby.
terian Church on next Sunday night for that
church.
The college boys took iest on election
day. We don't know how woll thoy worked
at the polls, but they doubtless worked hard
for tho holiday
Just received good variety of waterproof
black alpaca and all wool cassimers, cheap
at j. M. Carter's.
have on hand and will continue to keep
good supply of iron. nails. hardware and
shelf hardware, which will sell at a small
margin for cash or good barter.
j. NJ. CARTER.
Dyepeptics call al J. NJ. Curtcr's and buy
your oatmeal, Graham crackers and Graham
flour. 1t will do you moro good than mcli.
cine.
When you hear q man snecr at the honor
and virtue of woman. you may be sure that he
is not accustomed to walk in high pnccs and
Tint his boots arc soilcd with the mud of
low life.
Mr.. w. G. Robertson, Of the Hall Creek
neghborhood, in this county, has laid upon
our table two potatoes --ono yam, weighing
"a pnnn6p md fIo othn -, ;rbk
but some in length measuring 81 inches
Mr.. j. S. Goodman is our authorized
agent to collect accounts and solicit subscrip,
tions llc is now waiting upon our people,
and We trust that those who are indebted to
us will promptly pny up and receive n clear
receipt from Mr.. Goodman.
Mr.. w. a. S,rother. of West Union, has a
cotton patch Of three acres from which he has
already gathered two 500"pound bales, and
when hc has finished picking ho will have
enough for another bale Of tho same weight.
Who says Oconec is not n co,ton> growing
county2
The Greenville & Columbia Railroad has
been turned over to the Clyde Company its
present owners. The new company has cut
uti tSiS,Hl ut ScncCu SitS WITH
the Air Line Railroad. Wagons will now he
in demand. lnstcad of progressing We arc
going bnck, it seems, to the days of Mngrath
rule.
The "boys" had high old time last Mon
dny night. 1t was ~" n watch meeting"
to welcome III The new year. but to see The
dawn Of election day, aud it wns hurrnh for
n,pon.t E,;, fT, ,l,o a.. |, },
to remind and cn,husc tho voters of Tuesday
Sleep was Gu, Of the question until after IL
o'clock.
The uni"n meeting fnr the first union dis,
rict ot Frr% Association will be organized at
Conncross Bnptst church Oh Friday before the
I'D Sunday in this nth. This district is
composed Of all the churches in the Assoca,
ton which arc situated north Of the road
from Jnrre,ts bridge to old Pickcns Court
House. A full delegation should be present.
We would beg to suggest to our polite and
accommodating postmaster at Walhalla that
if lamp was hung aud lighted at night in
front of his ufice upon the opening Of tho
mail it would be quite an accommodation to
the public. and especially to those having
ock>boxes.
We regret to chronicle tho death of Mrs.
Julia S. Schroeder which occurred III the res>
idencc OF her mother. Mrs. G. Knee, of this
place, on Monday last Mrs. Schroeder had
been an invalid for some time from the effects
Of n stroke of paralysis. and which caused
her death. Her funeral services took place
at tho Luthcrn Church on Wednesday after
noon.
Visitors to tho Twelfth Annual Fair of the
State Agricultural Society of Sou'h Carolina,
to be held at Columbia on November 9th
10Th, llth and 18th. 1880, will be passed
ovo: the Grcenvlle & Columbia and Blue
Ridge Railroads ut the following fares for the
round trip from regular stations: Wals,ala,
Sc; Seneca City, Sc; Pcndloton, $5 ; An
derson, So; Greenvllc. $5. Tickets on sale
from the 9th to the llth of November inclus
sive, and good to return until the 18th of No.
yember inclusive. No half tickets will be
sold.
The agony is o,er--at least in Oconco
county. We mean the election. Our mcr-
chants, and business men generally, kent
closed DOORS and everything passed off we'll
and salisfnctory-no disturbance of any char
actcr occurring during !hc day or night. We
are unable to inform our readers in this issue
who is President, or give any accurate state
.ment concerning the State election. We are
Obliged to 60 to press ut the usual time, and
promise cur patrons detailed account next
week; nevertheless we give the latest nows
elsewhere.