Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-05-27
LOCAL MATTERS


Rev. =. L. Sisk will proaoh at tho Bap-
tist Church on next Sunday morning.
The announcement of Col. D. Wyatt Aiken
ns candidate for ro-election to Congress
will bo found in our columns this week.
Mr.. D. Wilkie Bell, father of DR.. g. w. Doll.
died at Franklin, N. c., in tho 0lst year of his
ago. Mr.. Bell was highly respected and loved
by all who know him.
Col. Ira Sage and his corps Of surveyors aro
out locating tho lino of tho Rabun Gap Short
Limo Railroad from the Georgia limo to the Ten
nesseo line.
Rev. II. N. Hayes will preooh at tho
Old Field on the 5th Sunday in May, at
IL O'Clock A. NJ.
Rev. II. N. Hayes will deliver q temper
anoe address, followed by other speakers, at
tho Stone Church on Saturday, the 5th of
juno, at 8 o'clock p. NJ.
Open air concert at tho Brewery Park
on Friday evening o'clock by the Dixie
Correct Baud. The public are respectfully
invited to attend.
Mr.. D. A. Zcaglcr, graduate of Ncwberry
College and we'll known to many of our readers,
has been admitted 10 tho bar from Anderson
County.
Mr.. Wm. P. Calhoun Principal Of tho Fair
Play High School, has been admitted to tho
bar. Mr. Calhoun is promising young man
and has our best wishes for his success in life.
We learn that wafer spout descended on
tho East prong Of Cheohcc Creek on Saturday
night last. Tho creek was higher than ever
known in the range Of tho spout, which was
confined to an area Of few miles. Inside
this area tho land was badly washed and some
Of tho crops had TO bo rcplantcd.
Mr.. S. E. Maxwell scnds us from Toxa.
way fine bunch of Means grass, between
three and four feet in length This grass
is said to be fno for feeding green or for
hay when cured.
Anew passenger coach has been placed on
the road between Walhalla and Bolton. This
was much needed and will be highly arprcci-
ated by the travelling public. We still ask
Mr.. Fry for a "straight>out" passenger schcd.
ulo aud q separate freight train to be run
during the day, with accommodations for
passengers. We arc convinced that this is
best not only for the road, but tho people
along the line.
Up to Tuesday evening, tho 25th instant,
our County Treasurer had given out $40 tax
receipts and collected $4,lA3.03. This is the
instalm ent in this county and can hardly DO
beat in tho State in proportion to the total tax
Of tho various counties.
Pompcy Kcels, ono Of our best colorcd
farmers, has hid on our table cotton stalk
+. grown last year, apparently sound and
covered with leaves This stalk was tt ken
from ground manurcd last year with ashes.
Pompcy informs us that nearly oil the stalks
on this part Of his farm nre green and growing
finely. We commend Pompcy and his second
growth of cotton to our friend Pope, of the
Columbia Register
Tho AJbcvillc Press and Banner,
speaking cf tho crops in that County, says
that the stands Of cotton are better than
ever before known at this season, the wncat
crop will &C nearly failure from rust, the
oat crop is large and promises good return
and the corn crop is liberal in area and
promising in yield. Rye and barley are
eown to small extent only.
We nrc glad TO see that Rev. J. X Pace has
returned to this County to preach in the Fork
Association during tho summer. lie came last
year stranger and did his work faithfully
and well. Now he comes MS n friend and re-
cciyes n cordial greeting. His first appoints
mcns are rs follows:
Wednesday night 2Gth instant, at Pleasant
Hill.
Thursday night al Dcatons School House.
Friday night at Rock Springs.
Saturday morning Mt Old Liberty
Sunday morning at Old Liberty.
YIN. D. Dcaton has rebuilt his lime kiln at
Pulaski in this county, and has it now in opera
ton. The front wall is built of stono and is
seven feet thick at tho bottom and five at the
top. The kiln is 81 feet long by 16 feet high
and is nino feet vide. 1t holds 1000 bushels
lie has burned one kiln which lie is selling at
l24 cents per bushel for tho Stacked and 25
cents for unslackcd. This Kiln was worked
before tho war and The lime pronounced a good
article.
Rev. j. X. Pace preached in the Baptist
Church last Sunday from the text, II am the
way" His discourse was brief, pointed and
forciblc and when he had expounded his text
hc quit. This is an excellence but few ministers
can boast of and one which NIL congregations
appreciate highly. DIR. Thornwell, with all his
great ability, preached brief and pointed SER
mons, and VIC lave heard he was accustomed TO
say one hour should cover tho entire service,
giving from thirty to forty minutes to his SCR