Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-06-24
LOCAL MATTERS

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Ma dust IS getting intolerable in our
streets u'|s'4ag |s % the public roads '.a
attending the %, . ssaent..
Mr.. w, NJ v,le@Su, Of Now Masket, ,s
In attenda nespon the commencomon.s.
BieMS6n & Son have recently put on their
depot Ie new omnibus for the acoommor
datio} IF passengers.
Mr. Adds, living about three miles below tho
depot, has laid upon our table cotton bloom
pallod from his fleld on tho 22d instant.
Three new candidates In this weeks paper
two for School Commissioner and one for Sheriff.
Consultt tho column of announcements and take
your CHOICE
James Seaborn, ESQ, Of Fair Play, has
been re-appointcd, by Gov. Simpson. Trial
Justice for tho county Of Oconee.
We had COLL from young DR.. Henry. Elrod,
Of Anderson County, on Wednesday. lie is
visiting our oommencemcnts and is tho guest Of
Mr.. Wesley Pitchford.
Tho weather is becoming very dry. Corn
and cotton will soon be needing rain badly.
Gardens and sweet potato patches are suffers
1uh very uluCH uOW iOl tic nuul VI tulus
Mrs. S. e, Porter, Of Austin, Toxae, is
visiting relatives in our town. 1t is expected
that she will writo up our commencement
exercises for the Austin papers. We hope
sho will. Let Texas hear from US.
s.Uon. X. P. Battle, President of the Univcr'
H. Strong and dc5rslins g Ss,d is the g guest Of R'v
th5fgy.I. d. Ado, n ~ q'
to witness the oommencuiue"v eHe.Sssus, y !,
Adger College.
Rev. W. g. White, Of Glasgow. Kentucky
is horo, and is the guest Of Rev. Hugh Strong
1t is expected no will bc appointed travelling
agent of Adgot College to secure an addi.
tional endowment fund.
we understand that several of our cner,
gctic and progressive farmers have finished
laying by their corn crops. Corn is looking
fine and rigoroua, but begins to need rain.
Mr.. Vim. G. Perry and wifo aro in attend
onco upon our conimenccmcnts, and visiting
relatives and friends hero. Mr.. Perry is tho
very efficient book keeper and secretary OF
tho Piedmont Factory.
j.. p. Werner, Esq, informs us that ho has
been eating roosting ears for the past ten OF
twelve days. IIo procured his corn seed
from tho Agricultural Department at Wash
ington.
Our Office was bcsicgcd on last Tuesday after
noon by crowd of young ladies' They made
the acquaintance Of thc"dcvil', who explained te
them the mysteries of the art-prcscrYative ol
arts. Come again. young ladies.
Mr.. Williams Thomas md wift, forp,erly
from Ozone county, but now Of Lexington
Holmes county, Mississippi, arc registered n,
Biemann's hotel. They come here to spcud
few months and enjoy our delightful cli>
mate and drink our cool and pure mountain
water:
Mr.. Richardsoh Of the Grecnvil!c Dail
Necs made US "pep" call on Tuesday. lie
is looking after our college commencement nts
and The interests Of his excellent daily. Tho
Daly News reaches Wolhalla several hours
in advance Of the Columbia md Charleston
papers and contains full telcs+op'.ie and
market reports.
We give to our readers this week this ainii-
rablc letter of Mr.. Tilden. which is Il virtual
withdrawal of hia name from the list oi
Presidential candidates. Mr.. TlGen has
shown more strength than anv man in the
Democratic party since the war. IIo was u
true rcsormer and had more strength with
The people than with tho politicians.
The following is the programme of exercises of
Adger College to-day (Thursday, 24th,) Prayer;
Music; Saluatory-@J. F. Cooper; True Great
ness-T. L. Strbling; Right Choice Of Books
j. L. McLecs; The Development of MINIS Es-
thetic Naturc-B. L. Smith; Shall Our Laurels
Wither?-J. +. Cooper; Anniversary Orato--
Hon. Kemp P. Battles Comforting Degrees; Val
ceictory-J. p. Carey; Bcncdiction.
We have had laid upon our table, this week,
two cotton blooms. One Of thom was from
Che farm Of Mr. Frank Graham, near Seneca
City, and the other from the farm Of Mr..
Narbin, on Nnbbin Ridge Both these blooms
were found on Saturday, tho 10Th instant.
The stalk of cotton from whish Mr.. uarbin
pulled his bloom had on it twenty fso we'll
formed squares. We call this quito early for
blooms in this county. the 9TH Of July always
being considered early for them. We should
not be surprised to sec the day como when
cotton will be grown to perfection on the top
of the Blue Ridge mountains.