Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-08-19
LOCAL, MA ;rT.MRS.

weather.
A light shower Of rain fell on Monday
night. Ii is still cloudy and threatening rain.
Mr.. ]. II, Osiendorff's . fnc grey marc died on
lastsaturday from the effects Of The bolts.
Fodder pulling ,n,e rapidly approaches sni
after that corn gathering and cotton picking
There will be preaching in the Baptis, Church
on next Sunday morning BY Rev. G. IL. Carter,
Of Iaurons.
The Ccngressoua, Convention of the Tniri
District will meet ut Nsweerry on September
Gath.
No preaching in any Of the chuohes in Wal
( lalla on Last Sunday. The devil had j: pretty
i much all his own pay
Il Foa SALs--A first class Sorghum Mini sul
4 Eyaporator, cheap for cash or credit Apply te
J. i. Hendrix.
Candidates will 6ul it to their interest II
have their tickets for tho primary election
printed at the KEowRE CoUnlrn Office
The candidate who eau deliver q Sundny
School address is zone ahead" Of his opponent,
who deals only in gt.ering political generalities.
Z Married at The residence of the brides
father, August 9th, 1880, by Isaac Wiskluc,
Esq, Mr. Elijah II. Whitman to Miss Saliio H.
Gentry, oil OF Oconcc county.
Rev. a. ". Moore will fill his regular ap-
pointments in the Wahaa Methodist Church on
next Sunday morning and at nigh, at the usual
hours.
We are AT oil times pleased with letters from
correspondents upon matters of local or public
interest, but us we publish only once n wcch we
& hort nj i,t,
The names Of Milton Nicholson, l.. j. Jarrar,l,
W. " Hunnicutt and ". NJ. Brown are presented
BY their friends in tlis week s issue us candidates
for County Commissioners.
Miss Mamie II. Noland came up from Char
lesion on The excursion of the llh and is the
guest OF friends III Midway Sho expresses her
self as delighted with our fine mountain scenery
pure atmosphere and cool and sparkling water.
We are requested TO announce that there viii
be q meeting of The Hampton AIountaiuc Red
Shirt Company at Walhala on next Saturday,
August 2lst. Every memLer is earnestly re
questcd to be present, as business of Importance
will be transacted.
Mr. J Hcascy, Sexton Of ST. Mchucl's
Church, Charleston, is visiting Walhalla for his
health. lie informed us that this il his first
visit TO the upper portion Of the State during q
residence i'll Charleston of about forty. eight
yenrsl AS hc has broken the ice We hope TO
sec him with US every summer
The County Treasurer aiycriscs this wccl;
The opening of tho books for collection OF taxes
from tho 10th Of September to the 3lst of Ucto.
ber with rate per centum penalty, sc. The
people will have time TO get out a portion of
their cotton aud sell it before tho time expires
Wright & sligh's Drug Store is the place to
get anything you want in the way Of medicines
and fancy goods. They arc receiving goods
daily and keep their stock fresh and full all the
time, looking after The demands Of their growing
trade. Large supply of all kinds of fresh turnip
seed on hand. Their store is always neat tasty
and attractive. Give thcm call
Mr.. Alcn@o Dcaton, son of John D. Dcaton.
or our County, met with painful accident on
last Saturday lio was out hunting and in
getting over fence the hammer Of his shut
gun SoL caught IN the fence in some way whicl,
caused the discharge Of his gun, the load ludg-
ing in bis arm about his elbow. lie was doing
pretty well when heard from last, tie W o,nI not
proving OF such q nature as TO cause a,nputa
ton necessary,
Nlr. & Wunncr advcrtiscB this week that
ms cotton gin, one mile South Of Waihulla,
la ~ frat class order aud that no will gin
promptly all cotton brought TO him ON
tho customary terms. The road to the gin
ls ID good order. Mr.. Wanncr gave entire
satisfaction TO hs patrous last year and 10
pains will be spared to continue and cu
large his past patronage.
The cxcursion train which LETT Charleston
for tho up country on Wednesday, the lIth,
brought from seventy five TO ono hundred
visitors TO Walhslo. Another excursion
train comes up on Wednesday the 18th
lnetant, and wl! doubtlosa add TO The
numbor OF strangers liz our town We
have been blessed hero with unusually good
Health this aummer and the largest number
OF visitors for several seasons.
Tho Board Of 1'rustcrs Of tho State Acrj
cultural and Mechanical institute at thcir
laet tmceting elected Dr.J. W oodrow, OF Colum.
pla, professor OF Allncra'oGy, Geology, Botany
and hooloGy nplacr of Dr.. Joseph Lee ontc
who declined tho chair. Tho institution vii;
bo put iii operation on the 5th day OF October
and by that lime all necessary rcparD to tho
building Will De made. Tuitioo vii! 10 cree
tho only charse beng $40 pc. year for room
cent 10 he used in keeping tho builinsa in
ferair. IT will be optional with each stndpn,
@hatechool he will enter and he may ggadu~
ate IN any school nt his preference
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Seneca City Itoms.
ApGusT l8, 1880