Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-08-12
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IIurrah for Garfsh was tho way tho negroes
put 1t on last Saturday.
Road tho advertisement of q tract of land for
sale by NJ. s. Mcsscr Committee.
Why is Hancock like bass drum with no
head in 1t? Because he cannot be beat.
Tho namo of Noah W. Grant appears in our
columns this week as candidate for Sheriff.
Sow plenty Of turnip seed. Turnips make
on excellent diet for man and beast
Candidates will find it to their interest to
havo their tickets for tho primary election
printed at tho KEowEE COURIER olGoo.
]. M. Hendrix is erecting handsome two
v,story residence just outside tho incorporation at
tho upper end Of town.
Tho COURIER Office returns thanks to Mr. W.
p. Barker for tho nice watermelon presented US
on Wednesday morning.
Now is tho timo to preserve your fruits.
Peach preserves, apple jelly and dried apples
COMO i'll nice during tho winter.
For SALE-A first class Sorghum Mill nnd
Evaporation, cheap for cash or credit Apply to
j. +. Hendrix. i
Tho Walhalla town clock is being put up.
Tho work will bo completed in q few days and
then wo can all keep correct timo.
We publish in this issue the rules governing
the primary election in October, as adopted by
the County Convention OH tho 2d instant It
would DO we'll to preserve copy for reference.
Wc were not present ut tho Radical meeting
last Saturday, as VIC had other business on hand.
We refer to some of its proceedings ms gathered
from others.
we have Ind but little sunshine for ten days
Wo need it and fear a continuance of cloudy,
rainy weather will injurc cotton Corn has
greatly improved.
DR.. ". +. Wright has been appointed and
commissioned postmaster at Walhalla vice j. H.
Sigh resigned. DR.. Wright is well informed
and has experience in the Office.
Rev. S, L. Morris and wife left Walhalla for
Cashiers Valley Wednesday morning, TO be
absent three weeks or longer. We hope they
may return much improved in vgor and strength.
a photograph of Tanners stomach, IL is said,
showed myriad of white corpuscues moving
around like little canal boats, wondering why
the deuce supplies didn't come.
The first excursion this Summer from Charles
ton will como up to-. day, "wednesday reaching
here at 023 o'clock L. NJ Tickets good Till
25lh instant.
In removing rotten sill under the residence
of Mr.. Tictcbcn on Tuesday for The purpose Of
replacing it with new one a large number Of
loose matches were found. They were evidently
placed there by somc designing person for tho
purpose Of setting fro to the building.
Mr.. Geo. i. Cromcr Professor Of Latin,
History and Political Science, in Ncwberry Col
lego, is registered at Bicmnnn's IIotcl. The
young Professor is looking we'll and his many
friends in Walhulla ore glad to see him among
them again.
A. S. Todd, Of tho Anderson Journal, spcnt
Saturday and Sunday in our mountain town.
II is said that our young friend Todd is matri-
monially inclined in these parts. Hugh Wilson,
of tho Abbcvillc Press and Banner, and Todd
should get married, and thereby disband their
mutual admiration society. What say you. gcn-
tlcmcn?
We are indebted to Geo. P. Rowell & Co.,
New York, for o copy Of thoir American News
paper Directory for 1880, containing accurate
lists of nll tho newspapers and periodicals pub
lishcd in the United States, Territories and the
Dominion of Canada, together with description
OF the towns and cities in which they are pub
lishcd. 1t is valuable book for the advertiser
and the publishers deserve great credit for the
accuracy with which they have compiled its
pages.