Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-10-07

LOCAL MA T ERS.

Chew Prido of Carolina Tobncco tho bes
and finest in town. Prioo Sl.50 per pound
Get 1t at Wright g. Sligh's
If you want bargains in clothing, coll at J. |
NJ. Carriers. He will sell you anything in his
limo as low as the lowest. Small profits and
convince you.
Smoke Plantation Sefars, very ncar half foot
long. Only cost cents and best in tho county,
at Wright & Sligb's. And if you get sick you
can be cured whilo thore if medicine will do it.
Tho cotton gins are getting In their
mangling work all through the State. Tho
papers are filled with lost arms and hands
In Anderson County last weok, a sixteen
year old whito boy picked 35s pounds Of cot
ton in one day.
The Thirteenth Annual Fair Of tho An.
'dorson Farmers' and Mechanics Association
will be held at the Fair Grounds in Anderson.
beginning on Wednesday, the goth, and
ending GU Friday, tho ed day of October
next.
We will bc unable to give our readers any
indication of tho result Of tho primary elcc-
ton this week, but will report it fully in our
next issue,
The elections to be hold in Indiana and
Ohio on tho 18th instant arc exciting great
attention It is confidently expected Indiana
will give an iooreescd Democratic majority,
and If these expectations are verified on the
18th, the election Of Hancock becomes cor,
'tainty. The race in Ohio will be close, with
chances for heDemoo:sts.
A destructive ,lro occurred at Georgetown
on the LIST insteut. AZ last accounts fivo
buildings had been destroyed and tho fire was
mic Eastetling was destroyed and sho was
burned up in'the dauos. Her son escaped
by jumping frosa the window.
The depot at Kiugstree, including tho tele-
graph of6co, with about ono hundred bales of
cotton and a great deal of freight, was de-
stroyea by dre on tho I'd instant. The loss
is estinrsed $4,000 to $l5,O00 It is said
the striking of a match by a little negro boy
ON ~.cetton tic ignitad the lint aud caused
the ~Gce.
TIE first number of The Weekly Palaetto
YcHaan has reached us. It is an eight page
'aorty column paper, filed with sprightly edto-
.rIals and choice selections. II is first class
weekly and deserves success. Subscription
price $l.5O per annum seven months ST.; three
months so cents. Address G. NJ. McJunkin,
Columbia, S. G., editor and proprietor.
Round trip tickets to Atlanta and return to
attend tho Fair Of the Gate City Guards, COM
mencing October tn, will DO sold at the
several ticket Offices on the line of the Green
vile and Columbia and Blue Ridge Railroads
from Monday, October lth, until Friday. Octo-
Der ed, inclusive, good 10 return until October
25th, inclusive, at the following low rate: From
Columbia $3.50, Ncwberry $5, Nincty-Sx ST.,
Abbevillo 81, Greenwood S3.75, Bclon SO 25,
Anderson 1925, Pcndleton So GO, Walhalla
$500.
The town Of Westminster is ono OF the
most thriving points on tho Air Limo Rail
road, enjoying large trade from the sur
rounding country and doing much towards
tho development Of it's section. 1t is nm i'm
portant lumber depot. over two million feet
of lumber being shipped ovory year-thc
largest shipping point on the Air Line. it is
said. The Baptists are strong and influential,
and have n wiso and prudent leader in Rov.
+. l.. Siak, who is in full sympathy with
every good work in which the denomina.
tion is engaged.
We direct attention to tho largo number of
sales OF real estate Advertised in this issue
Persons wanting small farms in healthy
country will find it to their interests to look
At some of these lands, as they will doubtlc css
bo sold ut bargains Our future is promising
and in Il few years we believe lands in this
section will advance largely in sale value.
Cotton here yields nearly as we'll as in the
middle counties, while we harvest more prof
liable crops Of wheat, corn, oats and rye.
With good farming wo expect to SEQ hcrc
diversified farming in tho highest degree,
embracing cotton and tho oorculs, stock rails
ing poultry, mining and manufacturing of
all kinds
Miss Lookor's concert at tho Court House
on last Thursday night was pretty we'll at
tended by our, people. She sang and PLAYED
several pieces on the piano, and gave the au.
dience an exhibition Of how tho blind read
and writo, which was novel and interesting to
our people. The most attractive tca
;turo of tho entertainment was the bril-.
liant playing of Miss Emma Hair, tho
young pianist, whose power and execution
delighted all lovors Of music. This young
lady belongs to musical family and promi.
ses to mako o namo for herself in tho musical
world az no artist Of rare power. IIcr fathor,
daJor franz Hair, was an accomplished
gentleman and musician. member Of ono of
tho most hohorcd families of Sweden, from
which country 30 many splendid musicians
have como At eleven years old Miss Hair
played ut school concerts and won for herself