Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-04-08
LOCAL MATTERS
ADVERTISE IN YOUR COUNT Z PAPER.
Use Norman's Nickel Cologne.

Collcgc-..Olivcr NJ. Abbott, of Oconec County.
Plant plenty of sun flower seed about your
premises. This plant is said to be q great
absorbant ,of malarious atmosphere.
We regret to learn that Mr.. Thomas w. Alex
ander, of Piokens, died on Tuesday last, from
the effects Of u wound received during tho leto
war; Ho was ono of our best citizens.
;, We are indebted to Mr.. Charles Skelton,
Of Greenville for box containing tho great
"Boss Puzzle" or tho "gamo of fftecn."
4, The stockholders Of Adger College arc re-
apested to meet in the Court House on Saturday
next at 8 o'clock Pm.
Mrs. D. A. Smith is on visit 10 relatives and
friends at Abbeville Court House. We wish her
pleasant visit and safo return to her mountain
homo.
Mr.. W. W. Reid, member Of Tho Legislature
from Macon County, North Carolina, is in
town on his way homo from Raleigh.
Mrs. NJ Bray is receiving her spring stock
of millinery. All orders in hair work will
receive prompt attention.
DR.. j. p. smcltzcr showed Monday morning last the
largest radsh Of the season. which about the size Of
hcnscgg The Doctor has fine garden, and he takes great
pleasure in showing his friends how he manages his garden
farm.
Attention is directed 10 the medical card Of Dr. Sloan, OF
Anderson County, who has recently located in Waala and
offers his professional services 10 the citizens Of
and tho surrounding country.
There is talk Of the Sunday Schools Of Wahalla
uniting and having grand jubilee, consisting Of short ad
dresses, singing &C., about the first second Sunday in May
This good thing. Let the different Sunday School super
n,endcnts meet together and arrange the programme, &C.
Mr. II. f. Alexander, polite and efficient County Trca
A.
makes the circuit for tho benefit and convenience Of taxpay
Sec his advertisements
The rain and hai Of the last few days have
done great injury to the farming lands of the
County hy washing the lands aud fences and
beating off tho fruit and damaging carly small
grain
Don't forget to register your lands held
for snlo with DR.. j. W. Moorman. on the
10Th instant, at Walhalln. Dr.. Nloornan
will try and soil your lands aud fill the
country with cmigrants.
Mr.. John Rose, of ohf town, met with
quite serious accident in Charleston BY
being hooked near one Of his eyes by n steer.
ltis thought that the sight of the injured eye
will be seriously impaired. lie is now at
home undergoing medical treatment.
The tracts of land, near Seneca City, belong
ing 10 the estate Of the late Col. Geo. A. Trcn-
holm, deceased, were sold OIL saledny for the
payment Of debts. Over fifteen hundred acres
were sold in eight different tracts for the aggre-
grulc OF $3,5
Mrs. r. a. Hunter, Rcvs. S. l.. Morris and
j. r.. Riley, Col. J. J. Norton and Mr.. John L.
McLces are in attendance upon the South Curo-
lima Prcsbytcry, which met at Williamston on the
7th instant.
young mems prayer meeting, composed mostly Of tho
students Of Adgcr College organized in tho Presbyterian
Church last L. McIccs conducting tho
crcscs Of tho first meeting Marshall s. Stbng elected
take charge the meeting Sunday the Prcsbytc.
rian Church att p. NJ Subject" Influence"
There will be dime reading In The WalhalIa Female Col.
lcgc building Friday evening at 3o O'clock under
the auspices Of Earnest Workers., asocicty Of young ladies
Of our town. proceeds Of the bc a.
led to amlablc purpose Our people should attend and
help on good caiisc
grand excursion to Charleston being arranged for by
the railroads about the roth Of this month that time the
great floral fair and the German Schczcnst will be in full
blast and those OF our people who may down will be
10 find :::c aid reception in the City by ,l.c Sea
We hope Walhalla well represented L: Charleston on
this OCCASION We will give the particulars of the excursion
rs soon rs
night last which commenced in the afternoon Of Saturday
continued without scarcely any incrmsson until about
O'Clock Sunday morning The rain poured down in torrents
incrminglcd with some hail, together with the constant
and dazzling lightning and peals Of thunder that
member to have heard. The water courses in the
county we're reported to be very high OH Sunday.
Mr.. Wm. l.. shelton. formerly an apprcn-
tico md employee in the COURIER Office, and
now a compassion on the Daily Constitution,
Atlanta. Ga, called to sec US this week, an d
is the gucst Of Capt j. H. Sigh, of our town.
lie is looking we'll and sports moustachc
and walking cano.
We learn that at Center, Under the leadership
of ]. B. Sanders and Miles N. Si,ton, very
comfortable ard crediablc church, in q vcry
popuous neiglborhood, is about com plcted, and
this has been dono with very little outlay of
money. The religious interest in this conmu.
nifty is evidently increasing and We are listening
TO hear of a genuine revival there where souls
nrc not only born TO the church, but what is far
better, 10 Christ.
We learn that tho Methodist Church at West
minister is very nearly completed, but needing at
this time comfortable seats. The want Of seats
is hndrance TO the congregation. We hope
that Albert and Henry Zimmerman, who arc in
the succession, and Becks, Ovens and others
will not permit tho church TO be crippled through
want of little extra effort in providing seats,
comfortable seats for the people
We learn that Albert Ballingcr, who has been
laboring in Georgia, teaching school and preach
ing for the past several years, is now domicilcd
with his father in this county, and proposes to
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