Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-08-19
LOCAL MA. ..1rsr.MRS. +
Read tho list of candidates.

We have had several days of very warm
weather.
A light shower Of rain fell on Monday
night. 1t is still cloudy and threatening rain.
Mr.. J. II, Ostendorf' g fine grey marc died on
last Saturday from tho effects of the bolts.
Fodder pulling time rapidly approaches and
after that corn gathering and cotton picking.
There will be preaching In the Baptist Church
on next Sunday morning by Rev. G. II. Garter,
Of Laurons.
The Congressional Convention of the Third
District will meet at Newterry on September
24th.
No preaching id any Of the ehuches in WAL
, halla on last Sunday The devil had it pretty
much all his own way.
For SALE-A first GLASS Sorghum Mil and
Evaporator. cheap for cash Or credit. Apply TO
j. e. Hendrix.
Candidates will find it to their interest 70
have their tickets for tho primary election
printed at the KEowEI CoUnlEn Office.
Tho candidate who can deliver Sunday
School address Is "onc ahead" of his opponent,
who deals only in glittcring political generalies.
Married, at tho residence of the brides
father, August 9th, 1880, by 1ssaao wickliGe,
Esq., Mr.. Elijah II. Whitman to Miss Salie T..
Gentry, all of Oconeo county.
Rev. A. ". Moore will ill his regular ap
pontmonts in the Walhalla Methodist Church on
next Sunday morning and at night at the usual
hours
We are at all times pleased with lcttcrs from
correspondents upon matters of local or public
interest, but rs VIC publish only once week VIC
prefer short, pointed letters.
The names Of Milton Nicholson, L. L. Jarrard,
WV. Hunnicutt and W. NJ. Brown are presented
by their friends in this weeks issue as candidates
for County Commissioners
Miss Mamie H. Noland came up from Char
lesion on The excursion of tho llth and is the
guest of friends in Midway. Sho expresses her
self as delighted with our fine mountain scenery,
pure atmosphere and cool and sparkling water.
We ore requested to announce TINT thore will
be o meeting of The Hampton Mounlainccr Red
Shirt Company at Walhalla on next Saturday,
August 2lst. Every member is earnestly re-
quested to be present, as business of Importance
will be transacted.
Mr.. J. Beasley, Sexton Of st. nIchacl's
health. lie informed us that this is his first
visit 10 the upper portion of the State during
residence in Charleston of about forty. cight
yearsl AS hc has broken tho ice We hope to
SEQ him with us every summer
Tho County Treasurer advcrtiscs this week
the opening of tho books for collection Of taxes
from tho 18th of September to tho 3lst of Octo-
her, with rate per ccntum, penalty, SO. The
people will have time to get out portion of
their cotton and 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 are receiving goods
daily and keep their stock fresh and full oil the
time, looking after the demands of their growing
tradc. Large supply Of oil kinds of fresh turuip
seed on hand. THOR store is always neat, tasty
and attractive. Give them call
Mr.. Alonzo Dcaton, son of John d. Dcaton,
OF our County, met with painful accident on
last Saturday. He was out hunting and in
getting over fcnco the hammer Of his shot
gun got caught in tho fence in some way which
caused the discharge of his gun, the load lodg-
ing in his arm about his elbow. lie was doing
pretty we'll when heard from last, the wound not
proving of such nature as to cause amputa-
ton necessary.
MIR. G. Wanncr adycrtiscs this week that
his cotton gin, ono mile South Of Wahalla,
is in first class order, and that he will gin
promptly all cotton brought to him on
tho customary terms. The road to tho gin
is 10 good order. Mr.. Wanucr gavo entire
satisfaction to his patrons last year and no
pains will be spared to continue and Gu.
large his past patronage.
Tho excursion train which left Charleston
for tho up country On Wednesday, the ll.h,
brought from seventy FIVE to ono hundred
visitors TO Walhslla. Another excursion
train comes up on Wednesday, the 18Th
instant, and will doubtless add to tho
number Of strangers in our town We
have been blessed hero with unusually good
health this aummer. and the largest number
Of visitors for several seasons.
The Board Of Trustees of the State Arri-
cultural and Mechanical Institute at their
last meeting elected DR.. J. Woodrow, Of Colum.
bia, Professor Of Mineralogy, Geology, Botany
and Zoology in place of DR.. Joseph LeConte
who declined the chair. The institution will
DO put in operation on the 5th day Of October
and by that time all necessary repairs to tho
building will be made. Tuition will bo free.
the only charge being $40 per year for room
rent to no used in keeping the buildings in
lepair. 1t will be optional with each student
.~hat eehool he will enter and ho may gradu-
ate In any school ut his preference. +
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