Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-12-23
WALHALA SOUTH CAROLINA, TBURsDAY DECEMBER % 1880

other ancient rolcs. Some very fine paint
ipgs we're on exhibition. The best noticed
were by Evius & Co., of Baltimore. Mr..
Samuel j. Cherry, of Seneca City, had on
exhibition fruit dricr that was admired
aud highly spoken Of and will supcrccdc
canning fruit. Canning is expensive aud
not very satisfactory, while tho dricr in
question simply retains all the properties Of
the fruits and vegetables in their green
state, except their watcry condition, which
is cToporatcd 80 h.rricdly that fermentation
cannot take place and hence tho light ap-
pcaroncc Of dried fruits auG tho retention
Of tie original Gavors.
There arc great moay ycsseia anchored
ct tho wharycs at this time. Tho most of
the large vessels arc being loaded with
cotton. was kindly ehown through oac
of ,hcco seagoing vceeals, bound for Ans
sterdam, by tho mese and informed that orc
OF these large vessels would carry from four
to six thousand balca Of cotton. Tho bales
are all re packed to half the original size
in Charleston. Much Of the increase in
vessels around Charleston is due to our good
cotton crop.
went to hear Rev. hIr. Chalmers preach
at the First Baptist Church on Sunday
morning from 18th chapter and 47th verse
of St. Luke. The sermon was impressive
and caiFying, the congregation was large
and attentive. The organ was powerful
pipe organ and was skilfully performed on,
making the whole OCCASION pleasant one
In the afternoon went over to Suliran's
Island. Owing TO tho stiuging cold, the
still breeze aud rough sea did not enjoy
scntimcntally "Litc on tac cccan wave"
Everything wss turned topsy turTcy on tho
island during tho was, except Osccola'c
grave, which is enclosed in rcaS iron
railing with marble slab with tic inacrip-
ton Oscco!e aud fcS palmetto trees But
tho houaca have been rebuilt aud has quite
the appearance Of suburban village.
At uishe J. attended church Of the Me-
,hodiSt persuasion in company with so.no
friends. The sermon was interesting, the
music enchanting from The organ and choir.
The quictus Of King street was broken
up last night about 10 O'clock by tho alarm
Of fire, which proved to be in candy fac.
tory, near Calhoun and King streets. Tho
flames were under such headway before the
fire companies reached the scene that Tho
yJotn hp- T a.
first cash Of water seemed TO add fire to
fuel, but the power of the water forced by
the cpgi1es soon broke open the windows
and tho iire was qucnchcd end confined TO
tho factory. In speaking Of fires reminds
nc of the great Grc in Charleston in 1861.
in stro!!ing over tho city wo ca,ac TO tho
burnt district The gl,riug rains have
bGea to some extent boautifcd by tho
plastic hand Of improvement, bat aeo ST.
finbar's Cathedral, oac OF Charlcston'o o
finest churches, still iu ruins | saw from
ny window on ;Sullyan'o Island in 1861
the spirc OF this church that had long been
coasccra;cd 70 tho service Of Coo. ana Shic,,
overlooked the entire city, wrapped in flamos
to its top.
To day, the 18th, is much warmer. The
rigid stiff winds from the North, with their
icy breath, have given way to soft azuro
hue. In fact tho whole phantasmagoria
from Charleston to Columbia wears soft
tinted aspect Of spring like weather. The
train has been on schedule timo and tho
rrn has been indeed n pleasant ono.
should have stated in another place that
the cold snap of last week has been the
coldest in nino years in Chaylcston, tho
mercury going down as low 90 thirty degrees
Fah But night hcgins to draw around rs
the sable curtain aud VIC will close this
illcgiblo scrawl Yours, FRANK.
H'Eo9aa SV:asEaIlaStGIn.