Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-06-09

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bis new residence on Faculty Hill.
I" Court oommonoes at Walhalla. on. the 9th
instant. f..,I+ g".i,t.tg.gH
Monday. saleday, was dull day at the
Court House. No sales and no people.
& Notice the change of schedules on the Air
Limo and Columbia and Greenville Railroads,
which went into effect recently.
j. s. Werner, Esq. will deliver ON address
on Friday next at Fair Play before Prof.
w. p. Calhoun's school. .qf.., .ta3.
= Coils, Norton, Keith and Thompson and
Jos. w. Shelor, Esq, are in attendance upon
court OF Piokens this weok. II
Wednesday morning elast came in with
clouds and light showers and the appearance
Of much rain.
Mr.. 0. I. Walker, of this county, who lives
on tho Tugaloo River, informs us that he has
. fine prospect for wheat and expects to har.
vest as much as twenty fve bushels per aore
this season. 1.
The May collection of taxes for Oconee
County amounted to over $1,000. This ex-
oeeded the May collection of last year by
near $4,000.
Joseph w. Shelor, Esq. has been to .Piokens
and returned almost before the dew of that
neighbors in good spirits and litigation at low
tide.
Col. Kit Hampton was In town one day
this week. Rumor says that ho contemplates
buying some real estate in this county
with the. purpose Of residing hero por~
tion Of his time.
Be sure to attend tho entertainment on
Wednesday night, 10Th instant. The comedy
to be played is the best that has ever been
presented to the Walhalla public and will
not fail to give satisfaction.
Crops about Oakway we learn are looking
well after such gontle seasons. Wheat is
sipening oats are worry low, cotton is growing
very fast, gardens are getting o start and
beans arc promising.
We call attention to tho advertisement Of
Capt. j. P. Mickler, of West Union. This
advertisement speaks for itself and has good
news for those who have purchases to mako
IN tho Captains limo, Captain Mickler pd-
vortises literally and always has largo and
lucrative trade.
We thank Rev. s. L. Morris for copy of
the minutes of tho South Carolina Presbytery
berry. This was the 2l5th session of the
body. The Presbytery is composed of 20
ministers and elders from 40 churches. It
represents the Prcsbyterians Of the upper
North Western South Carolina.
Mr.. Vennor ''prediots" wet June, with
frequent severe wind and thunder storms,
frosts between the 9th and 10th Of the month.
He says: "The North waters arc only COM
ing down now, which is an indication of
wet Juno. The warmest part of Juno is
likely to occur between the Goth and 25th,
when the heat may be excessive"
Prof W. w. Duncan, of Woford College,
Spartanburg, will address the Seneca City
High School on Friday, tho 10th instant. at
10 o'clock A. NJ. Those who know Prof.
Duncan will be delighted to hear kim on this
occasion. lilo is fine speaker, practical and
fully abreast with the times in this progsos-
sive age on all subjects which pertain to the
elevation and development of our race. Go
and hear him and you will not regret it.
We are in receipt of cordial invitation to
attend the commencement entertainment,
givon by tho Walhalla Social Club, in honor
of "Our Colleges" at Bemann's Hotel on
Friday evening, June l7th. Reception Com.
mittee-W. P. Reid, j. A. Stevenson and v.
l.. Norman. Floor Managers-Paul Smith,
II. d. A.. Biomann and S. II. MoLurkn.
Chaperons--M Mrs. S. X. Dendy, Miss Maria
Ansel and Miss Lizzie McAnally. Rcfrcsh"
nents will be served and recherche occasion
may be expected.
The programme of the Normal Institutes
this summer is as follows: The white inst-
tute mee.s in Gsoon7illo, beginning August
2, and ending August 26; tho colored nst-
tute meets in Columbia. beginning Jdly
and ending July 90 Competent instructors
have been engaged for both institutes and
the attendance is expected to be large The
Superintendent of Education is preparing
circular giving full information in regard to
board, railroad fare, 60, which will be issued
as soon as the data can bo obtained.
The following is the potty jury, drawn on
tho 9th instant, for the juno term of the Court
for this county: D. G. Rothell, L. Rogers, W.
w. Burley, John B. steolo, BENZ. F. Fisher, E.
D. Foster, W. A. Strother, r. L. Norris, Thad-
deus Brown, p. O., A. L. Whitmire, Wm. II. Kay,
W. E. Greene, Geo. w. Dodd, Thomas Wiley, o.
T. Dickson, Thomas Hunsinger, John NJ. Hen
dirk, Thomas H. Dendy, W. Newton Smith, D.
v. Wright, W. II. Thrift, Thomas A. McElroy,
!, II. s. Werner n. {. Bartlett, Thomas J. Hall,
j. A. Dickson, w. G. latham, Jos. d. Coley,
John NJ. Hall, Nathaniel Phillips, j. L. Smith,
j. Nj. Sanders, Thomas A. Patterson, Robert L.
Symmes, David Ramey, Charles NJ. Ridley.