Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-08-11
LOCAL MA.TTNRS. T 7

Walhalla this (Thursday) evening at at o'clock.
The colored Metbodists, of Walballa. have
on interesting meeting in progress at this
time.
Mrs. Elisabeth Hamilton, an agcd lady of
Piekcns county, died near Walhalln on Sun
day morning last.
What about your turnip patchf Don't
neglect to SOW large patch. Turnips arc
good for man and beast.
Arc you sure you are not reading bor-
rowed paperi If so, use oil honorable means
to avoid such an occurrence in tho futuro.
Mr.. w. II. Werner, of Tuscaloosa, Ala,
o son Of i. P. Werner, Esq, Of this county,
is on visit to his relatives aud friends here;
Wo huve a new Alden JOB Press with new
typo and will do all job work us cheap as IL can
be obtained from Charleston or elsewhere and
in us good style.
A large lot Of blank deeds and mortgages Of
real and personal property and bill heads for
sale at this Office. Other blanks, letter heads
and other job work done promptly and neatly.
With the present gloomy outlook farmers
should not neglect to SOW plentifully Of oats.
BY all means attend to tho ont crop this sea
son, as forage will DO scarce and high next
spring.
We have received a catalogue of tho South
Carolina College Of Agriculture and Mechanics
for 1880-8l. Sixty Blk students were in at
tendance during tho year. This is the first
year of the institution. Tuition is free.
Mrs. Amanda jenkins, q colored woman of
our town, by her industry and economy has
made and saved enough money to buy hcr
lot and is now having erected on it cons
Portable cotago residence.
COL ID. Wyatt Aiken has sent US four
papers of turnip seed from the Agricultural
Department of tho Government for trial
and use. Hc will accept our thanks for
tho same.
We have received q copy of the minutes Of
tho South Carolina State Press Association,
held Mt Beaufort on tho lst Of last May. In
it is tho full text of the excellent address Of
Mr.. Hugh Wilson, OF the Abbcvillo Press and
Banner.
Several light showers havo falleu ut WAL
'hala during tho past week. but as ct We
have not had thorough wctting of the
ground. On Monday heavy rains passed on
all sides of Walhala, but only q sprinkle
reached town.
Mr.. John Kaufman. of our town, expects
TO make as much ns ono hundred gallons Of
wine off Of his grape vineyard this season. .
lie has about two acres planted in this fruit
and many of his vines have just begun to
bear.
Mr.. J. n. Huffman, one of the largest and
most cnterprising planters OF Lexington coun-
IS, called nron US last Saturday. lie does not
think that there will bo moro than half
Drop of corn and cotton made in his county.
Mr.. Huffman and wife arc visiting rolutives
in our county.
Tho County Commissioners advertise in
this weeks issue the repairing or rebuilding
of tho bridge over Little River, at High
Falls. This is an important bridge o,or a
considerable stream Of water, aud we trust
that our county officers will succeed in hav-
ing safe and substantial structure put up
1t is to be let out to tho lowest responsible
bidder on Saturday, the 9th instant
The Prosbytcrians and Methodists Of Wal.
hala will begin their contemplated union
meeting on next Wednesday vening, l7th
instant, alternating nightly between the
churches. Rev. j. G Law and other minis.
tors from abroad are expected to bo present
and assist in the meeting
Mr.. John Kaufmanns son John. jr., who is
now in the Atlanta Surgical Institute, under
going treatment, has 80 far improved rs to be
able to put the toes of his injured leg to
tho ground. The probabilities arc good for
the ultimate recovery of the young mans stiff
leg and its effective usefulness in the fu.
ture.
Attention is directed to the advertisement
OF Mrs Cobb, proposing to open high
school after tho style of university, whore
pupils can study any branch they desire.
Mrs. Cobb is competent and cx xporionced
teacher and wo hopo she may euccced in
attracting number Of young ladies to our
town.
Protracted meetings and Sabbath School
picnics nre common at this season of the
year. An interesting meeting has just closed
at Seneca City md the Baptsts at Walhala
begin their meeting this week to be followed
by the Presbyterians and Methodists. These
moral forcos can work only good to our
country and we wish them great SUCCESS.
Cotton has commenced to open here.
Open bolls have been laid on our table BY
Messrs. John b. Pickett, A. P. Cox, T. G..
Todd apd others. These bolls look very
hice, but our fricnds can do us a real ser
vice by sending US few of the first bales
Of cotton!