Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-08-25
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music sessions. So good an opportunity should
not DO neglected.
very clever and Christian gentleman Is Mr..
IL. d. Austin, travelling salesman for the firm of
C. A. Griffith & Co., New York. Mr.. Austin
was In Walhalla on Tuesday.
we call special attention to tho advertisement
OF The Wannor Gin. This gin Is superinended
by Mr. G.. Wanner, whose close attention to
business will guarantee entire satisfaction to his
patrons
The recent election in Greenville for an
Alderman to gil vacancy resulted 10 the
success Of w. e. Rowland, by the COM
bi"ed votes Of eve" Democrats aud liquor
guzzling Republioa
Attention is directed 10 tho advertisement Of
tho Oconee Female University. Nlrs. Cobb has
fino reputation os q teacher, and II will bo
aeen that sho most generously offers 10 give free
tuitiah TO daughters ef all Confederate soldiers
that died during or since tho war from any
State.
There will DO preaching in tho Baptist Church
on this frhursduyj evening at 8 O'Clock by Rev.
r Mcconnell, of Georgia. Also on next Sun
day morning and evening, at the usual hours,
NY Rev. Wm. II. Strickland.
Tho comet so long visible near tho North
Star may still DO seen through telescope.
The new comet will show to bcst advantage
this week. 1t is 100000 milos from the
earth The comet is abovo tho horizon
nearly all night. Look out for it. 1. is not
as brilliant as tho lust ono.
The trial of Redmond before tho United
States Court, at Grecnvile, commenced on
tho 24th inst There are eleven cascs against
this "King' of the moonshincrs eight
cases OF violation of the revenue laws and
three for conspiracy. There arc, it is said,
over one hundred witnesses against him!
The South Carolin, Prosbytcry will mcot
with the Presbyterian Church at Anderson
on Wednesday, 2lst September, and remain
In session through the Sunday following.
Tho Presbytory embraces the counties of
Edgetoid, Ncwbcrry. Abbeville, Anderson,
Oconee and Pickcns, and the meeting will he
ono tf interest.
MIR. q. J. lIuskc. Superintendent of the
South Carolina Fish Hatchery located one mile
from Walhalla on tho farm of John S. Werner
Esq, informs us that he has completed his
houso, Matching troughs, &c., and win begin the
work OF Matching by tho 10th of Scptember.
lie proposes to hatch California s,lmon, trout,
&c., and will get his eggs shipped from Cali
forna vim Washington City. Mr. IIusko has
won golden opinions from our people by tho
close attention paid to his business aud his
wachfuncss Of the int rest Of the State.
We have received from tic Secretary Of The
board, MIR. j. F. Bncbb"rn, the twelfth annual
and thirteenth statistical report Of the Cincin-
nati Bonrd Of Trade and Transportation for the
year 1851. 1t con,ains 35s pages, flied with
reports, facts mud figures of the growing trade
aud commerce Of That great city, including its
manufactures. The completion of the Cincin.
nati Southern Railroad has opened The trade of
thatcity and the country beyond to the people
OF The South and has brought the people of tho
1--WE sections in few hours travel of each other
A'rcndy fine trade has sprung up between the
South anu Cincinnati and we hone to see that
trade and consequent good feeling between the
sections grow and flourish.
The school Of Greenfield Academy, one and
n hnlf miles South Of Westminster, taught
by Mr.. W. II. Davis, will hcvo its final OK.
animation and celebration the 9th proximo
The exercises in the forenoon will consist
mainly of the examination and speeches by
the small boys and girls. In the afternoon
will be apceches by the young men. Din
I"gues will also form q conspicuous part of
the evenings exercise. The school will be
favored with q speech by Mr.. William j.
Stribling, Of Walhalla. The Dixie Cornet
sBand will furnish music for tho occaeion
The public are invited to attend with we'll
filled baskets
The, meeting which has been in progress in
the Baptist Church in Walhalla for ten days
'c'osed on )aat Sunday night. The pastor, Rev
,G.,U. Carter, was unnidcd and preached morning
and evening duEing the time with much earn
estness aud great power. a deep feeling was
exhib;ted' in The congregation from the begin
ming aud conlinned ,annba,cd to The last. Tho
to overhowing No uI'lue excitement was cx-
hibitcd at any time, but growing carnes,ness
was constantly manifested in quiet way
Members were received with much care md
never without previous private conversation
with the pastor some of tho officers of the
church, in which evidences of genuine CONVEX
sion were given The total membership re-
ceived into tho church is twenty-sx, viz: BY
experience sixteen, by restoration one, and by
letter nine. Of oil those received by experience
one only married: the others were twelve
young ladies and three young men and all but
one were from tho Sunday school The baptism
on Sunday evening was attended by large
crowd, estimated at five hundred persons. The
pastor and church ought to be much encouraged
in the effort Of saving uouls