Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-09-08
LOCAL, MATTMRS.

price duly.
Whilo you nro ut leisure procure your
small grain coed.
Is your wagon standing in tho wcatber7 IF
30 prcr are shed for it now.
The Walhalla Female College opens to-
day. Adger College opens to-day week.
Tho streams in The county are lower than
over before known and the weather continues
dry.
DR.. j. p. Smexer will preach In the Lutheran
Church on Sunday morning next at the usual
hour.
Il The third quarterly conference for the Wal
halla Circuit win be held at Westminster on
next Saturday and Sunday
The continued rise in provisions is bccnm-
ing alarming Why should not tho rricc OF
cotton 60 ahead propcrtionatcly9
The drought. of The GUNNER continues to
tho detriment Of late corn and tho almost
entire failure Of both turnips aud sweet pota
toes.
Tho bulk Of Tic cotton Drop is now open
and being gathered. l, is light not exceed
ing one half crop, and about Wnlhalla being
but littlo over one third tho average crop.
Court will commence at Pickens G. H. on
Monday, tho 18th instant, Judge Fraser
presiding. The Solicitor says he 10 deter.
mined to clear tho criminal docket at this
term.
a man who borrows the paper which ho is
reading is not tho proper party to criticisc its
columns. When he pays foc what he reads.
that privilege will be conceded.
Our people are poor bccnusc we do no
work Any farmer. by economy, could soon
get sufficient provisions ahead to make an.
other crop. Instead Of fishing, hunting and
loaGng about town. 60 to work.
correspondent sends us article on the
t'Ce)ebraton ut Pine Grove Academy" "W.
p. c." has alredy given very full account OF
this interesting occasion. The article last re-
cciycd will not therefore be published.
Mr.. J. e. Mickltr, the leader Of low prices,
has word or two Of interest TO our readers this
week. Read his advertisement mud then go and
buy somo Of his nice bacon and hams. lie
keeps full stock Of just such goods MS every
body needs.
Tho Sandy Sp,ipgs Campmcetiog, in
Anderson county embraces the third Sun,
day in this mouth. The meeting will
begin on Thuroday, the 18th, and break up
Monday morning, the 18th. There wi!l be
no railroad trains on Sunday.
The cry Of short crops comes from almos,
every section uf tho country. warning every
one to practice lessons nf cconomy and thrift
If these are brought fully into play there is
no cause for desaor dency. All who rcmcm-
Der the drought of 1851 know " hut ubund
ancc followed
Attention is directed TO the largc sales of real
estate to be made next saleday by the Master Of
0conce county. Some Of these farms nrc de-
sirablc and situated in prosperous section Of
tho county Land buyers will find it to their
interest to attcnd' thcsc sncs.
We understand ':hc Town Council of Seneca
City passed n resolution last Friday night that
no new license would be granted to sell liquor
in that town. The last Of the existing lccuses
will expire in Dccembcr and after tnt time
Seneca will be a dry town, unless the resolution
be rcscindod. AS the matter of prohibition
nov stands no license to sell liquor exists in
pickens or Andersen County, and after Decem-
Der none will exist in Oconee county, except at
Walhalla.
Attention isHiTcoed to The advertisement
of G. Jones' Offering for rent 200 acres Of
cotton and corn land to desirable tenants
The prodacivencss Of the Tou,essce lands
and their freedom from drought are rroycr-
bal and tliisfnrm has been always regarded
one of themost desirable in tho county, not
only for itsfertility but because Of its health
funces and pure water. Mr.. Jones will be
found also TO be n pleasant and accommodate,
ing landlord.
The ball given BY Mr.. Piepcr to his
borders and friends on last Monday night
was an enjoyable OCCASION to al who ut-
tended. Msuy ladies we're prcsest, ,oulino
their prctticst and beat, While tho Young
men were ditto. Good music was fu,-
nishcd by Messrs. Anst.',, Dcndy, Brcpncoke
and Perry. refreshments were served by
the proprietor &C reasonable hour and the
dancing Vas kept up until the small hours
OF thc, morning.
A District Convention of the Youug
Mems Christian Association for the Fifth
District, embracing tho counties of Pick
ons, Oconco aud Anderson, will be held in
Walhalo, beginning on Friday night, the
10th instant, and will be in session until
Sunday night. Some ten delegates will
be in attendance from. abroad. We trust
that the young men of our town and Ad-
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