Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-08-18
LOCAL, MA. sEETl.MR E T Il g.

weather Is moderating
Several interesting communications are
crowded out this week but will appear in
our next issue.
We have new Alden job Press with new
typo and will do oil Job work us cheap as it can
be obtained from Charleston or elsewhere and
in as good STYLE
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.
Attention is directed to the advertise.
mcnt Of the County Treasurer of tho open
ing OF the tux books and tho days on hich
no will attend in different sections of the
county for the collection Of taxes.
Mr.. Jeptha Abbott has brought to our
Office leaf of tobacco grown 90 fresh lac d
on Conncross Creek, three miles from Wall
,lalla, which measures tweuty Que inches in
width and thirty three inches in length.
Mr.. r. W. sheor brought to tho public
meeting last Saturday bunch of cat tail
mllet which contained fifty four stalks. They
varied i'll height from four to seven and
half feet and appeared to have como from
single seed.
Mr.. Henry Powell has plnccd on our
table some bunchcs of fino cranes. large
and sweet, the color being Of gr,enish
yellow. Also somc inc specimens of rod and
yellow tomatoes. We owc him thanks also
for some capital cider. IIc has Il young and
superior frutcry, which he is yearly enlarg>
ing.
An interesting meeting has been in
progress in the Baptist Church at Walhaln
since last Thursdny night. Up to Wcdncsa
day morning eight had joinel, six by letter
and two by experience. Rev. G. II. Carter,
pastor, has had no help iu his work, but
has been ubIe to draw largo and Interested
congregations all the time. The meeting
is still in progress with no abatement of
interest.
Rev. D. j. Mcmillan, formerly Of Wal.
halla, died August 7th. A very largo
'concoursc of sympathizng friends followed
him to the grave. lie had preached in he
South Carolina Conference Tor twenty years
but was superopnnatcd y. ,h, lin, or III,
death. In vii, ho r,;,f,,u, ,;a1 M,
.;l..
90 o'e VI inc FuTeS'
'mcn. lilo vas, while in health, one of the
most self sacrificing workers Of the Nlctho,
dist Conference, and was wlhal most
effective aud acceptable preacher
:, >,
teu'"'"e mas ucch cXh'oitinS IN the
Court House his sun pictures Of tour from
New York to Jctusaom for several NIGHTS
cm5racing views OF leading cities ard
buildings OF historical interest ns also fa
nous art illustrations. The pictures ar,
large, distinct and lifr,,ikc and tLo ,n,or-
toipmcnt both ;re,,,o,;, a
On Thnrsdov n,h, ,ho ,,o, oe
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N '''m a''s.."c' oS''h ana
o5p'' WIZ W cA"'o''eu. NO one SHOULD
IAN ~ a:teha anu sec these ancient hiso,ic
countries, 50 nearly associated with our
religious training.
Tho nn;on uoo,;n ,o,
and Me,hods,s or w,,ha,,, ,,;,, '.'''"'
"wednesday in ,hc prcshv,orior chn.on 20.
John G. Law has arrived nua viii ,,ronor w.
morrow night crhursJov, ,ho s,rv:oo NIL, -.
held in tho Methodist Oburch Tho soryio,s
will be held in the two churches a,ornoio,v o,l
tho other services will be onnonnc,d from, l.,
TO day Let both churches show tho;r ;,,o,.,