Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-10-13
LOCAL IN. A I Z .MRS

Quito q number of new cash subscribers havo
been added to our mailing book, for which we
return our thanks.
Mrs. Elizabeth Chambers will accept our
than ks for tho delicious bell pairs left at tho
COURIER Office for us on last Saturday.
We had cold snap, verging on frost the
latter part of last weok, but it has greatly
moderated and ia unusually warm for tho
season.
Nearly all The cotton crop is opon and is
being gathered and put on tho market rap.
idly. While wo belioVo it will riso. still
we always find it safost to sell rs soon as
ginnod.
Tho School Commissioner gives notice in
another column this wcck that his ofiiso will
DO open tho 9th, 25th and 10Th days of
this mont h for tho examination Of teachers of
public sch ools
New corn has been sold in Wahalla ut
eighty fivo cents per bushel. 1t will bo q
dollar by Christmas. Fodder ranges from
$3.50 to 50 per hundred, the latter figure
Doing moro common.
We are informed that tho school Commits.
sionoe is now paying out money due on school
claims for tho years 1880 and 1881. This is
good news for tho teachers, for they earn
their money and wo a,c glad to know they
can now got it.
Mr.. Joel Beard offers his valuable farm aud
homo, near Walhalla, for sale. lie desires to
sell that ho may engage in q business requiring
less physical effort The tract is n very desira-
bic one and will be sold low aud on reasonable
terms.
oil lnl1 10
SO than the poor cdior! The second senior Of
the COURIER has his cup full Of JOY aud re
eponsibility this week. marked on tho wheel of
time by tho numeral '.2"--a fine girl and boy
the former weighing ten and the latter nine
pounds!
The contract for tho rebuilding Of the
Walhalla Methodist Church will be let out
to The lowest responsible bidder this (Thurs.
day. morning at 10 A. NJ. 1t is understood
TINT work will be begun on tho church ut
once.
By notice ia another column this week it
will be seen that Mr.. J.. II. Keil. Jr.. has
months. Tho patronage which has been 81
generously given to Tho mills. under the sue
cessful management of Mr.. c. Wanner, is
asked to bo continued to Mr.. Keil
We were shown recently q ine sample Of
this years rice, ccnncd by Mr.. JAS. Wilson's
new rico mill. ncnr town. Mr.. Wilson has
tho most improved machinery for cleaning
rice, and we hope bis putting up IL mill hero
may encourage ard stimulate the planting
and the cultivation Of this most important
crop.
The regular quarterly communion will b.
held in the Walha!lu Presbyterian Church on
next Sunday morning Preparatory services
will begin on Wednesday and will be con /,
tinued every day until and including the
Sabbuth. The pastor Of tho Church will be
assisted in the meeting by Rev. Wm. G Nov
i'll, whom our people will be glad to see aud
hear preach
We are Informed that Mr.. C. j. IIuske
has received his fish eggs, 100000 Cali.
fornia Salmon, aud put them in his hatch
cry near Walhalla. We hope the result Of
his labors will be the stocking of our
streams with large number of valuable
Gsh. We do not know whether other va
rieties will be Matched at this place.
The building committee of the Wahal!a
Methodist Church requests US to acknowl-
odgc with grateful thanks the receipt of
five dollars from the young men of B>h-
opvillc, Sumter Ceuaty, as little token of
good will for tho Church. Contributions
of this kind will help our Methodist friends
materially in the contemplated improvement
Of their Church.
Persons desiring to buy land. with com
plcto farming outfit. should rend the atver-
tiscment Of w. a. Duke in this issue and e,
and sec his farm. 1t is near dc pot ON the
Air Line Railroad and in q good ncighbor.
hood. The purchaser will nd good build,
ings and plenty of open land to begin firm
ing Mt once. Mr.. Duke also will sell the
purchaser corn, fodder and gcneral house
hold and farming outfit.
The Yorktown Centennial occurs on the
tho 18th and promises to be n success
Tho representatives Of the French Gov
crpment have been in the country for several
days visiting interesting points to them
Members of the family of General LsFoy-
ettc arc amongst them and they have re.
ceived warm welcome. Members of Gen
Steuben's family arc arriving in New York
TO take part in the ceremonies of the Cen
tenniul. The descendants of our ole
French and German friends will find
warm place in the affections of the Amcri
tan people.
Mr. II. f. Alexander, our efficient Count,