Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-06-30
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y e1hs wsstheFs hot, hotter, hottest juss ynpw.
SaoT The $fopfth IF July eomes o. Monday this
No sman should fail,to send his oopnty
/ papet all the news aaoat.gvj aYG2,t@.f .
z What is tho news9 Yescthut's what we'd
~ like to find out just now. aagas
MAKE your tax returns 10 the County
! Apditor, and save the Atty per cent: peu.
s. ally. - 4, ,ss,, ,,g,., w q. 's''' !,
! Notwithstanding tRs buss season quite aldfgS
q number Of our citizens we're in attendance UPON
ooart'on Monday and Tusaday.ts eaa-
~ The drought, which has lasted for two months
q ihgGeOtgetown county, still continues. lTEs
& upland CROPS are destroyed The rico crop is
u In good condition und promises WE'LL q 81;
Mr.. watliok, The editor and proprietor Of the
Seneca City Journal, called to 500 us on last
Tuesday morning. " ANG,s'& eHe aA n-
, Col, j. N. Brown, Of, Anderson, Mr.. W. P.
Calhoun, Of Fair Play, and Mr.. Barrett, Of
Pickens, were present this week in attend
hnce, UPON Court, ep,aoa
/, Nv. p. Calhoun, Esq Of Fair Play, will
receive contributions for tho Atlanta EXPOSE
j tion.n These contributions will be forwarded
! intte arst instahceto Col. Butler at Colum.
, bia. 3oqot 9 = q a!e#
The regular monthly concert, Of prayer for
/, foreign nissiope will be held in tho Baptist
!, Church on next Sunday night at the usual
/ J; hour. siliys.naI, J
:1 Wm. Perry, Esq, our nuwly appointed
. q and commissioned postmaster, will assume
the duties Of his ofico of Friday, the first day
! 4 Of July. nH't9f%
At the second quarterly conference, held at
Center Church, in behalf of the Walhalla Cir
cult, tho Oconee Methodist Church was dsoon-
tinued as preaching place from the plan of
!, the Circuit for tho ramainder of the present
conference year. g...,.,.g..
81 NThe deadlock at Albany continues. Ther
is no prospect of an election. and we presume
z an appeal to the people Of New York will be
q made next fall. The Democrats now have m
: opportunity to achieve decided success.
We understand that change in the poss.
master'hip at Seneca City is quite probable.
The race for the position, as we get it, lies
between Alexander Ramsay aud +. A. Tate,
with the chances in favor of Tate
u Correspondents of the Greenvlle Ne,vs has
Z, suggested tile paa,e of Mr.. f. A. Connor, of
Rock Hill, as suitable person and one emi-
nently qualified for the position Of Governor.
Attention is directed to the advertisement
of the McSmith Music House, GreenvilIe, s.
g.. 10 be found in this issue. This house il
reliable ia every respect and special induces
sacnts are offered to those buying pianos and
organs frem them during tho next thrco
snonths. They keep the very best standard
instruments. tu.g ru
Mr.. James B. IIailey, sr., living on The
Maxwell estate, near Townsillc, in this
county, died Sunday morning the Goth in
stant, after lingering ilnoss Of several
weeks. lie leaves vito ind eight little
children. Mr. lluiley waa a good citizen
and very highly respected by all who know
him.
The wheat referred to by our correspon.
dent rs. N. O." somo weeks ago, tho eecd
of which was sold by NJ. w. Coleman & Go.
last ,wintor to some Of our farmers, has
made ten bushels to one Gown, while other
wheat of different variety mado only six
bushels to one Of sown.
We have had quite number Of cotton
blooms sont us since the issue of our paper
of Inst week. The honor Of having the first
bloom belonga to so many persons we will
not attempt to give names and places The
fret blooms dicovercd, however, woro found
on the l7th instant, which is early for this
country
Mrs Erwin, the nged mother of our towns
man, Gen. W. F. Erwin, met with q very serious
accident & few days ago. While out walking in
the yard, her foot struck o rock which caused
her to stumble and fall to the ground, disocat-
ing her hip or breaking her thigh bone. Mrs.
=. Erwin is 81 years old and sho was reported ut
last accounts in critical condition.
Since our last issue we have had refreshing
showers Of rain in. various portions Of tho
county. The rain, however, has not been
general ns there arc several dry sections in
the county where there has been no rain Of
any consequence for several weeks. This
is especially SO about Walhalla, and the
drought Is beginning to tell seriously on the
gardens and field crops.
The Normal School Of North Carolina,
which meets this summer at Franklin, has
invited Adger College to furnish teacher
out of it's faculty We learn that Professor
Hugh Strong has accepted the invitation and
will leave for Franklin this week and will
instruct in tho English branches. IIe will
DO accompanied by his wife and children.
A beautiful comet can now be seen in the
Northern heavens. 1t is about 42 degrees
above the horizon and is visible after dark all