Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-02-24
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our best rates.
Mr.. Busch, q young man living near walhalla,
died on last Monday, and was buried in the
Lutheran oemstary on Tuesday afternoon,
clerk who Is somewhat smarter than his
employer Was heard to remark the other day,
''Tbank fortune, the boss has stopped advertis-
insl Now We will have rest.
The duty on paper--to pay your subscription
promptly and under tho consciousness that you
get more for the money than can be had In any
other way.
Married, in Hood County, Texas, January,
1881. Mr.. George w. Abbott to Miss Jane
Humphreys, formerly Of Oconee.
Miss Lula Micklcr, who has been spending
several months in Florida. returned homo
last week. She 10 delighted with the "Land
of Flowers"
We acknowledge the receipt of ON invitation
to the anniversary Of tho Excelsior Literary
Society Of Newberry College, TO be held on the
10Th OF MorohIpro1imo at II O'Clock P. ".
The occasion promises to be one of interest
We have been requested to give notice
sA"S '"oio WIZ w uiune rcaulnE gwen on
Friday evening, the 25lh, at Adger College,
for the benefit Of the two societies Of the
College. Our citizens ore requested to
attend.
Rev. S. B. Jones will preach in the WAL
halla Methodist Church on Saturday and
Sunday. Tho Gel ebraton Of the Lords Sup.
per will be commemmorated on Sunday after
nran0hipD All Chriot;opo ~ sko, H.,
are invited to participate in these solemn ex-
ercises.
We are requested to give notice that meet
ing Of the Oconco Medical Society will be held
at Spearman's Drug Store, Seneca, 8. c., on
Saturday, the 26th instant, for the purpose of
electing delegates to tho State Medical Associa-
tion, to convene at Newberry C. H., s. c., on
the 9th day Of April. Other business of the
Society will be transacted on tho occasion.
The project Of establishing manufaotory for
cotton near Walhalla is being mooted. An in
formal meeting of some of our citizens was held
last week with this view and stock to the amount
OF nearly ten thousand dollars was subscribed
by the few present. It is believed strongly that
as u h as twenty FIVE thousand dollars will be
subscribed in this neighborhood, and If the
people of the county will join in the enterprise
as much as fifty thousand dollars might be made
available. With such O home fund We could
confidently rely on doubling the stock abroad,
and thus opening practically this importa ant
source Of wealth. future meeting will be
held and in the interim let our people think of
the matter and invest something in the enter
prise.
!permanent organization of the Walhalla
Lyceum was effected on tho 18th instant by the
election of DR.. j. p. Smeltzer as President,
Hev. J. n. Riley, Vice President and Prof. VIM.
8. Moore, Secretary and Treasurer. Mr.. J. W.
Stribling and Prof Legare with the above mem
toned officers constitute the Executive Commit
tee, whose duty will he 10 arrange q programme
of exercises fer each meeting ana invite
'speassrs and essayists, etc. a committee was
also appointed to wait upon the citizens Of Wal
'hala and request them to become members oi
the Association. The object of the Lyceum is
to improve the literary culture of its members
and advance the interests of The community in
general. To accomplish this end II is expected
that addresses will be made at least once g
month, which all are cordially invited to attend
The ordinances of the town Of Walhalla fo,
the year 1881 will be found in our columns and
should be read by all our citizens. The only
material changes from previous years are the
ordinances in reference to stock running a
large and the incrense of license for the snle Of
liquor. The running at lsrge Of horses, mule,
and hogs arc prohibited after the 9th of March
next, within the incorporate limits, under PEN
atty or fine not exceeding ten dollars and
costs OF impounding, keeping and advertising
the same, and tho running at large Of sheep
goats and neat cutie are prohibited between tho
list of October and tho Let Of April of any yea,
after the first of next October under like pen
alties. License for bar. rooms has been raised
from $3.50 to $500 and for bottle license from
S76to $l60. This with the Slate and United
States license amounts for barrooms 10 ar
aggregate license fee of S425.
We have received the first number of the Neu
South, weekly paper Published at Grecnville
y. q. 1tolajms TO bc independent in politics
approving what is right and condemning what is
wrong, regardless Of parties, and that its main
object is the development of the material re-
sources of tho State. There is plenty of room
Tor such paper and IL it holds to it's declared
purpose it will merit and win success We clir
arom its editorial columns the following com
mendable paragraph: 'The encourages OF
immigration, tho increase of manufacturing
interests, the development Of mineral resources,
tho advancement of agricultural interests and
universal education of all classes of the people,
are measures in which the South is more deeply
interested now than in political distractions and
the elevation Of n faynred fa., Ia no1;,;,ol IL.