Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-06-23
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y; The Knights Of Honor now meet at s O'Clock
p. NJ. on the second and fourth Fridays in each
month.
Preaching in tho Walhalla Mathodist Church
on next Sunday at tho usual hours-mornng
and night.
We are indebted 10 Col. J. s. Werner for the |
reports Of the recent college commencoments In
our town.
Mr.. John Bremen has harvested this year
seven bushels of wheat from piece Of ground
one 'hundred feet square
News and cash, both quite necessary articles
about newspaper office, may be quoted 'short;'
= supply greatly below the demand
< The Jail at Wahala has three prisoners, oil
colored, for trial at oar oouft. Two are charged
with IN urder and one with adultery,
Last Sunday, the 10Th instant, was tho day
6xed for old earth's destruction. It was q hot
day, but marked by no unusual occurrence.
All orders for Dr.. Burt Mitchell during
absence from his Office after June 22d,
will be left at V. l.. Norman's drug store.
Rev. G.. ii. Carter, tho pastor OF The Baptist
Church, will preach on next Sunday at P. N.
on the subject OF ''Tho observance of tho Lords
{ Day."
We will publish next week the full text OF
the Baccalaureate sermon delivered by Rev.
J. w. Mckay at the commencement Of our
colleges
Some rogues have been making depredations
z son Mr. Henry Ostendorff's g fine onion patch. He
says he thinks he knows the thieves and intends
prosecuting them.
Mrs Esther Robertson, relct Of James
4 Robertson, died at her residence, in Ooouee
county, near Fall Creek, on the 2lst instant, in
the 18th year of her age.
. Roy. S. l.. NJ orris withraws his appoint
s mont for next Sabbath ut Richland Church
out Of courtesy to tho Quarterly Conference
at Rock Springs. .ta.
~ Helpus make lively local column Of county
news. If anything happens in your neighbor-
hoodworthy of mention, drop us postal card
informing US of it.
Mrs. Caroline Bower, living near Mountain
Rest, in this county, had thrce-lcggcd duck
hatched out ono day last week. The duck was
doing vol at the last accounts.
Court at Walhalla begins next Monday. Tho
usual rule has been to hear only such criminal
oascs as where the parties are in jail. If this
longer than Tuesday evening.
Since Mr.. S. X. Deldy reduced his large
stock of goods to cost, he is getting rid of
them ut rapid rate. lie is still Offering
real bargains to those who want to buy goods
cheap. Give him call.
The entertainment given hy the Walhalla
Dramatic Club Wednesday night Of com>
mencemcnt week was we'll attended, tho court
house being packed and jammed. The gross
receipts amounted TO $83lO.
The weather for q week hns boon unusually
hot and its effect on gardens and the growing
crops is readily seen. Vegetables are wilted
and field crops are at stand still, tho blades of
scorn twisting during the day.
The second quarterly conference for the
Seneca Circuit will be held at Rock Springs
Church on next Saturday and Sunday, the 26th
and 26th instants. Rev. S. B. Jones, D. D.,
will preside and preach both days.
Mr.. S. X. Dendy adyertises in another column
for several families for the Piedmont Manufao-
turing Company. Ho wants families composed
mostly Of girls from ten years old and upwards.
This s q fine opening for women and children
seeking employment.
Aheio 10 u Beneral want Oh rain throughout
the county. AS yet no serious damage 10 the
crop hos been done by the drought, but this is
owing to tho fact that the crops arc young.
The earth is dry, hord and hot and without rain
in few days crops will be injured
Rev. L. NJ. Dutton, Presiding Elder Of tho
Grcenville District of tho a. NJ. f. Church.
South, will hold quarterly conference in this
place on Saturday and Sunday next with the
colored Methodist Church
The following students Of Adger ollege won
distinctions in their Glasses for the year 1880. 8l:
W. p. Castles, ]. L. Davies, A. p. Fuller, r. IT.
Jaynes, j. 0. Lewis, n. F. Lcnhardt, j. X.
Legarc, A. B. Marion, @. Mcbride, s. r. Riley,
j. d. Smeltzer, II. W. Kuhtman and NJ S.
Sribling.
We are requested to give notice that the
second section Of the Twelve Mile Union Meet
ing will convene with Fall Creek Church on
Friday before the second Sabbath in August
next. Several interesting questions on church
government will come up for discussion.
DR.. Smeltzer delivered the Baooalaureate
sermon before tho students of Newberry
College on Sabbath last. The efforts of
Dr. 8. is highly spoken of by the press,
and those who were so fortunate as to hear
it,
Mrs. Elizabeth Elrod died Juno 18th, ut the
residence Of her son. Mr. D. A. Elrod, in An
derson county Mrs. Elrod was in the ninoty-
third year of her age. She lived consistent
member Of the Methodist Church for seventy
i've years and died in peace. Her remains were |