Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-05-19
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The examinatlon of tho senior class of
Adger College is in progross this week. ~
The wheat prospect is promising, though
only small area has boen seeded. ID
Good butter and spring chickens would
ind ready sa,o in this market at good prices.
The strawberry crop is very fine this year.
We are indebted to our kind neighbor, Mrs.
81 P. Dendy, for large dish of this most
delicious fruit. ''i''a" .e7itzf
Rev,, s.. a l.. Morris, will preaoh in tho
Methodist Church at Westminstor on the
9Th Sunday in this month at IL O'Clock A. Nj.
aR. A. Matheson, Of Westminster. has been
appointed Trial Justice for Tugaloo Town
ship. In this county. b y4if
INF. J. w; stribling, during Mini S. P.
Dehdy's absence, viii receive and receipt for
monoys due on the Adgor College bonds.
Tie, second quarterly conference for the
,Walhalla yCircuit will bo held at Center
Church, embracing the first Saturday and
Sunday in June. .
Preaching In the Walhalla Methods.
Church on next Sunday morning and at
night at the usual hours by Rev. O. D.
Mauh, the pastor.
Tho present month so far has beon very
warm and d5orops as we'll as grass look four-
isbing. Since the l4th tho nights and morn-
ings have been COOL
& = Professor Wm. S. Moore, of Adger college,
will deliver lecture before the Walhalla
Lyceum on next Friday night at tho College
'Ohhpel. The public are invited.
D. Beuann, Son s. CO. have u fresh advcr-
tiscnent in this weeks issue, in which they
publish q nice list of scasonable and desirable
goods. Road their advertisement
Mr.. John G. M;okler, of West Union, pub
fishes in another column ON interesting prico
list 81 spmo Of his goods which our trading
public Would do we'll 10 examine. For the cash
you can get bargains at Aliokler's.
Tho attention Of tho travelling public is d.
reoted to the changes Of schedule on the Air
Line and Grecnvillo and Columbia Railroads,
published in this issue. The changes 60 into
effect at onoe.
arI4s. LOCUST crop is, n heavy ono and from
aoeofnts. Cover b wide extent We oan put
up with the noiseif they will 5les acrops and
vegetation alone IN
"A ,sefepading party composed of some Of
our young ladies and gentlemen, made the
-airiof. our town mclodious on last Monday
night with their instrumental and vocal mu =.
sio.. ~
\ The South Union Baptist Church will be
tdedlcqted5 on the fourth Sunday of this
month. The people Of that community have
erected largo and commndious building and
finished il neatly. This meeting will be On
interesting one. A largo congregation is
expected.
Rich Mountain, in this county, reports fros,
there on tho morning Of the 10th. The swee,
potato vines were nipped. Vcnnor predicts
well His last reports were heat from tho 9Th
tol6th or,2oth, then frost.
- Mr. D. A. Mukey reports that upon examina-
tion he finds that his carp are doing we'll. Some
:, :aHo months ago the Young carp, three or four
inches long, were rut in his pond. He finds
that they have grown in this short time from
-four to eight or nine inches in length. This is
doing well and should encourage fish culture
Gary, large cream horsc from the stable
Of D. Biemann & Son, died between Walhulla
and Westminster last week. This horse had
served in livery stables at Abbeville, Andcr.
son. Greenville, Seneca City, Spartnnburg
and Walhalla. IIo was powerful animal, a
line mover and disposed, unless watched, to
rmoso. moro rapidly than tho driver wished.
Maj. S. P. Dendy. acoomp panied by his
wife. left WalhaIa Tuesday morning to
ATTEND tho annual meeting Of tho Gonoral
Assembly of tho Presbyterian Church South.
which meets at Staunton, Virginia, this
week. we nope tho Major and his good
Lady may have q pleasant trip and safe
'return.
The cotton crop of 1880 is now estimated to
'be 100000 balcs-ono Of the largest crops
eeYer made. For the present crop there IS an
increase of acreage in tho cotton growing
region. Tho crop was planted later than usual,
Nbdt it'has made fine progress in growth and ap-
;pearance.
The present week has been one of uuu-
'sual interest to tho people of Walhala from
the assemblage in our town of a lumber of
tho leading lights Of the Baptist dopomina.
ton of upper Carolina, to attend the Pied
mont Minister'S Institute. Questions affect.
ing tho influence and propagation of the
Gospc! have been under discussion, and in
the interchange Of views benefits to this
oommlnity and to tho groat cause arc likely
TO result. Tho object Of such gatherings
is good, as council for mutual instruction