Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-09-29
LOCAL MA + T .NlR

beautiful rainbow was seen in tho South
yesterday morning about SUNRISE
The papers stato that four comets arc visible
row through strong glasses.
Bacon is bcug retailed in Walhalla at Is
cents p.r pound and corn at S;l.20 per busl,cl.
The reader of q newspaper invariably looks at
the advertising index tho first thing to see if
there is o chance for bargains, sc.
J. W. Shelor, Esq, has purchased the house
md lot Of Mrs. G. i. Watson in Walhalla, now
occupied by Prof. Icgarc.
Senators Bayard, Beck and David Davis are
spoken Of as prominent candidates for Presi.
dent of tho Senate.
Tho regular monthly concert of prayer for
foreign missions will be held in the Presbyterian
Church on next Sunday night at ~ O'Clock.
The Walhalln Post Office has been appro-
priatcly drapcd in mourning since the death Of
President Garfield
Mr.. Warren II. Shclor has been awarded the
premium of ton dollars for the largest and best
collection of native timbers in the county.
Colonel John II. Abncy, who has been
making an extended trip through Europe,
has returned to America and is now in Now
York.
Remember tho large land sales by the Master
on next Monday. Several valuable tracts Of
land will bc offered for sale at that time and
bargains may be expected.
Found upon tho street on Tuesday last n
students gold badge, chain and pin, which the
owner can have by proving property and paying
charges.
lady's brcastpin has been left by the fiudcr
at this office. The owner can get the samo by
describing the article and paying for Ibis ad-
vertscmcnt
Postmasters have been directed not to deliver
sourrilous posnl cards. They nre also forbidden
to read postal cards addressed 10 other parties.
This is dilemma for postmastcrs
Miss Amelia wightman, formerly of our town,
but now Of Charlotte, N. O., is visiting friends
and acquantances here. Miss Wightman is a
granddaughter of Bishop Wigh,man and is an
accomplished young lady.
The Twelve Mile Campmccting. in Piokens
county, convcnes to-day. II looks rs if our
religious friends were going TO have bad wen-
thcr for their meeting. This old campgrounl
is about twenty two miles from Walhalla.
]. Martin Shelton was arrested by the revc-
!
in this county, on Saturday. The still was in
full blast. Mr.. Shelton is now in Jail waiting
for friends to bail him out.
passenger train on the Iron Alountnin Rail
road, in Missouri, was robbed on The 22d instant
by three men. They got about $4,000 from
the express safe and the passengers. They
need hemp in tha, region.
The Adgcr College company will resume their
drilling exercises next Monday with the follow
ing officers: Cap,ain--R T. Jaynes; lst Lieu
tcnnnt-Jamcs 0. Lewis; 81 Lieutenant John
j. Davies: ist Sergcanl-R, f. I.cnhardt; ID
Sergeant. |. IIo!lingsworth.
Bicmnnn, Son s. Co = immense fall and winter
sstock of goods has arrived. They have any
and everything that you need at prices that you
cannot fail to appreciate these hard times. See
advertisement for further information
HIr. l.. IL. Werner, of Bachelors Retreat
presented US last week with some Of the largest
and most delicious tasted peaches that wo have
seen this year. Mr.. Werner called them The
"Barton Peach" and they measured ten inches
i'll circumference and weighed at least half Il
pound.
The new advertisement Of Capt. J. p Mcklcr,
of West Union, will attract attention this week
The Captain don't stlaw for come s an /
rainbows in the morning, but pnrsucs The even
tenor Of his fine business ways. Ii you want
good goods at low prices for tho times call on
him.
James D. Turner was shot and instantly
killed by Jnmcs F. Walsh in the Wavcrly House,
Charleston, on the Goth instant. Pistols were
b,,h h,tl, ,,,t a., c>.. 4 ma. q
the difficulty is unknown. We hopc tho law
against earring concca'od weapons will be en-
forced, not only in Charleston, but elsewhere.
Read the sermon published on our outside
this week, preached at Bishopvie, in Sumter
county, by Rev. a. W. Moore, whom our people
will remember as The preacher in charge Of The
Walhalla Circuit last ycnr. The sermon was
delivered recently and will no doubt be read with
interest. Ills subject is-"Thc drought, its
uscs secular, moral, spiritual"
The first fall excursion 10 Charleston il an-
'nounccd by the Columbia and Grccnve Rail-
road for the 10Th and ll,h of October next.
The price from Walhalla will be Sl025, Seneca
$0.06, Pendclon 5000. These tickets will be
good unit! The 18th of October. These rates
arc low and We hope TO see many Of our citizens
avail themselves of the opportunity to visit the
city by the sea.
Intelligence received from the Warner Oh.
servntory, Rochester, N. Y, announces the dis
covery Of new comet located in the constea-
ton of Virgo. 1t is n striking coincidence that
this new and bright comet appeared at the same
hour President Garfield was breathing his asl.
1t was first seen by f. i. Barnard in Nashville,
Tenn, who has made claim through Prof. Swift