Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-05-26
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Mr.. Q. w. Wieoking wants good miloh cow.
Bee advertisement.
Pay your town taxes and save costs end
penalties.
wAsrxb-A good cook, washer and ironer.
Apply at this office. Il, iiaf fiIF s9iatY !
Tho Columbia and Greenyille Railroad
Company are issuing exoorsion tickets.
We hear a good deal Of. complaint Of In.
jury q corn BY the bud worm. ... > = III
Rev. Hugh Strong will preach In tho Presby-
terian Church on next Sunday morning and at
hight at tho usual hours. IN i, (, I. q 5.,.a
Rev. F. NJ, Morgan will preach in the
Methodist Church on Sunday, tho Goth
Instant. Subjeot---"Future Punishment"
Mr.. J. Q. Miokler oontemplates erecting
public hall over his store--a much needed
institution in he.villege.
Capt. VIM. G. Smith superiuten ds -four
ishing Sabbath School 10 the West Union
Hall, otherwise known as the Gilbert House.t
Col. y. j.. Norton il ID attendance upon
The Supreme Court. which is in session in
Columbia.
Captain Richard strother's donkey graces the
atreets and the boys and girls Of the town re-
RarS it as tho sine qua non Of tho village.
The ioousts are splitting the limbs Of fruit
sroes. Some trees are dying, but whether
from this cause or not 10 not known.
light rain fell at Walhala on Tuesday
evening" 1t has cooled tho atmosphere oon-
sderably. Appearances indicated good rains
in other parts Of the county.
The days Of tho week and tho months in
1859 correspond exactly to those Of this year,
so hunt up your old ."days Of 80" almanac and
use It.. n as... a
We are glad to learn that Mr.. B. Frank
Sloan, who mot with such q painful accident
aome days ago. is slowly improving and is
doing as we'll as could DO expected.
A reporter Is not ubiquitous. Therefore,
If you know anything Of public interest tell
It to him, but never ask him for tho news.
lie mover knows anything.
The Commissioners Of Agriculture is very
desirous Of receiving specimens Of minerals.
grain, &c, from all sections of the State,
to beplaced on exhibition at his office.
Mr.. W. g. Perry and family spent few days
Inst week with relatives and friends in our town.
Mr.. Perry is tho head bookkeeper Of the Pied
mont Factory
The difference bctweon tho preacher, the
builder and architect of church is simply
this: One is the rector, the other is the erec-
tor. and the third the dirootor.
We are requested to announce that Rev. II. N.
IIayes will preach o funeral sermon at Shiloh
on the fifth. Sunday in this month at ii O'Clock
A. NJ. and at Friendship Church the Same iay
at3P. NJ. 49,,
We have been favored by Miss Mary f. Liv-
iLgston, of Seneca City, with an invitation TO
the annual reception Of tho graduating class of
1881, Of the Columbia Female College, on June
s. Miss Livingston occupies prominent po-
siou In this class.
Mr.. David A. Zeasler, q graduate of New
berry College when 1t was located at Walhalla,
and who was favorably known to our people,
has been appointed General Agent for tho Con-
tnental Fast Freight Line; with his office in
Denves. Mr. Zcagler went from Anderson to
Denver, Colorado, about year ago.
We have on our table n copy of the Seneca
Journal, published weeklya Mt Seneca City. 1t is
large twenty.eight column paper, filled with
We wish it success and all similar enterprises,
which cannot fail to benefit the country at large
US educators and disseminators Of news.
DO not forget the mass meeting of tho Sunday
Schools Of town in tho Baptist Church on next
Sunday afternoon at 4 O'Clock. Reading the
Scriptures, prayer, singing and short addresses
to the children by selected speakers, constitute
the programme for this interesting occasion.
The public are cordially invited.
We arc informed that fifty German
immigrants arrived at Seneca City on
22d instant. Seventeen were young men
without families. We also understand that
they are being employed as they arrive. The
demand 70. labor is large I'LL over the State
and wages are fair. We hope the tide of
immigration will increase until our State is
fully supplied.
Mondays work is to wash apace,
Tuesdays work is to iron, with grace;
Wednesdays work is to bake and sew,
Thursday's work ~ to clean--for show,
Fridays work s to sweep. dust and brush
Saturdays work is to cook-with rush,
The next that comes is the Sabbath day,
And then she's too tired to rest or to pray.
A drought. very damaging to the oat crop,
is prevailing in our county. Cotton and corn
have been rather benefited, as the farmers
hive had a good time for killing grass aud
woeds which came up with the plants in largo
quantities. Crops are now in fine condition
for growing and with good rain will make up
for lost time. Tho weather Sunday and
Monday was warm and close, with tho prom
iae of. rain