Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-09-01
LOCAL MATrMRs.
/. Tho weather is warm and damp and young
'grPss is making up for Lost time.

. 1' i' - T.. Hendrlx ls having cottage resi-
denee erected on his vacant lot on Main street.
!, MIR. David F. Carte. has been re.appointed
Trial Justice for Pulaski Township.
The recent destructive storm has greatly
injured The rico crop on the coast.
3 Mr.. D. s. Hull has two acres in rice upon
which ho expects to gather as much as fifty
bushels per acre.
MIR. T. S. Ramsay advertiscs in this weeks
issue fine Tugaloo farm for BALE Sec adyer-
tisement.
Died, August T6ih, 1881. Louis Dendy, infant
son of Mr. ind Mrs. J. L. Shauklin, aged nino
months and fiftoen days.
The Smiths ore arranging to hold family
reunions. This will show to the civilized
world how we lack hotel Recommendations.
Passenger rates to tho International Ex,
position at Atlanta by the Richmond and
Danville road in October will be about two
cents mile
We learn that High Falls bridge, over Little
River, was let out for re- building on Saturday
last, 9th of August, to Mr.. ". j. Ilunnioutt
for about $400.
We have before US The catalogue of tho Due
West Female College for Inst year. The nnme
Of Miss Annie L. johnson, Of Walhala, appears
on It's rolls.
The first bale Of new cotton received in
Charleston from Walhalla reached Messrs. Il. w.
Wagner & Co., of that city, on Saturday last
from Mr.. j G. Micker.
Mr.. W. L. Shelton, former employee in this
Office, but now Of The Atlanta Consli ation, paid
us visit this week We are always glnd to
meet "our boys" and to hear Of their success in
lifo
Hon. D. Wyatt Aiken has our thanks for
public documents for 1901, Including mes
sage and documents Of tho Navy Yard and
Post Office Department
Though lntc to sow turnips no one should
fail to do so rs largely us possible With
good ground and seasons large crops may vet
DO made and they would go fur to bridge
over food deficiency for stock
Tho fret bnle Of cotton brought to thie
market was grown by Mr.. Il. II. Dendy, near
Nchand. 1t was sold last Thursday to j.
q. Mickler. OF West Union, Mt II cents per
pound. The bale weighed 495 pounds.
The cotton crop is opening rapidly AL
ready nearly ono half the crop is opened and
picking is rapidly progressing. Unless the
the fall be unrcasonably early we will have
no yellow cotton.
We regret to stutc that tho infant doueh.
ter Ut John j. Anscl, of our town, died last
Sunday night after a protractcd illness.
Tho child was about eighteen months old.
Rev. S. l.. Morris will be absent next Sabbath
and there will be no preaching in the presby-
tcrian Church at II a. NJ, but the monthly
concert of prayer for foreign missions will be
conducted in that church at night BY Rev. DR..
Smcltzcr.
An effort is being made to erect n Catholic
Church IN Walhalla. About one thousand dol
lars have been raised for this purpose here and
rs much more has been pledged from other
sources. This sun will build q very rcspccta-
bio house of worship.
Attention is directed TO the auction snle Of
the stock of goods Of a. l. Lc,lford every Sat-
'1rday ut Seneca City, by John 7. Daniel,
Assignee, &c. See it and by attending the sale
YOU may pick up bargains in articles you need.
d. Bicmann, Son s; Co. advertise full line
OF family groceries at bottom prices. These
are articles nll must have in the family and
bargains oan be had from this firm. They arc
also daily receiving their new stock of fall
goods of all kinds. Read their notice anu cnll
and sec their stock and prices.
We learn celored man was run over and
Killed by train on the Air Line Road this
week near Westminster. The name of the
man VIC do not know, but hear ho was cm
iIloyed near the bridge over Tugaloo, aud
.on cndeeyoring to ride home fell off and
.was killed.
Ihe Sacrament Of the Lords Supper will be
administered in the Seneca CITY Church on tho
second Sabbath Of September next by the Rcvs.
". A. Hodges and J. r. Riley. This meeting
will be in place of the regular Presbyterian
service on The first Sabbath. Conscouently
there will be no preaching by the prcsbyterians
next Sabbath.
Thomas Bicmann coiored, whilo on a recent
trip to Cashiers Valley with travellers, captured
in the big road largo rattlesnake ten wears
old, having nine rattles and button. Tom
brought this ugly and dangerous reptile to Wal
halla alive and now has his snakcship in n box
on exhibition.
A heavy wind prevailed in our section last
Saturday. which increased through the day,
and ut night blew almost a hurricane The
sky became overcast with clouds and on
Sunday slow rain fell most of tho day.
Much cotton wac blown out and all was badly
dscolored by dust and mud. The rains fell
again Monday and Monday night in light
ehowers. 1t cannot benefit tho crops. cxcent