Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-11-24
LOCAL MA TIERS.
BY industry VIC thrlYo.


There is still active demand for Confederate
bonds. Price in this market $6 per 81 1000.
Col. r. A. Thompson, with his two eldest
daughters, left for tho Atlanta Exposition Tues
day afternoon. .a
WALHALLA, November 24.-Cotton marke Of
firm. Middling, '0i; low middling, l0s; good
ordinary, 10; ordinary, 81
Several marriages, wc nndorstand, are booked
for the near future among our Walhalla girls.
We can spare them, provided they get good
husbands.
The Court House Square just at this time
puts us IN mind of Goldsmi.h's Deserted VIII
lage." The lawyers and officers Of the county
are nearly all gone off.
Fix up your Christmas advertisements fot
next weeks paper. Tell tho people of the nice
things you have for sale. suitable for presents,
GO. Noihing pays better than judoious adver-
tising.
Rev. @. D. Mann organized now Methodist
Church at Cherry Hill, in this county, on last
Sunday, with ten members. Mr.. NIaun says the
outlook is very encouraging OF this point for o
large membership.
The day for paying taxes has passed There
was $50a,So unpaid this year against $4sg. .al
last year. The amounts are generally due by
small tax payers. $2oSS7 voihg for polls.
The value Of good newspaper is not to be
estimated in dollars and cchS; it would be
better to ourtail even yodf *his.ey bill, tha d
to deprive your family IL d good newspaper,
auch as the CouRlEI.
Mr.. A. p. Cox. Steward of The POOR House,
has presented us with the daddy Of sweet
potatoes, grown on the poor house iatrf, which
weighed wien dug Of pounds. The potato was
Of the Florida red yam vnricty.
Attention is directed 10 the change of schedule
on tho Columbia and .areenvile Railroad, Whiuh
went into effect on last Nlbuday morning. It
will be noticed Tim, tile cars now leave Waliialla
at 1913 A. NJ, but arrive al the same hour us
heretofore.
The Baptist State Contention will tieat at
Anderson Thursday, the 24th Instant. The
introductory sermon will be preached by b. a..
Covington or o. f. Williams. Missionary ser
mon by Charles Manly or ". G. Lihduay A
reduction of rates will be fnado by ths railroa 3D.
To day has been set apart by tho pfesideht Of
The United States MS well us hJ the Governor Of
this State, ns day Of Thanksgiving and brayef.
How it is going 10 he observed by the people OF
Oconce, aud Walhala III particular, we hare hot
been informed
We had the blcasiifc If cali last Saturday
morning from Mr. y. A. Smith, Of the KEowsE
CoURlER. Mr.. Smith is an old friend, than
whom no hrnrier welcome awaits any ona lie
and his partners give the people of Walhalla
and Oconce county n spl6tdid papef, worthy Of
all support. rt.-Abbeville Press and Badner.
Mr.. "Dio4" Qnnrles. Of the ivs and pro-
grossve town Of Ninoty,Six paid our town
visit "n Saturday and Sunday lust. lie
was so bdsiv "engdged" while hero we had
Ass SG g!ssslts ii dasTfss !is
tendhcc.
Capt. j. p. MickiSr hn- worku1eh tusily
Engaged in fixing Up his store room III the
Piepcr hotel, which he recently bought u.
bd0n ds finished tic Captain will opeh out
his large ok IF mcrth ,ri..- aud will d.,
his best to r'tnse estrybndy Who ttiny give
him call. h u, ds 10 price and qunItS 81
goods.
The nssc,obled wsloih Of The state ltaS akdin
met in regatta session al Coliimbia. vasl
amount of in.l 'rlun legislation hao been
mapped ont and The session is expected ID be d
long and lively one Our immediate representa-
tives, Messrs. Shanklin, Denly and Werner, lefi
home Monday morning for their field OF labor
for the next thirty or forty o,ys They have
promised to keep our readers p'sed OF the
doings aud sayings of The Legislature.
DR.. T. II. Weldon, who has been pracl;oiE, 9
dental surgery in Walhaila for tho past year,
has moved to Greenvie and opened an office
in that city We recommend DR.. Weldon
most heartily 10 the citizens of Greenvie rs Il
gentleman and m experienced and skilled work
man. We regret very much to loose such man
from our county, but ''p,. he mny fud in
Grecnvillc mnny friends and a lucrative practice
''lIow to keep the boys ni home" is II conun.
drum that is ugtnling The parents of th. land
Ii depends on the kind of boy. Some boys
could be kept at home by establishing beer
in the parlor; but the best way to keep boy nt
home is to tell him to stay llierc. and mike it
point 10 have him obey you. Begin early and
you have tho problem solved.
Missouri is the best Southern corn State. the
yield there being 81 bushels to the acre TIE
following is The yield of the other Southern
States: Vest Virginia %. Maryland and Ken
lucky "a, Tennessee %, Texas 20, Arkansas
1871, Virginia II, North Carolina and Mississippi
ID, Louisiana ls, Alabama l2s, Georgia II.
South Carolina I08 and Florida 6.
The fourth and last quarterly conference for