Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-09-21
LOCAL MATTNRs.

The Gresnbaokets 6o& have soit Lherrys.
Their teeth are on edge. Theif Cherrys orc
green as we'll as their backs.
For the past eight or ten days We have had
most delightful weather for picking cotton
and gathering fodder and hay.
Mr.. Jesse Mulkey. an old and respected
Citizen IF our county, died recently of dropsy
of tho ohess. He was 70 years old.
Tho day and date of the big show, already
announced as coming to Walhalla, has been
positively fixed for "Wednesday, October 4th.
The Walhalla Female College has opened
it's preeen. session with very fattering pros
already been enrolled.
The mass meeting at Seneca City has been
changed from the 3Oth to tho Goth instant.
The candidates and oil others will bear this
in MIND.
The State oampaign is progressing finely.
York has made the best turn out 80 far.
Larger audiences ore expected in the low
country.
MIR. II. A. II. HihsoM is Announced this week
as candidate for coroner. Mr.. Gibson is
lawyer and fully competent to discharge the
duties of the oEice.
Mr.. Webb, Of tho "New York Cash Store"
at Anderson, will visit Wahalla during the
coming week with complete line of dry
goods and novelties and would be most happy
to be favored with somo orders from our
people.
Through private source We learn that u
committee of citizens waited on Mr.. Nj. w.
Coleman on the 18Th instant in reference to his
candidacy for the Legislature, and he said to
the committee that ii he was elected he would
serve the whole people to the besi Of his ability
Attention is directed to the correction of
typographical error which occurred in the
advertisement Of the Walhalla Female COL
lege. The rates Of tuition in the collegiate
department are $50 pcr year instead Of $40
as formerly published.
MIR. Nathan Hunter, living above Wahalla
-four or fivo miles departed this life on FRI
day night last. the 18th instant. Mr.. Hun
ter was good citizen, a native of Newberry
county and was eighty-two years old.
Messrs. Fahnestock and George Foster deserve
commendation for tho manner in which they
have worked out several of the hills on the
Walhalla and Westminster road. Such work is
permanent and is well worth The imitation of
many road overseers.
]. D. Sanders, ESQ, has called at our office
and says lie is no candidate for coroner on any
body's ticket He aasigns his reason that il
elected lie might have to oficiato at the execu-
tion of Mr. Robins, our Sheriff. and he don't
want the job. So the GreenLackcrs one by one
arc left alone.
A correspondent of The Charleston Ne,cs
and Courier states that killing frost has
visited Oconee County. This is mistake.
We have had no frost yet. We have not
oven heen 'bt" by the Green backera. who are
maklng & more noise here than elsewhere 10
the State.
William Clark and Jake Rob inson
colored. we're prosecuted for petit larceny by
Snn. Williams, cOl0red, before Joe w. She.
lor, Esq. Clark was found guilty of stealing
threo pounds of bacon from Williams and
sentenced to pay fine Of S. and costs
which ho paid in preference to going to Jail.
We call attention to the card of Hon. Geo. Il.
Cherry, declining to allow his name used as q
candidate for the House Of Representatives.
Mr.. Cherry has we'll deserved popularity and
many Of his friends will regret that he refuses
to become candidate before the primaries, but
are rejoiced to know that he is not in accord
with the Grcenbackers.
Miss Fannie May Witt, correspondent of the
Sunny South, Atlanta, Ga. paid us hurried
visit on Wednesday morning. She is travelling
in the interest of that paper and would be
pleased to receive subscriptions from our peo-
ple Wo hope Miss Witt will call to see us
again soon and make her visit longer, for il is
not often we have the pleasure of meeting with
such an agreeable female journalist as she.
Mr.. John Thompson, Jr., ono of Walhalla's
promising young men, has recently completed
his study of telegraphy and has been assigned
to good position 10 the Western Union
Telegraph Office 10 Atlanta. Ga. 1t is With
pleasure we chronicle our young friends
advancement and hope he may win many
laurels in his chosen profession.
The candidates and county oanvassers
made their tour through tho Southern portion
Of the county last week. They wore met at
South Union, Fair Play and Providence by
large and enthusiastic meetings of the Dc.
mocraoy. Speeches were made by J. 8.
Werner, Joe w. Shelor, w. j. Stribling,
Esqs., at South Union. Those gentlemen q
wero met at Fair Play by Messrs. Calhoun
and Moore who added their strength to the
cause. The Democracy in this neighborhood
is solid.
Tho statement was made in our columns
last week that the State Democratic Exeou.
tive Committee had selected Rev. s. B.
Jones, Of Pendleton, as candidate for