Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-07-13
H
local MATTMRS.

TO be general.
The dog days began July 2 and will end on
tho l1th Of August.
Mr. Frank p. Alexander, formerly Of Ooonee
bounty, is candidate for the Legislature from
Hunt county, Texas.
Our price for announcing candidate for
office is tho Insignificant sum Of Eve dollars,
In advance.
Another candidate 10 the front this week in
the person Of Isaac Wiokliffe, ESQ, who has
been nominated for reelection TO the Office Of
School Commissioner.
The people Of tho low country arc seeking
bur cool niountain breexes and our sparkling
lind delightful water. Walhalla and the noun
tains arc fast filling up with pleasure aud health
seekers.
Andrew Glover, the barber, wus hoard Of
last week in the mountains above Walhalla
lie dincd ut somo man's house who reoog-
nized him. The last place he was hoard from
was at Gainesville, Ga.
Biomann's Hotel is raridly filling up with
summer visitors. Mr.. Biemann has added
six large aud comfortable rooms to his hotel
recently aud be thinks he will be able to 40.
bommodato all who may stop with him this
year.
Those Of our friends IN town who dosiro to
take summer buarders should let the fact be
known and ut what prico pcr month they
will board ut. We have received letters Of
inquiry concerning this matter, but we wore
unable TO give satisfactory answers.
We now have new barber by the name
of W. D. Tardf, Of Columbia S. G.. lie can
be found at the old barber shop formerly
occupied by Andrew Glover, whore no pro-
poses to do all tonsorial work entrusted to
him il tirst class order.
We learn that the delegates from Oconeo
to the State Convention are opposed to tho
gentlemen who aro cndesvoring to hare
Shemselves nominated for Governor and other
State Offices. Most of them favor the nomi-
nation Of new saen entirely, with o new deal
oil around.
The premium, list Of the South Carolina Ae-
ricultural aud Mechanical Society has been
published and laid on our table. The fair will
be held in Columbia, beginning on Tuesday
morning, November Ia, 1882. aud continuing
onti November II. Tho premium list Is o
liberal one nnd represents al, tho material in
tercsts Of the State.
Mr.. d. Frank Sloan, Of Oconee, has been
nominated rs candidate for Secretary of
State. Mr.. Sloan has held positions of promi-
nence both in this county aud Anderson. He
wos one Of the foremost members of tho cole
bra,ed Wallace House. Before coming to this
county lie was member Of the Legislature
fron the large and intuealial County Of Andcr-
son. These positions he has illcd wi great
satisfaction 10 his constituency Of both counties,
and his business capacity makes him an emi.
nently fit candidate for the important Office Of
Secretary Of State.
VIM. ]. striblihg Esq, was elected County
Chairman Of the Democratic Pacty Of 0conee
on Saturday last by the County Convention
COL Il. a. Thompson had been County Chair.
man for years anterior to 1876 and also dur
ing tho last campaign. Col. w. G. Keith had
discharged the du,ies of the position for four
years, commencing with the campaign Of 1876.
These gentlemen thought they had done their
share Of such service and no one else Of much
experience was willing to accept the place.
1t fell, therefore, TO Mr. Stribing who is a
young gentleman Of much PROMISE and who
will also have the experience and assist ance
of the old "whccl horses" Of the former cam
paigns, If they should DO required by The turn
Of public affairs.
Mr. G. Burss, who hns been ack for several
months. dicd on Monday morning last from
consumption. lie has been for year or tw o
in charge of MIR. Kaufmann's brewory,
where he manufactured lager beer for sale.
Mr. Burss was IL German, from tho Kingdom
OF Hanover and had been living 10 Wal :
halla since 1856. lie was 63 years old. Mr..
Burss was quiot and unobtrusve citizen and
very much respected by oil who knew him.
lie leaves wife and several children to
mourn their loss. lie was buried on Tues,
day afternoon in the Lutheran cemetery.
The July number of tho Southern Cultiyator.
popular and we'll established agricultural
journal. has been received 1t should be q
matter of pride with our Southern farmers to
sustain the Cultyator. because II is their repre-
sentative, published alone in their interest, and
is one Of the neatest, most reliable and best
filed agricultural publication in lhe South.
The publishers certainly spending large
sums of money in making II the best of oil
journals of o like kind, judging from the ine
paper used, the handsome engrayings that
ndorn its columns and from the men of brains
employed ns contributors. 1t is sold for the
low price of $l.50 per annum.
We are requested to state that Major s. P.
Dendy has number Of blank applications for
both beneficiary and pay cndels for adnissio on to
tlle South Carolina Military Academy at
Charleston, which will open on the first Monday