Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-02-02
LOCAL, MATTERS. e ]:


There were but three clear days during the
month of January.
The roads are as bad as it is possible for then,
to become. Travel and hauling are next TO i'm
possible.
January has been q month Of clouds, rain,
snow and sleet over head aud Of water, ice,
slush and mud under foot.
fal Of snow, slcet md rain succeeded each
other last Monday and Monday night. 1t
melted fast OIL Tuesday.
We understand that q new mercantile firm,
with largo means, is soon to open business in
our town.
The attention of our readers ia directed to
tho interesting letter Of our correspondent
from Seneca City.
If you visit Seneca City and want any drugs,
medicines and fancy toilet articles call Mt the
drug store of r. c. Davis & Co. They keep u
largo stock and sell reasonably.
The building Of The Blue Ridge Railroad is
now IN established fact. 1t is thought that
work will begin on The road at Walhalla about
the first of April.
Rcvs. J. r. Riley and Hugh Strong filled the
Presbyterian pulpit for Rev. s. IT, Norris on
last Sunday. They preached cdifying sermons
Mr. a. G. pinkind, who has been filing the
position Of assistant postmaster at Wnlhala for
sometime past, has been appointed mail agent
on the Blue Ridge Railroad vice j. l.. Sutherland
removed.
DIR. MITCHELL has removed from the Office he
occupied, opposite V. l.. Norman's drug store,
to Vcrnsr's Hall, over the storc.room Of Erwin
Werner, where he can bc found at all hours,
when not professionally engaged.
There is not q better or moro accommodating
merchant in Seneca than W. ii. Stanton. lie
keeps large stock Of goods and sells them at
prices which command trade. You will also
find something pure aud cxhilaraling near by,
which will warm up the inner man these frccz-
ing days.
Tho new Methodist Church of Walhallu is
expected to be finished by tho middle of this
month, and its dedication will tnke place at
tho first quarterly meeting for this crcuit,
which will be OH tho 18th and 10Th Of Feb :
ruary.
Mr.. j. NJ. Dumas has been removed as
postmaster at Seneca City and Mr.. Alexander
Ramsay appointed in his place. We UNDER
stand that MIR. Ramsay has executed the
necessary bond and assumed tho duties Of
postmaster on last Monday.
Mr.. II. W. Kuhtmann, who has beer
studying law in the law Office Of Col. J. J
Norton for several months, left for Mincola,
Texas last week. AS Mr. Kuhtman cxpcct,
to become citizen Of the Lone Star State
he intends to finish tho study of law there
Mr. kaufman is n talented md PROMISING
young man and wo wish him much success il
his new field of labor.
"Richland City" is the name of anothc,
town recently laid off and established in thi,
county. 1t is about midway between Seneca
City and Westminster. a depot is to be
erected at once and Of course storchousc,
md other buildings will soon follow. Sixtecr
acres have been laid on into building lots
of various sizes, with streets running through
tho same
MIR. D. D. Evans, who has filled the posi-
tion Of depot agent and telegraph operator al
thle point so satisfactorily for year pnst, VIC
understand, has resigned, his resignation tc
take effect the l>t of March IIo has &
better position and salary offered him else
where. We regret to lose Mr.. Evans, us he
is prompt and attentive officer.
we arc requested to return tho kind thanks
of the building committee of tho WaIhalla
Methodist Church to the Walhalla Dramatic
Club for q generous donation Of fifteen dol
lars towards the erection of their bcautiru |
church. which will not only bo comfortable
and imposing house of worship, but an orna-
ment to our town. Our Methodist friends no
doubt would not object to fow moro sucl,
contributions.
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