Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-04-20
LOCAL MATTERS.

Gall at Biemann, Son & Co.'s store.
On and after April 9Th, 1882, DR.. Fahnestock's
office will be open Wednesdays aud Saturdays.
Mr.. w. G. IIarkey handed us on Monday
the branch of pcach treo with blooms oon.
tanning each from one to seven we'll formed
peaches. This is something unusual and
presages. we trust. an abundant yield, not
only Of fruit. but grain and other drops.
Mr.. j. G. Mickler advertises this week
full supply Of Spring aud summer goods jus.
received, also corn. bacon, flour, farm tools
and plantation supplies of all kinds. Mr..
Niickler 10 we'll known to our readers az
liberal and upright merohaut. His large ous-
tom heretofore wo trust will be increased at
his new stand. Give him COLL and price
his goods as We feel sure you vii be pleased.
Tho past week has been chilly weather.
On Saturday few 0ukes Of snow fell in
Walhala and below the depot considerable
hail fell. Fortunately the nights have beon
cloudy and windy 70 that we have had no
frost. In aome actions tho fruit crop is
bountiful yet. while in others the peaches
havo been killed. Oat patches about town
ore heading and wheat is bunching to hend
A good deal Of corn is up aud tho cotton crop
pretty well planted.
We again coll up,n oil our citizens to
mako up their minds to register when the
day comos. 1t may bo you will want to vote
on some important measure and If you do not
no harm is done Romember that the ballot in
Republican government is both the awo I'd
aud shield Of the citizen. With it you can
peaceably repeal obnoxious laws and with it
you can protect yourselves from the passage Of
such laws. Without it you are powerless to
prevent or remedy the evils Of unwise legis.
aasion. Keep in mind the appointments of
the Supervisor and bo sure to register.
The Rev. J.B. MACK. D. D., has hccn on
visit to our town. lie preached series of sew
en- sermons in the Presbyterian church. The
last Of the series was preached.on Monday even.
ing last. DR. Mack is cmphatically an evangel-
ical preacher He breaches in great panness
the unadultcrated gospel. There is no learned
ciaborateness nor fue spun met aphysical no.
lions il his preaching-no philosophical speou,
lations, and yet his preaching is earnest elo-
qucnt and ornate. Earnestncss seen in tho
manifest desire Of the preacher to make every
nearer SEQ the way Of salvation, eoquence in
the persuasiyeness Of manner aud speech to
embrace the truth, and the ornatcncss consisted
in apt and striking illustrations. While the
subjet cmatter of every discourse was "Christ
and him crucifed," there was pleasing variety
in the presentation of tho truth We were
reminded by DR.. Mack's preaching of the advice
given by an old Divine to young preacher who
wanted to know how to vary tho theme of his
preaching. lie asked the old man 10 advise
him as to the selection of topics. The old man
replied: "My young brother you should preach
on but one subject "What is that?" said the
young man. "Christ," was the answer, but,
said the enquirer II have preached Christ. {"
Well, said tho old man, "Preach him again
Preach nothing else but Christ, and preach
Christ always" Such is tho preaching of DR..
Mack. IIe breaches Christ, the only Savior of
sinuers and il is this that makes him what he is;
an effective evangelical preacher. We hope
much good will result to onr community from
his visit. lie is engaged in raisiug cubscrip-
lions 10 increase the endowment Of tho Theo-
logical Seminary at Columbia. and We are glad
TO say, is succeeding in this work
Mrs. Lou SiI ELon, wife of Joseph W. SIELor,
Esqr., died in Walhalla, at tho residence Of her
bro.her-in.!aw jesse ". Strhlng, on Saturday
the 10th instant ut 10 O'Clock p. NJ. Mrs She
lor waa daughter Of ". j. Neville, and was
only twenty three years old at the time Of her
death. She had been married few years and
leaves husband and little daughter two years
old, ms also large number OF relatives and
friends to mourn her loss. Mrs. Shelor had
been in declining health for over year, and
was confined to the house aud bed several months
prior to her death. She had been q consistent
member Of the Walhallu Baptist church from
carly youth, and illustrated in her life and con
duct, as we'll as in the forttude with which she
endured her suAfcrings. those christian graces
which mark the true disciple. Death is at oil
times snd, but douby so in the case Of the young
just entering on tho threshold OF lifo and bound
to the earth by strong social and family ties
1t is an event, however, which must befal every
living soul, and being so it is a great consola-
tion to her friends to know and feel that by her
example as we'll as by her proifessio her death
was but an entrance into life eternal! Her re-
mains were buried in the Baptist Churchyard on
Monday at i O'Clock A. NJ, after appropriat o
funeral services by Rev. Mr.. Carter, pastor Of
the church. largo conooursc Of friends and
acquaintanoes were present to pny the last sad
tribute 10 her christian character and social
worth.
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