Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-11-23

Now that the election IL over Il is in order TO
pay the printer.
Go and see MI. II. W. Picper's beautiful as
sortment Of candies and oonfcotionores.
The price of bacon and hogs is coming down
somewhat. In Cincinnati common and light
hogs arc selling at So to $o.70 and good ones
at SO. 60 10 $7.05.
Tho double daily mail trains aso to be put
back on the Air Limo Railroad on and after
next Sunday, 26th instant. We are glad 10
note this, as it will help our mail facilities very
much.
Early riscrs assert that the comet is shaking
sparks from its tnil like tky.rookct. 1t will
hnye to get up regular Fourth of July pyro-
technic display, however, to induce the majority
of mankind to leave their beds these frosty
mornings.
The aurora borcals or something else has
sent us disngrccnble spell of weather. It had
been cold md cloudy for several days On
Monday We had sleet and rain and on Monday
night considerable snow. Tuesday the sun
shines fcebly and tho weather is evidently
m moderating
The Walhalla Bnpts,s havc about completed
preaching in their church every Sabbath in tho
month"; and have secured tho services of Rev.
G. II. Carter as pastor at SALARY of 5000
year What wonderful progress this church
has made in the Inst five years! Five years ago
its pastor was partly sustained as u missionary.
The church then had only few members and
only Ind preaching occasionally. Now it has
lnrgc membership, and instead Of being
missionary church, il contributed last year over
one hundred dollars TO missions aud other
benevolent objects and is able TO support resi-
dent pastor. This advance has hecu achieved
by diligcnt effort TO utilize tho whole member
slip in the Christians cause.
The fourth quarterly conference of the Wal
| halla Circuit wns held on Saturday last. after
preaching by DR.. Jones, the presiding elder
| Encouraging reports were made by Rev. G. D.
Mann, the preacher in charge Of the circuit, MS
| to the spiritual condition Of the churches, show
ing quite number Of accessions to the various
| churches during the conference year. The
| financial status of the circuit, as reported, was
better than ever before. Every dollar of tho
| conference claims which includes money for the
| bishops, for foreign and don't site missions, for
| education, for superanuatcd and invalid
preachers, for widows Of deceased preachers.
&C., will be fully met, which has mover been
| heard Of before. Tho salaries Of the preacher
and presiding elder, ii is confidently believed,
will be paid in full. Something over two hun
drcd children were reported as attending the
| Sunday schools. Appropriate resolutions were
introduced and adopted by the quarterly con-
| ference in reference TO Dr.. Jones md lis ahora
MS presiding elder tho circuit Tor The past
four years. They were responded to by Tic
Doctor in very touching and feeling manner.
Walhnlla was selected rs the place for holding
the first quarterly conference for next year.
Dr.. Jonea preached again on Sunday morning
at II o'clock to II large and attentive congrcgn-
| lion. Ills text was from the First Epislc Gene
raj of John, second chapter and 18th verse
:" Love not the world, neither the things that
| arc in the world. If my man love the world.
| the love of The Father is not in him.. The
text was skilCully aud imprcssivcly handled by
| the speaker and those who heard him on this
occasion will not forget his words of Wis
dom and counsel.