Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-08-31
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The masb meeting on Friday will be held II
the grove near Adger College.
Let your surnip crop be larger than eyor
this year. Turnips and turnip greens ore an
excellent food for man and boast
Married, on the 9th instant, by Rev. B.
Aolder, Miss Katie Alexander IL Mr.. Thot.
Harper, all Of Oconee.
Col. Hugh y. Thompson, our noble standard
bearer In this campaign, will deliver ono Of his
most effective speeches at the mass -meetinK on
Friday next.
Il The heaviest rain OF the season fell on
Tuesday last. It is still cloudy and threatening.
The streams have been out Of their banks in
many places in this section.
Dir. ~. N. Sitton represents some of the best
hre insurance companies Of the country and
Will insure your property against fro on good
terms. See his advertisement
The business men Of wa,holla and West
Union have been asked 10 oloso their places of
business on Friday next, SO that everybody NAV
have;ap opportunity Of attending the mass meet.
Ing.
Mr. = Koese. Of Fair Plny, presented
as last week with two large, aand luscious
Watorme'ens for which ~ O return our thanks
CouRIsR office.
1aSe are indebted rho ladies of the prssby.
terian congregation for an invitation to the
oharadcs, to be given OF Seneca City, September
9th, 1882, for the benefit of the Presbyterian
Church at that place. We hope thore will be
large attendance.
! Z The Brewery Park has been rendered tho
young ladies and gentlemen for tlleir garden
festival on this (Thursdny) evening. There
will be no beer sold. platform for dancing
will be erected and there will be good time for
oil who may attend. The Dixie Cornet Band
Will furniHh music. Don't miss It, X
Remember, farmers, and SOW all tho land
you can spare in oats. Nothing that you can
plant will pay you better. Now is, the time
to SOW ii you want to realize q good yield
next year Oats sowed in the fall alwavs
yields bettor than those sown in the spring.
The oat harvest this yonr in South Carolina
has been great blessing to the people.
We arc glad to learn that Mr.. James p. Cary.
of Oconcc, is 10 take charge of tho editorial
department Of the Saluda Argus, published at
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d promising young man and we wish him much
success In his new vocation. The mechanical
department of tho Argus will be under the con.
troll OF Mr.. Kennemore, practical printer of
merit, formerly Of Pickcns
Mr. Il. I. Jaynes, Prof Riley and Dr. John
son examined on Tuesday last Messrs Edmund
l.. Herndon, Robert Il. Lewis, Frederick Bic.
mann md W. Is. Jayncs, applicants for entrance
TO the Citadel Academy in Charleston, as beno-
fioiarcs from Oconco. The examination was
h'ghly creditahlc TO these young gentlemen.
We learn Tint Messrs. IIcrndon and Lewis
received the favorable recomm endalion from
D the committee.
Il affords US much pleasure to be able to
state that Warren II. Murehall. an assistant
in tho Office OF The United States District
Attorney for South Qarelinn, has been dis
missed from, the service, and G. P. Barrett,
E'q, q very efficient young lawyer Of
Pickons, takes his plnco by appointment
We hope the position may prove not only
pleasant, but profitable to Mr.. Barrett.
G. p. Pelham, Esq of Lancastcr, and for
mcrly of Columbia, has been indicated for rob-
bing the mail or improperly abslraoting money
from letter. The cnsc has occupied tho U.
s. Court at Grccnvi'c for several days After
thorough investigation tho jury returned
verdict Of mot guilty" Mr. Pelham says there
was combination Of United States officers at
his p'nce doing their best TO convict him, with
ou: reference TO his guilt or innocence.
The county campaign was opened at High
Falls on Saturday last. The candidates were
out in full force The meeting was addressed
by Mcssrs Shelor, Moore and WickliFo. We
haVo not heard the result Of tho meetings at
Salem on Tuesday and o., Littlo River on Wodnes-
day. The Democratic party as is usual in such
cases invites Republicans and Grecnbaokcrs to o
free discussion at all the meetings advertised by
the county chairman. In this wny the people
will be fully informed and Democratic principles
come out Of tho discussion brighter and stronger
by reason Of the test
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