Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-04-06
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Office will be open Wednesdays and Snturday&
Richard Lewis, Master, adveriiscs this wek
somo lands for sale on salcday in May.
Independentism is Radicnlism and do.'t
you forgetit.
Wanted to huy-poor hogs aud small calves.
Coll al Bemunn. Son & Co.'s store.
Attention ~ called TO The many new nd~r
tisemens which appear in our columns lis
week.
The communication Of Mr.. G. j. Greene of
Fort Madison. will appear in the next issue of
our paper.
Rev. +. NJ. Morgan will preach in tho VAL
halla Methodist Church on next Sunday m,rn-
Ing and at night.
The Soutl, Carolina Medical Association will
meet in Spartanburg on Tuesday, April 9th.
See advertisement elsewhere.
Vhe trial Of Hugh +. Kane in the Uaitc.,,
St"tes { curt at Charleston. for the murJs, of
hadd, is in progress in that city.
We regret 10 learn Of the serious i,i,,ess of
Mrs. Jos. W shelor and Mrs. II.,ph Strong.
we hope they may soon b., bet. ..r,
The stock law is row in opernt;on. Tic eli
Nor OF the Edg'hcld hdrertimr SAYS tb.re has
oeen ho'''i' g like it since Lincoln fried the
negroes
W. j. c. Micklcr, with two little boys caught
ana strung 1873 cat fish and cells out If Little
hlver on Monday night last This loots lttlc
"hshy," but John says he is ready mith ths
proof.
abe books for the collection of The May in
ssallment of taxes will be opened in tho Trca-
snrcr's office on Monday, the first dny of May
next. Sec notice Of appointments throughout
the county in another column.
The 1radesaaan, published on the Let and 18th
OF each month at Chattanooga, Tenn, il for
sale everywhere in the South by newsdcalers.
Illustrations Of mechanical novelties are n
feature in this progressive journal
Fort Madison, in this county, shows tho
greatest increase in business oil any station on
tho line Of the Richmond and Danyille Rail, oad.
Its receipts for the month of March, rs COM
pared with the same month last year, were six
teen times greater and its shipments ere forty
times greater.
DO not neglect the melon patch. II tnkcs
'only small piece Of ground end little work
Ito make enough for the family. Better raise
'them at home than have The boys prowlipg over
'the country begging them from neighbors.
Plant the cancloupc variety of muskmelon.
They are the best
severe rain and hail storm visited the
Northern portion Of our county OH Monday last
in the ncighborhood Of ESQUIRE John Sharps.
The rain fell in torrents, accompanied with
much hail. We have not heard how much
damage, if any. was done.
G. L. Reid Co. advertise this week rs
having receired choice line Of spring goods,
such rs dross goods white goods, notions,
"hosierY, hats and clothing. the Bay State
'nnd Miles shoes, &c. Gu and see them
and thon purchase you nice outfit for tho
summer.
Interesting religious services will be held
in the Lutheran Church on next Sunday
easter Sunday. Tho church is being
beautifully and appropriately dressed fur
this solemn occasion. The services will be
in tho German language and conducted by
Rev. Mr.. Piltz. the pastor.
The Society Of Earnest Workers" Of The
Prcsby ycrian Church, will give dime reading
this (Fhursday) evening. April 9th. in the
chapel of the Female College for the purpose of
finishing the work on The church bdlding. The
music will be furnished by young lndies Of
musical talent under the superintendent OF
Mrs. Legare.
What shall II be? Primary election, convcn.
tion or scrub rncc? a few dozen persons nre
already feeling the pressure of friends, who arc
soliciting them TO run for Office nj the next cleo
tion The people will have to decide tile plan
of making nominations. 1t is time they were
beginning to think about il.
The young lady who does not possess two or
three packages Of samples Of bewiidcring dress
goods Is behind the times. group of girls
will hover over half dozen of these packages
by tho hour and discuss how this would look
made in that style and how something else
would appear in another. OF course the mar.
ricd women pny no attention to such foolish
ness.
The following statistics indicate the progress
of the Walhalla Presbyterian Church during the
closing year:
Number added to The church, Is
Total communicates, ll3
Number of children in Sundny school, 90
Adults baptized, 6
CONTRIBUTIONS:
Home missions, $40 90
Foreign missions, 80 90
Presbyteral, education, &c., 81 90
Pastors salary, paid, 4s7 90
Congregational expenses, &C., 33S 90
Total contributions, 1864 90
Mrs. Sallie L. IIutchison, wifo Of DR.. r. G..
l1utchison, died suddenly in West Union on
Sunday morning last Mira untehisnn una