Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-10-31
Local and Special.

What about your Thanksgiving turkcy'
Have you seen VanWyck's carpet cx-
hibitor?
Gov. Richardson has appointed Mr.. IL.
w. Pieper, of Walhalla, II Notary Public.
Mr. Oldridgo White is now employed
as assistant in tho Walhalla post Office.
We arc indebted to Mr.. John Al. Jolly,
of Marlin, Falls county, Texas, for late
Texas papers.
Mi. B. L. Perry, Of Grcenvillc, took
$3.50 in prizes on his stock at the Atlanta
Exposition.
Mr.. James Simpson, of Anderson
county, was one of Walhalla's visitors
last week.
Mr.. W. Berry Boggs, of Central, was
i'll Walhalla last week visiting relatives
and friends.
The Legislature of South Carolina will
convene in regular session on the fourth
Tuesday in November.
Mrs. G. Wcndclkin left at our Office
last week five large yam potatoes, weigh
ing fourteen pounds.
Next Monday is saicsday, Il: w!.;c!.
time several tracts of valuable land will
be sold by the Master.
Mrs. John G. Law and family left for
their home in Darlington on Wednesday
morning, after spending the summer
months in our delightful climate.
Rev. j. f. Fogartic and Maj. $. p.
Dcndy arc in attendance upon the South
Carolina Synod, which met in Spartan
burg last week.
A jug of whisltcy was shipped from
horc the other day marked IIcll & Co.,
Chester, S. c." 1t was very properly Ia
.belcd.-Doi'oS (N ca E"g'c.
Atlanta is having great many of the
-'biggest days" Of her history, if the re-
ports of the Piedmont Exposition by the
local papers be true.
Mr.. f. II. Amis, of New York, was in
Walhalla last Friday, and invested in
real estate i'm our town. lie expressed
himself rs mnch pleased with our town
and county.
The County Board of Examiners have
determined to leave the matter of open
ing and closing the public schools with
the respective Boards of Trustees as
heretofore.
Col. John S. Werner, Comptroller Gene.
raj, will deliver an address before the
School Trustees Cf York county on the
occasion of their meeting for purposes
connected with the free schools.
Tickets will be sold for the State Fair
in Columbia November lI-l5,' good to re-
turn until Novcmi,cs 10. Pare from WAL
halla for round trip an!ks4e admission to
the fair grounds, $500.
Married, October l3. 1889, by Rev. Joab
Chambers, at the residence of Mr.. Sprn-
Ger Chambers, Rev. l.. a. Bates, OF
Lowndcs county, Alabama, to Miss
Elizabeth Chambers, Of Oconcc.
Mr.. A. b. McGuflin, The Steward of the
Poor House, has made this year about
600 bushels OF corn, 1000 bundles of
fodder three or four bales of cotton be-
sides other articles Of farm produce.
Tickets will be on sale for the Charles
ton gala week from November Is, good
to return until November II. Fare for
round trip from Walhalla 5000; Seneca,
$3.50
4 collision took place on the West side
of KcOwcc, at q O'Clock, on the morning
of the 25th instant, between two freight
trains on the Air Line Railroad. One of
the engines was badly crippled and some
of the train men were pretty badly cut
and bruised.
Mr.. &. W. Wiccking. .Jr.. who has been
at Grand Island, Nebraska, practicing
law for over year, returned To Walhalla
this week Oh Il visit to his parents. "Will"
is looking well and reports good for him
self in the West. lie expects to remain
until after Christmas before returning to
Nebraska.
We have sent ont a number of accounts
to ourdcbtors and trust they will respond
promptly. The crop is good and the
small amounts due should he paid. We
nave not annoyed any one during the
dull season, but now is the time TO pay
up.
The Agricultural Department of South
Carolina reports very large yield Of
corn for the State, the crop being over
twenty million bushels. This yield would
give each inhabtant of the State about
twenty bushels apiece. The next largest
yield since the war Was made in 1882.
Mr. Frederick Thcilkuhl, who came to
Walhala during the summer with the
company of Germans, is Il professional
tailor and has established himself here
for this business. We have seen some Of
his work and can pronounce it first class
Read his advertisement and give him a
call.
Mr.. James G. Suttlcs, of Oconcc. will
remove to Texas in Il few days to become
a citizen of that State. Mr. SuttlrS is a
young gentleman Of fine character and
bright prospects. We arc sorry to loose
SO good citizen, but we know he will do
honor to his adopted Stat, We commend
Mr.. Suttlcs to the good people of Texas.