Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-11-21


ice ut his residence Wednesday, morning.
Sec Mr.. ID. Ocikcrs' spicy ADVERTISE
mcnt this week. in which he tolls about
his "superb stock Of now winter goods"
Mrs. w. A. Washburn is visiting her
SONS, A. l.. and w. l.. Nvashburn, at All
ken, $. G.
Mr.. james Bryce, postal clerk OH the
fast mail between Wilmington, n. c.,
and jacksonville, Fla, spent several
days ut home this week.
Rev. Mr.. Davidc, of Grccnvillc, will
hold divine services in the Episcopal
church on Sunday next at II \. NJ. The
public arc cordially invited to attend.
Mr.. Il. NJ. Hubbard offers for .,alc ut
his residence, December 10th, his per-
sonaty, consisting of household goods,
corn, fodder, &c. See advertisement.
Mr.. John V. Stribling offers for sale at
Seneca, $. c., on the 23d day of Dcccm-
Der next, his household and kitchen fur
niturc and Il tract of Land containing l5S
acres. See advertisements
The following arc the late arrivals at
the Faculty Hill Boarding House: DIR.
! Frost and wife, of Highlands. \. G.:
McSsrs. Mitchell, Powell. Burlis and
Bronson, of Marquette, Michigan: II.
| ileigham and wife. of Toronto.
Winter weather has come at last. The
| mountains in North Carolina and Gcor-
gia are covered with snow this (Wcdncs-
day) morning, and in the clear light of the
sun present beautiful sight. The snow
fell there Monday and Tuesday, while it
waS raining here. 1t is now clear and
cool
Rev. \. y. Wright. who has hccn the
preacher in charge of the Oconcc Mis-
sion for the last four years, left ON Mon
day for the Annual Conference ut Cam
den. During the four years of his pas
t"ratc he has done II goni and acccpta-
die work on the Mission, which is now
almost Il SrlfSuStaining circuit
Rev. NJ. l.. Carlisle. the popular pastor
of the Walhalla charge. left last Mou-
day for Camden to attend the Annual
Conference which convcncS this {WctlncS-
day) morning in lis one hundred and
fourth session, with Bishop J. {. Kccucr
! presiding. II is the desire of our people
that he may br returned TO this charge
again. where he has lahurcd SO faithfully
and ac"rptably for two years.
! ( iln r,,, fJ,,,,,.,,,,l
county only twelve hundred have paid
! or the thirty thousand dollars to hc col
! lrct"d only seven thousand five hundred
dollars have hccn paid. December 18th
! the books will close. 1t is said there is
II" probability the time will hr extended
/ Look Sharp. then, or you will have to pay
| the penalty whirl, attachrS on default of
/ payment by that day.
/ The So"ih"rn IHi,ncc fn,,"cr, Of At
| lanta Ga. says: "Thc outside world IS
/ very much afraid the Alliance will 90
int" politics and ruin itself. They are
:" deeply troubled that every olliciouS
quill driver is driving long articles on
! The subject. Now why is all this Is il
/ possible that the world is SO very anx-
i"uS for Alliance success? We fear not.
beware sf "Grrch; hearing gifts" The
/ Farmers Alliance can take care of itself.
II II wants I" take Il hand in politics.
enough to say that true friends of the
/ people shall hold office, we du not see
Why il should not. Let those Soliritous
! friends keep their own skirts clear.
Keep fire" from bribery, trickcry and
continuation. and perhaps it will not be
necessary for the Alliance To take any
hand in politics at ALL"
The S""ik"rH fn,HrIx' 1Iiuyrr offers
the following good advice to the farmers ::
"Elrthrrn. we urge You again To SOW
more grain. Keep before you the fact
that in the next year we will have the
/ great StrngGl" for independence. ION
cannot hc independent! unless ynu have
on hand Il good store of food Plant
wheat oats and barley. No man can he
independent, feel independent or look
independent while he owes Il debt. drives
/ Il poor hungry animal or imprrrcctly
/ feeds his family. Now, brethren. if we
are To seek in hc free men. who can look
their fellow men in the face and owe no
man anything hut to love him, how can
we d" it hnt by laying in Il supply Of food
crops and making our cotton crop "A sur
plus t" meet nur obligations. Make hat
you consume and it will take but little to
! pay the rest
Interest in the coming election for Gov
rrn"r and State officers in South Carolina
| is growing. Heretofore correspondents
of the newspapers have been nominating
their iaN"ritcS, and then quietly retiring
t" the SliadrS Of "bScurity from whence
/ they SpaSmodirally SpranG. But Il holder
! chief takes the field. The Camden .Jnur-
a"i. in II lengthy article last week. nomi-
mated cN-G"v. lIawnod, of Balnwrn, for
G"vrln"r, and Col. ". {. C"kcr. Of Dar-
/ lin%ion, for Lieutenant Governor. Gen.
! llaGond has served the state as Governor
/ ior two terms since 1876. and we do not
/ believe that he aSprrS to n "ihird term. -
/ COZ tukcr is Il first -claS$ man, and has
4 many friends who would like to see him
Governor of the State. But the JonrnoI
evidently means business, and we may
expect io Scc the canvass of State officers
! lr"riritatcd at day much earlier than
usual. and really much earlier than is
. ntCrSS:ry