Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-07-04
DR.. j. II. Riley, OF Pckcns, is visiting
friends iii Walhalla this week.

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friends iii Walhalla this week.
Prof. w. v. Vickcry, OF Georgia, and
Mr. George McLanc, of Anderson, will
conduct singing at Salem OH the second
Sunday in July. A very pleasant day is
anticipated by those who intend going.
A party of young ladies, consisting Of
Misses Lula Mickler, Cecilia Bulwinkle,
Matte McClair and Carrie Perry, under
the guardianship of Mr.. and Mrs. r. a
Erwin, picniccd at Fort Hill last Thurs
day. They report delightful trip.
Mr.. J. NJ. IIutohson, engineer OH tho
G. & G. II. r., has been promoted from
freight to passenger train. Flo and his
wife arc now residents of Wallalla, hav-
ing moved here from Bolton. They arc
making their home with tho family of
II. A. III. Gibson, Esq. We welcome them
into our midst.
Miss Mary Stark has returned to Wal
halla for the summer. She is boarding
at DR.. Darby's. Miss Stark and her mo
TIERS family, whose home is in Florida,
have made Walhalla their summer retreat
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that they arc we'll pleased with our plea
SAINT little town and pure mountain air.
We are always glad to have such excellent
people among us.
Wehad pleasant call on Monday from
Mr.. Mitt. Nicholson, Jr, who has just yo-
turned home on Il visit from Red Fork,
Arkansas. He has been gone three years
or more and has travelled extensively
over Alabama, Arkansas and other South
ern States. From Il conversation we had
with Mr., Nicholson we tax" it. he was
not favorably impressed with the States
he visited. He likes his own native land
the best.
Grcenvillc Ncws,'Junc 30th: Miss Ma
mic Mathcwson died in Westminster, on
Thursday, and was buried yesterday, the
funeral services being conducted by tho
Rev. II. Turner Smith, assisted by the
Rev. +. &. Mcdonald, of Gainesville, Ga.
She was The eldest daughter of II. A.
Mathcwson, Esq, one Of Wcstmnstcr'S
most highly respected and useful citi-
%cns. She graduated ut the Grecnvillc
Female College one year ago, and was
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gloom over the entire community and
will be painful intelligence to hosts of
friends here and elsewhere, who knew
her as young lady possessed Of bcauti-
iu Christian character and many excel
lent qualities which tloubly cndearcd her
to the home circle and the society of her
friends. She was Il consistent and useful
member of the Baptist Church at West
minister.
Toccoa (Ga.) Nctcs, June 2Oth: During
the absence of the editor Mr.. G. Wan
ncr, an esteemed friend of Walhalla, S.
c., favored the Nc,Us office with Il call.
This gentleman has very large expert
cncc in grape growing and the manufac-
turc of wine. a native of Europe, he is
familiar with the methods of vine cul.
ture and wine making there; he has vi
sitcd the most noted grape growing
countries throughout the world, and pro-
bably few men on this continent possess
SO complete and varied a knowledge of
soil, climate and the various elements
essential to the successful cultivation of
the vine as he. Persons desiring infor-
nation on this interesting subject and
wishing to purchase wine, grape roots or
intending To set out Il vineyard, will do
well to consult him. He has conferred
especial favors rn the Nc,cx, for which
he will accept sincere thanks.
a correspondent asks us to inquire
whether the officers of the Blue Ridge
Railroad will make any connection this
summer with the South-bound Air Line
train, ut Seneca, in the morning Ac-
cordinG to the present schedule the tray
cller is compelled to hire team for
Westminster and Seneca two hours be-
fore the Blue Ridge train leaves the Wal
halla depot, and make by this method
the required connection in the morning.
If the railrpad authorities do not place
Walhalla on an equal footing with other
towns the interest of the grape growers
here will he in jured on account of hay
ing to haul the crop Of about 100, 900
vines for eight or nine miles over rough
roads before they can make the necessary
connection. Tho schedule on the road
might be changed for three months.
This would enable the grape growers to
market their crops, when the present
schedule could be resumed 1t would
evidently bc to the interest of the road
to make the change and we hope il will
be done ut an early day.