Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-10-03
Local and &@peciaI.

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Mr. James NJ. Moss has returned to
Wofford College. GS
Mrs. w. r. Reid, Of Canton, Ga, is vi
sitting relatives and friends In Walhalla.
Rev. NJ. Il. Carlisle is assisting Rev. N.
4 b. Clarkson, of Pendleton. in series of
4 protraoted meetings.
Miss Minnie Monts, from Prosperity,
an accomplished milliner, is with Miss
Selma Norman in the millinery business.
Mr.. Charlie Bauknight left last weels
! for Oxford, Co., where he will attend
Emory College.
The KEoWEE COURIER is ono Of the
best printed and edited papers that comes
to our office. .-Ffankltn IN. C.) Press.
s Col. James l.. Orr, Of GreenYille, has
been quite sick for week or more. We
are glad to learn that he is improving.
Miss Carrie Strother, oldest daughter
Of Mr.. w. A. Strother, left last week to
attend school at Newborry, S. Q.
Rev. G. D. Mann will preach in the
Walhalla Methodist church this WED
nesday) evening, at 8 o'clock. The pub
lie are cordially invited to attend.
MISS Lizzie johns iiea sooa1ca o.so c:
the rooms in the bank building Mt Wal
halla and expects to open a mantua shop
3 aftor tho 9th Of October.
Married, on the 10Th of September,
1880, by Rev. Joab Chambers, at the resi-
dence of Jero Swafford's, Mr.. Il. N. Hix
to Miss Dorsie Sheriff, all. of Oconee
county.
Mrs. M. Weaver has been appointed
postmistrcss at Barton's Creek, and Mrs.
Emma Fendley has been appointed post
mistress at Knox. Both these offices arc
in Oconee.
Mr.. William Welch, of Nowberry, a
young gentleman who is we'll and fa-
vorably known to our people, has been
elected Instructor in Mechanical Drawing
iii the South Carolina University.
Mr.. II. A. Gilmor was married to Miss
Sallie McFall, at tho residence of Mrs.
Il. =. Hunter, in Wn9ha!!a, Oh Tuesday
morning, 1st instant, at nine o'clock,
Rov. J. E. Fogartie, officiating.
Tho warrants for State pensions have
boon issued for August and September
The amount is $5.4O. The warrants are
now in the hands of the Clerk of the
Court for distribution. These are the
last that will DO issued this year.
Mrs. r. G. Strother and daughter, Miss
Lou Strothor, have gone to Macon, Ga,
tho former to meet her husband, who is
largo railroad contractor in Georgia and
Alabama, and Che latter to enter the
Wesleyan Female College in that city.
The sixty-ffth annual convention OF
the Evangelical Lutheran Synod and
Ministerium of South Carolina will be
hold in Mt. Lebanon church, Orangeburg
county, S. c., beginning on "Wednesday
before the third Sunday in October, 1880
at II o'clock A. NJ.
Tho Sinking Fund Commission OF
South Carolina has authorized the At
torney General to bring Eve or nix suits
against delinquent taxpayers, under the
present law. These will be made test
cases, and against delinquents in Colum.
bia. ..
An interesting Indian relic is on ex-
hibition ut Mr.. G. L. Reid's store. 1t
is blue granite pipe which was plowed
UP in the bottoms of Mr.. Alex Ramsay,
on Keoweo River. The pipe is in tho
shape of right angle, and shows plainly
that it has boon cut out of tho hardest
granite rock.
We havo b6eh requested to announce
that there will bo ali educational meet
ing on Friday before tho third Sunday in
October, at the Keowco colored Methodist
church, Mt Old Pickens. Prof. I. D.
Smith, Of Spartanburg, will deliver an
address on tho occasion. All friends OF
education, both white and black, are in.
vited to attend.
Gen. G. \. Washburn, of Hartf. i,
Conn.,, and family arrived in Walhalla
last Friday to spend the winter. They
came from Whiteside Cove, N. c., where
they havo been staying for year. Thoy
occupy ono of the now residences on
Faculty Hill, recently built by Mr.. H. d.
A. Biemann. Our people extend to them
cordial welcome to our midst.
A protracted d meeting will bc held in
the Presbyterian church of this place.
commencing next Saturday morning.
The Rev. s. l.. Morris, of Edgefeld, for.
mer pastor of this church, will assist
The sacrament of tho Lords Supper will
be administered Sunday morning; scr.
vice for tho young people at 4 =. NJ
evening service at o'clock.
The Walhalla Division Sons of Tempe
ance will have, OH next Monday nighc G.
ut tho Masonic Hall, q public installation
of the officers elect for the ensuing
quarter. Rev. j. Il. Smith, of West.
minister, has boon invited to deliver an
address on tho occasion, and has signified
his intention to be present. He is a
learned, interesting and forcible speaker,
and wo bespeak real treat for all who
hear him. The public is cordially invited
to attend. Tho doors will be opened al
7.30P. M.
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