Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-08-22

September O. She w i'll u Leave forS Hart
we'll next week . Miss Kat .sss.si sss. I; I. Y
the Hagersto%n sFeuaale College, Mary
iis.nd J, III the GLASS of 1886. end las taught
with success f.ope year In the Walballa
Female College siuce her gradnation.
She Is q thorough and accomplished
scholar, and we con ngratulate the people
Of Hartwell on obtaining her seiwices as
iateacherin their fourishing high school.
MI. IA. O. Merrick, Of Walhalla, was
one Of the applicants for the position Of
Internal Revenue ollector of South Ca
rolina, in tho recent contest. While Mr..
T.. "a. Webster, of Orangeburg, was the
fortunate man, yet Mfr. Merriok has the
satisfaction of knowing that his applica.
tion was endorsed, and appointment re-
commended, by many OF the best people
In South Carolina, J, regardless of party
affiliations. His friends and neighbors
| recognize in him n man OF character as.
we'll as an earnest and unsWerving Re-
publican, but one whose republicanism
seems to be a matter Of principle rather
than gain. 81. ii 81,
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from Charleston commenced OH the 14th
instant. -Four trains were required on the
South Carolina road and two on the North
EASTERN Six hundred and forty ght tick
cts were sold which represents very near
ly 900 persons, counting children. The
destinations Of the excnrsio.lists are as
follows: Groenville, 1852; Walhalla, 1856;
Spartanburg, 1T Hendersonville, N. O.,
1856 {; Asheville, 08. This is the largest
excursion that has ever left the city.
The exc,lrsionists to Walhalla arrived
safely three hours late.
Prof. H. G.. Reed and two children,
and Mr.. r. T.. Garner with two children,
have just returned from an extensive
mountain trip to Cashiers Valley, Horse
Cows, Tennessee Valley, Highlands and
Clayton. They report delightful trip
and magnificent crops along tho route.
Prof. Reed showed us some specimens
of tho gold being dug by Mossrs. Whit
enor & Howell, at Horse Cove. He
says they have been at work there only
two weeks and have dug already about
So, 900 worth of ore. They are using the
hydraulic process.
The lawn party, given by the ladies of
the Lutheran Church, iii the Court
House park, last Monday evening, was
most pleasant occasion and decided
success There were present no less
than three or four hundred persons, who
spent the evening in social intercourse
and promenading in this delightful grove,
which was beautifully lighted with about
one hundred Chinese lanterns, encircling
tho grounds on ropes. Sweet music was
dispensed by an amateur string band. Ice
cream, cakes, lemonade, milk shakes and
flowers were sold on all sides, tho re-
ceipts Of the evening amounting to
$53.75.
There was a very destructive cloud
bursta few miles below Columbia on
Thursday evening last. The rain de-
scended in torrents for about three
hours. There were two washouts on tho
Charleston Railroad, several on the Cam
den branch and more of destructive
character on the Coast Line Road. A
material train, Fastening to the washouts,
rolled into one, in which one Of the train
hands; was killed and a,,dozen or more
wounded. The material train was a
conf. ate wreck. Passengers Oil tho
trains On these roads were out twenty
four hours without much to eat. Water
was four feet deep on level land. Cotton
and corn were washed up and carried
away. Stock of all kinds were drowned
Travel on some of the roads was re-
sumed on Monday last.
The centennial celebration at Carmel
church, in Pickons county, came off last
Saturday. There was the largest con-
gregation assembled that had ever been
OH the grounds. Tt was estimated that
there were two thousand people there.
Many distinguished men were present
the Rev. Messrs. Burkehcad, of Ala
bama, G. w. Boggs, of Mississippi, and
John McBryde, of Texas, and DR.. Riley,
tho Roy. w. i. Boggs and the Rev. A.
P. Nicholson and others of South Caro-
lima. The Hon. John S. Werner, the
Hon. Geo. tombstone, the Hon. j. S.
Cothran and other prominent men were
present DR.. Riley, the present pastor,
presided over the Centennial exercises.
A historical sketch of the church had
been prepared and was read by Mr.. Jap
Smith. DR.. J. W. Boggs then gave some
"reminiscences of the church. DR..
Burkehead preached the Centennial SER
mon. In the afternoon there was re-
union of the pupils of the Rev. j. l..
Kennedy. Tho Hon. John S. Werner
read sketch of his life and delivered an
admirable address on the history of edu.
cation in tho State
The Survivors Association of Orr's
Regiment of Rifles held their annual re-
union at Sandy Springs Campground OIL
the 18th instant. The Second Rifles and
members Of the old Fourth Regiment
wore present by invitation. Col. Miller,
of Abbeville, presided. Rev. A. p.
Nicholson opened the meeting with
prayer. The following distinguished
speakers addressed the Association:
Judge Norton and the Hon. j. S. Cothran,
of Orr's Rifles; Col. r. Il. Bowen and
Mai g y nnnIy raprnonnfs,,f tl,o Coo,,,xJ