Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-07-11
Local and Special.
Hot, hotter, hottest.


Col II. A. Thompson is attending
Court in Pickens this week.
Mrs. ], f.. BroazcaIc, OF anderson, is
visiting her father and family in Walhal-
In this week.
Mr.. 9. l.. Reid recently harvested
forty dozc. of oats from one fourth of
All acre.
Mr.. +. b. Doyle, Of Bowcrsvillc, Ga,
paid short visit to his many relatives
and friends in Walhalla last week
Mrs. Catharinc Brcnncckc is rcpaintinp
her large and handsome dwelling house
on Main Street
Mr.. W. }. bowling, of Atlanta, Ga.
representing Bradstrcets Commercial
Agency, paid us Il visit on Tuesday.
The Womm's Missionary Society of
tho Methodist church will meet next Fri
day afternoon ut > o'clock at the church.
We publish in another column the di-
rcctory of the Grccnyillc District Con
ference which convcncS here three weeks
hence.
Mr.. Isaac Standridgr, who lives in the
Brasstown community, is one of the
oldest citizens Of our county, being about
one hundred years of age.
Married, on Sunday morning, the 7th
instant, ut eight o'clock. by Rev. j. H.
Fogartic, ut the residence of Mr.. J. II.
Keil, ST., Mr. George II. Carter to Miss
Eta Kcil.
The bitrkiIrrry crop around Waihalla
this year is enormous and very fine.
Some Of the berries we have seen mca-
sured nearly two inches in length and an
inch in diameter.
There were several fine rains last week
IL cleared of Friday and since the wca-
ther has been favorable for laying by
crops. The prospect for good crops is
very ilattcring throughout the county.
Joseph y. Hi.!# wa* l";!ge;! III jal last
week charged with assault and battery
with intent To kill made on d. NJ. Car
pentor. lie was committcd.by Trial JUS
tice Dcaton.
-.
G., is visiting Mrs. G. G. Strong. She
has been visiting relatives in Austin.
Texas, during the past winter and Sprin.
and stopped Il few days in Walhala on
her return.
Christina Dorctta. infant daughter of
Mr.. and Ms. John .Innsl. died ON the
dul instant. of cholera infanlrm. and
was buried last Friday afternoon in the
Lutheran cemetery. Rev }. f. Fogartic
conducting the funeral services.
The quarterly meeting for WcStmin-
ster Circuit was held at Rock Springs.
last Saturday and Sunday. Rev. j. Wal
ter Dickson. Presiding Elder, preached
two excellent sermons both days to large
congregations
Mr.. John i. Tatham came home last
week on u short visit To relatives and
friends. Mr.. latham holds The rcSron-
Siblc position of fireman on the Georgia
Pacific Railroad and is doing wcll. Ills
home is at birmingham. Ala.
Mr.. G. l.. Reid has several trees loaded
with the Siberian crab apple. which are
beautiful To hchuld. lie showed us Il
twig. about foot long, which contained
twenty ar more apples. The fruit is en-
ccllcnt for preserving purposes
Mrs. Campbrll of l.aurcnS, mother of
Mrs. j. j. Norton. accompanied 10y her
daughter. Miss Florence Campbell. is
visiting Judge Norton and family. They
will remain several weeks in o,,r delight
ful climate, enjoying omr health giving
atmosphere and pure mountain water.
The following letters remain unrallcd
for in the post Office at Wahala, for the
month Of June: w. j. Barker. W. Is.
Compton, Thomas j. Dcaton, William
billiard. Samuel Frazier. (2) Il. :. Lea
Tiers, Miss Sarah 4. Mrguilin, Mrs. tu-
land. II. J. Terkmr, Frank I.croy,G w.
Oivct.
Mr. C. l.. Reid exhibited to us on
Wednesday morning some Irish potatoes
which for size and appearance beat any
thing Of the kind we have seen this sea-
scon. twenty-five Of them weighed
sixteen pounds and six of them weighed
five pounds. The potatoes were of shc
"PccrlcSS'' and "Gon,lrich" varieties
Mr.. G. Il. ID. Burns. late Of the Inter
nal Revenue Collectors Office in Column
bia, has returned to his old home with
his family. Mr.. Burns is one of our
most worthy young men, and we arc glad
To zee his pleasant face among us again.
He will no doubt find profitable employ
mcnt at his old business OF milling and
running Il saw mill.
Prof II. &. Reed has a set Of mctroro-
logical Instruments, furnished by the Sig
nal Service Department of the United
States Government, for the purpose Of
taking observations and keeping Il record
Of the temperature and rainfall. The
mean temperature of Onr town will he
published from time To time. Walhalla
will compare favnrably in these respects
with any town or city in the state.
The advertisement Of The WillamSton
Female College appears in "ur columns
this week. This is Il most excellent in