Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-10-24

sSS' ~ ouDuaY morning ana at
night BY the pastor. S55s5 S,y5,5;3
Mr.. II. "A. Miles, q former employee In
this this office, left on Tuesday last for Ma
con, Ga ' E3ls 5i 3. e
Miss Mary Dendy, of Riohland, is VISIT
ing hVr nnole and aunt, Gen. and Mrs.
w. +. Erwin. .i SI N 1. .ist
Mr. Q. w. Pitchford offers bargains in
dry goods, boots, shoes, hats, hardware
and groceries. Sec advertisement.
Ferdinand Phini&y, OF Athens, one Of
the most prominent citizens of Georgia,
is dead. Il a
Mr.. NJ. j.. Moore, Of Long Creek COM.
munity, reports that he made this season
e0niesh.as oyor six hundred gallons of
molasses in that section.
Miss Alice Syashburn, who has spent
the summer ut Whiteside Cove, N. O., Is
now with her parents, Gen. and Mrs. G..
A. Washburn. &
Mr.. and Mrs. James Seaborn, and their
littlo son Mason, left Tuesday afternoon
for Atlanta, Ca, to attend tho Piedmont
Exposition. &
Mrs. DR.. Bramlett, after spending
about month visiting relatives in Green
vile county, returned homo on last
Saturday night
Miss Maudo Moss, who has been suf-
f"ring intensely for several days with a
rising on one of her hands, is now i'm
proving rapidly.
Little Mata, five year old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Andres Oterson. died at
their home in Walhalla on tuesday
evening, of membranous Group.
If ynn have q relative or friend at d
distance, who would like to read tho
CoURIER, now is tho time to call at the
office and subscribe for copy to send
him.
The mail pouches are now filed daily
with tho prayers of tho creditor who
has been biding his time until the leaves
should fall, and happy is tho man who is
ready to hearken. The printers ''prayers"
are always with you, for he is over n
hungored.
Messrs. j. s. Callas and NJ. j. Symmos,
who have been making sorghum molas-
ses for tho good folks of Tunnel Hill.
Double Springs, and community, this
season, tell us they made over six hun
dred gallons of fine syrup. hfr. Caiias
reports the best crop of cane in that sec
ton for many years.
Mr.. D. Oelkers calls upon our readers
this week to look and read of the Won
derful bargains he is giving from his
new and complete stock of goods for
tho fall trade. In dry goods, notions,
boots, shoes, clothing, hardware and
groceries he is prepared to fill your bill,
and will pay tho highest market price
for country produce. Read his new adj
vertisement and give him call.
Tho Atlanta Journal, October 1s, in
giving. an account OF tho horse SHOW at
tho Piedmont Exposition, says: ''The
eighth and probable tho finest ring of all
was All exhibit of standard bred stations
with not less than three of their descon-
dants. Mr.. j. Earlo Lewis, of South
Carolina carried off the blue ribbon with
his tino stallion, Margin. The blooded
animal stepped before the grand stand,
followed by four as fine colts as were
ever brought to Atlanta. Tho premium
was $50" This scores another great
victory for Oconoe, as there were fine
stock from Tennessee, kentucky, both
Carolinas and Georgia in the contest,
We made mention in our issue of tho
10th instant that Mr.. John Mitchell, of
Marquette, Michigan, in company with
our Mfr. G. Wamer, were en- route to tho
mountains of Oconco and adjoining Sec
tions Of Georgia and North Carolina to
buy timber trees for the firm of Powell t&
Mitchell, large furniture manufacturers.
They returned last Saturday for few
days rest. We learn that they havo boon
successful in ACQUIRING nearly all the tim
ber, such as poplar, ash and white pine,
on both sides of Chatuga and Tugaloo
rivers, for a distance of over fifty miles.
They have procured q suitable site for tho
boom and mills, near the Air Line Rail-
road bridge OH Tugaloo river, and in tho
near future Messrs. Powell &c Mitchell
will begin the manufacture of this i'm
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of furniture and husbandry.
The fourth quarterly conference of the
Walhalla charge for the present year was
held in the Walhalla" Methodist church
last Sunday and Monday. Rev. j. Walter
Dickson, Presiding Elder, preached two
able gospel sermons Sunday at 7.3O p. M.
and Monday ut il A. M. Rev. G. H.
Pritchard, of Seneca, preached Sunday
at II A. M. and administered the sacra-
ment of tho Lords Supper. The busi-
ness session Of the quarterly conference
was held Monday Immediately after the
sermon. Tho following wcrc elected
Stewards for tho ensuing conference year:
Walhalla-R. II. Jaynes, w. A. Strothcr,
w. j. Suttles and G. w. Pitchford Zion
--itev. Il. NJ. Allison, Double Springs.
w. Iycstcr and j. p. Wilson Laurel
Springs-G. O. Arvc. H. II. Jayncs was
elected Recording and District Steward.
Tho following were elected Sunday
School Superintendcnts Walhalla.-D. A.
Smith; Iion-Rov. r. NJ. Allison; Double
Springs-G. w. IIogsed; Laurel Springs
w. M. Grahl. Tho next quarterly con-
fcrcncc will be held at Zion at such time