Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-08-01
Local and Special.
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to his mother, who lives at Calhoun, Ga,
MIR. Il. w. Wagcner Jr., of Charleston.
after u pleasant visit to Walhalla, has re-
turned home.
Mr.. Wm. G. Perry, of Piedmont, is
visiting the family of his father in Wal
halla This week.
Miss Kate Perry, after a protractcd visit
to relatives in Piedmont, returned home
last Saturday
III. a. II. Gibson, Esq, and wife arc
visiting their daughter, Mrs. G. w. Gro
gan, at Acworth, Ga.
Mrs. N. q. Ballcngcr, of Fountain Inn,
5. g., and children, arc visiting her mo-
thcr, Mrs. Rhoda IIcrndon.
Mr.. J. G. G. Miller and wife, Of Carncs-
vile, Ga, arc visiting his brother, Mr.. J.
&. Miller, of Westminster.
Mr.. John Taylor Adair, of Atlanta. Ga,
has been spending several days with re-
lativcs and friends in Walhalla.
There will be divine services in the
Lutheran church next Sunday, con-
Quoted in the German language.
There arc several important commu-
nlcations and other matters that have
been crowded out this week.
Miss Eloisc Welch, n most charming
young lady of Ncwbcrry, S. G., is visiting
her uncle, Mr. w. a. Strothcr, of West
Union.
Married, mt Fair Play, S. G., July I'd
1851, by j. II. Earle, Jr., Trial Justice,
Mr.. s. Nj. Vickcry and Miss Lula Sullivan,
all of Oconcc county.
Mrs. Julia NJ. johnson alvcrtiscs wccl,
the opening of Wagcncr Academy on
Monday, September 2. See advertise
mcnt in another column.
Master Johnny Wright, son of Rev. j.
n. Wright, has left ut the COURIER Office
two large bccts, one Of which measured
twcntyfour inches in circumference.
Miss Minnie Butler, of Eatonton, Ga,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. w. ID. Stribling,
ct Oconcc. She san accomplished young
lady and will spend several weeks in Ca
rolina.
Richard Lewis, Judge of Probate, adj
vcrtiScS for sale, on salcstlay in Scptcm-
Der, house and lot in West Union, be-
longing t" the estate of Lille Address,
deceased.
Mr.. l.. &. Brown, living near Oakway,
in this county, died on Wednesday of last
week. He was about eighty years old
and had been confined to his bed for a
year or more.
Rev. John West died at his residence.
i'll this county, on Sunday, 2Ist July, in
the ninctyScvcnth year of his age lie
was full of years and usefulness and died
of old age and without Il struggle.
Mrs. T.. b. McMurry ana daughter,
Miss l.cla Todd, Of Fort Worth, Texas,
arc visiting Mr. j. 6. Miller and other
relatives in Ocon,c. She is Il sister of
Mr.. Miller and has been living several
years in Texas.
Married, on Sunday evening, July 2Sth,
1889, at the residence of Mr.. Thomas
I.umpkin, the brides father. by !. y.
Land, Esq, Trial Justice, Mr.. a. l.. Hunt
and Miss Lucy I.nmpkin, all of Oconcc
county.
Fruit growers Of Oconcc will bear in
mind that the exhibition of fruit of every
description will he held on the Sth and
9th of August, at Pcndleton, $. G. Every
body is invited To participate in The cx-
hibit.
Capt. i. +. Sharp has mare fourteen
years old from which he has raised nine
colts, ami sold the nine colts, when six
months old, for the aggregate sum of
S5E' lie also made Il crop with the mo-
thcr mare every year.
MIR. H. G. Busch, of Charleston, re-
turned I" his old home at Walhalla last
week. lie made the COURIER Office n
very pleasant visit on Tuesday morning
and renewed his subscription for another
year. We are glad to know our Young
friend is doing well in his adopted home.
Mr.. G. Wanncr has our united thanks
fora basket of delicious grapes, contain
ing eighteen different varieties from his
thrifty vineyard near town. He has
over one hundred varieties of the Crane
III his large vineyard, from all of which
he will gather heavy crop this year.
Mr.. }. H. Ostcndorf, of Charleston.
is spending few days ON il visit to the
home folks. IIcrmic is an accomplished
clerk in one of the large mercantile firms
IN Charleston, and is one of the many
Wallalla boys who have done and are do
ing $" well in the city hy the sea
Mrs. Esther IIagood. wife Of j. T.. la
good, ESD, died ut Pckcns on Friday
last, after long and painful illness.
she was Il devoted wife. alfrctionatc mo-
thcr, faithful friend and humble Chris
tian, whose life has been one of sweet
bcncdiction To all who knew her.
Died, at Duluth, Ca, in May, 1889. Mr..
joel l.. Vaughn, aged about ninety years.
Mr Vaughn was Il native of this county.
and formerly lived in .Jocasse Valley. lie
had been living in Georgia two or more
years. lie has large family connection
in oc"ncc who will regret to hear of his