Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-09-12

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They ySwill soolib be ready for. occupancy.
One Of them has already baen rented to
Gep.3 a. yYashburn, who will move
here October 4, and spend the winter
Mr. II. +. f. .Torhune Is building n pair
of f;Hie tables Oil Ills lot on Faculty Hill.
Mr.. John Kaufman with q good corps
of hands is doing tho work. Mr.. Ter
hume contemplates the erection of a
handsome residence, at an early day.
Mr.. Otto III. Schumacher, proprietor Of
"rhe Charleston House, while on his
trip to and from Europe bought big
fall stock which is now arriving. lie
carries n full limo of groceries, hardware,
dry goods and notions, He proposes to
buy your cotton and pay the highest spot
cash prico. SEQ new advertisements.
Messrs. Nield & Harrison are still at
the fore in the dry goods trade, Shoes
they propose to sell at New, York cost
for tho cash, because thoy bought soven
hundred pairs from a.Now York bank
rupt for less. Dry goods, clothing, hats
and caps, they have in abundance and
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ment.
! Mrs. III. d. A. Biemann, Mrs. T.. yer-
ner and Mrs. John Rose, committee ap-
pointed by the Lutheran Aid Society to
supcriRiend tho painting OF their parson-
ago, desire parties wishing tho job, to
hand in to them at once sealed bids, Civ
ing tho lowest price for which thoy will
put two coats of white paint on the
building, also one coat of groom paint on
tho window blinds
The new Episcopal church building is
completed, and q handsome little church
it is. Mr.. VIM. Perry, who has super
intended tho work from first to last, and
Mr.. John Kaufman, contractor. deserve
tho Hwell dono" for tho oxcellont manner
in which their respective duties have
been performed. AS soon as tho pows
are put in place our Episcopalian friends
will have neat and comfortable house
of worship. 1t is an ornament to our
town.
NIr. A. S. Welch and wife, of Now Ha-
ven, Conn.,, have como to Walhalla to
spend tho winter. They arrived here
about ten days ago, and express them
selves rs highly pleased with our town
and county. They have about decided
to purchase property and make this their
permanent home. Mr.. Welch was for
merly connected with the Now Haven
Clock Company. We extend to him and
his q cordial welcome, and bespcak for
them hearty reception by all our people.
On Wednesday afternoon, 4th instant,
Simpson l.. Fountain shot John l.. Tay-
lor, his son-in-law, innicting severe but
not dangerous wounds on the right arm
and jaw. 1t is thought that a small bush
which stood between them saved Taylor
life, as several shot wero imbcddcd in
the wood. Fountain levelcd on his vic
tim n double-barrel shotgun heavily
loaded with buck shot and discharging
ono barrel, turned on his heels and fled.
Ho has SO far cludcd arrest.
The IIartwoll San says that Miss Kate
Steck, the new assistant teacher in the
High School. and Miss Mona Hcndlcy
principal of the music department., ar
rived in Hartwell on last Thursday
Miss Stcck is graduate Of Hagerstown
(Md.) Female College, and Miss Hend.
ley is graduate of tho Wesleyan Female
College, Staunton, Va. Both of these
ladies arc highly accomplished, have had
experience in teaching, and como highly
recommended. We trust their stay in
our town may prove both pleasant and
profitable.
The american 1griculturist has ap-
pointed DR.. I. l.. McCurry, of Fair Play,
to represent them in measuring tho prize
aero of corn grown by Mr.. b. Il. Kocse,
of Tugaloo, who is competing for the
prizo of $500 offered by this paper for
tho largest yield of corn grown on ono
acre during the present year. This offer
has boon supplemented by tho Agricul-
sum of $500 more for the best acre grown
in South Carolina. The results arc anx-
iously awaited, as there are about eighty
Care ina farmers engaged in the contest.
that could be desired for saving fodder
and hay. The bulk of tho fodder has
now been pulled and by tho last of the
wcck enough fodder and hay will have
been housed to feed through tho winter
all tho horses and cattle in Oconee.
These important products are of much
larger quantity and better quality than
last year. With n favorable fall for
gathering tho cotton and corn, which
arc now already made, Oconcc may bo
put down as one of the most prosperous
counties in the State.
We have received the premium list of
tho estate Agricultural and Mechanical
Society of South Carolina" for the
twonty-first annual fair, to bc hold in
Columbia, S. c., beginning on Monday
morning, November 18th, 1890, and end
ing on Friday evening, November 18th,
1880. The premium list is tho largest
ever offered, and embraces list which
includes everything that could bc made
useful to the farmer. Tho railroads OF
tho State will give reduced rates to per-
sons visiting Columbia during this period
in which the fair is to be held.
Notwithstanding tho fact that orr town
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