Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-03-06

Miss Kate Perry has returned homo
aftor pleasant visit to friends and rola-
siyss in Piedmont and Grasssnnyiiie. .:s5s;3 Ss
The following are the letters remaining
in the Walhalla post office for the month
Of February, 1890: Il j. s. Abbot, Guss
Annl, Miss Margeret Bruce, Rev.T. j..
Clark, A. NJ. Coat, NJ. L. Deal, (3,) Mrs.
L. Il. DuFort, Frank johnson, w. w.
Jones, (2,) Louis knight, A. j. Pendley,
Mrs. S. L. Reed, Mrs. Similton, j. b..
Stephens.
On last Saturday night at the Academy
Of Music in Charleston, was held tho
commencement exercises of the Medical
College of South Carolina. There wore
twenty-three young mon upon whom
were conferred the degree of doctor of
medicine, among them being j. B..
George, formerly of Walhalla, whose
namc appears among the five on tho roll
of honor. The orator Of the occasion
was Col. j. l.. Orr, of Greenyille, whose
address was closely followed by large,
select and brilliant audience, and marked
BY discriminating applause.
On Tuesday evening at the Masonic
Tomple, Mr.. A. s. Welch gave very
interesting and entertaining lecture, ex-
planning the principles and objects Of the
Patriotic Order Sons of America, of
which he is endcavoring to found Camp
in Wallalla. His remarks were we'll re-
cciyed by large and apprcciativc audi
encc, who frequently applaudcd his
words of wisdom and patriotism. Wo
learn that twenty-five of our citizens
have signed All application for tho insti-
tuition of a Camp of tho Order at Wal
halla, and Mr.. Welch intonds to organize
it on Tuesday evening, 18th instant.
AS per appointment, Rev. Prof. A. j..
Bowers, of Newbcrry, preached three
very able sermons to the now English
Lutheran congregation on Saturday night,
Sunday morning and Sunday night.
His tcxts were taken from Nehemiah 4
G.; Isaiah 35, 8, 8, and 10; Proverbs, 1920;
and were as follows !: "Thc people had
a mind to work." "And an highway
shall bo there, and a way" &C.; "My
son give me thino heart" At the Sun.
day morning service tho Council of the
new church was installed, tho ceremonies
being worry impressive. He mado several
touching allusions to tho relation Of the
young congregation to the "NIothcr
Church" and begged them each to coop
crate in the work for Christ. Rev. Bow
ers made many friends while here and
all who heard him, speak in high praise
of his sermons. We hope hc may soon
return.
| The following arc the arrivals at the
Norman Park Hotel for tho week ending
Tuesday, March 4th: w. p. Anderson,
w. r. Zimmerman, w. p. King, S. T..
Marctt, B. II. Cross, j. S. Vandivcr j..
NJ. Dickson, J. A. Dickson, Westminster;
NJ. N. Sttnn, II. l.. Adams, John Davis,
w. II. LAWS, Jasper Doyle, Matthew
Davis, Henry Davis, Seneca; Robert A..
Thompson, w. l.. Werner, City; d. V.
Wright, II. l.. Gibson, NJ. II. McJunkin,
Fair Play; j. L. Recder, Thos. Wiley,
Tugaloo; Jas. l.. Orr, w. ID. Mayfeld
Grccnvillc; j. G. Boozer, Baltimore; II.
w. Dixon, Jos. NJ. Blair, Eugene Lowry,
Richmond; W. NJ. Barker, Salem; w. Ii.
Anderson, Gainesville, Ca; w. d. Strib-
ling, Oakway; B. f. Driver, Richland; {;
Rev. A. j. Bowers, Ncwbcrry; r. l..
Elliott, Charlotte, N. c.; Ben. A. Dan
icls, Anderson; II. S. Marctt, II. & d. II.
II.
On Friday last Mr.. G. Sahlmann, a
wcll-known merchant of Charleston,
S. c., died at his home in that city. He
was we'll known in Walhalla whore hc
lived for short time few years ago.
The Charleston Ne,Us and Courier says :
Mr.. Sahlmann was born in Oldcnburg,
Germany, on the 3Oth of August, 1912.
me to Charleston in 1896, and was
.arrlrd in 1871. He leaves widow and
eight Of eleven children born to him. lie
commenced the grain and milling bust
ness in 1880, in the same premises in
which he died, at tho corner of Mcoting
and Reid Streets. The semi-centennial
of his career had just passed, and the
fifteenth anniversary of his (goldcn) we'd
ding was near at hand. For nearly fifty
years his name ranked high in business
circles-highcr far than tho proportion
of his actual possessions, for his word
was considered as good as his bond, and
when misfortune overlook him several
years ago he grieycd so that it is sup
posed h" never fully recovered, but he
continued to work for tho comfort and
welfare of others. There wc,c few mon
so generally beloved and respected.