Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-05-08
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Two more new candidates. wv. N. Cox
and J. NJ. Hunnioutt for County Commits.
sion5r. ggS 3ff I,
Senator Beck, Of Kentucky, dropped
lead in the city Of Washington, on FRI
day last.
Go to the Stereopticon exhibition at
tho Opera House on Thursday and Fri
day nights of this week.
Mr.. Willie Lewis, eldest son of Judge
LOWS, is visiting his father. He is a
successful telegraph OPERATOR at lowell,
N. @.
The Ladies' Aid Society OF the Baptist,
church will give strawberry festival
next Tuesday night in tho Court House
Park. The public are cordially invited.
Miss Kate Holleman is now at homo on
q short vacation from her school duties
as a teacher in the fiourishing school at
Moffetsville, in Anderson County.
We regret to learn of the death of hir
George Lattimer Beard in Texas, last
Sunday. We have no particulars, and can
only make this announcement which
must carry sorrow to his many friends
here in the homo of his boyhood.
| The sacrament of tho Lords Supper
will be administered at Bethel Prosbytc-
rian church next Sunday at 10a A. NJ.
Preparatory service Saturday at 1O3 A. NJ.
Preaching may be expected at Old Pick
ons Sunday next at St p. Il.
Among tho excursionists to the Floral
Fair in Charleston this week from
Walhalla we mention Messrs u. Bic
mann and +. e. Harrison, and Mrs.
D. A. Smith and two daughters, Miss
Carrie Keith, Miss Kate Simmons and
Miss Eta Fennell.
The Pickens Sentinel says: "Tho KEo-
WEE COURIER will have moro subscribers
whom tho summer campaign closes than
it ever had before. Brother d. A. Smith
will ofton sally out in the county, and
his natural cordiality will win many
friends for the COURIER"
Tho second quarterly meeting Of tho
Westminster charge was hold at Nazareth
Methodist church last Saturday and Sun
day. Tho following delegates wero elect
ed to the District Conference: DR.. J. w.
Quillian, N. G. Mcdonald and T.. O.
Singleton. The next quarterly meeting
will be held at Rock Springs.
Mr.. j. 9. Nficklcr and family have
moved into the Law house in Midwa,
this week. We gladly welcome Mr.
Miclsler to our town and hereby ''sug
gcst' him for Mayor. His duties will
be onorous, but we feel sure he will ac
cept tho nomination under the circum
stances.
DO not forget tho Stcroopticon cxhibi
ton of Fred. Wiebcns' bicycle trip from
1Iartwcll, Ga, to Jciusalcm on Thursda,
and Friday nights Of this week Tho
entertainment will bo interspcrscd will
choice music from an Orchcstronc, anG
altogether promises to be entertaining
and instructive. Tickets on sale Mt Nor
mans and Darby's drug stores. Admis
sion, 25 and 15c.
The pic mic at Salem, on last Saturday
on account of tho inclcmcnt weather il
the morning, was, in measure, n failure
The good people of this town and com
munity, however, will have another pit
mic about tho 4th Of July, when an Gle
e'nt and interesting time will be enjoyed
by all who may attond. If tho weather
permits this will be one Of tho larges
gatherings in Oconec this summer, where
the old and young will have jolly goot
time.
The following arc tho arrivals at til,
Norman Park Hotel for the week ending
Tuesday, May 9th G. F. Hoke, s. G.
+. j. Harris, M. G.. Guthman, Chas. II
Cause, j. II. Whitner, Atlanta; w. j
Clifford, Winston, N c.; Chas. p. Wal
ford, JOS. M. Blair Richmond; III. II
IIughy, Ga. M. l.. Alexander, Grecnville
DIR. w. j. Bramlett, d. A. Smith, City
S. II. Kelsey, Jr., Highlands; q. Iamlin
, r. Morydith, s. d. Brady, Chattanooga
, A. p. Crisp, j. NJ. IIunnicutt, NJ. Nichol
son, County.
The following arc the letters remainin,
in tho Walhalla post office for the montl
of April, 1900: Miss f. V. Cobb, Mrs
M. T.. Crainchaw, P. A. Duncan, William
Grcssom, Miss Sne Hawkins, Miss Josepl
1Iaygood, Mrs. Alice IIaubongcr, NJ. G
Hunt, William Kecton, Miss Kanic
Knight, Miss A. A. Kelley, j. w. Lcath
crs. Miss Elisabeth Mcridcth, Jamc
MacCall, Rubo Rogers, N. G. Smith, p
L. Smith, Hiss Emmor Sattcrficld, Mis-
Susie Wilson, William Woodland, Wilson
Yarberry.
Died, at his residence, near Richland
on Saturday night, 3D. instant, at
o'clock, Marshal Stokes Stribiing, age
, scvcnty-onc years and one day. IIo ha
been in declining health several years, be
ing n great sufferer for many months
but he was confined to his bed in his las
{ sickness only one week. All his long
, and at times intense, suffering was born
with fortitudc and Christian resignation
f Surrounded by all the members of hi
+ family, who had so patiently watched
, his bedside, hoping against hope,
5 peacefully brcathcd his last and his spir
, was at rest. lie leavcs his wife, tho CON
, panion of his long life, herself thrc
f score years and ton, and thoir clcvc