Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-07-17

Mr. K. d. Lake and family, of Pros
pority, are visiting Mr. r. B. Norris.
Rov. d. A. Todd, of Laurcns, will
preach Mt Richland on tho fourth Sabbath
. in this month.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.J. Sitton, of Pondlo-
ton, havo boon visiting Maj. s. p. Dendy
and family.
Mr. WI. ..Duflle and family, of Colum-
bia, arc in Walhala for tho summer.
They are stopping at Biomam's Hotel.
Chief Justice w. ID. Simpson and wife
passed through Walhalla on Tuesday to
their summer home in Cashiers Valley.
Col. r. A. Thompson and Mai w. j.
Stribling, of the Walhalla bar, are at
tending court at Pickcns this week
Mrs. Gen. w. r. Erwin, who has boon
quite i'll for several months, is improving
rapidly. We arc glad to mako this an
nOmcemcnt.
Mrs. G. w. Pitchford returned home
last week from a pleasant visit to hor
sister, Mrs. DR.. w. II. Stoddarfl, of Hart
we'll, Ga.
Mrs c. G. Strong and children have
returned from a pleasant visit of several
weeks TO relatives in Sumter and Chester
counties.
Prof II. G. Reed, r. L. Garner, and j.
S. Floyd, accompanied by Frank Hall
and Richard Allen, of Anderson arc
rnsticating in the mountains.
Mr.. l.. Putzell, wife and five children,
of Savannah, Ga; Mrs. Morris and Miss
Lula Knoblock, Charleston, S. G., are
spending the summer with Mrs. Johnson
The ladies of the Methodist church
will give an leo crcam6cstival on Friday
night, July 25th. <gSgfl particulars will
bc given next week.
Wiley Wood and Thomas Wood were
examined before Commissioner Merics
OH the llth instant for violation of inter
nalrovcnuc law anef efwcre both discharged.
Miss Florence Campbell, of Laurcns,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Judge Norton.
She is accompanied by her nephcw, Mas
tor Allen Watson, of Nincty-Six.
Masters George Anscl and Walter
Pitchford arc taking in tho delights and
pleasures of n trip to relatives in and
near Clayton, Ga. Tho boys made most
of tho journey on "Shanlt'sn marc.
Attention is called to tho new advertise
mcnt of Mcssrs. Mold & Harrison this
week. These gentlemen arc offering
bargains in all The lines of their large
stock of goods.
Mrs Mariah Bauknight, after visit
of several weeks to Gainesville, Ga, re-
turned homo on Thursday last. She was
accompanied by her eldest daughter,
Mrs. j. III. Pitchford, and little son Erwin.
The ladies of the Episcopal church
will give an open air concert ut ''Thc
Ccdars" " next Friday night An attrac-
tive programme is being arranged. Tho
public is cordially invited. admission,
10 cents. Refreshments served.
The Oconcc County Democratic Con-
vontion will meet in the Court House
next Saturday. A full attendance of
: delegates is expected, and also that Till
man delegates to tho State Convention
will be elected.
If You want pianos, organs and sewing
Ipachincs consult the advertisement of
fa aScssrs. Alexander Bros. 4 Co. These
= gentlemen propose to sell yon cheaper
than any ono else and guarantee satisfac-
tion.
Miss Marie Dcndy, eldest daughter of
Maj. S. p. Dcndy, stood the examination
for tho scholarship in the Converse Col
lcgc mt Spartanburg. Having passed a
highly crcditablc examination, she was
awarded the scholarship.
The third quarterly conference of the
Walhalla charge will be held at Double
Spring Methodist church on Thursday
and Friday, August 18th and 18th. Rev.
}. Walter Dickson, Presiding Elder, will
be present and preach both days.
Miss Elln Sheldon returned last Friday
from Cromcr's, in Ncwbcrry county,
whore she taught prosperous and Hour
islling school the past year. She is now
at home for the vacation, and will return
to her post of duty in tho fall.
Nine counties, lave elected delegates to
tho State Convention. OF these eight,
viz: Abbcvillc, Aiken, Chester, Collcton,
Hampton, Marlboro, Ncwbcrry, and
Union, have elected scventy-two 'rillman
delegates, while Georgetown furnishes
only six Ants.
Roy. S. g. Icttncr, of Scranton, Pa,
has accepted tho pastorato of the Wal
halla Lutheran church. lie arrived here
n feWatlays since and preached his first
sermon last Sunday in tho German Ian
guagc. IIo will preach next Sunday in
English.
Col. Patrick Calhoun, of Atlanta, OK
ecut0r Of tho estate of James Edward
Calhoun, has employed James p. Cary,
ESP, Of Pickcns, to partition tho real
estate belonging to tho tostator in Oconce
and elsewhere. There is said to bo l20,-
1900 acres Of land to sell.