Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-09-11
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was visiting her sister, Mrs. Judge Nor

itos, last week. @
Mrs {. Merrlck and children left
Walhalla Wednesday, morning for Wash
ington,, their future homo,
Our nerolants are now receiving their
fall andS8inter stocks of goods. They
propose to sell cheaper than ever.
The Democrats have elected their on
tire State ticket III Arkansas by q largo
majority oyer the Republicans.
The oandidates foi Congress In the
Fourth Congressional District are DR.. r..
NJ. Smith, w, I. Manldin, G. w. Shell,
SI.1G. McKissiek and ID. r. Duncan.
Walhalla Is now connected by telephone
with Highlands, Franklin, J)illsboro,
Cullasaja, Webster and Sylvia, !. O., and
Pine Mountain, Ga.
A primary has been ordered by the
Convention in the Fourth Congr sssional
District, to take place September 23d and
October It'll, tho majority plan being
adopted.
See new advertisement of the Norman
Millinery Company. They have recently
removed their stcok Of millinery goods
to their now store under the Norman
Park Hotel. $
Hon. w. II. Crawford, Of Haywood
County, N. G., has been nominated for
Congress from the Ninth North Carolina
District. This nomination Is equivalent
to an election.
We hear Of considerable. complaint of
tho filthy condition of some of our pub
lie streets and back yards. These things
should be looked into. Good health ia
Of priceless value.
Maino has gone Republican by a ma
jority of $4,000. Tho cntiro delegation
was reelected to Congress, Speaker
Rcod's majority being 1880, moro than
double his majority two years ago.
. We want prompt payment of all in
dobtodness to tho COURIER for subscrip-
ton, advertising and job work. We have
boon very indulgcnt for several months
and now wo greatly noed tho money.
We arc glad to havo with us our genial
and popular friend, Mr.. w. +. Ostondorf,
Of Charleston. 1t has for q long timo boon
his custom to spend his summer holidays
in Walhalla. IIc is stopping, in company
with his mother, ut Mrs. Johnson's.
Salvador, q beautiful Chestnut stallion,
owned by J. 3. Haggin, of California. is
now "King of tho Turf" At Monmouth
Park, N. j., OH tho 2sth ult., this wonder
full horse ran n milo in 1851 minutes,
against timo, or 81 seconds better than
tho previous. record hold by Ravoloc.
The Democratic County Convention of
Charleston was the scene of violent con-
~tcntion during tho nomination of candi-
dates for the Legislature and county Of
ficers. Two fights occurred in tho con-
v%ention md an adjournment of tho body
to another day was a necessity. TT ly,
the good old city of Charleston is on n
political rampage.
Miss Florence Campbell and Miss Sal
lilo Norton arc visiting their brother and
uncle respectively, at B~ordontown, Now
Jersey. They left Walhalla on Thursday
last and reached thoir destination the
ncxt day Mt noon. They will visit Nj
agra Falls, Now York, Philadelphia,
Washington and other points of interest
before thcir return. =
Tho Grcenvillc C~onvooation will moot
at tho Episcopal Chapel in this place OH
Wednesday, 18th, and Thursday, 18th of
September. On Wednesday morning tho
chapel will DO conscorated and tho Rt.
Rov. w. B. w. Howe, Bishop of the Do
ccsc, will preach. Services to commence
ut II o'clock. Services viii DO hold at
tho chapel at II o'clock A. NJ, and 8
O'Clock p. NJ, on Wednesday and Thurs
day. All persons are cordially invited to
attend.
Hicks says storm conditions will pro-
vail tho 4th to 7th instant, with n cool
wave to follow. Tho 10th md 18th there
will DO some reactionary storms. Dan
gcr days the 18th to 18th. About the
10th there will be n hot wave, with active
storms tho goth to Esd. Frost and slight
freezes may follow this period. Earth
qnakes about this time. Tho last storm
period Of the month will be 9th to Goth.
The month will ond cool with frosts in
Northern sections of the country. Tho
coming winter will be quite cold.
Last Thursday morning u frightful
wreck occurred on tho morning freight
train near Seneca river on tho Blue Ridge
Railroad. Tho train loft Walhalla ut the
schedule timo, and passing Seneca took
up several freight cars and q largo dead
engine. Going down tho five milo grade
this side of tho river tho engine jumped
tho track before reaching tho trestle and
dcrailed one car. The whole train, how
over, passed safely over tho bridge, and
finally tho engine and three cars tumblcd
into tho ditch on the far side of the
river, badly smashing them up. Fortu-
natcly no one was seriously hurt.
Mention was made last week of the ap-
pointment of j. w. Shclor, Esq, as Uni
ted Statos Commissioner. It was also