Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-09-11

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Mrs. X. A. Erwin, Of Walhalla, is visit
ing in Highlands, n. G.
Miss Kato LOWS, of Pickons county, Is
visiting tho family of Sheriff w. ".
Moss. -. ..',..
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Keys, of Blackville,
S. c., arc visiting relatives and friends at
Walhalla.
Hon. NJ. +. Anscl and family have been
visiting relatives and friends in Wal
halla.
Mrs. Sallio Riley and children, of An
dcrson, have been visiting her brother,
MI. G. J.. Rcid, Of Walhalla.
Mr.. w. l.. Washburn, of tho Aiken
journal and Rcuiew, was in town last
woolI OH n visit to his fathers family.
Mrs. d. S. Craig and child returned
from Dahlonoga, Ga, last week, after n
pleasant visit Of several weeks to her
fathers family.
James Scaborn, Esq, Oconee's efficient
Clerk Of Court, and Mrs. Scalorn, arc
absent this week on Il visit to friends at
Bowcrsvillc, Ga.
Col. Asbury Coward has bccn elected
Superintendent of the Citadel Academy,
ut Charleston, to I'll tho vacancy caused
by tho resignation of Gen. Johnston.
Tho railroad turn-tablc has been re-
moved from West Union to Walhalla. 1t
has been put in position near tho new
tank and is nov in use.
Rev. G.. a. Conway, II Methodist
prGncFor and Il member of tho North
Georgia Conference, stationed in tho city
of Athens, spent Monday night in Wal
halla as tho guest of Mr.. ID. A. Smith.
The Radical candidates for Congress in
tho Third Congressional District arc
John r. Tolbort, of Abbcvillc; NJ. II.
Bryce, of Oconoe, and W. w. Russell, of
Anderson.
There was an accidental blast of zoo
pounds of giant powder ut Spokane Falls,
Washington, on The 9th instant. Eighteen
dead bodies have been taken out, and
there arc 81 mon still unaccountcd for.
Gov. Richardson has appointed tho
Commissioners Of Election for Oconcc.
State: s. p. Dendy, S. Y. Stribling and II.
a. M~athcwson. Federal Joseph w.
Shclor, John b.. Pickett and Thomas d.
Long.
The Blue Ridge freight train now
arrives at >Valhalla before 7 o'clock r.. NJ,
and leaves tho ncxt morning soon after
5 o'clock-|n time to connect with the
morning passenger train OH the Air Line
for Atlanta.
Recently 4 revival of religion has been
in progress ut Pleasant Ridge, in this
county. Roy. Mr.. Hayes and other mini
stors preached effectively from day to
day. On Sunday last twcnty-four per-
sons, converted at this meeting, wcro
baptized at Lays mill.
The Grccnville Enterprise orI Noun
i0inccr says that Mr.. J. w. H%ollcman,
Oconcc's worthy County Treasurer, is
visiting Mr.. A. ID. Gaillard. Ito camo
over IN road cart on Monday, making
tho distance in less than twelve hours
from Walhalla.
Mr.. Robert Rutlcdgc, II. S. Deputy
Marshal, captured a blockade still, &C.,
on Saturday night last, on Bone Camp
creek, in this county. lie also captured
five stands Of beer, about 900 gallons,
and ten gallons singlings. The plant had
been in operation and everything was
warm.
Mr.. w. V. Smith came homo from
Atlanta, Ga, on Tuesday to spend few
days. Walter recently received a very
severe injury to his right knee. lie was
assisting in tho moving of n large stone,
Nrintor's) when it accidentally fell and
crushed his knee. 10 is doing well, and
hopes soon to DC able to resume work.
Tho Anderson JOurnai SAYS that Mr.,
d. a. G.. QUITS, tho big man of the
Charleston ForM and EdgcGcld Adrnr-
Hscr, was a Tillmanite candidate for the
Legislature in Edgofield, but came out
j.. eighth man. At tho same time another
town lawyer named Gary got in. IIo is n
brother of the Abbovillo lawyer Gary.
q. There is u movement on foot to bu''d
town ut Trottcr's Shoals, on Savannah
river, in Abbevillc county. A company
to DO known as tho "NYcstcrn Carolina
Land and Improvement Company" has
boon chartered for this purpose. These
Shoals afford q horse power of 5000.
This town Is to DO tho scat of large
manufacturing corporation.
4 nHo saddle horse 0f MI. II. y. 4.
Biomapn was killed on tho public road
leading from Walhalla to Lays mill last
Sunday by. Il singular accident. The
horse was ridden iii tho rear Of a hack,
and a party driving rapidly up from be-
hind in a buggy, tho shaft penetrated tho
flank of tho horse, causing him to bleed
to death in about half an hour.