Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-04-24

We publish this week an advertisement
of much interest to all the saw mill mon
of Oconcc. See the advertisement of
Dr. p. II. e. Sloan, of Pcndlcton, Sccrc-
tary and Treasurer of tho Board of Trls-
tees of Clemson College, for bids for
saving the lumber needed OH tho pre-
misses.
The second quarterly Conference of
tho Oconoe Mission Methodist church
was held on last Saturday and Sunday.
Tho attendance of tho official members
was good. Mcssrs. j. M. Whitmire and
j. b. Grant were elected delegates to tho
District Conference, which meets in the
city of Grecnvillo, July 1927 Ten or
twelve members were received into the
church at this place during the meeting.
A promising Sunday 9 now being
conducted under tho .upcrintendcncy
of Mr.. j. f. Fowler, young man of
much promise to the church. The con-
grcgation on Sunday was said to be tho
largest that has been seen at this place
since tho days of tho camp-mcctings,
which wore held here many years ago
Rev. j. Walter Dickson, Tho Presiding
Elder, preached very impressive and cdi.
flying sermons both days, which were
listened to attcntively. The ncxt quar-
terly Conference Of the Mission will be
hold at Old Pickens.
The Grand Lodge of tho Knights of
Honor of South Carolinn opened its four
teenth annual session in Columbia on
tho 10th instant. The lodges in tho
State were we'll represented. DR.. Darby
represented Walhalla Lodge; Mr.. w.
p. Anderson represented Westminster
Lodg, and Mr.. J. T.. Hunter represented
Pendleton Lodge. The condition of tho
Grand Lodge is exceedingly satisfactory,
as the report of DR.. G. w. Holland, Grand
Reporter, demonstrates Number of
lodges per last report, 81; number of
lodges instituted, (Wellford No. 1902,
Summorvllo No. 3,53s)2; present num-
ber of lodges, 80; membership of lodges
January 1, 1880, 2,375; additions January
/, 1886, to January l, 1900, by initiation,
SOB. A resolution was adopted making
it the duty of the Grand Dictator to
divide tho State into four districts, and
to appoint in each District Deputy
Grand Dictator to visit all tho lodges in
their respective districts at least onco
during tho year. The committee on
prizes reported that it had awarded tho
prizo of $50 for the largest numerical in
crease of membership during tho past
year to Charleston Lodge, and tho prize
of $40, for the largest percentage of in
crease, to Moultrio Lodge of Charleston.
A resolution was adopted providing for
four prizes to be offered on the same limo
for the coming year, as follows: Prizo
of $50 for the lodge showing the great
est numerical increase, by limitations dur
ing this year, $40 to tho lodge showing
tho next largest numerical increase, $50
to tho lodge reporting tho largest pcrccn-
tage of increase of membership, and $40
for tho lodge showing tho second largest
percentage of increase Tho per capita
tax for tho coming year was fixed at 81.
Ofiicers for the ensuing year were elected
as follows: Past Grand Dictator, w. w.
Simons, Charleston; Grand Dictator, u.
X. McCully, Anderson; Grand Vice Die
tator, w. II. Lockwood, Beaufort; Grand
Assistant Dictator, General j. w. Moore,
iiaihptoii TIdhu Guluc, d. y. sheppard,
Edgeficld; Grand Reporter, G. w. Hol-
land, Newborry; Grand Treasurer, j. r.
Robertson, Abboville; Grand Guardian,
n: W. Trump, Columbia; Grand Chap
lain, N. N. Burton, Batesburg; Grand
Sentinel, }. l.. Addison, Edgefeld; Grand
Trustees, J. A. Hcnncman, Spartanburg;
L. II. London, Rock Hill, and ri. Rytten-
berg, Sumter. Tho Supreme Lodge
meets in Detroit, Mich, this year, and
Mr. p. X. McCully was elected tho rop-
of tho State Grand Lodge for
the next two years, with Ex-Governor j.
G. Sheppard as alternate. Tho Grand
Lodge adjourned to meet in Columbia
on the third Wednesday in April, 1901.