Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-06-12
Snplner showers.
Keep j cool politically,

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Keep cool politically.
Don't talss about your neighbow.
Don't throw mud or filth at anybody,
send us the news by postal or letter.
Houses to rent. Apply to Nield q
Harrison. y KS 5e,
s'he country is safe'' -blaokberries
are ripening. 49, tsi 335
Mrs. A. D., Gaillard, of Greenyille, is
visiting the family Of J. W. Holleman,
ESQ., Z. 4
Read Mr.. Schumacher's new advertise
mont on the first page of this weeks
b paper. .Sl3
\ Mad dogs are said to be raging. seve-
1 / sel have been killed in the county the
last two weeks. 81 "
The first two cars Of Georgia melons
for this season were shipped from Quit
man on last Thursday.
Don't allow politics to oyerheat your
blood this campaign. The world will
not come to an end this year.
J A ten thousand dollar fire occurred In
Charles ton OH the Gin instant. Buildings
on Princess and King Street were burned.
Miss Theodosia Barton, an amiable
young lady of Fair Play, is visiting Mr..
3. p. Stribling and family this week.
Misses Leo and Matte stephens, two
, of Central's, s. O., popular young ladies',
{ have been spending some time with Mrs.
G. e, Farmer.
The commencement exercises of the
Walhalla Female College and Of the male
school will be on the nights of June 17th
18th and 10th.
Mrs. .sEssie II, Child, wife Of Rev. r. A.
+ Child, of the South Carolina Conference
"A died at Rock Hill last week, after ling
ering illness.
i Col. James II. Rice of Abbeylle, Is
regularly announced as candidate for
reelection to the Office of State Superin-
tendent of Education.
Read DR.. Darby's interesting account
OF his trip across the continent, to be
found on our first page of this weeks
paper
Three negroes were hanged at Linden,
Texas, on Friday last for the murder of
white man committed in December.
They confessed
There will be an examination of the
pupils of Wagener Academy OH next
Friday, 18th instant. The patrons of the
school are invited to attend.
Married, in Columbia, on Tuesday
night of last week, by Rev. NJ. NJ. Kinard,
Mr. James F. Griffin, of that city, to Miss
Mcna . hneider, formerly of Walhalla.
A fatal railroad accident occurred at
Warrenton, Mo-, OH the 9th instant.
Seven men were killed and five wounded.
Fifteen race horses were killed and q
number badly injured.
The Oconeo County Democratic Con
vention will be held on Saturday, July
9th. Clubs throughout the county arc
re-organizing and preparing for said
Convention.
A Teachers Institute will be held at
Greenvillo, S. g., beginning July 2lst at
6 p. NJ, and continuing two weeks. The
teachers Of the State arc earnestly urged
to attend: Cheap board, cordial welcome.
The closing exercises of Wagener
Academy will take place at Kaufmann's
Opera House on next Monday night, 10th
instant. The public arc cordially invited
to be present and enjoy the occasion.
Mr.. VIM. Il. Hood and daughter, Miss
Susan Hood, died at their home on Satur-
day, 7th instant, from fever. They were
buried on Monday at 10 O'Clock, after
funeral services conducted by Rev. w. G..
SeabOrn.
We have been requested to state that
"a grand picnic and railroad meeting will
be held at Townville, s. g.. on Saturday,
June 81, 1890. Everybody arc invited to
attend and bring well filled baskets, and
enjoy an old-fashioned picnic.
Judge Norton and Maj. Wm. j. Strib-
ling are visiting Atlanta this week. Mai
Stribling isattending the ANIMAL meeting
of the Southern Mutual Building md
Loan Association as the representative
Of tho Branch Association at this place.
The Highlands Stn says that some Of
the people of that section are on tho trail
of Dave stephens, who recently killed
Calhoun Griffin at Pickens. There is q
reward of $500 offered for tho arrest of
stephens by the family of Griffin.
The Highlands Star says that the sum
of $4,000 ought to give us telephone
line from Franklin to Walhalla all COM
plete. The distance is fifty-one miles,
but this could undoubtedly be lessened
several miles. S35 or $40 per mile, It 10
estimated, will give us tho limo.
A now Orleans special telegram from
Greenvillo, Miss, says: The first cotton
bloom was received here on tho 9TH in.
stant, at tho Greenyille Times office,
from George B. Bronson, Lake Washing
ton place. This is the earliest bloom re-
coived here in tho last twonty years.
The crops throughout tho country are
doing splendidly.
a large number of the pupils at the