Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-02-27


Judge j u. Norton is now holding
court at Winnsboro, in Fairfield county.
The attendance of our people at court
this week is quito large. 81
Mrs. A. p. MoClair left last Friday
morning for Moscow, New York, to visit
her mother who is seriously i'll.
John Jacob Astor, the millionaire of
New York, is dead. Ho was worth $780,
100000.
Congress has voted that the Worlds
Fair shall be hold in Chicago in 1902
tho 4OOth anniversary of tho discovery of
America by Columbus.
Mrs. Meta NJ. A. Wood sold her cottage
residence on Main Street last week to
DR.. w. j. Bramlett. She left on Satur-
day morning for Columbia, where she
will make her home in the future.
A great calamity has overtalsen the
people at Passayampa River, Arizona, by
tho destruction of the fine largo storage
dam across that stream. Fifty persons
were drowned and the loss of property
is great.
Mr.. M. T. Holley, business agent of
the Aiken County Alliance, says that the
farmers of his county have saved be-
tHoon $4,000 and $1,000 in the purchase
Of guano for the next crop by buying
through his agency.
Tho members Of the Methodist church
at Westminster, together with the citi-
zens Of that place and vicinity, are en-
gagged in tho laudable work of building
parsonage in that prosperous town. We
wish them much success.
Col. John S. Werner, our popular and
efficient Comptroller General, is in attend
anco upon Court this week "Joln SAM
is always Welcome visitor among tho
Oconco people, among whom he was
born, Land raised.
Mr.. George w. Dodd died at his homo
in this county, five miles from Walhalla,
this "Wednesday morning at six o'clock.
He will be buried at Ebenezcr Presby-
terian church on Thursday. He has been
III failing health three or four years, suf-
fering from cancer of the face. Ho
leaves wife and two children to mourn
his death, to whom are extended tho
coincidence of wide circle of friends.
Last Friday afternoon, about two
o'clock, the fine dwelling house of Mr..
l.. =. Vorner on Conncross creek, near
''ioiiand, was destroyed by fire, together
with all of the outbuildings, except his
blacksmith shop. Our Richland cores
pondent has furnished full account of
this great calamity which has overtakon
Mr. Werner, and by which in moment
was reduced to ashes much valuable pro-
perty, representing the labors of many
years. In his misfortune Mr.. Werner has
the sympathy of all our people.
At tho solicitation of Holy Trinity
English Lutheran congregation Rev.
Prof. a. j. Bowers, of Ncwbcrry, S. c.,
will hold divine services at tho Lutheran
church on Saturday and Sunday nights,
and at tho Baptist church on Sunday
morning at tho usual hour. The first
bell will be rung half hour before each
service. The installation of officers of
tho Council of the now congregation will
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service. Tho public is most cordially
in;ited and all Luthcrans arc especially
requested to attend.
The following are the arrivals at the
."orman Park Hotel for the week ending
Tuesday, February 25th: NJ. NJ. Gricr,
Ga; j. A. Mayes, Charleston; Howard
Daniels, Lily, Ky; J. L. Honea, c. & G.
Il. r.; B. F. Reese, L. l.. Jarrard, e. c.
Marct, Fair Play; j. A. Wclch, G. N.
Cothran, M. N. Sitton, DR.. S. j. McElroy,
John G. Cary, j. r. Simpson, Seneca; j.
Carter, A. Zimmerman, w. p. Anderson,
Westminster; Col. Robt. A. Thompson,
city; VIM. II. Kieffcr, Dayton, Va. John
w. Shclor, G. Wanner, county; j. j.
Haley, Oakway; L. w. Werner, Richland; /;
w. NJ. Barker, w. d. Read, Salem; Mai.
b. f. Whitncr, Anderson; Maj Thomas
w. Carwile, Savannah, Ga.