Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-05-15
wALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, MAY 15, 1890.
Our Tomassee Correspondence.
ToMAssEE, S. c., May 5th, 1890.

DEAR COURIER: Corn planting
has been carried on very .,apidly dur
ing the past week.
Mr.. S. p. Stribling, our efficient
School Commissioner, met the patrons
of the Tomasscc High School at the
school building on the 10th of April,
at 7 +. ", for the purpose Of laying
off school district for this place.
After addressing the audience with
a few sensible remarks and cxplana-
tions concerning the school laws, the
advantage of districting, etc., he
proceeded to lay off Tomasscc School
District, which was done without
much disagreement on the part of
the patrons, of whom the majority
was present.
Mr.. Richard Lee is presenting a
petition to the people of this vicinity,
! which they sign, asking for u public
, road leading from the bridge at Mrs.
Rankin's to Mr.. n. w. Grogan's,
thence by Tomasscc school house to
Mr.. Richard Lees residence, and on
through Mr.. b. Frank Sloan's farm
to Oconec Station.
Wo have not made much inquiry
concerning the peoples views regard
ing the Tillman nomination, but
Judging from what we have heard
about it, it seems that the people are
divided on the subject, in this COM
munity.
Apple trees are blooming as though
they intended to give us little
fruit, though the others may fail.
Why did the General Assembly of
South Carolina pass a ssschool book
law to be in force all over tho State,
except in the city OF Charleston %
We cannot tell; but in one Of the
late issues Of the COURIER we saw
these very words in the Act COM
monty known as "thc school book
law" Is all the State of South
Carolina so ignorant that they are
incompetent to select school books,
while the city of Charleston is so
much wiser than even the rest of
Charleston County.
Oats are looking very fine at pres
ent, and so far, promise a good yield
No great amount Of wheat was sown
in this section last fall, but that
which was sown is looking quite
well.
The Worlds Fair seems to be
getting farther off, instead Of nearer,
since the opening is postponed until
May, 1893.
The candidates will soon be shak-
ing hands as though life depended
on it. JEEE PERKINS.
ToMAssEE, S. c., May 9th, $780,
The recent rain has refreshed vcgc-
tation very much, and corn and cot
ton arc coming up rapidly.
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Some farmers are nearly cover"
the first time with working corn.
Not much cotton has been thnncd
yet a few farmers have not yet
finished planting. Our people are
more interested in making corn and
cotton than the "Ti!lman nomina-
ton"
Rev. B. M. Pack and few friends
visited the "Shoals" below Tomassec
farm Saturday, May Sd; in the even
ing he conducted the prayer meet
ing at Tomasscc school house, and
on Sunday he preached an able and
interesting sermon to large audi
cncc.
In the abscnse of the pastor, Rev.
Hayes, Rev. Wm. Reese preached at
Pleasant Ridge Baptist church, Sun
day, 4th instant.
Rust has appeared on wheat and
it is now thought it will hardly bc
worth cutting
Fall oats arc looking fine, but
spring oats do not look so promising.
Mr.. "Jack" Strothcr accompanied
MIR. Pack to Tomasscc Saturday, ana
attended services on Sunday.
The foliage of the timber is almost
grown and things look like summer
was here already.
One of our farmers says he is 60
ing to plant thirty bushels of COW
peas and goobcrs to feed hungry can
didates on.
Nothing more at present.
JEFF PERKINS.
The Rev. S. G. Alexander, of
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