Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-06-19

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The longest day in the year will bs
Saturday, June21.
Mrs. D. b. Poore, of Newberry, is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Miles, and viii spend the summer
1 In Walhalla. s. IA ~
Let us have n primary election to eloct
delegates to tho Domocratis State Con
yention, September 10.
Mr.. Gus Shanklin, of the cstade.
Academy, has our thanks for an invita-
ton to attend tho commencement exer-
ceses on July first.
Hon. #, w. Hill !, Of Exeter, Maine, the
Democratic candidate for Governor, died
very suddenly at Bangor, IN that state, on
the 10Th instant.
Mr. O. M. Nield and family have moved
into town. They occupy the rooms over
the store of Nield & Harrison and board
ut Biemann's hotel.
The Hartwell Sun says tho "hobby-
riders" in Georgia now would make q
fine largo brigade South Carolina is
badly affected in tho same way.
Mr.. w. z. Denay ',as our thanks for
ali invitation to attend tho commence
mont Of the North Georgia Agricultural
College, Dahlonoga, Ga, and joint debate
of the litorary societies Juno "a.
Hon. W. @. Behet, of Abbeyllle, will deliver
the annual literary address before the students
of tho Walhalla Male and Female High Schools
in tho Lutheran church this wednesday, oven
| ing at oight and q half o'clock. All who can
should attend and hear the eloquent speaker,
| Mr.. @. Noelkcn, of Camdon, died in
that place on the 10Th instant, Of heart
failure. aged eighty-two years. IIo was
a native of Ebenfieldt, Germany. Mr.
Noelkcn is well and favorably known in
Walhalla, where he has spent his sum
mors for several years.
Mrs. e. M. Keith, wife of tho late Col.
Elliott Koith, Miss Lydia YanWyck,
Master Keith Chapman, Anderson, S. c.;
Miss Toccoa Shelor, Seneca, S. c., and
Miss Sallic Harbin, Tugaloo, S. O., are
visiting tho family of Mrs. e. NJ. Keith,
of Walhalla.
The following are the arrivals at the
Norman Park Hotel for the week ending
Tuesday, June 18th: Geo. S. Hodgson, a.
II. Daly,-J. Is. Smith, Atlanta; jos. III
Blair, Richmond; w. w. Stover, Lynch
burg; II. w. Edelon, Baltimore; Howard
Daniels, Greonvillo; A. M. Sinclair, Phila-
delphia.
The closing exercises of the walhalla Male
and Female High Schools are in progress this
week. All who attend arc delighted with the
performances. and tho students reflect much
credit on themselves and their instructors by the
happy rendition of their pieces Let all attend
and hear the literary address of Hon. w. @.
Renet, at the Lutheran church this wednesday,
evcning.
Tho closing exercises of Wagener
Academy were hold Monday night at
) Kaufmann's Hall. The house was filed
to ovcrllowing and the pieces rendered
by tho students brought forth round
after round of applause. 1t was most
crcditablc showing, and Mrs. Julia M.
Johnson deserves tho "well dono'' for the
high order of work in the school room
that was manifested on the stage.
, The campaign meeting, at atAbbcvillo on
| Tuesday, 17th instant, was the most pleas
ant and peaceful Of any SO far held.
Godtl order prevailed rs a general thing
Tho crowd was variously estimated ut
from 1000 to 1900. At tho conclusion
: of the speaking, Hon. Ellis G; Graydon
announced himself rs n candidate for
Attorney General OH tho anti-Tillman
ticket.
On last Thursday, the saw mill cnginc
of Mr.. j. M. Callas, two miles from Wal
| l,,f1o
The engine was blown somc fifty fcot and
was torn to pieces. Tho shed over the
mill was knocked down and would have
| killed James Shockloy, tho sawyer, but
} for largo stock on tho carriage, which
. supported the timbcrs until ho could be
; removed. Frank Moore, the fireman,
was blown twenty-five feet, and badly
burned, scaldcd and bruised. 1T was
thought that he could not live, but bo is
reported to be improving under tho
} medical attention of DR.. w. j. Bramett,
and hopes Of his recovery arc now enter
tanned. Several mon and boys were in
tho mill yard but all escaped injury.
Died, near Jcfforson City, Texas, on
Monday, juno 8, Mrs. I. N. Marctt, nee
| nhioo i'oiu l'itfio3 VI III L,
, and Mrs M. L. Davis, who removed from
f this county to Texas some three years
, ago. The news of this snd death will
be received with sorrow by many friends
+ of tho deceased in this cOunty-the
homo of her childhood and youth. Only
few months since she was happily mar
ricd to MI. I. N. Marett, and together
they began life's journey with every
promise Of happiness and prosperity.
She had just passed hor twentieth birth
day when the summons came, calling hor
: to higher and better life. She had
. been consistent member of the baptist
church eight years, having joined tho
| Westminster Baptist church when a
young girl.
.. On last Thursday and Friday quite
severe thunder, hail and wind storms
: passed ovcr Walhalla and vicinity.
In places the hail did considerable da-
mage to the cotton and grape crops. On
Friday the lightning struck the Female
| College, tearing up the shingles ut one
t corner of tho roof and ran down the
gutter, breaking every joint. just across
: tho street it struck Norman's drug store