Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-05-26
LOCAL MENTION.

LOCAL MENTION.
Two more announcements this week
A. P. Crisp and S. P. Stribling for Treas
urer.
Rev. NJ. F. Whitaker~will preach at
Whitmire's Methodist church next sun
day morning al II O'Clock.
Mr.. John NJ. Phillips, Clerk Of the
Court of Franklin county, Georgia, spent
Monday in Walhalla.
We have received a catalogue Of New
berry College, S. c., 1912. The num-
Der of students in attendance was ninety
eight. The college is prospecting.
We have before us number W of
volume one of the Palmetto Teacher,
edited and published by Mr.. Percival Z.
S1Rowell. Columbia, sc. Price. 81 a year.
Married, at Searsmont. Maine, May Il,
o%c.y4Rev. ". F. Bringham, Mr.. David P.
Ordway, of Camden, Maine. and Mrs.
Ruth A. Robenson, OF Camden, Maine,
formerly. of Westminster, S. c.
Mr.. j. j. Norton, Jr.. has retired from
Danviile. Va, and will now give himself
to experimenting the erection of the new
tobacco factory of the Ohalga Tobacco
l:.r ~
Married, May 18th, 1892. at the resi-
dence of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Elijah Mulkey, near High Falls, Mr.. Eli
jah Murphee to Miss Mary Mulkey, o. S.
Stewart, Notary Public, officiating.
= MIR. J.P. Moone was happily married
to Miss Sarah Chapman. at the residence
of the brides father, Mr.. Poet Chapman,
on the 18th of May, Rev. Daniel Little
ton officiating.
Mrs. Ida Bottoms, wife OF the late
William Bottoms, died Monday at her
home on Chauga. She left one little girl
about five years old. to whom as a young
and tender orphan, goes ont the sympathy
of many friends.
Quite a cold spell Of weather has pre-
vailed this week. 1t is reported that
frost on Tuesday and Wednesday morn
ings did considerable damage to corn.
peas and beans in the upper section of
the county.
The destructive rain storm and high
water in the valley Of the Mississippi has
UP the price of corn il the Western
markets from forty to sixty cents pc.
bushel. Corn is selling in Walhalla at
seventy-five cents per bushel.
Mr.. NJ. W. Wright, of Piedmont, spent
several days in Walhalla this week visit
ing his brother, Mr.. Kenny Wright. He
was accompanied by Mrs. Wright and
their sweet baby. From here they went
to Townville to visit his father. Rev. J.
Y. Wright, and family.
Mr.. ". NJ. Wheeler has had such a
rush of business this week that he is
compelled to remain here until Saturday
next, which will be the last day he will
work. If you want fine pictures do not
miss this opportunity to get Their, and
do not delay going until the last day.
Col. Edmund Bacon, of ~Spartanburg,
Grand Lecturer OF the Grand Lodge of
the Knights OF Honor of South Carolina
will pay his first official visit to the
Walhalla Lodge on Wednesday next,
June LIST. a full attendance of the men,
bership is requested.
Mrs. L. Brandt went to Charleston last
Saturday morning to attend the funeral
otsequies of her brother, Capt. II. Henry
Knee. at t o'clock on Sunday afternoon.
Capt. Knee died Saturday morning.
From Charleston Mrs. Brandt goes to
Florence. 5. G., to visit her sister, Mrs.
Johanna Hoffmeier.
The closing exercises of Wagner
Academy will come off on June 10th.
18th and l4th. The first day will be
given TO examination of pupils at the
Academy, and on the evenings of the
lattler two days exhibitions will be given
at Kaufmann's Hall, beginning at eight
o'clock. The public is cordially invited
to all these exercises.
On the fifth Sunday in this month at
3P. NJ. Children's Day will be observed
at the Methodist church in Westminster.
The programme as published by the
Methodist publishing house will be car
ried out. r. 7. Jaynes, Esq, of Wal
nalla. will deliver the address. The pub
lie are cordially invited to attend.-West-
minister Banner.
The Greenville Enterprise and Noun
tojnee,- says the Misunderstanding is begin
ming to increase at quite a rapid rate.
and sometimes a person begins to think
that really, after all, he is of some con-
sequence. But it is somewhat of a
damper to his increasing self-esteem
when he reminGs himself that this sort
of thing comes periodically-every two
years. let US say, fo4 example.
Mr.. w. C. Porter is another Oconee
boy who is making his mark in the bust
ness world. He has been in Atlanta with
D. II. Dougherty e Co., for two years,
and has recently been engaged for another
year. lie stands high in the esteem of
his firm, and is a most popular young
man in the Gate City. He was on a
brief visit to his father, Nj. C. c. Porter,
living near Westminster, last week.
We acknowledge receipt % an invita-
ton to attend the joint celebration Of
the anniversaries of the Adoption and
-Pbilosophian Societies of Furman Uni
yersity, on Friday evening, May 81. The
query, Resolved, That our existing form
of government is better for the United
States than q limited monarchy like that
of England would be- will be main
tanned in the affirmative by B. F. Martin
and D. G.. Freeman, and 10 the negative
by w. B. Neal and J. E. Edwards.
The largest Irish potato We have ever
seen was shown us this week by Mr..
Charlie Ffnkenatedt. It was the early