Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-07-07
LOCAL. MENTIONS.

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you VII catoha cold.
Miss Sophie Strother, OF West Union
was visiting In Greenvills last week,
Or. fahnestookS@iit DO IN ma oItic,
trofn a. NJ q 1a NJ; July assha,, %it..i
18th and 10th.
Miss Cora Strong Left WalhaIla wed
nesday morning TO visit relatives an,
friends In Camden, s. G.
VIM. Horny Parker, Esq, Of Abbeyille
was in town on Wednesday on his wa,
to Cashiers Valley, No.
Attention is called to tho change in TIL,
advertisements of Mr.. s.. N. Pitohford
lie Is still Offering great bargains.
Messrs. J. NJ. Hunnioutt and Nathalnie
Phillips are announced as candidates 10,
County Commissioners this week.
A now post office has been established
at cold Pickons," in Oconee, and Mr.
bonnet Hill appointed postmaster.
A now post oiioe, named Boyd" has
Eoen established in Ooonee, AID Mr.
John L. Hoggs appointed postmaster.
Col. George Johnstono sends us from
time to time bundles of late daily papers
from tho chief cities of the country
They aro worry interesting just now. !
Married, in West Union, on SUNDAY
morning, July 8, 1892, by Tov. H. B
FAINT, Mr.. Thomas James and Miss Eta
Adds, daughter of Mr.. John Adds, al
Of Oconee. |@@
Mrs. r.. i. Haley has boon appointed
postinistress at OakWay, in Oconee, il
h place Of w. p. McGufin, removed,
Mrs. Haley assumed control Of this office
on Thursday, the 3Oth ultimo.
Mr.. Y. i. Norman, of Rock Hill, nc.
companiedb by his oldest son, was VISITING
his mother and family this week. y He
is the Same pleasant, jovial and entertain.
ing gentleman that ho has always boon.
May he live long and prosper.
Miss Carrie Perry returned homo this
week from Enoreo, where she has spent
several months with her brother, Mr..
Wm. q. Perry. Sho was accompanied by
MIR. Perry and two children, who arc
paying a hrief visit to his parents.
Col. Jarlos Farrow, of Laurcns, died
on the 3d instant, aged about sixty-fvo
years, of paralysis. lilo had been a NOM
Der OF Congress, and held q number OF
other highly honorable positions. He
was we'll known to many of our older cit
liens.
On account of rain tho minstrel at
Westminster, which was given by the
young mon in that place on tho 25th of
June, will be repeated on Saturday even
ing, July 9th. Everybody invited. Sovc-
raj changes have been made and it will
be better than before.
Tho court of sessions for Richland
county closed on Friday last. At tho
request of tho Richland Bar Association,
Judge Norton will open the court of
common pleas on tho 18th instant.
Meantime, Judge Norton is spending the
short vacation at home.
Mr.. O. w. Wiccking and son, Mr.. Fritz
Wlecking, of Atlanta, Ga, arc visiting
their many friends in Walhalla this week.
These gc"ntlomon are VOL known TO our
citizens, who extend to them q cordial
welcome. They were at ono time hon
ored residents of our town.
Mr.. j. Hermio Ostendorlf, of Charles
ton, is spending q months vacation with
his parents in Walhalla. IIe is ono of
tho most successful young business men
of Charleston, boing now n junior part
ner OF tho large grocery firm of John
HlJrlfnnnN q, 10 ~, Ila TP.-
and Broad streets. Ills many friends are
pleased to learn of his success and note
his bright prospects for the future.
Tho competitive examination for tho
scholarships in tho Winthrop Normal
College will be hold at each county court
house in the State on Friday, August 8,
and will include arithmetic, grammar,
geography, United States history, COM
position, reading, writing and spelling.
There are two scholarships for each
county. The first is worth $3.50 a session
and the second entities tho winner to
FREQ tuition.
Tho following is 4 list of letters re-
manning uncalled for in tho Walhalla
post Office for tho month of June, 1902:
David Elrod, L.. G. Hcmbree, Lazerus
Boldon, Salcr Goodwin, w. $. Howard,
Louis w. Owen, George w. Williams,
Mrs. Amanda Sloane. Miss Alice Simp.
son, Miss Josie Hinton, Mrs. Con. II. 4.
IToke, Miss Annie Bennett, Miss Maggie
McNinch. Parties calling for any of the
above letters will please say they were
advertised.
THos. G. c. F~AHNEsToCK, P. NJ.
Quite q number of friends repaired to
DIR. II. G. G.. Fahnestock's residence, near
Walhalla, on Monday, "the Glorious
FOURTH" and engaged in picnic ~festiyi-
ties. A pleasant day was spent. DR..
Fahncstock's place is well improved, not
only his folds being in a high state of
cultivation. but his gardens arc especially
fine. A complete system of irrigation
is arranged for his vegetable garden,
although it has not been needed much
this year. We arc told that he showed a
radish which weighed 2} pounds; also
tomato plants five or six feet high, well
filed with fruit, many Of the tomatoes
being several inches in circumference,
and many other things in similar proper
ton.
Mr.. j. G. Abbott, who lives near Wal
halla, is tho most happy and confronted
farmer we nave sccn in q long time. 1Ie
never complains of "hard times" because
no makos nearly everything no cats or
wears at homo, and owes no man any,
thing. He now has on hand between
0 and 300 bushels of old corn, plenty of
mont and bacon to do him till he kills
again, vegetables iii abundance, has
saved in good condition ovor 200 dozen
fine oats, besides harvesting twenty
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