Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-01-26
Raise your own meat if you wish tc
pet through another year all right.

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get through another year all right.
Mr.. George L. Wilson has returned
from the Citadel Academ-, in Charleston.
/ Don't give up those good new year
resolutions yet.
The young folks are already talking Of
Valentaa@e day.
Don't forget to make your return to
the County Auditor.
Bacon and lard are still going up in
price. and fortunate is the man who
does not have to buy these articles.
Strawberries are in the New York mar
ket at 81 cents apiece and fresh tomatoes
sell at 81 pound.
On next Gifth) Sunday Rev. II. c. Mou-
zon will preach at Double Springs at II
4. NJ. and at Laural Springs at 81 P. NJ.
See advertisement of stock of furniture
for sale by r. R. Camak, Assignee, and
n F. Alexander. Agent. Bargains are to
be had from them.
Rev. J. A. Wilson, of Seneca, S. c., will
preach in the Walhalla Presbyterian
church on next Sunday morning at II
o'clock.
The price of bacon and lard has ad-
vanced nearly fifty per cent. in the past
two months. This is hard on the poor
folks. and these are in the majority.
The drummers are quite numerous now
taking orders for spring goods. Some of
them report business very quiet through
out their respective territories.
II. Isaiah Murphy died at his home,
near Fall Creek, on the 18th instant. BE
was an aged and respected citizen of the
county. He made a good soldier during
the war and was wounded n battle.
A telegram was received in Walhalla
this (Thursday) morning announcing the
death of Ebenezer p, infant son of Mr..
and Mrs. T. E. Stribling, of Seneca. The
infant was about nine months old.
Mr.. Alexander Scott died on the 18th
instant. at the home of his son-in-law,
Mr.. II. C. Werner, in Franklin county,
Georgia. aged ninety-four years. Mr..
Scott was native OF Abheville, S. c. He
possessed in marked degree ali the vir-
tues of :, Christian. which life he had
led from his early youth.
On Wednesday. 18th instant, at II A.
NJ, a double knot was tied by Rev. H. C.
Mouzon. the contracting parties being
Messrs. Robert Hunt and Zelle Handy to
Misses Maggie and Susie Brown, at the
residence OF brides mother, near Double
Springs Our congratulations are ex-
tended to the happy couples.
Capt. John ". LeGrande. OF Columbia,
has been stationed at Walhalla by the
Richmond ard Danville Railroad Com
pany as Train Inspector. He has been
here with his special car Of supplies for
several weeks and will remain for the
future. Mrs. LeGrarde has recently
come to Walhalla. and they are stopping
with Mrs. G. X. Maxwell.
The Pension Board for Oconee County
met on last Monday. No business of
Importance was transacted. The Board
will meet again on next Monday and con-
TIME in session until Saturday, February
4th. See notice of Mr.. E. a. Perry,
Chairman of Board, announcing the
meetings. Those interested will take
due notice and govern themselves ac-
cordingly.
Mr.. j. P. striblin. of Richland. adver-
tiscs lot of two hundred bushels of
county raised oats for sale. Here is an
instance of what can be done on the farm
in Oconee county by an enterprising
farmer. Mr.. Stribling is one of our most
successful young farmers. lie makes his
produce at home and has surplus for
sale 70 his neighbors. When all of Oco-
nee's farmers initiate this commendable
example we shall see much greater pros
perity in our midst. Make start now
by buying several bushels of oats from
Mr. Stribling. and then 90 forth for to
SOW.
The many friends of Mr. G. W. Pratt
will be pleased to read the following
favorable mention of his labors as Assist
ant Journal Clerk of the House, which
we clip from the Washington Post, of the
I'D instant: ''G Walker Pratt, of South
Carolina. Assistant Journal Clerk of the
House. is well posted on matters con-
corning that body and is a willing assist
ant OF the newspaper men, who frequent
the Office of the Journal Clerk in search
of news. He has charge of the routine
work at the desk, the proper reference
of bills. reports and resolutions. and the
printing and correcting of the Journal.
He is quite favorite among the mem
berS. and is often the means of setting
them right in regard to matters pertain
ing to the work of the House.
Anderson Peoples Adcocate: 1T is
with a great deal of regret that we
announce the death of Mrs. Emmaline
Pickens. the wife of Col. W. S. Pickens,
of Brushy Creek township. in the 10th
year Of her age. Her death took place
Saturday. the l4tll instant. Mrs. Pickens
was the eldest daughter of the late DR..
James Oliver and was born and reared
within mile of the spot where she died.
She was an excellent woman in every
respect, as WIFE, mother and Christian
neighbor. and a great loss has fallen upon
her family, the neighborhood and the
church. She had long been faithful
member of the Methodist church, and
lived her religion in her daily life, and
has left to her children the rich legacy of
a life well lived, and in the great sorrow
of husband and children they have the
assurance that 1t is we'll with her.
The new Columbian Souvenir Half
Dollar is a very pretty piece of silver.
On one side of the coin, in the center, is
the profile protrait of Columbus-or
what may as well stand for his portrait
as any other. as there has no portrait Of
him yet been found which, it is absolutely