Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-05-11

1t is said that there is not an infidel
book published in the Welsh language.
The Welsh are greater Bible readers than
any other race of people.
Married, May 7th, 1898, at the resi-
dence OF the brides brother; Mr.. Melton
Alexander, by Rev. J. B. Colley, Mr..
Wade II. Lusk to Miss Carrie Alexander,
all of Oconee.
The evangelist Of Bethel Presbytery,
Rev. W. x. Boggs, has conducted very
successful revival at Ramah church in
York county. Forty-two persons were
received into the church on the occasion.
A convention of druggists of the State
has been called to be held May 18th at
night, during the Columbia carnival to
discuss the dispensary law so far as it
affects an increase of the tax on alcohol
Our brethren of the Columbia press,
Messrs. C. A. Calvo, of the Register, and
n. G. Gonzales. of the State, have had a
fsticuff. Mr. Calvo plead guilty to the
assault and was fined twenty dollars by
the Mayor of the City.
The Rev. S. Lander has received word
that his son, the Rev. J. NJ. Lander,
missionary to Brazil, had been granted
furlough home. He is expected to reach
home about August. He is in poor
health and comes home to recuperate.
Mr.. Robert B. Chambers, formerly a
citizen of Walhalla, and one of the most
highly respected citizens of Clay county,
n. c., died on the 23d day of April, 1893,
aged eighty-six years. Mr.. Chambers
leaves many friends here to mourn his
untimely loss.
Maj. S. P. Dendy and his daughter.
Miss Sue, will attend the General Assem-
bly, of the Southern Presbyterian Church,
which convenes at Macon, Ca, next
week. They expect to leave next Tues
day, and will be the guests of Rev. S. L.
Morris and family.
Rev. Ellison Capers. of Columbia, was
elected last week by the Diocesan Con-
vention Assistant Bishop of the Episcopal
church of this State. He is a great and
good man and his elevation to the episco-
pacy gives general satisfaction through
out the bounds of his communion.
Married, at the home of the brides
parents, ''Laureldene Farm" Horse
Cove, n. c., on Wednesday, April 26th,
by the Rev. Samuel Rhodes, Rector of the
Church OF the Good Shepherd, Cashiers,
y. c., Mr.. T. Douglass Alley to Miss Fan
ME Medora, only daughter of Mrs. John
r. Thompson.
The commencement exercises of Con-
verse College, Spartanburg, will occur
June 4-7. We are indebted to Misses
Marie Dendy and Gussie Holleman for
an invitation to attend. There are twelve
young ladies in the graduating class.
The invitation and programme are gotten
up in exquisite and handsome style.
Commencing Tuesday, May 9th, the
Seaboard Air Line will put in operation
new fast train Service between Wash
ington and Atlanta, Ga, leaving at 1857
A. NJ. going via Richmond, Weldon,
Raleigh, Hamlet, Chester, Abbeville and
Athens, and arriving at Atlanta next
morning at 40 without change of cars.
Miss Caroline Dickson, an estimable
maiden lady, died at Townville Monday,
the Sth instant For long while she
had been a consistent member of the
Presbyterian church, and there is every
reason to believe her lend was peace" !"
and that her spiritual state now is one of
true bleSsedness.
DR.. W. T. Stoddard, of Hartwell, Ga,
boarded the train at Walhalla on Monday
morning for New York city, where he
goes to take three months post-gradu-
ate course in the New ork Post-Gradu-
ate School. Mrs. Stoddard is in Walhalla
with her parents, but will go on to New
York in few days to join her husband.
Southern Presbyterian ''There have
been added to Tattnall Square Presbyte-
rian church. at Macon, Ca, during .he
past few days, twenty members, sixteen
of them on profession. The pastor
preached every night for two weeks, not
being able to secure any help. Several
others have expressed their intention of
joining on next Sabbath at the commun-
ion. This makes one hundred additions
under the present pastorate of Rev. S. L.
Morris
Southern Presbyterian: ''Thc parity of
the eldership in the Presbyterian church
courts was strikingly illustrated in the
recent meeting OF Enoree Presbytery, at
Laurens, S. c. The Hon. T. J. Moore,
ruling elder of Centre Point church,
Spartanburs county, was unanimously
elected Moderator of the body. And it
became his duty as such to conduct both
the licensure of a candidate for the min
istry and the ordination of licentiate
to the full work OF the ministry
The Comptroller General last week
sent out the warrants for the State pen
sioners. The exact amount each pen
sioner gets is S22. Byapplying tc County
Clerk Seaborn this week the pensioners
can get their money. Take notice, this is
not the money appropriated for artificial
legs and arms and otherwise disabled
soldiers. That money has not come yet.
Pensioners will apply in person. Where
it is impossible to do SO, on account of
age and disability, send written order
On Sunday, May 7th, the Richmond
and Danville Railroad inaugurated THE
United States Fast Mall limited
schedule to and from the East, which
makes the distance between all Southern
points and the great Eastern cities much
less than ever before. Nearly whole
day is saved on the Eastern mails and
papers. which are delivered at all the
principal points along the line of the
Richmond and Danville Railroad by their
now fast limited train, covering the
South with the quickest mail delivery
ever made by the United States Govern
ment. The I. S. Fast Mail" carries