Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-03-16
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received thelr COOacco STdnuIdGOF ttuo dr'
now beginning the manufacture of smok
ing tobacco.
Town Marshal Powell and force O.
, hands are doing some badly needed worl
J on the streets. We hope to see him soor
have them in first-class condition.
Mrs. n. L. FAINT, of Belton, and Mrs
NJ. A. Dean, of Anderson, are visiting
their mother, Mrs. W. G. Smith, in West
Union.
Mr.. W. Henry Reeder, of High Falls
is moving to Walhalla and will occupy
the Garner house, in West End. We
welcome him among US and hope to see
him become permanent citizen
Mr.. Ed. Perry, of Atlanta, and Mr.. Dan
Perry. of Macon, Ga, accompanied by
Mr.. Charlie Henes, of Atlanta, are on a
visit to their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. B.
Oehmig.
Misses Ida. Callie and Clara Russell,
three charming and accomplished young
ladies, paid the COURIER Office an appreci-
ated call on Monday last. Come again,
ladies.
Mr.. R. A. Erwin has accepted the local
agency for the Mutual Life Insurance
Company. of New York, in Oconee and
Pickens counties. This is one of the
giants in life insurance, and Mr.. Erwin
will write a desirable policy III one of the
very best companies.
c. L. Reid & Son are still doing busi-
ness at the old stand and intend to meet
all the demands of the times for seasona
BILE goods Their spring stock is COM
plete, and their many customers know
the excellent quality of the goods they
SELL See advertisement.
Say what you will, the city or tol.n
which has the largest manufacturing
interests is the place that is getting there
with both feet That is very true, and
the town that does not build manufac-
turing enterprises is the town that is get
ting left and will continue to beleft. Do
you see the point?
Mrs. Smith, the wife OF our popular
and well-known conductor, Capt. VIM.
C'Billy'') G. Smith, returned to her old
home in West Union last week, from
Columbia. S. c.. where she has been liv
ing for several months. We are sorry to
state that Mrs Smith is quite sick at the
present writing.
NJ. W. Coleman &; Co., of Seneca, cater
TO the tastes of the ladies of Oconee this
week, and tell about the fine stock OF
dress goods and ladies' wear now being
bought in New York for the spring trade.
1t will do all the ladies good to read their
advertisement, and then still more good
to call and see the goods. Try it.
We copy the following paragraph as
fittingly proper at all times and to all
editors: There is more JOY in a printing
Office over one sinner who pays in advance
and abuses the editor on every occasion,
than over ninety and nine righteous men
who borrow the paper and sing its
praises without contributing cent to
keep it out of the poor h~-.~A''
Mr.. Willie Cox, died at the home OF
his father. Mr.. Jessie F. Cox. near Wal
halla, on Tuesday morning, the l4th IN
slant. after lingering illness. BE had
Just reached young manhood when
stricken with disease, and soon faded
away. Willie was good boy. He was
buried in the cemetery at the Baptist
church in Nalhalla on Wednesday morn
ing at ten o'clock.
The COURIER office was honored this
week with call from lovely bevy Of
fair damsels. Misses Ida Russell. Hassie
Ivester. Callie Russell, Rosa Ivester,
Maud Herndon, Cora Kay and Clara Rus
sell frightened our sanctum Wednesday
afternoon. What an inspiration in their
sweet. winsome ways, not only to the
dull, plodding editors. but also to the
tgpox! Call again, young ladies.
Columbia Register The Democrats
of the South are making pitiable spec
tacle of themselves in their ravenlng
creed for Federal offices. Mr.. Cleveland
would do well to send them all to the
right about and select men for positions
in his gift who are not applicants. a
man who don seem to be able to exist
withouta government Office seems to be
bad material for public servant"
Mcssrs. Joseph Smart. L. c. Mcclure.
Dill Mason and John Mcdowell. of Macon
county. y. c.. are in Walhalla to-day
doing their seasons trading. They are
successful farmers and were attracted TO
Walhalla by the tchacco factory OF Nor
ton 6. Ashworth, L. whom some OF them
have heretofore sold lot of fine tobacco.
Their county is well adapted to the
growth Of tobacco and doubtless they
will run some Of our Oconee farmers q
close race in the growth of the weed.
We hope they may see it to their advant-
age to make frequent visits to Walhalla
The finest painter that has been in
these parts for many years is Anthony
Effriec. who is just now putting the FIN
ishinr touches on the Smeltzer building,
recently purchased b. r. T. Jaynes. Esq
He came TO Walhalla about the middle
OF January and began work on this house.
His work now speaks for itself and
shows him to be master painter. He
is thirty-two years of age and served q
regular apprenticeship as painter in
Richmond. Va. He has been painting
f5r twenty-three years. and, We think.
he understands his business. He con-
templates locating in Walhalla and open
ING shop. The town needs 'irst-c.ass
painter. and if he finds sufficient work he
will remain. We have no hesitation in
recommending his work, and hope to
see him locate in Walhalla permanently.
The ladies of the Lutheran Aid Society.
assisted by Mrs. Julia Johnson, are pre-
pairing for delightful entertainment, to
come off on Friday evening, the 18th
instant. at Kaufmann's Hall. The pro-
,,ro,r,a will he both interesting and