Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-03-16

c. L. Reid & Son are still doing bus
ness at the old stand and intend to NEE
, all the demands of the times for seasona
BILE goods Their spring stock is CON
plete. anc their many customers kno1
the excellent quality of the goods the
sell. See advertisement.
''Say what you will, the city or tow
which has the largest manufacturin!
interests is the place that is getting ther
with both feet" That is very true, ant
the town that does not build manufac
turing enterprises is the town that is get
ting left aud will continue to beleft. d.
you see the point?
Mrs. Smith, the wife of our popula
and well-known conductor, Capt. VIM
(''Billy") G. Smith. returned to her ole
home in West Union last week, from
Columbia, S. c., where she has been liv
ing for several months. We are sorry tC
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 house,
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 a lingering illness. He had
/ just reached young manhood when
| stricken with disease, and soon faded
away. Willie was good boy. He was
bnricd in the cemetery at the Baptist
churci, in Walhalla 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
lvester. Callie Russell, Rosa Ivester
Maud Herndon, Cora Kay and Clara Rus
sell frightened our sanctum Wednesday
AFTERNOON. What an inspiration in theil
sweet. winsome ways, not only to the
dull, plodding editors. but also to the
typox.' Call again, young ladies.
Columbia Register: The Democrats
of the South are making pitiable spec
tacle of themselves in their ravemn9
greed for Federal Offices. Mr.. CLEVELAND
would do we'll to send them all to the
right about and select men for position:
in his gift who are not applicants. a
man who don't seem to be able 10 exlS
without a government Office seems to b'
bad material for public servant
Messrs. Joseph Smart. L. c. Mcclure
Dill Mason and John Mcdowell. of Macol
county. y. c., are in Walhalla to-da,
doing their seasons trading. They arr
successful farmers and were attracted t
Wa.halla by the tobacco factory OF Nor
ton e AshworJh. to whom some OF then
have heretofore sold lot of fine tobacco
Their county is well adapted to tn
growth of tobacco and doubtless the.
will run some of our Oconee farmers
close race in the growth OF the weed
We hope they may see it to their advant
age to make frequent visits tc Walhaiia
The finest painter that has been IL
these parts for many years is Anthon,
Enrieg. who is just now putting the I'm
ishinr touches on the Smeltzer building
recently purchased by 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 ant
shows him to be master painter. 81
is thirty-two years of age and served
regular apprenticeship as painter il
Richmond. Va. He has been paintin
for twenty-three years, and, we think
he understands his business. he con
templates locating in Walhalla and open
ing shop. The town needs first-clas
painter. and if he finds sufficient work h
will remain. We have no hesitation i
recommending his work, and hope t
see him locate in Walhalla permanently
The ladies of the Lutheran Aid Society
assisted by Mrs. julie johnson, are pre-
pairing for delightful entertainment, t
come off on Friday evening, the lit
instant, at Kaufmann's Hall. The pre-
cramme will be both interesting an
amusing. The most novel and attractlv
feature of the programme will be a
Empire Drill" made up of seventee
Young ladies, sixteen forming the con
pany and one acting as captain. Th
, maids chosen for this drill are the mos
, charming and graceful of Walhalla's fal
: daughters. There will be variety
music from the best talent OF the city
: also readings a..>- recitations, pathetic
: sentimental and humorous. The obJet
] of the entertainment is TO raise funds
! assist in lifting debt over the churcl
} Let everybody attend and bring the
sisters, cousins and aunts. Doors ope
at balf-past seven. Admission, twent.
five cents: children, fifteen cents.
Mr.. Cyrus D. Welch died at his hom
in Mantle, Connecticut, on February L
1893. in his seventy-second year. He ews
4 the father of Mr.. A. S. Welch, who TO
9 merly resided in Walhalla: For twent
Q five wears he held responsible positio
in the factory of the New Haven Cloe
: Company. On account of advancir
S years he retired from business four yea
:, ago upon we'll earned competency. 4
: had enjoyed tolerably good health unit
about five weeks before his death, WIFE
f he was stricken with apoplexy, and fro
d that time he gradually failed, despite d
b voted care and the best medical ski
}. Conscious that his end was approachin
q he locked forward to the event calml