Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-01-19

E. Harrison offers dry goods a
greatly reduced prices for the next sixt.
days. He is beginning now to run of
his winter goods 20 make room for spring
and summer stock. See advertisement
The Columbia Erenmg Record has beer
bouSht by II. P. Clark, a wealthy North
ern gentleman who has recently located
in that city. 1t will be greatly improved
and modelled after the Atlanta Journal.
The time for the annual payment OF
the State pensions is now approaching.
There has been no change IN the law
governing the payment of the pensions,
and the appropriation is the same as
last year.
The engine and machinery of w.
Henry Cole. at Seneca, brought S455 at
the sale ON Monday. His house and lot
was bought by Mr.. Yancy Sigh for SOB.
The machinery was bid in by Maj. B. F.
Sloan.
Rev. W. W. Leathers has accepted a
cali to supply West Union Baptist church
for the year 1898. His labors will begin
on the fourth Sabbath in January, being
next Sunday, at II o'clock A. NJ. There
will also be services at night
Mrs P. p Williams, of Jonesville.
Union county, is visiting her mother,
Mrs. A. p. McClair, and sister, Mrs. K.
A. Erwin. This is her first visit 70 her
old home since her marriage, over year
ago Her many friends are pleased to
see her looking so well.
The shops of the G., c. and n. Road
will be located at Abbeville. This road
has paid its taxes and is not afraid of the
Railroad Commission. Editor Wilson. of
the Press and Banner. says "the talk
about the railroad law hurting Abbeville
makes him have a tired feeling
Col. J. s Werner, Ex-Comptroller
General, and Mr.. Frank. H. Weston,
Representative from Richla:,d County,
have formed a copartnership for the
transaction of law business. Both of
the members of the firm are well kpown
in Columbia and throughout the State
The railroads in the South have deter
mined to increase their freight rates on
and after February Is. These roads co
not seem to care whether any one but
they are prosperous. They are deter
mined to raise their rates despite the
hard times around them.
Attention is directed to the church
directory, which appears elsewhere. The
appointments of our pastors have been
revised and some changes made at some
Of the churches. Cut the directory ont
and place ii where you can have easy ac-
cess 10 ii. Don't excuse yourself from
preaching. prayer meeting and the Sun
day school by pleading ignorance of
when and where You can attend these
services.
Rev. 5. c. Zettner, pastor of oar Lu-
theran church. has decided to stay here
in Walhalia. The young people of the
congregation have organized Con
tirmands Union in order to promote
church life. Their meetings are held
every second Wednesday evening at half
past : o'clock in the church, and are well
attended. Rev. Zettner was elected Pre-
>ident. Miss Annie Stucke, Secretary,
and Miss Johanna Brandt, Treasurer.
Some thirty members have already been
enrolled.
The weather has been colder this week
than for several years past. On Monday
morning the thermometers in Walhalla
registered from three to five degrees
below zero. On Saturday night the first
heavy snow fell. 1t was intensely cold
all day Sunday Snow began falling
again Wednesday morning and has con-
tinued almost constantly until the time
of going to press at noon Thursday. The
depth is now ten inches, but the tenn
perature is warmer. tits reported that
the creeks and rivers of the county are
frozen over in many places.
The dwelling house of Mr. B. F. Driver,
near Richland. was burned last Friday
about four o'clock. The fire
was discovered in the kitchen near the
cook stove The wall was burning and |
they came near putting out the fire by
bucket of water on it. but |
before the second bucket could be drawn
from the well the fire had progressed so
that it could not be extinsuished. In
fifteen minutes the large two-story house
was mass of flames and so rapidly did /
it burn thatbut little furniture and cloth
ing were saved The fire is thought to |
have been accidental. Loss about 81. 900.
No insurance.
The annual election of lntendant and
six Wardens for the town of Walhalla
passed off quietly on Monday last. There
We're eighty-four votes cast. The great |
est interest was taken in the election of
Intendant. The leading candidates were
H. D. a. Biemann and NJ. H. Bryce. Mr..
j. J. Ansel, the retiring Intendant, was
not a candidate for reelection, but some
of his friends voted for him anyhow.
The canvass of the polls showed that II.
D. A. Biemann received A votes for
N. H. Bryce 81, and J. ].
Ansel l. The Wardens elected and the
vote for each was as follows: ". L. Yer
ner, 81; J. NJ. Baldwin, co., W. J. Bran
lett, 50; II. W. Pieper, 81; o. n. Schu-
macher, IS; D. Oelkers, SO.
Mr. James D. Ballenger was killed by
being thrown from his wagon on We'd
nesday afternoon, January llth, while
home from Westminster. His
horse took fright and ran away. He was
caught by the running gear of the wagon
and dragged over hundred yards. His
head was crushed and spine broken. He
lived only few hours and died Wednes-
lay night. He was buried on Friday.
James was in his twenty-fifth year and
. noble young man. He was a consistent
member of the Methodist church and
always manifested deep interest in re-
igious work. AT the last primary cleo
ion he was candidate for Supervisor of
Registration. and made creditable run.