Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-04-07
EALEDICTORY.

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JWo haye'sold our interest in the KEo.
WEE COURIER to j.. W. Sholor, Esq, who,
together with his associates in tho new
finn, will continue to edit and publish
Inc paper. .a .>.
Ordinarily, an announcement of this
character would DO made with regret:
&bot in$yiew of our long connection with
tho CoyR,ER, and recognition of advanc-
ing years, we are .~admonished that duty
prompts to this stop and dictates this
announcement of an otherwise business
transaction.
Our connection with tho COURIER bo-
lganEin 1853, and has continued for q
period of forty-five years. Not n fow of
those years have been froighted with
momontous events in the history of our
country-events frequently fraught with
dire consequence 10 less 70 individuals
than to States. AT times we were called
upon to participate in tho grave affairs
oftfermer days. A great Civil War was
wagod during four years of our mature
manhood. Tho mighty issues which led
upsstto and followed those years of inter-
nietno strife woro but little less distract
ing than tho conflict of arms on tho fold
OF battle. Tho oountry's call to duty
and to sacrifice in many instances weigh
OF heavily upon our timo and prospects.
! EDuring all these years VIC havo bcen
actuatcd by q conscientious sense of
duty, as VIC saw it; we have ondeavored
to DO true to oursolf and to our honest
convictions. In tho conduct of tho
paper wo have spared mother timo, labor
no oxponso to publish a journal worthy
$ot our county and State. We havo
doubtless mado mistakes at limos: "to
orr is human;" but wo confidently loayo
to tho ~mellowing influences of timo, and
TO a larger, clcaror vision to reveal tho
just results Of duty dono.
In 1868 tho COURIER was removed from
Old Pickens to Walhalla. Soon thorc-
aftor tho late oil. VIM. G. Keith became
our associate as editor and joint proprie-
tor. His genial nature and acknowl-
edged ability rendered the relation ono
both Of pleasure and of profit. A fow
years latcr Mr.. D. A. Smith united with
h8npd assumed direction of tho publish
ing department.. IIo continues n NOM
Dor of tho now firm. He has always
proved himself to be a capable printer.
Asa business manager ho is unsu passed.
His moral worth, sterling character, and
generous disposition have cvor made
him n highly cherished associate and
8yaluod friend.
Aftor the demise of tho lamonted
Keith, his interest in tho paper was pur-
chased by Mr.. II. II. Jayncs nine years
ago. Mr.. Jayncs is too we'll known to
need any commentator from us. His
ability, vigor and industry arc adequate
to any demand mado upon him.
Tho now propriotors of tho COURIER
have increased it's capital stock. This
combination of money, ability and oxpc
ricnco renders thom a~bundantly able to
improve the paper and achieve still
greater success. We checrfully com
mond their united efforts to tho conf
dcnco and support of our friends and an
apprcciativo public.
We annot take Il final farewell with
out returning once more our sincere
thanks to many friends and a generous
public for liberal support and appre-
ciatcd encouragement during tho long
years of our journalistic life. Many.
familiar names that oncc appeared upon
our rolls havo gone to answer tho "roll
calP' on tho other side of tho river, but
their memory still abidcs. In bidding
adicu to those who ROMAN we wish full
many years of prosperity and happiness.
To our brethren of the "Fourtll
Estate" we confidently commit tho pres
orvation and pcrpetuation of "thc art
prescrvativc Of all arts" You llavo an
exalted mission to fulfil for the highest
good of tho present and future genera
lions. Under your watchful caro- and
benign influence may a free and untram-
moled press continue "tho palladium of
liberty" tho prcscrvcr of countless bless
ings for posterity, and transmit to Gener-
.~~ations yet unborn the heritage of u glori-
Gus past, without spot Or blcmish or n
such thing. RoBT. A. THOMPSON.