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

fpSESsss Szsss SIFS5I7T ~
ohnBous OF Jostreis as
i on ssi Xlsiti to Mra. II. aSndon last week.
S?S Mrs ct a. q rove end slaughtsr, Louise,
|weols. n 3 & a. & s. i
I brick for f tho r PiitShford @ I'd store. He ma az
/ oyer $4,000. d E5 +; 3 Is q.
j Mrs. Martha Marrott. OF Atlanta, Ga,
1 Is visiting her dadghter, Mrs. ). il. iiiarle,
erd family. taS 53', s5,s, Il. I. q .
! Rev. D. p. Beardon will lpreaoh at Wolf
/ stake church on the third Sunday In this
month at u o. clock A. nj.
Mi,ses Lila and jessie Stribhng, Of
Pend Teton, arc visiting their cousin, Miss
Roxia Reid, this weok. ~
Prot. James M. Moss will take charge
Of tho school at Oakway on Monday,
i1@:y &, aud ooiicinuo ioI lwo mouths.
A protracted meeting will begin at
Fairview church on the fourth Sunday
In this month and continue trough the
week. MA &: W. ,.ir s ,a& E+
Miss Louise Turner and MISS May dc
Jarnotte, OF Eatonton, Ga, are visiting
their friend, Miss Mary Stribling, noar
| Walhalla. -,
/ Mr.. Fred. YonLehe, wife and baby, of
st. Georges, are visiting his mother,
Mrs: j., @. VonLehe, aud family, noar
| Walhalle. a. >,E& -
Mrs. j. II. Smith returned to hor homo
In Laurens county this morning. She
was accompanied by her daughter, Mrs.
j. u. Daniel, and baby.
Chiokamauga Ls..to1 in Greenwood
IndoT: "Ch"lmors Hughes, who is q
member Of the band. is quite H." Ghai-
mors has many fricnds in Walhalla who
hopo for his spoedy recovery. ....
| Cant ROht g IFhnmnaon 1yoa ooo,
missioned Juno 13, and has been ordered
to report to his branch of tho sorvice Mt
Jacksonville, Fla. He will no doubt DO
attached to Con. Lee's corps.
Tho many friends Of Ny. M. G. Se%bcrn
will regret to learn of his illness. He has
been confined to his room about week.
Wo nro glad 10 be abie TO announce
SEQ him out again.
and favorably known to tho people of
| Oconeo county, Is visiting his many rola-
tives and friends in Walhalla this week.
lilo is from Hartwoll, Ga, whoro ho has
boon living for several months.
Major BENZ. Sloan, Professor of Matho-
matics in the South Carolina College,
Columbia, was in Walhalla for fcw
days last wook on business and visiting
relatives and frionds. IIo is tho samO
cultured and pleasant gontlomen that ho
| over was.
| Newspapordom uttcrs this bit of truth {:
| "Nover judge n person by his outside
appearance. A shabby old coat may on
wrap newspaper publisher, whilo n
man wearing a high plug hat and sport
ing gold-hoadcd cane may bo u dolin-
quent subscribor."
Dopu'y ht;.rsiiui ". Is. +. Corbin ami
posse nadc another successful raid at
R,Nc cofn lnH 1ost Mo
tured two copper stills, with outfits to
cnoh ono. and destroyed about two
thousand gallons of boor and low wines
! No arrests wcro mado.
| The Hon. julius t. Boggs, of Pickcns,
is announced this week for Congress.
Mr.. Boggs is too woll known to ncod any
recommendation at our hands. Ue is q
thorough gentleman, an ablo lawyer and
in every way capable of discharging tho
duties of Congressman.
Greenwood journal: "Glad to SEQ tho
smiling face of Mrs. Prof Cork She
passed through going to Walhala for tho
summer. Prof. Cork is tho successful
superintendent of tho Bcnnittsville
Graded School. We would bo pleased
to sec thom in our town again"
The long drought has at last been
broken by copious showers falling over
the county. We trust that the rains will
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tatiOn and causing tho corn and cotton
and othcr field crops to yield their usual
amount of fruitago.
l. Ex-Sheriff B. Il. Douthit, of West
Union, sowod fivo bushels of wheat on
old ground last fall, and has harvested
044 bushels of good wheat from said
sowing. He has also gathered one hun
drcd bushels of fno oats. Our good
friend has, therefore, plenty of food for
man and beast.
| Charlie johnson, colorcd, who escaped
from tho chain gang in January last, was
captured by Deputy Sheriff B. r.. Moss,
at Maycsville, Ga, last Saturday and
brought to Walhalla Sunday and lodged
in Jail. He has about six months to
serve yet. This was tho second timo
johnson escaped.
Messrs. Jess Novillo, Rae Dondy, Jas.
Darby, Jas. l. Smith, Jas. Il. Neville,
John r. Keith, Jas. Thompson, II. Q.
Merrick, Thos. X. Keith, j. B. Reid and
Policeman Dickson, of Walhalla, attended
tho ball gamo at PolZer last Monday.
Messrs. Voyles and Lcathcrs, of the
Westminster team, played with tho Wal
halla boys.
On Tuesday morning just as the oinnk
in the Lutheran church stccplo sa uclt
twelve, vivid flash of lightning was
seen, followed by a loud report. Tho
| uoio Iic II FlSCHCSScf monument III
the Lutheran cemetery, about four inches
from the top. No damage was DONE
tho lightning running down tho shaft
and entoring tho ground at tho base, only
leaving scorched streak down tho
glazed granite side.
On Sunday last Riley Moore and his
nephew, Jerry Moore, got into diff
Guilty, on Rich Mountain, and Riley shot
at jerry with shot gun. Jerry sue
ceeded iii gotting tho gun away from his
opponent and used it as n club, striking
him on tho head and face and bruising
him up pretty badly. Riley's noso was
broken and his countonance otherwise
disfigured. Both mon were drunk. No
arrests have been mado.
Mrs. Barbara Burkholdor died on
Tuesday, July S, at tho home of hor son
in-law, Mr.. I. Goode, near Walhalla.
She was 81 years old, and had been a
consistent momber of tho Mennonite
church for G5 years. Her remains wore
laid to rest in West Wow cemotory
Mrs. Bnrkholder camo to South Carolina
from Indiana in 1896 with tho family of
hor sOn-in-law. Tho borcayed family
have tho sincere sympathy of many
friends.
! Examination of Appiicnnts.
| Thoro will bo an examination of ap-
plicants for tho two vacant scholarships
in the Winthrop Normal and Industrial
College from this county on Friday,
July 18th, at 8 n. M, ut tho Court House.
V. II. MARTIN,