Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-08-04

tYe notico Chat The Liberty Beacon has
made Its appearance once moro. We
nenoy. 3B' +, IS Il S$
JASfnll aud fresh line of crackers, tur-
nip seed, ice cream salt, oat meal, can
dies, ohipped and roast beef at Q. G..
JaS nes' l} 4 n ~ "a Il z
bir. v. i. Norman, Of Charleston, ar
rived in Walhalla Wednesday and will
spend few days visiting his mothor and
relatives, %StI
Judge w. q. Benet and ohildren passed
through Walhalla this morning ON route
to Cashiers Valley, to enjoy q much
needed rest.
Tho G. w. Pitohford building is begin
ming to put on o handsome appearance.
1t will be the finest store building in tho
county whom finished.
| mr.. T. @. Todd has been quito foeble
for. two OF. three weeks with what Is
called walking typhoid foyor.'' He im-
proves, if at all, very slowly.
Work Is progressing niceIy on Mr.. @.
NJ. Nield's now store. In short while
tho burnt district will look decidedly
better than 1t did before the fire.
| Schley and Dewey, two big mon,
| Went off to hunt the Dago;
| Dewey found him at Manila,
And Schley at Santiago.
The Beaverdam baptist Association
| will convene with the Boaverdam church,
at Fair Play, on next Tuesday, tho 9th
instant. largo attendance is expected.
A swift south wind began blowing at
six O'Clock yesterday afternoon, and has
abated but little. It rainod all night
and the water courses arc full this morn
ing
| Whom tho buildings being put up by
Mr.. John d. Werner, Miss Mcna Won
Lehe and Mrs. Sophia Ritter arc COM
plotted Walhala can show up almost q
solid block of bricli buildings.
| Tic friends of Mrs. j. w. Shelor re-
greet to loarn Of her serious illness. She
is thought to be improving this (Thurs.
day. morning, and it Is hoped that sho
may soon be restored to her usual health
and strength.
Mrs. A. Doar, Miss Doar, Mr.. Thomas
Doar, Masters John and Jim Glass, Miss
Marion Glass, of Summerville, S. c., are
stopping with Mr.. G. w. WiockinG, Jr.,
proprietor of Biomann's Hotol, on Fac
ulty Hill.
Mrs. J. Il. M. Riser, of Rome, Ca, ac-
companied by hor two stop-daughtors,
Misses Corinno and Hattie Riser, arrived
in Walhalla Tuesday to spond tho sum-
NOR visiting hor mothor, Mrs. j. w. +.
Thompson, a!id family.
The "Jim Grow" car law enacted by
the last Legislature will go into effect
September /. Tho railroads arc all pre-
i;a";&S separate coaches for white and
| colorcd passengers to moot tho require
ments of tho now law.
On Tuesday evening last dance was
given by Mr.. and Mrs. g. w. Wiccking,
Jr., to tho guests of Bicmann's Hotel on
Faculty Hill. 1t was highly enjoy
able occasion and gracod by tho presence
of many boauX and bolleS.
Mr.. j. @. FAINT, of Linden, Texas,
Messrs. Ed. FAINT and w. p. Whitfield, of
1,anier, Texas, and Mrs. ii. A. Smith, of
Lockctt, Texas, arc visiting relatives in
Oconee. They woro all formerly Oconco
people, and have mot with q hearty VOL
como by their friends.
Monday was salesday, and it was about
as dull rs it ever gets to bo. In fact,
thCro was no outward sign to Indicate
tho fact. Noithor the Master. tho Sheriff
nor the Judge of Probate had any sales
to mako, and if there was moro than tho
usual crowd it town it was not porcopti-
bio.
There arc now only about five or six
lots in tho portion of town recently swept
by fire that have not had brick buildings
started on them. 1t will not be great
substantial buildings put in tho place of
tho wooden structures that wcro de-
stroycd.
The preparatory services to tho revival
meeting in Ashworth's Hall began
Wc6 .osday evening. Rov. j. l.. Daniel
preached an excellent opening sermon,
and tho meeting is inauguratod undor
favorable auspices. Preaching again to-
night at the samo place at $50 o'clock by
Rev. II. l.. Rogers.
Miss Ellen Dufiie, of Columbia, is in
n hn hfn
spending several weeks very pleasantly
at Darlington and other places, and
came horo to join her parents, who arc
stopping at Biomann's Hotel, on Faculty
Hill. IIer many friends arc delighted to
have her among thom again.
Prof J. G. Cork has resigned the Su-
perintondoncy of the Benncttsvillo
graded schools, wo suppose with the
view of accepting the Superintcndency
of the Rock Hill graded schools, t. which
he has been elected He is In West
Union this week VI ting tho family of
his father-in-law, { .pt. j. C. Neville.
Attention is called to the ADVERTISE
mont of Seneca High School, Prof. j. J..
| Eskcw, Principal. Next session will be-
gin on Monday, September 5th. Tho
pupils enjoy tho advantages OF IL com
both vocal and instrumental music is
given. A full corps of capable assist
ants employed and thorough work dono
in e5cry department.
Ensign T.. G. Richardson, of tho battle
ship New York, SIMPSONS flagship, has
| sent to his father, Mr.. Nj. B. Richardson,
of Anderson, $. c., picce of the flag
captured from the Crist, hal Colon, q
large battleship comp ,sing part of Adj
miral Ccrvera's fleet, destroyed at San
tiago. Tho Spanish flag NO cut into
pieces and divided among tho officers of
tho New York. The portion falling to
Ensign Richardson extends across tho
flag and is a foot in width. 1t will be
preserved as highly priced relic of the
great naval engagement.
BY reference to another column it will
be SGon that Prof. Jas. NJ. Moss will be-
gin the seventh session of the Walhalla
High School in Kaufmann's Opera House
on tho second Monday in September.
lie is building up a very successful cdu-
cational high school in our midst, as tho
enrolment Gf students tostifes. The
first year he taught in Walhalla he regis
tered about fifty students; last year hc
enrolled 110 His school is open to both
girls and boys. During the public school
torn his school will be absolutely FREQ to
all who may attend. Some much needed
improvements to tho comfort of tho
pupils will be made in tho Opera House
| building before the beginning of tho next
session of tho school. AS necessity re-
quircs able assistants will be employed
in tho teaching forco of tho school.
Begin now to mako DroDarat;ons to son1