Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-05-25

hEIURN, .. ", MAY EE.-1Ho ScHorai
topic now is putting cotton to stand.
Spring oats arc not looking so we'll;
they arc noeding rain.
There has been q great comc-out in
wheat, especially manurod wheat.
The ladies arc giving their best atton-
ton to aardens and chickens.
Mrs. S. A. Williams has boon having
English peas plentifully for tho past
wool,.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Miller wcre visiting
her father, Mr.. Joseph Beardcn, Sunday.
There seems to bo a disease among tho
horses that tho horse doctor can't locate.
Mr.. II. j. Stone lost nno horse last
wcok; also, Mr.. Thompson Boardep and
Mr.. j. w. Grant each had mulo to die.
1t is economy to have your stock in
sured, as II or Is years is about an ave-
rage age Of horses.
Mr.. James O. Armstrong has tho COM
pletest arrangement for feeding his stock
of any ono We know. Ho has hallway
through the center of his stable. 1t is
floorcd about as high as they usually
swing the manger. Ho has windows cut
in tho stables and thoy stand with their
heads in tho hallway. Tho windows
arc so arranged that the horses can't bite
each other nor interfere with each other 8
food. No chance to waste any of their
feed, however. IIo has tho Same ar
rangomonts for his cattle.
Wo believe in his method Of torracing,
especially on rolling ground. IIc gives
| them fall of two inches to the rod,
which gently conveys the water from tho
| swags. IIo has no terraces breaking over.
On tho upper sido ho has a furrow for
weeds and grass, which strain tho water
and prevents any of tho soil from wash
ing i'm tho terraces.
Since this epistlo has been started VIC
have had fine growing showers. We
have heard of some localities that's been
worry dry. We learn that in Fairfield
county, near Monticello, it is very much
like it was last spring-a great many get
ting no stand Of corn or cotton. Gar
dons arc suffering for the lack of rain.
Mrs. Eva j. Clcaveland, of the Toe
mills, Groonvillo, says she has been hay
ing beans some time, paying 25 cents por
gallon.
Mr.. Il. l.. Moore, of Newry, says his
losses have been very heavy on chickens
from cholera. lie says the best remedy y
he has ever tried for cholera is Black
Draught.
Mr.. II. E. Price had to kill ono of his
dogs which he valued very highly, on
a"count of her going mad. 1t is thought
by great many that the cause of this
disease being among tho dogs, which
runs thom mad, is from being poisoned.
! 7: this is tho case, those of us who wish
| to kill our neighbOrs' dogs should try tc
| kill them some othor way besides poison
| ing them.
Wo are glad to noto that Mr. j. w
Tannery is doing somo better for the
past few days under tho skillful trcat
mcnt of DR.. e. l.. Martin, of Seneca
We hopc to sec him in his usual health
| soon.
We arc glad to note that we have Our
mail brought to us three times week
| Tuesdays, Thursdays and SATURDAYS
| Our mail dolivcrer is an accommodating
business young man, Mr.. James Patter
| son.
We sympathise with those that so,
:..."t their mails have been overlooked
for we imagine it is very sad to miss
especially our county paper. Wo always
get o!lr mail punctually. d. M.
| RETURN, May 23.-Wo havo had some
rain recently which makes CROPS look
thriving.
The farmers arc thinning cotton ant
roplanting corn.
Mr.. Walter King has somo of tho (Inest
corn in this section.
| Mcssrs. H. A. e d. A. Leroy have
moved their shop to tho Nowry side
track, where thoy expect to do y large
business.
Rev. G. l.. Craig, our pastor, preached
an interesting and ablo sermon to q
largo congregation Sunday from the 18th
chapter of I,u,o. Aftor which the
Lords supper was administered.
Mr.. Henry Williams and wife, of Wal
Anderson, visited their father, Mr.. Billie
| Williams, Saturday night and Sunday.
Mr.. John Martin, of Georgia, and Mr.
| Biiiio Sanders, of Tugaloo, woro among
their special friends Saturday night and
Sunday.
The guests of Mr.. j. r. Grain Saturda,
night and Sunday were Mcssrs. Jim and
| Henry Moore, of Nowry, and nj isscs
! Viola, Belle and Master Steve Woodall,
| of Walhalla.
Mr.. Galloway Stone and wifo attended
church hero Sunday and partook Of the
hospitalities of his daughter, Mrs. j. r.
| Martin.
The guests of Mr.. S. A. Williams last
Sunday were Mr.. Wadc Nicholson and
wife and Mr.. CLAUDIO Woodall, of Wal
hala. ,.4,.
Rev. d. B. Waite, of Madison, Ga.
and Mr., Clip Waito, of South Union, and
Prof. s. r. Dickson, Of Westminster,
wore tho guests of tho family of Mr.. G.
w. Hayes Sunday.
Miss Sarah Wondall, of Walhalla, par.
took of the hospitalitics Of tho family of
Mr.. Il. NJ. Simpson Sunday.
FARMER Boy.