Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-09-14

Mr.. RI. l.. Alexander, Of Greenville,
was in town this week. Ns.lI. h
The Cash Bargain Store is expecting
a lot Of new goods this week.
Tho whiting gang can find flno
limo of pocket knives and razors at Bells.
j. p. Carey, Esq, of Piokens, was in
town this week on professional business.
Good middling cotton is selling
readily in tho Walhalia market at ct
cents per pound. }@.
Born, unto Mr.. and Mrs. l.. w.
Meakin, of Lavonia, Ca, on tho 9th
instant, daughter.
Mrs. Jos. Copps. who has been
spending tho summer in Walhalla, re-
turned to her homo in Savannah yester-
day.
Tho Oakway post office has been
made q postal noto and money order
office, tho issuing Of the samo to begin
October 1, 1890.
Misses Alice and Clara Platt, after
spending somo weeks at Mountain Rest,
have taken up their abode tcr 6 short
season with Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Merrick.
Tho Walhalla Comedy Company
intond taking their minstrel show to
Seneca on Septomber 22d. The peo-
ple of Seneca may look forward to d
treat.
Col. w. I. Mcbride, of Greenwood,
was in town this week, representing sove-
raj reliable insurance companies. He is
clover gentleman and has many friends
hore who were pleased to moet him.
You can't afford to miss the minstrel
show Tuesday night, September 10. The
show promises to be one of tho best ever
given in Walhalla. Bran now jokes,
made to order, up-to-date songs, solos
and quartettes, local hits, sido-splitting
farccs. All kinds of instrumental music.
Negro speeches. Clog dancing. Put on
your laughing clothes and como ono and
all.
Tho South Carolina prohibitionists,
who have gained much strength recently,
lost perhaps their strongest advocate,
Columbia ono of her wealthiest citizons,
and Carolina farmers a progressive bro
thor whom L. ID. Childs, forty four years
old, died suddenly at Saluda, N. c., on
Tuesday, September 18th. Ho was do
voted and influential membor of tho
Methodist church.
DIR. II. X. Porter, of PittsGold, Mass,
spent Wednesday in Walhalla on his way
to Franklin, N. G. He has beon investi-
eating mining property near Franklin
for some time past, and has spont tho
past ton days in Atlanta, Ca, Ashevillo,
N. c., and other points on business.
Ho shipped n quantity of samples of
different mining products to the COM
pany ho represents in Massachusetts.
DR.. Porter speaks highly of the country
in which he has boon operating, and
contomplates ,ating at somo point in
the North Carolina over-hill country
very probably Franklin.
Mr.. G. r. D. Burns, of West Union,
was elected Superintendent of the Wal
halla Sunday school on last Sunday morn
ing. He was at onco inductod into Office
and entered upon the discharge of his
important work. There is no good rea-
son why Mr.. Burns should not make q
1.-Two and progressive Superintendent.
We hope tho Lord will honor the great
work of tho Sunday school in his hands.
On the first page of this issue will be
found an interesting article from the
pen of Mr.. j. d. Massey, giving an ac-
count of his recent trip to tho Pacific
Slope. Mr. Massey has been spending a
few days visiting his mother, Mrs. Jane
Massey, near Walhalla. His many
Oconce friends arc pleased to SEQ him
again, and to learn of his success in tho
business world. Ho is another one of
our boys who has won success on the
score of merit.