Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-03-16

Owing to tho weather for tho pas!
few months, the cotton mill authorit ties
have not been able to sooure the amount
of wood necessary to operate tho mill,
and consequently they are now burning
coal. -, j.. .fs .-
| Col. Lester d. Pucket, of Gaines
ville, Ca, has been appointed Referee in
Bankruptcy for the counties of Hall,
Banks, Habersham, Rabun, White,
Union, TOwnes, Lumpkin, Forsyth and
Dawson.
Rev. Patrick II. Mears and Mr.. NJ.
l.. Cox, of Seneca, paid this Office
pleasant oall this morning. Mr. Mears
| is pastor of tho Christian church at
Westminster. It is indeed pleasant to
converse with him.
Don't forgot tho bargains you can get
ut j. & j. S. Carter's, Westminster, s. G.
If you want now suit of clothes and
n rido homo In Rock Hill buggy, with
out hardly missing tho cash you pay out,
just call and SEQ thom.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Floyd aro in At
lanta, whore Mr.. Floyd will have his
oyes treated. For several years past he
has boon gradually losing his oye-sight.
His many friends hope for successful
treatment and complete recovery.
Contractor j. l.. Handy is putting
tho finishing touches to tho store rooms
Of Messrs j. II. Robins and j. I. Smith.
These stores rank among tho incest in
town. Mr.. Smith expects to occupy his
now quarters in q week Or ton days.
Rev. j. b. Wilson, Presiding Elder
of the Grconville DISTRICT, spcnt Sunday
night with Rev J. J.. Daniel. uo was
returning from his quarterly conference
at Double Springs. Mr.. Wilson left
Monday morning for his homo in An
dorson.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Morrick reached
tho anniversary of their silver wedding
OH last Sunday, March 10Th. The event
was quietly celebrated by having an OK
ira good dinner for tho "home folks"
May they live to celebrate their "goldon
wedding"
Mrs. N. l.. FAINT and children re-
turned homo Monday night, after pro-
tractcd visit to her father and mother,
Capt. and Mrs. VIM. G. Smith, in Colum-
bia, and her sisters in Anderson, Mrs
Dean and Mrs. Ratliffe. Her trip was
pleasant in every respect.
Mr.. John M. Findloy, of Gainesville,
Ga, an ex-odtor, paid tho COURIER
Office pleasant visit last Thursday. He
is now drummer, selling kerosene oil
for ono of tho great octipuses of tho
country. He said he was going to try
and put some good oil on tho Walhalla
market.
Miss Bessie Mictlor, after spending
oloven weeks most pleasantly and de-
lightfully among relatives and friends at
Key West and Jacksonville, Fla, and At
lanta, Ca, returned to her homo in West
Union on Tuesday. Her many friends
hor return.
Mr.. Hugh Holleman has had to dis
| continue his studies and stop attending
school on account of impaired oyesight.
We are glad to state, however, that he is
not in Immediate danger of total blind
ness, as he can SEQ certain very pretty
young girls distance of five blocks
without the aid of glasses.
Mr.. Kibbio Russell and Mr.. Louis
Rus "ll, who havo been attending the
Walh..lla High School for tho past few
months, returned home last Saturday to
engage in farming. Miss Clara Russell,
who has been keeping house for her
brothers while thoy were going to school
here, is tarrying while longer in Wal
halla, visiting her friend, Miss Myra
Hester, at tho hotol. Miss Russell is ono
of Oconee's fairest and most accom-
plished daughters.