Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-01-26

day in Anderson. 4 5.
| Mrs. r. @. Wilhelm, of Atlantic, Ga,
is visiting her relatives in Walhalla and
Wost Union. .,.
There will be servico in tho Episco-
pal oiiuroh at Halhalla on Sunday at
u p. NJ. by Rev. w. 7. Capers.
| --Master Dick Meakin, of Lavonia,
Ga, Is visiting his grandparents, Capt
| and Mrs. II. @. Strother, of Wost Union.
Tho Stribling Drug Company, of
Seneca, is receiving new stock of gar
den seods of Jail kinds, They ask you
to call early and got your supply. "
-Thero will bo preaching in tho Wal.
| halla Methodist church on noxt Sunday
morning and evening at tho usual hours.
/ Public cordially invited to those services
Miss Johana Spincko loft this morn
ing for Savannah, Ga. She will protraot
nor visit in the "Forest City" for throo or
moro months. We wish for her pleas
ant sojourn.
Mr.. NJ. M. Morris, an industrious
young farmer and good citizen of An
! derson county, has rccontly moved into
| Oconeo county and settled near Bounty
Land. We oxtond warm welcome to
him and his.
Anderson Advocate, January 23d:
"Rov. w. w. Loathors, who will supply
Double Springs (Baptist ohuroI. this
year, filled his appointment there Satur-
day and Sunday. Mr.. Leathers is ono of
tho best and safest preachers of his do
nomination in upper South Carolina.
lIo is an Oconoo man and is highly ros-
| pcrtod and hOnored at home"
Tho headquarters of Hon. A. G..
Morrick, Deputy Collector, havo boon
transferred from Grccnvillo to Walhalla
| Greonvillo, Spartanburg and Chorokco
| counties have boen transferred to another
District and Mr.. Merrick authorized to
establish his Office at Walhalla. His
jurisdiction now embraces tho Counties
of Oconeo, Pickcns, Anderson, Abbe-
vile, Greenwood and Laurons.
Tho afternoon of January 22d was
tho scono of q pleasant and enjoyable
occasion at tho homo of Mr.. and Mrs.
John f. VonIIadoln of Walhalla. Tho
event was in honor of tho fiftieth birth.
day of Mr.. VonHadoln. An elegant
luncheon was served in approved Ger
man style. Aftor several hours pleas
antly spent tho guests departed, wishing
tho host and hostess many happy returns
of tho day.
If you like venison (doer) meat Mr..
G. M. Mold can supply your wants. Ho
hoc S,uo l. L.. l., e.
a mountaneer and is retailing tho meat
at 121 cents por pound. This kind of
meat is becoming very scarce from what
it was in years gono by. Only now and
then do VIC hear of "bucl" boing
picked up by the hantcr, and that, too,
on tho mountains qaite distant from
Walhalla. The deer like tho Indian, has
been driven by tho "palo face' far back
into tho mountains.
Miss Bessie Smith, of Laurens
county, arrived in Walhalla on Monday
evening. She comes hore to enter Miss
Steck's select school. She is a sister of
Mrs. j. l.. Daniel and Mr.. Wilmot Smith
and will mako hor homo with them while
she remains horo going to school. There
is no better lady teacher in tho State
than Miss Stcck. Sho is thorough and
strives to advance her pupils in know
ledge in tho best manner possible. Wo
gladly welcome Miss Bessie to our town
and hopo she will spend :. profitable year
in the school room.
MIR. j. S. Easby-Smith and Mr.. A. G.
Caine, examiners Of tho Department of
Justice, Washington, d. c., arc in Wal
halla to-day making an examinations oi
the Office of Commissioner Shelor and
the Deputy Marshals Corbin ard Nc
Kinney. They are giving attention to
the inspection of tho offices throughout
South Carolina. Their examinations arc
said to be searching, and wherever there
is any crookcdnoss it is sure to be found
and exposed. The honest and compc-
tent official always courts an investga-
ton tho proceeding is terror only to
tho incompetent "f corrupt. Tho pros
cnt examiners expect to remain some
time in South Carolina, and tho results
of 'thoir Investigations will be mado
known later.
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