Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-05-11

VI oiophlng. lie is popular travelling
salesman, and tho merchants arc ALWAYS
glad to SEQ him as ho travels his territory,
Tho committees appointed to raise
tho supplies asked for from Oconee
county for tho Confederate reunion in
Charleston, raised and forwarded their
full amounts Capt. S. X. Dent.y sont a
check for tho amonnt collected by him,
thus saving tho trouble and expense of
buying provisions and shipping them to
Charleston.
| cards arc out announcing tho mar
riago of Mr.. Clifford S. Morrick to Miss
Elizabeth Vredenburgh, ut tho homo of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Vrcd on
ourgh, 0o4 South Sixth Street, Springfield,
ILL.,, on Wednesday evening, May 24th,
| 1859. MIR. and Mrs. Morrick will DO at
| homo to their friends after Juno 24th at
| Ashovillo, N. G.
Mr. Gus Taylor and family, of Port
Tampa City, Fla, arrived in Walhalla
last wook and will make thoir homo in
this vicinity in tho future. Mr.. Taylor's
health has become impaired by the
Florida climate, and ho seeks tho splon-
did climate of Walhalla tc rccuporato.
Wo welcome him and his back to our
community.
MIR. JAS. Thompson left Monday for
Charleston. IIo viii DO there during tho
reunion, and cn his return will stop over
AT Orangcburg and other points. attenti-
ing tho annual meeting of tho Grand
Lodge Knights of Pythias in Florcnco.
Mr. Thompson is ono of tho representa-
| tivcs from Walhalla Lodge, No 81, X. of
p, and stands high in Pythian circles.
Mr.. Harry Meiburg returned to Wal
halla last Thursday evening, after an
absence of almost two years. IIo joined
Rays Regiment of Immuncs at Macon,
Ga, and was with thom until tho muster
out short whilo since. IIe makes a
handsome eek Ray" and returns to his
old homo tho very picture of health.
Wo arc glad to have him among us
again.
MIR. w. l.. Moorhead, of Columbia,
spent day in Walhalla last week visit
ing tho family of Mr.. j. S. Floyd. Ho
left Friday morning for New Orleans,
where he will attend meeting of rail
way employees. Mrs. Moorehead, who
has been visiting her parents, loft We'd
nesday for Newbcrry, where sho will
spend short while visiting before re-
turning to her home in Columbia.
"A Fairfield lathe, bailing press and
carding machine arc recent additions to
the machinery of the Walhalla Cotton
Mills. An expert is putting an attach
mcnt on the picl1ers to clean cotton. lIe
claims it will romovc 80 per cont moro
trash from cotton than could DO done
without its use. lie is putting it in at
his own expense. If not found satisfac-
tory it will be removed by him without
charge.
The pupils and teachers of the Wal
halla High School enjoyed immensely
picnic on Tuesday at Mr.. Il. ". Pieper's.
The little folks were even pleased to be
loose again and allowed to run Nithcr
and thither over tho hills and across tho
streams. In the afternoon rod hot
game of base ball was played between
two mines. All feel greatly indebted to
Mr. Piepor for tho use of his grounds
and for his generous hospitality. If you
want to have good time at picnic go
to Mr.. Piepcr's.
Married, on Monday afternoon, 9th
Walhalla, S. c., Mr.. j. A. Collins to Miss
Carrie Oclkcrs, Rev. j. l.. Daniel ofliciat-
ing. Mr.. and Mrs. Collins have taken
rooms at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. Wcndclken, grandparents of tho
bride, whore they will bo pleased to have
their friends call and sec them. Many
friends extend congratulations and wish
them long and happy lifo. Tho bride
is tho eldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
d. Oclkers and tho groom is new-
conner from Irwin, Tenn.
Capt. Louis E. Porry, of Ashvillc, N.
c., was in Walhalla last Friday on visit
to Mr. VIM. Perry and family. IIo left
Saturday for Detroit, Michigan, where
he will attend the annual meeting of
the Order of Railway Conductors. IIe
will accompany tho body on an extended
excursion to tho Thousand Islands, Tor
onto, Canada, and other points after the
adjournment Of tho session. Mr.. Perry
is one of tho most popular conductors in
the railway service, and has hosts of
friends here and elsewhere who will join
in wishing him a pleasant trip.
Sheriff f. S. Clodfoltcr, of Franklin
county, Ga, Was in Walhalla on official
business this week. IIe was armed with
rcqusition for Thomas Bright who is
wanted in his county on tho charge for
misdcmean0r. Shorif Moss brought
Bright from iidItWcll county IL month !
ago on warrant for larceny of 1.-Two stock |
Bright plead guilty before Magistrate w. |
O. White and served q sentence of twenty |
days on the chain gang. Ho was carried
back to Georgia Wednesday afternoon
undor the tondor care of Sheriff Clod- |
fcltcr. Mr.. ClOdfoltor was once u resi- |
dent of Oconco county, but won't to !
Georgia in 1875. ITo has been Sheriff of |
Franklin county for the last six years,
and njoys tho unique distinction of
being tho only Democrat in tho county |
that tho Populists could not beat.
--Mcssrs. G. NJ. Compton and j. L..
Cochran, Of Iaurons county, havo just
completed comprehensive write up of |
tho mercantile and gonoral business in
crcsts of Oconeo county. They arc
gentlemen of pleasing address and make |
friends wherever they go. Their issue
for Oconoe county amounted to $500 |
copies. The "OcOnce County Mercantile