Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-12-12

Cotton is selling for about 81 cents
per pound.
See important notice to pensioners
in another column.
Mr.. George Reese visited relatives in
Bowersville, Ca, this week.
Miss Annie Rose is visiting friends
in Bowersville, Ga, this week.
Several tracts Of land for sale by the
Master in January next Read his ad-
yotirsemonts
Call at Blooms Cash Bargain Store
for bargains in clothing, shoes hats, gents
furnishing goods. Prices cut until
January LIST.
j. w. shclor, Esq, spent tho latter
ing meeting Of tho board of directors
of Furman University.
by all means have tho children vacci-
mated. 1t may give them a sore arm q
few days, but that is not half as bad as
smallpox and u quarantined homo.
"A lot of express wagons for the holi-
days to arrive in day or two at l.. G.
Craig's, Walhalla. They are little late
and will bo sold at specially low prices
to rush thom off.
Mr.. Thos. Bibb and family left on
Tuesday for his farm, near Westminster,
whore they will reside in tho future. We
ICRICG YCTy W 1850 GuCSo ROOu poo
pie from our midst
After tho regular services at th
Lutheran church next Sunday an cloc-
tion for church officers will bo held. 1t
is specially important that all members
who can should attend.
-Rovenue Agent Kile, Marshal Corbin
and so last Thursday destroyed three
distillorics- near MILESTONE, whore
q lot of beer and fixtures were cut down,
and two stills on Chauga.
Invitations to the "Annnal Christ
mas Hop" given by the lYalhalla Dane
ing Club, have been issued Tho young
people arc anticipating a delightful time
this year at their chop"
Prof. Chas. Lane, of Atlanta, Ga,
will lecture in the school house at
Der l7th. He is well-known humorist,
and those who can should hear him.
Amission, Is and 25 cents.
AT a meeting of tho board of health
yesterday afternoon Prof. Jas. NJ. Moss
was elected as health officer for tho town
Of Walhalla, with full power and author
ity to act in the premises, and should be
oboycd and respected accordingly.
The government distilcry Of II. D.
Lesley, a few miles from Pickens, was
raidcd by State constables last week and
fOO Sdllouo VI mHlShCS SClLCu. u0
gers were caught in tho act of retailing
liquor from the cistern room.
The junior editor begs to ackuowl-
edge an invitation to tho marriage of
Prof. b. f. Geer, of Furman University,
and Miss Rena Rice, of Bolton. Tho
ceremony is to DO solcmnized in tho Bel
con Baptist church on tho 20th instant at
high noon.
Read l.. Blooms now ad. this week
and give him call. IIo is selling ut cut
rates until January lst. "Bloom sells it
for less" always, but until January 1st
he will sell clothing, hats, shoes, gents
furnishing goods, etc., for le,s than the
regular "for less"
Mr. S. NJ. Pool, Chairman Of tho
County Board Of Pensions, has resigned
the position, to take effect on tho first
day of January next. Mr.. Pool has,
since his election as Chairman of the
Board, been elected County Supervisor
He cannot hold both positions.
Three ricks of fine hay belonging to
Mr.. a. p. Crisp were burned on his field
above tho Lutheran church last Monday
The fire was accidental. A little colOrcd
the field and the fire got beyond his con-
troll and spread to the hay. The loss
sustained was about $50.
Rev. John G. Law and family left
last Wednesday morning for Ocala, Fla.
their winter home. They spent the en-
tire summer in Walhalla, and their many
friends regret their departure Rev. Mr..
Laws health is much improved. Their
return to their beautiful home here next
summer will give pleasure to our entire
community.
In our issue of last week an article
from Broyles, S. c., headed "Skctch Of
Mrs. Picklell,' was printed. Owing to
an oversight it appeared as original mat
ter. 1t was taken from the columns of
our esteemed contemporary, the Andcr-
son Daily Mail, and that paper is ent-
tied to credit for it. We regret the over
sight. Clipping" without "crediting"
of local matters is an unjournalistic and
disrcputable practice of which we arc
not Intentionally guilty.
The sad news was received in Wal
halla last Friday that little Dick Meakin,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. w. Mcakin, of
Lavonia, Ga, died at their home that
morning of scarlet fever. Dick was a
bright little fellow, the idol of his parents
and grandparents. Mrs. Meakin and
children spont the summer at the homo
of her parents in West Union, and dur
ing their stay here the little fellow was a
favoritc with all who knew him. His
remains were laid to rest in the cemetery
at I.avonia. In their sad bereavement
Mr.. and Mrs. Meakin have the sympathy
of many friends.