Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-08-24

cotton buyer.
CANNING FACTORY.
The Wnlhalla Canning Factory has
been in operation live years. All kinds
Of fruits, vegetables and berries are
canned. The goods find ready sale III
the market. O. w. Pitchford is presi
dent and treasurer, and has the com.
pany on solid business basis.
WALHALLA HOTEL.
The Walhalla Hotel, W. III. Hester
manager, occupies the site of the first
in the town. 1t was formerly
known as Biemann's Hotel, and la.
always been most popular resort fol
the travelling public. On September
1897, Mr.. Hester leased the propert,
from j. d. Werner, and changed the
name. He spares neither time noi
pains to please his guests and serves The
public in the most approved style.
SAVED AS By FIRE.
The most destructive fire in the his
tory of Walhalla occurred on June 3
1898. Almost two squares in tho busi-
ness center were reduced to ashes
Twenty three houses were burned, the
loss aggregating $i0,0 600; insurance only
$4,000. But in view of subsequent
developments the scourge of fire wa.
Il blessing in disguise. The wooden
buildings had been crowded too close
together and constructed with little
view TO protection ap inst fire. The
two most importa., :, :drcS i'm the bust
ness center were cleared of all rubbish
and soon new brick buildings were goint
up on the sites formerly occupied b,
the old wooden structures. AS rcsul
the burnt district has undergone Il won
derful Transformation. Several modcrl
brick buildings have gone up and ar,
in use as stores, Offices, bank, oper,
house and residences. Fire limits hay,
been established, and no wooden house
can be built on Main street between
John and Catharinc streets, thus EN-
bracing six blocks within the limits
Brick buildings are now owned on Mail
street by G. w. pitchrord, G. w. Bauk
night, Dr. w. Bell, j d. Werner, Mrs
). A. Ivester, Mrs. f. @. Ritter, Ottt
Kaufman, Miss Helena G.. Kaufman
Il. IT, Jayncs, j. w. Shclor, James |
Smith, j ii. Robins, J. w, Hollema,
and II. L. Alexander. Other building
are projected, and more will doubles
he built in the near future. So that w,
may say the two blocks of handsome
brick buildings have been srynd as b,
fire.
CHURCHES.
The religious denominations are vel
represented. Five Protestant dcnomi
nations own substantial church build
ings. The denominations and pastor
are rs follows: Lutheran, Rev. j. G
Schuid; Methodist, Rev. c. II. Clark
son; Presbyterian, Rev. X. l.. Rogers
Episcopal, Rev. j. ID. Mccullough
Baptist, temporarily without rcguln
pastor.
SCHOOLS-PAST, PRESENT AND
FUTURE.
Walhalla has quite an interesting his
tory along educational lines. Durin
the war Of the Confcdcracy Ncwbcrr
College was removed from Nrwbcrry
5. g., to this place. Rev, j b. Smcltzel
ID. d., was president, and under hi
management the college was cmnrntl
successful In 1916, however, the col
lcgc was rc-cstablishcd at Ncwberry
Upon its removal Adgcr College wa
founded This institution nourishc,
for eight years, during which time i
did excellent work and stood on Il pa
with the best dcnominational college
in the State. The faculty was an abb
one, with such men rs Benjamin Sloan
now of the South Carolina College
Hugh Strong, j K. Riley, 5. =. Boozcl
w. w. Legarc, w. II. Moore and Joh
O. Hicks, in its respective chairs. Bu
for reasons which need not now b
stated it went down, and the large two
story bIildinp wos ,ccidon,,Ilv Il,
s,roycd bv fire in 1888
Dr. j Z. Smcltzcr resigned as prcsi
dent of Ncwbrrry Collcg" in 1870 an,
founded ,bo W,lholI, Enm,l, C,l,.oc
Of which he wos nrrsidnn r,r Mn
yrnrs This w,s nm cxccllnnt ro,,l
college and cnioycd y lnrpc notronoo,
Rut tho disrun,inn nf Adunr (,nlloon !;
1891 had an Indirect adverse inllunnc
upon the female college and bo,h won
down practically together. This ",
by odds the most scrious hlox IN, M,
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