Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-05-03
MIR. w. /. Gibson is visiting his par

AIR. w. L. Gibson is visiting his par
cnts, Mr.. and Mrs. ii. a. II. Gibson.
Mrs. s, Hlecklev and daughter. Mrs.
Fred. Maxwell, of Anderson, arc visiting
tho family of Mrs. e. a. Bell.
Town taxes arc payable from May l
To MAY ii. iSooks arc opened by Jas.
Thompson, Treasurer, at G. W. Bauk-
nights store.
Olives, Worcester sauce, tomato
catsup, sweet mixed pickles in bulk,
and all kinds of bottled pickles at G. G.
Mi. y. +. Werner leaves to-day for
cal festival given by tho students Of
Converse College this week.
Read Mr.. }. ii. Adams now adver-
tscmcnt this week. IIo always gives
something well worth reading. This
week hc offers some special bargains.
The ',Blue Ridge" fountain, at j.
j. W. Bells, arc now opcnd and ready to
cool and refresh the thirsty, with all the
latest drinks.
The candidates column continues to
grow. Maj. $. =. Dendy is announced
tbs week for the State Senate; Messrs.
". Nj. Brown and j. Nj. Ilunnicutt fol
the Legislature, and Mr.. II. Il. Scurry fol
Shcrin.
Mcssrs. c. w. Bauknight, w. II.
ottH, - ~. W. W. Jay anu III,
j. w. Bell arc doing some extensive and
handsome sign advertising through the
country. They know from thoir export
cncc with THE COURIER that advertising
pays, and arc reaching out in other
lines.
"a Noble Outcast" will DO presented
by the Walhalla Comedy Company at
Stribling's Hall, in Seneca on Tuesday
night, May Sth, at s o'clock. This is q
splendid play It has been presented
twice in Walhalla to good houses, and is
spoken of highly by all. Wo bospcall
for them liberal patronage by our Sis
ter town.
lion. l.. }. Kilburn, of Macon, Ga,
is visiting his mother, Mrs. NJ. f. Kill
burn, who has been quite sick for sove-
raj weeks. lie is leading candidate
for the Legislature from Bibb county,
aud we expect to hear of his nomination
in the Democratic primary election on
the 18th instant. His Oconcc friends arc
pleased to learn Of his success as an Cdi-
tor and publisher of The News, a strong
and influential afternoon paper.
The County Commissioners at thcil
meeting Tuesday morning acted favor
ably on the petition for Il fence around
the Court House park. a bill was
passed authorizing the purchase and
placing OF 4 neat wire fence around the
par rk. This will be a great improvement
and the commissioners have the hearty
thanks of every one. The petition was
drawn up, championcd and ably argued
and defended by Mcssrs. Jas. +. Anscl
and NJ. {. Scahorn: The young barristors
are "warm babirS.''
Among the premiums to he offered
ut the coming exhibition at Atlanta OF
the Southern Interstate Fair Association
are $500 and 5000 and 800 for tho first
second and third best displays, respect,
ivcly, of agricultural products; $3.50 each
Tor the best bushcl of wheat, oats sweet
potatoes and Irish potatoes, tho best
twenty ears of corn, tho best bale of
hay, the largest pumpkin and the best
twenty stalks of cotton. TO the lasl
named premium $50 has been added by
II. G. MckcrrOw, who is Interested in
the establishment ut Atlanta Of large
plant for the manufacture of cotton mill
machinery. These premiums ought to
encourage the movement for diversified
farming in Georgia and the rest of the
South.