Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-12-03

main body of the structure, is one of
the log houses erected by the first
settlers of the town over fifty years
ago. Stripped of lis weather board
ing and paint, with it's large and
olosely-fitting logs, this littlf piece
of rough carpentry would call forth
from the few remaining aged Ger
man citizens many interesting remi-
niscenoes of the hardships and cease
less toll of those whose pluck and
energy laid the foundation for one of
the most prosperous towns of South
Carolina.
THE OLD ORDER cHANGETH.
Tourists passing through this seq
tion of the Carolina mountains have
seldom lost an opportunity to give
graphic descriptions of the quaint
little German town at the foot of the
mountains. But the day for this
SOFT of diversion is fast passing away,
if indeed it is not already gone.
Here and there one can find speci.
mems of antiquity in architecture or
meet and talk with one of the oiti-
zens of the town in its babyhood, but
both are passing away-the one at
the hands of the progressive young
citizen, who has caught the spirit of
the times and must push forward I;
the other under the gentle and mel
lowing influence of time. The pages
of the book of the present are slowly
being loosed from their binding and
filed away among the records of the
past-sacred records that will live
through the years to come in the
memories of those whose privilege it
has been to read even but few of
their inspiring pages.
But enough of this! 1 will let
"the dead past bury its dead" and
note some of the things of the living
present.
MODEL SCHOOL BUILDING.
One of the marked steps forward
is the recent erection and equipment
of a handsome brick public school
building at cost of something over
$4,000. This building is really a
model and fitting memorial of the
age of progress. The plans must
have been drawn by master arohi-
tect and carried out to the letter by
the contractor. The result is one of
the handsomest and most substantial
school buildings in the State. 1t is
situated on spot that has been for
years reserved as the site for an in
stitution of learning. Newberry
College stood on the same site during
and for short time after the war :;
later Adger College was founded and
lived, flourished for season and
died in the same frame building used
by Newberry College still later the
Walhalla High School had its day
within the same walls and was kept
going, with various degrees of sue
cess, until, in October, 1888, the
building was destroyed by fire.
Since then other schools have been
taught in smaller building on the
same ground. The site is grant to
the town from the late D. Biemann
80 long as the property is used for
educational purposes. The erection
of the present substantial and almost
fire-proof building secures the site to
the town in perpetuity. Under the
excellent management of thor
oughly earnest and progressive su-
perintendent and an able corps of
teachers the school gives great prom
ise for the future.
MODERN PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
In public buildings also the town
is quite fortunate. The new county
Jail is credit to the town and every
citizen of the county can we'll point
with pride to their two modern public
buildings, the court house and Jail.
Their new and clean appearance
suggests to the stranger prosperity,
and the air of prosperity inspires
confidence. With all the improve.
ments that have taken place within
the last few years, and the constant
work going on that direction at pres
ent, there is much to inspire conf
dence and attract attention, to this
ideal spot for health and happiness
this beautiful town of Walhalla, with
her glorious past, her prosperous
present, her bright and promising
future. Long may she flourish, grow
and extend her borders.
Walhalla. & O. Noyembar l5