Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-08-27
Yucal ano mersomal.


President III. G. Beattie, of tho Blue
Ridge Railway, was in Walhalla Tuesday
on business.
MFR. J. B. Reid spent several days in
y town among relatives and friends last
week.
Rev. w. s. Hamiter will preach at
Old Pickens the 9th Sabbath in August
at IL a. m.
MIR. b. Hawkins, of Fayetteville, N.
c., is spending a few days at tho homo
of Gen. w. f. Erwin.
Mr.. Shatha Mueller, of Charleston;
is visiting at the homo of his uncle, Mr.
Chas. Mueller, near town.
Miss Lena Schroeder, of Charleston,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. c. r. d.
Burns, near West Union.
MIR. and Mrs. w. w. Robinson, of
Anderson, spent Sunday in Walhalla at
the home of Mr.. N. l.. FAINT
Mrs. II. w. Pieper and Nrs. Mary
Suistedt, of Charleston, are visiting at the
home of Mrs. @. M. Brennecke.
Miss Carrie Ostendorff, of Charles
ton, is visiting her aunts, Misses Mariah
and Kate Ansel, and other relatives in
Walhalla.
MIR. John A. Ansel returned to
Charleston last Sunday morning, after
two weeks visit to relatives and friends
in Walhalla.
Miss Minnie Bulwinkle and Geo.
Mehrtens, Jr., of Charleston, came up on
the excursion, and are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. o. 81. Schumacher.
MIR. j. j. Sitton, of Pendleton. has
some valuable land for sale, to which he
calls attention by advertisement. Read
ad. and communicate with him.
Lost, on Monday last, a small memo
randum book, labeled "Physician's Wis.,
iting List" Finder will please return to
this Office or to DR.. j. II. Crawford.
If you want buggy, wagon, grain
drill, mower and rake, disc plow or har-
row e will pay you to take the time to
go co Seneca and see II. M. Lowery.
Misses Hattie Ivester and Bessie
Brown, of Mountain Rest, left for
Charleston Monday morning, where they
will spend few days viewing the "City
by the Sea-"
There will be an all-day singing at
Nazareth Methodist church on the first
Sunday in September. Public invited.
Mr.. S. Melton Singleton will have charge
of the singing.
-Lost-On last Sunday afternoon, be-
tween the hotel and post office, gold
brooch, set with four pearls and one
opal. Finder will be suitably rewarded
by returning to Mary e. Ansel.
MFR. and Mrs. E. B. Thompson, of
Cincinnati. Ohio, are visiting at the
home of Mrs. j. w. +. Thompson. They
will spend several weeks among relatives
here and at other points in the State.
-Messrs. F. NJ. Rutledge and Charles
Webb enjoyed an unusually good fox
race above Tunnel Hill early Monday
morning, and at 6 o'clock captured fine
gray fox weighing about sixteen pounds
On August Goth Mr.. G.. w. Gignillat,
of Seneca, reports having bought a bale
of new cotton raised by Henry Williams,
colored, on Mrs. O. X. Livngston's
place. The cotton graded strict mid
ding, and brought So cents per pound.
For Sale-Good patent corn mill, 33-
inch French Burs runner; portable mill,
guaranteed capacity of 10 bushels per
hour; weight 5000 pounds. Good condi-
37* Seneca, S. c., Or. F. D. No. A.
Mr.. G. A. Taylor, of Tampa, Florida,
and daughter, Miss Carrie Taylor, of
Georgetown, S. c., are visiting his
brother, Mr.. Frank j. Taylor, and family,
near Walhalla. Their many Oconee
friends are pleased to meet them again.
"A ginnery at Warm Springs, Ca, in
which Messrs r. G. Strother and sons
were interested, was destroyed by fire
to have been of incendiary origin. Some
insurance was carried, and tho exact net
loss sustained is not known.
The new bell for the graded school
has arrived in Walhalla. 1t is q largo,
handsome piece of metal, measuring
over four feet in diameter at the bottom,
and the bell proper is three feet in
height. 1t will be placed in position in
the school dome in short while.
Mr.. VIM. j. Fl. Brandt, Mrs. E. Holm
sohn and three children, Miss Johanna
Brandt, Mrs. Sophia Puckhaber, Miss
Sophia Puckhaber and Miss Eta Meyer,
of Charleston, and Mrs. Ii. l.. F. Hoff-
meyer and three children, of Florence,
are spending some time visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. H. l.. Brandt.
Mr., John w. Oliver sold the first
bale of now cotton in Walhalla on Au-
gust 22d. 1t was ginned by Stribl:ug &
White and bought by the Walhalla Cot
ton Mills. The bale weighed 451 pounds
and sold for 81 cents per pound. Mr..
Oliver is suscessful farmer, and while
he knows how to raise cotton, he does
not neglet other crops.
Rev. Geo. G.. Mayes, of Greenvi)le,
spent Saturday and Sunday in Walhalla
among his many friends. He preached
an excellent sermon Sunday night at the
Presbyterian church to a large congrega-
ton. He is pleasantly remembered as a
former pastor of the Walhalla Presby
terian church, and has hosts of friends
here who are always glad to see him.
--Messrs George and Jube Strotber
left Monday morning for Ridge Spring.
s. O., to reopen business at their oil mill
at that point They were accompanied
by Mr.. jesse c. Neville. who will spend
week or ten days on business The
Messrs. Strother have spent the sum mer
at the home of their parents in West
their departure.