Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-02
WALHALLA, 8. CT
wRDNRsDAY. AUG. =, 1905.
TWO INTERESTING OLD PAPERS.

Walhalla. These papers are The Keo-
wee Courier, dated October q, 1853, |
then published at Pickens Court House.
and the Walhalla Banner. published at
Walhalla, and dated July 7, 1858.
BY reference to The Courier's editorial
column we find that this issue of Octo-
Der %, 1858, is No. ID of Volume 10, and
that Col. Robt. A. Thompson. now resid-
ing near Walhalla, was tho editor and
proprietor. 1t is full of news of the
times, splendid selections of miscellany
and matters Of information. In the ali.
vertising columns we note the following
names: w. j. Parsons, Ordinary of
Pickens district; l.. G. Craig, Sheriff
j. e. Hagood, Clerk of Court; Jos. j.
Norton, K. Al. Keith. Easley & Wickliffe,
w. NJ. Hadden, j. j. Davis, Norris, Har-
rison IL Pulliam, attorneys; Jean Bite.
Fischesser, jeweler; Robt A. Thompson,
Commissioners in Equity; Jas. Geoege,
NJ. F. Mitchell, j. N. Lawrence, lumb sr
dealers; merchants-J. I'll. Voigt, j. III.
Alexander, K. K. Alexander, j. A. Cur
ley (HamburR), G. Riecke, Jr., Maxwell
& Seaborn, j. T. Sloan & Co. (Pendleton).
The annual fair of Pickens district is
announced, over the signature of Miles
NJ. Norton, president w. X Easley,
administrator, advertises for sale, 'three
negroes-Tone, a first rate blacksmith,
young and likely; Andy, a first rate fell
low; and Clary, a good cook" In the
miscellaneous legal notices we find the
names of II. A. III. Gibson, (now living at
Walhalla), II. Gibson, Jesse A. Hall, f.
A. Tate, q. w. Vanzant, B. A. Moody,
D. Is. Clayton. Announcements of can
didatcs are shown as follows: For
major of I'd regiment, w. B. White; for
Ordinary, JAS. A. Doyle, w. L.. Hol-
combe, S. III. johns, Rev. John Owens,
Thos. j. Keith; for Sheriff, I.emuel
Thomas, A. B. Sergeant, w. n. Craig;
for Tax Collector, A. s. Stephens, Geo
Stealing, Rev. j. X. Hunnicutt, Rev. Fl.
NJ. Barton, j. w. l.. Cary, II. c. Hunt
Taken as a whole, this old copy of The
Courier is good index to the life of
Old Pickens district, directory of it's
business men, and correct budget of
the happenings of the territory it repre-
sented. 1t bears the stamp of truth and
accuracy at every hand that has always
characterized the life of it's guiding
spirit and editor, Col. Robt. A. Thomp-
son.
The Walhalla Banner of date July I,
1858, is shown to be No. 7 of Volume 2.
The proprietors we're A. Bryce ,S Son,
with Joel III. Clayton as editor and G.. G.
Terrey, publisher. This paper too, hike
The Courier. is bright and newsy, and in
every column is shown a tendency TO ele-
vate the reader by the excellence of the
matter giveh In general makeup and
appearance, at first glance, it would ap-
pear to casual observer to be a second
edition of The Courier. though there ar.
typographical ''ear marks" that mark it |
as entirely separate and distinct. The |
same attorneys names appear in The |
Banner AZ III The Courier. That Wal
halla was thoroughly German town
IN 1858 is evidenced by glance over the |
list of the names of those who conducted
the business at that time-H. Fajen, ii. |
Gissel, Henry Bahntge, A. M Ayers,
Mrs. H. Knee, Anton Deusch, Fl. Stucke,
' VIM. Muller, Louis Muller, G. H. White,
y. b. Fischesser, John III. Ostendorn. G. |
Necke, Jr. notice of the German Set |
element Society is signed by the follow
ing directors and officers; D. Biemann,
Jacob Schroeder. John NJ. Hencken. Fl.
Bahntge, G. III. Rochau, &. II. Issertcll.
Other names which appear frequently
are Il. ii. D. Cramer, j. =. Darby, Elan
sharpe, +. n Garvin, j. G. and A.
Bryce popularity of the spelling i'm
=, Ho.