Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-02-08
ls,i.r from Old pIek,as.

Old Pickens, January 30.--With
the exception Of New Years Day
aud two or three other days January
has been most disagreeable month.
Chilling winds, slee,, rain and snow
have alternated each other in con-
stant successiur After the rise in
Keowee river on the 10th and iith
instants, being higher than it has
been since the freshet of 1908, the
weather grew co,lerand for several
days last week the river was froZn
entirely across, something that rarely
happens here. Last night snnw fell
here TO the depth of two inches, hut
IL Is warmer now and the snow is
melting rapidly. Unpleasant as all
this may be it is said TO be beneficial,
rs cold weather mrities tho atmos-
phere aud freezes and fer,ilizcs the
soil.
Owing to the inclemrnt weather
very little has been done hy the
farmers, many of whom are much
depressed on account of the fall in
price of cotton. The determination
seems TO be to held onto what they
have for better piices, and to reduce
the acreage for the present year.
Matt Wbi,mire has bought farm
from j b. Hill, ncnr Old PIckens,
and has moved tothe same.
Henry Glaz"ner, with George
Land and other sub. tenants, remains
ON the Lee farm.
S, l.. Richardson has moved from
the Norton place to West Union and
John Herd now occupies the Norton
residence, having leased the same
and part of the farm for five years.
M. l.. Emerson, of Pelzer, has been
in the neighborhood for several days
looking after his interests here.
b. p. Fisher, from Jocassee, has
rented a part OF the Gary lands and
has moved there with his interesting
family. He has also rented the She
lor place and will engage in farming.
on a large scale. The coming of
these good people is quite an addi-
tion to the community. Besides
bringing several good citizens, the
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church membership is considerably
increased.
Henry Davis is teaching at Nor
ton Academy, but by reason of the
bad weather or from some other cause
the attendance is not 80 large as it
should be-.
Edward CAN'T continues TO sell
goods at Old Pickens and says he
can sell as cheaply as the town mer-
chant, as he has no clerk hire, store
rent and corporation tax to pay.
Thomas K. Keith can still be
found in the Fork with a big crib of
corn, abundance of roughness and
plenty of fine hogs to kill and sell
at the same time. Besides this, he
has about thirty.tiv bales of cotton,
but being situated as he is, he can
hold it, and say to Theodore Prizes
and his crowd, like Mr.. Casey, of An
derson, that "F!orida will be covered
with fifteen inch snow in August
and nigger wool growing in their
hands before he will sell for less than
remunerative prices"
Rev. Mr.. Farmer, of Pick-ns, has
been chosen TO preach for thD Bap-
fists at Old Pickens the present year.
Rev. w. f. Strickland, Presbyte-
rian, of Seneca, will continue to
serve us the third Sunday in each
month. On the third Sunday in
January the Lords Supper was ad-
ministered by Mr.. Strickland, and on
the same day the bright little child
rem of Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. Dickson
were christened. have always been
deeply impressed with the beauty of
this ceremony of the Presbyterian
church. 1t reminds me always of
the dedication to the Lord by Han
nah, of the little Samuel who became
one of the greatest judges of Isreal.