Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-07-26
A VOICE FROM vLO PiCKENs.
Crops In Good Condition Wolf Stake
Got Its Nsme--Other Matters.

July came In accompanied by much
rain, which caused the streams to
swell and resulted in considerable
s.amage to crops on Keowee and Lit
Gle rivers, especially the latter. Not
withstanding this the farmers are in
good spirits, have the grass pretty
well under control and are happy in
contemplation Of ten cent cotton in
the fall, 1t does begin to look as if,
the farmers, under the management
of the Farmers Protective Associa-
zion, aided by the unerring dispensa-
Iions of a wise Providence, are be-
coming more prosperous, aud the time
is not distant when the sons of toll,
by the sweat OF whose brow the crops
are produced, will reap the benefit of
their labor instead of the gambler in
futures and the speculator. There
has been great Improvement in the
crops during the past two weeks.
Corn is growing nicely and is mostly
1'laid by" Cotton has a good weed
and is putting on fruit rapidly.
On last Sunday at III O'clock a. m.
Rev. w. F. Strickland, of Seneca,
preached most edifying sermon at
Old Pickens church from Matthew
28:26: "And 10, | am with you always,
even unto the end of the world"
Although indsposed from recent
sickness, he portrayed in language
pure and beautiful the undying love
of our Saviour, his tender compas.
sion for the sinner, His Willingness to
save and constant presence with us
from the cradle to The grave, in the
helpless innocence of childhood, the
joys and sorrows, trials and tempta-
lions of maturer life, the weakness
and infirmities of old age, His sus.
tanning, comforting presence with the
Christian in his passage "through the
valley of the shadow Of death" on
that mysterious tourney from whose
bourne no traveller returns"
There was large congregation
present, most of whom remained till
The afternoon and were delightfully."-
by charming music, and
singing rendered by Messrs. Burns,
Smith, Gaillard, Elrod, Wood and
others.
Prominent among the singers was
our efficient Clerk of Court, G. II. ID.
Surns, who is as much at home in a
singing convention as on the stump,
at a picnic, in legislative halls or ia
the clerks office. He has been styled
the "Adonis of the Court House."
and who ever thus named him might
nave added that he is the silver
tongued Orpheus of Oconee, and
whilst his music may not "stop the
streams in their course, move the
arees and rocks and tame the savage
beast" he is certainly wonderfully
gifted and expert in many things
besides singing.
We also noted the presence of our
eax-sheriff, the gallant w. w. Moss,
who still "maintains his youth and
beauty" Mr.. Moss has served his
county well, both in peace and war,
and his many friends here rejoice TO
see him so cheerful and active.
And there was the affabIe, portly
and ponderous Auditor, j. p. Reese,
who looked after dinner as if he
might have dined where Burns did
and met with the same fate Chat of
the frog fed on buckshot).
Our young and handsome trea.
surer, MIR. Schroeder, was also on
hand. Come again, gentlemen. The
friendly hand-shake, az well as the
music, hath "charms" for the voter.
In speaking of the place in our
county called the "Wolf Stake" the
other day w. w. Moss told me how
it came by the name. In the early
settlement of this country it was in
tested by wolves, bear and other
predatory animals and various means
we're resorted to for the destruction
OF the same. Some ingenious hunter
planted stake firmly in the ground,
1he same being split from the top
and opened in the shape of V, the
.oait, piece of meat, being suspended
from the top. The hungry wolf, in
nls efforts to get the dainty morsel,
would become fastened in the fork
Of the stake. This was favorite
place Tor entrapping the wolf by this
te"iGe. Hence the name of "Wolf