Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-12-06
The Sage Of Old Plckeas Gives Thanks.


proclamation of the President of the
United States and the Governor of South
Carolina as day of national thanksgiv.
ing and prayer, it we'll behooves us to
| attune our hearts to spirit of gratitude
to the divine author of our being and the
gver of every good and perfect gift for
b is tender mercies and manifold bless.
| ings, not only during the past year, but
for the whole of our lives. Not only
| to-day, but every hour we live. we should
| adore His holy name, acknowledge His
mercy and goodness and roturn thanks
for all the blessings OF life--for the air
we breathe, the food we eat, the water
health we enjoy, the society of friends,
the loving companionship of parents,
fond husbands, dear wives, affectionate
sons and daughters, noble brothers and
sweet sisters; that we live in land of
day schools and Sunday schools, where
education is free to all, and, highest
above all, where good and holy men
preach the glorious gospel of our Lord
and Saviour Jesus Christ, and where,
in every town and hamlet and neighbor-
hood, the church of God lifts it's spire
heavenward, and where to-day millions
are rendering thanks and praise to the
| Prince of Peace.
| AS hatlOn we SnOulu DC CnanKIul
that pelCs prevails at home and abroad,
that our people are prosperous and
| happy, and that our President, no mat
tor what his politics, stands to-day in the
eye of the world as its foremost ruler in
craftsmanship, patriotism and humanity.
AS State, we are blessed with peace
and prosperity, bountiful crops and re-
crative employment for all who wish to
labor, success for every man and woman
who dares to achieve, and happiness and
contentment for all
We of this section of South Carolina
should feel especially thankful that un-
der the providence Of heaven the moral
sentiment and Christian spirit of our peo-
pie have risen in their might and are
doing so much to abolish the traffic in
whiskcy, that dreadful evil, direst curse
to humanity, that ruins so many happy
homes, bights so many brilliant minds,
corrupts the youth, defiles the manhood
of our land, saddens the hearts of our
pure women, fills our jails, asylums and
penitentiares with its ruined victims;
bleeds the heart of the devoted mother,
fond wife and sweet sister, and floods
our country with the tears of disconso-
late widows and the mournful wall of
desolate orphans. May God hasten the
day when the glorious banner of prohi-
bition shall wave triumphantly over
every county in the State and every State
and Territory in the United States. All
hail to our sister county of Anderson for
her victory on last Saturday over the dis
peusary.
Having spent couple of days last
week in the city of Anderson, | cannot
close this article without saying word
about her rapid growth aud phenomenal
prosperity. Her immense trade, opulent
banks, enterprising merchants, talented
nrOfpSSiOnal snlpnni1
(daily and weekly, mammoth business
houses, excellent hotels, educational and
religious advantages, all combine to rem
der her one of the most thriving and
prosperous cities in the State. Then
there are her enormous cotton mills,
with their thousands of operatives and
their immense pay rolls, which add
greatly to the trade of the city. While
there, through the courtesy of President
Brock and the kindness of j. Reese FAINT,
| was shown through the Brogon Mills
from bottom to top. 1t is we'll worth a
visit to Anderson to 90 through this
mill and observe its workings, which
have not space to describe here. Suffice
it to say, that the mills are situated one
mile from the Court House, with street
cars running to and from the same. This
mill was completed in 1904 with capital
stock of one million dollars, and has been
in successful operation ever since under
tho presidency of j. A. Brock. In thie
mill there are 10000 spindles and looms
in proportion. Fifteen hundred hands
are employed and near by nestle 500 neat
cottages, which are inhabited by as many
families. There is free school for the
mill children from eight to nine months
in the year, aud Sunday school and
preaching lear by every Sunday. The
quality of the goods manufactured is
superb, and they are shipped to all parts
of the world
Oconee is we'll represented in Ander-
son. The Messrs. Holleman, James r.
Keith and Joseph r. Sheor are all Oco-
nee boys and are among the most promi-
nent and promising young business men
in the city, each occupying lucrative
and responsible position with the best
business men of the place, while Mr.. and
Mrs. Warren r. Shelor and their interest
ing family are from here, and Mrs. Car
rie Anderson, wife of that efficient and
gentlemanly railroad man, Capt John r.
Anderson, and her sister, Miss Lidie
Keith, and Misses Shelor are daughters
of Oconee. We certainly rejoice over the
success of our friends and the high
esteem in which they are held in their
adopted home.
The friends Of Samuel and Miss Mary
Fisher, formerly of Jccassee, are pleased
to learn that they have good positions in
the BrOgon Mills, at Anderson, through
| the influence of Isaac Green.
Capt Samuel X. Keith, who recently
left here, is now located at Tyler, Texas,
and is engaged in the railroad business.
With his long experience and qualifica-
tions success ia assured. N. b. Cary.
A. H. Wells Has Resigned as Auditor.