Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-09-05
Bird cages at Norman's Drug Store.


Friday, August 31st. She was the oldest
Of the nine children of David and Joanna
Stribling, who lived in this county up to
the close of the war, when they moved
to Texas.
Two plugs Browns mulo tobacco for
l5c. at Edward Callas's.
There will be a special communica-
tion of Blue Ridge Lodge, No. w A. f..
NJ, ia Masonic Temple, next Friday
night, 7th instant, at o'clock sharp.
The f. A. and #. G. Degrees will be con-
ferred. A full and prompt attendance of
the Craft is desired.
For Sale--Fiue horse and mare Call
on T. j. Todd at City Meat Market.
Go to the polls next Tuesday and
vote. 1t is just as important as the first
to exercise the right of suffrage, Oconee
has candidate in the field for Governor.
Don't forget Martin #. Ansel, of Green
vile, but formerly Of Occnee.
Lost, OH Sunday, September I'd, be-
tween my home and Mountain View
church, an envelope containing $50 or
$57, all paper money-some ten and five
dollar bills and others of smaller denomi-
nations. The finder will 6e suitably re-
warded by returning same to w. NJ.
Barker, Salem, S. G.
w. e. (Uncle Billy Cox, from South
Union, was at the Court House Monday.
He reports good crops and meetings in
his community. He is now 72 years old,
is an old Confederate soldier, having
served four years in the war between the
States in Company G., 18th South Caro-
lima Volunteers. May he live long and
prosper.
Seed Oats, Rye, Barley.
Norman's Store.
-We have been asked many times,
"Who Is Mr.. Edwards, the candidate for
Governor?" We fail to find hia name in
the biographical department. of diotion-
aries or encyclopedias. For the benefit
of any chance biogl apher We give as
State, SIC.
Walls wanted.
Norman's Drug Store.
j. r. Cobb and family have recently
moved to Wall ALA and arc occupying
Mrs. Fahnestook's new house, on Faculty
Hill. We are glad to welcome this
family to our midst. 1t is Mr.. Cobb's
intention to establish large bottling
works plant in Walhalla. He has had
considerable experience in this line of
business, and he will doubtless make a
success of it here.
Sewing machines sold on easy terms;
from Sl5 up, at Carter Hardware Co.
Edward Stone and Miss Belle Wood
all, of Jordania, were married last Sun
day morning at O'Clock, at the home of
the officiating minister, Rev. W.. w.
Rev. Mr.. Abbott performed the marriage
ceremony for A. w. Julian and Miss
Olive Dalton. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas j. Dalton, of Richland. The
friends of these young couples extend
best wishes.
Clean bottles wanted.
Norman's Drug Store.
-Oconee will be indirectly represented
in the next Legislature by the following
gentlemen: Ellie Richardson, ESQ.,, of
Greenville; Kurtz p. Smith, Esq, of
Anderson; Jas. T. Carey, Esq, of Pick
ems; Thos. 81. Tatum, of Bishopville.
The first three are natives Of Oconee,
and the latter is "ours by. adoption" he
county. Oconee will be directly repre-
sented by Rev. Coke d. Mann and E. E.
Werner or W. M. Brown. There is a
contest between the latter two, and the
Democratic Executive Committee will
decide whether Mr.. Werner or Mr..
Brown is the proper representative.
There was difference of only 20 votes
in the count for these two gentlemen.
LOADED shells for 800. at Carter
Hardware Co.
Joseph w. Shelor, Esq, made quite
land sale yesterday, when he conveyed
his Fair Play tract to w. L Dobbs, of
Commerce.. Ga, for s7,656.0O. Mr..
Shelor thinks that he gave to Mr.. Dobbs
quite bargain in this trade. The tract
contains 4G4 acres, $50 acres of which is
most excellent land. The only reason
which Mr.. Shelor gives for selling is that
he must cultivate the place by tenant
labor, and under that system the place
was sure to deteriorate. Mr.. Dobbs, it
Is said, will move to the place the first
of January and cultivate the farm and
do general merchandise business. We
welcome him to Oconee county. He is
son-in-law of Mrs. H. M. Barton, of Fair
Play. There is room in Oconee for many
of just such men as Mr.. Dobbs.
Winter grazing oat seed.
Norman's Store.
Last Sunday was special day at the
Walhalla Baptist church. In the morn
wood, editor of the Baptist Press,
preached a sermon on the future life. At
the close of his discourse he was asked
to say word about the Baptist Press,
which was established nine years ago
that day.-September 2, 1897. He spoke
of the Importance of helpful religious
reading and knowledge of what was
going on in the denomination. He said
that not more than a third of the 2S, 900
Baptist families in South Carolina took a
denominational paper. He spoke of the
general good love of the South Carolina
secular press. The editor of one of the
papers he saw nathe congregation. In
the evening Rev. w. T. Derieux, of
Greenville, assistant secretary of the Bap-
tist State Mission Board, preached an