Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-01-27
wALHAL1A CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY JANUARY "a 1900

at Pickens, at Anderson six inches
deep. At Richmond below zero, and
In Charleston the mercury was with
in few degrees of being as cold as
1t was the "cold Saturday" some
twenty years before. The Gazette
and Advocate neighbors had turned
out from Anderson and killed 102
rabbits. A letter from Walhalla
stated that new buildings were con-
stantly going up, new stores and
shops opened, and trade largely on
the increase. The Legislature at a
recent session had granted an act to
incorporate the town. IN another
column, above the names Of Jacob
Schroeder, d. Biemann and ]. H. Os-
tendorff, as managers, notice Of an
election, to be held on Monday, to
elect one intendant and six wardens,
appeared. In the Hymeneal column
the following interesting event was
recorded: Married, Sunday, 18th
instant, by E. NJ. Keith, Esq, II. A.
H. Gibson to Miss Catharine T.
Iaynes, all of Pickens District. All
parties will please accept our thanks
for the usual fee and our congratula-
tionS." Here was another para
graph: eve observe that most of our
exchanges are informing their lady
readers that leap year has come
around again. Bachelors will also
take the hint, and proceed with care
and caution" The advent of the
True Carolinian" at Anderson,
1.-The Sun" at Newberry, and the
"Informer" at Edgefield were told in
this issue. England, Bleckley C
Co., OF Anderson, corrected the
weekly ''prices current" and the
following were the prices of few
Of the many things quoted: Cotton,
71s to SIS; salt, $2.25 per sack;
flour $S to $3.50 per barrel; corn,
As to SO cents per bushel; peas 62 to
65 cents per bushel. Among the ad-
vertisers were Issertell e. Norman,
Mrs. H. Knee, Walhalla; j. b. Clyde,
Pickensville. Land warrants and
runaway slaves were wanted in many
sections. Among the legal advertise
ments the name of one of your cor
respondents maternal great-grand-
fathers appears in an application for
a sale Of real estate. In the column
ot announcements the names Of sew
enteen candidates appeared. The
only one we ever knew personally
was Samuel II. Johns, who was as
piring for the Office Of ordinary Of
Pickens District.
Hunt Marble & Granite Company
have erected large and substantial
monument on the Mathewson family
plot in Eastview cemetery. 1t cost
$500. The base of the monument
weighed about 5000 pounds and
was taken from the Oconee quarry
on Poor mountain. Any one who has
not seen a sample Of Mr.. Halls mar
BILE might visit the cemetery and
compare it with the Georgia and Ver-
mont marble which can be seen in
the same cemetery.
Rev. j. l.. Singleton spent Monday
and Tuesday in Anderson.
We have heard that Rev. S. A. Nc
Daniel has resigned as pastor of his
churches in this section, and intends
to move to South Georgia soon. We
can i'll afford to lose such = good man
as Rev. Mcdaniel.
G. e. Anderson butchered the
champion hog of the town last Tues
day. 1t was sixteen months old and
weighed sol pounds.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ. Shelton, for
merly of Walhalla, but more recently
of Lancaster, are stopping with Mr..
and Mrs. A. Gaines for a few days.
Mr.. Shelton is travelling for Rich
mond house, selling paints, oils, etc.
in Westminster. A cordial welcome
awaits him and his.
G.. n. billiard has returned from a
trip to Atlanta and Cartersville.
The beautiful Methodist parsonage
has been finished and Rev. j. l.. Sin
gleton will move into 1t tomorrow.
w. A. Singleton,aa postal clerk of
the railway mail service, is erecting
a residence on the south side OF town
j. NJ. Bell, of Waynesboro. Va. Is
visiting his sister, Mrs. David l.. Nor
ris.
The pipe connections for the steam
laundry were completed Saturday.
and If there Is no delay in the ship
ment Of other fixtures the plant will
be in readiness to start to work in
ten days or two weeks. A good build
ing, about SO feet wide at the front,
and running back about 54 feet. has
been erected. 1t is divided into en-
gine room, office and rooms for the
laundry work. Dr.. II. E. Rosser and
w. Paul Dickson are the proprietors,
and the plant has been located on
Mr.. Dickson's land in the south end
of town. The basement Of the laun-
dry building will be occupied by II.
Fl. Cartledge, Of the Westminster
Pressing Club.
Rev. j. l.. Singleton preached an
excellent sermon in the Methodist
church Sunday evening, taking for
his text Faith Is the thing hoped
for, the evidence Of things not seem
AS fitting prelude to the discourse,
he explained the five senses. "hear-
ing, taste, melting, feeling and see
ing Mr.. | ngleton does not preach
exceeding twenty minutes, which al
ways guarantees good audience.
Union services will be held in the
Methodist church next Sabbath at