Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-08-29
SALEM AND COMMUNITY.
"N. Is. G." Takes His Annual Outing
In this Prosperous Section.

| oaIeHl, aug. 1l.-EultOr heOWoe
Courier: have seen and heard so
much that is pleasing during two
weeks sojourn in and around Salem
that hardly know how to begin this
communication.
have seen Christians and Phari-
sees, old and young people, sick and
well people, some contented and
happy. Others sad and dcSpondent.
The Oldest farmers ! have talked
| to are unanimous in the opinion that
crops In this community we're never
| better, more promising and better
cultivated, seasons never more fav-
orable than this year, and the farm
crs are looking forward t. IA rich and
bountiful harvest this fail, and re-
munerative prices for the products
or their labor Upland corn is like
that grown on fertile bottoms, inter-
mingled with velvet beans, peas. and
! old-timc corntleld beans.
Potatoes-Irish and sweet--pea-
nuts, turntps, rye, wheat, tomatoes,
melons, tobacco and cantaloupes are
largely grown on many farms. The
orchardS, which are numerous, are
laden with luscious apples, pears and
peaches. while many are decaying on
the ground. it being impossible to
! can, dry or preserve the surplus.
How thankful we should be to the
adorable giver Of every good and
perfect gift, and to cndeavor so to
i've as to merit continuance Of
these rich blessings, while other
countries are suffering from bloody
war. dire pestilcnce and dreadful
, famine.
have been informed, by those
, who ought to know, that much Of the
land around here will produce a bale
! or cotton per acre, where thirty years
ago cototn seed was never planted
and on lands which not many years
ago could have been bought for
"a cents per acre, and are now held
at from SIS to $50 per acre. Some
= ''''> 'S'|0' SiOlS ltdH OlHCtS, Dut
all are so fine cannot particularize.
! If present prospects are realized,
, there will be no Western corn, and
not much Western meat, shipped to
this neighborhood next year.
Salem has good graded school,
with about $50 pupils, taught by
Mr.. Pickens and assistants.
, A good school at Boone's Creek Is
taught by Melton Lusk.
TWO good churches, one Methodist
and one Baptist, five stores, one drug
store, two cotton gins and planning
mill and one grist mill, are found in
, Salem.
One mile from Salem e. b. Hag-
gerty operates cotton gin and grist
mill, while he cultivates a small farm
on which he says he can produce one
bale Of cotton per acre, without COM
mercial fertilizer by the liberal use
OF homemade manure.
On Mr.. Haggorty's place there is
pretty knob on LYDIA mountain. a
splendid site for dwelling or hotel.
On clear day, from this point, with
magnifying glass, you can see Wal
halla, Seneca, Westminster. Pickens
. Court House, ramassee, Boone's
Creek church. Mountain View church
, Tin Pickens county,. and the hotel
on Hog-Back Mountain.
Geo. r. Pike is the oldest mer-
chant In Salem, having located there
! with small stock of goods about 80
years ago. and engaged continuously
in merchandising ever since. AS the
years passed his business has enlarg-
ed and his business increased. He
has been most useful citizen and
has done much for the community
III promoting education, morals and
religion. Mr.. Pike married Miss
Matte Perry, Of Salem. and they
have two pretty little girls.
Protracted meetings have recently
been held at the Baptist and Metho-
dist churches, in Salem, at Boone's
Creek and Mount Carmel, all of
which were we'll attended, and it is
hoped much good will result. There
were many accessions.
Rural police and revenue officers
have been diligent in the search for
Illicit "booZc" and "moOnshiners"
With what success | am unable to
state.
IT any one will visit this section
at this season Of the year, see the
ilonrishing crops. inhale its pure
air drink of its cnnlinn unt orn OIL,