Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-07-02
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WEDNESDAY,, July =, 1910.
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Editor KcOwcc Courier:
viii write Il few lines to let you
know that we are having plenty OF
rain and some grass. and if it rains
on. guess we will have more. but
we need hay anyhow. Down here
we work some when we can, and
crops are looking linc for what lit
tie work they have had. TO let you
know how we'll some crops are doing
viii say that | have Il little tobacco
patch. and ! have not as yet got to
work il any. but found Il plant that
needed topping. so just fixed it up.
IT the other plants do that we'll. what
is the use to work it at all?
The fruit crop is almost Il failure,
except blackberrics. and we have
some fine ones here in the rOrd--sup-
posed to be the public road-and
right good grazing, too, as there has
not been any one to disturb them
As YOU know. il takes Il blackberry
two years to fruit. | would like to
know II we arc to use the public
road for berry patch and pay taxes.
too, and taxes rs high us they are.
and going higher? We arc the near
est out OF roads and bridges we have
been for many II lun% year. a& 500
IT. We l"vc plenty OF road officers.
but | don't sec any work going on.
Some on" ran around n little piece
Of rood through this section and left.
| reckon 'c considered it Il bad Job
aud quit, rs | don't know what be-
came Q: him. Rut one thing know
We vii! have to pay taxes again
this year. Would Ike for you or
some OF NIHr readers to give some
Well, my old friend. $. *. Dcndy.
sure did give us a good letter a few
weeks ago. While he is getting old
history | would like for him to tell
the young people something about
the times we went through after the
war. when scarcely any one could
get credit. | know when he advanced
credit to some when he was
with Waller, Watson & Co.. but he
lost nothing, as they all paid up in
full. He could not turn any one |
away empty-handed There is Il
greater reward for him than can be |
given on earth. | hope he will con-
tinue to give us his good letters to .
keep us aspiring to higher things as
we travel along the road Of time to
that undiscovered country from
which no traveller has ever returned.
Death OF j. ~. R0ggs.
J. T. Boggs, who lived near Ncwry,
died on Saturday, June 2lSt, after
being In feeble health for several
years. lie passed away very sud
denly. lie was up and about Satur-
lay morning and went out Oh the
porch and was, as usual. taking his
'cst in the hammock. and his wife
went to take his breakfast to him,
md found that he was unconscious.
tc passed away about 10 o'clock.
tIc was buried at the home place
after services conducted by Rev. w.
=. Scaborn, Of Pickens. He was
soldier in the Confederate army, was
, kind father and true husband. and
, member Of the Baptist church. Hc
was Il years Of age. He leaves, be-
sides his widow. two sons and two
Taylor Boggs. Of Easley,
and Joe Roggs, Of Elberton. Ga;
Mrs Freddie Gregory, Of Newry. and
Miss jamie Boggs. at home. He is
also survived by one brother, B. 5.
Boggs, Of Ncwry. and one sister. Mrs.
Mauldin, OF TOc@0a. Ga. We join in
extending sympathy 80 the hrrenvcd
ones in their sorrow. Z. l.. BosgS.
New Hope, lunV -, 1919.