Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-06-20
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
FOR THE KEowE COURIER.

'oN AhE hbONh COURIER.
or. Eattor: Some time ago there was
great wonder and excitement caused by the
wonderful Shanghai of Anderson, ("Take
heed, time is short")an tho our STAB Tom
Fo'0ls are not quiteao Prophetic, we think
we have one much moro remarkable than
any even hat town can offerd. On yester-
day morning I was greatly amused at sec
ing a.iittle chicken, three days old taken
into the houte lest its mother could not
support it. strutling about the piazza and
assuming. as great an air of importance rs
tho it were a tried game cock, in other
words as if to show that there was not the
slightest cause fcr supeasiness. had been
uoticTngit only, very short time when an
other chicken about the size Of a partridge
came up and was picking up the food that
had been placed there for the lesser one, and
tony great surprise the little fellow flew
atit, or rather ran att for it had no wiuos.
and actually frightened il away, and much
more to my amazemeut crowed several
times. q gentleman coming up soon after
could scarcely be persuaded to believe II,
when the same thing was repeated and il
crowedthcn, Think some sxor eight times.
know not what you may think of this,
but suppose you will conclude that tits GER
tainly one of "the blue hens chickens
Hamilton Hill, June Is, 1851. X.
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SPRISGfIED, June 9th, l857.-To The
Friends OF Temperance. The meeting of
State Temperance Society win be hold a,
CbesteryilIe On Tuesday The 2fst tav Of
Jply. II is expected the meeting win com.
mence as soon after the arrival OF the cars
as possible: say at or before s b. m. The
a,eeting il will be observed, begins The day
befarc the Grand Division meets. ut Yo,k:
1t is expected to adjourn time enough TO
reach Yorkville before the meeting there.
the evening of the 22J 1t is hoped eypry
organization of Temperance will be fully
represented.
TsmperaDcc Societies, Divisions of the
Sons OF Temperance, Rechabites, and Ca.
detsare expected to send up d.legates--
'''S haOiS 'bO OStbSIsf
Our friends at ChesteryiIe are making
preparations to give Temperance rousinc
welcome. DR.. Walker, well known as mn
ardent and devoted friend of Ternperanca;
the successor. Of Cbester's leader. in tbis
great cause, the late JAS. b. McCuily. ESQ.
writes to me 1--WE intend holding two pubEc
meetings, one Tuesday night. The other
wednesday morning about H., We give
the Delegates dinner at 8. p. M"
Brethren and friends, let Delegates be
speedily appointed. The work is. great
one--every one who can give us uood
word, a smile. or even an encouraging nod
will be welcomed. lie; us al 10 the work.
JoaN. RELroN C'NEALL
Pres. State Tenn Society.
ZEN. JoHS D. WALn4cH, the oldest Off.
ceeiu the United States Afmy, diedin Bal.
tinore ou Wednesday night. He was born
at Alsace on the Rhine, in 1884, entered the
Austrian service, and subsequently Joined
the French army. While 10 that seryice
his regiment was ordered to the West In.
dies, when nearly eyeFV man in it died. He
came to this country "a If90, and soon af.
ter entered the Office Of Alexander Hanil.
ton as law student. He afterwards aban
doned the profession, and having procured
a acomn,ission from General Washington.
entered the Uaited States Army. He was
engaged In the war Of 1912, and achieved,
considerable distinction and desife,i 10
accompany the army to Mexico is 1910.
but his great agetforbade the attempt. tJp.
to Within three days Of his death his health
was invariably gooc. ~