Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-06-15
FOR TUE KEnWEE COURIER.
Home Guard

The citizens Of Pickcnsvilic md vicinity met
together and adopted Constitution for the
II ,ne Guard of the lst Battalion, 5,h Regiment,
S. G. NJ. at Pickcnsvillc
Article lst--Tbis company shall be known Ly
the name of the Pickcnsyille Silver Grcys.
Article 2d-It shall be composed of those who
| arc free from ordinary military duty.
Article 3dIt shall he the duty OF this con,-
pany to report all oTcndrrs, within our bounds
against the laws Of this State or Of the Conrcd-
crate States; and we hereby pledge ourselves
individually to see that such offenders arc car
ried before the proper tribunal.
Article 4th-It shall bc the duty Of said
company to keep n strict patrol or vigilance
company in each ncighborhood in our bounds,
| aud report Mt our regular meetings.
Article 5th-lt shall be the duty Of tho Cap
patrol f'r each ncighboihood and it shall lie the
duty of the clerk to keep record of the sane
and receive the reports and report to q soec,
committee
Article 6th-Any mcmher joining this com.
rany and not complying with tho constitutions
| shall DC dealt with by the company, and bear
| tho penalties inflicted By majority of the same
| Article 7th-Any member joining this com
pany and falling to attend three regular muster
| days in succession. without reasonable excuse
| shall hc expelled
Article 8th-It shall he tho duty of Captains
of patrol to inquire into the necessities Of sold
iers' families in their rcsncctivo nciehborhontls
ard report tho same to the clerk T; and further
| 1t shall bo the duty of each member of this
| company to make such like rcrurts TO their re-
| spcctvc captains.
| Article 9th-It shall be the duty of tho Car
thin OF the company. to appoint. in addition to
| the captains of patrol, n central committee of
| twelve men. to whom all tho reports hy the
clerk shall i,e made, and their action oil the
| same shall be final
! Article lOth-Tho clerk of the company shall
have power to call the company or the commit
tee together whenever business is reported to
him that requires immediate action.
| Article llth-It shall require n two.thirtls
| vote ut the whole company to alter or amend
| tho Constitution.
Article l2th-A majority Of tho central com.
mlttce shall form quorum to transact business
| OGicers--Jnhn Arinl, sen. Captain; II. G.
Briggs, lst Lieutenant: A. A. III. NOON. Cd
Lieutenant: Joel Bradley, 81 Lieutenant: r.
Clerk
Irirwles-Wm. Smith ESQ, Moses Hendrix,
): A. MeCrncken. Hardy Gilstrnp. ,hn Tenn
ploton, W. s. Williams Reese Bowen. Lcnnder
james !. W. Major, Bcni. IIoIlineswnnh. ii. j.
Fenncll. Charles Durham, A. j. Mnlinnix
Low Taylor Daniel Gasaway. l.. G. IIah,ilton
Jared Evntt. James McWhnrtcr, G.. G. Gnsawnv.
Joseph Smith. Harrison Dilworth. Washington
Shrrlf, jesse L. Jones, Joseph G.. Brggs, Wm.
Robinson. Jacob Pickle, Abner Mnlinnix, Felix
Rogers. Moses Kennemnrc. N II. Richardson
| Central CommiUee-- Wm Robinson. II.
IL: Boggs. Mai. II. g. Briggs. S. A. McCracken.
Wm Smith, Esq., Reese Bnwen. John Bnwcn,
SEN, Jacob Pickle. Hardy Gilstrap. l.. G. Ham
iltnn, Fields Mullinnx, Moses Hendrix
On motion. the Captain wns added to tho
committee, and appointed chairman.
Captains Of Patrol--S. A McCrnckct. Nm.
Smith ESQ, Jacob Pickle, Levi Taylor, Hardy
! Gilstrap. A. A. ii. Moon. John Arai L.55es.
Hamilton, Moses Hendrix, Washington Sheriff,
James McAdnms.
WITHIN weok tho ladies of Raleigh. North
Carolina, mado and turned over to the adiutant
general $4,000 mattresses, GOO towels, 500 un;
form iackots, 200 pantaloons. 400 fatignc shirts
aud 200 haversacks. the materials of which
were obtained chiefly by thoir contributions
and efforts.
1RTsn PIxgs.-The Mayor Of Memphis has
had sixty.four Irish pixies manufactured f,r a
company to be formed shortly in that city. The
Irish pike is n formidable weapon. about ton
foot long, tho ond like q bayonet with a hook
enabling theholder to push it against nm ndvor.
sSry with tfSctt 70 look and Cut severely.