Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1868-02-28

! Itey. Mr.. 10Y VIII prcacn In inc Eplsc0pal
Methodist Church on Sunday, the lst day Of
March, at .103 O'clock, A. Nj.
puDL1c ADDREss.-G j. w. HARRI-
SON will address the people Of Pickcns Dis
trict, In advocacy of the Blue Ridge Railroad,
at tho Court House, on Tuesday Of Court
week, at half past IL o'clock.
TmE MARKErs.-In Now York, on the
I 25th instant, Cotton was quoted at 223 cents
per pound. Gold, 423
seg- Nothing has disturbed the serene
tranquility of our town during the past week,
! worthy of special notice, unless, indeed, We
except tho unparalleled and highly successful
shot, made by citizen at lark, which was
joyously piping its lay from the topmost bough
of'n tall tree, nearly opposite tho store of DR..
BsW.B.
Said shot, accomplished wonders; First it
kitted'the bird, Secondly, it in duced q young
horse to change his base Of operations SO has
Itily that ho could not pick for himself way
entirely frco from distractions. 'f After failing
| ID, his frantic attempt to run ovor Biemann'a
Motol, he was persuaded to reconsider" ;"
though not until he had inflicted gricvous
injury upon q venerable vehicle to which he
was attached. Thirdly, it destroyed the equa-
nlmity Of a gentleman from the country, who
mildly requested from our sportsman dam
ages for his shattered wagon and broken har
| 7 I IL, Il >..1
generously aud good-heartedly complied. -
Fourthly, it furnished an exciting topic of
discussion as to tho number of larks it would
require to exhaust fellow of all his spare
change Fifthly, it has awakened attention
to the danger and impropricty of discharging
firearms within the corporate limits Of the
| town.
To OUR FRIENDs.-Wc shall be greatly
obliged to our friends throughout Pickens
and Oconce Counties, for any items Of neigh
borhood interest they may sec fit to commu-
nicate.
An account of nl sales or transfers Of real
estate, and the prices paid therefor will be re-
ccived with pleasure, and published. We
wish our paper to be regarded as tho mouth
piece and exponent of our peoples opinions
and desires. It shall be our study to promote
their interests, and we hopo the reflex action
will be to forward ours. We shall strive to
give each week faithful digest of the most
important events ofthc day, whether national,
State or local in their primary influence Es-
pooially do we wish to ident;fw n.-, -'r"~ -,
thr a~..o,- 4, Glover, and grasses intended TO
zen once you be cut in full bloom 49,, ,,.u ,y,,,
) for us. l In Sl ,.a~>IsnJ ootSoi'oo ""
IN; on sagytghop sagytgho pment Of home interests, anu -
nrovc q faithful chronic,er of all contehPo!'
@ neous events, of local character. 'ihe MI
!, er,, AGRICULTURAL, moral and educational !. az
!, vsSSoc,nept S1 ~ of that portion Of South cafo''
i. from which wc principally draw our : ms'0' y
80 q, o;d and comfort" shall cngross our 'ao'
ho tics and occupy our time. Any sussses'.o -
nd from wise and experienced heads we are p
lat pared to gravcly consider, and II oonau0'''
Jus thc we'll being Of our people, to adopt
lay No interest shall langusll when We o"n
WV ia tanning into vigor--no abuse sha'' noa
to uh;cb We. as one of the conscrvatofs o'
sti- rson,e,s rights, can assist in rectlfylng'
s3,- ,,;ah 20 oyo uttcrancc to the public sent'n.
tlon + p;ckens and Oconce, to be tho custom
y to r their political honor, to faithfully ,op',
n;lt, n,oter;a] and moral interests and to IL
run br their progress !, :.
nox- 'sens;ble communications tending to 90 6
stIa tSat throw light upon tho cxhaust'css rcs0u
COM + this section, or discussing in to"p'
90 ve;u the vexed questions Of tho day. wi
leaH ,,serted, when accompanied ey respon
~ same. When not considered sut'c'
;ppclu m~itorious for insertion, they will not a
ompa- in or colums. Marriage and death no
npany Of rcaenablo length, will be inserted as
Mort rs alsoshc proceedings of all puoilc me-
;oa !, ,har har gotten 70 for reputable purposes.
il still We as, tho assistance Of our fri"uds
sh sub, tending ad widening the sphere OF o
elton OF crations, tbs deepening and porpotuaetl
tI,t linauonco wleh we; honestly hhoopo Wlll
amount be on tho sie Of right, Il IS trgey ,y9
Of tho moor (the mos Of you) ip this hH world 2
of the So are weto; teachers, preachers rs ap
tn the peG, ters are not generally afflicted win
~. aat ao on abundance ok" goodiy gear snd 'furn
nd. now And when th&hrcc callings are unlt'
. several! our case starAion is imminent ""'
.sses, can people como the rescue Of the
urnish to PGsr :p;onorvn IN our lives we hay