Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-11-15

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3on to the COURIER.
ion US later than usual.
! sIssAspur inches of snow in

Do''otl corn lSyropOrtou very hnc from
part Of th5 county. In many places tho
sSS9sNettlings from Tip frcshot of list year have
resultcd in nprededented yields.
.is.E new post oflicSt has been established al Fort
lsniadison, in this Bounty, on The Air Limo Rail
sway, and Mr.. VIVA. Mcwhortcr appointed post
master. ~
Hot hns bccfl placed on Tugaloo River, Mt
inc Jarrctts bridge old plncc, for tho accommo-
we havo M heavy frosts during this week
win considerable leo. Winter seems to havo
begun in earn est.
10y, 1ov' VILLA ms has appointed Hon. D. w.
voorhees uhffed States Senator from Indiana TO
! MI 'he vac"nfEy occasioncd by tho death of Sc
, oau con. .bcicncc does not trouble children,
I; Gus -, "opms make their nights slecplcss and kill
ssiaSr Ono 2'.ccnt bottle of shriner's Indian
Vermifugo will save them from disease aud
death.
Messrs. Sigh and Sou arc removing their
splendid stock Of goods to tho storo last
occupied by Fincanpon. Look out for a
big advertisement next week
( Judge Carpenter, in his speech in defence
of Smnlls. said Of tho Republican party in
this State, that it was ovcrthrown in this
State and throughout the South forever. So
mote it be.
Until further notice the mails will arrive Mt
Q A. NJ, and will close at 4 P. M. sharp.
No mail is sent or received by Blue Ridge
Railroad for the present. The Post Office
will open nt 8 a. NJ. and close at r. NJ.
No mail is sent or received on Sunday.
The contract fhr carrying tho mail on route
1423l. between Walhalln, Horse Sine. Long
Greek, &C., has been awarded to f.. j. IIunui.
rutt. Service on that route will commence
january J. 1878.
Under the now arrangement mails from
New York reach Walhalla in 81 hours We
have the New York papers of Monday evening
on Wednesday morning.
We learn from Treasurer Pnrchcr that up
TO Tuesday incoming, something over twenty
fyehnnlrrd receipts Cor taxes had been issued
The delinquent list will be small. and consist
ncsSiea cssSie x, sEtra md persons owing for small
lots of personality. In tho past TWO weeks
over 1900 receipts have been given out.
When the Blue Ridge Railroad decides to
run daily trains permanently, it is probable
the postal authorities will order mail service
renewed on thai road. which, together with
the nov Seneca route. will -mnkc our mail
facilities all that could be desired.
V,,,,l;,;,vn 4
1Aoro upwards eighty bales Of cotton. A
number Of our merchants are buying ootton
mud paying tho highest cash prices for It.
Bring your cotton to Wulhalla and try our
market.
Charity hoss's ralhcr in his vain search for
tho stolch boy, hns spent $60,UDO, his entire
fortune, and Is now travelling salesman for mn
49, Eastern house. lie has made 800 journeys in
search of his lost child, md says he shall persc-
we're ,ihtil il is found OF he dies himself
The Snp,'chc Court of Illinois has decided
TINT ''pnts" md calls" are illegal, and these
speculative devices arc not nearly as injurious
70 trade rs dealing in cotton cultures" We
hope that thc Southern press will ven,ilatc this
matter. The Southern people are robbed OF
millions of dollars every year by the manpu'a-
tions of cultures "
Gen. shcrmans o(ficia, salary, il is stated,
amounts to about $l8 600 year. inclusive OF
the usual commuatch for supplies. lie lives,
at present. Mt The Ehbitt House, In Washington
lie is said to enjoy Washington gaycties greatly
and to feel aggrievcd when there is MOTTO use
his own words--"sonc sort of fandango''
every evening
Adjuan-Gcncra\ Noise, during the campaign
last fall promised from the stump that if elect cd
he would give q years salary to the public
schools. October esd he gave the superinteAd-
ent Of Education his check for tho balance of
this years salary.
Double daily passenger trains arc now run
ming on tho Air Limo Railway. Trains make
fast time. This IS great advantage to the
travelling community. The managers of this
superb road deserve as we havc nodoubt they will
receive, the reward due their efforts to make a
FIRST class road.
Our merchants say they nre making very
fnr sales and collections now, showing the
crop is turning out como money 1t will take
several years to get we'll under way in tho
path of wealth, but with energy and economy
prosperity will follow our efforts rs sure rs the
night follows tho day.
The sorghum crop has been harvested and
pretty much manufactured. It amounts to
several thousand gallons in this county, doubt
less equal to tho manufacture of the last eight
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