Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-12-13
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Tho Sheriff advertises some valuable property

The Sheriff advortises some valuable property
for next saleday.
Several familes left our County Monday for
Texas. Among them wero II. Chalmers,
George Kelley, Mr. CASTOR aud others.
Old Santa Claus will pay his annual visit
to all the little children of Wahalla, on
Christmas eve night.
Tho moon ind the planet Venus we're ia
conjunction on Saturday night last. The
spectacle was of surprising beauty.
i Two new engines have been put on the
Greenvilie aud Columbia Railroad. 1t is
proposed 10 short while to adopt mir brakes
on oil passenger trains on this road.
Married, December 9th, 1871, at tho resi-
denco of the brides father, by William Bar
nett, Esq, Mr.. John E. Van2ant, to Miss b.
u, Pearman, oil of.J Jackson County, Ga.
1.-THE scmi-montlly meeting Of the walhalla
Knights Of IIonbf will be held in their hall
over Rcid's store on Friday night. Business
Of Importance will DO transacted.
The public is respectfully invited to attend
tho Christmas festival at the Lutheran Church
on Christmas night, December 25th, 1877, at
$50 P. NJ.
Do not douy ony longer in paying your
subscription to tho KEowEE COURIER. To
those who have recently como forward and
settled up their iudcbtedeess we return our
kindost thanks.
A changcablo complexion indicates tho
existence Of worms. A few doses ofShrincr's
Indian Vermifuge will destroy them and make
your complexion bright aud healthy.
!. Rev. Fletcher Smltk filled tho pulpit at tho
Methodist Church OH last Sunday, and
preached an interesting sermon on tie mmor.
tality of tho soul lie breaches agnin on the
fodttl Sunday.
Tho communication of "Oconec" will
appear in our next issue. Wo agree very
much with it in spirit. and shall have some
thing to say on the subject.
Christmas sweets, tricks ard presents can be
had at the drug anu fancy store Of Dr.. r. L.
Norman. His supply is large and choice and
the most ast.dous will find in the stock some
thing 10 please the children and older ones
all and examine his stock aud you will be suited
Attention is directed TO the advertisement of
II. D. 4. Biemann, chilling in no mistaken terms
on persons indebted TO D. Biemann or II. D. a.
Dicmann to call and settle by day certain.
Times nre hard and persons desiring to save
costs lad better read and act on the notice.
Our townsman, f. J Dreher, Esq, is the
travelling agent of the Columbia Register Mr..
Drehcr is admirably suited TO Introduce the
Register to the people of the State. We bespcak
for him the kindness of the press gang.
john Stephens, WHO, it was stated acc:-
IDENTIFY shot aud killed Fred Rothcl. has bccn
committed to Jail on account of his conncc-
ton with tire affair. A Coroner's jury Ind
previously returned verdict Of accidental
killing.
We have received the first number Of the
Piedmont Air Line Headlight, published at
Atlanta, Georgia. in the interest Of the Pied
mont Air Line Railway. 1t is published
monthly. 1t hus our lest wishes for it's
success.
two weeks Notwithstanding this not drove
of hogs has passed through our town this fall.
AS yet very little country pork, and that of an
iufcrior kind has been brought to this market.
We presume the scarcity Of old corn as pre-
vented m early fatenng of hogs.
A little girl the daughter of Mr.. F. wiebens,
of our Town. hnd the forcfingcr Of her left hand
o1;.J oil ant otF hy trl,h hnc.r>
Moral: Children should not he allowed to play
with edged tools. Result: Dr.. Williams replaced
the finger, bound up and the child is doing we'll.
The transit of Venus' interested .he
scientific world last year. This week she has
been coquetting beautifully with the '.mnn
in the moon" The spectacle presented on
Saturday night was beautiful. Fenus in her
I course passing the moon on its Southern
hoint.
IOur County Treasurer has been ordered to
readvertse delinquent lands for salo on tho
3lst Of December, the sale to continue from
day to day. The advertisement will appear
in our columns next week, and all persons
desiring to save further cost should come in
pnd pay their taxes by Tuesday evening of
hext week
Prof. Sloan, of Adger Collcge, has organ
lied military company among the studcnta
of the college. The company numbers about
25. and bad their first instruction n the
manual of arms on Monday afternoon. Under
Maj. Sloan. who graduated with distinction
Eat West Point. ouf young men will have tho
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