Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-12-06
Io col Dopo ort mo N t.
Gold East rain all day Tuesday.
Christmas three weeks off yet.

Of sadsages, spnre.ribs and back bonesl
Now is tho timo to buy your oggs for tho
bgg uog and cako for Christmas
There is somc talk Of having Christmas
trees in tho Presbyterian aud Lutheran
bhurches.
Several tracts of land wore sold on Monday,
they bringing fair prices.
A humber of bills havo been introduced
into tho Legislature, but as yet We notice very
few OF general interest.
Married. December 2, 1877. by II. A. II.
Gibson, Es4., Mr.. Samuel Morgan to Miss
Sarah J. Lylcs, all Of Oconee.
Rev. Z. l.. Sisk will preach at Seneca
City on next Saturday and Sunday at
H. o'clock A. NJ
The rail roads from this point to Char.
lesion, and the Piedmont Air Line Rail.
way, have agreed to seed emigrants over
their roads free Of charge.
We have freezing cold spell Of weather
for week, q regular hog and hominy season,
which many Of our people avalod themselves
of to kill meat.
We killed two pigs last Thursday which
weighed 276 and 274, respectively, at eighteen
months old. This is very good for an editor.
Married. on the 10Th of November, 1877, by
Rev. Nimrod Sullivan, Mr.. Isaac Standridge to
Miss Julia Palmer, all of Oconcc.
Married, on the 3d of Dccembor, 1878, at
Nevill s. Holleman's store, by J. W. IIollcman,
Esq, Mr.. v. b. Bradley to Miss Annie Horn
buckle, both of Swaync County, NC.
The unfavorablc fal! has caused our farmers
to be behind in seeding. The wet with tho
late freeze leaves very many with their wheat
1nd ryo not sowed yet.
The young mon Of Adger College have
formed themselves into two literary sociciios,
known rs tho Carolina and Piedmont. respect.
lively. Wc wish those societies success in
training the youth Of tho country in argument
and eloqucnce.
Our female College now numbers seventy
after the holidays. DR.. Smcltzcr gives entire
satisfaction rs on instructor and head of the
college.
The etorc of Mr.. w. NJ. IIngood, at Easlcy
was entered on Friday night last and goods
and clothing to the value Of two or three
hundred dollars stolen The thief had not
been caught ut last accounts.
The Legislature has passed concurrent rcso
aution authorizing the Comptroller General TO
postpone for the time, tho sale of delinquent
lands. Under this resolution our Treasurer has
received notice to postpone sales Of delinquent
lands until further notice. This is relief TO
many of our people.
Caesar Lawrence, m old colorcd man, and Il
worm supporter of General Hampton, died in
our town last Sunday morning Of cramp collie, in
tho 9th year Of his age. Ills remains after
appropriate services were buried on Sunday at
Flat Rock (colorcd) Baptist Church.
the human body and often are the cause of
disease and death. Shrincr's Indian Vcrmio
fugc will destroy and cxpel them from tho
system.
iIr. Wright Of L,urens, now occupies
tho G,lIiand house. lIc has moved 70
WnlhslIa for the purpose Of educatng his
children. A good move.
With viow to tho development of the
mineral rcsuurcrs Of this PORTION of the State,
persons having specimens Of minerals are
invited to send them to tho meteorological
department. Of Adger College for Classification.
Send with specimens statement of localities of
finding and quantity Of occurrence and give
any other facts which may be thought neces-
sary.
The following number Of Bible verses were
memorized by three little girls Of the Metho'
dist Sunday School of Walhalla during the
past four months: Mary Morgan 57l verses,
Carrie Bauknight 4S9, and Annie Bauknisht
at.
A concurrent resolution has been adopted
to go into joint session on tho 5th instant fol
tho purpose Of clecting a Judge of the 7t
Circuit, and an Associate Justice of tho SUI
preme Conrt 1t is thought Speaker Wallncc
will bc elected to the !judgcship. which. fol
Associate Justice the contest will be between
Pottess .Benham and Haskell.
Our readers will regret to learn that the
sD dwelling house with its contents Of DR.. H. l.
Lewis, near Seneca City, was destroyed by
fro on Thursday night. the Goth u,imn The
f,re wo hear was accidental The building