Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-06-20
me seas rort Celebra tion.


8s Is 8. e The Star Fort Celsbr alton. s:e5
NISETY; Six, s. o., June 4 8 Tho Star
Fort Celebration to-day was a grand quo.
cess, notwithstanding the rain, which fell
in torrents during the morning. Tho milis
tary companies from Edgofeld arrived last
night, and for their entertainment was
given banquet in Johnston's Hall. Gen.
Noise, having arrived on the afternoon
train, was the life of tho evening. In re.
sponse to a toast, ho paid glowing tribute
TO tho military of the State. Tho moon
rode high in the heavens when the banquet
ended. This morning tho visiting compa-
nies from Columbia, Newberry, Abbeyille
and Hodges arrived, aud .thore was grand
display whom Governor Hampton emerged
from the cars. Tho grand procession
marched for the old Star Fort about IL A.
NJ, and Immediately followed speeches
from Gov. Hampton, Lieut.. Gov. Simpson,
ex-Gov. Bonham, Gen. Noise, Gen.
MoGowan, Judge Cooke and others. Fol-
lowing tho speeches was grand pionio,
aud everybody was filled, and many baskets
Of fragments were left. 1t is variously
estimated that there wero from four to fiyo
Fthousand people present. But for the rain,
twice that number would have attended.
Tho offair was woll managed throughout,
and everybody was pleased.
Too MUcu MARRYING IN THE FAMILY
There is u young lady in St. Louis who says
she has more parents and stepccparents living
than my one sho ever heard of This is tho
way she tells tho story: ''You know papa and
mama never could agroe, and 80 finally they
got divorced. don't say whose fault it was,
but mann really did behave ugly sometimes,
and oven could not get along with her. So
when the separation came went to live with
papa. Shortly afterward mama married
again and papa was not long in following suit.
l did not like it very we'll at first, but my
stepemother turned out to be first rate ard I
got to like her splendid. Then papa seemed
to got infatuated with another woman hc got
acquainted with. and she wheedled around
him until she made trouble, and tho result
was another divorce, and papa soon married
the woman that mado tho trouble. Whom the
second separation took place l went with my
step mother, because loved her aud because
my services wcro necessary to help take caro-
of tho baby. Then what docs sho do but 20
and get married. declare never saw 50
much marrying in my life. 1t only happened
o little while ago, and now my new step father
Il suppose he is-trea mo kindly sort of
q way, rs If he felt he could not help himself,
but didn't exactly like it., and I don't like it
a bit. can't 80 back to mama, because she
is mad with mo for going with pa in the first
instance, and can't go with papa because of
that whocdling woman. and can't bear to
stay whore / am. 1t is too bad that girl
should have father and mother and two
stepsfathers aud two step mothers oil living
at once and not home that she can fool at
home in."
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BURKEvILIE. Va. Juno IA horrible
affair occurred here this morning between
jennie Miller and her husband, Anderson
Millor, both respectable people, Miller stand
ing very we'll among tho citizens, and, until
his marriage, being q very quiet and peaceful
young mnn. About two years ago, against
the wishes md advice Of his friends and
parents, ho married Jennie Tyler, good
LOGGING girl, but possessing vicious tenn por
and will of her own that gave indications that
she would make hcr husbands homo a~hot
place. At first they seemed to hc leading n
happy married life, but gradually tho wife's
tcmpor manifested itself in various ways, and
to day the connubial quarrcls eliminated by
tho most awful tragedy ever enacted in this
part Of Virginia. Tho husband and wifo
wero seated at tho breakfast table with an
invited guest. when the husband CHANGED to
discover fly in tho biscuits, or thought he
saw one. Anyhow, he said, "Jonnie, You are
q bad cook to let flies got in tho bread" The
wifc's temper increased as sho .spokc, and
finally she called her husband liar. lie
demonstrated with her for using such language
in the presence Of an invited guest. Fairly
besides herself with rage, she caught up n
new axe which was lying on the hoarthstonc,
md before tho gnest could Interfere, she had
Drained her husband When ho fell to the
floor shc brought the keen blade of the axo
down on his reck. completely aovcrng tho
hcnd from tho body. tho head rolling on
towards tho fire, and the body rolling under
tho table. The wretchcd woman is in iaiI
awaiting trial, the Magistrate having refused
bail,