Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-01-31
An infant child Of Mr. q. waanrnor died on

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itis probable the foroible collection of this
spripg's tax will bo postponed to next fall.
HDo you subscribe to this paper and pay for its
Every voter should. as ~ .-t.s.
Our Fair Play and Shiloh locals arc crowded
sst !his week
ReY. Samuel Isboll, of Fair Play. died On tlio
9th instant, in the 65,h $ear Of his age.
j. MI. s. PresS ,Frioks died ut his residence. in
this county, On the 21st instant, in the eth
4. Sow spring oats from The new to the full moon
jnFsbroary. Old farmers tell us this sowing
rarely rarely II ever fails Of good yield. 8
n, Don't let the winter pass without paying for
pour paper. It will not beiconvenient to do go
during the summer and it may be discontinued.
7, b. +. Keese Esq. has been drawn us o grand
3urythan In the United States Court from Ooonee
county.
The Knights 6f Honor of Walhalla have ro
gently put up green blinds to their hall windows
over. G. L. Reid & Co.'s store.
The season for gardening is near at hand, and
SSfPeoplc are beginning to think about planting
English peas, lettuce, Irish potatoes, Sc.
The bill to divide Beaufort and make two
Souoties out Of the same passed the Senate
byia vote Of II to 10.
;, The bill to re establish the University of
South Carolina passed the House of Repre-
6Sbtatives by vote Of So to 32.
Representative Werner, of the House, says
the Columbia Register, grows more and more
like zcb Vance in personal appearance every
day. M
Gold and hot-wot and irS-this winter has
boon remarkable for its frequent and rapid
Shaages Of weather. We rarely have week Of
uniferm weather. While This is true the country
is said to be unprecedentcdly healthy.
A motion hos been mado by some of our peo-
pie that tho Legislature proceed at once to the
confederation OF the special order of The Inst
campaign, ''veforn,,' and that after it has dis
rcsea of that suject il do adjourn sine deb
The Gruber family gave musical entertain
ment lit the Court lIouse last Friday night. The
opening lecture by Mr.. Gruber on music was in
terestidg. instructive and amusing. and the per-
formance throughout chaste and elegant.
Mr., Grubcr Is 1t master Of his profession and the
show is no lInmbig.
VT 10 now n good Time TO plant spring oats,
which should be we'll manurcd to secure pay
ing crop. Remember hat they can be succeeded
hy corn, peas or potatoes, which enables you to
make two crops on the same land. This Is more
profitable than making cotton to purchase tho
necessary articles:
The following officers iavc been duly installed
10 'serye Stuart Lodge, No. 200, A. f. NJ, ut
Westminster: J. II, Steele w. NJ; a. thinner
han, 8. W.; ]. NJ. Dickson. j. W., ". N. Cox.
Treasurer; B. H. Cross, Secretary; 4. IT, Dick
Son, 8. D.; c. q. Porter, J. D.; W. r. White
and Sloan Dickson, Stewards; G. W. Kay, Tyler
It has been seetng steadily since daylight
this (W Wednesday) morning. The ground is
SEVERED With ice and the trees hanging with
ioioles: A cold wind Is blowing aud the
atmosphere freezing.
There is statement from Columbia that
the Republicans will nominate candidates
for the vacant judgeshps OF course the
democrats will not only do the same thing,
bppt, elect them after :hey have been nomi-
mated
Iol' Livingston has sent us copy Of "Bl
70 establish and regulate Justices courts in and
Tor the State of South Carolina. and to reduce
sll acts and parts of acts relating to the same
into one act, and 10 amend the same" We
have not read the bili but it certainly bas
the doubtful merit of great length. covering
fl9 pages of large bill paper and comprising
IT'S sections. The framcr has given himself
good room in which 10 make a good law.
q MIR. William Corbin, an old and highly
esteemed citizen of our County died at his
residence, l8 miles above Wnlhala. on the
Slst Instant. The deceased was 6S years
of ago, and had been in good heulth.
except rheumatic affection, until within n
few months before his dcath. Ho was born.
brought up, lived and died in the county,
fnd Through life Was universally respected Us
9 sober, quiet, Industrious and upright
Citizen. He enves q wife and seven living
children, all grown.
We regret 10 learn that W. D. Perry, n son of
! our esteemed citizen. Foster Perry foil into the
fire during fainting spell on last Friday and
vas so severely burned in the face that his life
10 doubtful Mr. Perry was injured over twenty
, years ago BY blow on tho head from rock
thrown by runaway negro, since which timo he
( has been subject to spells IIo was rarely left
alone. and on This occasion he had lust left Tia
yard, whore his brother was, and entered tho
house in his usual health His brother on
1. nearing him fall rushed in and pulled him from
the fire, though badly burned. Mr.. w, D. Perry
Z but for his misfortune would have become q usc. |
f1l oitizen o" vas promising youth bofofc |
His injury.
atat The Work Of Congress.
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