Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-09-26

tion, while without It no hopes of recovery
woro entertained. Tho mattor was fully
understood by him and no desired to tako tho
risk under tho operation. Tho amputation
was skilfully performed, but his general
debility and tho poison i'll tho systom from Il
sore 80 bad and Of suoh long standing, pro-
duccd death. His body was buried by the
Masonic fraternity in tho Baptist Churchyard
at Walhalla on Thursday ovoning, with tho
peculiar ceremonies of that ancient order.
The "Fairsiew Inynoibles" is the nnmo Of
q, rod shirt company recently organized
Mr.. Sloan Y. Stribling has boon elected
captain, w. A. Barron. first lioutonant, j.
l.. Smith, second lieutenant, j. l.. Reed,
third lieutenant, j. II. Morgan, orderly
sergeant, Horny McNIahan, eecoud sergeant
II. Dillurd, third sergeant, B. L. Knox, fourth
sergeant, DR.. T. A. Perritt, surgeon. This
company was also present hero on Saturday
last and made q good impression.
Rev. John Kershaw, Of Abbovillo, filled
tho missionary appointments hero on last
Sunday. The beautiful form Of tho Episcopal
Church service was gono through with very
nicely by the congregation. Notwithstanding
our people arc not familiar with tho modo of
worship. Mr.. Kcrshaw is son of Judge
l>ershaw, and is young man OF fno address
and winning manners. IIe promises to be u
useful man to the church and to tho world.
A fine "Princo Organ" now gracoa tho
Presbyterian Church 1t is sweet toned
instrument, five foot high with ten stops In
the hands Of Mrs. Riley or some other good
| organist. we may expect to havo some fine
| church music horcuftcr. Wc cay we'll done
for tho ladies of tho church for tho energy
and perseverance, in procuring this beautiful
instrument for their church. Whatever the
There is no such word as fail in thor
dictionary.
Mr.. Q. Jones handed US fve dollars last
| week ns contribution to tho yellow fever
sufferers and requested us to open subscrp-
ton list for the people of our county, ~ list
has been opcped at this office and
at the ofico Of Major Dcndy, and ali
subscriptions handed in ut cithor place will
bo forwarded to responsible persons for tho
help Of tho needy in the infected towns and
cities of tho Wnst. Every person who is abo
should contribute something, and we trust to
hear from tho charitably disposed in all
sections Of our county.
| a red shirt company, known rs tho Fort
Hill Rangers" with a membership of fifty.
two, has been organized d. Frank Sloan,
Esq, has been elected captain, w. A. Low
cry, first lieutenant, j. +. Lobby, second
lieutenant, w. W. Hamilton third lieatcnant,
Wiley Davis, orderly sergeant, j, A. lIarbin,
second sergeant, W. o. Hamilton, third
sergeant, j. G. Harper, fourth sergeant,
j. NJ. Phillips first corporal, Henry Davis,
second corporal, Jack Hopkins, third corpo-
raj j. c. Dawson, fourth corporal, Jop,ha
Gray, color bearer Tho company presented
good appearance in our strocts Saturday
| last.
We aro indebted to Mr.. A. b. Dcntly, our
School Commissioner, for The following interest
ing information. The table shows the number
of free schools in each township and the attend
anco Of children, white and colorcd, tho last aud
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