Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-12-12
LOCALS.
Chew Jookson's Best Sweet Navy Tobacco.
A cold East rain on Monday.

The Knights of Honor meet Friday night
Hog killing timo has arrived. spare ribs,
baok.bones and sausage meat are so nico and
palatable
The gobble Of the Christmas turkey is now
heard in the barn yard.
"sheet and plllow-case party" Is talked of
as one of the amusements for Christmas.
You are invited to attend the dime reading at
the College on Friday night next.
Walhallu will have calico ball during tho
Christmas holidays.
Died, on the night of the 9th instant, near
Pickens Court House, Mrs. II. j. Anthony.
Died, suddenly at Central, in pickens County,
on the night Of the 2L instant, L. Dlevin Alex
andcr.
MIR. Thos. r. Shelor, formerly respected
citizen Of Oeonce !. very i'll ut his residence
in Georgia.
1t is fashionable now for widows 10 wear their
tucking combs on the left sido Of tho head.
This change is called tho "widows' beau cat cher"
Prof. BENZ. Sloan has been quite unwel for
some days past. We understand, however, that
hc is now better and improving.
Attention is directed to the advertisement of
j. D. Werner, Trustee, advertising the real
estate Of F. Weibens, deceased
Query: "Why will men smoke common
tobacco, when they cnn buy Marburg Brothers
Seal of NORTH Carolina ut tho Same prioe2'.
The legislative proceedings arc copied from
the Columbia Register and Charleston Nesos
and Courier.
Mr.. Yanoy Sigh killed on last Saturday
inches from tip to tip Of tho wings We COLL
this pretty large bird of the hawk species.
We arc under obligations to Col. D. Wyatt
Aiken for copies of the Congregational Globe.
Senator Butler and Representatives Aiken and
Evns answered to thcr names promptly on the
first day Of tho meeting Of Oongress.
Rev. J. j. Neville, pastor of tho walhalla and
Seneca Circuit, left for tho Annual Conference
which assemblies at Newborry on Wednesday,
the llth instant. 1t is thought that Mr.. Neville
sVili be returned to his same field Of labor.
Our columns are filed with the ncws from
columbia and Washington. These are now the
centres Of interest. When the Legislature and
Congress adjourns we will give our readers the
Usual variety from al quarters and miscellany.
We regret to learn that Mr.. John II. Kicl
had his barn and contents burned by acci-
dent, on the 9th instant. Two or three head
of cattlo and hogs we're burned. Nothing
was saved.
Mr.. George EIeist, the baker, announces his
Christmas goods this week in our columns. For
good bread he cannot be beaten in the United
States. Ile has many nice things for The holi-
days. Give him call.
Mr.. G. ". sadlcr, OF West Union, killed last
week tho biggest hog of the season. We under.
stand that it was one year old and melted three
hundred and ninety eight pounds Of pork!
The excursion to Atlanta on the 10Th
instant will take on passengers at Westmin.
ster also. This place is not advertised, and
We make the statement op tho authority OF
tho Railroad Agent ut Westminster.
The mail reaches Westminster daily from
sthe East ut about o'clock a. NJ. Wo ha 70
n daily mail to Walhnlln but i. seldom
,rcaches hore in reasonable time. Let Us have
sthc mail here at half past eight o'clock. This
would give ninety minutes between West
minister and Wnlhulla.
The Lutheran Sunday School expects to celc :
lhrate tho Christmas festival in their church on
stEe evening of the Oath instant. The exercises
will consist in singing, addresses and rccit ations
suitable 10 the occason, and promises to be of II
very interesting nature. Let all attend and
join in celebrating this joyous occasion.
We learn from our exchanges that there is
"a gang of tramps coming down tho Atlanta
and Charlotte Air Ling Railroad. making
their way for Atlanta. The people along
that road would do we'll to keep on the look :
oat for tho don't hesitate to pick up anything
they can lay their hands on.
We understand that some thief or thieves
broke into the store Of our young friend John
E. Nlickler, in West Union, last week, for the
purpose no doubt of stealing, but upon finding
,his goods marked so low, abandoned the idea
and left without as much rs taking pinch of
snuff or chew of tobacco In plain English,
Johns goods were too cheap to steal.
While VIC do not wish to discourage our mer-
chants using any and every means of advertis-
ing, NO would say 10 them, however, that The
cheapest, most judicons and effective means OF
advertising IL in the columns of newspaper,
which is seen and read by nearly the entire
population of the county. Therefore prepare
your Christmas advertisements for tho next
issue of our paper, which will be on the 10Th
The city debt of Charleston Is largo and the
people there are debating the question whether
they will scale the interest to four per cent or
scale the debt to fifty cents on tho dollar. The
6ity delinquent tax list is fearful in length and