Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-12-19
LOCALS.
Pay your printers BILL
Next Wednesday will be Christmas.

need the money.
Mr.. II. W. picpcr has erected neat and
substantial fcnco on his lot fronting Main street
Gov. 2. b. Vance, of North Carolina, has
connected himself with tho presby yterian Church.
Hand in your Christmas advertisements on
Monday for next weeks paper.
Pay your advertising account in this Office.
We havo indulged you long enough.
The weather today (Tuesday) is cold and
cloudy, threatening rain.
QUERY: "Why will men smoke common
tobacco, when they cnn buy Marburg Brothers
Seal of North Carolina,' ut tho samo prce2"
Subscribe aud make present Of tho KEowEE
Coun1En to your family for the next twelve
months. 1t will be moro valuable to them than
gold or silver.
Bishop Ames is reported MS having said that
he considered n good weekly paper worth $50
ycar to q family, us help TO their education.
Tho 'Rchand Rangers" arc requested to
meet at Richland Church on Saturday, tho 2lst,
at 10 O'clock a. NJ. sharp. Dy order of the
Captain.
Now is the time for you to settle up
your old account with US and commence
tho new year with clear record.
Wo havc several dollars duo US on ad-
verisng aud subscription, which we trust
will be handed in this week or next.
We arc under many obligations to Col D..
Wyatt Aiken for rublic documents forwarded
to us from Wash lgton.
We arc informed that Mr.. George Kingman, q
citizen Of Chicago, died at Horse Cove, North
Carolina, on the 10Th instant.
A calico ball will be given at Bcmann's
Hotel on Monday night next Old Jack Calhoun,
the fiddler, has been engaged.
Mr.. Tctchen's little boy is sill in q very
critical condition from the effects Of the blow
received at the hands of Bill Smith recently.
NJ. II. Bryce, the butcher, is ceiling and put
ting in shelves and counters in the front part of
his meat house, preparatory to laying in stock
of groceries, &C.. for sale.
Two moves in town this wcck-H. +.
Alexander moved out to his place in the
upper end of our town, and G. *. Maxwell
moved into the house just vacated by Alex
ander.
Work on the bridge across Chatooga River,
between Wahalla and Highlands, is in progress.
Tho timber is pretty well on hand and we sup
pose the bridge will be ready for use in a short
time.
Mr.. Ramsey, of Macon County, North Caro-
liza, raised about eighty bushels Of corn the
past season on one acre Of land, cultivating the
crop entirely with the hoe. So says the Western
Reporter.
We aro authorized TO state that the public
school money for Oconcc County, amounting to
about $1,000, will be on hand and ready for
Iii disbursement to the teachers ABOUT Friday or
Saturday of next week. This will be good news
to this poorly paid class Of our fellow citizens.
We arc informed that Mr. Reuben Gibson,
residing few miles from Wahaa had his
house burned one day last week. We have not
learned the particulars as to how the fire org-
mated, or whether Mr. Gibson saved his house
hold furniture.
Our "Carrier Boy" will visit our subscribers
Christmas morning with his Annual Message,
together with excellent Christmas paper,
filled with choice stories, poetry, news Of the
day, sc. lie will expect some Of your small
change.
There will be public installation Of the
officers Of the Masonic Lodge at this place on
Friday, The 9th instant, at 3 o'clock p. NJ.
All Masons throughout the County and the public
generally arc cordially invited to be present.
A turnip that is q turnip is on exhibition at
ho oil of T. o;l Il G. - ! bp
our townsman, Mr.. a. Brcnncckc, and measures
81 inches one way, 2G another and weighs nine
pounds! Mr.. B. says he has raised this year
100 bushels of of one eighth of an acre!
A recent visit to the depot revealed TO us the
fact that Mr. r.. s. Strothcr, Of West Union, is
doing largo stave and locust pin business in
this county. lie is shipping these articles to
Charleston and from thence to Europe, TO be
worked up into vino casks and steamships
We regret to learn that Mr. Lawrence Marct,
citizen Of this County, accidentally fell from
tho platform of the excursion train and was
seriously injured. The accident occurred about
fifteen miles this side of Atlanta. The wounded
man was taken up and brought to Westminster,
where he is among friends anu will receive all
needed medical attention.
Save your change, rs The Coleman Sisters,
represented to be the greatest musical geniuscs
and the most perfect representatives of musical
specialtcs and high comedy in the world are
coming. They will show in the Court House on
Friday night, the Goth instant, md will give nm
= IN tertainment chastc and beautiful They pro-
pose to donate thirty per cent. Of tboir earnings
towards tho erection of tho now Methodist
Church in Walhala Apart from the pleasure