Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-09-25
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our correspondents. ~! G
Brass passes for gold in Africa, and, by the
way, it does here, too.
% 1t Itisstrange how many questions some people
--ea1 ask about other peoples business!
g Tho Walhalla knights of Honor will meet at
their hall Friday afternoon at 4 o'olook.
q Good butter and eggs arc in demand ut fair
prioes In this market just now. Bring them
along. "Uou
81 Messrs,C. L. Reid and j. Z. Hendrix are now
In Now York, buying their fall and winter stock
Of goods.
n John Rose has bought Tho Erwin house in
Midway and is erecting largo barn on tho
premises. y7"
= When you sell your cotton don't forget the
newspaper man who has waited on you so long
and 30 patiently. n,
DR.. P. Hillhouse, Of Greenyic, died on
The 18th instant. IIc resided in our County for
o while, some ycars ago.
Probate Judge Lewis has moved up into Wal
hala and now occupies tho Parker house, near
Col. Nortons residence.
Mr.P. v. Waller is now using the yard slick
ut J. L. Hendricks. Ills many friends will DO
glad to learn Of his whereabouts.
Tho old fashioned "cquinox gale" was
dry here. Rain fell in Charleston and
Columbia
H The weather is unusually favorable for
saving fodder and picking cotton, being
warm and dry.
BY the sweet aroma that exhalcs from hand
kerohicrs, during Sabbath morning services, one
is reminded that there arc many musk ular
Christians.
In tho drcary waste Of adverse election re-
turns tho Democrats have ono oasis-.Berry,
Democrat, has been elected to Congress from
California.
A ratllcsnakc wns killed on "Facuty lIill'
on last Saturday morning, measuring over lrrco
feet in length 1t came near striking the CO.
lorel boy who killed it.
Wo understand that the negro man, who was
shot and otherwise beat up at tho Sandy Springs
camp meotng on last Sunday has since died
from the injurics received.
tho ordinance Of baptism will be administered
to the recent candidates, in thc Baptist Church,
on Sunday night next. Immediately after the
evenings services arc over
Read the proclamation of Governor Simpson
in another column, offering n reward of one
hundred and fifty dollars for the person or per-
sons who murdered y. Bryce Jr with proof to
convict.
Tho jury for the next term Of the United
States Court, at Grccnyillc, in $780, hns been
drawn. Mcssrs. ]. W. IIollcman, NJ. II. Bryce
and Elias Jenkins arc on the petit Jury from
Ooonce.
The County Treasurer up 10 Tuesday had
collected $ll5 on the second installmcnt of
taxes. The tax payers nro rather tardy about
paying. They will do better when they sell
their cotton.
Mr.. Weston Hayes died recently in Anderson,
in the Goth year of his age Mr.. Hayes taught
school FOR several years in Oconcc and was we'll
known to many of our readers as writer for
tho press and teacher.
A drove Of beef cattle, all steers, numbering
seventy Two, belonging TO w. a. Addington, Of
franklin, N. c., passed through our town on
Monday Inst on their way TO Baltimore. We do
not remember TO have ever seen q finer drove of
beef cattle
Mr.. jerry Moore was arrested in Rabun
County Georgia, and brought to this place on
Thursday las, md committed TO Jail OIL the
charge of killing Alex. Bryce, Jr. This is the
fourth member Of the Moore family in Jail here
on this charge.
The Air Line Railway ms madu application
to tho Comptroller General (l) to reduce the
value Of The road assessed, and (2) to re-.
ducc the amount assessed against the road
The owners Of The road only want to pay Tax on
it since their purchase of same, which was in
April, 1877
The proractcd meeting in the Baptist Church,
which has been in progress for the past ten
days, closed on Monday night. The PASTOR
assisted by Rev. Mr.. Wingo. of Pendlcton
labored zcalously and faithfully during Tho timc
and while there were only few acccssions to the
church, we feel confident there was much good
accomplished.
Mrs. Barksdalo and Mrs. Gilmore, two ladies
from Abbcvillo County, spent several days in
Walhalla last week, looking out for place 10
locate, so that they can movc up fo- the purpose
of educating their children in our colleges here.
We understand they have rented Prof Hicks
place and will move up the first Of January next.
Wo bid them welcome.
Just received at II. i. Norman & Bros tho
finest lot Of crackers and cakes that has ever
been brought TO this market, consisting of ice
and vanilla cream, orange and coconnut drops,
lemon snaps cream waters, pearl and lunch
oysters, &C. These goods arc direct from the
Maryland steam bakery at Baltimore and will