Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-12-18
LOCAL MAT;fERs.

We arc indebted 10 hlessrs. Livingston, Cherrl
and Beard for legislative documents.
An army Of worms, gnawing, gnawing,
night and day, eating the vitals away, is
frequently the cause of convulsions and Gts.
shrihot's Indian Vormifugo is the remedy.
Those indebted to KelTH SMITH g. Co. by
note or due BILL if not settled by tho first of
january, 1880, steps will bo taken to collect tho
same by law. Take warning in time.
PURCHASERS of goods of all kinds at Hendricks
cheap storc say ''lIurrah for Hendrix and his
low prices!" Mr.. lIendrix advertisos his goods
and always sells them. Give him a call
Col. d. Wyatt Aiken sends us tho Congressional
Record and other public documents from Wash
ington. lilo will please accept our thanks for
the Same.
Messrs. G. W. shirhy s. Co. advertise "Chrst.
mas Goods" &c., in our columns this week.
Our readers, If they want something nice, will
do well to gso this new firm trial.
The people of Anderson, upon hearing that
Gen. MCGOWAN Ind boon elected Associate Jus
tice of the Supreme Court, brought out their
cannon, "Old Neformer," and fired a salute of
thirteen guns
Doubts have been expressed that the J.rgis-
lature will not adjourn before Christmas There
should bo no doubt on this matter. An adjourn
ment before Christmas is necessity!
Wagons from Georgia and North Carolina
have been coming into town in large numbers
for the past few weeks. Thoy arc loaded gene
rally with grain, flour, apples, chickens, SO.
Rain in great abundance fell on Saturday
night Sunday and Sunday night, which
caused q considerable rise in the creeks and
rivere.
Our merchants arc laying in large stocks of
Christmas and holiday goods. Now is tho
time to buy your good wifc and the lt,lo ones
something nice for Christmas presents.
Sixy-one negroes, large and small, passed
through Atlanta, "from the heart of South ca
rolina," under direction of one Albert Wrcnn
on their way TO Kansas We hopo many moro
will go.
We understand that several negroes havo
gono and others arc preparing to 90 to Kan
Bas from this County, where they aro prom
ised houses already built for them and forty
acres of land aud that n,ule
Attention is directed to tho medical card Of
DR., Burt Mitchell. u young physician who
has recently moved into our town and opened
j
is q native Of Anderson County, and comes 70
our people we'll recommended as q physician
and surgeon.
CHnIsrMAs! CnRlsrMAs!l CnRisTMAs u.
BESIDES the large lot of fruits nuts confcction-
cry, &C., we will also receive nice lot Of pu-
'ograph and scrap albums, fancy paper in boxes.
Christmas cards, &c. Do not forget That we
will sell our entire stock of Bohemian glassware
ut prices regardless of cost.
II. f. NORMAN s. DRo
Mr.. John Y. stribling, agent of the Clement
Attachment for spinning thread from seed cot
ton, called OIL us this week. lIo is hopeful that
these machines will, before n great while, come
into general use. Mr. striblng is now engaged
in putting up one Of these machines for a gen.
tlcman living at Macon Georgia. Why can't wo
have one near Walhalla2 Who says and how
much to start i'll
good deal Of money hns been expended on
tho bridge over Chatuga River, at Russcl,'s, on
the road TO Highlands and ether points above
us. We learn that small sum of money would
complete the bridge. When the bridge is com.
plcted the trade of Walhalla would improve. os
also the facilities for travel with our ncighbors
above. 1t strikes us that it would be the pnrt
of wisdom if merchants here would con-
tribute something for tho completion Of this
work. Will they do it?
Tho Knoxville and Augusta Railroad has
purchased for 500, 900 the Knoxville and
Charlcston Railroad. This is The Western
end of the cid Blue Ridge Railroad conncc
ton. Sixteen miles of the road is in run
ming order. The connection with Knox.
vile will be made by the Knoxville ana
Augusta Road, it seems, but by what route
IS now unknown.
business in alfalfa for The past month
has been very good. Our merchants have
boon making better cash sales than ,hcv have
for yoers past. There is no doubt bit that
goods can be bought as low for cnsl, in Wal |
halia as in any town in the up country.
There is quite difference in buying for cash
and on credit. We arc glad to note the
increasing trade of our town, and tho tay is
not far distant in, our opinion, when Wulbull,
VIII 90 tho business she did in years eono ty.
She is getting back her mountain trade from
Macon, jackson and Buncombc Counties in
North Carolina Lot tho motto Of o,r NOR
ohants DO quick sale and small profits.
Friend, did you ever notice poor Chap
mat stands on tho first pnge of the nlmunue |
win the fish and sheep and scorpions and
ou''s and twins all around him? Did YOU
e'or hotlco that he was naked and cold look |
ing and appeared as if he had had NOTHING
TO eat since last Juno when blackbcrrios yoro
In seasonf Woll, that poor fellow was nn