Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-09-04

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Killing of Alexander Bryce, Jr to wit: Robt.
Oobb,' Massiah Cobb, Horny Long, Robt.
Dunlap, Amoreus Moore and niey Moore.
they havo been committed to await trial, ut
tho October torn Of tho Court of Sessions,
which begins First Monday in October.
Mr.. II. f. Alexander, tho tax collector, has n
word to tho tax payers of our county in this
weeks paper. Ills entertaining communication
will be read with special interest by oil of our
tax'paJ ing fellow. citizcns. We hardly get rid
of paying one tax before the government makes
another call upon us. We have from September
10th to October 3lst to pay taxes in. Prepare
and pay before that timo.
Wo are indebted to Mcssrs Warren s. Strib
ling for q catalogue of tho Ashtabula Stock
Farms and Poultry Yards II embraces short
descriptions Of Jersey cattle and improved
breeds of poultry, sc. These gentlemen aro
located near old Pcndlcton and any one desiring
to improve their stock aud breeds Of poultry
should communicate with or visit their farm.
This is homo enterprise and should DO en-
couraged and patronizcd by our people
Since January 1st, 1879, to September
I'd, 1879, j. H. Sligh, postmaster at Wal.
halla, has issued 604 money orders, amount.
ing to S1O,30l.94. Duriog the samo time
be has paid 279 money orders, amounting
to slG2s OF The difference, s5,678 o3,
is deposited with the postmaster at Atlanta,
Gcorgia.
The next session Of our Court promises TO be
nh ntcrcvting one. Besides new cases of grave
Importance, Clerk Sribing has shown us
letter instruclins him TO forward TO Tho Solicitor
all papers in several old cases which were
marked "not presented" upon condition that
aeichdan's pay cost. In order to sayo the
County harmless, tho Solicitor designs prosccut-
ing these cases. unless the costs arc paid before
next Court, which opens on tho first Monday in
October next
Tho sum of $i4 ,2TG GO hare bcon contri.
butcd by the knights Of Honor to tho special
relief fund for tho benefit Of tho suffcrinc
members of the Order in fever stricken
Memphis. This money is being used in re.
Loving the sick and distressed of the Order
and in removing members and their families
away from tho city to places free from yellow
fever. Walhalla Lodge, No. 2Sl, of our town,
has contributed Sl4 to this fund.
Rcv. H. p. Phillips, Of tho Westminster
Circuit, in this county, writes under recent
date, to tho Christiun 1dUocatc as follows in
reference to religious meeting held at tho
Westminster Methodist Church: ut has
pleased God to pour out His Holy Spirit upon
us. Aided by Brother McEhoncy, wc held
four meetings, at each, of which wc had a
gracious time. There were sixteen access
sions and number Of conversions. Tho
church has been greatly revived. We arc
now building our third now church OH this
Circuit.
Passing through the Richland Conncross com
munity recently We noticed some gentlemen
engaged i'll moving large two story building,
located on Coloncl's Fork, owned by MIR.
Mcdonald The building was moved over one
hundred and fifty yards without injury by means
of rope and pulley. Tho pulley was con
struc,cd by Mr.. J. o. Armstrong, who supcrin-
tended the work. The building on Mr. Nc
Donald's premises was taken out of Coloncrs
Fork, where il had been placed for mill house,
and carried u considerable distance from the
creek for tho purpose of erecting in it cotton
gin to be driven by steam. The house is about
and was removed without injury. lie also re-
moved a building on Mr.. Il. =. Vcrncr's planta-
ton in about day by The same means This
was carriage house lSx25 feet Such enter
prises deserve notice.
Passing along Main street few day ngo
in front Of ono of the principal places Of
business in town, we were shocked and
amazed to witness tho conduct Of a young man
who was bcastly drunk, swearing and threats
ening to knock down with rock any ono
who might bc passing along tho street. If
men arc allowed to sell whskey they ought
to DO compelled to keep order aud pence
about thcr premises or bo closed up. No
lady could have passed along this street at
the time without being insultcd. In fact. wo
saw two young ladies on the opposite side of
the street who actually ran to get out of tho
sound and sight Of this incbriatc. who had so
doDascd himself by getting drunk and making
a public exhibition of himself Such conduct
ought not to be allowed to go unpunishcd.
a mysterious abduction is reported from
Elbert County, in thc upper part of Georgia.
Mrs. Brocker Pullian, q handsome widow of
tho highest responsibility, was found last
Tuesday to be missing fror, her homo in the
She had ono liulo daughter who
says that latc at night some ono knocked at
the door Of their house. Mrs. Pulian refused
to open it, when the outsider knocked tho
door down and entered the room. Only ono
person entered, but thcro wcrc others outside.
This person stated he was revenue officer,
and ordered Mrs. Pulian to get up and dress.
She was thon pulled from the bed and made