Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-07-03

WhooPluR couSh IL preVaiiloS III tue ue'8ns
borhood Of Townville.
An infant daughter of. Mr.. and Mrs. E. P.
Earle died last week
Col. III. Norton. and family are on q visit
to Table Rock and Cazar's Head this week.
The dry weather 10 not local, but appears
to be gouoral. AT Augusta, Ca, no ruin has
fallen for eight weeks. The watermelon
crop is failuro. Throughout nearly oil Of
tho Southern States drought prevails.
At tho recent commencement of Newberry
College, tho degrco of A. NJ. was conferred
upon the following Alumni Of tho colleges w.
J. stribliug, Geo. T. Stribing, John G. Wat
kins, D. A. zcagler, II. &. Campbell and Prof
Geo. Is. Cromer.
" DR.. j. 3. Brown, tho champion bee grower
of tho Fork, in Anderson County, has been
cniinently successful with his bees this soason.
IIe estimates that less than twenty Of his
colonies havo produced this spring at least
500 pounds Of choice honey.
Our dear young ladies will now have
breathing spell, since the dear young men Of
our college have gonc homo to spend their
vacation. 1t is feared, though, that our +,
NJ. will have to appoint on assistant to help
him receive and send off tho extra mail
matter that W ill Gll his office during the veca-
ton. We advise our young ladies to read
and ponder we'll the advice givon them by
Gov. Perry in this weeks parcr.
A glass Of whiskoy sells for dime and is
drunk in minute. 1t fires tho brain aud
doranges and weakons tho system. On tho
snmo table lies q newspaper. 1t is covered
with half million typo. It brings intclli-
gence from tho four quarters of tho globo.
Tho newspaper costs less than half the glass
is large number Of people who think wilis-
key cheap apd newspapers dear.
| On the 10Th of Juno Mrs. Lottie Alexander
Of Cheohce, was bitten by o poisonous snake
Tho bite was just above tho ankle. Mrs.
Alexander had 10 walk moro than q milo from
where she was bitten to her home. chicken
was killed, opened in half aud one-half ap-
piled TO tho place whore she was hurt. The
poison soon showed itself on tho chicken. The
other half Of the chicken was applied with the
same results. Spirituous liquors wcro given in
large quantities and other remedies nlso were
applied and Mrs. Alexander commenced to i'm
prove. She is now out Of all danger.
Major John r. Thompson. OF Horse Cove,
or "Louroldene Farm" Macon County, N. G.,
has a first class hotel, which is filling up faot
with boarders. IIo has over thirty now and
they arc going up almost every dny. Mr.
Thompson "knows how to keep hotel" and
is u gentleman in every sense of the term.
IF you would have q good time in the Switzer-
land Of America, amid beautiful and grand
: mountain scenery. cascades and waterfalls,
pure air and cuol, sparkling water and on
abundance Of good eating at reasonable rates,
60 to Horse Cove by all means. This is not
intended rs q puff for Maj r., but is the un-
vanished truth.
Norman's cholera euro, safe and effectual
remedy for all irregularities and disorders OF
tho stomach and bowels, whether in children or
adults, promptly relieving dysentcry, diarrh@n,
bloody ilux, cholera morbus, cholera infantum,
painful pnrging, summer complaints, cramr
collie and pains in the stomach and bowels. II
docs not act as an astringent alone, checking loo
suddenly, but reduces inflammation and acridity
, Of the secreiing membranes of the bowels,
thereby strengthening and regulating then, Ia
their normal condition. Contains no noxiou,
drug or mineral and guaranteed to curc if taken
in time and MS directed Price 25 cents bottle
Prepared only by II. +. Norman s Bro, drug
gists, Walhalla, S. c. +
One of the most Interesting and exciting
games Of Base Ball that was ever witnessed
in tho up country, was played here last
Thursday between the Dauntlcss Base Ball
Club. Of Pcndleton, and tho Rough and
Ready, of this place, which resulted in q tr-
umphant victory for the latter. Several hun.
dred persons were present, including many
Of the fair sex, md everybody enjoyed the
fun, especially the young men who werc en-
gagged in the contest. For while great
excitement prevaicd-thc Dauntlcss taking
the lead, but was soon ovcrtaken by the
Rough and Ready, who led in the game until
the last. At tho close of tho game the score
stood: Rough and Ready, 38; Dauntless, "a