Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-01-16
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StSt Chew Jaokson's Best Sweet Navy Tobacco.
V The weather hes moderated good deal and
eheayy, constant rain fell on Saturday night.
Dry goods. groceries, hardware, cutlery, &c.,
ut bottom figures at J. @. Miokler's, West Union.
The roads In the County are reported des-
! perately muddy, the severe freeze and thaw
having rendered the ground rotten
Z 3 The County Commissioners hold their regular
monthly meeting on next Saturday in the law
y ofioe Of Keith & Werner.
We were visited by heavy rain storm on
. Saturday night last. The streams were nearly
up 70 highest water mark.
Mr., R. A. MoCasln Was elected to the office
Of deacon Of the Walhalla Presbyterian Church
on Sunday night last.
The roof of the blacksmith chop Of Mr.. j.
w. +. Thompson caught hre on the night Of
( the 18th instant. NJ material damage was
done.
Coils. J.J. Norton and J. 8. Werner and Maj
S.P. Dendy left Monday morning for Columbia.
where they 60 to represent certain Law cases
from this county before the Supreme Court Of
= the State this week.
Capt Beard has kindly handed us number
of the bills passed by the legislature. Az
they are published officially. We will put them
before tho readers Of the COURIER.
Trial Justice Gibson has been quite busy In
his Court for the past week or 80, trying various
cases for violation Of law and otherwise. Judge
0ibson, IL Is said, Is becoming learned in the
law, and renders his decisions with clearness
and force.
Tie name OF Mr.. r. v. Waller, Treasurer of
Walhalla Lodge, No. 80, A. F. NJ, was acoi-
dehtslly omitted in the published list of the
officers Of this Lodge in our last weeks paper.
Rev. John G. Law, who is greatly beloved
by the people here hae been called to Charles
ton to preach. The Netos and Courier says
that his sermon during the "week of prayer"
on "Christian love" was forcible and very
eloquent
Our West Union friends have recently organ
ised their Sunday School for the year 1879,
with Mr.. Hutchinson as the Superintendent
The School meets every Sunday afternoon al 81
O'Clock.
Messrs Loviuggood & Erwin are buying
corn for oaeh at the highest market prices
They also will pay for cotton the same figure
it brings at Seneca City, Westminster OF any
adjoining market. These partios deal also in
the best grades Of -four ct Wholesale, and do
general banking business.
Preaching in the Presbyterian Church Of
Walhalla on next Saturday and Sunday by the
Rev. 8. L. Morris, pastor. On Sunday morn
ing, after preaching, tho communion Of the
Lords Supper will be celebrated. All who are
in love and charity with their neighbor and in.
tend to lead new life following the command.
ments of God and confessing their sins, ore in.
vited to the communion table.
Mr.. W. G. Perry and wife are on visit to
trelatives and friends in our town. Mr.. Perry
paid our eanctum visit on Monday, aud
from his conversation and general appearance
we take it that he is the happiest man that
con be found this side Of the Rio Grande
You know that he has just recently married
=, one Of the most handsome and accomplished
Naung ladies Of Gresnville County. We wish
,puch happiness in his new relations.
on Saturday evening, January 4tl,
Nrs. Frances Dickson, wifo If David
NEsq, Of our county. Mrs. Dickson
siok for long time with dropsy
81 ahe died. She was buried at New
BAPTIST Church. Mrs. Dickson is said
RDeen q most excellent woman, good
&ind neighbor and an exemplary Christ
-"
The question has been asked us, who are the
trustees Of the public schools Of the county?
In Anderson, Abbeville, Greenville and other
counties in the State notice that the trustees,
together with the name of each teacher, white
and colored with his her grade Of certificate to
teach, arc being officially published by tho
/ County Examining Boards. This is matter Of
public interest and our people should know
who are the trustees and public school teachers
Of tho county, even II does cost the county
something for its publication.
The mules that were captured last week by
Messrs, Kennedy and Cummings. U. s. Officers,
with the whiskey wagon, were stolen out of
Biemann's livery stable on Friday night and
carried off to parts unknown. Nothing has
since been heard Of the mules or the party or
parties committing the theft. This is high
orime under the laws Of this State. When
will our people learn to obey the laws Of the
land, be they ever so obnoxious and oppressive2
Capt ]. P. Miokler, of West Union, met with
o peiEful accident on last Friday morning. It
- seems that no and oolored man were attempt-
ing 10 kill young beef, which was being held
by rope in the hands Of the oolored man,
while the Captain gas preparing to do the exc
oution. But before doing so, however, the
animal made sudden start and jerked loose
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