Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-01-08


Mrs. M. w. Shelton, who has boon a rosi.
dent of our town for about ten yuars, moved
to Greenville on last Saturday.
Mr.. Columbus sorusss, formerly q resident Of
West Union, died at Seneca City on Wednesday,
tho 3lst instant, of disease OF tho heart.
Mr.. Daniel Whitmiro, Of Jooasseo, in this
county, killed hog last week, twenty-five
months old, which weighed 446 pounds not.
A small party of Cherokee Indians wero
on our streete Tuesday with their bows and
arrows and blow.guns. Thoy still practice
and preserve the pooularities of their race.
We were in error in stating last week that
DR.. Smeltser had been called to supply tho
Lutheran Church for the year. He has only
been called to supply tho church for an in
definite time.
Colonel G. J. Foreaofe Of the Air Lsne Rail
road, says tho Columbia Register, of Tho 9th
instant, brought down and paid over TO tho
Treasurer tho money fcs the taxes on his road
for 1877, 1873 and 1879.
Mrs. Gilmer, of Abboville County, moved
into Walhalla last week, and how occupies
the eottnge near tho Prcsby Church.
She comes hore for tho purpose of educating
her children. Wo arc glad to noto hor arri-
val and hope others may como.
Just received new lot Of Ferry's cole
bralsd garden seeds Remember that you
can always find the best assortm ont of lamps
and lamp goods at our store. Try our
wedding Cake" tobacco, 10 cts q cako. A
fresh arrival of fruits and cocoanuts in few
days. II. E. NORMAN Bro.
There will be total eclipse OF the sun
January llth, Sunday next. Visible to the
Western quarter of North America and to the
Pacific Ocean. Invisible Fast of line drawn
through St. Joseph, Mo-, aud Baton Rouge,
La. 70 tho West of that line the eclipse
will appear generally as u partial ono, pre-
ccdng sunset.
Attention is directed to tho advertisement of
the celebrated ball sewing thread, manufactured
by the Engle and Phoenix Mills nt Columbus,
Georgia, with prices annexed This is South
crn Manufacture, and as wo presume thc prices
will compete with those Of any other liko fac-
tory, ali shoa:d feel disposed to patroniae it rs
home enterprise.
We contiuo to receive tho Southern Etlmca-
tioma1 Monthly. published in Charleston, by
Messrs. Walker, Evans 6 Cosswcl, and
edited by Mesers. L. b. Haynes and j. j.
Book. The subscription price is FIFTY CENTS
n year. Wo supposc oil the teachers Of
Oconee County subscribe for it, for roaly we
don't see how they can do without it.
There are eight persons in our county Jail,
only ono of whom is serving his sontonce, the
remaining seven being for trial at tho COM
ing term Of court. These partics ore charged
with crimes from murder down. Besides
these prisoners tho county has four prisoners
in Anderson Jail charged with murder.
There orc also several parties on bail. This
docs not speak we'll for our county, and we
hope in the future crimo will disappear
among US. 1t is costly to tho tax payers.
TuAxks.-The ladies and gentlemen who
took part in Tho charadcs exhibited at Walhalla
and Seneca Christmas week, desire to return
thanks for favors received from tho following
persons: TO Mr.. Henry Diemann for transpor-
tation to Seneca to Miss Brennccko and Mrs.
G. i. Watson, for tho loan Of organs; to Col.
Livingston, Mr.. 1. D. Fincannon and Mrs. Colo
man, of Seneca, fer valuable assistance in
procuring ond furnishing q hall, 10 the ladies
and gentlemen who improvised tho delightful
music anu to the many others who gave i'm
portant aid in many ways. The success Of the
entertainments was duo largely to the kind
offices of meny friends.
Wo learn froh, our Sheriff that Rev Daniel
Pressly, negro preacher confined in our jail
for grand larceny, attempted on Tuesday
night to make his escape. BY some means he
had obtaincd>an auger and during tho night
bored out plug through the dungeon walls,
lined as they are with two inch oak plank,
threw his clothes out and wad only prevented
from following them by tho dropping of somo
pine poles which arc between tho walls, and
which lie had not timo to bore in two often
enough to allow his person to pass 10 look
ut our dungeon walls ono would hardly think
person would have the nerve to attempt to
escane. PRESLEY informs tho Sheriff that
tho auger was drawn up to the window from
tho outside Of the jail
Tho exercises of Adger College, after the
christmas holidays, were resumed on the 9Th
instant. a very pleasing feature is tho prompt
ness with which the students have returned,
after an absence of several says, in visiting
friends at their respective home.. better
collection of young men cannot BIZ found than
those now in Adger College, 1t is the unani-
nous testimony of The faculty that az TO admi-
rablc traits of character the students now in
attendance arc more than ordinary. Ten new
students entered tho college on tho 9TH among
them John Hollingsworth, Of New Pickcns,
Samuel Giimer, of Abbevillc, and Clifton II.