Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-02-19
aoaLOCAL MATTERS
Agrioulturel liens for sale al this oflioo.


! After few days Of dry, cool weather we aro
ayain having rain. Whom will tho weather
sette9
Administer Shrincr's Indian vermifugo ao-.
'cording to the directions In the morning Is the
best time to take it,
Rev. A. w. Moore will preach in the
rW.alhalla Methodist Church on next Sunday
morning and night.
Rev. I. w. Wingo and Rev. G. Il. Gresham
exchanged pulpits on last sunday-wingo
preaching at Walballa and Gresham at Pen-
dleton.
There are fourteen persons in our Jail OF this
time, seycn of whom are charged with murder
or as accessories before the faot, two with arson
and the others with minor crimes.
Our Court will open on Monday, the fret
Day of March, and while the civil business
will not be heavy, tho Sessions will make the
coming term the most important Court ever
held in the county.
Married, at the residence Of the brides mo-
thcr, Mrs. Jane Garrison, Sunday. February 8,
1880, by Rev. II. N. Hayes, Mr.. John Shearley
and Miss Susan Garrison, both Of Anderson
County.
Abbeville claims to be tho banner county of
the State alphabetically, agricuturally and in
tellectuay. She has one Associate Justice, a
Congressman. q Judge and Solicitor. And
yet she is not happy.
we learn that Andy Hyatt was in very
critical condition on Tuesday night after his
arrest, from injuries received in the effort to
arrest him for cutting Crawford.
Married, at the residence Of the BRIDES father,
Elder Holder, February 18th, 1880, by Rev. J.
+. stone, Mr. Dcmetrius II. Davis and Miss
Adaline Holder, both of Oconeo County.
murder was committed in Laurens County
on the 18th instant by j. Martin stahbing and
killing J. NJ Parker, who had previously shot
Martin in the stomach. Martin is considered
fatally injured. So the ball rolls.
The Methodist Preacher of Wa,halla is placed
under very pleasant obligations to tho brethren
of Jocassec, tho Whitmircs and Fishers, for
load Of capital corn and bag Of the finest kind
of sweet potatoes.
Mrs. NJ. a. Tathcm and family have recently
removed to Walhnlla, having sold her Gno
plantation and dwelling house, in the upper por-
tion of the county, to parties in North Carolina.
acres, and the price paid, we arc informed, was
$4,000. This place was once valued at $50 600.
Tho appointment Of cnumcrators will take
place carly in March. Their compensation is
Two cents for every live inhnbitant, two cents
for every death reported, ten cents for every
farm, fifteen cents for every business establish
mcnt and twenty-five cents for every manulac-
tory. They arc limited to 1000 population
each.
Married, at tho residence Of brides father
Mr.. John b. Stephens, Thursday evening, Febru.
ary 12th, 1880, by Rcy. II. N. Hayes, Mr.. John
A. Garrison and Miss Sally L. Stephens, both
of Anderson County.
Married, at the residence of the brides fathcr,
Mr.. Lefcll Jones, OH Wednesday, February llth,
1880, by Rev. B. Holder, AIr. Edward Elrod of
Central Pickens county, to Miss Emma jones' of
0concc county.
Tho Moores were returned from tho Jail of
Anderson to Oconec on last Monday night by the
Sheriff Of Anderson County through tho order
of Judge Thomson. They arc reported 10 be
in fine spirits md in good health, having stood
their confinement in Jail since last term Of
court with much patience
Andy Hyatt, cclorcd, was committed to Jail
by Trial Justice Gibson on last Tuesday under
charge of assault I'd batter with intent to kill.
lie struck IIcnry Crawford, colorcd, hohind the
left car with the blade Of an axe and shot at
him with q pistol. Crawford is in critical
condition.
NJ. II. Bryce has been arrested by virtue Of a
warrant from Trial Justice Johns on a charge
of keeping gambling house. The preliminary
examination commenced on Wednesday
morning by the Justice. II seems that the
Courts are troubled with all sorts of crime from
the highest to the lowest
Just arrived fresh lot of oranges, nuts, can
dies, sc. The most popular patent and pro-
pricary medicines always in stock. a beautiful
lot of druggists sundrics just reooivcl. Violin,
guitar and banjo strings al all prices. Full
stock always on hand. r.. Il. EoRsIAN s. BRo
New students for Adger College still coming.
Since in our last notice Of the college the fol-
lowing. among others whose names We onnnot
recall, have been mntriculatcd: J. NJ. Broylcs
from Anderson, j. E. Griffin, J. G.. Ferguson, W.
N. Henderson, NJ. a. Bailey, from Atbcylle,
s. II. NIcLurkin from Chester, and NJ. H. Butler
from Oconco. All the departments of the college
are'in fine working order. We understand that
several new students arc expected soon.
Tho Carolina Literary Society of Adger COL
lego has our thanks for on invitation to lis an-
niversary celebration on Friday evening, March
18th. The dcbaters for The occasion arc Mcssrs
!. j.. McLces and James F. Cooper, and the
orator hir. Jas. P. Cary. Mr. J. c. Darlington
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