Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-04-29
LOCAL MATTERS

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delegate to tho Republican State Convention
from Anderson.
10 kill crows. uso Norman's Crow Poisou--
will not kill anything else but crows. Cheap,
try it. Sure death to the black croakors.
There was beautiful rainbow in tho West
on Saturday morning last. IA rainbow in
tho morning is the shepherds waning"
saith tho weather prophet.
The gun shines feebly and tho air is rc4
markably cool for the season. There has
been too much hail for n "warm season" Just
now.
Thore was heavy hail and wind storm on
tho old Unicoy road in tho direction of Cash.
ier's Valley, North Carolina, on last Sunday
night.
DR.. J. W. Norman, tho Gland Register
will be at Westminster on Wednesday. the 18th
day of May next. Those wishing TO register
their lands would do we'll to meet him OH that
day.
Wo are requested to announce that Rev. A.
W. Moore will preach tho funeral of Mrs. Eve
Burdctt at Center Methodist Church on next
Sunday at IL a. n.
You cannot expect your children to thrive
when they arc being destroyed by worms. Give
them few doses of Slrincr's Indian Vermifugc
and they will be restored to health.
The storm on Sunday night blow down tho
fencing in this section and injured tho timber.
One Of the chimneys in the Court House was
blown over and now lies on top of our Judi
:cial temple.
We regret to learn that Rev. j. j. Neville,
of Seneca City, is suffering greatly from
disease and general debility. We hopo to
hear soon Of his speedy recovery.
Mr.. D. A. Smith, ono of The editors of the
CouRlER, has been appointed by a. p. Butler,
Commissioner Of Agriculture, Agricultural
Correspondent for Oeonco County.
Maj. s. P. Dcndy has workmcn engaged in
cnlnrging his dining room aud kitchen.
The Major wants more room.
The law Office Of II. A. II. Gibson. Esq,
near the Court House, has been commenced
and will soon DO completed. if the workmcn
engaged will only pcrscvcrc and keep ham
mcring.
Mr., Wm. Perry, of Grccnvilo. has removed
to Walhnlla. lie will occupy the Watson
house, now the property Of Mr.. j. d. Werner.
We welcome Mr.. Perry and his family to
Wnlhala.
Mrs. NJ. Bray, in Midway, has recently
adlcd new fence around her premises
which looks neat and substantial
NJ. IT. Bryce, white and W. a. Clark, CO.
lorcd, delegates to the Radical State Convention
from Oconcc County, left for Columbia on Tues
day morning last.
We learn that Juno Smith. coored, killed
Jeptha Staggcrs, colored. in IN ARRAY on
Thursday night last. Smith is in iail. A
knife was tho fatal instrument used. AS tho
affair will undergo judicial investigation, wc
refrain from comment.
MIR. G. X. Maxwell has presented us with a
curious specimen of the quadrupcd kingdom in
The shape Of q lizard with two distinct and we'll
defined tails. The little animal was caught on
Mr.. Maxwcll's farm near town. This specimen
would be good thing to begin museum with
in Wahala.
We take pleasure in calling attention TO the
card of Drs. Fahncstock g. Weldon, Dcatists.
These gentlemen have opened an Office in Wal
halla and will be glad 10 receive visits from their
friends and the public. These gentlemen are
ornaments to their profession and we arc suro
will give very general satisfaction 10 all who
may have work to 10 in their line.
Gen. w. L. Erwin, in Midway, is about to
commence the addition of another story to
his dwelling house, making it two story
instead Of n ono story house. With this
improvement to his premises the General will
tho most have commanding residence in and
Walhala.
Mrs. Susan ~ Shelor, of Georgia, is on n
visit to her relatives and friends in Oconcc.
She is the widow Of the lato Mr.. Thomas II.
Shclor, who removed 20 Georgia some years ago.
Wc hope her visit may bo both extended and
pleasant. 1t is always pleasure to greet
friends who having removed from among us,
returns to renew the intimacics and friendships
of ohcr days.
Col. Thos. j. Pickcns, Of Pendleton-a
gentleman we'll known to many Of our citi-
celebrated his golden wedding" last
week. We learn it was q most pleasant and
highly enjoyable affair. We hopo that Col.
Pickcns and his lovely and amiab!e lady will
live to enjoy many years Of peace and hap.
pincss in their declining years!
ThefNlcthodist pastor of Walhala Church
would acknowledge his appreciation of tho
libcrality of the congregation on last Sunday in
their contributions to the consolidated confer
encc collections The amount apportioncd 10
this church for these noble Mcthodistic charities
is $33 OF; the collection aggregated S35 O3.
1t is hoped that the other congrc cations will
catch the spirit of this libcralty and that Tho