Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-08-04
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The nights and mornings have been cool for
week Some mornings fires would feel COM
Portable.
% Comparatively few Of orr citizens were at tho
Court House saleday. Some small tracts of
land wero sold at low prices The County Board
OF Equalization met, but very little was placed
before them.
There has bseh no rain yet In Wahala I'd
1t ia useless to say anything Of gardens and
field crops. when grass and weeds are whiting
and dying from the drought Scarcely any thing
can be made about town, and while up 10 two
weeks ago the crops had suffered but li,tlo iu
the greater part Of the county, we hear they
are now suffering generally for rain.
, Some evil disposed person, wo learn, went to
the isl, pond of D. a. Multey last Friday night
and after letting off most Of the water caught
All tho carp Mr.. NJ. had put In IL except one,
which was found next day. The one left, We
aro told, weighed one and a half pounds. show
ing rapid growth and how profitable this fish
may DO made. The act is not only to DO re-
gretted as defeating On important experiment,
but it was mean beyond estimate aud every
effort should be made 10 detect and punish
severely tho perperator of ~. Mr.. Mulkey
rrof. Willoughby Reade gave ono of his in
teresting entertainments ut the Court House
Monday night The nrt Of resAing is certainly
great accomplishment in itself, but it is more,
rs 1t is the key to tho feelings and sentiments
OF writer. To understand an essay or poem
the party must read correctly. Alr. Reade
possesses this gift in an eminent degree and
carries his audience with him. His rendition
OF comic pieces can hardly be surpassed and
never fails 10 draw out roars of laughter and
applause. 1t will repay any one to hear him.
Wm. Gassaway, who was in the house Of
McDow at the time Brayton was killed, has sur
rendered to the authorities at Grecnvills and
given bail to appear for trial for violation Of
the revenue laws lie was renter on McDows
laid and is said to be very deaf. lie claims
neither to hive heard the shooting nor known
anything of it until ho saw the body Of Brayton
in Tho yard. lie was preparing to go out to
feed WHOM he saw parties running off, and after
%ards on going out saw Brayton dead in the
5ard He is said to resemble McDo~ and upon
thu advice of friends surrendered, lest being
deaf he might be shot which ordered to surrcn-
tier. The people speak of him as q quiet
ihoffcnsiye man, of good character and we'll
thought of
We have ne@ Alden Job Press with new
type and will do all job work Us cheap as il can
be obtained from Charleston or elsewhere and
in as good style.
large lot of blank deeds and biortghges of
real and personal property and bill heads for
sale at this Office. Other blanks. ettef heads
and other job work done promptly aud neatly.
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We hear the crops OH Tugaoo and Keowce
Rivers nre good, though rain is now needed on
the latter river.
Notwithstanding the hot weather Of tho past
month the henl,a Of our town aud county is as
good as ever known. We hear of no fever or
other serious sickness.
Our'renders should not forget TIC premium Of
ten dollars offered by MIR. G. Wauner for the
largest and best variety of native timber for
exhibition at Atlanta. Tho circular of Com
missioner Butler as to articles for exhibition
,nnd the letter Of Capt. Greene. as to the manner
.of preparing timber for the exposition, will be
found in our columns.
Attention is directed 10 the law card of Mr..
John D. Cappelmnnn. He has opened on Office
III Charleston and will serve any of our people
who desire it. He is o young man of great
energy and industry, has growing practice
and promises n bright future. lie is known to
our readers rs reliable and prompt in the dis
charge of every duty.
Miss amanda Morgan has been elected prin.
cipal OF tho Wahalla sclloo! for little boys She
Is good teacher. The little boys taught here
'ofore in The Preparatory department of Adgcr
College will be transferred TO Miss AIorgan'p
school. II will be public school for males,
and will receive tho benefits of the public fund
set apart for that purpose.
A protracted union meeting under the
conduct of Methodists and Presbytcfians
has been going on at Seneca since tho mid
die Of last week and still continues. The
interest in the meeting is increasing and
largo numbers arc ipquirng tho way of
life. One person joined on Tuesday. The
daily congregations are reported to be largo.
Revs. Riley ond Chreitzburg are assisting
in tho meeting.
The people Of North Carolina will vote to-day
on the question of prohibition. AS politics has
been lugged into the canvass-tho radicals as
''sunl espousng the cause of mean ltquors--tho
result is doubtful. Quito number of promi-
nent colored men arc, however, found in the
ranks Of tho temperance men.
slight shock of an earthquake was felt at
Bangor, Maine, on last Sunday night.
Forty-threc postmasters appointed by Presi.
n hN nil foI foIo ko,, c,:l.