Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-01-06
LOCAL MATTmRs.


snows and unusually cold weather.
q The past two Weeks, as gathered from OK
.anges, were fruitful of storms, railroad wrecks
and collisions, fres, hontioides and brawls.
MIR. d. Biemann hos killed his pigs. One
weighed $50 pounds and the other 420, both
aggregating a6O pounds net.
We havo had three successive SHOWS in two
weeks, and tho ground is still white, though the
snow has been melting since Tuesday morning.
If you have Watches clocks and jewolry to
be repaired, you would do we'll to call on II. NJ.
Tribbe, in post office at Seneca.
Mr.. J. W. Shelor, recently appointed
Trial Justice at Walhalla, has received his COM
mission and entered OH the duties of his office.
I will keep on hand fine and selected lot of
Rhiskics, brandics and wines, strictly for medi-
oal purposes. Only sold on prescription.
''Smoke Gate City Guard Cigar"
V. L. NonMAN
Complete assortment prints and worsteds,
hll latest styles aud colors, just received end
for sale ut low prices at j. NJ. Cartor's. +
1t will bo to your interest to call and sec
j. NJ. Cartcr'aetock of bocts and shoes before
purchasing elsewhere. /
The thermometer last Fridoy morning in
different locations in Walhnlia registered from
four to sixteen degrees below zero. Such scyero
cold hns not been known sincc the famous cold
Saturday.
Go to Biemann's Bar for pure liquors. Just
received barrel Of fine imported French
Brandy, genuine article, aud can bo relied on
FOR medicinal purposes Give 1t q trial. 3
Mrs NJ. s. Gary, widow Of DR.. Charles f.
of oc III,
King Griffin, who represented this District in
Congress many years ngo, has been guest of
DIR. u s. James and family for several days.
She is accompanied by her grand daughter,
Miss Hattie Pope, duughtcr of the late Rev. T.
II. Pope. Mrs. Gary is in her seventy third
year and looks quito young and vigorous.
Messrs. VIM. J. Beard and John D. Cappel-
mann have been admitted 10 the bar by the
Supreme Court after undergoing thorough ex-
animation in Columbia. Mr.. Beard is now
located at Sumter and Mr.. Cappelmann in
Charleston, whore We wish them much success
in The profession they have chosen.
Christmas in Walhalla was unusually quiet
There was an entire absence of drunkenness
shooting, shouting and rowing. The week was
excessively cold and the ground white with
snow to tho depth Of threo to Eve inches and
nearly every person kept in doors.
Saleday, notwitl,st anding the inclemcnt wea-
ther and bad condition Of roads, brought
large crowd Of our citizens to Walhalla. A
good deal of land was sold al public sale by The
Master at fair prices, also at private salo the
livery stable and outfit belonging to A. w.
thompson of Seneca. The stable and lot
brought $3.50, bargain at that price
We arc requested to announce that there will
be q meeting Of the Stewards Of Seneca Circuit
at Seneca City, on Tuesday, January 1lth, for
the purpose Of making their assessments for
1881. AS tho District Stewards ;u...iup vii,
convene in Greenvillo on January l4tb, It is of
Importance that the assessments should be made
before.
The following officers have been elected and
installed for tho next Masonic year in Blue
Ridge Lodge, No. 02, a. f. NJ;
]. W. Hoeman, W. NJ.
j. J. Anscl, s. W.
HIS VanDivicrc, j. W,
G. Wanner, Treasurer.
G. g. Simmons, Secretary
W. Il. Reed, S. D.
j. G. Davis, J. d.
G. W. Hays, Tyler.
Professor Strong nnd family had pleasant
surprise during the Christmas season by a nice
present OF hominy, meats, fruits, jeies, tea,
sugar, coffee. butter, &C., together with some
beautiful tokens Of affecionate regard from the
good people of Retreat Church. The people in
the section of Retreat Church are among the
'noblest Of Oconees many good citizens, and
whenever they undertake TO do handsome
thing they know how TO do il in excellent style.
The Professor and his family arc very grateful
TO these good people for their kind romcm
brance Of them.
II is sometimes questioned by merchants whe.
ther advertising pays. The question will hardly
bear discussion in tho light of the following
facts, rates for transient Advertising being
figured: The Chicago Tribune, it is said, for a
column year receives $26,O0O; the New York
Herald Tor Its lowest priced column $40, 1913.
and for the highest $348,O00; the New York
Tribune for its lowest 500, ,764, for its highest
$86,64S; and these papers arc never at loss
for advertisements to fill their columns Their
patronage come not from any desire to assist the
respective papers, but from business men who
find it profitable to advertise
DR.. T. G. G. Fahnestock handed us this week
specimen of his preserved provcnder for stock
1t is composed Of pea vines and milet cut
green. DR.. F. dug holc under a shelter on
his premises and lined the same in rough way
with boards or planks. Tho millet and pea
vines were pressed into this excavation in tn cir
green state and tho whole thing covered over
with earth, being made air tight. The proven