Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-01-13
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rhe weather since tho ehow has boon
cold and wet. Tho roads, we understand. arc
in very bad condition from mud. Tho sun
would DO Welcome sight after so much
olouds Ind gloom.
Court for this county bcgius tho second
Monday in Murch. We mention this early
as tho last Legislature changed the timo for
holding tho courts for the 9th Circuit.
Court at Pickcns was to have begun last
Monday, but by reason Of tho Act not being
passed moro than twenty days before tho I'd
Monday in January, NC hear no court can
bo hold
AL W. Coleman G. Co., of Seneca City, arc
agents for Cark's celebrated Six Cord Milo
End Spool Cotton, specially suited for hand
and machino sowing. Give this thread q
trial and yon will find it oil you desire in the
way Of reliability.
Attention is directed to tho advertisement
of ID. Biemanu & Son, calling on persons
indebted to tho firm to settle up. Tho old
frm desire to wind up it's business and by
needing this notice persons indebted to it
may save cost.
School Commissioner Wicklfo is now
paying past duo school claims Tor the year
1894. This is done nndor the Act ep-
propria,iog tho poll tnx for that purpose.
Persons who have such claims will DO delight
ed ut this arrangement. Ilo is also paying
out tho Blno Ridge Railroad school tax for
ls78-'79-S0.
The regular quarterly commus,;on will be hold
C,Gl, l,,tl, a. II,
Preaching will begin Saturday at IL A. NJ. a
cordial ninvitaton is extended TO The public to
attend these services and TO Christians Of every
branch of the Church to participate in the COM
munion.
1t is with pleasure that We welcome to our
town and county Rev. G. u. Mann and family
They reached here last week aud are occupying
the Korbcr house in Midway. Mr.. Mann has
been sent by the appointing power of the church
to the Walhaln Circuit, n very large aud impor-
tant work. We trust TINT his labors in his new
field will DO abundantly blessed during tho year.
In the church directory, which VIC publish this
wcc's, will be found his appointments for The
circuit.
Notice Of tho dissolution of D. Biemann g.
Son will he found in our columns, and Of the
formation Of n new mercantile fru under
the name and style of D. Bicu,ann, Son u
Co. Hlr. L. d. Brcnncckc, the now member
of the tirm, has been long connected with
tho house as bookkccpcr, aud is young man
cf integrity and business qualities. We are
glad to note his promotion to n partner in this
old aud reliable house.
We regret to announce tho death Of Mrs.
j. n Adams, which occurred in our town
on Sunday night. She had bccn suffering
from consumption long time aud her death
was not unexpected She hud been con
nectcd with the Baptist Church at this place
number ct years anc, her remains were
inferred in the churchynrd IN the llth in.
stant, after appropriate fnnerH! services.
Miss McAnnly will give another ontcr-
tainmcnt tho Court House on Friday cvciug.
the 2lst instant. The drama, "Wnoins under
diHcutics." ~il! be repeated and two new
plays added, entitled. "rhe Young Amazon"
Gnd There's mary slip twixt cup and lip."
Those who attended the entertainments in
December will no doubt attend again, as it
gavo universal satisfaction. Programmes GO
will be posted next week.
The County Commissioners held n meeting
in the oflico of Keith & Werner on Saturday
last. This meeting attracted quito a crowd
to the Court House, it having been reported
that tho Commissioners would consider tho
fence law recently passed, imposing upon
them the dnty Of letting out and building
the line fences. They employed Mr.. G. Il.
Magco surveyor and adjourned to meet at
the East end OF the line. near Mr.. Lco's, on
Monday morning last. They aro now en-.
gagged in running the limo.
Tho Abherile Nca;s,m Gays .!iat Rev. r.
n. Pratt reports from statistics of whiskcy
sold in the town Of Abboyille during Christ
mas week that the amount of So, I20 worth
was sold during the six days. If the other
towns in the county sold in proportion nearly
ns much money was spent in ono week for
whiskcy rs the county tax for year. OF
course large portion Of tho whiskcy sold
went to tho county. IF oil tho counties of
the State in which whiskoy is sold averaged
in proportion, tho moneys expended for
whiskcy in work would start largo manu-
factory.
Duke Davis, colored paupcr, nearly sov.
enty years old, wae found dead in the road
half mile from the poor house, last Satur,
day morning. An inquest was hold By Trial
Justice Shclor and the jury rendering yer,
dict that death resulted from misfortune. lie
had been accustomed to leave Tho poor house
and visit his relations in and about Wahalla.
often staying week or two and returning at