Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-09-22
LOCAL MATTMRs.

Aoin uurinB tne past wcek
Heed Tho notice 70 hunters and fishers Of Dr..
Fshnestock, to be found in another column.
Night trains will soon be started on the COL
hmbia and GrecnYille Railroad.
Brunson, Barnwell County, has elected dry
tiokot.
Tho entire civilized world mourns to>day
tho untlmely death of James Abram Gar
fold. 4, @
FoUND-A small sum of money, which tho
owner can have by proving property and
paying for this notice.
Mr.. G. W. Maret, Executor, offers va aluable
real aud personal property for salc. Soc ad-
vertiscipent.
Adger College opened last Thursday very
hattering'y. Some fifty students arc already in
attendance and others expected.
Wo understand that in ono neighborhood in
this county there were born last wook OH tho
samc day five childrcn-all boys.
Tho fall session of tho South Carolina
Presbytcry mot in tho Presbyterian Church,
ut Anderson, on Wednesday evening, 2lst
instant.
Preaohsng in the Walhalla Methodist
Church on Sunday morning and ut night at
the usual hours by tho pastor.
Mr. s. 8. Smeltzcr, prominent member of
the bar at Staunton, Virginia, is in town. lie is
the eldest son Of Rev. Dr.. Sneltzer.
Pendloton elected, on Monday, Dry To-
tendant aud two Dry Wardcns in four, tho
average majorties being ono in totnl vote
of S0
Country produce, such rs eggs, chickens,
butter, pork, beef, fat mutton, vegetables of all
kinds, is bringing very high prcc now. It is
a good timo 10 sell.
Married, on the 1th Of September, 1881, at
the residence of the brides father, by Rev. Mr..
Catron, Mr.. J. NJ. Carter, of Walhalla, and
Miss Lille Sanderson, of Clay county, N. C.
We regret to chronicle tho severe illuess of
our kind hearted and whole soued Probate
Judge, Richard Lewis, Esq. lie has been sick
for eight or ten days and his Improvement, if at
all, is very slow.
1t has been suggested that if wc could pro
claim general DR.. Tanner fast for forty days
it would havo tho effect Of lowering the price
of corn, meat and aour. Suppose we try it,
friends?
We understand TINT effort is being made
to get up money enough to build or overhaul
and remodel the Methodist Church of Walhalln.
This is n laulnble undertaking aud We hope
our Methodist friends will succeed.
Wearc requested to announce TINT the Building
Committee, composed Of Capt. J. p. N[okler
W. j. Suttcs, J. W. +. Thompson, DR.. W. f.
Wright and D. a. Smith, is requested to meet
at the church on Saturday morning next at 0
O'Clock A. NJ
Tho State Temperance Convention will
assemble in Columbia on tho 9th instant
Arrangements hare been made fnr low rates
OF fare the railroads for delegates and
for reasonable rates ut the hotels ut Columbia
The AlcSmith Music House, Grcchvillc, s. c.,
IS known far and near MS dealing in first class
standard musical instruments. They lnvc
large stock on hand and propose to sell upon
the most reasonable and liberal terms. See ad-
vertisemcnt in this weeks issue Tor further par.
ticulars.
". j. Beard, Esq hns become editor and
proprietor Of tho Sumter Spirit Of the Times.
This journal has made very decided improves
ment during its brief existence. Nov, with
Mr.. Beard at its head. We shall lonk for con-
tinued improvement. Mr.. Boards many
friends here will bo pleased to hear of his
SUCCESS.
The Sandy Springs Camp Meeting begun on
last Wednesday night and closed on Monday
morning. The attendance was the smallest We
have ever seen at this time honored place, The
inclement weather no doubt had something to
do with the small turnout Of the people. The
preaching was good and some few wero added
TO the church.
Solomon Ramoy was shot and almost in
stantly killed on MILESTONE, in this county,
on tho afternoon of Sunday last, by Wm
1Iiggina. A previous difficulty had taken
place between these persons fcw days be
foro tho last, when Ramcy and perhaps
others had i'll used Higgins. On Sunday
afternoon Ramoy, in company with his two
brothers. Logan and Tim. ard David Wnuls.
went to Higgins home and forced an en-.
trance into it. Deceased and Higgins wore
both armed aud fired at tho same time.
Ramey was shot in the forehead. the ball
passing through his head and l"dging behind
the brain. Higgins was shot just above the
hips, tho bpll lodging in him. whore it now
is. RumoS is dead and Higgins is now in
jail Trial Justice Shelor, in the absence of
tho Coroner. hold on inquest over tho body
Of Ramcy. David Wauls, Logan Ramcy and
Tim Ramey wero hold for trial on u charge
of riot, &c.
Some merchants use but very little judgment
about advertising So long as they hnvo an
advertisement in somo paper, paying for it, they
think it is sufficient and trust to luck for the
consequences They shut their eyes and dis