Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-07-07

LOCAL MA ATITMRs. T

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Three large droves of fne mountain beef
cattlo passed through our town this wcek on
: their way to tho Charleston and Columbia
3 markets.
The last phase Of the drummer Is that Of
Commercial missionary" We are making
progress in some direction at least.
Probate Judge Lewis will sell tract Of
! unimproved forest land ou saleday in Au.
gust. See advertisement.
Monday last was sale day md tho Fourth
Of july" Tho Sheriff sold one small tract
land for cash, Very few persons were 10
town on the occasion.
Tho LOCAL of the Anderson Int,uigenccr ia
afflicted with copnndrums. Hero is his last:
''Why is Seneca City like Sarah Bernhardti
Because she is rich with diamonds"
f. Our young people say the comets are much
better for their purposes than college COM
,mepcements. The comets stay up later and
give them q bottcr chance for quiet corner
'talkl
By reference to advertisement II will be seen
that MIR. 8. X. Dcndy will continue for tho next
thirty days to sol his entire stock of goods at
cost. Here is q chance to get bargains.
81, We are requested to give notice that tho Rev.
II. N. Hayes will preach tho funeral of Mrs
Smith on tho third Sunday in this month at
Shiloh Church at II A. M.
There have been no delinquent land saIo in
Oeonee county. The few tracts advertised by
the officers have been redeemed by THO owners
paying the taxes and costs With good govern
anent and low taxes we will have no moro de-
ainqneDt ta1 payers.
Miss Lzsio Chapman, Of Nowbcrry, has
accepted the position Of instructress in the
primary and preparatory departments In the
Walhalla Female College at this place. DR..
Smeltzer speaks of hor in the highest terms.
She has had considerable experience us q
teacher.
Our exchanges ire stil writing on the sub
ject Of the "locust scare" The trouble in
this particular is, that our exci.nble brethren
do not draw distinctly enough Tho difference
between tho locust and the pesky grasshop.
per. It is tho latter hopper that does tho
mischief.
IIol for Atlanta! An excursion TO Atlanta
will be run over tho Air Line Railroad on the
18th of July and return on the 18th Faro
from Oconee $25 so. Tho excursion will be
nnder tho control of Massrs. Popo and Hous-
ton, officers Of the rond. and promises COM
fort and good chance for sight eecing and
Never before haa the 'four,h of July"
been blank throughout the whole country.
Instead of fireworks and rejoicing tue hearts
OF tho people have been filled with griof and
'sorrow for tho prostratc President The pa
;pers etate TINT tho Stiffness of death almost
.pervades the City of Washington
After the adjournment of Court on Wednesday
last Judge Hudson in company with Mr. EIGske,
Fish Commissioner Commissioner Wanner and
j. S. Werner, Esq, made flying visit to the
mountains. These gentlemen visited Jocassee,
White Water Falls and Cashiers Valley. They
had pleasant though short trip.
Mr.. liuskc, Of the Agricultural Department,
who has been in our county for several days
looking out for place to locate fish hatchery,
loft Walhalln OH Tuesday morning last for Spar
tanbuog. Mr.. IIuskc found several places near
Walhalla and If he does not get better suited in
some other locality, will locate near this plucc.
Wo are going through an afliction which
may end with on in1iction: Cen W. W.
Humphroys has been appointed by the Cow
ernor on commission with Gen. j. w,
Moore, of Hampton, Gen. Ervine @. Walker,
of Charleston. and Adiutant General Mani
gault to revise the military laws of the State,
and to report their revision to tho next scs-
sion of the Legislature.
We have heard that small boy on Mr.
hoWland's place, on the Turnpike, found one
day last week fine vein Of micah. Spcci-
mems were dug ont averaging eight inches
square. The Rowland Turnpike shows
abundant signs Of largo micah beds. This
business is mado profitable. 1t soils for IS
cents pound at the mines.
Mr.. e. E. Werner, wto has been farming
on DR.. McClanahan's place, at Bachelors
Retreat, has cultivated this year eighty acres
OF land with two horses and two hands.
forty acres arc planted in cotton and forty
in corn. Part of tho cotton land is old field,
just reclaimed, and tho cotton of the whole
Of the field will average over half leg high.
Ills corn presents rich appearance and with
'oontin ued seasons will make large yield
Tho attention Of our readers is called to
the advertisement of Mr.. w. j. Pollard, of
Augusta, Ga, to DO found in another column.
This gentleman is cotton factor and COM
mission merchant, and deals largely in ma
chlnery of all kinds. Mr.. II. N. Reid, his
travelling salesman, is we'll known to many
of our readers and is prepared at all times to
give information in relation to Mr.. P.'s busi-
ness, and receive orders for machinery, &c.