Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-01-27
LOCAL MA. .IT.MR 7 ! s..

We welcome back to our town the hand. |
some and familiar face Of Mr.. W. r. xii,
burn. who is on visit to friends and |
relatives in our town.
Snow foil in small quantios on Saturday
here. In Columbia, Wilmington, and New
Orleans, aud on that limo or region of >coun-
try, snow foil to tho depth of several inchos.
The smokehouso Of Mr.. NJ. Bulwinklc was
entered about O'clock Tuesday evening
aud meat and sausages taken in considerable
Quantities. We hope tho thief will be found.
We regret to learn that the little son Of
MIR. u a. Fischesser Lncia, died yesterday
OF dtpheria. Ho wac a sprighty child. His
parents haze The sympathy Of the community
81 their loss.
Prot. Wlloughby Rcadc gavc one of his
'n'm'tablc entertainments on Monday oven
ing fhe weather was cold, and tho audi
encc wa. not M large as he meritcd. Those
prcsent enjoyed the reading very much.
Livery new measure meets with moro or less
opposition and tkc stock law in our county
forms no exception 10 the nIe. We wcrc mol
present at tho public meeting last Tuesday nnd
any views Oh the suhicc, in this issue. Wo may
have something 10 say III our next paper.
Weran over to our ncighboring city Of Green
vile last Saturday. The trade Of the city
appears thrifty and alt kinds of bosincss pros
9crous Between twer.,y and thirty thousand
n"fes OF cotton ...aYe been sold in the city this
"'ater an somo is still coming in. Its future
~ fright,
The exhibition given in tho Court House OH
last Friday night by the young ladies and gen
tlcmeG Of our town was we'll worth the price of
admission. The rendering of each piece was cx-
ccllcnt, showing high order of talent in the
tragedy and comedy among our young people
The Dixie Cornet Band furnished most delight
ful music for the occasion.
Rev. L. NJ Morgan IL agent for selling the
illustrated 1.-Two stock encyclopedia, q work of
above 1000 pages with large number of
illustrations na to tho nges, diseases, good
and bad parts of animals, treatment of AMI
mails in health and sickness. With full in
strucions how to judge Of their qualities. The
work treats Of nurses, cattle, sheep, hugs,
poultry, and is highly recommended as q safe
RuluO uhu NutuhDlo UOOk OIL TCICrcflcC lUr
farmers Mr. Morgan will canvass our
county for subscribers and all will do we'll to
examine tho book carefully, us it appears to
DO q mertorious work and ono likely to
provo valuable on every farm.
AN IMPORTANT DgC1sloN.-The Supreme
Court has decided an important principle
relating to the homcstel in tho clso nr
Francis S. Riley, Plaintiff, against Carissa
Gaines and others The case was an action
for partition, in which Marshall B. Gaines
was one of tho distributes, living upon tho
real estate of his father, the Rev. Nathaniel
Gaines, deceased. which was to be pnrtitioned
There vast Judgment aud execution against
him in favor Of tho National Bank of Ander-
son, which was levied upon his interest in
the estate ind against which he claimed the
benefit OF the homestead exemption 1t was
contcndcd on tho part Of tho Bank that the
homestead could not DC camod or set OF in
property which was nndividcd. The Court
has confirmed Judge Pressey's decision,
holding that NJ. B. Gaines is entitled to his
homestead in the estate Of which he is u
distributce to the amount Of his in,crcst.
This decision settles the principle that n
distributed living upon tho property in which
ho has un interest can claim the homestead
exemion against an execution levied before
tho division Of tho property
PRospERITY, January 2l.- Few additional
details about the terrible tragedy hero could
be obtained to-day. Miss Werts was engaged
and was to have been married in March to a
gentleman temporarily residing in Charleston.
She was the only unmarried daughter of Mr..
Werts, and was possessed Of considerable
property. Tho blow has fallen very heavily
upon her father.
L forgot to state in my telegram last night
that Mr.. ". a. Mosely, DR.. j. B. Simpson
and Mr.. Myers aro credited with having
squeezed confession out Of Sam after Mr.
ii. @. Moslcy's discoveries, and confession
was given again to the jury, forming clue
to the whole crime.
sont you last night al of tho details of
tho confession which could DO printed The
rest and other revelations made were too
sckening for publication. In all the annals
of similar crimes thero are none showing
such fondish treatment rs was given this
poor girl, and tho punishment her murdcrers
received was the most moderate and humane
by which her wrongs could DO avenged. The
negroes still refusing to inter tho BODY of
Sam Fair. two gentlemen of this town
secured his burial to-day at thoir own
e1porse. N G. G..
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