Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-07-20
LOCAL MATI.nlRs. !

fever, We are glad to learn, is slowly improving.
The name Of Mr.. j. W. Hollelhan is presented
to our readers this week as q candidate for tho
office Of County Treasurer.
WALuALLA GuApDs ATTEND regular meeting
OF your ooihpahy this (Thursday) evening, at 81
O'clock, at Reid's Hall.
A. G. PiNK1ND, Secretary.
. The contract for repairing the bridge at Old
Piokens, over the Keowee River, has been
awarded to Mr.. s. X Cannon at 1916, this
amount TO bs paid by Oconee aud Pckens.
Israel Grant, an agci colorcd man Of our
town, died Of heart disease on Monday morning
last EIo was buried on Tuesday at Flat Rock
Church buryng ground.
Mr.. W. W. Burpsides presented ua )ast weok
with a ponc Of "Iudian bread" which weighed
field.
Our friend. Mr.. John G. Mickler, has been
heard from at last. He turns up near Rabun
Georgia, and reports that in his absence he
killed forty four grown rattesnakes in one day
On The 18th instant we notice market quota
tions in Grccnvillc as follows: Chickens, frying
size, 10 to Is cents; grown chickens 20 ccnts
eggs to 10 cents per dozen; butter l8 TO 20
cents per pound
Mr.. H. S. VanDvero and family dincd on
new sweet potatoes on last Sunday. They are
the first We have beard 0: in our town. The
Colonel sent us couple to rcmiad us Of tho
good old times of Frosted tatcrs and simmer n
beer.'
Tho Grccnville District Conference will
assemble at Rock Springs Methodist Church, in
this county, on Thursday, July 9th. We un-
derstand the citizens Of the community ore
making ample preparations TO entertain the
delegates.
The proceedings Of the 0conec Singing Con.
vention were received ut this Office too late for
insertion in this weeks paper. Communications
intended for publication, When long, should be
handed in not later than Tuesday morning to
secure attention
Attention is directed to the advertisement of
MoCully Taylor in another column. These
gentlemen are Offering 10 our citizens tho ccle-
brated Pratt Gin, which is said to give entire
Satisfaction wherever used.
Tho Seneca City Democratic Club, at lis
meeting on last Saturday, endorsed the primary
plan of elec,ing Congressional nominee, and
also expressed itself in favor of the majority
plan in the primary, both for Congressman
and the county officers.
Our readers should remember nj the next
election that the amendment 10 Section 8,
Article ii of the State Constitution relates to
the formation Of new counties. Every person
who fayors low taxes and few officers will find
it TO their interest 10 vote against the amend.
ment.
We publish the explanation Of Congressman
Evans on his vote on the naval appropriation
bill. 1t is sensible and practical and doubtless
affords on explanation Of the votes of his COL
leagues, Aiken and Tilunn. We cannot Judge
Of the true merit Of the defense as yet, nor can
any one, not familiar with tho pnst oorruptions
of navy legislation.
Mrs. J. F. Address, Of this county, captured
last week q live rattesnnke about five feet
long with ten rattlcs. She found the snake in
tho yard ncnr the door, and being alone was
afraid TO attempt to kill il; but having an
empty box convenient succeeded in getting it
snfcly in il and hns it now prisoner She !.
thinking of scnding il to DR. Marshal Of Green
vile, for his private rnuscum.
"Ecp" died July 10th, 1882, at 10 o'clock,
from the effects Of strychnine given him by an
unknown party. "Nep'' wns admired and
pcttcd by oil who knew him. and his acauain-
but he was known by great many others abroad
who admired him for his fni,hfulncss and good
sense. lie Che dog '.Nep") was about seven
years old and belonged TO c. H. Reid & Co.
Business called us TO Pickens Inst week On
the way the crops, both covn and cotton, pro :
missed profitable yield Cotton was not as
large as usual for the time of year. but il
looked healthy. The corn prospect is better
than it hos been for years. No section ap-
peared tc have suffered day for rain, and
upland corn lool:cd like that usually grown on
lowlands. The same is trua in this county, as
for as we can hear.
The Shepherdstown, West Yrginin. Register,
Of the l5sh instant, snys "Rev. DR.. J. p.
Smel'zcr, former pastor Of the Lutheran Church
of this town, and At present Principal of the
Female Seminary at Walhalla, South Carolina,
preached Sunday morning and evening last in
the Lutheran Church of this town, at the COM
munion services, 10 large audiences. The Rev
DR.. breaches with his usual vim and clooucnce
as OF twenty years ago when pastor Of this
church. lie was heartily welcomed by his
numerous old friends hero and his visit will
cause many happy remembrances. His excellent
and good wife also accompanied him and her
old acquaintances warmly greeted her. May
they both live many moro yoars enjoying peace
and prosperity in their declining years"
Donations 10 Adger College.